Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-19
ITEMS OF MAINE NEWS.

The post office st Wiscasset was enter
ed for A second time "Wednesday night
and an unsuccessful attempt made TO
blow up the safe 10 that portion OF the
building used ass custom house The
burglars obtained nothing OF value In
either place.
It's no use irving TO stop them. You
might a. well let them have their oSn
way and take the chances. A Bath boy
whose parents would not allow him TO
plsy on the regular foot ball team en-
gagged In a scrub game At the school last
week and one Of his collar bones was
broken.
The Bangor fire department had
grand parade Thursday afternoon, and a
psir Of horses ran away with steamer.
crashing into crowd Of people. By
the prompt action Of two policemen the
horses we're stopped before anybody was
killed. but the two officers and the driver,
who vas thrown of, were considerably
Injured.
James +. Gsllant, aged 10, sud john
Moran Of Bangor went out shooting sun
dsy Ia the woods near Mount Hope Gem
e;ery, and q 4llsnt struck branch OF
tree with the butt Of his shot gun while
IL WAS cooked. The gun was discharged
and the charge entered his left side, tear
ING /; out fearfully. His companion ran
20 \ house some distance away aud Sc
cured aid, the Injured boy being taken 10
the Y,stern Maine General hospital,
where he died from his wounds.
Andrew York shot Joseph Petro at
Riley's Monday morning, putting one
bullet into Petro's neck and another into
his shoulder, aud then jumped through q
window. sash, glass aud all. and ran. tie
US. e,o,ured ia a house near Livermore
Falls. York WAS stone mason, VINO
had eeen boarding with Petro, and there
seem 20 have been two c4uses Tor the diiii-
entity between the men. oGe was the
undne favor which Mrs. Petro showed
10 York. and the other difference OF
oniniou with regard 10 lorks board
h'Il Petro's wounds are serious, Out
are probably not fatal. The revoive,
VAS ~ eslibre. fred n; short range, ana
with apparent intent to Kill
No, long ago, while searching TOT oio
I,aixn relics at Weber Pond, Gay
Vickery. of Augusts, had the Rooo
fortune 10 unearth large carved stone
"a HIGH was probably an Indian goa,
IN. image Is about 30 inches tall, ana
will weigh fully IS pounds. IL Is IN toe
o,,r az a fiinf-like stone, and the outlines
| ~ the ehisel. or whatever Instrument
WAS used 10 the carving, are plainly ais
csrnjhle. Several Of the features are
,s,v clear 10 make out. The Image has
nssn shown Ia many who are well up 10
en-. ,.lj. hunting art. notable smona
,ss,n heing \ Boston man who has spent
years In making collection OF ino'a'
rs,;cs and all pronounce IL GOOD speel
,,sn -, the work Of the ancient tribes o.
Indians.
.ompsuy is being organized In Lew
,s,a, ~ 30 10 the K.ondike. Tne com
80 IA limited 20 twenty men, eseh ON
horn /. 10 coutributs $500 ~ IN
80 nit i Of $4,000. They will go II
linz vessel. which will carry nv
re,r.' provisions, besides cargo ~ y
su,.h goods as are most neeoed ~ ss
SnSnins regions. They will round zap
In-a In the latter part OF the winter.
ab;,.h xill be midsummer In thtt nen
'ns,s--,nd expect 10 get TO the us,ne
n,n, the time the season opens. s ~
- 40 no mining they thiok the
-; 10 make = profit out OF their caIxo
,ua sasa,i.ri,y Of the expedition y ina
s,,hongh Lewiston Is an inland Guy, "
- .r,.v and officers will be mace
from residents Of that city.