Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-31
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
r-s Most IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Belfast IA. orgauiici board %
trade.
ltisr,rorts,i that the Russian Influenza
Ia arrived no Augusta.
\ usiiousl hank @. about ready o. he-
KIN bushes. 40 lfttsheld.
Gccrgv knight. the Poland wife muir
derrr. has again pstitioued for a pardon.
Backhan. on trial AZ Augusta for en-
heffling. has hoeu sentenced o. three
months I'm M county ian.
rh~ bounty ou CROW. for m, year viii
amount Oh slpo this YEAR aud on bears
s>ii. Ma.ariis reports as hears Killed.
>cyrral Msins orchsrli.is have COM
signed their apple. o. Liverpool on their
oNn hook. They have high eXV~cta-
lions.
Department Commander Drew, a.. 4.
Il. has fxe,i the date a The coming state
Enampmeui in Augusta FEB. "a and
tih.
Thery o. no change la the situation In
convention with the strike AZ fu~port.
Neither party shows any inclination 81
Yield.
The Valuation Commission think. thr
state valuation Will D. Increased frum
ten o. hfteen pr cent over the valuation
for the lat ten wears.
Among the Maine towns who of,r
sho- faciorie. to the burned cat Lynu
manufacturer are GRAY. Richmond,
~sccarappa, south Portland aud West
Buxton.
lncendary frv. have done consider
able damage aud created quite an ~.
cifement iu Eocklsnd Ths damage In
one nrr Was sls.OOO. thru lime kim.
several hundred f-et oftrysile aud several
cars on the Lime Rock Railway being
burned.
A couVict Ia the state prison recenily
made himself a woman's drvss with a
view o. escaping In n. bat Il was discoy-
errd. Tho dress was nicely made though
All the work upon h was done 40 night.
la the prisouer's cell. and without a
light.
Camden shows an lncrvs-e during The
year - - neN dwelling houses. valued
AZ sfo.oa: an addition o. The Camileu
woolen mill. Including machinery. Sal-
ued NJ shi,es, the new Megunticuok
mill. s1i.nop. Thrve schoonsr. have
bceu launched during the year.
Ex-Secr.tarv ". e. whitney. 81 New
York. Hoo. Don NJ. Dickinson ~ H.
troit. Mich. Mr.. q. g.. Haven ~ Boston.
Com. II. u. Evan. I. :. Y. - FORTRESS
Monru-. Va. members ~ the ~ulphiie
fihFe Co. examined the water power 40
Madison last Friday. aud then at down
o. The he-t dinner ever prepared In Mad
ison. They Werv 40 The table tWo hour.
aud this i strong presumption that they
think Madison the besi place for their
mill.
In i~s6 Hon. Fr~i D.. Richards. ex-
hank examiner. purcha.ssi Round Por-
cuplne lsland. near Rar Ilarlsor. 20 the
state. paying $50 for a. william y.
and Tobias Roberts ~ Bar llarbor norg
claim the Island hy virtue % a title OBJ
tanned from Massachusetts,. and have
hroughf action o. rccoNer the property.
II j. claimed by the defendant that the
Island i now worth s3.ossl. a. Il will H.
neccssary Tor the government. which l.
o. build a hrtakNater 40 Rar llarior.
- take the stsue used In IT, construc-
hon from the island. The island Nas
Once the property 81 cen. Fremont.
The matter viii b. hroaght before the
courts for settlement.
The Coed Templars have been push
Ing the extension Of the Ouier during
the past mouth. Grand secretary
Brackett reports the following ten new
Lodges In the state:
Hixhsnsi. ~. ms. a. Oti Orchsri
fins Point. ne, a >sartoro.
ftisas. IA a Gray.
river 10 a. Sssta Gray.
ttbuckhslt. %. a nacknehi
hoantaia eaart. -. a. tlssr i.ls.
Eatrvpri-s. a.. a. washinxtoa.
NJ noIas, ~. a plxmont
hay View, -. a iincolnyiils.
TWENTY-FIVE Lodges have been organ
lSed since the Grand Lodge session I'm
October. Besides these several lodges
were revived. and some Juvenile Ten
pies organized. The Order In Maine
will commence the New Year with over
30 Lodges. and about 1900 members.
and also a Juvenile contingent ~ over
loo Temples with 5000 members. II l.
by far the largest and most powerful
Temperance organization In Maine. In
this country. and IN the world. and the
only really International Temperance or
Esnlfation In existence. For any par
ticulars In regard 10 the Order write % |
the Secretary George 4. Braekett. Bel
fast. Maine.