Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-30
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
oniCrlv TOLD.

UWeplv toIo'
Maine ID said TO have about 1870 lakes
within her borders.
Burglars entered the house Of Council
man earle Of Biddcforsi and stole COL
from his vest.
One of Dexter's citizens Il reported 10
have Lost $4,000 recently asa result OF
western Investments.
Eleven dead deer passed through
Portland on one train recently. Big
game IL plenty this fall.
Wallace Blake, Q son Of Charles blake
90 Blaks's Point, Brooksville, shot and
killed himself Thursday morning. No
cause known.
Another slate quarry II 10 be put IN
operation In Monson-one which WAS
worked for short time some years ago,
aud then given up.
CAPS Cottage, the famous hostelry Ut
Care Ellubeth, Was burned sunday
night, the 3ist. Total loss something
over 1900, insured.
IL IL said that an appropriation Of
siS0, 00O will be asked In the legislature
next winter for the proposed asylum
Tor the Insane In Bangor.
The .woodman Go. Of Lewiston,
manufacturing shoes, has made an as-
slgnment. Hon. George 4. Wing 10 as
slsnee. The liabilities are about slW,-
900.
The Jury returned verdict OF not
guilty la the case Of Thomas Lsskey,
who WAS tried for the murder OF
Michael Hayden At PASSPORT. The trial
lasted two days.
A large number Of the summer cot
tages at Popham aud Small Point beach
es have been broken Into recently, aud
In some cases articles Of considerable
value we're taken.
A workman on the roof Of the new
stable ut Poland Spring, fell . distance
OF thlrty-four feet. lie struck sauarely
on both feet, di.locating one and frsc-
turing the other.
Andrew johnson jumped from run.
Away tram car at Cumberland Mile and
struck In such . way ~ 10 turn his foot
completely around, 90 that the toes
pointed backward.
Aroostook merchants complain that
the farmers are storing their potatoes
and the bills contracted during the sum
mer, which were to have hem paid TILL
fall, are allowed To stand on the books
Dr. Bailey has been running dowr
more cases Of CHAMBERS In eastern Maine
lie has condemned and ordered killc
seventeen cases Of CHAMBERS and farcy u
this state since sept. lat, aud but too oil
them were bred Ia Maine.
Two boys about II have been ARRESTED
Ia Gardiner for breaking Into stor'
and stealing reyolsers, cartridges, etc
These youthful dime novel heroes arr
suspected % the mysterious petty burg
laries In the city lately. but deny them
Mrs. Eva simpson % ssco attempts
suicide Monday night by taking lsud
anum, but took an overdose and recov
cred. She was recently divorced an
VAS said to be smltten wlthA Ssco younI
man Who did not reciprocaie her afec
lions.
Jackson Weeks and wife of l.ocklsn'
were thrown out by . skittish hors'
directly In front of an electric car. Tn
car Was stopped, but the injuries receives
when the people were thrown out ar
likely TO prove fatal. Mr.. and Mrs
Weeks are past middle age.
Men are wanted badly for work In th
! 1 a.. L.. ....sl.x.. N ain. and In rallFna.
|. construction. They are scarce, aud tn
employment agents are hustllng aroun,
, To get men Ia supply the demand
> Agents are In Boston Ia secure ~ NAM
as possible, but do not send many u
Bangor.
The governor has nominated fredericl
, Danforth Of Gardiner a railroad com
missioner TO fill the vacancy caused b,
the death 90 Col. wildes. Mr.. Danfortf
IL . .on of the late Judge Dinforth. III
Il 10 years % age, . civil engineer, An'
has had much experience In the building
OF railroads.
One Of Thomaston's school teachers
has requested her scholars Ca bring each
q drinking cup for use In the school. Th'
Maine Sanitary Inspector, TIL. week
strongly urges the abolition of the pub
lie drinking cup In the schools, who's
use, Il says, may be accompanied Will
untold aud unsupported danger.
Lewiston Ia congratulating herself
that building enterprises In that city TIL
year will probably foot up Ia the neal
little sun Of sjDO,OO or more. The
Doyle building, the Cobb Divinity
school, the Garcelon Building, ). Peter
monastery, together With the compile
ton of the elegant Dew government
building, come first.
Charles A. MAddocks OF bangor. age
about Is years, shot himself Monday
night, and did II In such = deliberate
manner that Il WAS evident he had plan
ned u for some time. lie MAS very
popular young man, but had been haviDS
considerable worry over the division o.
his fathers property, and had beer
drinking considerably lately.
Charles varney, employed on thu
electric railroad at Skow hogan, attempt
ed suicide Wednesday morning by shoot
Ing, which will probably end fatally, OF
the doorstep Of his sweetheart, Mlss Ev'
Ferguson, Who resides With her sister
Mrs. I'erley Dyer, on Greenyille stree
In IIallowell. Miss Ferguson had refus
ed To marry him, and be said be ,ho
himself because he could not live With
out her.