Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-03
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
rst MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Young Men. Democratic Club ~
i'ortlsni celebrated Washlngtou's birth
day With banquet.
Tl,- UoSernof's reception az the state
IIoa.e, Monday evening. the 81 ult.,
"a. brilliant aud largely attended az
talr.
Frank n. Peavey ~ Minneapolis, .
native ~ Ea.iport, has given $1,000 10
that town Tor the erection ~ publlc
library building.
\ thlfie-n-year-old boy In Dexter,
While aiding down hill. mrt team, sni
hi. head struck bolt, crushing the
skull. The boy !. In a critical coalition.
The freight bushes. !. now 80 cxien.
live on the Maine Central. that special
freight train. ar, being constantly run
GA ia. main line aud IL. bfanchc. 10 haul
the aocumulation..
Df. u. J. Martin ~ Augusta, who ~
c-utly returned from Germany, has ~
csiVcd one drachm ~ Koch. lymph.
The doctor !. already overwhelmed With
application. for treatment.
An infant "a. found dead la board
Ing house In Gariiner. Ia. coon-r'.
Inquest showed that the child died 81
neglect OF .ufocstlon and Mary Dan
forth, q domestic, will bc arrested for
man.laughier In causing the Infants
death.
4 Maine society of Son. 90 the Amer
lean Revolution has been organized la
Portland ~ the preliminary meeting
the fact VA. brought out that about thlr-
~ Revolutionary soldier. are buried In
the town IL Lebanon. There ar. other
town. In Maine that were largely settled
by men Who had seen service la the war
~ the l.cyolution.
Tie latest surprise Ia the Blddeford
court scandal L. that City Marshal Tar
box will not take further action looking
toward Judge iismilton's impeachment.
lie take. thl. stand through th. Influence
of hi. political friends, Who are not
friend. 10 Editor Prescott and who fear
that Mr.. Prescott may be appointed
Judge la case Judge Hamilton resign. or
|. impeached. II !. nov we'll .ettled
that Judge lIamlltop will not rrsIgu,
aud nothing short ~ an aggressive move
on the part % Biddeford Republicans
will bring 81. case before the present
session Of the legislature for action.
The coal hunter. at small Point are
down go feet With their drill. They
have drilled In several different place.
aud have 40 far spent about 5000 In
their search. In the hole where they
arr now drilling the drill went through
three thin layer. ~ coal al the depth Of
about Clo feet. Coal continue. to wash
up on the beach after storms. The pros
pcctor- are confident of finding some
thing that u will pay 90 mine. Ga the
other hand, biologists say they Will
never lind any coal In that formation,
aud an expert, "a whom were submitted
ample. from one of the thin layers
borri through, pronounced Il fine quail
ity ~ coal, but declared his belief that
the mine had been salted.
What might have been bad accident
ON the Maine Central WAS ayerted one
day Last week. The Yankee, which gen.
orally crosses No. n ut Augusta, was
late, and IL was decided 10 make the
crossing at Riverside. The station agent
NJ vassalboro WAS ordered Ia dag the
Yankee aud give the crossing order.
The dag was put out. but the Yankee
whir,ed by without hecilnx u. The
vassalboro operator Immediately ran 10
hi. KEY and notified the train dispatcher |
AZ Portland. who Immediately ordered |
the agent at Rlversite To Dag the Yam
kee at all costs. tn. time was short, |
but the train was stopped. Had Il gone
by IL would have ma the other train, |
both running At b.sh speed. The con-
dactor and eug.aeer In charge Of the
Yankee are two Of the oldest employees
Of the road. Both are suspended 70 |
await IN investigation.