Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-05-14
TALK OF THE STATE.

Yarmouth has voted for water works
and sewers at an expense OF $4,000.
The Maine Condensed MIX Company
has voted not to sell It's factories, either
at Newport or Winthrop. to the New
York concern.
The amount Skowhegan people have
paid for bicycles this season Is estimated
at $4,000. And they don't make q boast
Of being "rapid" up that way.
Charles n. Prescott Of Biddeford, pro-
prietor of the Biddeford Journal, has
been appointed by Governor Cleaves
Judge Of the Biddeford Municipal Court.
The Maine Masonic bodies held their
annual meeting In Portland last week.
Col. Augustus B. Farnham OF Bangor
was chosen master Of the Grand Lodge
Of Maine.
The report still holds good that Col.
Greene will be able to raise the money
for the Shore Line. He has thirty days
In which to do It, and they all say they
hope he will succeed.
Josephine Raoum, aged about 10, who
was horribly burned by her clothes ig-
hitting from match thrown on the floor
while curling her hair, died at Augusta
after week Of terrible suffering.
A Bath lad ran away from the kinder
garten one forenoon. His father heard
of II and at dinner sternly asked the
urchin about It. The latter replied, 81
don't like to talk business when I'm eat
ing"
The Naples school tangle seems to be
no nearer an infringement. One side
applied for an Injunction upon the other,
but Judge whitehouse denied IL. The
matter cannot be settled until the law
court.
The Somerset Reporter says: lone OF
our market men paid 81 each for two
spring lambs the united live weight OF
which was 10 pounds. Ii occurs to us
that 1t pays to raise early lambs at this
price,"
A year ago Fl. Fairfield citizen with
wood 10 saw turned away many appli-
cants for the Job. This year he had hard
work to get anybody TO saw his wood.
II this isn't sign Of good times we are
at loss.
An attempt was made Monday night
to wreck train In Augusta by placing
rails upon the track. Henry Doslie,
aged 81, was caught at II and arrested.
He says he did II ''just for fun" He is
called half-witted.
Gov. Cleayes has appointed Miss Har-
riet A. Leavitt OF Portland and Mrs.
Helen b. c. Beedy of Pennington as dele
gates to attend the National Conference
OF Charities and Corrections at New
Haven, Conn, the latter part OF May.
Representative Daniel A. Doyle OF
Biddeford has brought suit for slOW
against City Marshal Charles Is. Har-
mon for alleged false imprisonment.
The action grew out OF the trouble In the
Republican caucus last March In which
Doyle was a candidate.
Rather than sacrifice her whispering
pines" Bowdoin proposes to buy an
athletic field, OF which her athletes
stand In need now that the practice OF
sending team to Worcester each year
has been adopted. The college has the
refusal Of a forty acre lot for COM
psratively small sum.
Charles Pedder, II years old, was
quite severely injured by being caught
In the belt Of the Kennebec steam carpet
cleaner ut Augusta, and carried once
and half around. Every stitch OF
clothing was stripped from his body.
He was terribly crushed and bruised,
but no bones were broken and there are
still some chances OF recovery.
The old mine Of the Golden Circle Min
ing and Milling Company on Stewards
Island, near Sorrento, Is to be re-opened.
IL was operated In 1881, when the COM
pany excaysted to the distance OF $50
feet, expanding some s20, 900, and then
abandoned the mine. Recently parties
have purchased 1t and purpose to de-
velop 1t.
The thirtieth annual reunion Of the
Seventh Maine Battery Association will
held at Portland June 2lst. The re-
union will be held In the cOmmodious
buildings Of the LIST, 10th, and 10Th
Maine Regiments, on Long Island, in the
beautiful hsrbor Of the Forest City, and
reduced fare will be asked, and will I'M
doubtedly be granted, on all the rail-
roads leading into the city.
c. Ii. Nelson, OF Waterville, the noted
horse breeder, Ia bound over In the sum
Of S., 600 for assault with intent to kill,
and is also under 5000 bonds to keep
the peace. Tuesday he had fight with
DR.. Bunker at Waterville and was worst
ed. He then went to DR.. Bunker's office,
and, with drawn revolver, demanded
an apology. Officers were called and
had to use the handouts on Nelson.
The affair caused great excitement.
A serious stabbing affair with possibly
fatal results, occurred In New Auburn
Saturday night, the 4th. Joseph Terrin
stabbed Ernest Bolduc three times In the
hip aud abdomen and then made his es-
cape. Both men had been drinking and
were attending dance. A quarrel
arose and Terrin drew his knife and
struck his man. The wounded man was
taken to his home in Lewiston, and the
officers In Lewiston and Auburn were
notified. Terrin was captured. Bolduc
will probably recover.
The plush mill at South Portland,
which has been In the market ever since
the assignment Of the company, has been
sold by the assignee TO the John L.
Lowell Arms Company. 1t will be Occu-
pied as a factory for the manufacture Of
ether launches. willard |. TwOmbly,
Portland boy and the inventor Of the
ether motor, will be the manager. 1t Is
probable that the business will by an
other year be extended to the manu-
facture Of bicycles and road carriages
propelled by the same motor. About
$50 or 200 men will be employed next
winter, and il the business Is extended
they will put up new building which
will accommodate 500 wOrkmen.
Brother Gilman OF the ArOostOok
Pioneer puts on new dress OF type,
and breaks 1t in on souvenir edition,
with half-tOne cuts illustrating the men
and the business of Houlton. 1t Ia one
of the handsOmest as we'll as one OF the
most extensive and complete undertake
ings in that line that has come to our
notice. The Aroostook Pioneer was, as
it's name indicates, in at the beginning
of things In the Garden of Maine, and
George II. Gilman, the present pro-
prietOr, Is a son Of the founder. The
Pioneer Is one of the leading local pa
pers Of the state, and judging from the
appearance of Brother Giiman's resi-
dence, picture Of which forms one OF
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