Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-03
TALK OF THE STATE.

The town Of Harrington is "all haired
up" because the railroad Is 10 run two
miles west of the village.
4 dividing line has kept two silver
haired patriarchs at Sebec from speaking
for several years. There are few who
can outgrow foolishness over line
fence.
Keunebec Journal: a Ssco merchant
who belongs To- the Enforcement League
notices that his trade Is falling of. How
long before rumsellers will boycott peo-
pie who don't drink rum:
Some OF the Aroostook editors are
commenting on the fact that business Is
now being done on q cash basis In that
section as never before. All in all that
potato pinch may be blessing in dis
guise.
Mr.. Asher c. Kinds Of the Portland
Press, one OF the ablest newspaper men
in the state, Is In Washington in the
capacity OF private secretary TO Speaker
Reed, position which he occupied dur
ing the last session Of congress.
\ feud between two Milo men is still
on, although they met the other day
armed 10 the teeth. one with rocks and
the other with an old shot gun. They
discharged their batteries and retreated
without suffering physical Injury and are
now waiting TO try il over again.
Belfast has one industry that Is not
affected by the hard times, the screw
driver factory of r. A. Howard 4 Son.
This concern il constantly putting In
new machinery and adding TO its force
OF worsmen. The firm is now at work
on an order for forty gross of screw
drivers, and will be busy all winter.
Brunswick Telegraph: The reason,
probably. that the Bath prisoner, who
tried TO set fire 10 the city hall, only got
thirty DAYS, may be explained by the fact
that the people are about rs much at
tached 10 that city hall a. we were 10 our
depot. IL he had not given any alarm,
its dollars 70 doughnuts, his widow
would have been granted a pension.
Joseph Stevens Of Georgetown was
robbed by highwaymen Tuesday evening,
after being dubbed and left insensible:
lie had been 10 town and sold load oil
poultry. but had only a small part OF
The proceeds In his pocket, so the robbers
secured only few dollars. Mr.. Stevens
is perhaps dangerously injured. a Young
man named Frank Williams of Boothbay,
has been arrested. and has confessed.
He saws the act was not premeditated.
He saws he has been great dime novel
reader.
The Eastport Sentinel says: The
foundation on which the massive brick
chimney that has just been completed al
the electric light station rests. seems 10
be slowly settling, giving il n cant TO-
wards the southeast that is now quite
Noticeable. The foundation was put In
under the supervision of an engineer
who pronounced il all right; on this the
chimney. which is eighty-five feet high,
was built BY Chas. Hamilton and is said
10 be a tirst-clsss piece OF masonry oy
those competent 10 Judge OF such work.
| 81. 600 bricks were used in its construc-
| ton.
Two Young men of Auburn attempted
To sandbsg Charles b. Strout, Centre
Ninot farmer, ia his orchard, Tuesday
Mr.. Strout is in the habit, when he goes
away from the house Of carrying his
money with him in little basket; he
also carries a revolver. Gu this oeca'
siou he had the money but not the revol-
yer. The boys wanted To look the iarin
over, as they said the father OF one oi
them wished TO buy farm. When they
got into the orchard one OF them MT Mr
/ Strout. and then both skedaddied
MIR. Strout pursued but they got away
They were afterwards apprehended and
found TO be two well-known young men
Of Auburn, against whom nothing had
been known before.