Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
the MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEW,
oNlGFlv TOLD.

The Dana sarssparilii Company Of
Belfass is declaring TOO pr c~ns d'vi-
dends.
Mlss Eilsabesh 0asstte. an agrsi lady.
committed suicide by drowning In
DAnariscctts River.
The Maine Historical society cel~-
bratei is seveutieth anniversary N its
annual meeting In Portland last week.
The Vermont Press Association IL
planning tn vl.lt Portland and Old or.
chSri the coming summer. They Will
pass q sunday at Old Orchard.
The coal drili At small Point I. down
90 fest and I. siili as smiling a. ever
about lts work. There arr, ~ there al.
ways se~ms Ia be, Indications that q
stratum OF coal IL lying just . little way
below the spot where the drill 10 at
work.
II have met this man," said . lawyer
Ia = i'enobscot County jury With ex-
treme severity, sin great many places
wherv I should be ashamed Ia be seen
my self." aud then he paused and looked
With astoul.hment at the smiling court
aud jury.
Col. ". Y. Wood, travelling passen-
grr agent Of the Maine Central Com
psuy, has recently returned from an ex-
tended Journey through the south. where
he hs. been advertising the attractions 81
the Msiue Central Railroad aud the sum
mer resorts to which Il leads.
An old Lewiston man tell. of survey
Ing land In Aroo.took In ISL when
there va. four feet 10 snow on the
ground, the middle 81 April. We needn't
20 farther back than the spring of isss,
nor farther north than Oxford County,
tn and Just about that same condition III
things.
The potato raiser. of Aroostook are
"kIcking' at an order of the Cansdi,u
Pacific to It, agents, which rad. Ike
this: "Dont give potato shippers any
box ears, but compel them Ia cay us
ten dollar. royalty on E,stm,n Heater.
and lined ears" II I. that Kind II bush
ne.s that makes Aroo.took slgh for the
direct line and American management.
Ata fire At hath Friday night, the s,h,
q yoaug man named samuel Whi,ehou.s
US arrested. There wss an oior 81
kerosene siout his o,crvcat pockets,
and bits 10 waste we're adhcring Ia them
In the building where the hrr .tsrt~l
M. found . qusntlty of waste saturated
With Kerosene. 4 hearing was held neat
day, sni whitehou.e v.s bound over "a
the grand jury In the sum OF sj,cS.
Rockland Tribune; There oagh, Ia b.
q regular line % packet. between Rock
l.nd aud the gulf ports In Alsh,ms and
Mississippi. \ little enterprise ans
capital might establish line of trans
ports between Maine and Mississippi
that In the course 10 fec year. woul'
develop current IL trade between t~'
section. ~ country that could mutual,
|. supply each other. wants. The lumber
man aud fruit grower % the south An,
, IN. manufacturer 10 the North couls
sustain such q line IL vessel. from IN
start. We invite our ship owners e.
canvass the sahjeCt.
Thi. IL told 90 . wealthy old rortian'
; man Who 4. Interested In state lands
, Ons 20 thu sttsche. 20 the stat. depart
; ment NJ Augusta had assisted the oil
| gentleman on numerous occasions am
gone out II hi. Nay to accommodate
him. rh..e f,yors the rial estate desle
apparently appreciated, and one day toll
hi. friend that b. Intended % make hln
prv..nt. "iiut," .aid the sttsch-, ="
have ONLY doo. nv duty and want ~
present" II insist, slr. ! Insist" Ssh
the po.e.sor % much land aud cash
! Who then w-nt AWAY. The next day b
appeared In the once With .mllinl
face anil walking up "a the de.i ~ hi
; friend H. placs~i th.rrpn a big rv,i apple