Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-23
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

The recent discovery Of 4 skeleton by
some men digging on High street In
Portland, has called out letter OF In
qulry from Chss. A. Marsh Of Worcester,
Mass, who state. that his father left for
Portland from Augusta In December,
$50, aud never wss heard from after
wards. lie suspects the skeleton may
be- that Of his father.
The story !. told that brunswick hass
very remarkable younester. a French
child fell from second story window
Ia the ground there, one day last week,
turning over twice In the air before
striking the ground. Tie child picked
himself up ss u nothing had happened,
aud began playing In the road. liz
didn't even shed tear over the fall,
distance Of about - feet.
Mr.. samuel E.ies, m aged citizen Of
Durham, who lived alone, Was missed by
his nsighbors, aud upon entering his
house they found him dead In his bed.
lie had evidently been dead two days.
Coroner Miles of lisbon and Dr. L..
Wright were summoned, and they deem
ed an Inquest unnecessary, as he eyident-
IN died FROM heart trouble and lack of
proper food. lie leaves some property,
and MAS IS years OF age.
In q howell In Clifton, . few miles from
Baugor, live two families, says the Ken
nebec Journal, q drunken brawler, With
q demented wife and children, and bis
nephew and family. They oil keep full,
that ID, the adults, and the children are
growing up In Vice aud Ignorance, nth,
dirt and yermin, some clothed In part of
meal bag snd some running naked
upon public highway. just think OF
q l2.yesr-old girl running ut large for
months With nothing on but the remains
Of cast-oH overroat.
Two 0ullford men who started Tor
Mount katahdln on hunting trip about
. week sgO, Intending ~ remain there
about three weeks have returned home
disgusted. They cay the woods were 90
full of men shooting at everything indie
crimlnstcly and soaring ofTtb blk game,
and In fact Masking IL % extremely dan
gerous that they concluded that home
was the place for them for the present
at least. They tell Of one man Who had |
q bullet put through bis hat, and Of an
other Who dlscovered . brother hunter
aiming at him. aud shouted just In time
to save being shot for q deer.
A daring burglary occurred 1t Cum
berland Centre Monday morning. 10 the
store Of Mr.. Dunn. which also contains
the post Office. Il was only three weeks
before that another break had been
made, and the burglars discovered and
fired at BY Mr.. Dunn. At the time OF
the break Monday morning they were
discovered by Mr.. Dunn and Others, but
the burglars got In the nrst shots. Mrs.
Dunn narrowly escaped being hit BY one
Of the bullets. The burglars, four OF
them, left the store and nm. They were
pursued, but escaped. Upon the return
To the store, it WAS found that the safe
had been drilled and fuse Inserted.
TIE Important hearing Of the Union
Water Power Go. against the city OF
Auburn Was opened at the county build
Ing before tho county commissioners
Tuesday morning. Il IL . very Interest.
log case growing out OF the action OF
the city Of Auburn In putting . 3t-lnch
supply pipe Into Lake Auburn In place
Of q i3-lnch one. after the purchase Of
The plant frOm the squeduct company.
The plaintifTs arc represented By White
4 Carter, John A. Morrill,, Eco, and the /,
sity OF Auburn By City Solicitor Tulslfer
sloue; Never before 'lu ths history Of
)6cai casS has roth 90 arAf bf. expert
lADest besa' ssanosed 70 give tsstineoy.