Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-06
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
aRIEFlY TOLD.


The village Of Ocean Park wishes to
be set of from the town Of Old Orchard
and annexed to Saco.
The Sandy River Road Is sbolishing
It's grade crossings and filling up its
trestles, and will make travel safer than
staying at home.
PR. Landry, aged 30, Of Franklin
Falls, N. H. dropped dead on the street
In Lewiston Monday. He leaves wife
and family in New Hampshire.
Charley Bianchi, James Easmotti, and
companion, name unknown, all Italian
laborers. were drowned near Black Is
land on Greene Island ledge by the cap
sizing Of a sail boat Sunday.
There is one good thing about poor
sidewalks, after all. While other towns
and cities have trouble with bicycllsts
on the sidewalks, Bucksport says IL Is
never afflicted that way for the streets
are better than the sidewalks.
Edward B. Bryant OF Camden was
drowned by the capsiziug Of boat Sum-
day afternoon while returning to his
home from the Islands. He was in COM
pany with two other men who were
saved. Bryant leaves widow.
The body OF an unknown man was
found floating In log jam In the 81.
Croix river Friday afternoon near Union
mills. The face was so badly dishgured
as to be unacceptable, but from the
appearance Of the body II had probably
been In the water for week or more.
This Is the kind Of story Friendship
correspondent sends out: IAN East
side fellow went out to see his best girl,
one evening recently, fell asleep on the
sofa, and did not awake till morning.
Fearing the laugh OF his neighbors, he
dared not venture home till the evening
shadows again began 10 fall"
A sad accident occurred Friday near
Rockland. Four young boys were out
sailing when their boat capsized and one
Of the party, Almon Davis, was drown
ed. The others were picked up In an
unconscious condition. Young Davis
was but IL years Of age and was the son
OF Robert Davis Of North Haven.
The joke Il on one Of Iewiston's husi-
ness men whose wife has been away for
few weeks. Some friends called on
him the other day. and after observing
the condition OF the house had large
sign blouse Girl Wanted" aud placed II
on his door while he was away. Luckily
he found the sign before his wife reached
home.
Speaking OF It's being an of year on
apples, there Is famous orchard In
Greene, with over 1000 bearing trees,
which has two apples in Il. One OF
them looks weak and will drop of. The
other is the abiding place Of green
worm and will not reach maturity.
Thus the record will be broken and no,
an apple gathered.
A strike OF fifty can-makers In the
sardine factories at Lubec has thrown
out OF work $50 other help. The demand
was for two cents per case advance.
The owners have refused TO advance
wages, and as the strikers are determin.
ed to hold out, IL Is thought the factories
will close. The employees will seek EN-.
ployment elsewhere.
The crookcdest brook In America I:
the No Name Pond brook beside which
the new Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath
electric rosd runs for some distance be-
low Crowley's. The Songo River |:
not In IL with this crooked little stream
II Ia so crooked that suckers caught
there have curvature Of the spine, &C
cording TO local fisherman.
Sunday night, the 18th. an electric
street car OF the Bangor, Orono and Old
town Railway ran over Edward ). Dort
Of Bangor, blacksmith, aged 80 years
who was sitting on the track, killing
him almost instantly. He was seated In
the shade OF q tree, and the motormaI
did not see him until the car struck him
He was veteran Of the civil war. and
leaves son and three young daughters
Immediately following the Moses rs.
signment, Bath had another aud greater
sensation. IL Is announced that Hon
Fritz II. Twitchell, the intimate bushes:
associate OF Mr.. Moses. Is an embezzlel
OF $50, 900 OF the funds Of the Worumbt
Manufacturing Co., the defslcations GOV
ering period Of dozen years. Mr.
Twitchell Is prominent 10 business snt
social circles, has been mayor Of Batf
and representative In the legislature, ant
Is at present a member Of the governor
council.
During a quarrel Saturday night, thu
27th, between John Smart and Pau
Peters, two well-known guides at kineo
Peters shot Smart through the left lung
Smart died the next day. Peters gav'
himse up to the sheriff and was taker
to Dover for hearing. His attorney
argued that the killing was justiilsble
Probable cause was found, and Peter
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