Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-02-23
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

The Biddeford daily and weekly Times,
which suspended month ago, will re-
sumo publication next week, under the
management Of stock company.
The Maine Minister'S Association met
at Auburn Wednesday, and discussed
1.-The gist of the new theology" In
very smicable aud fraternal way.
Commissioner Deering IL authority for
the statement thst the state cattle COM
missioners will destroy no more cattle
till the legislature provides funds to pay
for those already destroyed.
A lumbermsn was tried In the Dover
Municipal Court last week, and found
gully OF killing two deer In excess OF the
legal number, who IL commonly reported
TO have killed forty-three deer this sea-
son.
A Lewiston young lady has been deaf
In one ear for years. and the other day
went to physician to have the ear ex-
smined. The examination resulted In
the extraction OF brass button that
was lodged there when the lady was a
little child.
The year just closed at the mine 10
Mt. Apstite in Auburn has been a most
successful one, and the amount OF field
spar shipped TO East Liverpool aud other
places where fiue china Is made, IL re-
ported to be ahead Of anything in the
history Of the ledge.
I. ID. Emery Of Cornish, the veteran
clothing manufacturer, Is about to re-
move TO Harrison where he was formerly
ia business. He will open his shop there
about March /. During the five years
ne has been in Cornish he has manu-
featured l69, $40 garments. His shop
pay roll has varied from $500 to $1,000
per month.
Thomas j. welch Of Bangor was tried
last week on the charge Of assault and
battery upon his wife, Mary WEIGH.
Mrs. Welch WAS taken to the insane
hospital week after their marriage, and
died not long after. WEIGH was drunk
continuously after the marriage, and
abused his wife terribly. The defence
made ut the trial was that Mrs. WEIGH
was addicted to drink before marriage,
and that remorse over this drove her
crazy. II took the jury only few
minutes to find WEIGH guilty.
A good story Is related Of pastor
who labored with the people OF Dover
years ago. One Of his Pensioners ad-
mitted to his pastor that he did not think
he had attended prayer meetings as he
ought but that he didn't like to hear
Brother - talk In meeting. The pas
tor inadvertently remarked that he'd as
soon hear bull below as that man talk
or pray. This gradually sifted through
the community, as such things will, until
Brother - heard It. He went to the
pastor and demanded that he 60 down to
the store that evening and take 1t all
back. The pastor complied. He told
the men assembled there that his remark
was ill-advised and that he did wrong to
make 1t, adding, however, "But, after
all, gentlemen, have no confidence In
this mans religion"
A peculiar accident occurred at Dan
forth Tuesday morning. Oscar Darling
runs jewelry store and barber shop.
Some time since burglars made break
on him, and he afterward rugged up a
trap By means of which he could set his
rife and by means of a spring 1t would
be discharged when one went behind the
counter. Monday he saw some suspi-
cious characters around and that night
he set his trap. Tuesday morning he
opened the door and went In, and with
out thinking anything about the trap he
had set for the thieves, he ran against Il
and off went the gun. The ball went
through the left leg about six inches
above the knee and into the right leg
where 1t lodged. The legs were badly
mangled and the bone In the left leg was
terribly shattered. Physicians were
quickly summoned and the wounds were
dressed. The bullet was recovered. II
. being cold weather the doctors hope tC
save the mans leg, but some conditions
may arise which may make amputatior
necessary.