Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-06
THE STATE

Governor Garrelou has gone % Geor-
sia to attend the meeting OF the National
NcJica, Association.
The Boston Hrr'3 hears that one of
the Maine Gry,uback papers Is to Doe re-
moved 10 Boston 10 become Butler organ
The largest anchor ever made az the
Camden Anchor Works has been recently
tested 10 weighs 5o-j lbs. Another one
alongside OF 10 weighs 500 los.
I'm auti-Greeuback victory j. am
u.uuce,l iu the town of Turner, the home oi
So'or ChaSc-thc wooden mill, some time
idle. = 90 Poe started up NJ once. Nuch
things xiii Grceubacki>m.
"A Wi,ca>>et correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal >Iys there are within the
village tweuty-eight unoccupied tcncmeniN
I'D let. beside several stores. year ago
there were hardly any TO Doe had.
The Houltou Times reports an album
dance Of snow vet i'm the ArooStook woods,
and >trcam-driycr> think there will hc no
trouble 90 gct their logs 20 market this
spring. for the want of water.
among some of the lucky ones is VIM.
NJ, of Maine. lie went 20 LeadNille one
wear ago auJ had 500. Outside OF MS
miuiusiutcrc> hc now has property worth
$1,000. with au income OF $4,000 year
ON rents alone in Leadyille and Malta.
In the United States Circuit Court AT
Portland. Nav /. Oliver Cummings OF 80.
Pari, obtained a verdict OF SlJ.53l against
tbe Grand Trunk Railway. Motion was
made 10 SET aside the verdict, a. against
me law and evidence. The rmeryerdict
was st aside.
A gentleman called at the Office of one
Of our >hipbuilders and said To him: Il
srn i'm a hurry for three master, can YOU
buiId her right oft. Well said tue
builder deliberately, looking ont on the
ward 1--WE are a little busy this forenoon,
lint wen try and turn her out for You this
Bah Times.
The Reform" Executive Council were
elIivanting around Portland last Tuesday
at several dollars a day and mileage. Inc
| last Press reporter saw of the di>tin-
| suiShed gentlemen they were ut the Fal-
mouth seated around "A long table Gov
cred with bottles of all sizes containing
fluids OF all Colors. "-Bj@l Iord JpHH9t
The price of unimproyed wild land IN
AroostOok County varies from one TO nve
dollars an acre. In Island Falls, twenty
/ Six miles southwest OF HOulton, there l.,
/ ar WAS recently. no less than 600 acres OF
excellent land for sale At Sl.50 per acre,
cash down. or nearly so. The town OF
/ Wa>hburne contains 700 acres Of very
GOOD land. and offers il 10 settlers ut ST.
/ jo per acre. In Limestone there i some
good land, less than ten miles from rail
road station, that can be bought for 81 pei
acre.
The prisoner in the Maine State Prison
who has been there the longest is George
/ Knight He was born in Poland Name
sentenced 10 death for murder from IN
IroScoggin County, and was commute,
sent. 24th, 1857 The youngest prisoners
are William Burns. sentenced 10 ten years
for ob,tructing railroad. April 2Ith, 1870
Isaac y. Cox. six years for manSlaughter
April Goth. 1871; and Edward Dennisol
six years for arson, May 18th, leId. Al
three OF the last mentioned cOnvicts wer
but fourteen years of age when committed
The value of the rich copper mines a
RIuebiU is much enhanced by their loca
tom near tide water. 1t costs ten cent
ner Mound 20 bring the ore from Lake Supe
rinr IN New York. while il will cost oni
tII-9 cents for transportation from theS'
mines. Labor, fuel and all supplies ar
cheap. The Bluehill Mining COMPANY