Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-01

price OF spruce has caused CONSERVATION
on the Penobscot and hennebec, but IL Is
hoped that prices will recover little.
IL ia figured out in Caribou that one
firm alone has shipped enough potatoes
so that 10 the cars loaded with them were
plsced one after the other they would
make a string four miles long.
The Lewiston sun saws that 10 one
week $40. 600 worth Of Poland water wss
sold, and even then all the orders could
not De filed. And the Rlcssrs deserve
ST the success they are winning.
The lumber manufacturers OF Maine
and New Brunswick met AZ Bangor last
week and formed an association known
as the Eastern Lumber Manufacturers
Association, snd adopted scale OF
prices.
Alonzo L. Cakes Of Bangor, who
brought suit against the Maine Central
Railroad Co. on account OF the death OF
his wife in the Mt. Desert Ferry acct
dent OF Aug. 9Th, last, secured verdict
for $500 The company admitted
liability and the case was tried simply
on the question of amount OF damages.
A check for $3.50 TO defray expenses
OF trip 20 the Paris exposition u nice
little present. This was given Professor
PuriugtOu the other day by graduAt's
OF the Huntington normal school. IL
must be gratifying 20 the faithful teach
er 20 receive such a substantial token Of
the loyalty and gratitude Of his old
pupils.
The Boston journal says the johnny
cake. once the glory and 10Y OF the Van
KEGS. IL ''r pid,y becoming only mem
orv." Evidently the msn who wrote
that hasn't travelled in the farming ~
gious OF Maine recently. Or was II writ
ten when the meal was nearly finished
and when the iohunycSke WAS disappear
ing, in the way Il always does:
At meeting cf the faculty OF Bovdoin
College Monday, President HYDE an
nounced that General Thomas n. Hub
bard OF New York, BOwdoin 81, hsd
presented the college with $4,000 70
be used for the erection Of new library
building. The building will occupy the
south end Of the campus aud the plans
will be drawn at once.
Jacob Johnson, an Armenian, is now
under arrest in Madison, charged with
the larceny OF n large amount 81 proper
" from the Great Northern Paper Com
panv. where he has been employed a. a
laborer for the pSst year. A search OF
his house revealed that he WAS doing y
wholesale business, a. there WAS found
there over y ton Of lead, iron and bronze,
and lot wss later recovered that had
been shipped away.
Ii is reported that the trustees OF the
University OF Maine at their next meet
ing will ask for the resignation OF Presi-
dent Harris. The reasons are numerous.
They have found that they are paying q
larger salary for his services than il
given TO auy college president in Maine.
They find. too, that additions TO the
faculty are made from Wesleyan College
men. the presidents college, and that
they sre all MethOdists. Il Is stated that
parents and students are beginning To
suggest that il is too much Of = denomi-
national school.
James Dunbar of wsteryille, freight
brakeman, aged 80 and married. was in
stantlv killed Tuesday by being struck
BY an overhead bridge between Water
Vile and oakland. His body rolled
from the ears on which be was at the
time and was run over aud frightfully
mangled. The accident happened on
train No. 81, which had broken apart.
Dunbar was on the forward section and
WAS watching the rear one, and did not
notice the bridge in season IN save him
self. Az inquest was held, but DO olsms
was attached 10 any one.
An unknown man WAS burned 10 death
in freight car near Scsrboro Crossing
on the Boston and Maine early wednes-
dsy morning. The car came from Lew
iston and was loaded with cotton waste.
The trsinmen discovered that the car
was on fire, aud broke open the door.
They had glimpse of a man among the
flames, but he could not escape. The
remains, hardly recognizable as having
been human, were found In the ruins of
the car. The man may have been smok-
ing or the fire msy have started from
spontaneous combustion. IL Ia thought,
from the story told BY an alleged COM
panion. that the man who met such q
horrible fate WAS 4 man named Morris,
whose former home was in Lawrence,
Mass, and who bad just returned from q
transatlantic trip as cattlemsn.
Luther Moody OF Scion IL under $4,000
bonds for an assault on NJ. ). Boynton.
which he IL alleged 70 have committed be-
cause the latter hsd secured the funds
for clothing Noody's children properly
so that they might attend school Mr..
Boynton IL truant officer and recently
went to Moody's house to see why his
children did not attend school. He WAS
told they did not have sufficient clothing
and started q subscription paper among
the citizens aud raised enough money for
the purpose. Sunday Moody, who is said
60 have been drinking, met Mr.. Boyston
on the street and accused him, accord
ing to the report, Of throwing his family
on the town. Words were exchanged,
and it IL charged that Moody finally
drew jsckknife and struck at the truant
officer, hitting him over the heart. The
blade Of the knife glanced on . rib, but
The wound bled profusely.