Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-27
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

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II BRIEFLY TOLD.
The Maine State Grange had one OF
the most successful meetings In lie his
|, tory at Bangor last week.
Grippe IL rampant In various parts OF
Msine rs well as other sections OF the
country.
i A Bangor motormsu has figured that
he has to wear Il pounds of clothing 70
keep his body warm this cold weather.
Baths boom hss not get given work to
all who have thronged there, rs people
representing - towns are now receiving
assistance from the city.
The s6th annual meeting Of the Maine
Press Association will be held at the
State House, Augusta, Wednesday and
Thursday, January Is and 10, 1899.
| A bashful young man knocked at a
Rocklsnd ministers door the other even
ing ''Ssy." be stammered, "me and
another girl want to get married.
Belfast had grand cat show In con-
nection with q recent church fair, and OF
course the king prize winner was named
Dewey. Belfast is easily the cstopolis
of Maine.
| Captain McIunis OF Rocklsnd doesn't
read the newspapers. The other day he
furnished two strangers Sl25 In cash,
and took a check for $3.50 rs security.
The check was OF the usual value In
such cases.
The annual eucampment Of the Grand
Army Department OF Maine will be
held at Bangor Feb. Is and l6, 1890.
The leading candidates for department
commsndership are Ex-Governor ROBBIE
and Seth T. Soipe Of Bath.
Henry Bushby OF North Vassalboro
was fatally injured In \ barber shop In
that town Dec. 10th. II was reported
hy the barber as an accident, but the
citizens Of the town are suspicious OF
foul play AID have started an investlgs-
ton,
Modern mirscles are not generally
called miracles and are too common 10
attract much attention. A Biddeford
lady Who has been totally blind for IL
years has just had her sight restored
Through treatment at the Maine Eye and
Ear Infrmsry.
There WAS an old fashioned spelling
school In wsterville, the other evening,
| and the last two To go down we're Presi-
dent Butler snd a Colby senior. Master
and pupil had struggle royal over II,
but finally both wilted on the same
word, "polscca."
| Boston Journal Maine did well TO
raise $2500 In aid of the sick soldiers OF
the regiment called upon for service
| during the war. liz IL one OF the best
memories Of the triumphant struggle
| that no state WAS lacking In encourage
ment and munifcence.
Owing To circumstances that looked
somewhat suspicious 3 coroner's jury In
vestigsted the death OF II. ii. Lsdd OF
| Brooks, whose body was found near
waterville with bullet wound In the
head. Testimony showed IL TO have been
| a case Of suicide, and q verdict was
rendered accordingly.
The figures Of State Liquor Commits
sioner Wakefield show his total sales Of
liquor for the wear ending December 10
have been $50, i9S Is, the smallest for
many years. The towns are charged 10
per cent of this smount by the state, or
81 9l9, as commission. The biggest
sales were in February, 1881.
Commercial travellers are never lack
| ing In nerve. but the cake was captured,
literally and figurstively. by the two
| who coolly sat and flushed their dinner
in a Bath hotel, while the fire compsuy
WAS sending water into the rooms over
the dining room, which dripped down
through the smoke upon their heads.
Tuesday evening about eight o'clock
Mrs. Eben BrAckley OF Bath started To
90 up stsirs with lighted Kerosene
lamp. She stepped upon the front 1T her
dress snd fell. The lamp exploded and
her clothing was instantly covered with
| burning oil. Before the danes could be
| extinguished every stitch OF clothing was
| burned and her body terribly Injured.
She died "Wednesday morning st two
| O'Clock. She leaves a husband and i've
children.
George X. Crellin, who was arrested
! In Vermont for the murder of Ivory
Boothby Of North Ssco last September,
Was held for the grand jury sitter sn ex-
tended hearing 10 the municipal court at
Ssco. The verdict Of the coroner's jury
also duplicates Crellin. Incidental TO
this action BY diguifed judicial tribunals,
large amount OF the petty personal
politics which York County always has
| In abundance, WAS brought out and hung
on the line for the benefit of the public.
Congressman Burleigh has introduced
bill providing for the reorganization OF
the National Guard Of the several states
or rather, for raising, organizing aud
maintaining the volunteer army OF the
| United States. The bill was prepared
by Adjutsnt- Genersl Richards OF this
state. Ii embodies great many re-
forms shown BY the experience OF the
past year TO be necessary in our militia
system. is highly commended by
military men, aud is likely TO become, In
its essential features, the law Of the
| land.
| When a northern Maine newspaper
man opened recent issue OF his paper
and read therein that Methodist enter
tsinment in neighboring town ended
with social dance, he didn't commit
suicide, because newspaper men get used
10 trouble, so they can endure most any
thing, but probably bis wife noticed
several white hairs 10 his head that
night. This week he explains that the
sentence was written without the
dance" as every body must have under
stood. Probably the girl who set up the
ltype was risky young thing into
whose head the idea Of social without
a dance never even entered, so that she
mechanically corrected what she took
for an error Of omission. She will know
better next time.
Undertaken Nudd of Wsterville Is at
home sgsin after a three months trip to
Santiago. lie brought back the body OF
Fred +. Stuart of the Maine Signal
Corps aud IA others, chiefly members OF
Massachusetts, regiments. He had much
difficulty In securing the body Of Private
Stuart, who died Of yellow fever, but
finally succeeded after long delays. Bur-
led with the body was bottle contain
J ing the full name Of Mr.. Stuart and the
organization to which he belonged which
made the Identification complete. While
Mt Santisgo Mr.. Nudd met Lieutenant
Hobson and with him visited MORO Cas-
tile and other historic places. He
, brought home many relics from the city
and neighboring battle fields, perhaps the