Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-10-29
THE WEEK In MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Thus far the new board OF medical reg
istration has not been over-run with APP
plications for registration, but 20S hav-
ing applied.
The cruiser Maine will come to Port
land TO receive her christening gift OF
the silver punch bow--beg pardon, soup
tureen--from the state.
Three brothers were shaved in one
shop mt the same time by BARRIERS who
were brothers. This happened ut Bruins
wick during the Topsham fair.
Frank A. Thompson, Round Pond,
Me-, has been appointed TO the West
Point Military Academy with j. Nj.
Haskell OF Newcastle, Me-, as alternate.
Some Of the Maine people are again
unplesssntly reminded that there Was
Cardiff, Tenn, Coal and Iron Company
once upon time and its ghost denies its
demise.
Kenuebec Journal What with the air
gun of the small boy in the cities and
the rifle of the city "sportsman" In the
country, It isn't safe to be out during
daylight.
The thriving village Of Brownville is
still ''pegging away" The owner Of
the peg factory is to put in an electric
light plant sufficient to illuminate the
whole town.
George Holt of Belfast, ,6 years old
and unmarried, was found drowned
Wednesday, 1t is uncertain whether by
casualty or violence. The coroner will
hold an inquest.
Low water has necessitated the shut
ting down Of the pulp and paper mills
in Augusta. This is especially annoy
ing as the mills have sufficient orders
ahead TO test their capacity to the ut
most.
Ralph Haskell, boy II years old liv-
ing near Bolster Mills, accidentally shot
himself Thursday morning while in the
woods cunning. The wound was very
severe one and his recovery is very
doubtful.
The returns to the state assessors show
large falling off in the number OF colts
one and two years old, though the num-
Der of horses Is slightly increased. The
farmers have not been raising many
colts for the last two years.
VIM. Hamilton. the alleged assailant
Of his aged uncle, Israel Langley AT
Richmond, has been put under $1,000
bonds. langley has partially regained
consciousness, but there is small hope OF
recovery, his skull being badly fractured.
The York Couuty's Enforcement
Lesgue agents have been sampling the
beer OF Biddeford and Saco. They do
not report on the quality, but say they
bought liquor in thirty places Ia the city
OF Biddeford and at three places in the
city of Saco.
Bates College students will build a
new hall. The building will have a
large hall for public events on the first
floor and apartments for the \. NJ. {. ~,
Y. &C. A., and the two college So
cieties on the second floor. IL will cost
about $1,000.
Frank :. Corey Of Calais was drowned
! In the Grand Lake stream Sunday, by
the oyerturning Of = canoe. The guide
who was with him was barely saved In
an exhausted condition. Corey was
about forty years OF age and leaves a
wife and two children.
some time Tuesday night the post
office and depot AZ Sandy Creek were
broken into. The burglars secured n
few dollars In the former and carried of
all the tickets In the latter. They effect
ed an entrance by breaking open the
| locks. No trace of the thieves.
Clifford Cummings, OF waterville,
aged y, committed suicide Monday
afternoon. He cut deep cash across
| his throat with a razor, besides cutting
his arms, wrist and breast. Cummings
has been IN poor health for several years
and the probable cause OF the act was
dependency.
At ingalls, lumber camp Sunday. near
IugSlls siding on the Bangor and Aroos-
| took Railroad, Fred and Lewis Goodin.
brothers, became intoxicated and tried
10 clean out camp. 4 lumberman was
badly injured and some others slightly.
A sheriff MAS sent for, but before he ar
rived the brothers had left.
a gang of tramps boarded Grand
Trunk freight train at Portland the
other night, and were not driven of until
| Special Officer Lee. OF the Grand Trunk
station, was summoned and ordered
them of under cover of revolver. The
leader of the gang was arrested, aud the
I 81 a no
Hotel Thacher. the only hotel in Bid
deford, has served notice on it, guests
that IL will be closed next Friday. SOW
ing to the prohibition farce" is the rea-
son in the printed notice Of the proprie-
tors action. The Enforcement League
has been making Hotel Thacher the OBJ
iect Of pursuit, indictments having been
found against it by the grand jury.
Will Woodbury. and James Fairbrother
of ST. Adams were out riding Sunday.
Both are supposed 10 have been some
what under the influence OF intoxicants.
Woodbury. stood up several times TO
whip the horse and while doing so a gun
which Fairbrother was holding between
his knees and under his right arm was
discharged. The charge Of shot struck
Woodbury. in tho left side and he fell
back exclsiming II am shot," and died
almost Immediately. He leaves a wife
and three children.
At the pottery works in Deering they
are experimenting with the new paving
bricks used so much in the West which
are believed 10 be Il most excellent paw
ing for streets where there Is light
traffic. The bricks are made eight
inches long, two and half inches deep.
They are burned hard and vitritied, and
are laid on edge. making smoother
street than can be obtained with any
paving except asphalt. Ii is question,
however, il this style Of paving will
stand the severe climatic conditions in
Maine.
Wilbur j.. Grafton of Waldoboro died
Wednesday morning from lockjsw result
ing from a cut received few days be-
fore. His son was using his knife clean
ing turnips when they got into a
wrangle. The mother interfered, and
in the scuille which followed the elder
Grafton was accidentally cut with the
knife. severing two arteries. He lived
several days, and before he died made
sworn statement that the son was en-
tirely blameless and the cutting purely
accidental. Mr.. Grafton has always
been quiet and peaceful man and his
family is respectable. He leaves
widow and two grown-up sons, for
whom much sympathy is expressed.
The people of Maine are great news
paper readers, according to the census,
and have more papers per capita than