Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-13

mh'tStt 'o's s"s"ssk"k '
The Bradstreets will cut nine million
feet Of logs on l'enobscot waters this
season which will be taken over by their
log carrier Into Moosehcad Lake next
spring.
Morris Gledhlll. designer At the
Coburn wooden mills, Skowhegan, Was
caught In the freight elevator and had a
mo.t miraculous escape from death MI
the mill Thursday morning.
A boy 10 Biddeford two years Of age
got hold Of q bottle Of medicine whisl,
contained poison aud drank from u
while al. mother Was out 81 the room.
lie probably Will not recover.
The Belfast Journal says John Berry
his q number of pet skunks at his farm
on the east eide. lie keeps them In
pen made of poultry netting aud thu,
far hs. experienced no special trouble
from them"
A gang of burglars worked the Maine
Central stations at Ofono, Webster aud
Great Works Ia one night, turning
things inside out aud demolishing q safe
In on. ~ the stations. They secured .
total % three cents for their time.
The mos, remarkable achievement %
the season In the hunting line IL that Of
Frank pooler Of Moose River, who las
.oei a COW moose. The throw WAS made
from tree where pooler had stationed
himself sitter having bsit.d the moose
With oats.
Pi.cataquls Observer: Mr. Almon
Dow, q resident % Bowrrbank, informs
a. that sixty deer were killed last winter
In clo.e time by unknown parties, la the
woods within . limited radius of his
place. lie suggests that the coming
winter game wariens should look after
the poacher. In that locality aud put an
end Ia TIL. wholesale slaughter u game.
An inmate 81 the old ladies home ~
Bsth, u she continue. at her presen,
work, will soon be In fair way To oc-
cupy room at the insane hospital.
since May I'D, isaj, sh. has been max
log n crsiy quilt, which when complet-
ell " III probably have the honor oi belu Z
the most be.tltched article la the state.
sh. Ia. kept q record of the number ~
.il,che. put Into Il, and up 10 date they
amount to 1885, COS.
The contractor. laying the pipe Tor
the Ba,h water works across from Hath
Ia woolwich have had hard time of IL.
They laid 2yp feet from the Woolwich
shore In live days, but the remaining 30
feet next the Bath shore wss over 4
rough bottom, and u has required about
eleven weeks time aud the almost con-
slant service. ofA diver, 10 lay the plps
over IL. 4 number of accidents have
occurred, and 4 slight .llp.up meant q
week. work aud delay. The work IL
nov done.
Mr.. e. =. Palmer ~ Bangor Ia con-
ducting an immense operation this via
ter for the Bangor Pulp aud Paper Go
on the MsttawAmk.sg and Millinockst
Rivers. lie Ia. eight camps and IL em'
ployiug rs men. lie ~ill cut eight or
nine million feet 81 pulp wood which
will be shipped mostly by rail- To Orono,
~her. the compsny's mills are located.
Mr.. Palmer Will sl.o cut ~ cords Of
pulp wood for the katahdln Pulp Co, at
VIM, and about ?DDl cord. ~ fuel Wool
for the Bangor Pulp and Paper Co.
one 81 East iIelfa.ts Young men hal
q most thrilling. h,ir-llfting experienc.
the other night. a. he Was returning
from q social gathering. he wss follos~i
by n Wild animal which appeared Ia him
"a be nothing less th,na bear 81 th.
largest size. The young man sought
refuge In the nearest tree and c,lle'i
loudly for help. Fortunately his cries
were heard aud q half doren men, we'll
armed With guns aud ares, came % his
assistance only Ia Ind that the "slld
animal WAS but . small sired hedgehog.
John 4. Robinson 90 Monmouth. while
out cunning Friday morning on Oh. lake
for ducks, sccidently discharged hls gun
while putting Il In the boat. Tie VAS at
the head of the lake. two miles from
home at the time of the scciicnt. The
gun wss very heavily loaded, and the
charge took effect In hi. hand and wrist,
isceraiing the fic.h badly for four or five
inches. The gun VAS so close to hi.
hand that IL filled II With powder and
blew Ill. coat sleeve To shrrds, aud set
his coat on IRE. Mr.. Robinson walked
home and summoned q doctor. Who
dressed the wound, aud pronounced IL
dangerous.
The following story IL told of Bldde-
ford farmer Who prides himself upon his
fine crop of cabbiges. Ills cabbage
garden i near the highway. and for
several years past, Mt lialiowe'ep, he has
Lost about q CARLOAD Of this vegetable.
This Halloween however. he decided to
outwit the thieves, and succeeded even
better than he had expected. lie rolled
up several horse blankets Into large
bundle that looked like . mans body,
aud this he laid down among the cab
bages with = lighted lantern near u. II
looked as II n man was there guarding
the cabbages. Not head Was taken
that night.
The old steamer Bangor, the first on
the Boston and Bangor route, la 1888, ID
still In active service at Cairo, Egypt.
She IL % or CJ years old. IL IL doubtful
u there ID any other steamer shost so
old. SO far a. known all her American
contemporaries have long since gone to
decay, or at least, out Of active duty.
She was taken TO Egypt In 1876, and
Captain David II. ingraham Of Rock.
land, then following the sea, ~ for
many years afterwards, saw her when
she passed out Of Boston harbor heavily
laden With coal TO last on her long, aud
for On small q craft, perllous voyage.
The next oldest boat OF the Boston and
Bangor line IL the Lewiston, built In
1855, - years ago, aud stlll In perfect
condition. She bids fair With good
usage, to rival the age Of the old Ian
gor.