Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-11
THE WEEK IN NAME.
me MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

THE WkkK IN MAlNk
me MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Calais elected Republican mayor
and city government BY . large majority
A lumber company with Q capital
stock Of ei0o, 900 has just been organised
In Rockland.
The lasters and cutters IN the Auburn
shoe factories, falling TO get IN increas-
cd scale Of prices accepted, arc on .
strike.
Sheriff Gray Of Knox County has sp-
pointed two special liquor deputies, and
says he will appoint moro II necessary.
He proposes TO make war on the rum
sellers.
Saturday, April lst, Forest Avery,
while boiling laths 10 b. p. j. Weston's
saw mill IN Madison was struck and hit
In the stomach. He died within three
hours. lie waa IS years old, and leaves
q wife and six small children.
While Mrs. p. II. Kicker Of South
WATERFORD was driving homo from
church Sunday afternoon, her horse fell.
She assisted him to his feet but he fell
upon her crushing her to death. Her
age was 53. She leaves q husband and
Ave children.
The residents of Greenville and other
jewellers along the shores Of Moosehead
Lake, who keep account Of passing
events and know the pulse Of the big
Inland sea, say that from all indications,
the lake will not break up and open for
boats before May 1.
Two young men named Lowell, who
belonged In st. Adams, are believed to
have perished In Moosehead Lake. Their
camp near Spencer mountain has been
found empty aud II IL believed the
young men went out on the lake and
broke through the Ice.
The rain fall of Maine Is estimated at
3073 billion cubic feet per year. Allow
Ing that only 10 per cent OF this finds its
way to the sea, and that this 10 per cent
falls on an average of coo feet, we have
here working energy Of 2,650, 900 horse
power. This power Il represented by
the energy Of $4,000, 900 men working
throughout the year with no rest Of
food or sleep.
The town Of Deer Isle IL making ar
rangements to put In q water supply
This move Is the result Of an epidemic
Of typhoid fever from which the place
suffered last fall. The wells Of the
place were examined and found to be
contaminated by imperfect drainage. a
feasible water supply was found about
mile from town, and arrangements art
being made to utilize It.
There Il a movement TO found another
colony of Swedes In the state similar tC
that established by Hon. w. w. Thomas
Land Agent Oak has received many let
tiers from these people, who are deslr
Gus Of forming another colony In TIL
state. They don't ask for land, but
have money, which they are willing Il
expend II needed to purchase q town
ship Of land on which to settle.
Michael and Jacob Rosenbaum o
Biddeford were arrested last week on tn,
charge of setting fire to their store 4
get the insurance. The arrest was mad
ut the instance of the Insurance com
panies, but as they failed to appear a
the hearing and establish the fact tina
the Insurance was In force at the time o
the fire, the Rosenbaum brothers wer
discharged.
Governor Cleayes last week settles
the question of the vacant judgeship b.
appointing Hon. Andrew p. Wiswell o
Ellsworth to the position. Judge Wis
well was one of the three leading candi
dates for the position. lie has served u
various public positions, being speake
Of the Maine house OF representatives II
1891. He Is conceded by all to be al
able jurist. He will be the younges
Judge on the bench.
The necessary sum to be raised by tn
people Of Augusta to complete tn
$4,000 fund for the new public library
has been secured. This ensures tn
payment Of the Carnegie subscription
which was given on condition that tn
whole amount should be pledged b.
April !. The building OF the ne'
library will be commenced the presen
season and II will be one Of the fines
edlfices Of the kind In the state.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templar'
Of Maine met In Portland last week
The secretary's report shows sos lodge
In the state, an Increase OF eight since
the last session; a total membership o
1884, q slight increase over last year
These were elected officers:
Grand Chief Templar. Rev. K. W. webbe'
Grand Vice Templar. Mrs.. Lizzie d. wheelder
Grand Secretary. Geo. Il. Bractet., Belfast.
Things seldom wear out In Maine
Mrs. II. NJ. Hilton, South Psrsonsfield
has darning needle 10 her possession
which she has used ~ years. YounI
Otis Means, of Machlas, In flying hi
kite this spring has been using the sam
ball Of Irvine that his father, w. @
Means, the Machlas grocer, used year
ago. Mr.. william ii. Doughty, Of Orr
Island, has In his possession q quill
nearly, II not quite 80 years old. tn
cloth OF which It IL made was spun
woven and made by his great grand
mother, whose family settled In Tops
ham years and years ago. 1t 10 In quit
good shape and isa valuable heirloom
, One article In the April number o
IIarper's Magazine will attract attention
a. It Il from the pen Of Mrs. Emily
Browne Powell, native OF Belfast
Mrs. Powell Isl daughter Of the lat
Moses NJ. Brown, and n sister to Mrs
George +. Bracket. She resides In Al
ameda, California, and Is now presiden
Of the wOman's Press Association OF tn
Pacific coast, she being q writer TO
various publications. The article Is a.
interesting one, "A Modern knight,
and Is illustrated by aportrait OF Gen