Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-12-19
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Eastern Maine il pleased at the pros
pect OF the opening OF lot of closed tan
neries-
The Wellesley College catalogue shows
= total OF y Maine girls nov at that In
stitution.
Aroostook Il compensated for the lack
of cotton and WOODEN mills by having
the price Of potatoes mount to 81 W per
barrel.
The contest for the position OF collect
or OF customs at the port OF Portland
terminated in the appointment OF Charles
NJ. Moses OF Saco.
Colonel Kimball saws 1900 will have
the greatest summer season Maine has
ever known, and the hustling colonel Is
prophet to depend upon.
Leon Deprey, the man who cut Philip
Soucie with sn axe AZ Sheridan flants-
ton, WAS arrested on charge OF attempt
ed murder, and taken 10 Houlton for
a hearing. The Bangor Wing says the
prisoner viii plesd self-defence.
The second skating fatality OF the
season for Maihe occurred a. Oakland
Sunday, the 10Th. Amos Higgins, 40
wears OF sge, broke through the Ice,
and though he WAS taken from he water
before life WAS extinct, the exposure
wss fatal.
Chief Justice John A. Peters has ssni
a formal resignation Of his position 70
Governor Powers, 20 take effect jan. lst-
II "a understood that Judge wisWen will
be made chief Justice % snocced him, aud
that Hon. y. A. Powers will b. appointed
% = seat on the beach.
The convention % choose bishop for
the Diocese % Maine % the EPtscopAl
Church, % succeed Bishop Nicely, Vas
held Al Portland Wednesday, The
choice fen upon Rev. RObert Goldman,
Jr.. nov rector ~ the church 81 ~.
John, Boston Highlands.
Eden :. Coo. one ~ BAngOr's most
prominent business M a, died Saturday
night. the 9th. AZ the age OF $ years
He was one Of the largest wild land
owners Of the state, owning about al
the land around the Rangeley Lakes.
He was also the owner Of Mount Wash
ingtOn.
A boiler exploded Saturday morning,
the oh, IN the ship yard OF Charles
Ward AZ kenneouakpOrt, and Alden ID
wildes, the engineer, Was instantly
killed, his body being blown TO pieces.
the engine house was wrecked and the
boiler itself was found three hundred
feet away. Mr.. wildes Was IS years
OF age and leaves widow.
Carl c. Parchsr, clerk in the York
National Bank OF SScO, is bound over on
the charge OF tampering with the mails.
IL appears that he has taken several
letters from the post Office box OF j. +.
Harper, which was near the box OF the
bank The letters. which contained 20
money. he destroyed. What his motive
could be ia not clear. The theory Of
insanity Is advanced.
A Lewiston woman who has frequent
ly been rsided BY the police, has made
unique thing OF the trap In which
she hides her LIQUOR. She has invented
water faucet which. when turned
aroud one way lets the water rnn out,
and when turned the other way lets
liquorrun out. The officers have search
ed he house again and again, but have
never found where the stuff is kept.
As one drives through the country
towns all over Maine, SAYS the Fairfield
Journal, one can hardly fail 20 notice the
frequent old red barn and oftentimes q
whole set Of farm buildings painted this
conspicuous color. Query was made a.
- IL -
paint Ia cheapest, far cheaper thSn
white paint and so far ss service
ableness goes lasts as long and
sheds the rain as well. Long may
the little red farm house brighten our
New England landscapes.
A Richmond cat captured fine
ermine, last week. IL was real ermine,
the jet black tip 20 the tail proving il
beyond 8 question. The body was
given 20 Bath woman, who will have
the little animal set up. This csrnivo-
rous mammal belonging 20 the weasel
family il peculiar for the long slender
BODY and short limbs, which give IL a
snake-like movement, when In motion.
The ermine i native Of the northern
part OF both continents, but Is seldom
found so far south, or so near civiliza-
ton.
Steps have been taken by the heirs Of
John G.. Moore, OF the banking firm OF
Moore & Schley, TO erect "a a suitable
memorial 20 him building at the East
Maine Conference Seminary, at Bucks
port, where Mr.. Moore was once q stu
dent. The seminary which is attached
to the Methodist Episcopal church, Is
not far from Mr.. Moore's native town OF
Steuben. he was also greatly interested
in its welfare. Mr.. Moore's executors
have now taken steps TO complete pet
project Of Mr.. Moore's 10 make the Grind
stone Inn, near his summer home 81
Winter Harbor, a model of its kind.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.