Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-19
TIKI WEEK IN MAINR
rnG MOST ,mpoaTANr STATE NEWS
oNieFtv TOLD.

The outlook nov IL that Hanger win
soon have Q new city hall. Tie city
solicitor has decided that the "iIersey
fund" can be usesi In lie construction.
willie Day, Charlie Parsons anil Fred
rierce, aged n, Is and rs years, were
drowned Monday night while bathing In
the Carrahass~t River, . mile below
New Portland village. The bodies were
recovered.
The Dana Sarpaparilla Company Of
Belfast has sold lie plant, formulas,
rights, franchises, ETC., tn = Boston syn
dictate FOR e300,000. The details Of the
sale are not yet arranged, but the bar
gain VAS closed late saturday night.
II Il understood that the Bsngor aud
Arcostook bonds will be sold In blocks
Of q hundrvSi thousand. The American
Express will take two hundred thousand,
Livingstone of New York Que hundred
thousand. Treat, the contractor, one
hundred thousand, aud Hiram fogg OF
bangor Que hundred thousand.
IL was amayed to sce "a many people
In Augusta on the 9Th 10 July and so
little drunkenness" ssid q Mlnnesots
visitor the other day. "Now u we had
such crowd In my state there woald
have been hundreds of drunken men
aud number Of brawls. am con,inc-
ed from what have seen that prohlbl.
ton IL . success In your state"
York Courant: A young man Of this
town having heard that during thunder
shower the telegraph wire Was charged
more than ordinarily, thought he would
satisfy himself Tuesday evening. by TAX
Ing hold Of the Commercial Union cop
per wirr on the new Rad, nj u point
wherv he could reach Il, aud he did Ind
out, as Il took him about thrrc minutes
10 recover so he could tell whether he
VAS on the new road or old.
The public hall just completed At
Diamond Island, Portland lIsrbor, has
been dedicated az "Elweii Hail. Ia mem.
ory Of the late Edward II. Ei~ell of the
Portland Transcript, Who Was so great
ly Interested In the Island and one Ut the
frst member. of the association. The
name Of Eiwell Hall was unanimously
cbo.eu, aud Z. regarded by all Portland
cr. q. q ftiing tribute 90 the memory ~
the man who did 90 much for the
island.
The mandate Of the United States su-
PRIME Court ordering Judgment for the
state 10 Maine We. Grand Trunk Rail-
road Company for the amount ~ the tax
sued TOT, assessed against the said com
psny, has been Forwarded to IN. clerk
% the United state. Court In Portland.
Petition for r.hesring denied. Under
thi. decision the state ~ill Revive morr
than siOo,DD. II Il concedei by all
that great credit IL due to Attorney
General l.ii,leheld for the able aud per.
si.isnt manner In which be has handled
the case.
| q. 4. Treat, the millionaire contractor
OF Chicago, has taken the bangor. and
Aroo.tcok Railroad to build from brown.
Vile to the most northern end, over 20
mile. In all. J. &. lane, his cashier and
manager. arrived at lIoulton sunday and
has hired q set up Office. l;D men aud
c0 horses will IT, put at work At onrc
The bonds have b~en PLACED by Mt
Cram aud all preliminary ~ork com
pletcd before July lat. The contract
calls for completion % the roai FROM
lIoulion Ia liro~nyille on az before DE
cemb~r 18th, ls9!.
Hon. George II. Barrow. % rryeburg
has In HE possession . valuable parcb
ment. II IL written In Preach, IL da,
ci lsOi, and IL an honorable mention
Awarded To . French soldier name,
rourin Grouard for bravery In action %
the Island Of Eliza. The action has Ions
ago b~-n forgotten aud .o has Grouar'i
but In Que corner of the parchment, mex
, to the great seal 81 the consulat. al
Franc-. is q name written, Ia posses.
which, Mr.. Barrows bought the docu
ment q few weeks ago. The name y
"Bonaparte. First Consul" and 10 writ
ten In crsmpcd, siifY hand, unlike th'
facsimile autographs printed under pho
tographs % the great Emperor 81 late
times.
A big sale 81 timber lands has bce,
, contaminated In Iansor. J. T.. webbe
? 4 Son. have sold tract 10 i?.OD acres,
embracing nearly IN. whole town n
Island Falls, Ia ilinch a Kelley an,
r Russell Bennett of DAnforth. A. u
, Chambers Of ilAynesviile, and Waite
u. shaw Of BANGOR. The price paid va
: very large. Island falls IL on the lin
/ of the Bsnxor aud Aroostook railroad
? aud the new owners of the land propos
2 10 Introduce quite an Industry Into Oh
! town. lIAthorne foss a Co., Of Dan
forth, will build . large hardwood NIL
Z for the manufacture Of orange bo,
4 shocks, and also have connected With
: saw mill for other lumber. The n-s
2 railroad with the new Industries Ia tn
: town ought To give Island falls an I'm
petus which will make u Que of the bu.
lest Of Aroo.took towns.