Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-06-18
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
It IL said to be rs good as settled that
the Blddeford MasOns will build q fine
block there this season.
The Brunswick village corporation
has settled the sewer question again-in
favor OF the sewers, as before.
Old Town is subscribing for park In
the centre Of the town and over $1,000
has been raised for this excellent pur-
pose.
It Is reported that an Eastport man Of
Sc Is learning to ride bicycle. The re-
port doesn't say whether he Is making a
success Of It.
The contract for the Yarmouth water
works has been awarded TO w. II. Hay
den OF Bath, the whole expense not to
exceed 49,, 600.
A 3.year-old son Of John Greenwood
of SacO, while visiting at Cape Porpoise,
fell into the well on Abial 1ibbetts
farm and was drowned.
| The committee investigating the
Judge Hale defalcatiOn at Foxcroft, find
that the amount Ia about Sl40,O un-
less there are some notes not yet report
ed.
The baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Beaulieu OF Lewiston fell from fourth
story window of the tenement house
where they live, and was killed, We'd
nesday.
| A New Brunsw wick man, at work In a
mill ut Richmond, committed suicide by
cutting his throat with bread knife.
The deed was done in an attack OF
tremens.
Two suits for $4,000 each for dam
ages for assault have been brought
against c. II. Nelson, the horse man.
One suit Is In the somewhat noted DIR.
Bunker case.
Abner Macdonald, a Biddeford team
ster, attempted suicide by shooting, and
when found had two bullets In his abdo-
men and one In his head. He died a
few hours later.
Silas Church Of st. Adams, farmer
aged 80 years, was struck by the tender
Of a locomotive, In Dexter village, Mon
day, and instantly killed. He was very
deaf and did not hear the train.
Rev. DIR. Joseph Kicker of Augusta. a
prominent Maine Baptist minister, suf-
fered paralytic shock Wednesday night.
On account Of his advanced age his con-
dItion Is considered very serious.
Burglars secured six dollars from the
cash drawer OF store ut Damariscotta
Mills one night last week. They blew a
| safe In a Wiscasset store the same night,
but IL IL not known how much they got.
Il seems that Portland isn't to have
the honor OF having sent out the only
whsler that ever hailed from Maine.
wiscasset sent out ship by that name
little before the "Sciencc" left Port
land.
IL Is said that the trustees Of Columbi-
an University are In hopes TO induce
President Ii. l.. Whitman OF Colby Uni
versity to accept the presidency OF their
institution, u position he declined last
winter.
One Maine custom house has been
closed by the new tariff-that ut Vinal-
haven, where almost the only duty OF the
deputy has been measuring cargoes OF
salt for the fishermen, which now comes
in free.
Judge Bonncy denied the motion for a
4 -. T., l, n I'll
evidence brought out ut the hearing In
behalf Of Lewis was much weaker than
had been reported. The case will BE-
taken TO the law court.
Another daylight house-robbery has
been committed ut South Portland. The
house worked Is In the near neighbor-
hood of the Hanna house, where $500
was recently stolen. The amount oil
plumber this time was small.
Harry Villiers, liking Of tramps", Is a,
the waterville aims house sick with
heart disease, and whites away his
leisure with Shakespeare and Thackeray,
for Harry Is distinguished from most
weary willies by his literary tastes.
Lewiston Journal: During dis
o.. closure In Lewiston, Saturday, the
debtor lost his temper, taking his watch
from his pocket and throwing IL 10 the
floor. A dent was made In the floor but
the watch showed no signs Of injury.
Excitement was caused In Bangor
Sunday evening, the 9th, by u fire in
the Columbia Street Free Baptist church.
| The church was crowded at the time.
Ii Is suspected that the fire was incendi-
airy. Loss $1,000 to 5000. Fortunate
ly no one was injured.
Several Bangor letter carriers, who
when the government put them on eight
hour time were Obliged TO continue work
ing under the old rule with longer time,
are now carrying around $500 In their
inside pockets. Washington attorneys
brought the government TO terms.
A week ago James X. Harmon fell in
to the river at Lisbon Falls and his body
was carried over the dam. Wednesday
il was found at Brunswick. Coroner
McDonough was summoned to view the
body. He did so and decided an inquc {
unnecessary, so the body was buried y
order Of Mr. McDonough.
There are changes which the summer
visitor can't help noting. One who re-
turned to Rangeley few days ago
missed the bleating Of the sheep on an
adjacent farm and on inquiring the re; :
son for their absence received this re-
ply, "Humph! don't you realize that
these are Democratic times?"
Governor Cleaves has nominated as
members of the board to regulate the
| practice of medicine and surgery, under
the new law, DR.. A. X. p. Meserve,
Portland; DR.. Sumner Leighton, Ban
gor; DR.. Robert J. Martin, Augusta !;
DR.. John lord. Biddeford; DR.. +.
+. Vose, Portland; DR.. Austin |. Har-
vey, Newport.
One Portland neighborhood has II
very useful man In its midst. Tuesday
he saved two children from horrible
death In vault into which they had
had fallen and this recalled to mind the
fact that within the past few years he
has rescued man from drowning, a boy
from being run over and woman and
her babies from being burned to death.
Fred w. Haskell, the oldest son OF S.
F. Haskell, was drowned In Lake Auburn
Sunday afternoon. Haskell and +. NJ.
Saunders, Esq, were yachting, when
the wind dying down they hauled down
the sails and went in bathing. Haskell
was taken with cramps and drowned be-
IL =