Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
THE WEEK In MAINE.
rns MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

An Augusta msn VA. given year al
hard labor Zoe assaalting a Chlnaman.
Charlie. Hontin % Biddefoui died As
the result of swallowing bone whil'
eating soup.
Mrs. ". \. Brsley 81 Monmouth com
mlited suicide by hanging. she MAS
partially derangcd.
There IA another row, With talk 10 a
lawsuit, between BiddefOrd Polics
officcr. aud constables.
An expert Grang,r declares tina, the
Maine oxen are nov larger than they
we're In the day. ~ the droyers.
Jane. n. Knight 90 lewiston, aged
sn, while clearing q rOof 81 snos Thirst
mas pay, was thrown o. the ground ~
snoxslide and reviewed Injuries frow
the effect % which h. died.
Presque isle i talking about a can
ming factory. II l. thought that the
abundance and cheapnes. 10 the Negcta-
bles and fruits In Arcostcok ought Ia
make canning factory pay.
4 RccklAnd gardener !. rvsdy 10 com
parr leu.th % season With some warmer
cnme.. lie harvested the trsi product
20 nj. garden, radishss, Nav l, and his
last product. celery, Decembsr ).
The store % Nathan Duker on Pore
street, PORTLAND. was entered sunday
night and a quantity % goods % an 80
tinlste,l value 81 staO were taken. Two
msn have ben arrested on suspicion 81
completely In the affair. Ons q them had
some ~ the stolen goods In his possession.
lie asserted that they were given a.
him. bat refused Ia tell Who WAS the
giNrr.
Mrs. Lewis Atwccd % EastPor, "a.
putting down a carpet. aud VAS uslng
some poisonous liquid 90 LIN moths. >he
careles.ly leit the liquid where her little
daughter, two and q half year. old, Got
hold Of IL. aud bsforc her mother knew
Il the child had taken . drink from the
l0ttle aud was soon unconscious. Ton
Nulsions 1T iu. aud Ia spite 20 all medi'
caltrvaimeut the girl died that after
noon.
George Hartley, Who Tor years MAS
known a. the terror 20 the borier. has,
Sine. leaving the jails Ia Portland and
orridgewock. settled down on q farm I
few mile. heyond the line In Canada and
become a very peaceable aud quiet CitE
Ecn. having had hi. share % prison life
lie l. nov more than Cn years old. bat
very active and strung Tor one OF hi'
years. At one time he MAS well on, bal
PAID u al cut trying "a save himself
from the demand. % the Law.
THREE days have bsen occupied In tbs
Knox county supreme Judicial Court
irving the case 90 Clarence l.. Robinson
~ Thomaston, versus the RcCkland
Tbomasi0n and Camden >trc,t Railway
Ca,ntssnv for damsgv- claimed by res
sou ~ bsing Pot 81 ear 10 the defend
ant corporation hy the conductor Tor
alleged profanity. The case has eNcii'
Ell much Interest, aud great uumbsi
Nitn.ssss Nsreexamine,i, Joseph D.
Moor-. Esq, spI caring for the plaintiff
and John III. fOlscr for the defendant
The jury gave Robinson damages Ia
sllss.ss.
EX.prc.ideut Arthur >sNall 20 tie
Maine Central aud retiring dirvCior Of
the Oh board. has had long ~Npeti"nc'
In r.ilruad Affairs. Mr. >swall has h-eT
associated with the Maine Central fOI
many wears. lIe first hsCsme = dir-ctol
In lSs5. and ~ss elected president "
l~>4 Al that date he was elected pfc-t
dent 20 ths Portland. Mt. Desert anc
MAchiss Steamboat Company. lie la
also ben connected With other railroads
like the Atchison, Topeka aud santa be
whsr, be was a director % some ~ tbs
branch line.. lie ~asa director ~ The
Mexican Central Ia Ni-5-G, president 81
the Eastern Railroad la 's,i-I; dirvOiol
of the Boston and Maine In pl-3. III
rector % the New York and New Ing
land since ls>> and Of the Portland an,
Rochester since lS>i. All the railroad
business has been Ia addition "a his sx
tsusIye bu.ipss. a. a shipbuilder.