Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

| The first salmon was taken from Ban.
gor Pool Saturday, the Sd. II weighed
IA "a pounds.
John Jones Of Lebanon lost an arm In
q machine In the lumber mill at that
place Thursday.
Lewiston will have . special city
election to chose . mayor TO succeed
Mayor Noble, and candidates are numer-
Gus.
Bucksport has q name for the en-
thusiastic citizen who planted peas q
week or more ago; II Is ''early vegetable
jockey"
A Portland milkman with Is years OF
experience says the condition Of the
highways this spring is the worst he has
ever known.
The Augusta pension Office Is not to be
discontinued as President Cleveland in
tended, after all, and Gen. Conner has
been nominated rs pension agent.
When they speak Of ''constitutionsls"
at Bar Hsrbor, nowadays, they mean q
round trip Of the bay in the Sebenoa and
they do say the invigorsting sea breeze
il better than spring medicine.
Two tramps were arrested ut Bangor
Monday night for bold robbery COM
mitted that afternoon at Aliens second
hand store, the men breaking the window
and taking several watches while the
proprietor was at dinner.
In veazie, Tuesday afternoon, Or
lando Smith, aged IL, was shot in the
head and killed by Alvsh Wood, aged II,
his playmate. The boys were playing
with rife, and Smith got In range just
AS Wood pulled the trigger.
The residence of Lucian White at
Brunswick was entered by burglars
Tuesday night. A gold watch, = peck
etbook containing money and child's
bank were taken. The family were not
disturbed and had no kno Wedge Of the
affair until the next morning.
Edward and Joseph Leighton, % and
Il respectively, are in the lookup at Old
Town awaiting trial In the municipal
court there on charge Of attempting To
wreck train on the Maine Central road.
They were arrested at Milford, near
which place some iron bolts were found
on the track.
The body Of Horace Parker OF Old
town. who was drowned In the Penob-
scot River. on January Z. was found Mon
day In an eddy about hundred yards
below where he fell in. Joseph Black
and others have searched for the body
greater part of the time since the drown
ing, and Black was the one who found
il. and will receive the reward offered by
Mrs. Parker.
The Grand Lodge OF Maine, y. F.. o.
e.. held It's annual session in Augusta
last week The principal officers chosen
are as follows:
Grand Warden W. Chadwick, Gardiner.
ViceGrand war,ien-w. A. Alien. Portland.
Grand Sccrctsry--t. r.. Nerrtli. Auburn.
Grand Trca-urer-R. ". jackson, Portland.
Grand Chsplain-Mr-- NJ. T.. HAmmctt, Port
land.
Grand Guide-A. y Warren. Auburn.
Guardian. =. Thomas. Mechanic Falls.
Grand >eutinel-E. \. Cox. wateryille.
Alex Mcintosh, an employe In the mill
of the Penobscot Chemical Fibre Com
ptUN " Ntttt Nolhs. Untt uotiiuit
death on Thursday afternoon at | 80
o'clock. There WAS something the mat
ter with one Of the water wheels and
Mcintosh WAS sent down into the wheel
pit TO fix it. The water was shut of and
the cover Was taken from the top OF the
wheel. While he was there the wheel
started, and he WAS drawn into the gear
and instantly killed.
Bangor Commercial: Among the
callers at the log cabin over which Miss
Crosby ely Rod presided Mt
the sportsmen's exposition at Madison
Square Garden. was lady who was
very enthusiastic in her expressions Of
at having had the privilege
Of stepping into real log cabin and
talking about Maine. In the course OF
the conversation she said: IL would like
so much To meet your husband" $50
would l." replied Names famous female
angler, as quick asa wink. Then every
body laughed and Fly Rod passed around
the spruce gum.