Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-10

the river at Lewiston Monday, Dot
Legendre, boy OF 8 years, was drown
ed.
The body Of j. II. Alexander was
found In the canal at Lewiston Thurs
day night. Alexander had been missing
since Wednesday night.
After the close Of the New England
League games, the Portlands and Au-
gustas will play series Of six games
for the state championship.
Lisbon Falls seems to be In hard luck.
Scarlet fever has been raging 10 good
shape and now typhoid fever has started
In, several cases being reported.
The New England fair, notwithstand-
ing two days OF bad weather, paid Its
bills this year, and will probably come
10 Rigby for the next five years.
The state fair had unequsled weather,
and scored tremendous success. The
receipts were larger by several thousand
dollars than for either Of the last two
years.
Allie Shorey, young man employed
Ia the novelty mill at Enfield, had his
right arm torn of In the machinery
Monday. He bled severely, and his re-
covery Is doubtful.
An Old Orchard woman was recently
arrested on the unusual charge Of being
common brawler, and was sentenced
TO pay the costs and put under $500
bonds to keep the peace.
George Beaumont, John Laffan and
John Prouix were arrested for the re-
cent burglary at Biddeford and Ssco
Creamery. They have acknowledged
their guilt. They are about 20 years OF
age.
A Sanford man. Thomas Goodwin, %
years Of age, who had been demented
| for some time, wandered away into
Lebanon and there drowned himself 10 a
brook, leaving his hat and cane as sig
nal to mark the spot.
There Is war between the school com
mittee Of Belfast, and the Belfast city
government. The trouble arises over the
action Of the school committee In sus-
pending certain schools. Both sides
stand "firm as rock"
A smile crept over the faces OF Bridg-
ton and Saco River Railroad stockhold-
els upon the announcement Of the first
stock dividend ever declared by the
company. That means very much Tor
the future OF the little road.
1, ia reported that party OF young
ladies on the "St. Stephen side" n
Calais have organized base ball club
The pitcher Is said 10 be n wonder, and
IL Is declared that the clubs in that vicin
ity are already beginning to tremble.
| At the United States District Court a
Bath Albert W. witham and Fred a
Clspp Of Milford plead guilty TO TIT
charge OF larceny in the Costigan pos.
Office. Each was sentenced 10 one yea!
Of hard labor at Auburn jail by Judg'
Webb.
Mrs. Emmelue Lord Of Portland, |
lady about 60 years Of age, was throws
down Monday by the sudden Tightening
Of An electric cable which workmen wer'
putting up, and over which she stepped
as II lay on the pavement. Her skull
was fractured and she died day or TIVE
later.
Daniel Lake OF Nealley's Corner, haC
a swarm OF bees call on him last jun
and take possession OF = chimney Ia hi
house which IL unused. They winteret
in the chimney and are yet there. jill
has no idea where they came from. Ill
tried to hive them, but they prefer tn
chimney.
The Rockland Opinion declares tina
the good people OF that city wouldn'
tolerate a sea serpent less than 200 or 30
feet long with eyes as big as soup
plates and head the size Of beer-bar
rel. IL a miserable little l5-foot serpen
came into the harbor, we would set tn
dog on him."
For the information OF capitalist
who are to invest in the Shore Lin,
Railroad, Cherry field traders have beef
looking over their accounts to ascertain
the amount paid annually for the trans
portation Of freight. After careful
examination the sum for the past yea
Is found TO be $4,000.
During the Labor Day celebration a
Sebago Lake Deputy Sheriff Newhall en-
deavored TO quiet disturbance which
was being made by a gang OF roughs
when they turned upon him and gave
him pounding, leaving him In bat
shape. Two OF the gang were captured
and on hearing were bound over.
The Bridgton News states "a curious
fact, and yet true, that the farmers o
Maine are manufacturing nearly all tn
ready-made clothing Of the New Eng.
land trade, and supply good deal To-
New York manufacturers, also. For 1
great many years Boston manufacturer
have been shipping clothing to Maine Il
be made up.
They shoot seals down in Cssco Bay
and one day last week a seal hunter rails
ed his rifle to pop away ut n floating ob
ject. which he thought to be seal. iii.
companion suggested that they get near
er before firing, and the suggestion
proved 10 be fortunate one for tn,
floating object. which consisted Of tive
half-drowned individuals clinging TO al
overturned boat.
Hollis X. Nevells lost his life la q
quarry at Green's Landing Thursday
afternoon. lie was charging hole that
had already been fired. Ii is thought q
piece Of fuse or fragment with fire at
tached was left In the hole, for as
Nevells turned In the powder 1t imme
distely exploded, disfguring him be-
yond recognition. He died in few min
utes after the explosion.
Bangor ia not such bad place after
all. The Wing OF Monday says: A man
went into drug store on Sunday, made
purchase and left his change, 81 In
bills, living on the counter. An hour
later, having discovered his loss, he re.
turned to the store and found his money
untouched just where he left It. Many
customers had been in the store mean
while, but none had disturbed 1t.
The Industrial Journal says Esstport
is troubled, and reasonably so. The low
price at which American sardines are
selling places 1t out Of the power OF
Maine packers to successfully compete
with the market and yet put out law
full quality Of fish. Some Of the factO-
ries have shut down temporarily, and II
there Is no Improvement there must be q
still more extensive shut down. The
closing of all the factories In Eastport
alone would throw 1000 persons out Of
employ ment.
At a meeting OF the directors of the
Washington County Railroad Company
the executive committee submitted q
contract for the construction of the road
executed by George p. wescott and