Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-06
THE WEEK In MAINE.
rns MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
0RiGFtv TOLD.

~ WI nl88m asI1tt8 o<s&s8 ss%s~* ~ -
robbed Of thirtseu dollars that he had
With him, on the street In Bowdo'nham
Tuesday evening.
A prisoner In the jail at llockiand e.
caped from the stone yard Of that Insti-
tuition by digging under the fence. lie
was soon recaptured.
A West IIarbor merchant has already
To furnish two carloads OF nr
trees TO Philadelphia parties for the
Christmas trade there.
A Frankfort housewife recently had
IiandelIon greens for dinner, gathered IN
her Garden, which were ~ tender 80
lhose dug In the spring.
The .woodman Company shoe fac
tory In Lewiston Will b started up
Tuesday morning by tho asslgnees To
make up the stock on hand.
Under the collateral Inheritance Law
The state Of Maine will receive something
like go, 900 or eaS, 90 from the estate OF
Inc late Luther bryant Of blddeford.
It's reported that the paper MILL at
Basln Mills near Bangor, which has
been shut down for some time, 10 To- be
started soon. This mill makes MANILA
paper.
A girl ct Passadumkeag named Silsby,
rs years old and q scholar In the gram
mar school, has been arrested upon the
charge of stealing different sums
amounting In the aggregate to go.
Since Sept. Let, Is horses have been or.
Iiered destroyed on account of CHAMBERS.
This disease IL reported TO have reached
proportions In Maine, ~ here
tofore the number found yearly VAS not
more than 10 or IL.
Charles W. Gould, q bangor merchant,
Was struck by . Maine Central freight
train Friday forenoon and reviewed In
jurles from which he died In short
time. Ills carriage In which he Was
riding was reduced To kindllng wood.
George knights Of Poland, the wife
IL the Oldest man In the state
prison. lie came In 1857 and II u years
of age. Micah Norton OF kinsheid u
IS years Of age. both are serving lie
sentences. Micah IL stili In the hosplt-
al.
The rvmalns Of Pervival u. Oliver Of
DamAriscotta, Who disappeared May u,
were found sunday In . reservoir, for
merly used by = shell mill. Coroner Fat
terson Of wiscasset was summoned, bot
deemed an inquest unnecessary. IL WAS
evidently suicide.
Two weli-known citizens Of Portland
occupied . days time of the municipal
court recently With . contest over the
Ownership Of . dog which IL claimed by
both. Zach Of them formerly had such
q dog; the question IL, which dog u u
that IL nov In court.
Col. II. q. staple. missed the eagle
from Oakwood Park, Augusta, Tuesday
morning, and Was unable 10 learn
where Il had gone. Later some one took
II for . Wild eagle and shot u. The bird
had been two years at lakewood PArk
aud Was very valuable.
Portland IL having another opera
house scare. Il IL now reported that
MAYOR Baxter contemplates erecting
such . building on LOT Of land between
Congress, Oak and Free Streets, With
entrances from the three streets. The
report IL not confirmed.
The Maine Academy Of Medicine WAS
organized nj Portland last week, With
Df. \. 4. Gordon president. The objects
are the advancement of medical science
aud the public health, and the establish
ment Of . library relating To those sub
jects. There IL large membership oil
the physicians throughout the state.
Seventy .ave years ago the people Of
yinalhsyen were taxed for the support
Of their ministers aud churches, aud
many citizens OF that hustling town be
lieye u would be well % have such Z
tax levied now. for they claim u 10 a.
most impossible under existing condi'
lions TO raise the funds necessary "a
support the churches.
An Ohio street lady In bangor. while
ON her way down town Tuesday after
noon Was somewhat surprised Ia see .
fox mske its appearance In the street
only . short distance away. The Tor
MAS startled ~ we'll ~ the lady and u
made it, way rapidly through Boyntou
street towards Court. Where the AMI.
NAL came from Il unknown.
George y. Corilss, driver of the Amer
lean Express Company's team at lewis.
ton, who fell from hls team In . flt. and
during which lllness . package con.
taining sSiJ VAS Loaf, Was arrzigned
before the Auburn police court last
week on q charge Of embestle
ment. The Court failed to hnd probable
cause, and Corli. Was discharged.
The missing lawyer, u. y. Thompson
Of Iartisnd, has been heard from
though no one knows just where he u
except possibly his wife. lie writes that
Il IL his purpose TO repay everything
that ID due from him. lie did not 70
away With the Intention of lnjuring any
one or securing any gain, but because hs
Was overcome by his financial status.
Three assessment Insurance companies
Of Maine, the York Mutual Aid Associs.
ton OF Blddeford, kennebec Mutual Of
Augusta, and Orient Of York, we're con
soiidsted Thursday, under the name
Maine Mutual Life Insurance Company
lts home Office will be at Blddeford.
The officers are; President. william a.
Roberts, BIddeford; secretary, Thomas
q. Head, Augusta.
A man supposed To be Peter Jansen
MAS run over by Bangor and Aroos.
took freight train Tuesday near Grind
stone. Coroner Lancaster of Oldtown
held an inquest. The testimony showed
the man deliberately threw himself In
front of the train, aud . verdict Of sui.
eide Was rendered. aud the railroad held
blamele.s. Jansen had been nj work II
Molunkus, and WAS recently discharged.
Elijah Harmon, aged 80 years, OF Au.
burn, made two unsuccessful attempts
at suicide "wednesday. In the morning
he attempted 10 hang himself 10 the
stable, but Was discovered In time 70
ave his life. In the afternoon he, by
some means, secured some Kind Of pol.
son and swallowed II, and when physi-
clans arrived but faint spark OF life
remained. After several hours constant
work Harmon Was considered out OF
danger. Continued III health Was the
cause.
The governor aud council have grant
ed pardons to william Cofran Of San.
ford, who Il In the state prison for
forgery, and James II. Goodwin, who IL
serving . sentence In Bangor jail for
burglary. Cofran's petition for par
don was based on the ground that his
service in jail before being Indicted By
the grand Jury Was sufficient punish.
ment. Goodwin has consumption, and
when released from bondage ~ill leave