Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-01
ITEMS OF MAINE NEWS.

A prisoner walked out Of Alfred jail
Thursday night, and at last accounts
had not been captured.
Rufus +. Mcdonald, aged D, = clerk
In . jewelry store In Saco, died Tuesday
afternoon while having twenty-eight
teeth pulled by local dentist.
The encampment Of the Department Of
Maine, G. A. R., WAS held at Lewiston
last week. Rev. c. A. Southland Of Lew
iston WAS chosen department commander.
There Il no sign Of weakening on eth.
er side, In the cotton mill strike. A
large number Of the French Canadian
operatives of Biddeford have removed to
Canada since the strike began.
1t IL hardly necessary to say that busl-
ness In the rural portions Of Maine Il
practically at . standstill, and has been
for some time on account Of the depth
Of snow. The amount Of the snowfall IL
almost beyond precedent.
It was a great surprise to Portland
people to learn that william Chenery,
cashier In the Portland post office, who
died Friday, Feb. 18th, left shortage Of
about 10000 In his accounts. He had
been an employee Of the post Office for
nesrly forty years, and was universally
trusted and highly respected.
Walter S,nds, aged IL, fagmsn at the
station at Ellsworth, was run over by q
car there Monday morning while assist
ing In handling long train, which was
not part OF his duty. He slipped on
the ice between cars and was badly
crushed and msngled. He died that at
ternoon. His parents live In East Wilton.
Mary Emma Chapman, daughter OF
Geo. G. Chapman Of Dsmariscotta, CON-
mitted suicide by hanging Tuesday
morning. She had been In poor health
for some months. She had been post
mistress In that town for years and was
highly appreciated by all. She was
forty-eight years Of age and unmarried.
Dependency was the cause Of the sui
eide.
The body Of james Carpenter, an
Euglishmsn living 10 hut Ia Pittston,
on the shores Of the kennebec River,
WAS found Friday morning several rods
from his hut In the snow. IL Ia reported
that ne had been drinking heavily OF
late. He was about Is years old and
leaves widow and three children. COro-
ner Hildrelh was called and decided an
inquest unnecessary.
This Gardiner urchin understood the
domestic affairs OF his home too well TO
be blinded by any Theoretical mathemat-
icSl computations. The teacher asked
him the following question: III your
father gave your mother $50 and soon
after gave her $40 more. what would
she havef'' Quick as a fash came the
answer. "A At" To say that the sedate
teacher didn't smile, would be whop-
per.
A sad accident occurred In Rockport
about , o'clock Sunday afternoon. X.
T.. A. Shibles MAS warming some car
tridges in pump house 10 one Of the 5.
+. and II. 5. shepherd qusrries when by
some unknown reason the cartridges
. EXPLODED and as q result Mr.. Shibles was
severely Injured and It's believed that he
cannot live. The pump house VAS en-
tirely destroyed, Mr.. Shibles being
thrown into the quarry several feet be-
low.
Omar LittleHeld, young man, unmar-
ried and - years OF sge, living 10 Green
vile. was frozen TO death recently when
on hunting trip with william Marsh.
The men were lost owing to the heavy
snow storm, aud remained In the forest
u day aud night, near brook, from
which Littlefeld drank profusely, at
once becoming unconscious. Marsh
gave his companion a part OF his
and worked over him all night.
The following morning the two men
were rescued bv searching party. Lit
tlefield died Friday morning. Marsh
froze his face and both hands.