Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-16
THE WEEK In MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
+. A. Chase of Lewiston has been
elected principal OF the John II. Rollins
school ut Lawrence, Mass.
Harry Gibson Of Marlboro, Mass, 20
years OF age, was drowned while bathing
at Goose Pond, Cumberland, Monday.
The story of the '.only Maine whaling
vessel has so far called out stories OF
two other Maine whalers, with perhaps
more to follow.
Two men, evidently tramps, made an
unsuccessful attempt to rob traveller
on the road between Fairfield Centre and
Watervllle, Friday.
A burglar was accidentally captured
at Deering and incidentally escaped 0y
using horse shoe for key. Later he
was captured in Bath.
viualhaveu always has something OF
interest to the newspapers and the latest
Is the fact that there are now 20 secret
organizations in that town.
Arthur Cote and William Iachance,
who had been bound over on the charge
Of breaking into Biddeford store,
escaped from the lookup Tuesday.
The Union Granite Co., which has its
works at Friendship, Long Island, Me-,
il the lowest bidder on portion OF the
Brooklyn, n. V, park work at s6o,oOo'
The school fund and mill tax for 1888
has been apportioned. IL amounts 10
s5lS, lS5, against S5l i,39S in 1871. Inc
total number of scholars In the state Is
pos, 52s.
The town OF kenncbunkport has voted
against the proposition Of the Mousam
Water Company to put in water works
to supply the town at the annual hydrant
rental of $1,000.
Melville Moulton of Saco, while driv-
ing hay rake. was kicked by his horse.
His knee cap was shattered, being broken
in five places, and the bones OF the lower
leg were also fractured.
man fishing off wharf ut Biddeford
a few DAYS since hooked keg Of whiskey
that had been sunk in the river. The
fishing industry Is reported to have
taken a big boom at Biddeford.
The prospect OF an entering class OF
i25 st Bowdoin is giving the authorities
something to think about, for there are
not facilities nj present for comfortably
quartering such number In one class.
The plush machinery In the South
Portland plush mill WAS sold at auction
Tuesday to Hind Il Harrison. plush
manufacturers of Utica, y. Y, Tor
81 900. Its appraised value was about
ST., 900.
The Bath Iron Works has secured a
contract from the United States govern
meut for the construction OF light snip
Mt A cost OF about $4,000. From ten
months 10 a year will be required 10
build her.
OF course we are bound TO believe IL,
viz. that a fox trap which was set In the
town OF Thomaston 60 years ago and
lost was found a few days since In
almost as good condition as the day
IL was set.
Seth Hall collected a wheelbarrow load
of coal that he found cropping out on
his farm in Nobleboro, a few days since,
aud feels a little excited lest he have n
coal mine few inches below the surface
Of his farm.
Manuel Cation, living In the south part
OF Wiscasset, in his ninetieth year, AZ
tempted suicide by taking Paris green
| Ills rash act was discovered and the
timely arrival OF physician with
stomach pump saved his life.
The directors of the Washington
/ County railroad and county commits
| .ioners met at Machias Thursday. The
/ towns are 10 be called on IN vote half n
million dollars in aid OF the road July
% The prospects are encouraging.
II we could only have had such re-
wards OF merit ss this In the old school
days, The pupils OF the Sherman Mills
/ school who do not miss on the previous
day are given permission To do their
STUDYING under the trees in the school
ward We wonder IL the Young people
1 get bulletins OF the next days weather.
A riverman who arrived at Norridge-
wock Wednesday night, stated that the
entire crew Of log drivers struck for
higher wages one day last week. Their
demands were AZ once granted and all
are getting - cents per day more than
before. This is the first strike known
among the log drivers on the kennebec.
4 child PLAYING on the Grand Trunk
/ track near the Rochester transfer station,
/ Portland. was struck and killed by train
/ Thursday afternoon. despite all efforts
/ 10 stop the train. The child was Eva
Julia Waters, years OF age. She had
gone on picnic with some older girls,
and had got out OF their sight.
One Gardiner dog has good friend In
cat. 4 intrusive canine called around
and tried 10 rob this particular dog OF
his supper. The cat of the house didn
propose 10 allow any such impertinence
To be consummated so she leaped on the
iutruder's back. After pussy had exc
cu,ed few fancy steps the intruder
was glad 10 take 10 his heels.
George futile of Pennington Falls,
reports that when, on his way home
from Somerset county where he sold a
lot OF wagons, h. was near New Sharon
stranger asked for ride. Tuttle took
him and carried him about half mile
and dropped him, the stranger saying he
was going another way. Soon after
reaching home. futile discovered that
his pOcketbook was missing with the
$500 in il.
The talk aroused concerning an old
silver mine in Guilford, because some
Boston men recently inspected ii, leads
the Piscatsquis Observer TO remark that
il might be well for capitalists to turn
their attention TO an abandoned slate
quarry in the same town. Maine hasn't
very many productive mines OF either
silver or gold but she has ample re-
sources just as profitable, as the shrewd-
est observers have already discovered.
At the Continental mills at Lewiston
portion Of the weavers have gone out,
claiming that the increase when paid
Thursday was not so much as promised.
In consequence operatives in other de-
partments of the mill are thrown out, so
that about six hundred are idle. Agent
Estes says the amount of the advance is
what was agreed upon by several of the
other mills on the same class Of goods