Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19

were taken.
A fair sample Of coal has been diScOv-
cred upon the premises of Elisha Small at
North Lubec, and Mr.. Small has an over OF
$4,000 for his farm.
William P. Tailor Of New Gloucester
is SIS wears old and is the oldest harness
maker in the State. He has worked in one
shop in New Gloucester for 81 years.
Rev. H. A. Shorey, formerly CT Cam
den, has purchased the Golden Rule, Rev.
W. H. Murrays paper, and viii continue
10 publish it as weekly after Sept ).
The value of the granite taken from
the Quarries at Dix Island by the United
States Government for the erection OF pub
lie buildings, within a few years, is stated
by the Superintendent to DE s5,l64,0Oo
1t is reported that Mr.. Arthur Greene.
for several terms past the Principal of the
High School in Pennington, will be chosen
% mn the vacancy in the Normal School
caused BY the promotion of Mr.. X. Wood
bury.
Rev. AruS Redlon, agent OF the Hal
lowell Classical School, has very nearly
secured the $4,000 necessary % secure
the $1,000 out Of the Stone property len
- BOwdOin College, the whole forming a
fund Of $4,000
-Thirty-One persons have passed exam
nation and been admitted TO the next
Freshman class. Bates College. Several
Others have Signited their intention 20 be
present at the next examination, So that IL
is expected that class will number about
80 students.
H Douglass & Co. and G. W. Pratt of
GuilfOrd have bought and shipped 90 Bo>-
ton since last October over 10000 bushels
OF potatoes, and paid on an average OF 60
cents per buShel. making the nice little
sum OF $1,000 paid % the farmers in that
part OF PiScataQuiS county, besides what
other potato buyers have paid them.
Prof c. C. Rounds, of Pennington.
who has been reported in the Boston GLOBE
rs having placed himself in the Greenback
party OF Franklin County, is very indiS-
nant about Il. He has never taken an ac-
tive part In politics, but i known 90 he
thorough Republican, and he now takes
every opportunity 10 refute this false state
ment.
In a race at Mystic Park, Boston,
Knox Boy. q son OF Gen. Knox, trotted a
neat all = = H. NifAA4A- ave NtAANA AAN4Nt
but he WAS not given the heat and 81 Is
not technically entitled 20 the record The
Judges set him back for running although
he crossed the wire first. This horse i
owned in Gardiner by Mr.. Carr, and Is
well known throughout the State.
The Who saws there is 50 much COM
petition among the starch factory people
in Aroostook county that they are Offering
two dollars barrel for potatoes % DC de-
lvered this fall, and in many csSeS paying
ouc-half OF this in advance. uotwithStand-
ing the largely increased acreage planted
this year. The price paid last year ranged
from Seveuty-tye % ninety cents barrel
Hard times these for ArOOStook farmers
There was a very pleasant wedding Al
the residence OF Hon. William Z. Frye OF
Lewiston last Friday afternoon. His sec
Oud daughter, Alice was united IN marriage
with Frank H, son of b. +. Briggs. E>q.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. q.
:. DiCkerman, assisted by Rev. !. &. Snow.
and was witnessed only by the friends OF
the respective families The couple len
by The 3 p. IN. train on a tour 10 Montreal.
The report OF the committee appointed
by the legislature % investigate the State
printers has been submitted 20 the Cover
nor and Council The committee first
speak Of the difficulty and large amount
OF work necessary 20 De done 90 iuvcSti-
gate all the accounts of al the State print
erS tOr the last ten years, and conclude by
saving that they have been unable % OBJ
tain the necessary data for such an iuyc>-
tiSatiou They report nothing Ia con-
frmat.ou Of the accusations made against
the State printers.
Some Of the bodies recentlydi>iuterrcd
az Grove Cemetery, Belfast, present
strange appearance. While they may not
come strictly under the head of pctrided
bodies, many OF them are nearly so. one
body thar OF q man, which had been buried
over twenty years, retains its natural size,
the limbs being rounded aud perfect. The
entire body and clothing are one hardened
mass, and are ~ heavy As when first bur
led The whole Is hard and stony, and
hard pressure with stick leaves little or
no indentation. There were a large num-
Der found in this condition.
Charles Poor Of Belfast. Maine. is
fighting the ZuluS in the British army. He
served three Years in the 9th Maine reSi-
meut during the rebellion; subsequently
DE was three years IN the United States
navy, and was signal quarter-ma>ter ON
board the steam friSate Junetta. About
SIX years ago he made voyage 20 The
Arctic regions In the Junietta, 10 look for
the PolariS sufferers lie has been in the
English service three wears, two Of which
was passed in the signal service. For the
past year he has been in the British army,
and Is now fighting the ZuluS.
"A frightened English woman, who
said she was seyenty-fOur years old, visited
the police headquarters in Philadelphia re-
Gently She said she was from point
los miles from Bangor, near the New
Brunswick border. and was on her way 10
Chester, Pa, 10 see her children. The
latter sent her Sl0S % defray the expense
OF her Journey, but She used the money 20
pay on some debts, and then started of
on foot, not wishing 10 ask her children
for more funds. She had been three weeks
on her journey, and had met with kindness
al the way \ collection was taken for
her and she was sent on her way rejoicing.
The aStute editor Of the Camden Her-
all accuses Congressman Reed of neglect
ing in his speech AZ Union 10 say that
SHERMAN ordered greenbackS 10 be taken
for customs for fear that the gold would De
drawn out Of the treasury for the purpose. s."