Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
IN GENERAL.

Hon. Llewellyn Powers, OF Houlton,
met with severe accident, Tuesday, ny
being thrown from his carriage and having
3 leg broken.
The expectation Of oysters to Europe
has assumed great proportions, and II Is
stated that 200, 1000 barrels of the biyaives
were sent over for the benefit OF trans
Atlantic epicures last year
AT Port Henry, n. Y, In an ore bed,
petrified fish, fifteen feet long and three
feet thick at the largest part, was recently
found In the SHAFT about thirty feet below
the surface and twenty feet deep Ia the
solid rock.
A PENNSYLVANIA small boy with an eye
to the main chance, stopped fast express
train on the Schuylkill aud Lehigh Rail-
road, the other day, and asked the con
ductor to buy big swapping turtle which
he had In his possession, telling the train.
man that he could make good profit on
IL by re-selling 1t In Reading.
A colored widow in Lexington, Ky,
who is NOW drawing pension of 81
month from the government, recently re-
way OF explanation: "If i does, de Cub
ment will take my penshum way. an nary
Niger In Kaintuck Is wuff 81 n month 10
me-
Female BARRIERS arr gaining consider
able custom In Washington. All are col
ored and all their custom comes from their
own race. They charge five cents for an
ordirAry shave. but when customer wants
his head shaved-which is not uncommon
among the negroes or the city-ten cents
Is asked.
Near Dallas, Texas, last month, Mr..
l.. o. Kimsey was walking In the woods,
when he heard peculiar noise above him,
and looked up Just In time 10 discover that
big eagle was making q descent upon
him. lie lodged out OF the way, and when
the bird struck the ground dispatched him
with an axe. The eagle measured l-2
feet from tip TO tip.
Those who are troubled with mosdui-
toes, flies and other insects may get rid OF
them by burning about 4 teaspoonful OF
Pyrethrum roseum Of Persian camomlle,
powdered very fine, In the room. 1t can
be obtained of any reliable druggist, and
when pure is of bright buif color, light,
readily burned aud gives 4 pleasant, tea
like fragrance. Persons who have used 1t
have discarded the mosquito bar. The
Persian insect powder will answer the
same purpose.
The other day New York man sent
10 the Washington National Bank Of West
crly, X. l., flve-dolar bill issued by the
Washington Bank March q, 1914, which he
had Inherited with other papers from the
estate of his grandfather in Ohio. The
gentleman sent the bill simply as a curios-
ity. but the officers promptly RENTED him
It's full value, though begging to be excus-
ell from renting hiso the three hundred
or more dollars it would have earned ~
compound interest.
A French bride was robbed OF her
dover on the wedding night fortnight
ago. After the mai iage at the Marie Of
LevalloiS -Perrete and the subsequent SER
vice q; a church, the party met ut rest
aurant for dinner and dance In the even
iug. All went merrlly until the bride be.
came alarmed NJ the sudden absence of
her husband lie was searched for every
where without success, and the mystery
was only cleared up when she went with
n'r Iflcuus 10 ncT new nome. SHc bNtu
found that lac had been there before her,
had taken her dover of $40, 900 AMI had
abScondcd with II. When this discovery
was made he was probably far Oh his WY
to Rclgium.
Somebody is attempting 10 poison all
the dogs at GAINESVILLE. %. Among the
number that got Il dose was a line bird dog
belonging To DIR. Fred liastOn. lie j.
very sensible aud SagaciouS brute, and had
once before been poisoned, aud was sue
ccssfiilly treated 10y the doctor. Upon the
last occasion, ~ soon Is the dog felt the
effects OF the poison, he trotted into the
doctors office, struck an attitude, stitfened
Mp his legs aud back, and by other signals
gave the doctor 10 understand that he
either wanted prescription or a dose OF
antidote for poison. The doctor took IN
the situation ut L glance, and treated the
dog as he had before, and he again rccuv-
errd