Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-23
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
the MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.


Irns MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Aroostook County reduced lie liabllI-
ties during 1901, ei.t97.'3.
Enorts are being made tn organize .
company Of militia In Machias.
BATES College IL likely to lose the sio-
600 which the swindler blanchard got
hold Of.
j. w. Drsckett has been elected editor,
business manager and treasurer OF the
Auburn Daily Gafette.
vester NJ. Marciee, aged ~, NJ New
berg, diei Tuesday from the effects OF
continued loss of blood following the
Extracting Of tooth Monday.
The Knox County Commissioners will
submit tn the towns q proposition Ia
build . jail. The county now occupies
temporary quarters under the court
house for lie offenders.
The variety wood turning mills at
I.ivermore fslls, occupied by the Amer
lean Bobbln, spool aud shuttle CO.,
were burned Tuesday night. A rough
estimate ~ the los. puts II at sld,Ooo Ia
eis,OO.
The Riverside Inn at Dennyssille has
la great reputation for IL. SUMPTION.
dinners, which attract people from all
towns about who make up sleighlug
parties aud drive 10 Denny.,llle Just To
take dinner.
Dr. John r. Cushing ~ Maine has
b.en appointed = deputy collector 81 In
ternal resenue at Burlington, VI, by
Collector French aud assigned Ia duty
as expert chemist NJ the laboratory In
the po.t Office building at that place.
George ~. kimball, 10 Cleveland, a.,
proprietor NJ many Maine steamboat
lines, is In bangor negotiating Tor the
steamers ~ the New York, Maine and
New brunswick line. lie contemplsies
starting q lire between Bangor and New
York.
Augustu. ". Gilman 10 foxcroft,
nominated by Governor Burleigh for
state Assessor, In place Of Frank Gll-
man, deceasei. wa. rejected by the coun-
ell on the ground that he had been a
member IL the valuation commission.
The vote stood 5 Ia 2.
The rcgi.trstiou muddle In wsieryille
has gone on until the spring election u
lost. and now Chairman Plalsted 81 the
registration hoard has resigned and the
governor will appoint = new man In hl.
place. which may possibly sfoni .o-
luton ~ the difficulty.
The commercial traveller. ~ New
England met at city Hall, Bangor, We'd
ne.dsy evening, to form an Organization
Tor the purpose ~ raising fund. 10 erect
an industrial building at Goodwill Farm,
The home for boys. 4 committee va.
given power Ia perfect an organization,
and work will ~ commenced In earnest.
4 zee bit % q BANGOR boy went lnto
drug store the other DAY and asked
the clerk for = calendar. The clerk
told the little fellow he had none Ia give
away. "IIs,cn't you any book. or
nothing Ia give little boy.Y' be- asked.
"Not anything except good advice, "
aid the clerk. "well." .aid the little
fellow with q puzzled look on hl. face,
"gl,e me some Of them"
A North berwick doctor was .urpris-
c,i the other day. several year. ago he
AIDED needy family In town not only
With professional service. but With gro
crrie-, etc. Later they moved away aud
we're partially forgotten. hut they had
not forgotten IN. kindness and the other
day lady came Ia the doctor, recalled
the event. AMI a.kei for the bill. which
.he paid and then added ten dollar. q.
New Year. present.
Patrick Cullinsn, formerly q special
police officer of Bliieford, IL bound
over charged with Intent Ia Kill. Culllnsn
had aqusrrel with = companion In the
lIidicfori Open House and drew knife,
but his adversary escaped. Later, culll.
nan made search about town for him and
visited q club room In Hooper. Block.
WHERE party were drinking. Tier. h.
had word. with Constable Thomas kel-
ley, Que 81 the club room men, and
stabbed Kelley twice In the back and
arm. Kelley will probably recover.
The BANGOR WING tell. thl. SIX year.
ago a bangor lady, while shopping la
millinery store, laid her purse on the
counter Tor few moment. while gar
Ing at the ''loye. 81 bonnct.," aud when
.he started Ca leave the purse had my.-
t.riousiy dlappcarci. and from that
time until few days sine. nothing had
been seen % II BY the owner. Recently
the purse was re,urneiio the owner by
mail, no note 81 explanation accompany
Ing u. In the purse vas the silver which
was Ia Il at the time II disappeared to-
grther with some bills aud paper. which
bore the owners name, but some note.
we're gone.
A good story 1. told ofa certain man
In Franklin County. lie Que day told
his wife that he would give her all the
silver piece. she found Ia his wallet
which we're colnei the year she va.
horn. AZ q result. the lady In due course
II time had quite an amount III silver
money on hsnd-so much, In fact, that
ia. went Ia the bank snd deposited lt In
her name. Then speaking 10 the cashier
the lady said: "My husband tells me
you are going Ia pay him some money
to-day. Won't you please pay him In
this silver have just dcposltedr will
be- .o much obliged "a you II you would"
WI tbuf-F th' tt-ht'if V'fh@ h'N'' 80
hi. courtesy Ia the ladies, quickly repli-
III that he would he happy to please her.
A. q result the lady Ia. still more birth
day money.
II IL the habit Of .ome we'll dressed
people, says the Bangor Daily News, TO
.neer at hoop poles aud to make fun Of
those Who cut and shave them; yet
many q great honest dollar I. earned In
the business every year, aud Maine u
much richer aud happier because hoop
pole. grow In q thousand swamps all
over III. state. II IL better to do an,
Kind of work, however lowly, than II =
Ia live Of the earnings of others: and
the man Who cuts hoop poles and shi,e'
them and market. them for ss.s5
thousand these COLI mldwinter day. !.
Ear more worthy ~ encouragement than
he who loaf. around the corner and brag.
while hi. store bill piles up day by d,v.
aud the family learn Incidence and yice
from the example set by the one who
should provide support.
ANH kl