Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-02-06
TALK or THE STATE.

A one-yesr-old girl at Lewiston MAS
burned while playing With hrr, and died
from her burns, Monday Of last week.
A Iockiand photographer adverti.es
for sale q group picture Of neatly 100
children and the picture IL entitled sis
Marriage failur-r
Gov. Cieave. has appointed DR.. Milton
q. Weigewood of Lewiston, q member
10 the State board Of Health, In place OF
Dr. u. A. Ilorr, deccased.
The stage driver from Wellington Ia
Harmony IL . plucky old fellow of ~,
and during recent big storm strapped
the mall bag 10 his back aud went over
hl. 10 mile route by noon aud on foot.
The lewiston business men are of the
opinion that the extravagance OF the city
government IL not the result OF business
methods. Their investigating committee
report that about e.5,U0 will he added
to the floating debt this year.
There's man living near the New
Meadows River, Who I, Impatient when
YOU mention the dcsirsbillty of bringing
.poft.meu Into the state. several 90
called .portsm shot seven Of his g~ese
Who took hight Into the river recently
The Prawda trial at Portland resulted
In a verdict that August Maths Prs~ds
~s. guilty of murder In the hrst degree
for III. Killing Of his mother in.lsw.
Mrs, Never, nj YArmouthsille. Prs~-
dA's counsel have moved fora new TRIAL.
The strain Of the tramp nuisance IL
Iui nov being particularly felt by the
Aroo.took County jail at lioulton. All
of its available space has been taken and
.tlll the pressure continues. No wonder
that the pagers Of the county are calling
Tor the establishment OF Q Workshop.
Fire sunday night, Jan. -, nearly de-
.troyed the buiidins at the end OF
the Andro.coggin bridge connecting
ing Lewiston and Auburn. The build
| ing was occupied by u. A. bridge, bb
printer. The lo.s ou the building ].
81 800, and on the printing Office ss,oO
Mary Abel Of Old Town, n girl Abou'
~ years old, has pleaded guilty To IN,
charge of numbering her young child
Jan. 2, by throwing II Into the river.
She at first Insisted that the child died
before being thrown into the water, but
xhen charged With murder pleaded
guilty.
There IL q dry goods store clerk down
In Lincoln County that IL giving hi'
boarding mistress lots Of trouble. When
he goes Ia bed very tired he gets restless
In his sleep and frequently sits up In bed
saving "will you take ten yards or the
whole plecey' and then tears the sheet
from top to bottom.
During the snow storm OF last Tues
day. citizens Of Auburn volunteered and
the tracks Of the horse railroad were fll-
ed full Of snow. In Lewiston the same
thlne was done. The attorneys for the
cities claimed that the terms OF the TEN.
porary Injunction granted by the court
have NOT been observed by the railroad
company and advised the hlling Of the
track as Was done.
In the vicinity Of Bangor IL q shabby
looking constable Who might dress In
better style judging from the fees be
gets for arrestiug tramps. One night
three wandering Willie, took refuge In
boz car which fact the constable heard
and started TO srrest them. lie opened
the car door, aud one Of them seeins him
aid, "Dont come In, there are enough
Of Ne here now. TO Into some Other
car"
Howard w. simpson, aged ~, OF Bar.
sor and Esteiie blanche Maloney q
Franklin, Pa, were married by John y.
Robinson Tuesday evening 1t the lat.
ter's ONCE, unknown To her friends, Who
heard Of her Intention To depart on the
evening western train, In seAs0n t0 fOrci.
bly prevent the departure OF the couple,
a horsewhlp figuring In the case. 1he
bride WAS taken to the home OF friends
she has been visiting.
II appears that the rapid and dlsss-
trous spread Of the Bath Ore OF Sunday,
Jan. -, Was due TO the fact Of the water
pressure being Insufficient for IRE use.
The matter raised hot discussion 10 the
city government, aud will be fully inves-
tigated. The vaults OF the burned-0ut
banks have been opened, and the con.
tents found unlnjured. Tho number OF
Indiyiduals and firms suffering from the
fire IL nearly forty, but the loss 10 prob
ably less than the half million st drss
estimated.
Il Vas reported . number Of weeks ago
that some hunters 10 the Maine woods
had been found murdered near their line
of traps. No one seemed to know exact
~ where the report came from, OF how
much credence should b given Il, and u
has never been run down. 10 10 now
thought that the murdered men wsrv
Caribou men, 10 three Caribou mea len
that place early In the fall for tho woods
and have NOT been heard from slnce.
] They have been ID the habit OF going
! Into the woods every winter, but hare
gsoerally written hone.