Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
THE WEEK In MAINE.
rng MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

fHe MOST IMPORTANT STATE NeWo
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Ernest ". Hartman OF Prospect, aged
JG, VAS drowned while crosslng the river
in skin Thursday. lie leaves . widow
and two children.
There was q small hre In oak Hall at
the state College Friday morning, but u
Was discovered In time 10 prevent very
extensive damage.
A. II. spluney Of Aliens Mills while
out hunting one day last week found
four coous In one tree and by using =
little strategy killed the four.
Early Monday morning sewsli jew
EFT, aged ~ Year,, aud life long rcsi-
dent Of SCION, committed suicide by
hanging. Dependency VAS the Cause
The Bangor Commercial states that
the tract Of land Judge Emery, senator
Hale aud others recently sold at Seal
IIsrbor Tor s'5,Oo cost the syndicate
$500.
The town Of Stet.on IL sgltsted over
the coincidence that In the past i've
years, five fires have been found at the
rear Of barns In town. An Investigation
.. being held.
The collateral Inheritance tax Will put
about siO 90 Into the state treasury out
% th. estate of the late Horace williams
of Augusta, whose estate entire amount
ed to about si 10000.
Petitions are already being circulated
through Aroostook County, asking that
the next legislature Will make an sppro-
priaiion for q state normal school Ia
Aroostook at iioulton.
The next report of the board Of state
assessors will shos Q gain OF s'out
ss,oDO,ODo In the valuation of the state
during the past too years. Their NaIus-
ton oi Wild lands will not exceed that
% their last report.
A special "a the krnnebec Journal
says no place In Maine Will receive
greater advantages from the opening OF
the bangor and Aroostook road than
Ashland, which I. In = deuce forest sur
rounded With miles Of woods.
4 young msn Of - In ssco, Jo.hus
Ainsworih by name, IL wanted ss the con-
sequence of stsbblns Ill. fstber-ln-lsw
ten OF eleven times With a j'ckknife. lie
xas drunk at the time. The wounds are
not fatal. Alnsworth can not De- found.
A petition sisrei by Judge Emery and
other cl,Ireus Of Ellsworth will BE- pre-
.ented Ia IN. next legislature Askln. for
Legislation enabling the Inhabitants of
Ellsworth, 10 they 80 desire, Ia change
their form 81 municipal government
from that of . city ,o that 81 q town"
A Rorki.nd woman has sued the
street commissioner for eiOD for cut
ting shade tree. on her land without per-
mI.sIou. The case Ia = test cas. grow
Ing out ~ the cutting ~ tree. along the
streets BY the city authorities, Who
claimed that they were In the strcet
limits.
k.nnebec Journal: lie Ia = Maine 81.
ltor and he advise. the girls io cultivate
Walking for q lad. assuring them that
they would feel better, look better snd
BE- better. HOPE b. has no selfish Inter
..ts nj stake. A girl Who prefer. walk.
ing Ia riding u . luxury which an editor
can srord "a indulge In.
The Blddeiord Times has passed Into
III. hand. of Francis l.. Winch of Ssco,
. Young man Of wealth aud q gradual.
81 Thornton Academy of the class 81 ".
The deal also includes the Weekly
/ Time. and the old Orchard Sea shell,
which latter paper IL Published daily
during the summer.
4 worker In q Maine lumber camp re-
turned home the other dsy. lie gave q.
hi. reason, livery time get any bread
nor = doughnut bit Into Q hunk of
soap and a. kickln' didn't do any good
/ come home" u Il said that soap u
frequently used by the chef OF the
Maine lumber camp Ia Insure light
bread.
Uoodlum. committed numerous acts
~ vandalism NJ the high school build
ing Ia Lewiston Monday night. lnk
va. sp.tter,si over the walls 81 several
rooms, a sink fille,i with books aud the
water turned on. and other thing. OF
| like nature done. The authorities ar,
satisfied II L. not the work of any Que
connected with the school.
At Pennington discussion ss To the
cause % dlphtheria gave rise To dl.cu.-
.iou ~ the need ~ sesersg-, and tn.
gave ri.e To discussion between town and
,illage people over the feasibility oil the
town building them. II the town re-
fuses to build the sewers, u IL likely that
IA. village corporation vii apply Ia the
legislature for the right Ia do Il.
The people 10 Turner were surprised
aud shocked by the suicid. of Bert brad
| ford 90 that yillsge, Sunday, the 18Th
ult. lie shot himself With revolver
lie was about - years of age aud ths
.on of one of the mo.t prosperous
merchants II the place. M cause u as
signed, except that he sss "discoursg'
ed" III. brother thinks DE had been
contemplating the deed for some time
n. HAYES, OF Dexter, sold Ave HON
Ing pigeons about three months sgo Ia =
man In Mck~spor', Ia. Friday night
he read q letter from the gentleman -sy-
Ing that b. had kept th. bird. shut az
till q few days ego, aud when liberated
two 10 them started toward. Maine.
Mr.. Hayes In looking through hi. lof'
saturday found that both of the birds
had arrived Ia safety.
Alta recent public meeting held und'
the auspices 81 the Women's Reform
L.sgu. In lewiston. the city official.
~ere scored by the speakers for THEFT
seeming scguiescence With the law.
/ breakers of the city. Who ~ere declared
10 De numerous aud bold. Professor
Anthony declared that there are more
house. Of ili-fsme Ia lewiston, 10 pro
portion to the population, than there are
In New York city.
Mil employees 10 Lewiston have form
I'll Al Equal Rights Reform League, Ia
be- composed Of all men aud women over
l. years Of age, who work for living.
The Idea of the league IL retaliation on
society. II IL proposed 10 report 10 the
police any person Of social repuie whose
conduct IL not what u should be for
every one 81 the working class arrested.
q. Is. Masierton has been elected presi-
dent. aud the league numbers 5i5 per-
sons.
The lumber mills upon the Penob.cot
have shut down for the season. They
have turned out nearly l'5 million feet
Of long lumber To say nothing of the
vast quantity Of small lumber. IL |. be.