Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-05-28
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Warren Is soon to have new weekly
paper.
The first cargo Of imported salt under
The Wilson bill was discharged ut Bel
last last week.
The electric road fever has broken out
anew In Belfast, and DOW four COM
panies want to build the road.
Gardeners trade carnival last week
was great success. The city was
and everything went of with
great ecidt.
Corn Gamers say that the high water
mark Of that industry In Maine has been
and that Illinois, Iowa and Texas
are taking the lead.
John Ward died as the result OF In
iuries received In a runaway accident ut
the ball ground In Augusta. He was
about Go years Of age and leaves wife
and two children.
At special town meeting at Machias
Thursday, the town voted to establish
water supply by accepting the offer OF
the Machias Water Company for thirty
hydrants at $500 year.
Hon. Joseph Farwell, aged so, OF
Unity, was fatally injured by being
thrown from his carriage near his resi-
dence. He was formerly mayor OF Rock
land, senator and councilman.
There Is to be new paper at Rangeley
called the "Rangeley Lakes" Ii Is to
be devoted to sporting news. 1t Is to be
under the management Of Messrs. II. r.
Dill and 4. c. Dill Of Phillips.
John Armstrong OF Sabstis, was
found near the village Thursday in great
agony. When asked what the trouble
was he said he was feeling blue. He
died before a physician arrived. Ii Is
supposed death was caused by poison
ing.
The fire at Lewiston Saturday morn
ing, the 18th, burned the White Cafe,
Cressey Block and AtwOod's Market.
Total loss between 5000 and S25, 600.
Since the fire the talk of "No more
wooden buildings on Lisbon Street" Is
becoming more pronounced.
The business men Of Pennington have
voted to have an old-time Fourth OF
July celebration, with all the usual at
tractive features. j. Currier Tarbox
was made secretary, and l.. A. Smith
treasurer. An executive committee was
raised with Edward G.. Gay as chairman.
Star-Herald: The prospect is that
June sd will see the best train service
inaugurated that Aroostook has ever en-.
loved. On that date the B. and A. will
put on fast train, by which people will
be able to leave here In the morning and
reach Boston in the evening. The ar
rangement will enable them to go "a
Bangor and return the same day and nj.
low some time for business.
The management OF the New England
Fair Association, which Is TO hold
weeks meet at Rigby Park In August
are receiving every encouragement
Four of the six governors OF the New
England states have signified their In
tention Of being present, and letter ha:
Just been received from Hon. J. Sterling
Morton, secretary Of agriculture, that III
will attend on one OF the days.
Hon. Hall c. Burleigh, state assessor
died on Friday, the 18th, and as II sp
peared that the work OF the state assess
ors' office required that successor Il
Mr.. Burleigh should be appointed i'm
mediately, Hon. VIM. G.. Marshall OF
Belfast was nominated by the governo
on Tuesday for the position. lie Is
graduate OF Bowdoin College, was ono
mayor Of Belfast, and Is man OF excel
lent business capacity.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace +. Berry mad
large seizure Of ale and beer at Anna
bessacook station. Friday, obtaining
eleven quarter and fifteen half barrels o
the 'stufl." Ii has been the custom
with Lewiston dealers 10 have II shippe'
to the above named station, and eithe
taken away In teams or re-shipped tn
following morning. This ia one OF tn
largest seizures made by Mr.. Berry Il
that place.
Under worn out plank walk in Rock
land the other day man discovered
lump OF dirt Of such peculiar formation
that Il attracted his curiosity. He eX
amined 1t and it proved to be fine gol
watch encrusted with mud. A lad
mysteriously lost IL few months az
aud was rejoiced to recover her property
The local reporter declares that whe
the watch was wound up 1t licked ava
as merrily AS IL there wasn't watch
maker In town.
Howard Stevens Of Winthrop al
nounces that he will sue the town G
Monmouth for damages. He was drivin
across bridge over the outlet to LAX
Tacome and the water being over IN
bridge the horse became frightened an
jumped into the stream. The high waite
Is alleged TO have been caused by flus
boards on the Gardiner Water POwe
Company's dam, and 1t Is possible tina
Monmouth may try 10 recover from IN
company IL Mr.. Stevens is awarde
damages.
Two bright young rascals from Bosto
caugh hit number Of Portland people
They had quantity Of diamonds, ant
selecting their customers with care, the
intimated that the diamonds had nc
cost them full value (lesving the Gu:
toners to infer that they had bee
stolen) they disposed Of quite quantit
for much less than their apparent value
After working the game for day Q
two, they disappeared, and the victim
discovered that they had been buying n
markably good limitations.
Mr.. Heman whipple of Scion, has n
ceived a letter from the men who swir
died him out Of $4,000, postmarked AT
gusta. In it they informed him tina
while he was reading those lines the
would be sailing on their way to Europe
They expressed hope that this woul
be a lesson to him and warned him I
hereafter be on the lookout again:
sharpers Of every sort. Concluding
they trusted he would profit by his e,
perience with them and on account Of
be q good, thorough, business man."
A burglar has at last been captured
Maine, but he had to be killed to do il
J. II. Bunker, clerk and night watch
man in the store of John p. Gordon, O
Franklin, was aroused at two o'cloc
Friday morning by the attempt OF
burglar to force an entrance through
transom over one of the windows, an
drawing a revolver he shot the burgla
through the head, killing him instantly
A coroner was summoned, but deeme
an inquest unnecessary. The man kille
was apparently about 80 years of age
and evidently foreigner. There wer