Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-12-07
MAINE NEWS Morss.

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An inter-collegiate debating league d
to b organized BY tho four Maiae col
leges, II arrangements can b made.
A system Of water works has been put
In In the town OF Brooks during the
present season, supplying about sixty
bulldlngs.
The Wood willard Machine Co., Of
Marlboro, NAss., has been absorbed by
the Portland Locomotive works and will
be removed to Portland.
Ernest Bancroft, the l0-year-old son OF
Riley Bancroft Of Mechanic Falls, was
drowned while skating on Warehouse
Brook Monday afternoon.
Blth ship carpenter By the name Of
Elnathsn X. Campbell got bic right arm
caught In rope that was being wound
on winch, and the arm MAS twisted on
before the engine could be stopped.
A stranger attempted suicide at the
Royal River House ut Yarmouth SUM-
day, the 18th, by taking laudanum. He
Was finally restored to consciousness,
but did not seem grateful to those who
were trying to save him.
A Portland ply stefan IL quoted a say
ing: There are more women Ia Port
land who have Lost the bloom Of youth
over dallying at the card table, until
the wee sma' hours, than those who have
worn themselves out over the stove.n
Three Of the prisoners recently
brought from Massachusetts, broke out
Of Auburn jail Thursday. They sawed
OF two iron bars during the noon hour.
Their liberty was short a. they were re-
captured at Danville Junction later 10
the day.
A boy named Oven Green, son Of an
employee Of the Hollingsworth- Whitney
Co. at Winslow, Was drawn into dry
ing machine In the company's pulp mill
Wednesday afternoon, and drawn over
four dryers before the machine could be
stopped. He was Of course instantly
killed.
A gang OF burglars who have been
working In Lewiston and vicinity have
been captured by the police. Their
names are Fred 81. Cyr and Frank Pei
letter. Pelletier, who IL youthful ras-
cal, made q confession which also impli-
Gated Joe BARRIER. Some stolen property
was recovered.
The many friends OF Chief Justice
Peters will be delighted TO learn Of his
return from Boston. where he has been
undergoing the critical operation upon
his eye at the Carney hospital. The dis
tinguished jurist is 10 excellent health,
and though his eye Ia yet too weak for
eonstan; use, he has been fitted to glasses
aud IL able 10 read fine print with It.
Before the operation Is WAS sightless.
Its strength IL fast returning, and before
many months the chief justice will have
two as good eyes a. belong TO any man
Of his years
A kineo special 10 the Lewiston Jour-
nal says that the hunting season Ia that
region practically closed Wednesday
with the passing down the lake Of the
las, steamer, until winter shall have re-
leased Its hold on Moosehead next May.
IL has been q good season, second to
none. according to Mr.. Judkins OF the
Mount kineo house; 80 deer, 30 moose
heads and six caribou heads have passed
through there this fall, figures which 90
far "a moose and caribou are concerned,
include only animals brought down the
lake on steamers.
A well-known Portland insurance man
recently rode from Bangor TO Bath with
a Clergy man whom he knew well. The
two went TO Bath hotel for dinner,
hanging their overcoats side by side.
Dinner over, the insurance man got
his pipe from his overcost pocket
and after q good smoke put IL back,
as he thought. But later Ia the
dsy, when be Was on the train for
home. he felt In his pocket for his pipe
and discovered that he had by mistake
placed Il In the clergyman's overcoat
pocket. He has not yet recovered II, but
Il not quite sure whether the joke 10 on
him or the minister.
The body Of Hiram Cannon Of Naples,
who disappeared eleven weeks ago, was
found Monday about two miles from his
home. Although the vicinity was
searched at the time Of his disappear
suce, no sign Of him was found. There
are no indications OF foul play. Mr..
Cannon was an old man OF about 20
years, and IL seems evident that he wan
dered into the woods aud got bewilder-
ed. Finally, becoming exhausted, he
lay down and died. The
place where he Was found had not been
searched, rs 1t WAS not thought that he
would pass the main road without real
ixing where he was. But hundred men
had searched within = stones throw OF
where the body lay. When found the
body Was badly decomposed, but per-
fectly recognizable.