Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09


.The beautiful ain did come It last.
A Anil 49, ~ Rumford Falls.
m schooi unestike last Saturday wa
adjourned until Nay 18Th.
SameS 0IllIspie OF Prince Edward
Island atfemptcd 20 cross the middle
csnai on Ire 10 ana boom last Saturday,
Wben hsif vsv over they gave way and
be went under, stunning himself on the
boom. The water was very cold and be
could not svim. 20 made no effort 70
save himself. A man seeing him At
tempted 10 reach him BY way Of the
boom but sllppod on and could only cit
astride of the boom and hold the drown
Ing man BY the coat with head under
water until q bridge was made 70 them
over the boom and floating Ice. He was
taken out after being under fully i've
minutes. Il was thought 70 bring him
to WAS hopeless at first. But two doc
tors were on the spot at once, and atls.
vigorous efforts were successful.
G. l.. Lemont, or moro COMMONLY
know here a. "Jack, the market-man,"
has departed leaving many mourners.
lt has been thought he was going but
none supposed he would 60 quite 90
soon. he took his leave via the railroad
last Saturday morning. But hls being
connected with 2 shooting array tne
night oeiore MS deps1uls, ~ ;uppos0o
70 DC the reason OF MS sudden ulsappSar
ance. "A man named johnson Wa sno.
10 the BACK OF the ncad ana otnerw,se
bruised. IL occurred Gown on the NAT
IN the ltalian camp. JACK nau spien.
did chance to mako money here and the
demand was Increasing. we are NOT
disposed 70 say " Oh departed , ir.e"aa az
but cannot refrain from saying that We
believe his game was to beat.
Another scare. SUNDAY AFTERNOON :
man was sitting on the head-gates win
feet and legs hanging over the WAFER
and suddenly disappeared. Az once u
was rumored q man was drowned and .
large part OF the population was out
and looking In the river but nothing was
found. And II remains q mystery yet
whether there was such an unfortun-
ate one.
The Gates block IL up and boarded In
also the hotel addition.
A body was found floating In the river
1t Gllbertville last Tuesday afternoon.
Il was supposed to be the body OF Mr.:
White, the unfortunate who slipped ana
fell Into the river while carrying water
here last December.
The Androscoggin Beef Co. have leas-
ID of r. o, Walker the store recently
by c. L. Iemont and will run
! first-class market under the manage
nent of F. C. Pearson of West Fal-
mouth, Maine.
The main sewer pipe on Canal Street
d being put In, employing about fifty
Italians.
Carl Ellis has charge of the post
,fIIce during Postmaster Wardwell's |
,tay In Massachusetts and is q very
,fiicieut workman giving god satisfac-
ION to the patrons.
The wife of James White passed
away last week Friday. Mr.. White, who |
has been quite sick, Is convslescing. The
,oys at the chemical mill where he
worked, have raised quite large purse |
o assist him to his home In Canada.
An explosion Of two lead chambers at
he chemical works last Wednesday COM |
,letely demolished the chambers 30 feet |
auare and six feet deep. A small tank |
q an adjoining building exploded doing |
considerable damage. Robert Obery, |
ne lead burner, was quite badly burned
lis helper slightly. Had Mr.. Obery |
zen In any other part of the building |
No probably would not have come out |
live. They commenced to clear up,
10 rebuilding, Mt once. The
buildings, thus far built, are
,nly one-half part Of what they Intend