Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-08
THE WEEK IN MAnVE.
me MOST IMPORTANT srxrs NEWS
eRigFlv TOLD.

me MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Carleton circuit, employed In Q Rock.
port quarry, was injured, it II feared
fatally, By . falling mass Of rock.
Ths presidents and managers Of cleo
trio railroads In Maine met In Portland
recently and took preliminary steps 70
perfect state Organization.
Ths Bodwell Granite Company has 10
duced its force Ut its quarry ct vinai
Haven BY discharging about any stone
cutters and four blacksmith crews.
The Aroostook Pioneer In speaking Of
Q young man 10 Hoult0n, who In IN In
sane nc ned to the woods says he ran so
good deal faster than We ever saw him
work.
An Ellsworth merchant, Colin No
kenxie. Ia bound over on the charge OF
defrauding creditors. He went Into In
solvency last June, and this ID the
sequel.
Geore L. Riggs of Chesterville COM
mitted suicide by hanging In bis tannery
Wednesday morning. His age was 20
years. No cause for the deed 10 as
signed.
The vsssalboro wooden mills have
shut down for one month ct least.
Cause poor market for their goods.
Three hundred hands are thrown out Of
employment.
Charles b. Morton Of Maine has been
appointed fourth auditor Of the treasury.
vice John II. Lynch Of Mississippi. Mr..
Morton was chief of the bureau Of navi-
cation, during President Cleveland's last
administration.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert has
been In Maine during the past week.
lie was the guest Of Senator Hale for
Q while, and later went TO Bath, where
he Was the guest OF the officials OF the
Bath Iron Works.
The st. Croix Mining Company, who
are trying to find coal ut Perry, have
gone down $50 feet, and the drill II now
In black shale. The prospect In re-
garded as encouraging aud the work
viii be continued.
One day q young lady In Bangor re-
celved IL letters In one mall from board
Ing school friends. These were not
perfunctory mlssives but the genuine
article, boarding school article Mt that
one, two, three, slx-yes ten pages long
you know.
Governor Cleaves has appointed b.
Walker McKeen delegate from Maine TO
the worlds agricultural congress at
Chicago, Oct. 10th. Mr.. Mckeen will
give q condensed history OF Maines
agricultural industry with special refer
ence to farm culture.
c. Ii. Nelson, owner Of the stallion
Nelson, writes the Boston Globe Offering
to match Nelson against Kremlin or
Arion for $1,000 or $1,000 upon any lark
agreed upon. II trotted at Rlgby Park,
Portland, or In the east he will give
Kremlln $500 for expenses.
Charles Morrill, Of Kennebunk Is under
arrest, charged With murderous assault
upon his stepfather, william BOwe.
The stories told about the matter are
that Morrill, attempted to kill both his
stepfather and his mother. II Il feared
that Mr.. Bowe 10 injured internally.
One Of the first cases under the new
law which provides for the remuneration
of owners, by towns, for sheep killed BY
dogs, II noted In Manchester. Five
sheep belonging to Mr.. Wallace Prescott
were killed one Of the dogs which did
the killing was shot by Mr.. Prescott,
and the second escaped.
John Price OF South Bend, Ind, an
employee Of Smith & Scribner's circus,
was arrested at Bangor Tuesday on
charge Of a brutal assault on q man
named Bradbury OF Passadumkeag. A
few days ago when the circus was there
Bradbury was struck with q whlifietree
without provocation, II Is claimed. Two
other circus employees are detained on
charge Of being accessories.
The latest move In the Biddeford
police commission middle Is the city
treasurer refusing to pay bills for police
duty endorsed by the Republican MEM
bers Of the board, on the ground that he
has no funds with which to pay them.
The mayor declines To Sign acquisitions,
"a he does not recognize the authority OF
the police board or the city marshal
whom they appointed.
The directors OF the Aroostook Con-
densed MIX Company have unanimously
voted to close up the works until colder
weather. This action Is taken because
some Of the leading winthrop farmers
have discontinued bringing their milk to
the factory on account of difficulties be-
tween them and the company. The d.
rectors say that when the weather be
comes cool enough 80 they can bring
milk from distance, they shall start up
again.
N. C. Foster OF the well known firm
Of contractors Of watervllle Informs the
Mall that the building operations
throughout the State arc not what they
promised to be early In the season.
Men who contemplated building for an
Investment are holding back waiting for
developments In the financial situation.
The tendency Of prices on building
materials has been steadily downward,
manufacturers offering unusually liberal
discount for cash In everything they
handle.
The Kelley graduates OF Maine and
New Hampshire will have . grand re-
union at North Conway, Thursday,
Sept. q. About 900 men will be In line
and there will be 10 bands OF music.
Ex-Gov. Dale OF Vermont, the gov
ernor Of New Hampshire, DR.. Kelley
and other distinguished guests will be
present. Hicks Of Portland, will be
caterer Of the affair, which will be one
Of the most notable occasions In the his
tory ofthe Kelley cure. Exceptionally
low rates will prevail on the railroads.
A lad who lived In Belfast hired with
q farmer few miles out aud was doing
nicely In his new work. One morning
he was sent to the pasture to find q
COW which had failed to come up the
night before. In short time the fam
lily were sstonlshed by the boy rushing
Into the house out OF breath, hatless, his
hair standing on end and his eyes stick
Ing out like q Holsters. When he got his
breath he explained that he had found
the COW with q newly born calf, and ~
the calf wouldn't drive he tried to pick
him up and bring him home, but the old
cow had charged on and "barked" at