Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01
TALK OF THE STATE.

Hugh Gamble was probably fatally
injured In the pulp mill at Montague
Tuesday.
John Common, French Canadian boy
aged eleven, was drowned while bath
Ing In the Kennebec at Augusta Tuesday
forenoon.
Dennis Judge, a sailor about 30 years
of age, fell through the hatchway OF q
coal barge In Portland, and received
fatal injuries.
On account of light travel and general
hard times, the Maine Central IL reduc-
Ing Its train service to less than Is usual
at this season.
william Pike OF PASSPORT, while run
ming a moving machine Friday, re-
celved injuries which may make him a
cripple for life.
An unusually heavy blast In q Rockland
lime quarry on Saturday Injured the
crew OF workmen, three OF them 80 that
they will be laid up for some time.
william II. Ball, employed by the
Portland Steam Packet Co., fell Into the
water while at work painting on the
steamer Forest City and was drowned.
Harold johnson of Portland, II years
Of age, was drowned while rowing Ia
Portland Harbor Thursday. Two other
boys who were In the boat with him
were rescued.
william Robinson, 10 years OF age,
was killed ut Foxcroft Junction Friday
afternoon, by q Maine Central train. lie
tried to Jump on the cars while In motion,
and fell under the wheels.
The entering class of Colby University
will contain ut least between sixty and
seventy students, making the whole
number Of students the largest In the
history Of the institution.
Burglars entered the lumber Office OF
John Wheeler & Son In Westbro0k and
blew the safe, making thorough job OF
Il. They secured $40 In cash rs the
net result Of their efforts.
The Bates mill In Lewiston will be
shut down. August 9Th for five weeks;
| The cause IL lack OF sale OF goods and
II
Bates employs 1900 hands.
Two boys left Islesboro Thursday ln a
small sloop yacht for sail, and IS they
have not been seen since, 1t Is supposed
the boat was cspslzed In the gale which
was blowing and the boys drowned.
A Saco business man who had been In
business there for thlrty-four years went
into Blddeford dry goods store the
other day aud was Swallowed bya floor
walker who thought the Saco man .
shoplifter.
The per capita mortgage indebtedness
Of Maine Is shown by the last census to be
only go per capita. In Massachusetts
the rate Ia GA, In Ne Hampshire $50.
Maine will bear M under the hard times
as long as any o. then.
The sancho Pedro Club Of Migrants
was formed ut Belfast ID years ago ana
they have been true to the name. a
reunion was held q short time since and
only three convened, one from CALI
fornia, one from Vermont and one from
Belfast.
It Il officially announced that the
York mills In Sac0 will be shut down
the first two weeks In August. The
cause of the move IL the extreme de-
preston now prevailing In business.
For some time the mills have been max
Ing more goods than they sold.
Samuel Thurston of Portland 10 miss
| Ing. The last seen OF him was In the
white Mountain region, on Thursday,
July 10th. Il IA feared that he was
mentally deranged and 10 lost. An
active search has been made for him,
but no trace has as yet been found.
A man In Rockland attempted to skip
a small board bill, aud 40 the result II
was discovered that no was engaged Ia
shipping large lot OF short Holsters.
A large seizure was made. They
would not have been discovered had u
not been for his attempt to skip his
toard bill.
Solomon Matthias Of Portland, . mer-
chant tailor, was drowned while bath
Ing at Cape Elizabeth Thursday morn
Ing. There are some things which indi-
cate that Il was not accidental. He was
despondent nc the time. His ahAIr1
financially were In bad shape, and he
had worried much over them.
Burglars entered the store Of A. O,
HinckIey at Blue Hill T'hursday night,
blew the safe and secured el200, belong
log 10 part 70 Mr.. Hlnckley, TO the town,
Of which he u treasurer, to . man WIN
"a visiting him, and 70 the Congrcga'
tional society. Tho burglary y sup
posed TO b the work Of professionals,
bat there ID no clue.