Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-07-18

Two shrewd Penobscot lumbermen
are Transporting logs from Noosehead
Lake to Old Town to meet the demand
on the Penobscot before the drives ar
rive.
Among the cadet appointments made
to the West Point Military Academy 70
william Thomas Of Portland, Maine, al
ternate for the fret congressional dis
trict.
Andrew Tahy, q Belfast harness
maker. 80 years old, married and oil
rood habits, shot himself and probably
win not recover. Dependency due to
disease.
Otis C., the nine-year-old son Of Capt.
A. l.. Mitchell Of Harrington, Was In
stantly killed Thursday evening by the
accidental discharge Of gun In play
mates hands.
Frank Weston WAS run over oy, an
electric car at Camden and Injured 20
that he died. The railroad u exonerat-
ed from blame. Ii IL the first accident
which has occurred upon Il.
Henry Thibault, aged two and one.
half years, son Of Chas. Thibault OF
Biddeford, fell from third story WIN
dow at his home and struck on the brick
easement, but received only slight
bruises.
The shoe factory at Skowhegan 10 to
be opened sgaiu. A stock company mas
been formed With capital OF eO,VO.
Stafford, the superintendent 10 the old
factory, will have the management OF
the new company.
A gipsy made a daring attempt to
sbduct a little girl at Old Orchard the
other day, but was foiled by woman
who pluckiiy seized his horse by the
bride and held on until he set the child
out Of his wagon. He got out OF sight
at once.
Bacchus guards his devotees against
death to preserve them for worse fate.
Last week Gilbert Stanhope OF whitney.
VILE. while exhilarated, attempted to
cross the river on jam Of logs with q
horse and top buggy, and he accomplish
ed the feat.
The Lewiston school board Il In q
pickle. The man who was to receive
Sl.5 for making school census OF Lew
istou and who has received good share
of his paw IL found TO have copied the
census Of last year and sent II to the
superintendent.
The U. y. census has offended the
Baptists by credlting them with mem
bershlp some 500 less than belongs 10
them. The genuine Baptist figures.
which tell the truth, show that 1871
people are affiliated with their churches
In this state.
A Newport man thus explodes In
print: Field strawberries are plenty sud
are picked ut the cost OF about jOc. per
quart to the unfortunate farmer who
owns the grass. II takes lots OF gall to
tread down your neighbours grass with
hay at els per ton.
A Saco undertaken filled an order re-
Gently for q nice receptacle for the re-
mains Of pet dog which had given up
the ghost. II was constructed carefully
and elegantly lined, and the deceased
now reposes In IL beneath weeping
willow, or some willow that doesn't
weep.
A remarkable shower Of living toads
fell between Olamou, Penobsc0t county.
aud Grand Falls Tuesday. Millions Of
them, half an inch long, were seen hop
ping In all directions by two county
officials. Il IL thought q waterspout
which burst thereabouts caught them
up at their breeding place and scattered
them.
The state treasurer has completed the
spportionment OF the school fund and
mill tax for 1898. The amount appro-
pristed Il ESQ.,, Coz. 81, an increase over
is92 Of si.,,O6.33. The number Of
scholars returned was 201, ls3, de-
crease Of 3.4ll. The amount Of per
capita was s2.ii. Last year 1t was
s2.3l l-2.
Thomas VI. bennett Of Portland met a
sudden death on the elevator In the store
Of c. j. Walker & Co. OF that city, Fri
day. lie was subject to attacks OF heart
failure, and 1t IL thought that In one OF
them he fell with his head projecting
over the side Of the elevator. When the
elevator reached the first floor his head
came In contact with tand his neck was
broken.
Two patients of the Maine Eye and
Ear Infirmary who submitted to the
same operation few days ago, the re-
moval Of the right eye, discovered that
they were old comrades In the Four
teenth Maine. They had not met for
- years. One of them, Mr.. Nelson Dow
OF Waite, has killed 80 bears 10 the last
20 years.
An Auburn man, worth half million,
has ordered q suit Of clothes from q
tailor. This Is noteworthy from the
fact that this IL the first suit OF "tailor-
made" clothes that he has had since the
civil war. Some restraint ought to be
exercised In his case to prevent him
from squandering his substance In this
reckless way.
A rather peculiar accident happened
last week to two Sullivan Harbor ladies,
Miss Simpson and Mrs. Walker, who
were out driving. They were Jogging
along over perfectly level piece OF road
when the horse suddenly turned COM
plete summerssult right In his tracks,
breaking one OF the shafts and some
what demolishing the harness. The
ladies were unhurt.
A Bangor citizen having occasion to
correct his little daughter the other day
concluded his lecture by telling her that
he did wish she had little better dis
position. She thought q moment and
then asked, "Do you know what the
Bible says, papay'' "well, what does Il
sayy' "The sins of the fathers shall be
visited upon the children. was the
slow and solemn reply.
The following Is list Of the different
kinds Of wood found 10 John =.
Piaisted's wood pile at York: Alder,
apple, ash, bass, beech, black cherry,
black birch, buttonwood, chestnut,
oak, elm, grey birch, hemlock, hazel,
huckleberry, hornbeam, Norway pine,
poplar, pitch pine, red oak, rock maple,
red cherry, ssssafras, juniper, spruce,
white oak, white pine, white maple.
walnut, willow, white birch, yellow oak,