Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-09
MAINE Mews Norss.

PArson Poaroon eAyn tnas - nal
rather have . hay crop raised u -
streets Of Portland than . crop Of drunk
ards.
The Kennebsc County jail was ono
tho MeccA Of tramps, bat for the pas
year the commissionSrs Of that county
have not had singae tramp bill 70 ap
prove.
The enforcement wave has strucl
have passed . resolution declaring that
the liquor law should be strictly en-
forced.
The Maine Music Festivals of last
week, ut both Bangor and Portland
were artistic and financial successes, and
there 10 no doubt that they win be 70
pested next year.
A drummer with sample shirt waists
for men has arrived In Bath, and all the
men folks are going 70 buy them for
house costumes, just TO get used 70 them
before next summer.
Thos. Butler, Jr., Of watefville, aged
~ years, took large dose Of carb0lic
acid Monday and died within an hour
The cause 10 supposed to be the fact that
Buffers wife has applied for divorce.
Harrison Carr Of Bucksport, so years
of age, and prominent In town affairs,
took his life by drowning In the Penob-
scot River. He had been III and pre-
sumably his mind had become affected.
The divers who are blasting for co.l
at Small Point have brought up part Of
the ship Hanover. wrecked ut that spot
In 1919. IL has been suggested that the
coal discoveries there were due 70 the
wreck OF some coal laden craft, years
ago.
Ten or dozen engineers are now at
Madison surveying for the dam and pa
per mill which 10 to be built - soon 40
plans can be completed. Il 10 hoped
work upon the dam can be commenced
this fall, and the paper mill, early In the
spring.
The will OF the late Judge Haskell 10
reported to be the shortest ever filed 10
Cumberland County. 1t contains thirty.
four words. When II comes TO purely
personal matters the good lawyer under
stands the uselessness Of legal verbiage
and circumlocution.
Alansou Locke, 20, . Mercer farmer,
was thrown from bis carriage and sus-
tanned shock thst caused death 10 three
hours. Mr.. Locke Was veteran OF the
civil war, member Of the g. A. r.. =
deacon In the Methodist church, and
Mason. He 10 survived By . wife and
two daughters, the latter living In
Minnesota.
Some time during Sunday night
burglars visited the store Of the j. =.
jameson Co. at Cornish and carried
away moe than dirty dollars worth Of
goods, mostly clothing, boots and shoes.
They effected IN entrance through win
dow. No clev b hsd OF the burglars.
The fraternity show q preference to this
store, Visiting 1t about every two years.
County Attorney McCann OF Andres
coggiu County has concluded that the
surrounding the death of
Miss Jessie Cobb, whose body was found
In the river at Lewiston on Sept. y, call
for the holding Of 40 Inquest, and one
will be convened at once. IL has been
learned that about three months ago
Miss Cobb, whose home Was at Poland,
refused an Offer Of marriage made by
man Who said he would kill her II he
found her Ia the company Of any other
man. IL has also becn learned that the
girl Was In the company OF young man
on the Saturday night before she disap-
peared on Sunday. II seems well settled
that Miss Cobb WAS murdered and her
body Afterward thrown In the river.
A peculiar and disastrous accident oc-
Cured 10 the store Of Savage & Dunton
II Jsckman Wednesday morning. Dun
ton was showing Savage how new ne
peating shot gun worked, when In some
way the cartridge was exploded. The
run burst and the conclusion ignited
ZONE cartridges and dynamite near at
hand, causing q terrific explosion which
stunned and injured the men. When
hey resalned consciousness the room
vas full OF smoke and flames. Savage
rroped his way to the door, while out |
,iders rushed In and carried Dunton |
,ut. Abel Kimball, Who WAS In an ad- |
oining store, was knocked down by the |
'orce Of the explosion. Mrs. Savage, /;
who WAS In the living rooms over the
store, jumped from q window aud sus-
aimed injuries which may prove serious.
rhe two store buildings OF Savage &
Dunton and Abel KImball were burned,
Ilso q houseboat lying In Moose River.