Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-08-09
THR WEEK IN MAINR.
rma MOST IMPORTANT STATE NGws
eRleFtv TOLD.

iun " uusscf Wc<A.
Ex.ISesldeut Cleveland \ not com.
Ing 90 sorrento, amer all.
Richmond has been having . light
touch Of the burglar disease.
burglars stole gold watch 1t. Garil
ner sunday night, and Sons mone,
Tuesday night.
The ieth Maine Regiment Association
viii hold their annual reunion n Nor
riderwcck on Thursday, August ssth
is95.
"shlue yer shoes With red blackln',
slrr' II the earnest question propounded
by Q bangor bootblack 10 prc<icstrian'
who wear russct leather shoes.
TIE ten-ycar-old sou Of Harris I'LL
ton, while playing with another boy on
the rocks at the old falls of the kenne'
bunk, at Saco, vas drowned. The body
MAS recovered.
The coal drill at small Point II down
about 800 feet. One of the stockholders
vein Of coal hfteen feet thick, aud be
considers that . good Sign.
Wallace Hall Of Knox. Me-, IN em.
ploye 90 Irwin Brothers' Circus, fell
from q loaded team Wednesday night
and the wheels passed over him, infiict'
Ing probably fatal injuries.
In q row In q Belfast saloon wednes'
day Captain Elbridgc Ralerson MAJ
scalpei. hls hip vas broken and he re-
celved other injuries. liis recovery II
doubtful. No arrests were made.
True futile, q prominent farmer Of
rownal, Was struck by q Grand Trunk
train near the station In that tow
Tuesday. lie Was .o injured that hs
died. Ills horses were also killed.
The Order Of the Iron Hall, an en-
dowment concern, which has msn,
brSnche. In Maine, .. Ia financial DIM
caitie-, and many Maine people wbs
have an interest In u are unhappy.
The contemplated enlargement oI
three shoe manufacturing establishment
In Auburn, will result In an increase o
six hundred workmen Into that city
many 81 whom win have fsmllIe. will
them.
A live and entrrprising Auburn
woman IL shinsling the ell ut her house
she says .he can't get carpenters to DC
u. they are all so busy, aud she doesn'
seem 90 care much about u anyway
She can do Il I. well A. they eau.
Suit has heen broagh, against an oil
Town physician BY the father ~ NIL
ford glrl who rccntly gave birth Ia
child. The suit IL for 500. The girl
Who IL partially dementoi, has beet
taken charge of by the selectmen.
The state s..essors are trying q
adjust the valuation of Bar lisrbor. 4
few years ago the valuation Of Oh" tow
~ Eden WAS returned a. si,On,Wp
wherca. nov II has dropped Ia si,"o,Up
| An explanation Of the depreciation J
sought.
Living l.. nm % Bos,on.. the defend
ant In IN. famous saco poisoning case
who Was acquitted At the May term o
the supreme Court 81 the charg. Of .,
tempting Ia poison hi. wife, !. takin.
steps With view 81 bringing legal &C
ton against the parties who caus~i hi
arrest.
The centennial % Washington Acad
envy, East Machias. IL observed on th'
,th, 9Th and 9,h Of this month. The en
.rcl.e. include q sermon by Prcsiden
HYDE of Bo~ioin. historical address b!
Hon. George y. Talbot, and po'sn b.
Arlol hates. lIou. Harrison Hume a
Boston Actci As toastmastsr Of tb. ban
quet.
A notable instance 10 Maine philan
,hropy was the lsrge-heartei b-Iue.t a
the late Charlie. NJ. Gorc Of Portland
Who left In his Will an annuity of sJu
Ia q poor blind woman whom be Ia
never seen but whose sad condition Ia
been described Ia him. She va. ola
mopd cutter In large city Who lo.i be-
.lgh, while plylns her vocation.
The railroad co,nmi..iouer. have a.
! proved methods of heating for III
various Maine railroads. The Gran
Trunk asked Ca have the Baker hot wsts
heater, the same po~ used on the road
The commissioners declined Ia accepl
The Grand Trunk will use the Martin
sewail. McElroy steam heating sy.tei
during the next year.
vinaihayen IL Ia have new dr,eloI
m.nt Of its grant. Industry. Their. ha
been discovered At Coombs' Neck IN
only sheet black granite quarry .
vet known. The rock IL of very In
grain. samples have hoen polishcd an
sent 90 Washington, where u has u
c.i,ed much attention and many compl
ments. Iron, which renders almost us'
: less go much Of the black granite, doe
, not appear In this, which makes II muc
more valuable.
The Damari.cotts Herald says tina
i the most interesting war relic In Main
i.a Union n,g made from the under
shirts Of the prisoners nj sslisbur
prison. The prisoners had get . ds
upon which they intended Ia rice an
o,crpower the guards. The dag ~as
be used az q rsllying signal. Hut h
fore the day arrived orders came 10
them to be exchanged. The nss wa
brought home by Lieut.. George u. heu
nlston Of Boothbsy, a member of the 81
| Maine, whose property the nag now !.
n was one Of the attractions of the q
A. X. fair In Portland. Arrangement
have been perfected 10 have TIL. famou
dag on exhibition al the state fair.
Lewiston Journal; There IL TAN ]
Augusta Of the city's making = proposI
tion to the next Legislature for th
privilege Of using the state grounds
fronting the state House and extending
Ia the river. q. q city park. This Nigh
lie done with the agreement that th
city would keep u In good condition
providing graveled walks, comfortab'
seats, fountains, perhaps, adding. With
out great expense, to the already nsturs
beauty Of the place. This would be Al
admirable arrangement Tor the city an
state. We've often thought IL strsng
that these beautiful acres were neglect
ed, As their location and surrounding
are such that QUE Of the most charming
parks Ia the state might lie made q
them"
The good old coaching days were .,
called To travellers along the line of th
Tfscataquis road last week by the N
moyai Of the splendid coaches whicl
have been stored ut Monson Junction 10
years. When the road stopped ut thu
point Morrison & Hunting Of Bango
put up large stable aud run 4 splendi'
line Of coaches through 10 the lake
Then when the road continued on q
blanchard the hrm moved mp to tha
point aud built another stable, but alas
when the road went through their &c
cupation was gone. The horses wer
sold and the coaches stored at Abbot
A few were sold but the remainder wer