Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-17
THE WEEK In MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.


BY order OF City Marshal Wing the
crying OF SUNDAY papers was forbidden
In the streets Of lewiston.
Many Maine mother Is happy that
the examination Of the medical board IL
80 rigid, but the boys look at 1t differ
entity.
ats an III wind that blows nobody
good" The vessel With q cargo OF lum-
her which went ashore at Swans Island
recently furnished cheap plank for much
needed sidewalks.
Murray Cunningham, a prominent
lumberman, formerly Of Oldtown, but
for two years past a resident OF Bangor,
was drowned Wednesday nj Seeb0omook
dam, by the capsi2ing Of canoe. lie
was about sixty years Of age and leaves
two sons.
Two girls, the children OF Benjamin
Edwards OF Mouson, were drowned 10
the quarry mt that place Tuesday even.
Ing. They had been playing near the
quarry only q short time, when their
mother, ~rchinS for them, found the
bodies In the water.
| Frank G.. Sawyer Of Baldwin COM
mitted suicide Saturday night, the 18th,
by shooting himself through the temple
With q revolver. He vas forty-three
years old, unmarried and was man uni
vrrs,lly respected In the community
He hsd served as town clerk and had
been one Of the selcctmen OF Baldwin
for nine years. For the past year he has
been Ia very poor health, having been
siilicted With nervous trouble.
| John Neil WIS run over and killed by
An electric csr on the Portsmouth, Kit
terry and York Beach Railroad Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Nell was well-to-do
resident Of Kittery Foreside, 81 years 4
age, and was very desf. He was return
Ing from the post Office. and attempted
To cross the track IN fr'nt NJ a car. near
hi. residence. lie WAS knocked down
AMI rolled between the rails. The " r.
diet exonerates the Railroad company
from blame. Mr.. Neil leaves wife, one
son and daughter.
Bepi. Cousins Of Bar Hsrbor. late OF
the lat Maine Heavy Artillery, IL ssid
tn hsv. had more bullets put into him
| IN IN any one soldier who fought In the
civil war. Cousins has bullets 10 his
body, his arms and bis legs, and his
right shoulder was shattered by 8
piece az railroad iron. but he SAYS II II
was not for that lame shoulder b,
would 90 To Cuba TO fight the SIP IN
isrds. IL Was before Petersburg th'
morning Of June IL, 1864, during an ss
s1nlt upon the enemy's works that
| Cousins received three huckshot, eigh
MIME balls and = piece OF railroad iron
all at one volley, striking him 10 DIFF
ierent places, aud vet he mirsculously
escaped death. For all these wounds
Cousins draws pension from the gov
ernment OF slG per month.
The probate Office Of Washington
County enjoys the unique distinction o
having enrolled on lie records the las
will and testament of the lamentet
Charles \. Dams, editor OF the New Yorl
Sun. This circumstance IL supposed Il
have come about through some business
trans ,ction In which Mr.. Dana becam
involved through his brother, Davii
Dana, who IL still living st West Lube
In this county. IL Is said that few
years ago David Dana was very III ant
that some Of bis towusmen wrote To hi
distinguished brother setting forth tn
circumstances and telling him that Davit
WAS 10 reduced circumstances finsncisll.
and was 10 consequence In need OF msn.
OF the comforts OF life. Charles 4. Dan
was In Europe at the time, but his son
Paul Dana, took steps 10 secure hi
uncle's comfort and freedom from want
IL Is supposed that In some way an
for some purpose piece of propert
WAS transferred from David TO Charlie
either because the former would not &C
cept help from his brother grstuitously
or for some other good reason, and
was this ownership Of land In the count
that msde IL necessary 10 have the vii
probsted here. DAvid's name Is no
mentioned In the will. David Dana ha
long had n most supreme contempt 10
the abilities OF his famous brother. an
has held the distinguished editor In n
great esteem. He Il now employed &
look after the West Lubec lead mines
which are soon 10 be started up agsi
after several years Of idleness.