Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-11-28
THE VOTE ms WEEK.

0SE-srDED WEEK. OVER TWO rHou
SAND POINTS DEPOSITED AND AL
u FOR MRS SHAW.
| Evidently Miss Deans friends m
holding back this week. OF the twt
thousand and forty points voted sine,
the last issue all arc for Mrs. Shaw.
| The vote this week stands a follows
Mary Haan.snd shaw, Paris. .I34ss
Btesehs q. Dean, ssush Paris, -. I13l4
| MAINE NEWS NOTES.
The dissppearance Of young Knight Al
Bemis promises to remain one Of the un.
solved mysteries OF the Maine woods.
The season Of skating accidents hal
begun. The first Maine victim was 4
boy named Rooney, l6 years old, oil
Auburn, who Was drowned Tuesday.
Saturday afternoon Isaac d. Hixter, q
prosperous farmer Of Belfast, was killed
by falling from load Of hay. He wal
80 years Of age. He leaves . widow.
A Portland couple recently played
their S400th game OF cribbage In two
years, and at the end Of that game the
score stood tie for the whole series Of
games.
Merrill Weber, an aged farmer Of Sid
ney, Is supposed to have committed sui
eide by shooting. The deceased was IS
|, wears OF age, and had been an invalid for
Ave years.
James A. Shepherd, aged 36, was
drowned near 0rr's Island In Casco Bay,
late on Thursday afternoon. He WAS
sailing yacht when the boom Of the
main sheet swung around Unexpectedly,
knocking him into the water. The body
was recovered.
william Skivington, alias John Sears,
committed suicide at the jail In Bangor
Wednesday night by cutting his throat
with pocket knife which he had bor-
rowed earlier In the evening from one Of
his cell mates. He Was serving short
sentence for drunkenness.
Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, master
Of the Maine State Grange, was elected
overseer Of the National Grange at
him In line for promotion 70 the head OF
the order, a position he is most eminent
" fitted 70 Ill.
kennebec Journal: A venerable Port
land pastor proposes to give q grand
reception to those couples whom he has
united in marriage. Now why doesn't
some lawyer give similar function 10
those couples whom he has helped to
shake OF CALLING matrimonial bondss
James T. Atkinson, formerly . promi-
nent hotel man of Biddeford, Me-, COM
United suicide by hanging In his room st
the Hotel Rexford In Boston Thursday.
Mr.. Atkinson was formerly manager Of
q summer hotel. IL Is believed that de-
spondency over money matters led to the
act.
Bath Times: Hereafter the Maine Ma
tiousl Guard will carry Its ammunition
In belts instesd OF In the old-fashioned
cartridge boxes. tis somewhat remark
able, however, that the authorities did
not order powder horns and bullet
pouches TO 60 with the rides that are to
be used.
Flank l.. Given, q well-known bust
mesa man OF Oakland, committed suicide
Sunday by shooting. Mr.. Given Was
one OF the best known men Of Oakland,
a member OF the school board, for many
wears secretary OF Messslonskee Lodge,
No. ll3, T. and A. NJ, and prominent
worker OF the Baptist church.
The steamer Lincoln which was built
In Boston In 1897 by the Kennebec & Bos-
ton Steamboat Co, TO do winter service
between Bath and Boston, and which
made her first trip on this route August
lst, has been sold TO the Florida East
Coss, Railway Co. These are the same
parties who had her under charter las:
winter.
A distressing sffsir occurred Ia Lisbon
Falls Saturday. The little 2 years Old
500 OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ayrchibaid Policy
and the only child,-was playing In the
house, when he got possession OF csrbol-
ic acid bottle. before his mother could
prevent Il, and drank some OF the acid.
A doctor WAS summoned at once and
did all that skill could do, but the poor
little fellow died In great agony Sunday
morning.
Rear Admiral Bradford, u. s. N, has
during the past week been looking ut
available sites for the proposed govern
ment cosling station on Frenchman's
BAY. Options have been secured on Ave
pieces OF property nj different points on
the bay. The rear admiral visited ls
moline Point, eight miles from Ellsworth
Tuesday, where the site which seems to
be looked upon with the greatest favor
Ia located.
No one appreciates more clearly the
large number OF coon cats resident In
Bangor than the citizen who recently ad-
vertised q g. reward for one that WAS lost.
The procession that came TO him re
minded him of Fourth Of July--and
cats, Well, he almost imagined he was
nightmare with feline mani
festStion. He realized when too late his
terrible mistake, but will profit In future
years from the experience.
Clarence Sarson Of Bartlett, n. a.,
freight brakeman on the Mountain Divi-
sion Of the Maine Central, was killed FIJI
day while shifting at Cumberland Mills.
He turned switch for the engine and
then attempted 10 step on the platform
Ia front Of the engine AS Ii passed. In
some manner he missed his footing
and pitched head foremost under the
wheels. The engine was Instantly
stopped and reversed. but II was too late
to save Sarson's life. His bead had
been crushed TO pulp and death had
= 10 N
age and unmarried.
A fatal struggle took place aboard
q fishing smack In Belfast hsrbor Sstur-
dsy night. The smack belonged to Cap
tain Dell Daley Of Vinalhsven. he WAS
abosrd his smack when Captain Eloridge
Robertson Of Belfast came aboard In Q
badly intoxicated condition and made an
attack upon Daley. Daley clinched him
and in the struggle both men were pre-
cipitsted into the water. Daley managed
TO shake himself loose and get back into
his smack, In a bad condition from
wounds and exposure. The next day he
gave himself up to the officers, but was
discharged, as 1t appeared to be clear
case Of self-defence.
Lewiston man was passing through
country district, near the city, one day
recently, when of In q field he saw
boy throwing stones through the glass
of q deserted house. The mans first i'm
pulse WAS to shout to him to stop, but
then he thought that the boys father
should have taught him better things,
and IL WAS not his duty to chastise an
other mans children for their wicked