Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-25
.THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

TIE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
At the second city election In Bath.
John o. Shaw, Republican, was elected
mayor by vote Of 74l to SCI.
An eight-page family paper, called
the Maine Recorder, has been started 10
wsterville by Messrs. Dunn q waldron.
Bangor, April 10.-James Jackmau Of |
Garland committed suicide by hanging |
this morning 10 his barn. Dependency |
Was the cause.
The Baptist church on Adams STREET,
BlddefOrd, whose pastor, Rev. George |
w. Davis, closes his labors this month,
will extend call to Rev. A. X. p. Small
OF Fairfield, formerly Of Portland.
Elmer Rackline Of South Thomaston,
while cunning, accidentally discharged
his weapon, the full charge being re
ceived In his right hand. The hand was
amputated to prevent blood poisoning.
rhe committee Of the Bangor city
government on the new city hall have
accepted the plans Of Architect Spofford
Of Boston, aud have awarded the build
Ing contract to Bearce q Clifford OF
Lewiston. The building will cost
100000.
Bar Harbor has brilliant season be-
fore lt-one that bids fair to surpass all
previous seasons. The hotel proprietors
are receiving very many more applica-
lions for accommodation than ever be-
fore, and the demand for cottages 10
unprecedented.
The Biddeford Municipal Court seems
to have procllyity for enlivening Its
sessions with "tifis" between the Judge
and others. Ex-Judge Hamilton has
paid fine for contempt Of court, and
Deputy Sheriff Harmon Is the next VIC
tim to do the same thing.
There Is ssid to be a possibility that
the suit OF John ii. Mitchell against the
trustees OF the Dexter Savings Bank to
recover the reward for the detection OF
the murdercrs, may again open In the
courts the question whether stain and
Cromwell were Barron's murderers.
The second municipal election In Port
land, Monday OF last week, resulted In
the election Of James T.. Baxter mayor
by majority OF something over 300.
The Republican majority In ward one
seems to confirm the idea OF fraud In
the count at the first election.
Worlds fair railroad rates announced
nv the Maine Central Railroad from
Portland are $1,000 for a season ticket,
or s32.00 for 30-day ticket. Ii Is
thought that rates may go considerably
lower before the end Of the season, but
this II the best that can be done just
now.
There Il considerable speculation In
Maine as to who will be elected to the
presidency Of the State College. Ii IL
understood that the trustees are to meet
soon and decide the matter, and also
that several prominent educators have
slgnified their willingness to accept the
situation.
The gunbOat Machias was tried at sea
Thursday aud made fine showing, the
average speed being II 3-i knots under
u forced draught, which Is ] 81 knots
greater than Is required by her con-
tract. She will soon go to the Kittery
navy yard To be cleaned up for her
official four hours test.
There was serious stabbing ARRAY ut
BiddefOrd Wednesday evening In which
two boys took part. Napoleon Turcotte,
the victim. Il seriously Injured, but may
recover. lie Is about II years OF age,
while Joseph Iemsy, who did the stab
bling, is about 10. The cause OF the
trouble Il said to be that Lemay shout
ell at Turcotte when he was walking
with girl.
The Ice In MoOsehcad Lake Is strong
yet, hut there Il very little snow Ice, and
when that Il gone the black Ice will soon
follow without much regard to how
thick Il IL. II takes but a very few
days to hOneycOmb two or three feet OF
black Ice when the sun shines. Present
indications point to from the 9Th to the
10Th of May as the time for navigation
and spring fishing to open.
Capt. A. j. House, formerly messen-
ger of the Governor and Council, Will
continue to reside In Augusta, and on
the first OF July will enter upon his
duties as clerk In the office OF the labor
bureau. Nal. Purlngton, the new mes
senger, continues to hold his place rs
clerk of the committee on state bene-
ficiaries OF the Governor and Council,
which he had while pension agent.
A Maine Central conductor tells OF q
most unusual experience which he had
on his west bound trip the other day.
As the train drew into BOwdoinham and
the conductor allghted, he was accosted
BY a citizen, who held out q dollar and
asked the astonished official to take out
a fare from Cathance, adding that he
came down on the train week ago We'd
nesday, and no one asked HIN to pay
and he didn't but now wanted to settle.
A meeting Of the creditors Of the At.
kinson House Furnishing Co. was held
In Boston Thursday. Assignee Libby
presented a statement showing the LA
bilities to be s2,3lG, 22O, of which ST.
80, 300 are direct and SlG6, 900 cOntigent.
The nominal assets are O., s22, 203. Mr..
| Atkinson submitted n plan for settle
ment involving the payment OF 30 cents
on n dollar, 30 cents cash and 30 cents In
stock In the company. This proposition
was referred to committee OF ten,
which Il to consider II. The meeting
was good natured, though some OF the
proceedings showed that the creditors
felt little sore.
The plush portieres for the State Of
Maine building Mt the Worlds Fair have
been completed BY the Sanford Mills and
will be shipped at once. The portieres
are for two openings, ten feet square.
The curtains are nine feet Wide and eight
feet long. They are composed OF the
finest quality of mohair with pile fully
one inch In length, making q fabric fully
two inches In thickness. The weight OF
the curtains IL one hundred pounds per
set ami the fringe Il three feet In depth.
They are made In four shades, cream
combined with antique blue and old gold
combined with pomegranate. The value
of these elegant draperies, the product
Of the Mills, their gift to the Maine
State building, Is $500.
The number Of told boys" who can
sympathlze with the jOcoseness OF
spirit that anlmates the "young boys"
is altogether too small. Still there are
a good many Of them and It Is always
pleasant To hear OF them, A staid citizen
OF Caribou afforded boundless amuse-
ment to an interested audience Of the
rising generation on April FOOLS day, by
endesvOring to pick up a copper which
they had nailed TO the sidewalk. When
| ,ha ,,enooa,nent came instpad Of sllnk.