Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-10-15
THE WEEK In MAINE.
rHs MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.


The MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The drouth is shutting of the street
lights In several Of the Maine cities.
mimic ball was found in southern
nine board which was being cut up AT
Belfast saw mill few days ago.
The commission hopes to have the
foundations for the Eastern Maine ln-
sane Hospital in before the suoT HES.
Miss Josie Thomas Of Belfast, bright
Young miss. was fatally burned sunday
morning, while using naPhtha IN klndhhg
fire.
Maine has been having bad run OF
filthy law cases in the last few weeks
but it's strange how people relish that
kind OF filth.
The railroad station al Wytopitlock
WAS entered few nights ago and s@,O
worth Of watches and jewelry which the
station agent had on sale were stolen.
There il no clue 20 the burglars.
Peary tells a Portland reporter that he
has no doubt that the North pole will be
discovered before many years, but saws
he is TOO old and not enough OF so attn
lete 10 again attempt Arctic exploration.
;. ID. REYNOLDS Of Caribou saw two
wolves ia his sheep pasture last Monday.
They were large fellows, and did not
seem much alarmed at the approach OF
man, but slowly glided of into the
woods.
Michael Burns, waiting sentence for
the attempted killing OF Harry Hop
kins. his brother. in-law, for which he
WAS convicted al the September court,
has been released from iNil AZ Augusta
on $1,000 bail.
The farm in Unity, given BY the late
Joseph Farwell 20 the grand lodge OF
odd Fellows 10 be devoted TO the our
poses Of home for INDECENT members Is
said 10 De worth $1,000 and is rendered
without conditions.
The Maine Baptists in convention NJ
Oldtown congratulated themselves
upon a growth OF their denomination In
Maine, the past year, exceeding the rec
ord OF the previous eighteen years and
equaled but twice in half q century.
Kennebec Journal: Mayor Curtis OF
Boston is 10 spend three weeks in Maine.
IL is well. The old Pine Tree State l.
admirably calculated 70 impart vigor TO
such sturdy, wholesome citizenship as
Mayor Curtis has shown himself pos
sessed Of.
A bold attempt sc burglary was made
by masked burglars on William Meme
ally, night operator of the Telephone
Exchange in Lewiston, Monday night.
Menneally was struck on the head with
the butt OF revolver and the scalp cut
through 20 the bone, making two Jagged
holes. The men made their escape, but
got nothing.
After all that ha, been said and done
there are no farms in Maine 70 give
away. The superintendent of schools Of
Iowa wrote the superintendent in this
state for information respecting soan-
dOned farms which he understood were
plenty and could DC had for the asking
and a minimum expenditure. He was
none Of that variety.
Governor Cleaves has appointed Percy
II. Richardson, Portland; Chas. ;. HIGH
born, Augusta; Ernest NJ. GOodall. San
ford Prof. G.. L. II. Hamlen of the
Maine State College; and Roland l..
Patten, Skowhegsn, delegates TO attend
the Road Parliament 70 De held at At
lants. Ca, October 1913. The govern
ors OF the several states and territories
will appoint delegates 10 attend this
convention.
The burning of the town farm build
ings in Lebanon, in August OF last year,
caused considerable excitement, and as
the result Of the work ola Pinkerton de-
teetive, DR.. William Weber was tried
for setting the fire. He was acquitted,
and now Eugene Gowell and James Mel
son, who were witnesses against DR..
Weber, have been arrested for the same
offence, and DR.. Weber is held as a
witness against them.
The Penobscot River has suffered
quite as much from the prolonged drouth
as the kennebec. The extraordinary
spectacle was presented this week OF no
water running over the huge dam at the
water works, where, with the exception
of the sluiee, one could walk across
from Bangor TO Brewer on top of the
dam without wetting his feet. The
water has never before been so low in
the river since the dam was built, which
was in ISIS.
Wednesday the dead body Of Eugene
Gillian was found in the woods near his
home in that part of Phipsburg known
as West Point. On the body over the
heart was found gun shot wound. He
was great gunner. and spent much Of
his time in the woods, and the general
belief is that the cause Of his death was
accidental, although some are inclined
70 believe il case Of suicide. He was
thirty years of age and left widow and
five children.
The friends Of Hon. J. W. Porter are
about as expeetant Of hoar frost in
July as Of an opportunity TO get ahead
of him. They have held this opinion
since years ago when he kept a country
store in Strong and boosted that he had
everything TO sell. When he remarked
this TO an old friend who was visiting
him the friend replied that he would like
a good second hand pulpit for use
in his town. YES" said Mr.. Porter,
'.just one left, right this way" He had
the pulpit, but his friend concluded he
didn't want TO buy after all.
A crew of Maine Central workmen
found near bridge in Lincoln the par
tally deeayed body Of man who was
identified as Frank p. LaBelle Of Freder-
teton, n. B., who has been missing
from that place about month. On
searching the body $1,000 was found;
also gold watch and chain, a hypoder-
mic syringe, several bottles Of medicine
and some prescription blanks. The body
was identified as that Of q man who Wis
tied Lincoln about Sept. % and called
at the village pharmacy and had pre-
,cr;xf;op Al1os1 aftor which he called