Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
THR WEEK IN NANlR
use sosr ,.spomrAsr STATE NEWS
0RfEfIN TOLD.

me- MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
0RiEfIX Told.
Tnnsacsioes are at last coopsete In
tie Aubarp water case, and tie city
evns the water vosks-
Tbe Ro.eabaum brctbers Of Biddeford,
indicted for setting Gre to their store 70
ges The insurance., vere acquitted 81 TIE
jury.
The cosnty Of Aroostcok u abost hall
developed and yet nearly 100000 vere
paid out for potatoes In one year In one
Aroostook town.
A queer freak ia trout With tvo
heads af the Caribou fsh hatchery. lbe
little fellow IL - lively - any ooe OF his
family and is growing ioely.
The Cniversalist state Convention uas
beld at Bath last week II 10 reported
a. the largest and most Successful In the
history Of the denomination In this state.
william Sanfee Of Tbomsstoo played
With q dhnr-kpou-if-uas-loided ne
yolver, and the bullet vent through his
jugulsr vein. He bled to death In fec
minutes.
Crows 70, 20 ..sassy- over In Penobscot
County corunelds that the farmers are
delighted 10 think that sulphlfe OF
strychnine IL killing them od BY the
hundreds.
The dog tar will be called for to pay
the damage causcd BY two LYMAN dogs
They attacked . nosk OF sbeep In the
ouner's door yard. killing sheep and o
limbs.
Greenwood c. Pray OF Guilford, .
young man Of =, shot and killed his
wife, then himself, At shirley. Thursday
morning. They had been separated -four
weeks 90 account Of family troubles.
Pray IL still living.
c. d. kimball, a member OF the
freshman class Of Colby University. met
with a severe and painful accident while
playing hall on the diamond at Colby
Wednesday BY having ooe OF his cheek
bones broken and badly crushed.
Joseph Nichols. . well-known menu
Der 81 the Penobseot tribe OF Indians.
has received an order through Agent
Hunt for lot Of implements for Indian
games such ~ were in use years ago, 10
Be sent 10 the worlds fair and they will
be sent.
Biddeford has been considerably ex-
cited over the fnding Of an iron box In =
swamp By some boys. The boys say IL
contained valuable property. bat they
will not tell what Il MAS. The report OF
the find .et crowd Of men aud boys
hunting for Capt. kidfs buried
treasure.
IL /. reported on good authority that
the Maine savings Banks Association
will te.t the eons,ifutionsliiy Of the
recent act Of the legislature, which
places q tax OF fiye-eighths Of per cent.
on state investments and seyen-eighths
Of per cent. on Investments outside
the state.
The saving. hank tax. just assessed
under the Law passed by the last legisla-
ture by the state board Of assessors. and
committed TO the state treasurer for the
six month. ending April -. lss3.
amounts 20 s20s. $50. an Increase over
the corresponding mouths OF last year
Of s13, !l6.
Frank b. Page. aged 60. Was hauling
a load OF goods from Phillips to Farm
ing,on wedne.dav. and while descend
ing Cattle Brook Hill, WAS thrown from
the load under the wheels. The carr
passed over his bead crushing his skull.
causing death Instantly. He leaves q
widow and several children.
said An old resident Of Phillips. II
never knew potatoes 20 be 80 high az
81 % per bushel Ia Phillips, and ] have
lived here fifty years. About q dolen
years ago sold mine for 81 PER bushel.
I remember al.o that number OF years
ago sold fine lot for ~ cents per
bushel after planting time"
a bicycle relay race from Bangor 10
Portland. arranged by the y. VI. e. a.
Of Bangor. occurred on saturday. the ID.
From sA. ". TO CIR. ". Was the time
scheduled for the race. but an hour vss
gained over that time. the message ar
irving 10 Portland at just o'clock. 4
return race IL expected 10 be arranged.
Lucy Cony Msnley. the eldest daugh-
ter OF Hon. Joseph Marley. secretary OF
the Republican national committee, was
married AZ noon Wednesday. at the
Manley residence. 10 Mr.. Chase Melien,
OF New York. The wedding WAS the
most elaborate Of the season. The
presents were numerous and beautiful.
Many friends were present.
J. W. Mitchell. secretary OF the PEG
pies Prohibitory Enforcement League
OF Maine and noted Maine Temperance
worker. has been missing from his board
ing place In Augusta for several days
Thursday his clothes were found on the
river bank q mile below the city. neatly
folded. with q towel on top. Mitchell
Was very fond OF bathing and was evil.
IDENTIFY accidentally drowned.
A mean bot expensive method Of
.windling the public out Of victusls va.
practiced In one OF the coast towns last
week. A stranger drove along the
street throwing out handbills saving
that Prof. Parker would give variety
show a, the school house that night
lie paid for his dinner In tickets. Some
- people went 10 the school house thai
night. but there was no show.
A man, living not far from the village
OF Camden, bought . small pig, tool
him home and placed him 10 secure
place-as he thought. In the morning
Mr.. Pig Was not 10 be found. After a
diligent search. he Was discovered quiet.
ly and complAcently ensconced under q
setting hen, upon q neat Of eggs, looking
out from among the feathers, presentin
a laughAble exhibition.
Mrs. william Warren, an inmate OF
the Ellsworth poor farm. locked herself
/ In her room and attempted to burn her
self TO death. She hung her garments
around the room, and saturzting them
with kerosene. started fire Ia a pan OF
shayings. When the fire was discovered
and the door burst open the room wa'
ablsze. Mrs. Warren WAS badly burned
The fire Was with difficulty extinguished
A Lewiston woman called the city
marshal to her house one night TO ar
rest man she had seen crawling through
a window into her domicile. The
doughty police Of that bailiwick armed
themselves cap a PIE and taking their
lives 10 their hands went forth 10 quest
OF that house breaker. He Was found
and proved to be the man who Was
counting the scared woman's sister. He
had simply effected Romeo entrance to
the house.
i M generalization Of the Altman