Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
THE WEEK IN NAHlR
rHs MOST !.sosIAxr . srArs Nrws

The corn canning fsctory at Farming
ton, recently burned, win b rebuilt.
In Ave days ending Monday. 81 car
loads Of freight were shipped from the
Caribou station.
A chair factory 10 being agitated at
Dover, and already 5000 has been sub
scribed towards the enterprise.
Governor Clesves has appointed Hon.
Thomas III. Wentworth, OF Bradford,
fish and game commissioner, 10 place OF
Z. N. Stillwell, deceased.
The Madison pulp mill 10 said to be
making profit for its owners OF four
or Ave thousand dollars day. II cost
s2C0. 900, 90 they have to get . little
something out Of II.
Work on the double track Of the
Maine Central between Yarmouth and
brunswick IL now progressing finely.
Ties have been distributed oil along the
line and the steam shovel 10 busy at Var
mouth getting out material for ballast
Ing.
Hon. C. +. Libby, one Of the assignees
Of the Atkinson House Furnishing Com
pany, says that his figures will be ready
for the creditors some time this week.
The general sentiment among the larger
creditors 10 In favor OF continuing the
business.
A train conveying exhibits to the
worlds fair left Portland Thursday to
reach Chicago before April 10, which
day is the last on which exhibits will be
received. Everything was sent except a
portion of the educational exhibit. This
will be sent by express. The exhibit to
be made by the Bath Iron Works filled
two cars.
The thirty-ffth annual session OF the
Grand Lodge OF Good Templars will DO
held ut Portland. April 8 and @. Several
prominent members OF the order, among
them DIR. Oronhyatekha, II. w. q.
Templar OF the world, Is expected to be
present during the session, which prom
ses to be largely attended and very
Interesting.
Saturday forenoon, March Is, Daniel
Beal of Greene, aged Is, and a young
man named Bourgeault, were hunting.
Real was descending = steep bank, his
companion Immediately behind him,
when the hammer OF Bourgcault's gun
caught In twig, dlscharging II, and the
whole charge lodged In Beal's neck, kill
Ing him Instantly.
Eastport held Its first city election
Friday, and chose full emccratlc
city government. II IL ten years since
the Democrats had control In PASSPORT,
and Il Is needless to say that they cele-
brated the event with considerable
feryor. Somehow getting a city charter
seems to have peculiar Democratic
effect upon Maine towns.
81 don't think I shall bring any more
cents to Sunday School," said l-year.
old boy In an Ellsworth Sunday School
last Sabbath as his teacher passed the
class contribution box for the usual
penny collection. "why nots" asked the
teacher. "Decause," was the reply, "it
Il good deal OF fuss, and I'D rather
have the cent to buy candy with"
1t IL a remarkable circumstance In our
history, that, In less than one year, In
1854, Maine had five different govern
elected for 1913, resigned; Gov. Kavan-
augh, president of the senate for 1913,
resigned; Governor Dunn, speaker OF
the house, 1913, superseded by Gov.
Dana, president of the senate, 1912.
Gov. Anderson elected for the year 1874.
Maine sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association was organized at Augusta
last week with the following officers:
| President, n. NJ. IIer.ey, Bangor. with seven
\ vice. presidents, nine directors.
SECRETARY, Col. D. q. harrington, Augusta.
Treasurer, Gen. w. =. Choate, Augusta.
| supt., J. A. Fairbanks, Augusta.
state Warden. y. 4. Timberiake, Phillips.
A large number subscribed to stock Of
the corporation aud were elected MEM
bers.
| Auburn Gazette: But o few weeks
now aud the annual tide of summer
visitors will again be pouring into the
old Pine Tree State In search OF the
cool, health-givlng sea breezes, which
nowhere else are so refreshing to the
tired denizens of the crowded city as on
the rOck-bOund coast of Maine. There IL
abundant room for all that come. The
Q asst from PASSPORT to Kittery, IL dotted
everywhere with beautiful summer re-
sorts the lakes, with which the state IL
50 literally supplied, offer unrivalled
sport to the disciples of Isaac Walton and
the mineral springs are OF Worldwide
reputation. Although this is the worlds
fair year II IL believed that the rush OF
summer travel into the state will be
greater than ever before. Maine Is be-
coming more and more every year the
summer pleasure ground OF the cOun-
try, and her people are yearly becoming
more and more aware OF the fact that In
her beautiful bays and harbors, her
trout locked lakes and streams and In
her pure cool atmosphere they have an