Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-10
THE WEEK IN MA1VR.
The MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

I0E W6hk IN 0duN0
rns MOST IMPORTANT STATE MEws
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Ths Maine Baptist anniversaries were
held In Auburn last week.
The Chapman National Bank has beer
organised In Portland with Cullen G.
Chapman president.
Wilbur & Co. Of Phillips have found
papers representing $1,000, taken By the
safe blowers Sept. 18th.
Bella Noyes IL on trial 10 the supreme
court 1t Machias for the murder Of John
Edgar at Danforth last July.
Bar Harbor IL to have another paper
lat least q paper with Bar Harbol
name Il to BE- printed at Ellsworth.
The Knox County treasury was en-
riched about 5000 by liquor case hnei
during the term Of court just adjourned
The a5th annual Maine Universalisi
Sunday School and NTH convention Of
the Y. p. G. u, was held In Bangor last
week.
Judge Foster has fatted the andre
scoggin County treasury by nearly
o, 900 In liquor case fines during the
present term Of court.
Mary Scanlon OF Augusta, aged Is,
married, WAS burned TO death early Sun
day morning. While intoxicated the
night before 1t ID thought she tried to
strike light and caught her clothes on
fire.
Michael Angelo Ferrari, indicted FOL
stabblng fellow-workman Italian on
the Georges Valley Railroad, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of granddaughter ai
Rockland, and received q sentence OF
four years In state prison.
While three young men Of New Vine
yard were out hunting for deer Tues
day, the gun Of one was accidentally
discharged. The contents passed
through the body of Raymond Dexter,
aged is, killing him almost instantly.
william II. Bunker Of Marlboro, In
the town of Hancock, while out hunting
Wednesday, was mistaken for . deer
aud shot by another hunter named
Davis. The ball entered the side caus-
Ing bad wound, at present not thought
to be serious.
SIX new locomotives have already
been constructed for the Bangor 4
Aroostook II. r., and the rolling stock
for Its equipment Il being rapidly for.
warded. Everything Is first-clsss and
II r. t..... Ar, ,ha ..s.a n. thoroo chic In
earnest In Its purpose to give Its patrons
the best Of service.
These Maine firms have received the
worlds fair awards for their exhibits
Burrowes' Car Shade Company, Port.
land, for car shade; Portland Lawn
Sprinkler Company, lawn sprinkler
State Pathological Society, Pennington
apples; Burnham & Morrill,, Portland,
canned meats, soups aud vegetables.
West Lubec boasts of q citizen who
despite the fact that he Is nearly eighty
years Of age, IL a keen sportsman and
enjoys tramp through the woods and
about the waterways near his home with
his gun for q companion, as well as III
did years ago. One day recently TILL
gentleman, who by the way IL deacon
bagged six fine ducks, the result Of hi
skill as marksman.
Mrs. Mary c. Strout Of West Auburn
was killed by the accidental discharg'
of q shotgun Thursday afternoon.
boy who was visiting mt her place hat
been out cunning and called her to tn
door to see his squirrels. She opened {
door against which his gun was leaning
when the gun fell and was discharged
the contents entering her left thigh
The limb was smputated, but she died
not being able to survive the shock.
A fishing contest was held In Camdel
recently after the same plan as tn
shooting matches. IL commenced a
midnight Monday night and closed at
r. N. Tuesday. The highest individual
score was made by John wadsworth
97O9, an eel counting most, ninety Will
ixty-six on both sides, the parties, be
ing allowed to fish anywhere In the lake
A fiue supper was furnished at LAKE
City Inn by the side having the smallest
score. What next?
The popular occupation all ovel
Aroostook County this fall Il well Dor
ing, and the steam drills are not 0nl!
being driven to the full extent OF thei
capacity, but have orders away aheat
for all they can do this fall. Last sum
mer's dry season warned the farmer,
that they can't always depend on tn,
hole they dug twenty years ago. Al
the forest passes away deep wells be
come necessity, and they take this op
, portunity to procure them.
The Lewiston Sun commenting uLor
. recent article In Portland paper
showing the extent to which the people
of that city have INDUCED In policy
. playing, declares that the Spindle City
, Il remarkably free from evils OF thi
character. Three years ago man ran ,
, policy shop there for awhile and did |
flourishlng business, but found It con
venient to leave. Since that time boil
Lewiston and Auburn have not beer
much troubled by men Of his stamp.
A toll gatherer Is a toll gatherer ever
N woman, and so perhaps this rive
driver may be pardoned for taking TILL
advantage Of her. Maine river driver,
claim that they are entitled to cross al
toll bridges free. A feminine toll gath
erer questioned this right the other day
and exacted two cents from knight o.
the cant-dog. IAN I allowed to carry
ANYTHING across on my back, mumr
"Of course" "Iiop on, boys" and b.
; bore across his two companions, pig
back.
George c. Kicker, formerly bookkeep
err for G. j. Walker & Co. Of Portland
was recently arrested, charged with tn,
embezzlement Of about $4,000 from hii
former employers. II Ia charged ths
he has been taking small sums for sew
eral years, by retaining portion of thu
on the books. IL appears to have beer
another instance Of living beyond one'i
means. He had 900 month salary
and paid $50 month for board Of him
self and wife at the hotel.
II A brakeman on the Maine Centra
train from st. John, N. B., recently
J noticed small boy, about ii years Of
age, flush with money. lie suspected
something wrong and on arrival OF the
train at the Union station notified Officer
Jones, who took the boy to the police
station. In his possession was found q
lsdy's pocketbook with over $500 Ia It.
He said that he found the pocketbook on
Main Street, In st. John, that he had
heard Of the fair In Chicago, and ht
wanted to see what was going on, 90 hs
started for that city. He lives In Chat.
ham, N. B., and his parents are both
dead. The owner of the pocketbook
was found, and the book returned.