Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-22
THE WEEK In MAINE.
the MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Two horses were killed In Rocklsnd
Saturday BY coming Ia cOntack with
live wire.
They promise to have the full leogtf
Of the Washington County road open Il
passenger traffic In time for Santa Claus
to 60 over the line.
Mrs. l.. n. N. Stevens Of Portland
was chosen president Of the National w
c. T. L., to succeed Miss Frances vii.
lard, at st. Paul last Tuesday.
The Milo crsnks still pstronixe the
croQuet grounds, but they have TO wear
fur coats and mittens. One year they
played the last day Of December.
Roston Globe: Maine has packed
about COG, 900 cases Of sardiues this sea
son. Possibly few small herring may
have got In smong them here and there.
They say that Carrie Hayes, Of Lee. is
the heaviest woman In the state. She Is
32 wears old, and weighs 465 pounds.
She enjoys good health and eats but lit
tie.
Amos Lsskey OF Eastport, 10 years OF
age, was run over by a heavy truck and
his skull laid bare, while his scalp WAS
ground into the mud. His recovery is
unlikely.
J.F. Young has worked in the steam
mill at Bowdoinhsm for - consecutive
summers and no one, he says. has ever
been put In his place by the firm for a
single day during that time.
The body Of John Todd, the young
msn who was drowned near Princes
Point, South Brunswick, was recovered a
few days later with grapples, short
distance Off High Head, Hsrpswell, near
where the boat was picked up.
The carriage In which Judge and Mrs.
j. A. Peters, Jr., of Ellsworth, are now
driving about In. was formerly the prop
erty Of Judge Peters grandfather,
Andrew Peters. and IL more than half a
century old. IL is low, comfortable,
two-wheeled sfi,ir, recently remodeled.
Names Klondike fox farm on Outer
Heron island promises to be better than
q klondike gold mine In the near future.
The silver gray Alaska foxes placed
there by 4 syndicate, two years ago, are
increasing In number and soon their
skins will be bringing 10 rich returns
from the London fur market.
II ia reported from Troy that man
named Lsrrsbee was shot there Sunday
in dispute which grew out of a horse
trade between the victim and man by
the name Of bennett. After an ex-
change Of hot words, bennett, 1t Ia al
legged, drew a revolver aud fired several
shots nj Lsrrabee, who was so seriously
wounded that II Is feared he will die.
How the seasons do lap by each other
NOWADAYS, Just as various Maine towns
are reporting the last strawberries OF the
year jus; closing, the New York papers
are announcing the first Of the dollhouse
strawberries of the new crop. The hot
house products sell at IS cents for very
small basket and are not half so good as
those gathered in a Maine pasture, even
in November.
Boston Transcript: The hot summer
told heavily on the Ice supply, and it is
said that the stock on hand in the Ken
nebec ice houses Ia pretty nearly cleaned
out. This will give the companies m
opportunity To MI up with an entirely
new crop, and so run no risk OF the
rsvages OF the ice worm, that mythical
creature whose province Is TO keep up
the price OF ice.
A special dispatch from Cornns to the
Boston Herald. says: Henry j.. Seavey.
no has been the trusted collector OF
taxes ia Corinna since 1892, has con-
fessed that he has embezzled money col
lected for the town NJ various times In
that period, the sum total being about
81 $50. Sesvey says he was led TO take
the money through illness. He has re-
signed his Office.
Adiutsnt- General Richards recently
with the Secretary Of
War asking that the fl,gs OF the First
Maine volunteers he given to tho state.
He received the following telegram from
General Corhiu: Secretary OF
War authorizes transfer OF regimentsl
and state colors OF the First Maine VOL
uuteer infantry, TO State OF Maine" The
colors will be placed In the rotunda At
the State House.
A Prospect correspondent protests
vigorously against the common custom
Of counting his town In the second tier
Of towns from the bay. lie says that In
GLIDING all the crooks and bends along
the South Branch and Penobscot River
Prospect has more than twelve miles
bordering on the salt water. Besides
she has an island that cuts salt hay. The
gravel mound on the big cod lead marsh.
where the supposed treasures OF Robert
Kidd were buried, Is also in Prospect.
One maa was killed and three badly
Injured la an accident at the Highland
slate quarry at Brownville Tuesday
afternoon. The man killed was Frank
Dunbar. The injured were: Zeb Stsnch-
field. leg badly crushed; Lewis Hanson,
arm crushed TO jelly; Eric Sounerourg,
cut aud bruised. The men were at work
upon a piece OF slate weighing several
tons, when Il suddenly gave way, falling
upon them. Dunbar was crushed be-
yond recognition. He WAS native OF
England, unmarried and 80 years OF age.
The eight-inch guns which will make
up the battery at Pophsm will throw
shell weighing 80 pounds. They will
carry charges Of powder weighing 150
pounds. These were the largest shells
used Ia the famous fight at Manila Bay
As well as the largest shells used on
fourteen Of uncle Sans guuboats. Solid
are now rarely used and the
shells that could easily check q fleet
from entering the kennebec Will contain
explosive charges Of wet gun cotton.
John Peters was tried at Dover for the
murder Of John Smart, kineo guide.
Smart was killed in the wash room OF .
boarding house. Smart took hold OF
Peters and Peters drew revolver aud
shot him. As was expected, the prison.
err took the ground Of self defence, as
IL had been claimed that Smart, the muir
dered man, had been drinking heavily
on the day OF the shooting and had made
several attempts TO draw Peters into q
row. The trial occupied the whole OF
last week, and the Jury on Saturday
returned a verdict Of msnslaughter.
Maine Farmer: In the repairs being
made on the chapel of one Of the leading
city churches, bowling allev Is con-
templated in the basement. The day hss
passed for a church to be reserved sim
DIV for services on Sunday or q prayer
meeting in the week. The time has come
when II must meet the active agents on
the street, and hold and attract the
young, by providing healthy entertain
ment and smusements within its walls.
The time will come when the live church