Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
MAINE NEWS NOTES.


A burglar WAS captured In . store at
Dexter carly Wednesday morning, BY
parties who had heard the noise be made.
The man was found asleep on the hoor,
under the influence Of liquor. lie haa
also broken Into . barber shop ana
stolen some things, and had tried the
window Of another store. lie wasa
man who appeared there about two
weeks ago looking for work. and ~ he
Was well dressed and appeared willing,
ne was given two weeks work. lie had
lust been paid on and procceded 10 get
full on his wages. lIe WAS bound over.
Nothing has caused 90 much excite
ment In Portland for long time ~ the
recent death Of Miss Mary Dunn, EVIL.
IDENTIFY from the result Of criminal
operation. The girls statement made
after the city physician was called To af.
tend her implicated Dr. j. u. Hughes OF
Portland As the one Who performed the
operation, and the coronsr's jury return
ed . verdict charging DIR. Hughes With
the murder. lie could not be found st
first, but afterwards gave himself up,
aud q preliminary hearing Was held In
the municipal court Friday and Satur'
day.
Mrs. Eliza \. Cowan Of North Dix
mont, whose husbands aud children died
under apparently suspicious circum.
stances, saws they died from natural
causes. Her hrst husband died OF ty-
phoid fever, she thinks aggravated by
an overdose of choral, given by the at
tending physician, aud the children
from cholera infsntuu. aud = worm ht.
Her second husband died from indian
nation of the stomach, caused by en-
cessiye use of Ice water In hot weather.
Her third husbands child died from
diarrhes, brought on by over indulgence
In fruit.
In the window of u. Tyler & Sons
clothing store, Ia Gardiner, are = couple
OF male fowls, known as the Chinese
Sacred Dream fowls. They are shout
the Size 10 an ordinary brown Isgborn
hen. Their plumsge IL beautiful, bling
composed of red, blue, green. blsck,
gold aud various other shades aud colots.
Their heads are bright golden color
aud the effect IL brilliant. The tall OF
one 10 them IL about I IL feet IN length.
These fowls are said Ia be- used by the
! high caste Mandsrins In their worship
Of the joss. They are valued n eiOO.
These fowls are fed With grains % rice
that have passed through the hands Of
roy atty. aud the feathers plucked from
the right Wing are considered q charm
sg.lni death.
Onc of Ls~i.ton's bright boys has been
making money cstchlng e.l.. lie frat
discovered q number of people Who were
fond 81 fried cells, and barg ,lncd to
furnish them Ai q stated pric- ssch.
/ Then be begsn Ia devise q means ~
catching them. To hsh for them With q
lIne va. too much work, and took too
long. so something else had Ia b.
thought 10. Eel pots ~er. too uncer.
tain, and .o be- conceived the plan of
settling steel traps. lie had i've stout,
steel trsp. With long chains. Tying the
bait, (beefstsak) to the treadle of the
traps, h. let them hang from q log,
which be fostsi out Into the river. The
next morning the log WAS drawn 10, and
. four % the hye trap. had each caught an
, eel by the head.
kennebec journal: several of the
football games In Maine TIL. fall have
t~sn plsysd under sdyers. condition.
There Was Que In TIL. ,lty ssiurds
afternoon. when III. high school hd'
lIn-i up In . cold rsin.torm on Held
, saturated Nth partially frozen .lu.h
WIS, an inspiring sight II wss' Her
were lad. from tso city school. shosi " l
the utmost contempt ~ such condition.
With heads b,red Ia the pltll... ,t"rIn
, With feet aud ankle. aud back thorough
4 IN VT by the dow npour. surely, II ",il
4. tof.fsthsr., the pioneer. that bra,cj iii'
siI,lstnr.. and h,td.hip. ~ an unLnos I
|. country. could have look-d ios an ~
I. .c~ns they would have excl iim~i, ~
n mifshle' regular chip. ~ the oil
|. b.oyks." Beware hasiy conclusions. ~
shade. 81 hardy heroes. Walt, s,lt az
|. Ill IA. storm. ~ midaintsr come su'
. father want. the snow .hoyelcd fruu
\ the front steps.
j. The following resolutions sddress't
g. 40. MAYOR 10 Riid.forl snd slsu''
:, by Rev. =. Frank Rhode. ~ ID. Iniy.r
u .sli.t church, l,.y. y. Arthur fr-y ri
}, the Pavilion, Rev. u. u. FrohOck 81 tie
9 Methodist, I,'y. DR.. \. h. u sm'll 81
D the Baptist, I.ey. Geo. y. Mu.gr'y. ~
Z, the Free Bspti.t, aud Rev. W. Dupon'
. % ~. Jo.eph'., appears In lest week
issue ~ the Expose. local paper:
whsrra.. Ihtoticstinx hquoT- s'r hsiss oIsn
u ly ..ki In Violation of ella bli.bei lac, ABd
Whereas. The police abi coa-tahle- 81. nszi
gent or imcouIsisb, In the di'shsrgs Of ihsi
duties. abi
WLsr,a.. Bliisfori :. openly ant natorioa.
irunlsn ~ tho extent of ding our station hou-'
> AMI county jail, AIT
whsva. The ssrioa. crimes ~ burgiary, lar
: esny breskins ant ehtshns. robbery ani q.
I ssui or, Increasing at an alarming rsts.
Z TIsr,tsfc, We tistnani that The J-Dliss AMI con
4 stable. % .Aii city receive puhic Erbsrsl 80
' der fritn you !. mayor And msmlsr ~ u'
Y Ts,iice eosnmi.slon, commanding then " ei"-.
r the many srug shop- snd plss.- ~ fse az
crime that nov esi-t In our mldst b. ths disgrsT'
: % our 'slr name .. riiy. or rr.isn from ..i
? 10 ". f0rr. ot once ~ u,n.tabl.. Ah.i mak'
n r,-,m for the appOintnent ~ men o. once uh'
|, gill remember their sacr-i oath. of onos-
Mayor ilsmilton says that when b'
= received the original copy of the re.o
|, lu,Ions, which Mas mailed TO him, tb'
Expose containing IL was slresdy ISSUED
\ aud In circulation, which fact led him T.
believe that the clergyman we're elihe'
, seeking cheap notOrietv or we're the Vie
ILL.,. - .,I.nI...I .z.nd Hence. LA the Itlte