Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-27
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Work on the Walker Art Building
iowdoln College, has now reached thu
dome, aud work IL being pushed faster
than ever for the season. The stagings
~ill come away before long.
General Manager Tucker Of the Main,
Central has Issued . circular Ia all en-
ployes Of the road instructing them "a
see that the stations, buildings, cars and
premise. occupied by the company h
kept absolutely clean ~ . preczutior
against cholera. Agents and foremet
will be held responsible for the cleanll
ness of the premises under their control
DlsinfectAnts must be freely used, and
all passenger cars thoroughly cleansd.
Col. Y. G. Stevens, the present ineum
bent, aud y. 4. Mitchell Of Portland, arr
candidates for the Office Of private sec
rotary 10 the governor. For president o
the senate there are three candidates
Hon. A. NJ. Spear Of Gardiner, Dr. Grin
die Of Mt. Desert and Hon. u. u. Thatchel
% bangor. The newly elected Legislature
will stand the same on Joint ballot ~ thu
last one dds; Republicans Ia u Demo
crats-divided ~ follows: Senate, Jt
Republicans, ! Democrat; House, 10,
Republicans, 10 Democrats.
FRANKLIN County IL one Of the bes
known portions OF Maine To the sports
man. The game Of lie woods consist
Of the moose, caribou and deer Of thu
hoofed creatures; thu black bear, beaver
lynx, otter, mink, fox and muskrst am
sometimes q wolf Of the furry tribe
while rivers and lakes teen with trout
which here approach 10 q larger six
than any trout (of the real brook varic
ty) elsewhere In the world. handbook
ell salmon have also been introduced
into this lake region with surprisinl
result.
| A carload Of ~: feet Of Biddefor,
!, granite left that station Thursday for Oh
Maine worlds fair building, Chicago
. Being Of q dark color and very hand
some it will be conspicuous above al
the granite furnished from diferen
places for the building and at the en-
frances to the building II viii bear
, brass plate lettered "Blddeford Granite
, and Will therefore serve ~ q big advei
tisement for lIlddeford's quarries an
for BIddeford enterprise besides being
: very acceptable contribution toward III
building.
]. ID. Bird and 4. Tuttie, the two mel
arrested In wstsrville by sheriff Sylvcs
ter, and lodged in jail 1t Pennington q
suspected buncoers. are causing quite
sensation. NJ. Newell Of Topsham ha
identified the men ~ the parties VIII
robbed blm Of e3,0O0 three years ago
!, later . hotel proprietor In Rlverheat
! l.. l., Identified them ~ the men VII
stopped ut hls house last month for
week, and robbed man there Of 400
The prisoners are nov strongly guard
ed, and viii be I'LL the grand Jury eli
. thls week.
SO much success has attended n
' work on the Ammen ram and the ~
gunboats that the Bath Iron Works pe'
!. Die have determined 10 b active blddeI
Tor the construction Of tho two heav
ships authorized by the last Congress
The company has facilities for bulldiu
4 every part OF steel and Iron ships, u
. cludlng boilers and engines. Il mani
!, facturss its own rolls, and has succes
fully delivered two, costing Oh 900 cacl
10 the government navy yards at Ma
Island and Portsmouth. The big WIN
/ lass on the new gunboat Marblehea
|. WAS made there, and much Of tho N
q chlnery for shipping on the Great LAR
u bslng turned out every month. n
> largest derrick 90 the Atlantic coas
q capable Of lining Is tons, u now belu
& erected. Thls prosperity Of hrst-cla
shipbuilding yard 10 New England
y particularly gratifying and holds o
ths hops that u The vice maritime ~
r fiscal policy Of The goysrnment n 90
= timed thls section can bold its nnk q
shipbsilding centre.