Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Portland people have expended $500
600 on new buildings this year.
Three winthrop boys are under bonds
for breaking and entering. They have
confessed 20 roberries Ut II. Pennlman's,
c. W. shaw's and T.. o. Cobb's stores.
Fifty or more Of the alumni Of Maine
State College met at the fremont House,
Boston. recently, aud organized the
Maine STATE College Alumni Association
for Boston and vicinity.
Another csse Of .didnt know Il Was
loaded" This time Il Vas In Bl,ldefori.
Michael Hector, q lad Of 10 years, was
shot by his younger sister. The pros
poets Of recovery are very sllght.
The iong-debarred Nelson's are once
more In It. The board of review Of the
National Tvotting Association have yot-
ei to rs-lnstAte the horse Nelson, and To
rr-lnstate his owner on probation, or
during good behavior.
A satisfactory settlement having been
effected, the granite cutters for the Bod.
well Granite Company At lIallowell
vent 20 work last Wednesday morning.
Not q stroke Of work had been done In
the companys yards since May lat.
A few weeks ago Il was reported In
the papers that q woman nj Rangeley
had died of Asiatic cholers. The state
board of health investigated the matter
aud found that the woman died With
acute cholera morbus.
New sweden plantation will proba-
bly, soon become the town of New Swc-
den, as application will he made To the
next Legislature, for that change. New
sweden has become q lively village and
. credit 10 Aroostook County.
william y. McCslmou, while engaged
In cleaning q roof Of snow In Portland,
.lIppei OF. The knot loosened In the
rope by which he was fastened Ia an-
other man, and be fell to the sidewalk, o
Of 10 or 80 feet. lie lived but .
short time.
Gabrielle Del,osa, the Portland Italian
who murdered hls brother, and Who IL
now In the state prison at ThonastoD,
hs. gone crayy. II was found necessary
to take him from the broom shop where
he had been employed and conhne him
Ia q cell. go violent are his rawlings.
The Gardiner Home Journal and the
kennebec Reporter, both weeklies, will
on the first ~ January be merged In the
I,eporter-Journal, daily aud weekly.
The new paper will be published by q
stock company. Mr.. T.. w. Morreil,
now % the Journal, will be editor of the
new paper, and Mr.. W. j. fsnders, now
u the Reporter, will be bushes. man
ager.
The Passamaquoddy Indians, Il may
be remembered, claim the right 20 hunt
and fi.h az all times Of the year, under
4 treaty made In 1910. Their claim Was
ienled In the courts of Maine, aud a. the
treaty of 100 was made with Massa-
the Indians have appealed Ia
he government OF Massachusetts,, and
ask that the matter b. taken Ia the
United States supreme Court. The
state government Will
give them hearing.
II 4. understood that Manager Cram of
The bangor aud Aroostook railroad Ia.
Issued an order forbiddlng the carrying
81 freight In the baggage car.. u true,
Ihls sadly lnterfer.s with the bringing
down from the Moosehesd region Of
deer, moose, hsh, etc. The law forbids
the transportation of all game aud game
a.h unles. the owner travels with u, and
this will obligc sportsmen "a take Ia
leans or they will b. obliged to arrange
10 travel on freight trains.
There were some exciting hours about
West Cove. at one portion of the foot of
yoosehead Lake, and at Grccnyille. one
aud one-haif miles distant, on . recent
Saturday night aud sunday morning.
Some lumtermen who had been drink
Ing, marching 10 the Moo.ehead Inn nj
West Cove aud took charge. There was
a struggle and they were elected. From
the outside they pelted the great hotel
With rocks and clubs, breaking great
panes Of glass aud doing much other
damage.
The town Of Pennington IL having q
very hne system of water works put la
by q local corporation. 4 pumping sta
ton takes the water, clear N crystal,
from sandy River, and nlls an immense
.tandplpe on Powder House hill. This
hill seems designed for the very purpose,
IL being higher than the top. of the
highest church spires In the village.
PROM thence water mains will supply
houses, stores and small manufactures.
The pipes will be- extended 10 West
and next year IL J. the In
tention 10 take In all the houses on the
road 10 the Falls a. far az Hunts Brook.
a distance of q mile aud half from the
village proper. but covering quite
thIckly settled and very prosperous
section. The village corporation Will
have sufficient number OF hydrants
put In.