Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-03
THE WEEK In MAINE.
the MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

W. Il. Chase has been arrested, charg-
ell with robbing the American Express
Office at Bar llsrbor.
The grand jury In York County found
thirty indictments. In Somerset Coun-
ty the grand jury reported twenty-eight
indictments.
The annual meeting Of the Maine w.
CT. L. was held at Rockland last week.
Mrs. l.. NJ. ". Stevens Of Stroudwater
was chosen president for the seventeenth
consecutive term.
The Knox County grand jury reported
over sixty indictments, most OF which
are for violations of the liquor law. IL
IL understood that every druggist In the
county Is indicted.
John W. Fifeld Of Green's Landing
Was found hanging In his barn about
eight o'clock Thursday morning. lie
has not been well for the past few
months. lie leaves widow and i've
children.
Octave IIill. a well-to-do farmer Of
Dayton, has mysteriously disappeared.
lie left his house one day aud walked to
East WATERFORD, where he took a west
bound train. Ills family have no knOwl-
edge where he has gone.
The bonus paid the Castine has been
cut down from 100000 to $4,000, owing
to alleged over-pressure In the fire room.
This adjustment WAS accepted by the
makers rather than To have new trial
trip, which would have made large ex-
pense.
The SEQUEL to the Gardiner Horseshoe
Pond mystery came In the trial Of
George Silver for causing the death OF
James Blenn. The result MAS a dis
agreement Of the jury. The trial OF
Wakefield for his part In the affair has
begun. II Il thought the government
has a stronger case against Wakefield
than against Silver.
The Portland Water Company have
prohted by past experience and the
reservoir now In process OF construction
will be as complete as engineering
science can make it. The overflow pipe
will follow straight line instead Of an
obllque one and the banking over IL
will be somewhat thicker As an addition
al safeguard against frost.
The statement that a silver punch
bowl has been ordered by the Castine
town committee to be presented To the
gunboat Castine Is pronounced entirely
incorrect. The committee unanimously
decided that Il should not be punch
bowl. IL Il To be an ornamental centre
piece for the table and may contain fruit
or flowers. IL cannot be used rs q punch
bowl.
Marshall e. Percival. the defaultlng
cashier of the Shoe and Leather Bank Of
Auburn, died In the state prison hospital
Mt Thomaston at I o'clock Thursday
morning, of consumption. His health
has not been good for some years, and
his death has for some time been antici-
pzted, though Il came suddenly Mt the
last. Mr.. Percival Was III years OF age
and leaves widow and two daughters.
The trial Of Warden Harper Of Port
land for the Ward One miscount which
created such an excitement at the time
of the municipal election last spring,
has been the sensation In Portland dur
ingShe past week. The result Was a
disagreement Of the jury, they standing
10 TO 2 for conviction. As there were
more than two Democrats on the jury,
IL IL evident that the division WAS not
entirely on party lines.
Mrs. Mary II. Hagerthy Of West Sur
~, made her maiden trip on steamboat
aud salt water last week, when she went
to Bar Harbor. She IL "a years old and
IL remarkably smart for one OF her
years. she mllks three cows, cares for
her milk and butter, also her pigs and
poultry, and does lots Of knitting and
general housework. She IL the mother
OF twelve children, nine Of whom are
living. She has twelve grandchildren
and two great-grandchildreu.
A committee Of the employees Of the
Maine Central Railroad WAS appointed
st a recent meeting to confer with the
management regarding the recent cut OF
ten per cent In wages. The managers
say they shall not confer with tho COM
mittee; that they have given their en-
ployes their word Of honor that the cut
Was made necessary by the diminished
busiuess Of the road, aud that the wages
shall be restored 90 soon ~ the Income
Of the road viii warrant C.. II the en-
ployes can not accept the situation IN
that light, they have only 10 walk up
and draw their pay.
The glass bulb Of an electric light
seems rather peculiar kind Of oietetical
ingredient upon which 70 make meal,
but recent discovery, made While In
vestigatiug The interior organism OF .
huse pollock, caught last week. In East
port harbor, brought to light among
other thlnss, one Of those pearshaped
slasses OF an incandesccnt lamp, prob
ably thrown from some steamer that
while pursuing ~ srratic course, ne
sport OF winds and tides, its gliftsfing
sides rs6sctiug The rays Of The Sun, had
apparsatly proved very tempting nor.
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ford - sJonah and IL whale" sct,
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