Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-05-07
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
the MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The Portland Herald, the state organ
Of the Prohibition party In Maine, has
publication.
The case against the Pepperell mill OF
Biddeford for violating the contract
labor law, was decided In favor OF the
company.
Mrs. Hannah Robinson, Of Augusta,
reached her Tooth birthday anniversary |
Tuesday and had many callers to extend
their congratulations and make her
presents.
There are springs at West Rockport
strongly favored with petroleum, and II
the price OF kerosene goes much higher
some one is likely to bore for oil In that
locality.
The workers In the cotton mills at
Springyale struck for an advance OF
II Ia per cent. The owners have offer
ed an advance Of IA per cent, which
has been accepted.
Swans Island has at last succeeded In
holding a town meeting that "will
stick 1t was the third one, the other
two held this year being invalid on &C
count Of some informality.
A Portland lady Is the proud owner OF
a solid silver shoe buckle set with brill
Jiants which she wears as dress collar
pin now that the rage for rhinestone
buckles Is on. 1t was her grandfather's.
The mystery Of the disappearance OF
Henry Britton of Raymond seems to be
as great as ever. Almost absolutely
nothing has been discovered which can
throw the least light upon the mystery.
William Grips, aged 10, and Herbert
Savage, aged II, Of Gardiner, have been
sentenced to the reform school during
their minority for breaking and entering
the cottage Of d. T. Percy at Pophsm
Beach.
Miss Gertrude Harvey Of South Atkin-
son has sent to the Piscataquis Observer
Office strawberry blossom which she
picked at Sebec station, on Saturday the
10th day Of April. This Is pretty early
for strawberry blossoms In this cold
region.
The study Of birds Is to be introduced
In the Lewiston schools. Arrangements
are being made for mounted specimens
OF lot Of the more common birds, and
about ten birds will be placed In each
room with which to begin work. Some
good text books are being secured.
The wooden shoe factory building at
Richmond, now unoccupied, was burned
Saturday morning, April %, and
stable and another old building went
with IL. The shoe factory building cost
sl9, 200, was mortgaged for $1,000, and
insured for $1,000.
Robert Ackles, an employee Of the
Bangor Pulp and Paper Company at the
mill In Orono, was caught In shafting
Thursday and terribly mangled. He
lived Is minutes. His home was in
Brewer. He was oiling machinery at
the time of the accident.
Cape Elizabeth people give credence
to ali rumors that the new electric rail.
way will open up summer resorts ana
general prosperity, and land owners are
asking ten cents foot for land that
formerly they would have been unable
to give away had they wished.
Heretofore Maine fishermen have
bought their seine boats chiefly In Mas
sachusetts. 4 Boothbay ship yard has
Just launched one that Is regarded superb
or to any that can be bought outside the
state. This industry the Maine boat
builders will be likely to investigate.
Charles Blake OF Bangor is bound over
on the charge OF arson. He Is charged
with having set the recent fire At the old
National House, a lodging house, In or
der to destroy his wife, from whom he
had separated. They never lived hap
PLY together. Blake Is about 60 years
old.
The Portland fire department has been
several times fooled by two or three
false fire alarms rung in quick success
sion. By shrewd work Of the police, a
Young man was caught at the business
Monday night. His name Is Albert
Bean, and he Is about twenty years Of
age.
Some OF the weavers in the andre
scoggin mill at Lewiston are asking for
an increase in wages. They filed down
to see Agent Bean and one OF their num-
Der stated the request Of himself and his
companions. Mr.. Bean assured them
that an increase at the present time was
impossible and they left the mill.
Mr.. John V. McSweeney Of No. S Jones
Court, Oak Street, Lewiston, committed
suicide at IL O'Clock Tuesday evening
BY cutting his throat with razor. He
died almost instantly. Mr.. McSweeney
was man 81 years old and has been
considered an honest. industrious man.
tie has not been drinking man OF late
years.
The treasurer Of the Hammond Street
Methodist Episcopal church, Lewiston,
announced TO the audience at the COM
mencement of the services Sunday morn
ing that the debts for the year are all
paid, and that the church would COM
mence the next conference year entirely
free from debt and with money In the
treasury.
Several summer cottages on Rangeley
Lake were burglarized during the win
ter and sporting articles and camp sup
plies valued at several hundred dollars
were taken. Chauncey Haley, 90, John
Clark, Il, and Frank Marden, 20, were
arrested. Haley confessed and impli-
Gated the others. A large part Of the
stolen goods have been recovered.
A mail train ran into an open switch
at South Brewer Monday night, and the
engine tipped over into the ditch. Fire
man John Arthur Of Bucksport jumped
just before the engine tipped. but was
caught under the tender and subsequent
ly died from his injuries. No one else
was injured. An investigation Is In
progress to learn how the switch hap
pened to be open.
There Is a peculiar condition Of school
affairs in the town Of Naples. Two
school boards, both claiming TO be In
legal authority, superintendent serving
under one board and supervisor under
the other, two sets Of teachers for the
schools and two locks on each school
house door, is about the substance Of it.
There have been no personal encounters
as yet, and of course there must be an
end to the trouble soon.
DR.. j. n. Plaisted of Sanford Is under
arrest charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Sarah l.. Tibbetts by means of GRIM
inal operation. Mrs. Tibbetts was a
divorced woman, about "a years Of age,
an uttroctiya ,roman on1 nna about