Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-13
THE WEEK In MAINE.
TIE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Oio Orc0Hru uOesnt stop Oh INC kOVu
record Of the present season, but Is al
ready rejoicing over the prospect ol
another big hotel next year.
The state fair at Lewiston last weet
Was In great luck In point Of weather
aud cleared up enough to make sub
stantial reduction OF It's debt.
The body Of Jules Martlneau, who had
just finished q sentence at the Auburr
jail, was found In the Androscoggiu
River at South Auburn Wednesday.
The formation Of Gen. Mattocks
brigade, which formerly included the
First Maine, has been changed, and
made to include an immune regiment
40 II Is anticipated that the brigade will
be moved TO Cuba early In the season.
Bath Times: IL poor man steals a
barrel Of -four for his starving family
be goes TO jail or prison for II. A man,
who has posed Is rich one, can steal
thousands Of dollars and yet 60 "scot
free" There Is something radically
wrong In such state Of affairs.
Orders were issued few days since
for the mastering out Of three batteries
of the First Maine Heavy Artillery, but
Ii appearing that most OF them would
prefer to remain In the service, the mus
tering-out order Was cancelled, so the
four batteries will be retained.
The thunder shower season, which Is
now presumably near Its close, has In
general been much more severe Ia
Maine and all New England as we'll,
than has been known before for years.
For weeks almost every day brought
thunder showers, and much damage has
been done by the lightning.
A Lewiston business man left his
on the sidewalk one night
lately, but il had disappeared. The
next morning he found II tied around
one of the legs Of the stone soldier on
the park, with the sign al have added
fifty pounds to my weight since have
been in Lewiston healthy place this"
A candidate for admission to the
Penobscot bar last week Was asked :
"Iu your opinion should the justices of
the supreme court hold their Office for
life or for q term OF yearsw The
ans ser came promptly: "ln my opinion,
IL should be during good behavior" The
Ia understood to have passed.
Strange 1t Is how the old saying that
oysters are only good to eat In those
months that have an ar" 10 them, has
It's effect on business. A fish dealer In
Augusta said Monday, that he had
scores Of customers who would not
think Of eating oysters on the evening
of August 3lst, yet would eat them
with great relish the next morning when
the first Of September WAS barely mus
tered In.
One Of the Rockland city officials, so
the Courier-Gszette says, Is great man
TO prepare for the unexpected. When
he goes of on 8 journey, IL Ii isn't farther
than to Portland, he pisces In his private
desk q memorandum Of what he owes
and what is due him. together with brief
statement OF the disposition he would like
10 have made OF his affairs Ia case OF sud-
den death. There would have been lots
of bother saved had everybody followed
this plan.
Rather an odd thing, and showing the
intelligence Of animals, was noticed In
Dexter, the other afternoon, when a
truck horse was allowed TO 60 to the mill
pond TO drink. After getting what
water he needed he attempted 10 back up
the wagon and turn around but could
not. lie then entered the mill pond
where the water wss over his back, and
swimming out, made a good turn, haul
ing the wagon out where he went In and
then started for home.
A decision has been rendered In the
United States court, sustaining the
action Of the Fairfield postmaster In ex-
Guiding from msil privileges the Fair
field Floral Company, on the ground
that IL was using the mails TO defraud.
The evidence show that the company's
business methods we're peculiar and not
10 the line Of what is generally regarded
as legitimate business. In consequence
Of the decision, the Fairfield Floral Com
psuy will 60 out OF business.
Major Il. X. Timer OF the First Maine
died at his home in Rockland Sunday,
the 4th. Msjor Timer was one OF the
most seriously III Of the soldiers brought
from Chickamauga on the first hospital
train, but he was thought for while to
he improving rapidly. Msjor Ulmer was
81 years Of age, and leaves n wife and
other relatives. He was member OF
the bar, and clerk Of courts OF Knox
County previous TO his enlistment. His
Is the twepty-sixth death in the regi'
ment.
A Young man was recently taken II
a Lewiston hospital and suffered the
removal OF rib. When he came TO him
self he was told what had been done, ant
seemed satisfied. Shortly after he went
into a semi-unconscious state and KEEP,
calling for 1.-The woman" For two day:
be was delirious and frequently called
for 1.-THE woman" ~ want 10 see the
woman" he kept saying. At last
the nurse in desperation said "Well, I'm
the woman" The man looked at hei
critically from top to toe, and said
swho would have thought that the,
could have made such pretty girl oil
one Of nv ribs" And then he settled
sgaiu he was 10 his right mind and wa
better. He knows now how Adam fell
when Eve WAS created.
An impressive service at East Booth
bay. recently, was when 200 Of the resi-
dents and sojourners Of that viciDit,
gathered Ia the woods Of Fsrnham'i
Neck to participate in exercises inciden
to the discovery and decoration OF TIT
grave Of jonathan Farnham, sergeant
msjor In the War Of the Revolution
A trail had been cut through the dens
woods to the spot, where services con
sisting Of prayer, music and addresses
were held. Major Farnham was ms
tive Of Plymouth, Mass, and served a
sergeant major In washington's body
guard for eight years and nine months
After the war he migrated to Main
with three brothers, John, Ebenezer ant
Ansel. His log cabin was erected a
Linnekin's Neck on beautiful spo
now occupied by the Mount Pleasan
House. Several relics Of the major
housekeeping have been unearthed a
this place and are preserved by his dc
scendants. The little forest cemetery l
about so feet square. The majors grav
lies beneath beautiful white birch ire
Ia the northeast corner Of the enclos urt
The Stars and Stripes now float above II
The Portland Express has decide
that nerves are queer things; bein
brought to this conclusion by the ex
periences OF Westbrook woman VIII
was so nervous during initiation into
secret society that no one has been ADJ
TO induce her to enter the hall since
but who on being awakened the othe