Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-08-06
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.


THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Gardiner is raising 90, 900 for shoe
factory.
Edgar G. Marden was drowned while
bathing In Palermo Sunday.
II. w. Cotter Of Dexter has been NOM
mated and confirmed a. principal Of the
ingalls, grammar school In Lynn, Mass.
A one-armed man who swings q scythe
as fast as anybody, and q one-armed
woman who maintains her family by
taking In washing, are two Of Palmyra's
smart people.
With this weeks issue OF the Rich
mond Bee, Editor Frank II. Alden an
nounccs his retirement from the paper,
having sold his interest to his partner,
Mr.. W. F. Durham.
Brunswick has been having series OF
small robberies the past month, Mr..
Frank varney's house having been en-
tered, and several other places about
town, with trifling loss.
Alonzo Oliver, Gl years Of age, fell
down stairs Wednesday at the home OF
his son, Wilbur oliver, on Drummond
Street, Bath, and died twenty minutes
after from conclusion Of the brain.
Early Tuesday morning, Alexander
Reno, Frenchman belonging In NADIA
waska, was struck by an engine In the
railroad yard at waterville, and 1t Ia
thought fatally injured. He Is about 90
years OF age.
The buildings OF VIM. Lunt ut Me-
chanic Falls were burned Wednesday
night. The household effects were
mostly saved. The loss Is about $1,000
on buildings; insured for 500. The
cause Of the fire is unknown.
There Is an excellent chance that two
Of the six new light draft composite
gunboats will be constructed at the Bath
Iron Works. The individual construction
| limits OF these vessels will be S2}9, 900,
exclusive OF the expense OF the srma-
ment.
| For the past month or more, maniac
Of very pronounced type has been al
lowed to roam at large through the town
Of whitefield, to the great horror OF
many OF It's inhabitants, and the author
tiles so far have taken no action TO place
the mad man In safe keeping.
A hearing was held last week before
Commissioners Danforth, Getchell and
Cornish over the boundary between Win
throp and Readfeld to determine In
which town the summer colony OF
Craig's Point Is located. The final de-
cision Ia reserved until October.
At South Portland the committee cut
down the salary Of the principal OF the
high school, who has served faithfully
for twenty-thrce years, and WAS only
getting a modest salary ut that. He re
signed and now the committee Ia expend-
ing the amount Of the cut-down In hunt
Ing up another teacher.
A very severe and probably fatal
accident happened at Fairfield Tues
day afternoon. Joseph Sawyer, while
ut work on moulder which was run
ming at full speed, was hit In the abdo-
men by a knife, which 0ew from the
machine. Ii made cut about three
inches long and perforated the intestines.
The rapid growth In business at Liver
more Falls, followed by very rapid In
crease in population during the past ten
wears has made necessary the establish
ment Of bank, and on Saturday the
l.ivermore Falls Trust and Banking
Company was organized with Alvin
Record president and G. II. Sturtevan'
treasurer.
Burton +. Curtis Of Fort Fairfield re-
ceived severe injuries Wednesday night
IA result OF sleep walking. He Jumped
/ through second story window, break
r ing the glass and sash, striking on the
2 ground fifteen feet below, dislocating
| his shoulder, breaking his collar bono
and starting some Of his ribs from the
: backbone.
Eastport has real smart female wood
, saver and chopper, who does mans
work on woOdpile. She handles q
buck saw like sn expert, and with an AK,
Is equally skillful. She Is Mrs. Davis
formerly Mrs. Hayden, who figured
prominently at the time Of the murder
OF her husband, Mike Hayden, last fal
in Bangor.
: The Washington County Shore Lin,
{ Railroad seems to DO an assured fact
I The towns OF the county voted Monday
: on the question Of giving the road coun
ty aid TO the amount OF $500, 900, anc
a taking preferred stock TO that amount
; as security. The vote was nearly unani
nous in favor, and the road will doubt
: less be- built.
y The educational influences left by Buf
+, falo Bill have already borne fruit In Old
. Town where boy succeeded one morn
ing In lassoing one Of the dlgnifed
!. Young men as he was passing along thu
street. The admiring bystsnd' RS were
; more pleased al seeing the young mar
|. brought up with round turn than was
the young man himself.
e A hearing was held before the rail
: road commissioners Tuesday on the To-
: cation OF the proposed electric roac
: from Westbrook TO GOrhsm. The roaC
e was generally favored by citizens o.
e Gorham, and was opposed by the Port
{ land and Rochester Railroad, which
runs through Gorham. The commits
. stoueTs TcseINSa ticiI uSStsiou'
Levi Farwell OF South GRAY has beer
. bound over In the sum Of $500 for as
sault with intent to kill upon Albert
Hill, a neighbor. Mrs. Farwell, mother
Of the respondent, was picking raspber.
! ries by the side OF the road adjacent tC
!. Mr.. Hills farm, and Mr.. Hill ordered
her off. The trouble developed into tn,
: assault for which Farwell Is held.
Quite rumpus was stirred up In the
= city Of Augusta government meeting
Wednesday evening, when Mayor Mill
ken vetoed the order to purchase land
upon which a city building was to be
) erected. This order had passed both
, branches OF the city government. This
, knocks the project Of the new city build
ing all 10 the head for the present.
The Maine teams In the New Eng
land Base Ball League have formed a
state league, the games to be played AT.
ter the close Of the regular championship
games OF the New England League. Six
games to be played In each Of the four
cities, Lewiston, Augusta, Portland and
Bangor. They will play for silver
cup, to be contested for three years.
Kennebec Journal One of the EN-.
ployes at the Ssco light station has to
his record 14al consecutive runs: no
holiday, no vacation, no Sunday of In
. | al tlat ,t,ra auJ nhlt0ad "a v,nrL ntyht q