Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-16
THE WEEK In MAINE.
Trs MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRiEFlN rOlD.


trees AZ south Berwick.
Jane. D.. Ia~rvnce % Chctryh,h,
While cutting wood. Was hit by falling
trrc 90 limb. Ilis skull was fractured
aud be- died 5000 after. lie VAS goyears
old and leaves a siiow aud a sou.
twill D. remembered that the Sopho-
more class AZ Hates ~as rccsntly sus-
pended a. th~ result % college prank.
The trouble has hccn settled aud the
class will return O.. their studies this
week.
4 despatch a. the Lewiston Journal
saysthe afiairs ~ the Madison wooden mill
have ben satisfactorily adjusted. and that
now the starting % the mills again Il
dependent upon aCtiou ca the wilson
blll.
Thew q. . rumor that l. little crydlted
that samuel ThurstOn, the Portland
piano dealer Who disappeared last
spring, being last seen IN the yiCinity 20
the White Mountains, i alive and veil
in Canads.
Edgar &. Wakefield. convicted In the
keuushsc Cogu % manslaughter Tor
causing The death ~ Charles Hem lat
July. has lecn given a sentence 10 $50
hne % one year In the state prison in
default % payment % fine.
Burglars. supposed "a - tramp., broke
into ths store % - Caryill n whitney AZ
Gre~ns They treated themselves %
.qusr, meal and Arrsyed themselves In
comfortable clothing cot OF the stock.
all told stealing about - worth.
The Aroo.iook Condensed MIL COM
psnv l. Ia hard shedding needs
.sai.u0n o. put Il on L. iest, and II i pro-
posed o. rvorgsnifr the company With
an assessment % II 20 on each share.
The original co.t % the shares Nas -
ca the average.
\ Boston Herald dispatch from lltr-
risou tells % Sumau Who died rvcvut-
IL Ia that tosn after life ~ pfiSsiiou,
and after hsf death there sas found in
box 10 her living room s,s. In gold, and
under patches la an old skirt which she
wore $3.50 Ia bills.
\ total % ~. -. a. h,s been clsimed
BY to~ns under the n.w hS taxing dog.,
Tor sheep and other property destroyed
by dogs during the year. The law pro-
Vide that the tax money shall - paid
ihto the state treasury aud claims ior
damages BY dogs shall BE- paid cat % Il.
some ArcO.took horse fsucicrs are
.aid "a have been paving $3.50 aud $500
for Clyde-dale and rsrvheron stslllOns.
n Ia whispered that they have h.cn
dupsd. tine Well known horse dealer
avs h. can purvhass In Montreal just a.
good stations ior from $50 90 $3.50 each.
IL Nll BE- remembered that oliver
knseland ~ south Naierboru was ar
rested Tor connection With the staples
robbery. The main testimony against
him !. that % one simpson. ps,ldlrr.
IL has bssn discovered that simpson :.
man uamed Eastman Nth criulinal
record, sui the case against kneclaud
falls through.
\ meeting ~ the Saco city govern
msut sud committees from the churches
aud benevolent societies vas held rev~nt-
IN "a devise means 90 assisting the un-
employed. Arrangements we're made for
tie chairman % the board II Oyerseers
a the poor % clear Ncod lot and hire
unemployed citizens % cut and haul
wood iOr city use.
Mr.. sargent Mason ~ Canaan perish
"a Ia the barning residence other family
in canaan early Wednesday morning.
Tier husband. who was sick aud her
mother. - wears old, With her constitut-
"A the family. Al Got cut. bat Mrs.
Nssnn returned o. secure some house
hold articles When she VAS overcome BY
the smoke and Pcrished.
Fairfield claim. 10 have the prince 20
TAX collectors. ln spite % the hard
times It. collector. II. y. Tuck. has kept
up his usual good record and i nov
ready 10 settle With the town In full Tor
~ taxes committed Ia him Zoe collection
for the year lsgJ. amounting Co $3.50.
Not making sn arrest thi. year. IL u
doubtful II auy town In Maine can make
better showing.
Mr.. n. l.. Fowle., the ,filcient game
warden. hss a hard Waters Dob before
him. fish aud Game Commissioner
Wentworth has made arrangements Nth
him Ia patrol the reBobsCOt waters.
both East aud West Brsnche., see that
the Law l. enforced, ant educate the
people regarding the game laws and the
good results obtained from them Ia the
way OF Increasing the game. lie will
follow the lumber camps and sse that
there u no violation % the law among
the crews.
Charles Paine, Portland printer.
has been missing for some days, aud an
investigation showed that the accounts
Of two organizations % Odd Fellows %
which be Was treasurer, were crooked.
ca Thursday Mr.. Paine rcturnsd from
Montreal. whittier be had goOe, and
made clean breast Of the whole thing.
lie SAYS that he fell Into financial troubles
through the extension Of his plant.
which had % be Increased faster than he
could g,t money 10 pay for. Things
went from bad 10 worse, until he found
that the crash Was inevitable, when 10
desperation he left the city. After con-
sidersfiOn he decided 60 return. aud
make What restitution he could. The
deficit Il about s3.0oo.