Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-23
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STATE ITEMS or INTEREST.
The much talked Of launch OF th
80 IL knot torpedo boat DAhlgreu frou
the Bath Iron Works will take plac
some day this week, and will be grea
event.
Mrs. Frank B. Haskell Of August,
committed suicide BY cutting her throa
Tuesday. She Was - years Of age, ant
the only sister Of william Russell. Be
sides Mr.. Haskell, one daughter, IA year,
Of age, survives her.
Elmer r. Snowman, the Raneele,
guide found guilty last September Of
guiding without license, has secured
Ex-Judge Enoch Foster a. counsel t.
test the constitutionality Of 1.-THE new law
The case will be heard at the Jul,
session Of the law court In Portland.
A canoe in which Robert II. Near
thur, hunters guide, started from
Pines camp on Grand Lake Monday FOL
Grand Lake Stream, has been found bot.
tom up about half way between the tive
places. II Ia supposed that Macarthur
was drowned, although the efforts which
have been made to recover the body
have been unsuccessful. Macarthur was
2ssyesrs old and belonged In Midtown.
The case of the steamer Portland was
before the United States court 10 Port
land last week, on the petition OF the
for limitation Of its liability
10 the value OF the steamer and cargo.
Quite lengthy hearing was held. Judge
Webb decided that the company used
due care in all respects, and granted the
petition OF the company. The suits
agsins. the company, arising from the
loss OF the Portland, have all been
dropped.
Tuscan Lodge of Masons at Addison
has gavel made of shittim wood aud
cedar from the Mount of Olives. The
gsvel was the gift of Rolls Floyd, who
more than thirty years ago WAS one OF
The company that left Addison and
Jonesboro To settle In Jaffs. When the
,olony realized that 1t was being deceiv-
ID by It's leaders most Of the members
prepared TO return home, but Floyd with
, few others remained, and for years he
was engaged as dragoman for Ameri-
,ans visiting Palestine.
The Joke Is on an Ellsworth young
nan Who allowed himself TO be mes
nerized by travelling hypnotist, and lay
'or - hours asleep 10 the show window
u one Of the principal stores In the CITY.
For the service he was 10 receive $40.
While he slept perhaps dreaming OF the
30 bin which he WAS TO make more
'asily than he ever had before, the city
Ak collector. who never sleeps, lied the
necessary legal claim for the $40, and
he sleeper swoke 10 find his poll tax for
he past three years paid.
George W. Pierce, the central figure in
hat remarkable Lewiston case, WAS
ound guilty Of an attempt 10 murder II.
). Teel by sending him poisoned whis-
ley. On the other indictment, for At
empted murder Of Judge Cornish by
,oisoped sugar, n demurrer WAS filed
nd overruled by the court, leaving the
taius OF the prisoner "a II he had plead
d guilty. He was then sentenced by
Judge whitehouse to thir,y-eight years
n state prison on the two indictments.
Z he should live 10 complete that term,
" would be uine-fovr years old. The
where he lived breathes
asier.
The governor has made the nomina-
ions for cattle commissioners, and the
uspense Is over. DR.. Bailey IA turned
own. and his successor Is Frank 5.
adams OF Bowdoinham, who had the sup
ort Of the Grange. The other commits
toner's, r. o. Besl OF Bangor and John
Y. Deering of Saco, are renominsted.
,ther nominations by the governor are
: follows:
Trustees OF the Industrial school for Girls.
Ixllowell-A ndrcw HAYES. Deering; A. W. An.
louy, Lewiston, Chas. ". Dudley. Hsllowell;
liss Clara NJ fsrwell. Rcckland; Mrs. Geo. W.
Iartin. Augusta
Commissioners of Travelling Lihrary-Prof.
GO. T. Ltt;lc. Brunswiek, Prot. A. J; Roberts.
'sterviile. Frof. Lyman G. Jordan. Lewiston;
Irs. II. N. E,tabrook. oruno.
In certain blacksmith shop In the
uburbs of Portland there are working
de by side two men of extreme oppo-
ties. One Is saving and frugal, sober
nd industrious, and has a good bank
ccount. The other Is ragged, often
runk. and Is 40 poor that the neighbors
ttsn have TO provide food for his
,mily. And vet, while the sober man
18th money In the hank Ia always
nxious, worried and growing. the dis
,lute one Is always a. happy as lark,
nd keeps whistling and singing from
corning till night. This IL an incident
7 real life and phase Of human nature
'orthy of the study OF philosopher.