Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
THE WEEK In MAINE.

| THE WEEK in MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEW
BRIEFLY TOLD.
| A baptism through hole In the Ice er
tertained the people Of Mari Hill on re
cent Sunday.
North Arson boasts that more than 8
deer were shot during the last hunting
season within radius Of five miles o
that village.
Bangor News: Some people bellev,
that there would be less tuberculosis 4
there were fewer fancy barns and tn,
herds were less pampered.
The subscription list Of the Maine
Populist, published ut Auburn, has beer
sold, and Editor Bateman will re-enteI
the lecture field.
The stockholders of the Bridgton and
Saco River Railroad Company marrow
gauge) have voted to extend the road
from Bridgton to Harrison, I've miles.
ID. j. Dlonne, aged about thirty, q
Canadian, broke through the Ice OF the
Androscoggin at Livermore Falls, while
after pail Of water, and was drowned.
The body was recovered. He leaves q
family.
The complete returns from shipments
of game over the Bangor and Aroostook
Railroad are as follows: AGO deer, l2s
moose aud l27 caribou. In 1895 the
record was 1881 deer, liz moose and $50
caribou.
A South Litchfield man caught what
he supposed was a muskrat aud by way
Of jDke presented the arrival to neigh
Dor. His sense Of humor was somewhat
bluntei the next day when he learned
IL was mink with a valuable skin.
A firm In Saugerville with large
plumber Of employees, which are paid
regularly, has posted notice that the
serving Of a trustee process on one OF
its employees will be regarded as suffi-
cient cause for that employees discharge.
A Young lad leading dog by a string
while tied to the animals collar WAS a
coffin plate of the boys father, attracted
con siderable attention In Brunswick the
other day, and for that matter he would
almost anywhere under similar condi-
tons.
The well-fed people Of Esstport are
wondering concerning p sacks OF stale
bread and broken crackers freighted
through that town the other day 10 q
point on the line Of the projected rail-
road. They have concluded thst this
and ill-assorted staff Of life
Is to be used Ia feeding the Italian SHOW
elers la the spring.
The Maine Democrat will be moved TO
Portland soon and be issued az an even
ing Democratic paper, Fred Emery
Beane. secretary OF the Democratic State
Committee, having leading interest In
IL. The Democrat was originally Ben
Bunker's paper, published nj Wateryille
until his death, then moved TO Augusta,
where IL has since remained.
Portland Express: 1t. was gratifying
To the friends Of the good roads move
ment that Governor Powers took occa-
sion to speak 4 good word for their
cause In his inaugural address. Some
time the spirit of Improvement will have
taken such hold in our good State Of
Maine that there will be general de-
sire everywhere TO keep abreast OF the
times on this all important matter.
Ex-Governor Daniel +. Davis died at
Bangor Sunday morning, Jan. 10, from
an overdose Of morphine taken TO relieve
pain. Governor Davis was somewhat
noted "a the ''coun,-out" governor OF
Maine, being chief executive OF the
state during one Of the most thrilling
periods of It's history. Since that time
he has operated extensively In timber
lands aud accumulated quite large
A slow delivery clerk at Bucksport as
sumed a jaunty air as he stepped into a
house late one day with broom be had
agreed to deliver in the morning. His
departure was more abrupt and less
iaunty for the hired girl met him with
the baldhesded apology with which she
had been compelled 10 sweep the floors
that day. lie got II over the head and
In the neck, and il followed him in his
flight, hurled after him by the irate and
female.
A resident OF Belfast recently bought
, horse OF a jockey for 81 STIMULATING
that the Jockey should take the animal
put 10 the neighborhood Of Qusntabscook
Pond, kill it, and leave the carcass there
rs bait for foxes. The householder
was further entrusted with message to
A resident in that vicinity that II he pre-
terred 10 keep this horse and substitute
one Of his own he was at liberty to do
so. The recipient OF the message Is now
looking for the sender, with club. But
his il not the whole Of the story. The
horse was killed. as agreed. and the skin
was brought to Belfast and sold for 81.
and another dollar was received from
the Humane Society for killing the AMI
NAL. Only hoss jockey could have
project like that.