Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-05-03
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
rHl MOST ,MpoarANr STATE News
BRigFLv TOLD.

THE WEEK IN MAINE.
ynu MOST ,MpoRTANr STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The body Of . man drowned last De
cember Vas recently found floating in =
Washington County lake.
The second election In BANGOR resulted
In the election Of y, q. Heal. Republl.
can, ~ ms yor. by q majority of II votes.
The vote fell on considerably from the
March election.
The Grand Army men ot riscaiaauls
County are making arrangements "a 90
To the National Encampmeut At Wash.
ington In Pullman car which they will
make their hcWe while st the capital.
Industrial Jlhrnai, The village Inn.
provement associations ought In bc en-
BILE way, for their held of public useful.
meas is only limited by their resources.
The kennebec River was never known
a. Low In April a. IL 10 nov. Crews Of
log drivers are At the head waters board
Ing at the company's expense, unable "a
accomplish effective work until the water
rises.
One OF the queerest proceedings la
Maine last week. MAS the Offering OF an
old go Confederate bill to q storekeeIer
by Caribou woman, Who appeared In
dignsnt when the merchant refused to
take IL.
A sensation was caused rcccntly In
skowhegan by the announcement that Z
rising young lawyer Who had just left
town had left wife to ~hcm he WAS .e-
cr-tly married several years since. The
latest phase 30 the sensation is the sp'
phcAtiou Of the wife for divorce.
4 warning should BE- given boys and
amateur anglers concerning the taking
81 brook trout lees than hye incbe. Ia
length. The h~ imposes Q fne Of y
on any person who takes q trout les'
than I've inches In length, and any
cents for each hsh 90 taken.
About i've year. ago I'd Cannon oI
Arson, bought sheep aud paid about
- cents for IL. since that time he hs'
.old from her. Ia lambs and wool, Ia tho
amount of ss0.ss, aud rcccnily sh'
dropped pair of twins weighing 2.
pounds, so he has the oil sheep and tw,
lamb. left. Who can t-at thisr
4 somewhat novel surgical operation
VA. performed In Pennington one day
last week. 4 little child 10 Fred stan
lev stepped Into pail 81 boiling sud
aud hi. flesh Was fairly cooked. u
would not heal aud the doctor r-ccntl,
cut an Inch square of nesh. from tn
mothers arm and transplanted II Int
the suffering member aud healing ha
begun around Il.
The trustee. 81 the J. o.. Bro~n 2.
tat. have made q proposition Ia cS
change the Wesiern promenade Tor un
improved rial estate, the former Ia b
u.ei as park Tor the pcopl. 10 Iortlan'
forever. IN. Offer will be scccpici
giving the city IN. Immense park ~
tending from the Maine General Ito.
plial 60 Danforth street aud from IN
promenade proper 10 d street.
The rccent finding ~ Parts greet
.prinklei about n we'll ca Orrin Cole
farm al Ogunquit resulted In III. Arrc.
20 hi. broth.r's wife, Mr.. Ira Cole, OF
suspicion. She "a. ArraigDe before
trial Jusiic- al North isrsick Tues,is!
afternoon, but WAS acquitted, the s,I
dencc icing insufficient Ia convict her
Lawyer George y. Haley of BIddefor
"a. her counsel.
IN. Grand Iycdg, 10 Maine, I. ~. q
T., held n. annual session At Bsngo
last s-ck. The report. show the orde
"a ~ In good condition. The following
officer. ~cr elected
.C.r-r p,.tsf, spr,Hr,al,
C.-E " Nshhsf, hsf Mn.
r-Nr. ,. ~ whesilsn, Rsasef.
!. ,-,.ssry, , nrss."., ,.slt..'
q. chap -ast. ~ ~ iiuuts-sa. Llst-sn Csntr,
q. Msr.hai-A o. ,.Ar, has, lyermorv
rswPAf-Nrs y y Csih. wslsf,ills.
Herbert ". Lord. editor % the Rock
land Courier Uafr,is, Ia. been apI-bini,,
state Organizer ~ the Knights ~ IrcI
proCiiy, the bes Republican secret al
Cl.tN. III. James a.. Blaine lodge
which "a. organized Ia Rocklsnd II.
week aud which !. the frat Organization
% thu Kind In New England, already Ia
nearly . hundred memb-r. sni I. la
.ucccs.ful condition.
The Portland Advertiser report. Al
Interesting ca.. IL surgery. 4 youn.
man In Portland year or tao ago has
hl. .ntif. iugular vein removed for tn
relief 10 dep seated .crofulou. sf'cctiol
90 the throsi. though the circulaiioI
vas for = long time no, az Ia the lie
mAnds ~ the system. aud cscrtion
yer, necessarily limited. the cirrulstory
system I. b.comlng an r.constructo,
that the young man nov indulgrs II
hl. fsSorite .xsrvi.e IL riding bicycle
slmo., a. freely az ever.
The Winthrop Hammer reveal. an In
ter-stlng bit 81 Andro.coggin County
history. Ia the war ~ isls q call for
volunteer. "a. responded Ia by Mr.
Benl.min Jone. IL Turner aud hls eight
sons. They repaired To- Portland, where
regiment Was organized. When ths
soldier. we're on drill or parade Mr.
JOne. aud hi. .on. formed section
With the father at it, head. The clrcum
stance sllciied much comment aud the,
were admired for their hne appearance
aud .oldicrly bearing. |. we'll az for
their honest patriotism.
The enty.iourih annual report II
IN. Insurance commissioner !. nearly
ready for di.trlbutloa. This rrpou oi
I Commissioner smith shows there are
lie companic. authorized to do . iire
aud marine business la tb. state. az
the.. =, ar. Maine companies, two stock
aud th. other q mutual; ~ are stock
companie. % other states. four arr
mutual comp,nIc. 81 other states and ?!
AZ. companies % foreign countries. 4
tribe le.s Insurance vas written by thu
state fire companies than In ls'p. The
year is9i wa. the hardest Gu the fire
companie. since ls>S. The ratio of fir-
/ lo..e. Ia Premium. wa. ~ "a per cent.
Y The life Insurance business shows al
Increase, aud q slight decrease In the
ratio Of lo.se. To premiums paid.
Among the curio.itle. at the state
prison IL q dress which one 10 the prison
er. made To disguise himself In aud e.-
cape. Al different times he stole Han
mel from the trimming shop which he
sewed toge,her--not In accordabce with
the most approved fsshion-but go that
Il made very pr-sentable lady. gown.
Il VAS decorated With big bow behind,
while the buttons consisted of bits Of
harnes. leather. A cap completed the
costume. These articles were all found
Ia the prisoners cell together With a
rssor Ia shave his face aud chalk for a
face powder. A hook aud thirty feei of
ladder made 81 waxed ends we're also
discovered at the same time. The man
had been many months preparing the
equipment and II Was found just In time