Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-04-28
TALK OF THE STATE.
winterport has voted for water works

winterport has voted for water works.
Applications for the position OF usher
In Portland's prospective theatre have
been received.
II Is reported that the Bar Harbor
saloons are open and will stay open
through the summer.
A Knox County man has his second
wife but hasn't yet removed the body OF
his first wife from the receiving tomb.
The big rattlesnake at Greenwood
garden. Peaks Island, has just COM
ple,ed an unbroken fast that lasted a
year.
John Connolly. 65 years old, an EN-
ploye of the Lewiston city farm, was
found floating In the river Monday. lie
had been on Sunday spree.
Judge Haskell has appointed Governor
Cleayes receiver Of the Granite State
Proyident Association. The appoint
ment gives universal satisfaction.
Samuel Rose, an eccentric Saco farmer,
who was burned recently while burning
brush on his premises, has died OF his
burns. He had a comfortable property,
bat lived alone in poverty. He was 81
years of age.
One-third Of the big dam across the
river az Caribou went out Tuesday night,
the damage being estimated at 10000
This leaves the town without lights or
water. Ii Is thought doubtful II the
dam Is ever rebuilt.
Willie. only child Of Mr.. and Mrs
Fernsld Keene Of 0tisfield, was shot and
ius,sntly killed Wednesday. He was
plsying with gun in the house wher
the accident took place. He was ter
wears old aud the idol of his parents.
A Canadian Pacific train ran into :
| washout near Greenville Monday, ant
most of the train left the track. Three
Young Norwegian immigrants, who were
standing on the car platform, wer'
killed. The coroner finds the railroad
In no way culpable.
An important rumor Is a6oat In Ban
gor 10 the effect that the Maine Contra
l. TO double track the line from Bango
TO Oldtown, a distance of twelve miles
and that the second track will be uset
as an electric railway. The cars vii
make half hour trips and run on fas
time.
Charles Shaw, aged IL years, Freedom
shaw. IA wears, sons of Leander Shaw
and Carl, aged 10 years, son OF VIM
Matthews, were drowned Sunday q
North Cutler. They were In boat try
ling TO bail out another, when both boat
Overturned. All the bodies were recoy
cred.
The Bates College disputants wO
/ from Boston University Thursday nigh
| In the first championship debate Of tn
New England Collegiate Debatin
League in Faneuil Hall. A large al
dience was In attendance and when tn
result was announced the victors wer
cheered.
"Something happened Sunday tbs
never occurred before" said Static
Agent C. C. Benson to Lewiston So
representative Monday. "A half mi
lion of logs which were cut above Run
ford Falls, passed through Lewiston o
log train. The train consisted OF
cars and was bound for Livermore Fal
for the Otis Falls Pulp Company"
The particular feature of the speci
meeting Of the Auburn city governmeI
which was held Monday evening was Il
report of the state assayer, who ms
passed his judgment upon the quality
Jamaica rum sold at the Auburn liqut
9 agency and pronounced It Of poor gus
;lity. There was bit OF a sensatit
among the city fathers when this repo
J was read.
n The Grand Lodge Of Good Templar
i at its session at Bangor last week, cho
r these officers:
el Grand Chief Tempiar. Grant Rogers, BIZ
q mond.
: Grand Counsellor. Rev. L. v. Stevens. Oh
i Grand Vice Templar, Mrs. A. 8. your
Grand Secretary, Geo. Z. Bracket, Belfsst:
Grand Superintendent Of Juvenile Tempt
!? Nrs. =. Z. Caine, Wsterville.
~ Grand Chaplain Rev. 5. W. Churchan' ~
% Grand Marshal. W. r. Husehins. OAKLAND.