Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-02
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Wallace Speering and wife Rose, aget
~ and rs years respectively, wers
drowned In the Penobscot River at winr
Sunday afternoon.
George kenney Of Portland, about 81
years OF age, was drowned Monday of
Ram Island by the capsizlng Of 4 punt
la which he was hauling travis.
The Lewiston Sun sees q hopeful sigu
OF the times In the fAct that the re
cent Bstes-Colby debate 1T Lewiston
drew larger crowd than the Sears
Rosenhurg boxing match, and the pugil-
istic event was very pretty scrap, too.
Rev. DIR. J. G. Merrill, II Is announced,
IL 10 retire from the Christian Mirror, OF
which paper he has been editor for many
years. He will either re-enter the min
try. or accept an offer, rendered him a
few days ago, to become connected with
a college In one Of the central states.
Bucksport likes to refer TO Its gram
mar school and former teachers thereof.
Three Of them are now judges-Judge
Trip Of Isnkton, South Dakota, lately
appointed member Of the samoan CON-
mission, Judge Emery Of the Supreme
Court of Maine, aud Judge Bonney OF
the Cumberland Superior Court.
Freight train No. s. on the Maine Gen.
trail Railroad ran over man and killed
him about three miles from Foxcroft at
noon Tuesday. The man, whose identity
has not been learned, was asleep just
beyond curve In the road, and the en-
gineer could not stop the locomotive Ia
time. The body was badly mutilated.
Eluther Rousseau, aged 81, and Charles
Lsgasse, aged 2s, both living on Island
Street In Lewiston, near the Androscog-
gin River, were drowned at O'Clock
Thursday morning. They were gather
log driftwood on the river, and their
boat WAS upset by log striking Il.
Rousseau leaves wife and three small
LAgasse only wife. Both
we're well known among the French resi-
dents.
Mrs. Adeline Moore Of Gardiner IL
said 10 have concealed the possession Of
a large property for many years by an
appearance OF strsitened cir
When she died her house
WAS found TO contain scrip, gold and
checks 20 large smount. One check
for 81 500 was originally good, but Mrs.
Moore's cautious reluctance 10 let any
one know about II destroyed It's value,
as the giver of 1t has long since been
IL Is thought that the prop
erty thus carefully concealed amounts
20 $4,000.
Bowdoin College this year has had
Dne OF the finest glee clubs OF any college
% the country. A gentleman interested
% the college has made proposition TO
the glee club for trip 10 Europe
his summer, where concerts will be
given in leading cities. The plan would
,e 70 advertise the organization, not
,uly for its musical merit, but a. an Illus |
ration OF the college songs Of the coun- |
~, through which people in foreign |
ands would get an idea OF college life In |
America. IL would be great trip for |
he boys.
kennebec Journal: Do the press and |
he public along the coast remember |
what they were doing just year ago.
Probably they have forgotten, for the |
Ia not one TO give much pride |
n pleasure. They were trembling with
error over the bussboo OF = Spanish |
leei, and were wsiling for 4 special ses-
ion OF the legislature 20 build them gun
,oats to drive off the expected invaders.
Their ridiculous panic resulted 10 de-
irving them OF summers growth, 10
ured the resort business, and made them
oundly ridiculed all over the country.
Henry Dumar, q negro, who was con-
med In York County jtil at Alfred on
he charge Of breaking and entering
ottsge at kennebuukport, pending trial
n May, escaped from jail Tuesday night.
tuesday afternoon he had trouble
With the corridor man, and WAS confined
o the dungeon, where IL was intended
o keep him several days. With some
harp instrument he dug through the
walls and escaped through the ventilstor
q the roof, sliding down the lightning
DDS to the ground. He Is the flfth man
Sho has escaped by the way OF the
ghtning rods since they have been In