Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-31
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
the MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
oRieFlv TOLD.

Al the farm Of John Reed on Bruna-
wick Avenue, Gardiner. IL an apple tree
loaded With large green apples and
blossoms.
Carlton McGown OF Ellsworth WAS at.
tackled by several swarms of bees ssiur-
day. lie WAS stung In over 100 placs
aud barely escaped death.
Clothes In which the remains of n
dead man az Blainc were tn b. dressed
were hung outslde the house when =
thief came along aud stole them. lie
MAS not supcrstitIous.
Oskiand's burglars were on the RAW.
page Wednesday night. They enter d
two grocery stores, secured altogether
about slx dollars In change aud few
provisions, aud consumed quite q guam
tity of watermelon, leaving the rinds
scattered about over the foor.
Another attempt was made TO wreck y
Maine Central train near Newport, but
VAS discovered In time. That Will gct
To BE- dangerous locality pretty soon,
not only for trains, but for foot passen-
gers hanging around without any visi-
BILE means of support.
Mr.. Humphreys Of brunswick was
surprised to Ind q strange animal hob
nobblng With hi. cows the other evenlng
when they were driven Ia the barnyard.
Ou going nearer Il proved TO be . large
deer, aud on the approach Of a man II
cleared the fence With ease and WAS soon
lost 10 view In the bushes.
\ baldwin man, Mr.. \. u. Warren,
had an encounter With . hishwsyman
the other evening. IA he was returning
home man Jumped from the bushes and
attempted to stop his horse. Mr.. War
rem ielncd his horse In such a way as
to throw the man down. Two bullets
from a revolver whi.tlci past his car
Rage, but he kept on. About mile
farther on he Was again ordered tn hold
up. but paid no attention "a the demand,
aud there ws. no shooting this time.
Steamer wiwurna, while on q recent
excursion from hath Ia Heron Island
With q party under the auspice. of the
Richmond Hand, struck on wilson.
Ledge. The shock MAS so severe that
the steam pipes were broken on aud the
boat Was envelopci In steam. There
~ss q Wild scene, almost panic Tor
short time. One man, q passenger,
George Hatch, WAS thrown overheard,
aud undertook To swim ashore, but the
distance wss too great, aud he went
down. No other fatalities occurred.
Al the last meeting of the trustees ol
the Maine state College, Prof. W. u
Jordan was appointed professor OF sgti
culture. The Institute work Will ~
cci,e a great deal Of attention at the
hands Of Prof. Jordan, Who will speak Al
least sixteen times during the season
once Ia each county. The subject OF his
lecture. will be .'1he Hight Education
81 the rarmer," especial DAIRY Educs
tion," Commercial Plant food," "Nec
essary Expenditure on the Farm" an.
Animal Nutrition al the Worlds Fair.
bank Examiner. Charles II. whlttrn
has brought q bill la equity against th'
Orono savings bank to compel u Ia sus
pend business. lie IL satisfied upon EN-
animation Of u. affair. that, owing q
u. financial condition, Its continuance u
business would h. dangerous Ia the pub
lie aud tn its depo.ltors Ani those haS
lug funds la it, custody. lie asks tina
4 temporary Injunction b. issu.i restrain
Ing IL from doing further business until
q hearing can be had aud that it, busl
ne.. b. wound up aud it, asset. dl.trib
utei.
Maine 1. said Ia have more low grad
iron ore than any other state Ia th
Union. Naturally the colossal expert
ment now being made In New Jersey b!
Thomas Edison In trying Ia separate
iron from the crushed rock by magnetism
IL attracting attention Ia this state. u
says he I. either To make gigantic suc
cess or = gigantic failure. What NJ
Edison l. trying Ia do !. zs simple ne
nc. lie proposes merely 10 crush th
mountain Into fine powder, take M al
the Iron and soit Il out With the magnet.
aud dump the surplus sand over th
mountain aide. II Nj. Edison makes
saccess there he should establish a plan
At the katAhdin Iron Works.