Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-07-16
MEXICO.

Sunday, June 80, David Morgan made
an unprOvOked assault on Vivian
Richards, making three cuts on his face,
requiring the surgeon who dressed the
wounds to use several stitches. Mr.
Richards is out and attending to his
work now. Close watch has been kept
for Morgan, but he has not been found.
He may have skipped the country, but
the prevailing opinion is that he is not
far away-that friend or friends supply
him with food, and he is awaiting time
when he can get out of it without so
much risk as an attempt would be at
tended with now.
Tuesday morning about 2 o'clock F.
G. Richards & Sons steam mill was dis
covered on fire, and the destruction of it
well under way. 1t could not be saved,
and became total loss, with all the
machinery in it. Many tools were burn
ed. A tool chest filled with good car
penter tools owned by Elisha T. Robin
son was burned. The dry house con-
nected with the mill, and quite large
amount of lumber, also, went up in
flames. The loss was nearly $1,000,
without insurance. This mill, being the
only one near by us, is great public
loss. Much doubt is expressed as to
another mill being built. Very little
doubt if any exists as to the cause of the
fire-everyone thinks some villain placed
torch to it, and expressions are made,
indicating quite plainly who the sup
posed villain is.
Mrs. Hiram Virgin died Sunday morn
ing, after weeks of great suffering.
A daughter, years old, of Richard
Gill, died recently of scarlet fever.
Cases of humps and scarlet fever are
not numerous at present.
We have seen no one with tears roll
ing down the cheek, caused by the
knowledge that the county commission
ers granted the prayer of the petitioners
who want road from Mexico to Rum
ford Falls, across Swift River, near it's
intersection with the Androscoggin.
Brother Wright, attorney for the op-
ponents, discovered what he was at,
early in the hearing, and, we surmise,
wished himself well out of it.
Abel harrington has sold and decided
four house lots this week-all to Peru
people. One lot was of an acre and
half, the other lots one acre each. The
large lot is west of the Harlow Hill road,
the othere east of that road and the road
that leads to j. NJ. DOyen's, and fronts
on the county road leading to Dixfield.
Bert Small has bought a large lot of
the l. E. Gleason heirs, and will have
cellar dug and stoned before this APP
pears in the Democrat.
Mrs. Millie Gleason has sold the tav-
ern stand lot to Z. r. Stevens for 5000.
Mr.. Stevens will take the old barn from
the lot, aud build nice storehonse and
stable on the lot. The change will
please us all.
Hiram Richards has sold the cottage
he has just completed to Charles w.
Guptill, who now occupies it.
The tenement vacated by Mr.. Guptill
in the Edwin Gleason house, was imme-
diately taken by L. p. Cole, who moved
here from Canton.
Shirley Browns wife and child are
visiting at Auburn.
Herbert D. Gleason and Chester Allen
came here from Phillips the Sd. They
took in Rumford's celebration the 4th,
and returned to Phillips the 9TH. They
came and returned on bikes.
ThOs. l.. Weeks has sold $40 baskets
of strawberries from small parcel of
land this season. Sold all of them to
Simeon Packard for 10 cents quart,
$S1. Quite number of quarts still re-
main on his vines, and he will get an
to the sum obtained.