Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-11-17
TALK OF THE STATE.

North Arson Il agitating the forma-
ton Of village improvement society.
Braxton Reed, a Portland colored man,
aged - years, committed suicide with q
revolver Wednesday.
Portland is said to have more clubs of
one kind and another. than any two
other cities OF the state combined.
One Bath man rejoices 10 the possession
OF no less than four new hats which
came to him with the election OF Mckin-
ley.
John Sleeves. blacksmith aged 80
years, at work In Lebanon, was drowned
| in the salmon Falls River. IL Ia thought
he fell from the railroad bridge. Rum
did II.
In one room In the Maine Central
general Offices among Others are en-
ployed son Of Joseph II Mtnley, n
nephew OF Arthur Sewall and nephew
/ OF Thomas Il. Reed.
A West Pennington lad OF IL, Arthur
Farmer. has been arrested charged with
entering the hardware store OF Harley
/ Greenwood. He was caught In the act
/ by officers who were watching.
/ Joseph Msilley, alias Magee, OF West
/ brook, Is 10 Jail charged with burglary
| OF the store OF RoseDburg Bros. In that
city. He has confessed the crime. Some
/ $500 worth OF goods were found in his
/ possession.
Early Monday afternoon, Alfred Gillis
of Bath, aged l6, was found hanging by
clothes line In a planning mill in that
! city. Life had been extinct for several
hours. He had been In poor health
many years, which caused the suicide.
la digging In the cellar OF an old Port
land house on Congress Street, cutlas.
was unearihed. IL had marks OF blood
or rust on the blade, but nobody knows
how long il has been there. The house
Is said TO have been built previous to
1880.
Hermann Hoops OF Brooklyn, y. Y,
was accidentally shot by carelessly
resting his arm over the muzzl,
OF shot gun, while riding in a buck
board near Joe Niles' camp, on Dead
River. As soon as surgeon could bt
procured, the arm was amputated, but
on account OF the loss OF blood and In
ability TO procure medical aid In season,
Mr.. Hoops died about two hours aftei
the operation. He leaves a wife and two
children.
There was drowning accident al
Warren Wednesday forenoon. The vie
tim was a colored man usmed Peters
who was employed by Gleason Young
fIe was standing on the tlumc OF tn,
dam near the mill and drawing a boa
up by the painter. The force OF thu
water began TO hold the boat back anC
a, he continued 10 hold on 10 the rop'
he Was finally drawn into the water ant
drowned before aid could arrive. Tn,
body was recovered in the afternoon.
Philip Marquand Of Boston, we'll
known society man, IL wanted In Main,
for illegal killing OF moose in clos,
time, and requisition has been made FOL
him and granted By the governor o.
Massachusetts,. IL Is the first time tina
a man WAS ever brought from another
state for violation of the game laws
MaGquand l. not at home, and his friends
say he left the matter with la~yeI
when he left Maine, with the under
standing that il was 10 be fixed up with
out his presence being required.
A North WATERFORD girl ia entitled L
a medal for her pluck In teaching q
quartette OF trsmps lesson. She was
in charge of the post office when th'
tramps came In and asked for something
TO eat. The young lady gave them some
bread and cheese and In answer 10 Their
inquiry II she were alone, she replied
that she was not When thev inquired
who was with her, she pulled six
shooter out ot convenient drawer and
limited that that made very satisfactory
companion In the presence OF suci
scimps So she WAS facing. The tramp'
agreed with her and lighted out with al
| Speed.