Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-06-11
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
TIE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.


A man was shocked by lightning on
the Western Promenade, Auburn, We'd
nes'lsy.
The Maine Homeopathic Medical So-
cicty held It, twenty-thlrl annual seq
sion at Augusta last week.
4 saco blcyclist proposes Ia attempt
the ride from BOSTON a. Portland. TIC
miles, between sunrise aud sunset.
brunswick celebrates the i50th ami
vcrsary ~ It. incorporation on Thur
day, June 18th, In an appropriate man
ner.
The saw and staVe mill 81 George III.
Lincoln at Washington was totally de
.troycd by lire. I.oss 5000 To- 5000;
no Insurance.
II l. estimated that the State has paid
the bounty on 500 crows already,
under the law which went into effect the
first II April.
The Maine lumber cut this year l. nov
aid Ia be- equal that II last var, not
Nithstanding that Ia some regions the
cat was below the ayrragr.
The dlptheria-lnfcctcl wing At the In.
sane hospital l. to b. thoroughly di.ln-
fcCtc,i. The patients Will h. removed
Tor the purpose, anil viii H. quarierri
In tents.
II nov looks a. n the owners ~ fat
horses would d. likely Ia reap quite
harvest Ia Maine this fall. both the
Eastern Main" state Pair and the Maine
state Fair which follows II, will offer
purse. for their swccpstakcs raccs II
N 60 each.
The report IT Insurance Commissioners
smith shows that the wear lSSs was the
most favorable for fifc Insurance com-
panic- In Maine, II any year sincc lS95.
II also shows that the life Insurance
business has Increased Ia the state dur
lug the year.
The orono Pulp aud Paper Company
has bc-n organized al Ranger With q
capital II ssSo.O1. limited AZ prrscnt a.
slN.O0. ~ which slO1.U0to sl3i.eo u
alrady subscribed. The company will
erect a mill AZ lAsin Mllls. Oruno, the
pr'.snt season. put la machinery next
Nluicr aud commence work la The spring
Tho American sentinel. The weekly
edition ~ The Hath Times, has changed
IN form a. a nlns-yolumn folio, and AZ
the .ame time rriuc~ It, advance price
60 sl.2i p.r YEAR. \ special hruuswick
edition l. nov puhlish~,l. Our llsth
contemporaries have brushed up amaf-
ingly slnc- Maj. Shorvy goi hold of
them.
Mr.. sarah Ellsms, widow ~ John
Eli~ns ~ l,ockland. r,s~nily r,v'-iyr,l .
p,nsion II sisn. which II Z. alleged Cllf.
ford, her adopted .un. has h--n irving
o. ct. anil that b" has Threatened to LII
her u .he did not pat u la his possessiou.
Tie son l. acvusei ~ assauliing gen
tleman whom Mr.. Elleins called a. her
sssistancr. Iliinri has disappeared.
Tho Iolicv arr waiting Tor hi homr
coming
\ water spoui was .r-n along the
krnnel--c Thursday morning. Obser,-
rrs say Il Was funnel shaped. reaching
from The cloud, downward a. the earth.
II struck the building. ~ Dr. 'rockrr,
ou ihr rtsi sitlc in Augusta. c"mplrtcl,
dcnolishing The harm. breaking The Win
duws II the house snd o,rrturuing the
chimney. \ by Wa carried los u q
disiancv 20 about one hundr'ri feet, but
vas not injured.
Speaking - Canadian annexation.
Congressman Millikru saN-;"Iherv may
~ somr rl-ment. Ia the canadian Iopu-
laiiou that would d. undesirable. bat II
W. can r-cel,e aud a..imilaie th' Nast
horde. ~ cmlgrants that arr daily hock-
iug q" our shorr. from foreign cOunifie.
there ought Go b. uo trpuhlr With any
Canadian element. Tho time will un-
louhie,lly como when Canada will b''
ripe for union aud then u can d. sscur-
Just now 10 might D. Interesting Co
know What The state d. doing for the sol
lirr.. " tiaW. aui orphan. Who are rutitl-
ca al frum The PENSION fund. ihr .nm ot
.Gu. On Was appropriated hy thr l'gi.la-
TURF AMI II ihi. si3.uID IA. h.yn lii.
ls,.s,i ~ up o. this time. ~nn c~rtih,ai's
| having l,rn usssi. Twelve hundred aud
/ hftt applicant. for the state have hevn
urcrl,,d. which l. tfiy morr than The
ruiirr number Last year. pr.rr, iug
uriir. arv nov being reached Who have
never received alt from the state here
toforv aud people residing Ia towns
Wherr such q thing as a state pension
wa. hardly ever h~anl 81. arr nov draw
ing from The appropriation. tomman-
der Drew. order calling the attention II
the Grand ARMY Poet. a. the appupril-
ton las h-yn eNcc-,lingly effective iu
furnishing all Go ihos" Who were rally
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