Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-01-15
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Mr.. Ell Cook Of jackson IL nearly 9l
years old, vet he daily works at the
blacksmith forge, and turns out just as
good work as ever.
Aroostook County has reduced the
number of Its prisoners In q year over
one-half. The means employed to work
the change were rock yard and jailer
who works the prisoners.
Frank w. Patterson Of Belfast, mail
agent on the Maine Central, recently
died In the hospital from the Indirect
results Of injuries received In smash
up at Oakland five years ago.
A small cannon which was being used
to fire salute In honor Of Jsckson's
Day In Portland, burst at the nth dis
charge, and a number of persons mar
rowly escaped serious injury.
The South Hancock lad that found
rusty old fox trap and having set II on
the shore, caught mink, for whose skin
he got sl.55, can tell better story than
30 per cent Of our freside hunters.
Those dangerous grade crossings 10
Bath are to be made as safe as possible,
according to letter recently written by
General Manager Tucker OF the Maine
Central to the Bath city government.
Burglars stole s75 from the house Of
Ezra l.. Stearns OF Bangor while the
family were out for the evening, but
failed to discover pocket-book con-
tanning 5000 which lay close at hand.
A willimantic man pleads In an ex-
change for better protection for moose
and deer. now that close time Is on, than
they got last winter. They were then
mercilessly slaughtered and in many
cases left where they fell.
Penobscot County Is entirely out Of
debt, and within few years its tax has
been reduced from s3s, 900 10 s20,oOO.
This financial condition IL no doubt
largely due to the prohibition-license
system praciiced in Bangor.
The oilcloth factories Of the late DR..
Amos wilder, located In Hallowell, VIII
be started up again by his son, Dr..
Julian Wilder, at an early day. The
factories will not be run 10 their full
capacity at first, though some thirty men
will be given employment.
Millbury NOVEL; OF Topsham, who re-
Gently died, was the man whom two
slick rsscsls, one personating Arthur
Sewall OF Bath, buncoed out OF 5000. a
few wears ago. The thieves escaped from
iail by forfeiting this bail and Mr..
NOVEL; never recovered q cent OF his
money.
The week In the legislature has been
devoted, as the corresponding week
usually l.. TO the introduction OF bills
and petitions. There Is little In the
grist OF special local interest TO Oxford
County. The Bangor insane hospital
wants $3.50, 900 for starter, and other
schemes smaller amounts.
The directors Of the American lnsti-
tute of obstruction have voted to accept
the invitation OF the Board Of Trade OF
Portland. to hold It's next meeting In
that city, July 9, 10, IL and IL, 1888,
providing certain conditions can be
agreed upon. The executive officers
have little doubt Of the satisfactory ad-
justment OF the details.
The new water main supplying Bath
with water from Nequasset Lake, which
had already caused so much trouble aud
expense. broke few days since. Andre
scoggin River water was pumped into the
pipes for short time, but as soon as the
mayor heard Of Il he notified the COM
pany To stop. The Bath water works
are a cause OF endless trouble.
In the supreme court at Machias Rus
sell O. Fish was convicted OF mauslaugh-
ter. Fish was indicted at this term for
the shooting Of John w. Burns in Octo-
Der last, having mistaken him Ia the
moonlight for bear. The fact OF the
homicide was admitted, the only ques-
ton being whether the defendants care
lessncss aud negligence were such "a to
charge him with manslsughter. He was
sentenced 10 four months In jail.
Bangor papers are having libel suits
on hand. The Wing and Courier Ia sued
for $4,000 BY gentleman OF Spanish
name residing In Rio Janeiro, and Tyn-
dale T.. Palmer OF Philadelphia. for al
leging that they conspired 10 defraud an
electric light company Of a large sum.
The suit against the Commercial Is
brought by Bearce 4 Clifford OF Lewis
ton for alleging that their work as con-
tractors on the new city building was
not properly done, and that the walls
were liable to collapse.
The Galloway (Neb.) Courier has
this endearing notice OF Rev. c. 4. Luce
who recently attained notoriety at
Brownville: 1.-The Rev. gentlemen re-
fcrred 10 In the headline) Is none other
than the silver haired sport who held
down the pulpit Of the Methodist church
In Galloway last spring and whose last
ministerial work here was assisting Rev.
Mr.. Hoopingarner to whoop 'em up In a
rousing revival which temporarily con-
verted the whole community. As soon
rs the true inwsrdness OF Luce's charac-
ter began 10 unfold itself to his congre-
CATION here they granted him perma-
nent vacation, and the reverend fraud
sought new pastures. He was next
heard Of in Kansas aud then lost track
of"