Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-03
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
the MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Professor George &. Chase was chosen
president Of Bates College by the gov
erning boards last week.
The rogg memorial library In south
Ilerwick, ballt through the llberallty OF
u. II. fogg Of bangor, Was dedicated
June 3oth.
last week Was commencement week
At Colby, Bow,loln and Hates. Bowdoln
celebrated Its centennial, and had =
grand affair.
The past year has bccn . prosperous
one for the Maine Central Institute, the
attendance having been the largest Tor
thirteen years.
James y. Haley. contractor In
charge of the building of new block At
Hath, Was Instantly killed by fall
Monday morning.
A toy bank found In the yard Of the
Biddeford Water Power Company re-
GENTLY gave risc Ia the report that twas
an Internal machine.
Caribou Ia enjoying the first excite
ment Of salmon failing, and rejolccs In q
spool" which bids fair tn rival the much
advertised one At bangor.
Grccnville farmers and the people llv-
Ing along the borders Of the forests com
plain bitterly Of the destruction of their
growing crops by Wild deer.
The Linn wooden mill at llartiand has
lately received from the United states
government q s3s,0O order for shawls,
for the use of Indians on the rcserva-
lions In the west.
Mrs. John ID. Bachelder Of Phillips,
picked ripe tomatoes from her vines
June II. They were started In the
house the last OF January, and are nov
full Of nearly ripened fruit.
A auarryman named Hart Was instant.
IL killed by the premature explosion oi
a blast at swans Island Tuesday morn.
ing, and Andrew Taylor, proprietor OF
the quarry and q prominent citizen. was
fatally injured.
The Richmond lee, founded aud fo'
fifteen years conducted by Ray Thomp-
sou, has been sold Ia W. y. Durham al
Richmond and Prank II. Alden of fox.
/
perience In newspaper work.
The town % Pittsheld, which Ia.
been trying Ia arrange for the rental Of
q hydrant system from the private
water company, has finally voted "a
purchase the franchise of the wateI
company and put In the 'y.tem Itself.
Mrs. Durham % foxeOft, ~ years
old, u q typical Maine woman 81 hei
age. The Observer understands that
she lives alone aud does her own house
woodworking, sweeping, etc. In al
dltion Ia TIL. she has, during the past
four weeks, cut aud made dress fo'
herself.
4 short time since |, was reported thai
an elderly maiden lady, Miss lowell al
winthrop. had been robbed In the night.
time ~ sats, the burglar having chloro'
formed all three occupants Of the houss
Miss Lowell. Fred l,emick aud Georges
Bishop. The local officers, assisted b,
the county attorney, devoted their entir'
time Ia the discovery of the roblsr ant
finally asccrtained by Mrs. Io~el's o~r
confession, that she took her money and
Miss bishops while the latter VA
sleeping and hid u. She said her head
had BEEN bad Tor several days.
\ handsome greyhound owned by
Ezra Provost of Auburn, oyer-rated hi'
ability IN strange way recently. li'
|. a good Jumper, but when he came Il
IN. racewsy one day between the Con
tinentsl aud Lewiston mills d. hesltst.,i
After looking about the banks whll'
aud running his nose out over the edge
10 the wall, he concluded TAI take tn
leap. IL l. - feet from one WALL Ia TIL
other. The dog went hack about y
feet and started at full .pc~i, and whei
he reached the edge 81 the canal be mad'
a big leap. II carried him fully hal
way across aud be fell Into the water
where be tried In vain Ia swim against
the current. lie Was taken rapid y dow
stream and against the gate, where D.
was rescued by the Continent tai watch
man.