Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-07-21
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Arrangements are already being made
In nangnr Ia build monument IA the
late Hon. Hannibal iiamlin which shall
bc worthy of the honorcd siairsman.
n l. probable that.ln the rrrciyal ease
there will d. an amlcable settlement t-'-
tween the Auburn ~hor aud Leather
| National Hank aud the bondsmen. Ih"
pr~llctlon l. made that l'rfciyal vii 20
Into bankruptcy. that the frrcl'al boni
will b. paid without suit at law, ani
that Mr.. rcrriyals house In Auburn
will ,c restored 90 her.
Braye little Johnny Rogers of Bangor
l. being praised on all hand. Tor hls
great act - daring In saving the life of
nj. pl.ymais, Edward Riley, FROM
drownlng. ~ the Riley boy was sink
Ing johnny accomplished the remarkable
feat ot swimming a.horr With him. thc
distance b-lng half the width ot the
I'enSbscot River, and thcr- \. 40 iouht
about the fate oi the Riley hoy, had NO,
hi. brs,, companion rescued him.
The clas. In botany at the Thornton
Acsd.my, Saco, during the term just
closed prepared an herbsrium containing
many nicely mounted specimen. ot
natI,. Wild flowers aud ferns. Ihc
work was done under the direction ot
Ml.. I.ucy VI. Morrill,, Who Instructed
the class, aud Ia m,ny casss the arrang,-
m.nt 4. most artistic. There are about
nfty specimen. sni In nearly all 81 them
IN. root, stalk and no~cr of the plant
are shawn. Each specimen \. mounted
ON large piece IL heavy paper, !. prop
.rly named and classified, and each sheet
4. enclosed Ia a separate cover of heavy
paper, to preserve II from Injury. Ihc
collection will D. placed In the YORK
Institute.
4 writer Ia the Belfast Journal gives
thl. pleasant personal sketch of Hon. y.
". Porter, Bangor's we'll known anti-
quarry aud local historian; "Col. forter
va. a prominent aud influential meinher
Of ia. last Legislature. lie \. the ciit"r
OF the Bangor Historical Magazine,
publication which be issue. for the love
Of the work, aud author of the Porter
c.n.aIogy, published q few wears ago.
lie I. not dependent upon his literary
effort. aud the magazine may h. called
hi. plaything. Coi. Porter !. never so
happy a. when poring over old iamliy
recori., and has made hi. magazine an
authority In such matters. u may be
found In many of the public libraric. of
the country. Col. Porter intended to
dI.con,Inue ia. publication With the .nd
of tho pre.snt volume, but his friends
..y he must not do .o. lie has letters
from many prominent historians and
other. Interested In such matters urging
him to continue the publication, which
doubles. he will do"
Fairfield Journal: For many years
John sabattus. the last of th. Norridge-
uock tribe of Indians, lived at Nassai-
boro. Here be spent the latter portion
of hi. DAYS, and acquired the high esteem
Of the white men far aud Wide. lie wa.
a tall man over six feet In height, aud
possessed of great strength and power.
of endurance. When Gen. Arnold
marched his army on his celebrated ex'
petition northward through the woods
of Maine, John sabattus was his guide
The service. he thus rendered are by no
mean. sllght. When this expedition
Was over he made Nassalboro his home
and here l. his grave. No stone marx
hi. resting place aud u !. only a lev o'
the oldest people around that can identl
~ the spot. Had some James feniinor,
Cooper written of him ne Cooper did ol
the .Iast of the Mohicans," doubtless
an Imposing monument would have
tow cred above his remains. IL seems u
u., however, that q granite shaft should
be placed on the spot, aud that too be'
fore those only knowing h shall have
passed away. Cannot some movement
be inaugurated to bring this about
Who will move In this matterf