Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
THE WEEK In MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Commencement ut Bates and Bowdoin
last week, at Colby this week.
The Maine conference OF Unitarian
churches was held at Houlton last week.
The woman's State Relief Corps held
It's annual meeting at Pennington last
week.
The Maine Pharmaceutical Association
enjoyed Its annual meeting and excur-
sion at Kineo last week.
New Sweden's celebration Of the twen-
ty-fifth anniversary OF It's settlement last
WAS very successful affair
This has been bad year for the
Portland mackerel seiners. They took
but GOO barrels where last year the
catch was $1,000.
Belfast is agitating the matter OF con-
bridge across the harbor,
distance OF 100 feet. No wonder the
electric road Is to 90 over to
next year.
The checkered career Of the steamer
City of Waterville Is not ended. w. A.
Roberts Of Biddeford has purchased II
and now contemplates running 1t on the
Saco this summer.
Thomas Rogers of Topsham has let
ter lO3 years old. Letters written on
paper nowadays will probably be In
condition when they have
passed the century mark.
The Gorham Village Corporation vot-
ed, with only one dissenting vote, to
make contract for water supply with
a company already chartered, the water
to I've taken from Sebag0 Lake or from
artesian wells.
The body OF Charles o. I.ittlefield,
who disappeared from the Maine Hotel
at Auburn October Z, 1894, was found In
the Little Androscoggin River, one mile
from the city, Saturday. The indications
were that he committed suicide.
Henry Getchell WAS captured In the
cellar OF a Hallowell dwelling house
Tuesday morning. He had entered the
house, and one Of the boarders was
awakened and gave the alarm. The
burglar is 10 Jail awaiting court.
Joseph Edmunds, an operative In the
picker room Mt the Continental In Lewis
ton, lost his left arm In finishing
picker Wednesday morning. He was
removed to the hospital, where his arm
was smputated. Internal injuries are
feared.
A Bath gentleman has undertaken a
very commendable enterprise, the col
lection Of surplus food from the tables
OF those who would not save II and the
distribution OF Ii among needy and
worthy families In such a manner rs not
to offend the self-respect OF the recipients.
The robbery Of the post Office and de-
pot at Lake Maranocook confirms the be-
lief that local gang Of operators are at
work, "a the same week two breaks OF
similar kind occurred in radius OF
three miles. The nature OF the robberies
indicates Il. A strong effort 10 detect
the parties ia being made.
Some Italians, waiting at the Grand
Trunk station In Portland, INDUCED In a
shooting scrape, In which one man was
injured In the arm. The men could not
understand English, and IL seems about
as hard TO get any facts about the affair
as IL was regarding that Rumford Falls
scrspe of last winter.
A portion OF a wharf at Eastport fell
Tuesday, causing a loss OF about $1,000
The wharf was retopped few years
ago at a large expense and was one OF
the best In the city. Worms which cal
away the heavy piles Of all our wharves
were the cause OF the accident, combined
with the heavy freights that have beer
piled upon the wharf in past years.
Kennebec Journal: A reporter on the
Portland Express says he put five dol
lar bill 10 his hat lining last fall and for
got Nil about il. Not until he threw the
hat away and some one found the bill
did he remember the occurrence. A
newspaper man who can handle five
dollar hills thus recklessly has the con
CALCULATIONS OF his brethren In the pro
fession.
II is feared that the gypsy moth hal
appeared at Bucksport. There are hun
dreds Of them about the maple trees, anC
already countless number OF small
holes have been bored into the trees ant
from many OF them the tails Of the In
sects can be seen protrudiDg. The In
sect resembles what IL known az thu
devils darning needle" with the larg
er ones having three horse-hair-like tail:
about four inches long.
The New England Insurance Elk
change, Ia consideration Of the repeal Of
adverse legislation, has decided to make
a general reduction of 10 per cent 10 the
rates for Maine. When the adverse legis
lation was enacted, rates were advanced
% per cent. so the net advance resulting
from the said legislation Is II l-2 per
cent. The local boards will immediate
ly make new schedules Of rates for the
state, which may be more satisfactory
Although President Cleveland Ia:
sent word TO Mayor Baxter that he eau.
not be In Portland at the time OF the
fair, there seems to be reason for believ-
ing that the President In company with
Joseph Jefferson, the actor, will come
along the Maine coast In n yacht later In
the season. And 1t is thought that II
the party do come this way they will
call at Portland. The story comes from
Boston, where some friends OF Joe
Jefferson are acquainted with the plans
OF the trip.
The portraits Of Chief Justices Apple
ton and Peters now hang In the Penob-
scot court room and Judge Peters told
the bar Tuesday that he thought they
might have some influence there even as
silent pictures, and while the justices
might nod in the midst Of cases their
eyes would always be open. He and
Judge Appleton had been intimate for
fifty years and never had provoking
word passed between them. He had
loved his company on earth aud didn't
want any better in heaven.
A gigantic mass of rock, estimated to
contsin over 5000 casks, fell from the
cliff of the engine quarry, mt Rocklaud
Tuesday afternoon, and the crash WAS
distinctly heard half mile away. The
railroad which runs through the bottom
of the quarry has its terminus directly
beneath the cliff, and when the rock fell
the solid iron rails were thrown q dis
lance Of fifty feet. By very fortunate
circumstance the men employed 10 the
quarry had just quit work on account Of
shower, otherwise the entire crew must
have been buried alive. The cliff be-
comes loosened by the action OF frost
and blasting, and afforded constant
menace despite the utmost care.
The attorneys who investigated the