Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
THE WEEK In MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

A
BRIEFLY TOLD.
A Bangor dog under whose nose boy
fired a cracker Bit the boy. Ies, som,
dogs are very Intelligent.
Joseph Garresu, q French Canadian 2
wears Of age, was drowned in the Sack
River at Saeo while bathing Wednesday
Good fairs under clean management
That's what Maine people want, and
the results show that such are the kin6
that pay.
Silas Gould of Bridgton, in dressing 2
big turtle he had captured found small
live turtle inside Of IL. The conundrum
Is, how did 1t get there;
IL remained for Damariscotta genius
\ To discover why editors are like the
weather-"becsuse 1t is impossible fol
them to please everybody"
The corner stone of the new Eastern
Maine Hospital at Bangor was laid We'd
nesdsy with Masonic ceremonies con-
Quoted by Grand Master Farnham Of the
Grand Lodge OF Maine.
Judge VIM. l.. Putnam has been ar-
pointed by the administration the United
States member Of commission which
will endeavor to make some adjustment
OF the Bering Sea seizure damages.
We learn that one Maine farmer hired
haymaker the minute he learned the
mans name WAS Daniel Boone. remark
ing that he needed mighty hunter 70
find half an average hay crop this year.
pond Lily" Jim Elkhorn, Is years
old, youth who sold lilies 10 summer
visitors at Bar Hsrbor, was drowned
Thursday afternoon while picking lilies
at witehe Pond, by the upsetting of the
boat.
IL Ia stated on the authority Of Agent
Macarthur, that those departments of the
Pepperell and I.aconis Mills, devoted TO
the manufacture Of domestic goods, now
Idle, will be started on half time next
week.
Joseph Leduc, the 1-year-old son of
CONNIE Leduc, was drowned In the canal
NJ Lewiston Monday. He was walking
on fence along the caull bank, when he
lost his footing and was drowned In the
presence Of a score of people.
Mr.. Roy Bodwell, an employee in the
Cowen mill in Lewiston. Was caught on
a shafting at IL AN. Thursday, while
at work changing belt aud was carried
over IL, tearing his scalp aud fracturing
his skull. His injuries were fatal.
One Corinna farmer has learned by
sad experience that sal, grease is death
10 chicken lice and-chickens. He sp-
piled II 10 about $50 chicks recently, aud
on going into the yard several hours
later found 40 OF them lying dead.
Everett, II years old, son OF William
Small, WAS drowned in the henneoec
River at Augusta, while bathing Mon
day. The boy was swimming when he
was >een 70 throw up his hands and dis
appear. The body was recovered.
On the train which reached Bangor
saturday morning WAS {. W. Johnson,
OF CooperstoN n, North Dakota. lie was
on his way 20 Milo 20 visit his old home
aud parents after an absence OF twenty
wears. and stranger made about SO out
OF him by the flm-nam process.
The SkowhegAn Village Improvement
Society had placed rubbish barrels on
the streets, 10 help in keeping things
neat. and the festive youths OF the place
celebrated the glorious night before the
Fourth by exploding dynamite crackers
in them, and ripped every barrel to
pieces.
Herbert Buruhsm Of Old Town was
drowned Wednesday afternoon AZ the
head OF Moosehead Lake. He and a
companion named Wood were racing In
a canoe with moose that was swim
ming in the lake. Buruham attempted
10 strike the moose, lost his balance and
fell into the water His body was re-
covered aud taken 20 Old Town.
\ j-year-old in Dover was taken 10
dentists the other dsy and had three
teeth extracted. He behaved so III ely
that the dentist gave the boy dime as
he was leaving the office. That dime
bought some nice candy, and when the
boy wanted some money for fire crackers
for the Fourth. with genuine Yankee
instinct he betook himself TO the dentist
10 ask 10 have some more teeth extract
ed.
OF late we have heard little from the
foreign critics y who, after weeks
visit in this country, talk loftily OF Eu-
ropean superiority and American in-
feriority. One OF them, however, was
In Eastport last week, and encOuntering
a party of Indian women srrsyed in all
the colors OF the rainbow, remarked 10
her companion: well, | think the Eng
lish ladies dress with much better taste
than the Americans" much to the
Amusement Of some who heard her.
The state treasurer has completed the
appOrtionment Of the school fund aud
mill tax for the year 1880, among the
several cities, towns and plantations.
The total amount apportioned is 500
ne. O5. and the total number Of scholars
i 299, 49l. giving each scholar about
So 43l. The amount apportioned IN 1880
was S5lS, lS5, among 20,52s scholars,
giving 10 each 81 .l>j. The decrease IN
the amount for the superintendent Is
caused by decrease in the amount receiy-
ed from the savings banks.
Frank Thomas, farmer OF Presque
Isle. committed suicide Thursday morn
ing, by blowing out his brains with
rifle. His wife died very suddenly last
Friday, under circumstances that indi-
Gated poisoning. Last Tuesday the
body was quietly exhumed by the au-
thorities and the contents sent away for
ANALYSIS. Thomas heard Of this last
night. The circumstances give rise TO
suspicion that the wife was murdered.
Thomas has before been suspected OF
several serious misdeeds, but nothing
definite has ever been shown.