Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-07-11
TALK OF THE STATE.

The cadet appointments to the West
Point military academy include W. 5.
Brown Of Bridgtou.
The trustees Of Bates College voted
Ex-President Cheney q salary OF $1,000 .
year and the rent Of his house.
A falling derrick at J. b. Palmer's
granite quarry ut Biddeford fatally To-
jured Joseph Sears. lie leaves family.
Another new starch factory Ia going
up on the line OF the Bangor and Ar0os-
took Railroad, this time In the town OF
Hersey and will have . capacity OF
$4,000.
George II. Foss Of Biddeford, aged 81,
cut his throat with Q Iazor Wednesday
night. He was unmarried. The cause
Of the suicide was dependency brought
on BY sickness.
Showers, In many places accompanied
BY hail, prevailed over quite a part OF
Maine Tuesday. In Saco and Biddeford
the hail Was particularly heavy, and
broke large amount OF glass, besides
doing other damage.
Skowhegan's face IL beginning to
broaden. The towns people believe
they can find some wide awake, hustllng
men who will run that shoe factory wide
open and let the company who closed II
Ii 70 to Massachusetts, or elsewhere.
Frank Larrabee OF Old Town has been
committed to Jail TO await the action OF
the grand Jury on the charge OF stabblng
Deputy Sheriff Lancaster Of Old Town
Tuesday, while the deputy was arrest
Ing an Indian charged With an ARRAY.
The tendency OF Chiusmen to resist
American civilization appears to be over
come when the almond-eyed Oriental
gets as far east as wlscasset. One who
had taken his residence there recently
skipped out owing every one In town.
While assisting at a wreck at White
Head, OF Hockland. Walter, the l5-year-
old son Of Capt. Gellison, the White
Head light keeper. got caught between
the wreck and the life boat. Ills head
was crushed and he died 10 little while.
The last act In the Biddeford police
commission muddle Il one which seems
to point to a settlement Of the matter.
The commission has appointed Charles
Il. Harmon city marshall and after
some backing and filling he has been
given possession Of his Office.
Michael Angelo Ferrari, an Italian,
Was arrslgned at Rocklsnd "Wednesday,
for an assault on an Italian fellow
lab0rer on the Georges Valley Railroad.
lie pleaded not guilty, and the case Was
continued to await the outcome OF the
victims wounds, which are expected to
prove fatal.
At an Indian dance at Pleasant Point
village on the night Of the Fourth one
Indian stabbed another, who died 10
about half an hour. The cause OF the
trouble Il said to be Jealousy. Capt.
Ross Francis, the murderer, II at large,
but Il IL thought that he can not remain In
hiding great while.
The Edwards Manufacturing Com
pany Of Augusta Ia charged with yIolat-
Ing the contract labor law In hiring Its
employees In Canada. A hearing was
held ut Augusta Thursday before United
States Commissioner Choate, who Will
render decision ON the case July I'D.
Il IL the first case Of the kind In Maine,
and attracts considerable attention.
One has to 20 away from home occa-
slonaliy to appreciate his every day
blessings. Several Maine parties who
have been to the Worlds Fair and exc
tended their trip farther west say that
nov here have they found the travel 20
large and the facilities for travelling 20
fine a those afforded by the Maine Gen.
trail Railroad In this State. They say
the cars on the western roads don't be-
gin 70 touch the Maine Central's In style
and elegance.
Il 10 reported that man named Morse
Was killed Wednesday by James Huston,
Who 10 In charge Of the Detroit town
farm. Mone, who 10 qusrrelsome when
In LIQUOR, came TO the farm and made
himself generally obnoxious. Huston
ordered him away. Then Morse assault
cd Huston and Huston defended himself
with club, striking Morse on the head
and Telling him 70 the ground. 1t 70
said that Morse did not move amer be
was struck. Later reports are that
More burst blood vessel while 10 .
nt Of rage, and Was not struck at all.
The waldo, Q fine summer hotel sltu. /
sted on Little Chebesgue Inland In Port
land Harbor, Was burned Monday morn |
Ing. A party from the city had Lawn
party st the hotel the evening before, |
and it u thought that SPARKS from sI
rocket may have caught on the roof and
smouldsrcd. Soms Of the guests e.
caped With nothing but thsir night
clothes. The hotsl wss valued q |
Ss0ooo, insured icr ei1,soo. ]