Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-28
lTALk OF THE STATE.

4 COMPANY has been formed to build
the new elevator In Portland, and IL i:
expected that work upon IL will begin al
once.
The cottage for girls at Good VIII
Farm, East Fairfield, will be dedicated
wednei day, July %, the first afternoon
Of the burth annual assembly at the
farm.
A. II + result of runaway and smash.
up at kockland Wednesday, Benjamin
Eastman, aged about -, and John
S,eveniL aged about -, may die, their
injuriej being serious.
4 supmer home for foreign mission
aries, Iyled "Minnie's Seaside Rest. =
has beeb erected at Old Orchard by Mrs.
Charles' Green of Baltimore, and was
dedlcat ID Sunday.
The tbgus check swindle has been sue
ccssfulE worked In Bath by woman,
She IL also said To have worked some
Brunswick merchants. Being woman,
she was allowed TO leave town.
Rohert Nicholson OF Shawmut was
droN NJ while bathing with two Young
or br0iltrs who were so frightened that
they did not give the alarm for sever !
hour. The body was recovered. Age
| IL.
The I year-old child OF Rich ri Lessor
was rur over and killed by train IL
Skowhr Ean Thursday morning, and the
child'- bother, in attempting TO rescue
the chill !, narrowly escaped death her
self.
Fred Brown, an eccentric kenne-
bunkpoit hermit, who had been missing
for som} days, was found by searching
party ID the woods with his throat cut
from eaI to ear. He Is supposed 10 have
committed suicide.
IsaisEE +. Forbes OF Caribou, aged -
years, vi as instantly killed while care
lessly wbrking around the wires at the
electric light plant Wednesday evening,
500 or ! 100 volts passing through his
body. lie leaves widow and two chill
dren.
William 4. Wallace of Westbrook l.
suffering from a bullet wound in the
calf Of his leg, inflicted by highwaymen
Tuesday, night. The same parties, he
says, he'd him up Monday night and
stole I{ece'of tobacco, the only thing
Of any klue that he had about him.
John 'Eillett, a well-known Moosehead
Lake guide, was accidentally shot and
killed bJ his brother Sam Saturday, the
18th, att Northeast Carry. Sam was
firing alta bottle In the water, and John,
thinkingithe shooting was all over, got
up and Walked in front OF Sam just as he
fired. The top Of his head was literally
blown on.
Minot people are all stirred up over
wild mail Of the woods, with highly
tropical eostume and PETER whiskers,
who has been seen Of late by several peO-
pie Of thlt town. The only man missing
from thai section Is Alfred Walker of
South Auburn, a milkmaD who disap-
peared list fall. Mr.. Walker was last
seen In Portland.
There b religious quarrel at Kittery
Point, arising from the fact that the |
Free BAPTIST minister, Rev. A. s. Buz-
zell, adopted boy who his parishioners |
tn0ugnt twas NOT Vi koou patentaSe. |
Accordingly the pastor has been "forci-
bly, asked to resign" and another
preacher Engaged, while Mr.. Buzzell
holds OPPOSITION meetings In hall.
Ex-Governor Joseph II. Williams died
at his hope at Augusta Sunday morn
ing, the 18TH, In his 94th year. When
Hannibal Hamlin in 1856 was
chosen to the United States senate, Mr..
Williams was president Of the senate,
end thus became acting governor. He
declined 10 be q candidate for the posi- '
ton after the expiration OF the year.