Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-07-08
About the State.

Bangor News: Nature took phe-
nomenal streak In Skowhegan, which
was discovered Tuesday. j. q. Crundy
has been busy for more than week try
ing to get the water to run in his aque.
duct pipe but without result until
Tuesday he found maple root
growing through the pipe which then
was two feet long and had grown large
enough to fill the three.quarter-iDch
pipe. A maple seed had sometime gone
into the pipe and had taken growth.
How many of the nature-wise folk
know that fox will tackle house catP
queries the Ellsworth American. Mrs.
Lois Trueworthy, Of West Ellsworth,
looking from the window early one
morning recently, saw fox in close pur-
suit of big coon-cat. The fox could out
run the cat, but each time the fox over
took her, the cat would turn and use her
claws. This would cause the fox to
Jump back, and the cat would speed way
for few yards until the fox again over
took her. Several times this was re-
peated, until the cat finally gained safe
retreat under barn. The fox followed
her to the barn, and reluctantly gave up
the chase.
For a deed nf heroism performed
three years ago, Rodney Albert Perry,
the fifteen ear-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Albert Perry OF Alton, has re-
ceived from the Carnegie Hero Com
mission not only medal but an appro-
priation Of $4,000, which is for q college
training. Albert B. Collins, another AL.
ton boy, was crossing the ice on Round
Pond when it gave beneath his weight,
and he might have drowned had not
Perry gone to his assistance. As the
two boys, chilled to the bone, were max
ing their way toward the shore, the ice
again gave way-and again Perry after .
desperate struggle, succeeded In saving
his weaker companion. Rev. Charles
Kenney, who happened to be preaching
in Alton, brought the matter to the at
teution of the Carnegie Commission,
with the above result.
Mrs. Fidelia Marr, Solon's Oldest resi-.
dent, recently observed her 98th birth
day by finishing very pretty, large,
braided rug, the work wholly Of her own
hands, completed in less than two weeks
besides helping about the housework
nearly every day. She lives with her
daughter, Mrs. Abbie Russell. Active,
intelligent, with keen interest In passing
events, 1t is not given to many to reach
this advanced age with so few faculties
unimpaired. She looked forward with
Tmpatience through the winter for the
coming of warm weather, 80 she "could
/ n he v,nilb hi hnf In he
disappointed by her daughter. Mrs. Rus
sell, who at the age of 70, since the
death of her husband year ago, has
managed her farm. She cares for her
stock, does the milking, and with oc-
casionally hiring few days. work done,
does her entire farm work; always has q
fine garden, and Is successful poultry
raiser.
Town Clerk Roscoe G. Butler, who
has taken up the prodigious task oi
typewriting the Sanford town records
from the first town meeting to date,
finds some mighty "interestin' readin' "
In some of the old books. The follow.
ing is fair sample of spelling found In
the records Of the early days OF the
town:
A Stray
Taken up In the Field Of the Subscrib-
or hors OF pail redish Collier With
Some mixture Of White hairs . Whitish
Main and White face Boath fore feet and
the off Hind foot White his Back much
Called about fourteen hands High Said
Horse spears TO be very old the OnneI
By Proving Property and paying Reason
abel Charges may have Said Horse
Which Was found In my Enclosure Sun
day ye sd Inst. Sanford Novem ye 11tt
1893
Henry Hamilton
Sanford November 18th, 1799
| Stephen Hobbs, Town Clerk