Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
TALK OF rHt STATE.

The dlp,hsria quarantine !. OF In
Pennington. the disease having gone out
% existence there.
Carlton will - reached BY the Bangor
and Aroo.took Railroad probably within
ten days, II nothing occur. to delay the
work.
Camden's cucumber mAgnate has AZ
ranged 10 devote Loo acres Ia the cultl-
walton % cucumbcrs for picking pur.
poses, next year.
An Auburn Insurance man thinks tia,
an Inspector % fre Insurance risks In
every city would help 20 solve the prob
lem 81 high rate. aud how To avoid them.
NJ Fort Fairfield = whole days time,
the testimony ~ ten witnesses aud
thirty dollars In costs VAS expended on
Mar. Iiill law suit, In which the whole
amour, Ia dispute was less than two
dollars.
Officers Norton and Willis have been
removed from the Portland police force
after an investigation by the mayor.
III. evidence taken tended 10 show that
they had taken money for projection
from the liquor sellers.
some people prone To quick conclu-
sion. from their Judgment rather upon
sound than upon sense. One OF these
live. In Aroo.took. lie refused 10 bor-
ros saS at ~ percent interest but Will
.nxly paid VI . month for use OF the
money.
The outlook for larger lumber cut
,hsn Was planned earlier In the fall, 10
quite bright. IL l. noticeable, however,
that the wages Of the men Who 20 Into
the wood. and cut this lumber will be
lower than before the free lumber law
went into effect.
4 little girl entered Saco store and
asked the clerk 20 change o. bill, and
the Kind hearted fellow smiliugly skinned
the money drawer Of change for the dear
little thing. put the coin In bag and
Was about 10 hand IL 20 the applicant
Wien she naiyely lisped "Mother will
bring la the money when she gets It."
A son OF Mr.. harden Turner Was at
tscted, on. evening. while returning TO
North waldoboro from Waldoboro VII
l.ge, by a bob-cat. lis cloths were
badly torn, and he Was scratched severity
about the head aud face. lie succeeded
In shaking the animal on and escaping
without serious Injury.
There Ia no business At this season at
Cherryfield that promises better returns,
considering the capital Invested, than
shooting rabbits. A boy with . strong
back aud an Old shot gun can earn dol
lar = day slsughtering these harmless AMI
mails, which are eagerly sought after by
local dealer. Who ship them to New
York.
A saco man won q good-slted turkey
10 a Thanksgiving rattle and carried IL
home. lie Was foolish enough 10 tell
his wife that II cost him only 20 cents,
AMI she Immediately preached sermon
to him on the evils Of gambling. She
absolutely refused 20 receive the turkey.
The man tucked II under his arm and
carried IL down 10 the old ladies' home,
v here they think him . charitable
Christian gentleman and say prayers for
him before every meal.
IL IL said that while funeral services
we're bring held recently Ia an Orneyilie
schoolhouse, two aged citizens got Into
q dispute In the yard, over the alleged
misrepresentation of . former sheep
n,ide, and their loud talk 90 disturbed
tie services that II became necessary for
orderly inclined citizens To go out and
stop Il. when they arrived on the scene
the aged combstsnts we're just squaring
away for slugging bout.
Rev. &. A. Luce, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church nj Brow nyllle Was srraigned
AZ Browuyille for the larceny Of the pro- |
eeeds OF the Jubilee singers concert,
and bound over for trial In February.
lie Wa. taken a. Bangor and placed In
I.il. lie elsims the sum taken Was 81
Instead of 800 .. charged. lleexplains
his action ny ,t.ting th,t he WAS taken |
with . sudden "impuls. to 60 TO
Chicago.
A Joke IL told Of an Augusta man and
his COW that IL quite amusing. This
animal had too stub horns aud MAS sd- |
mired by her owner. A couple OF boys, |
To have some fun, procured two large
horns which we're very shspely and nice.
These they cemented To the stubs that |
this COW had aud the owner did not know |
the animal and drove Il out Of his yard,
and when shc Insisted on entering struck
At her With his az that he the false
horns and restored her identity. y