Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-09-15
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Tbe september crop buiietin feIofts
the potato crop ~ the largest In Maine
for years.
n Il expected that SECRETARY IIlslnc
anil family will rcturn Ia Washington
by the first 81 October.
Rockiand's pant factory, after many
vicissitudcs, u an assured fact, q con-
tract having been slgnci.
The Democratic state Commute. L.
holding regular monthly meetings In
preparation for the campaign next
year.
The driil at small Point Monday
found iis way through q vein over two
feet thick ~ coal. The diggcrs ar. conh.
dent that q thicker vein viii soon be
found.
Will. di.ehsrging sslt from q .choon-
.r at Esstport. Hiram Case fell from q
.taging about ~ feet to the deck, rcccis-
Ing lnluric. from which he died within
two hours.
jane. Trotier 81 l.ockport. sg~i
about Is wears, unmarried. q rigg-r by
trade, cut III. throat aud died. lie VAS
subject Ia 1T, snd this IL supposed Ia
have been the cause of the act.
some aS,so youag s-a salmon have
h-en sent la the ~. Crolx waters TIL.
year for di.trlbution by the Maine hsh
commissioners. They were hsich'd
and liberated al Grand Lake stream.
Prohibition has help~i rather than In
lurcd the business ~ the summer resorts
this year. Maine has never had so
many summer tourists, and our State
has b-sn advertised az In no prr,ioa.
season.
An elderly man namoi Augusta. Wise
vas run over aud killed by the electric
ear. In BANGOR. IN. railroad commits
.ioners wcr- notified and held an inycs.
tigatiou. They exoncai.d the railroad
from blame.
The Manufacturing Investment Com
pany ~ill hcgin work ~ once IN the de-
,elopmeni 20 the water power At Madl-
son. IA. company has purchased q
tract 20 land aud Will AZ once erect
twenty-five houses.
4 crowded Temperance meeting vas
hello la lewiston the sunday prccc,iing
/ state fair. and va. addressed by sem
aior FRYE. Measures s,r taken "a form
COUNTY league Zoe the enforcement III
the prohibliory law.
The grand jury ~ ksnnchcc County
rrportei o. indictments, n ~ which sr.
lLluot indictments. Constable Pollard
Va. Indicted fot hi. part In the shooting
| array nj I,itcc'. Pond, aud hls Asssll-
ants wcf. al.o Indicted.
An Interesting curiosity I. shown In
| a drug .,orv la Auburn. II Il Ia the shape
~ big rOo, With . horseshoe firmly
Imi-~id~SI. IN. root eylisntly grew
through the shoe when small aud as u
| gradually increased Ia slfs gres about "
| until II has almost covered the shoe ~.
IL was found In field by the driver OF
The Ambulance Corps.
Mr.. wIlll,n,on In the history ~ iIel.
fat, printed In 80, says; There u ~
instance ~ trial ~ any pcr.on fof a
capital ofi~uc. alleged Ia have ts"n com
mittrd In Belfast" The Republican
| Journal announced last week the nfsi
mnrler since belfast was found~l 10
100. This was N. shooting 20 Charlie.
4. Brown by i.rwis brewster. There u
probably not another place In Maine
that can hoasi ~ such a record.
The state fair AZ lewiston last wccl
"a. big succc.s, with bcitsr weather
than has hcsn accorded u daring tb'
Last too az thrrc years. Ia. of'ic-r.
elected At the annual meeting IL the so-
ci.ty arr a. follows;
| rrs.tisut-s . lsfrari. tstant
ssswtsfy u r-Rshsu, fsirnsii
rr.a.awF-Ni-n Ifristh. Aabufu.
rrust~ss-u " iiutshis.. Aahufnt Al,nta
| Libby. ssrarappA. \. J. Libby, tmbisn.
oc0Fss -. iiailsy, hsltAsa
One ~ ,aribou's we'll known cliiScn'
"a. di.robing for al. night rcccntly,
and while attempting Ia put on hi night
shlr accidentally at down on q chslr
whcs' hi Wife had jus, laid .h~c,
10 ,tl,k, fy.paper. II /. sah that the
remarks ~ the gentleman have never
h--n eNc.llsi Ia force and unlguen--s oi
exprv..ion. They must also have be.u
tingcl With an exquisite humor for al.
vifc u reported Ca have hughcitili .hi
cried.
The Rsih Tine. say. that Gen. HYDE.
trip a. Europe was In all respect. :
m"si satisfactory one. lie visited =
number - lron ship bulldlnf ysri. and
found much Ia Interest him. on hi r..
turn b. found Mr.. Scott 81 th. tnlot
Iron works, san Francisco, sud Charlie.
/ Cramp, fellos passengers on the steam.
81. IN. result. 81 this trip abroad Nlll
doubtless b. apparent IN the Increased
efficiency 10 "a. splendid Iron .hlp
bulldlng plant which General Hyde has
II huilt un In MaiDe