Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-06-14
THE WEEK In MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

BRIEFLY TOLD.
The sprig Of pine means "Dlrigo' at
Chlckamaugua.
A University Of Maine boy who was
rejected from the volunteers by the
medical examining board, won large
share Of the prizes at the college field
day.
The Biddeford parish Of Chaplain
Estabrook Of the LIST Maine 10 not fnan-
cially inclined to grant him the desired
leave Of absence, but he will stay with
the regiment.
The Maine Sons OF Veterans held their
annual session at Pittsneld last week.
The principal officers chosen were:
Colonel-Rev. G. +. Leighton, skowhegnn.
Lieut.. Colonel-F. 4. Beals, Auburn.
Major-H. W. Carr. Pittshed.
Leadership IL hereditary 10 the Ken
dali family. The son OF Col. Kendall IL
the captain Of the Bowdoin field and
track team, and wears many medals
won In contests against the New Eng
land and Maine colleges.
The Universalist State Convention at
Dover last week chose these officers:
| Presidcnt-E. .. Bean. Bangor.
-Prcsidents-E. y. Pember, Bangor, Ara
| Cushman, Auburn.
secretary-w. W. Hooper. Dcering.
Treasurer-M. u. Coolidge.
The battery OF heavy artillery which
has been camped at Camp Powers left
for Fort Pophsm Tuesday morning. The
signal corps alone remains at Camp
Powers and they are recruiting In readi-
ness before being mustered In the United
States service.
Word has been received from the VII
lage OF Vienns that = party OF men In
that town had found and taken charge OF
+. b. Small OF Bowdoinham, who had,
while suffering from religious mania,
wandered about 10 the woods for sixteen
days without touching food or water.
He was terribly emacisted, and exposure
had made his recovery doubtful.
At the opening OF the war the people
on the Penobscot were worried about
the danger OF foreign attack, and for
their protection the mouth Of the river
was mined. The embargo thus laid upon
the very slight danger from Spanish
ships, and for their convenience u chan
mel has been opened through the mined
field.
In Portland they are doing thing;
brown In patriotism. Over the tomb OF
Capt. Blyth, In the Eastern Cemetery
citizens have placed Union Jack In
honor Of brave sailor. bly, tn wa:
master OF the British brig Boxer, snt
was illed In an engagem mt with thu
u. s. 5. Enterprise, of Portland har
Dor in the var Of 1912. The attention
to his grave In Portland Il only smother
little significant thing showing TIT
dawn of the Anglo American era Of
friendship and mutual benefit.
Five years ago family living Of
, College Street, Lewiston, released
couple OF English rabbits which the,
Z, had kept as pets, 10 wood lot near tn
T house. Within a month the farmer Ia
become painfully aware that the rabbits
are multiplying rapidly. They hav
eaten the tops of half an acre OF earl,
. peas and have bsrked q few young appl
trees. The family has increased, tn
. farmer says, from two to fifty or sixt
!. and the wood lot Is full Of holes. The
, differ from the American native In man
. ways.
A minister from another portion OF tn
, state filled the pulpit in q Waldo Count
church Sunday by invitation. In givin
!; out his text he opened the church Bibl
: on the altsr and proceeded tn turn to tn
I chapter required. Imagine his surpris
to lind that many Of the leaves, In whicl
were the passages he wished to read, ha
!, never been cut open. He was equal &
: the occasion, and calmly took \ knit
from his pocket and cut open the leaves
: but what must he have thought OF hi
delinquent brother minister. But, per
hsps II was new Bible.
Portland Argus: Recently Mr.. Ebei
{ n. Perry was sending out the printe,
r reports OF the Maine Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty 10 Animals, when
3 occurred to him that he might enclos
one to Governor General Blanco u
Havana. He did so, and the psmphle
IL now on It's way TO Blsnco. whethe
he will ever receive Il or not may b,
doubted. II he does he will probsbl,
cable to Spain that the Americans hav
m de another desperate attempt, thi
time to stop hull fights in Havsns, bu
that he repulsed the attempt with grea
loss In the Americans.
A, The running OF \ telephone cable I,
connect the islands with Portland |
now being sgitated. Seth l.. Larrabee
I Esq has received letter from interest
ed parties, who inquire In regard T.
securing rights. but IL not able 10 ga,
that The matter has taken any definite
shape as yet. II IL certain that NJ
single Improvement would make 81
: much for the convenience and comfor,
of the summer soj1urners In the hsrb0
, as the proposed in,er-island telephone
or tend more In Increase their number
. AS its establishment would remove thu
only objection by quite numerous class
Of would-be residents.
A horrible aff,ir occurred mt Mars Hill
Monday night Of last week. DAME
Murphy, m old man, was killed by hi!
! lS-year-old SOD, Daniel =. Murphy, with
an axe. The boy buried an axe In biz
fathers back, inficting fatal wound
and then proceeded to hack of both legs
| OF his victim near the ankles. He then
fed. but was later captured In Wood
stock, y. B, and lodged In jail at Houl.
, ton. The young man and his younger
brother hsd been at 4 resort just Ovel
the line, and were intoxicated at the
time of the affair. The murderer wal
recently discharged from the state prison
In Thomsston for q robbery committed
/ In HoultOp, two or three years ago
Other members Of the family are said t.
have jail records.
Gideon Stevens In the Portland Elk
press: MRS. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, the
eminent refOrmer, one OF the busiest
women In this busy world, usually too
crowded for time to more than glance
ut the vaniIies OF the hour, and never
for q moment stickler for style, was
seen ut the Union station the other day,
with one of the most fetching spring
bonncts of the season reposing on her
head, with saucy bright ribbons that
danced def+ntly on the brim. She was
mnch concerned over the cOnsummi-
ton Of some business arrangement, and
rs she fitted rapidly In and out among
the many groups Of people, she At
tracted considerable attention. Few
great minds become so pre-Occupied as
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