Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-10
TIKI WEEK IN NAINR.
me MOST IMPORTANT srArG Nrws
eNiGftv TOLD.

I'M mOoI mpONISNI otSte NeWS
eRiGFtv TOLD.
Tn Ellawovsh American, one OF the
leading local papers of Naine, has adopt
Cd the elght-page form.
TIE l.ysar-old con Of Edward kilbarn
Of rarmlngton Falls fell Into the river
Tuesday aud was drowned.
Boring for coal 10 10 begin again 10
Maine within week or two. reeon
nm, Ferry, viii be the scene OF opera
lions this time.
The superintendeut Of the deer park
1t Togus has twenty-0ue fawns that have
been born thus far during the present
season, with loss by death Of I'VE.
The receipts Of the Belfast post ofiicc
are saM to have dropped from I'll 90 70
Ell 900 and tbe postmaster isnt getting
% much by ssoO - he did last year.
The Kennebcc Democrat says: "rhere
are 90 many pretty and quiet home
weddinss nowadays, that just for
change we would like Ia go the account
Of 'homcly and noisy one."
skowheesn Tuesday voted $4,000 In
aid Of an electric road from skowhesan
to Norridgcwock. The vote stood W.
for and +; against. The people cclebrAt-
ed the victory with fireworks and can
mons.
Ttamps have been getting very bold
aud troubling the people OF Brewer late
w. it's pity the offenders couldn't De
made M Into chain gang and put To
work In the bayfield, for IL hours out OF
the ~.
Mai. X. T.owell, superintendent aud
treasurer Of the Maine Industrial school
for girls. says that Of the III girls plac-
esi In that Institution fully - per cent
have made honorable aud satisfactory
records.
A saco man Who hsd worked In the
York cotton mill spontaneously for hall =
century, received check the other day
10 the amount Of esOl, al little remind
CT that the company appreciated his Na''
liable services.
Dyer 4 Hughes will dissolve and give
up their organ factory NJ Dover, and
the people aud capitalists OF that town
are considering the formation of . stock
company 10 buy the property aud con-
tinue the business.
A runaway team from Lewiston dash.
ed Into the crew paving the streets OF
Auburn Tuesday night. Thomas Car.
roll, aged G5, had his skull crushed and
died In few minutes. lie leaves wife
aud several children.
Three boys have been brought Ia the
eye and ear inhr,nary In Portland to IL
treated for injuries to the eyes received
on the Fourth. One boy Was from Men.
pebunkport, one from Pennington, and
the third FROM Portland.
Medy Cote Of Blddeford went down "a
the schooner Mary &. stuart, up the
mast to the cross trees, and from their
Jumped 20 the water, . distance ut sew
euty-elsht feet. This jump IL consider
ed 10 be . record breaker In those parts
A little Presque i.ie miss Of three OF
four summer. VAS met by . friend the
other day. aud on being asked where .b.
Vas going the little girl replied Will
gravity, .ioln' shoppin'." slut where
Ia your money! VAS asked. sob,
.ant buy anything. de.s doln' shoppin'.'
The Msehias Republican hears tha
samuel Ross of North Perry, while dig
cling around an old dccaycd stump tn
other day, unearthed an old Iron 20
,ontAiuins siO. some of the coin dstes
back To Isle. What diggin. for burie'
treasure therc'll be- In Washington Coan
~ now
The Fairfield post Office Was barglsr
i,ed Friday morning. The safe "a
blown to pieces aud all the contents
taken. The explosion aroused people
and the burglars we're tracked almost u
| wsteryiile. A drill and private paper
werr found on the track. No estiniat'
Of the loss can be obtained.
A final settlement of the Affairs Of IN
Maine and New brunswick has beer
effected. when the life Of the comp.n,
terminated, there Vas about et5,O0 du'
Ia widows aud orphans OF decreases
members. The division Of the remain
Ing funds Of the company wlll amour
Ia between i've aud SIX per cent Of tn
face value Of their policies.
The thirteen members of the board %
trustees % Bowdoln College include tn
president aud treasurer Of the college
the chief Justice of the United state
supreme court, and the chief justice O.
the supreme judicial court OF Maine
one United states senator, one en-
United states senator, three doctors %
divinity, and three major generals.
The company controlling I'etit Menar
have 4 plan Ia start shetland pom,
farm there. They Will build fenc'
across the narrow necks connecting th'
peninsula with the main land tbereb,
getting q big pasture land 1t small cx.
pense. There will BE- forty mares and
two studs put on the place to start With
These animals live outside the whol'
year.
A Gorhsm man who IL said to have 81
ungo,ernable temper built q barn whlcl
projected Into the street three or -four
feet. The road surveyor and one OF TIN
selectmen went To the premises With ,
warrant 10 move the building. Tx
owner threatened Ia shoot them With Z
gun which he held In his hand, and they
didn't move the building that morning
lie was afterwards arrested, aud TIN
projecting end Of the building MAS cu'
OF.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Canadian Pacific at West Outlet Stream
thre- miles west Of Moosehead station
Monday morning. The track crosse'
the stream on q wooden trestle with "a
iron bridge In the middle. From some
cause the train. except the rear Pullman,
vent down when upon the trestle and
i've were killed and . number lnjur,
Ell. The killed are; Fred leavltt Of
Megantic. the engineer; Fred Foss, Sta
tion agent Ut Greenville; Walter stark
IL. mall clerk OF &c. John, n. D.; q. 4.
Iloyt Of Fort Fairfield, passenger; and
an unknown emlgrant. OF the Injured,
two are considered In danger, though
not hopeless, the others wlll recover.
The railroad commissioners Immediately
went To the scene 10 Investigate tbe
cause Of the wreck. The railroad men
say Il VAS caused by . tie on the rails
an attempt to wreck the train.