Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-25
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Two Palmyra men, Judson and Henry |
WILEY, cousins, have been arrested,
charged with several burglaries 10 that
There are sold In Rockland stores
canned mackerel that we're put up on
The Pacific cOast. This Is indeed bring
Ing Goals to Newcastle.
VIII Succeed, Ia q very optimistic cog
nomen that adorns the register of Maine
hotels occasionally. He Is from Boston,
and IL hustling drummer.
The trial Of Rose White of Gardiner
for the murder Of her husband has been
In progress In the kennebec County
court during the past week, and Is not
yet completed.
Several Of the Maine battery boys got
into row at Hallowell after the theatre
was out Wednesday night, and n the
several policemen were
slightly Injured and three OF the soldiers
got thirty days In jail.
Southwest Hsrbor with water sup
ply coming through l75 feet Of solid
rock claims It IL the beat In the state
The water supplies Of Maine are general
IL good. 0ae has to 20 South and West
to see what really bad water supply
may look like.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows Of
Maine held It's annual session In Water
VILE last week. Albro 4. Chase OF Port
land was chosen Grand Master. Also at
the same place, the Rebekah Assembly
Of Maine met, and chose Sarah A. Hen
ley Of Portland president.
While looking over the ruins Of the
barns OF Charles Higgarty, which were
recently burned at Littleton Ridge, the
charred remains Of a skeleton were
found, and Il Ia generally believed that
these are the bones Of q tramp who set
fre to the building, either Intentionally
or by accident.
A Lewiston won n who gave poor,
crippled, deaf and dumb beggar who
called at her door this week and held up
q book asking for aid for him, and sign
ed by minister at some place or other,
a dollar, saw the fellow In street fight
on 10 wer Main Street. few hours later,
using hi, fists and tongue with athletic
glibness.
Philippe Lsyeux, aged 10 years Of sge,
snd employed "a y hostler In Lewiston,
became intoxicated Sunday, and was
slowed away BY his friends In cellar
on Lincoln Street. Early In the evening
IL was discovered that he was dead and
an examination showed that his neck
was broken. The superstition IL that he
fell down the cellar stairs.
A meeting OF the trustees Of the Maine
state fair was held, few days ago, and,
while the financial report Is not yet
ready to give out, IL Ia known that the
receipts were over $1,000 more than last
year, and Il IL expected the annual re-
port Of Treasurer Eveleth will be very
pleasing one to the members Of the ssso-
citation. Extensive improvements are
already being planned for next season.
On Monday Miss Addie Hayes Of Exc
ter was driving home from Corinna alone
when her horse took fright near the
Chamberlain meeting house. Miss Hayes
was thrown out and caught beneath the
carriage, being dragged some distance.
When the wreck was examined by Mr..
Clarence Barker he was Mortified to find
Miss II ayes dead body beneath IL. II Is
thought that her neck WAS broken. She
leaves a widowed mother.
Mrs. Mary Murphy OF Portland wss
found on the steps Of her home Tuesday
evening, bruised and unconscious. She
was taken to the hospital, and later
died from her injuries. An inquest was
held, and II developed that the woman
WAS the victim of 8 brutal assault by
her husband, Patrick Murphy, who
jumped upon her, beat her and threw
her out doors. Both hal been drinking.
The verdict OF the ccroncr's jury IA that
abe died ss the result OF the injuries In
fiicted By her husband. He Is In jail.
This may be yarn, but II Is going the
rounds Of the papers, and must give
Capt. Sigsbee a creepy feeling: When
the government lighter Eureka has been
in the Maine ports during the past few
weeks many have noticed badly cut
torpedo on board which Is OF much inter
est and will be added TO our war museum.
The torpedo WAS planted In Portsmouth
harbor last spring In one OF the deepest
parts of the mined field. IL WAS not
supposed that any vessels entering or
leaving the hsrbor could possibly inter
fere with this torpedo. When the mines
were taken up IL WAS found that this
torpedo had been struck twice by some
ships propeller bl ,des and nearly cut In
two. A comparison OF draught OF YES
sells entering the port msses IL probable
that the torpedo was struck by the st.
Louis, Captain Sigsbee, when he brough,
the Spanish prisoners to Portsmouth.
No one can explain why the 100 pounds
Of dynamite was not exploded. Had an
explosion taken place In one OF our har-
bors while We were transporting Spanish
prisoners II might have led to serious
compile ,tion In the settlement Of the
present war. One thing was demon
straied, IL requires a very heavy blow to
discharge one of our ordinary dynamite
torpedoes unless the blow happens to be
directed towards the first plug.
A prominent wholesale merchant OF
Calais, who has been guyed somew hat
on his want of success Ia shooting his
deer in the vicinity Of st. Stephen, put
up job on his tormentOrs In such q
manner that they will In the future
refrain from teasing him. He purchased
deer's hide, head, horns and all, and
got an undertaken To fix him up In good
shape. The undertaken and friend
took the stiff 10 certain locality where
deer we're known TO be plentiful. and
there the merchant invited the proprietor
OF the Windsor Hotel and another one OF
hi, tormentOrs TO 90 on hunting expo
dition. All agreed and went 10 the
place where the deer hsd been stationed.
The undrIt,krr and friend had every
thing arranged, even TO n string attach
ed TO the tail and ears Of the animal on
wooden legs. The merchant planned
the mode OF attack, he going one way
and sending the others so that they 5000
came upon the victim, when both de-
liberately began firing, but were aston
ished to see Mr.. Deer standing as erect
as ever. They began to think they were
no better shots than the Spsuiards In the
late war but once more tried shot,
when there appeared over the back OF
the animal sign with this legend !:
"You never touched me yet" You can
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