Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
rHs MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Burglars Tot about eloo from the tale
graph ONCE In Houlton Monday night.
Ssarsport had $4,000 nrc Sunday,
the 92d-the Scarsport House, stable and
two residenccs.
Philip Henry Brown, the wealthiess
man In Portland, died "wednesday morn
Ing at the age Of 90.
Blddeford's 10000 high school build
Ing Was burned Sunday, tho 32d. IL
was building Of which Biddeford was
very proud.
Aroostook County enjoys the distlnc.
ton of producing moro than one-half OF
the potato starch manufactured In the
United States.
A smart young man up Ia Greene 10
reported to have recently cornered fox
between two sheds and dispatched him
with . Jack-knife.
The safe at the Maine Central freight
depot at Fairfield was blown open Mon
day night and about e75 taken. There
Il no clue to the burglars.
Rev. A. w. sibley, who recently re.
signed the pastorate Of the Biddeford
Advent church, Il considering the ofier
Of the presidency Of western college.
The Towne Manufacturing Co. OF
South Boston has decided TO move Ito
plant to Kennebunk, and will do 90 ~
soon as convenient quarters can be fitted
up.
Il IL reported that the wooden MILL re-
Gently burned at East Madison Will be
rebuilt, Mr.. A. @. 8. Hall, the proprietor,
having Interested New York capitalists
In the enterprise.
The official test Of the Machlas to de-
termine her seaworthlness results In
pronounclng her satisfactory, notwith-
standing the many rumors In regard to
her topheaviness.
The gunbQat Machias Is reported to
be top-heavy, and changes may be nec-
essary In her to remedy the difficulty.
This Il not the fault Of the builders 10
Bath, but Of the designer.
II has been demonstrated that the man
who at home will delight In the Wild
flavor Of venlson, when he gets 10 the
woods In close time eats moose steak
without q suspicion that It's other than
beef.
Ephraim Adams, an aged resident OF
OgunQuit, was In the habit Of smoking
In bed. Il IL supposed that by that
means he set his bed on fire Tuesday
night, and was so burned that no died
the next day.
A Belfast man has struck upon bril-
liant Idea, so he says, to protect himself
from his gun In the woods. 1t Ii to place
a cork stopper In the muzzle Of the ride.
wThen," he says, "if I should stumble
the bullet could not come out to injure
me or any one else."
DIR. s. +. Smith, author OF "America,"
our national hymn, was 80 years Old on
the 2lst, and probably many Maine peo-
pie do not know that he began public
life as pastor Of the village church In
waterville, acting at the same time az
professor of modern languages at Water
VILE College, now Colby Univerfity.
The fate Of the whltney-C Cleveland
pulp mill at Madison Is still In uncertain
ty. The mill Il not In operation snd no
steps have been taken to remodel 1t.
An expert pulp manufacturer who has
examined the mill says that an expendi-
ture of 100000 will make q fine plant
of 1t. Perhaps less will do 1t. Speed
the day Of Its revival!
AQuincy (Mass.) man came to Ban
gor few days since and returned home
with his two sons, about fifteen years
old, who had run away and come to Ban
COR. One of them had forged his
fathers name to an order for $500. The
boys lived In a camp and bought caps,
blankets, etc., at Bangor. They said
they were going to Canada to look for
work.
The exercises at the laying Of the cor.
ner stone of the new Fine Arts Building
at Kent's Till were largely attended
Wednesday afternoon by students,
alumni and friends Of the school. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Miss Gertrude
l.. Stone of the Normal department
Miss Fannie A. Davis, the preceptress,
Rev. ID. b. Holt, Hon. +. II. French,
Rev. J. d. I.apham and Rev. G. +. Allen
ID. ID.
Mr.. Isaac ID. Merrill, q Portland
plumber who lives mt Pleasantdale, Cape
Elizabeth, was assaulted and robbed
near the Turner's Island bridge, while
on his way home Tuesday evening. lie
was struck with club and lay uncon-
scious for some time. The robbers
were evidently frightened away, rs they
did not get Into his inside pockets, but
had secured about SO from his trousers
pockets. Mr.. Merrilrs injuries are
probably not serious.
Judge Peabody, of the Cumberland
Insolvency Court, has denied the pett
ton Of creditors to have the Portland
Plush Mil declared insolvent. A mum
Der Of creditors who signed the petition
for insolvency declared that they did 90
under Misunderstanding Of the facts,
and asked leave to withdraw from the
petition, which was granted them by
the Judge, and the number OF petitioners
remaining was too small to come withir
the requirements Of the law. The cast
has attracted considerable attention.
1t has been long since any wolve.
were reported In Maine, but the latest
news Il that few have got across thu
border. Word comes from Spencer
! Pond that one was shot near there tn,
other day. a woman ut a camp about
twelve miles from Spencer having ven
tured some distance from the camp, was
chased by q wolf clear up to her owr
door aid believes she heard two OF
three more of the beasts not far behind
On her arrival a man at the camp snatch
ed gun, rushed out and shot the beast
before he had time to retreat to thu
woods.
The United States government con
templates the erection OF very power
full battery on the back side Of Cushing,
Island In Portland Iarbor, and for the
purpose wants about 33 acres Of the
shore land lying back Of the Ottaws
House. Mr.. Francis Cushing, who own,
most of the land, thinks that the Island
10 one of the foremost OF Malne's coast
resorts, and wants $4,000 an acre for the
land. The government IL unwilling te
pay this price, and condemnation pro
ceedings In tho United States court have
therefore begun.
The police Monday arrested Frank Lex
Of Bangor, upon suspicion OF having
been concerned In the robblng OF MARI
Piper's store at Kenduskeag, Friday
night. lie confessed that his brothers
George and Walter, who have fled, com
mitted the burglary, and also those In
seven or eight other stores In Bangor
and vicinity during the past year. The
Lees are bad lot. George was pardon
ed not long ago from prison, where he
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