Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-04-05
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

The Scion pulp mill, which has beer
closed for year, will start up with
rush April 1st. The machinery has been
repaired aud put In first-class condition
Great piles OF wood 10 the adjoining
towns are ready for sale to the company
But the farmers will demand cash pay
ment this time.
The Poland Spring Kicker brothers
are hustlers but they also play In good
luck. A local geologist says they could
tear down the hotel and let their spring
run waste, and yet have source on the
premises whence to amass fortune, -
as all their land Is underlaid by as fine
granite as there Is In the state.
Lewiston's death rate the past year Is
such as to cause alarm. Secretary CAL
lahan Of the board Of health has seriou:
subject to present In his annual rePor,
and the alarming condition is due
not to epidemic, but TO causes In which
the big tenement blocks and the mass!ng
Of the same play an important part.
The Merchants National Bank OF
Gardiner has called meeting OF the
stockholders for the purpose Of settling
It's sffiirs on percentage basis. While
no statement Is made 1t is understood
that some poor notes have been found
among the securities held by the bank
and il is thought best to close up the
business. Tue amount of assets and
isbililies Is not stated.
The strikers in the S,co cotton mills
have voted 10 stay out ind. fiuitely rather
than 90 To work at the reduced scale of
wages. The Androscoggin mill at Lew
iston WAS opened last week, and smsll
portion OF the employees returned TO
work. There was little trouble at first,
aud lively scenes around the gates, as
the result Of which one OF the strikers
was arrested for assault, but the excite
ment Gained down later.
4 recent item from Cleveland, Ohio,
has appeared In the papers stating that
I. L. ii andy Of that city, age 81, Ia the
oldest banker in active service In the
country. With all due respect to this
gentleman Hsllowell feels Obliged 10
dispute his claim. Judge II. h. Baker,
now Ia his a3i year. Is ut his desk In the
Hsllowell Savings Institution every day,
and no bank has more active or eiii lent
treasurer.
The store of Cyrus h. Lirtlefeld X Co.
a, Goodwin's Mills, in which the post
office i located, WAS broken into early
Tuesday morning, the safe blown open
and 500 worth Of postage stamps, go
In silver, a gold watch and numerous pa
pers OF value stolen. Two adjoining
stores were also entered and some money
secured from the tils. The tools used
in the work were taken from the village
blacksmith shop.
The Old Orchard pier now being built
by the Berlin Bridge Company, Is note
worthy undertaking in that IL Is the
longest ocean pier Of Its kind In this
country. Ii is unique in another respect
also, 10 that IL has To cope with greater
tide than any similar pier. Ii Is TO be
800 feet long, while IL IL asserted tn t
there is no other iron pier for ocean land
ing In this country more than 600 feet
long. At the ocean end of the pier there
will be / feet of water At low tide or II
At high tide, the maximum difference
between high aud low tide at Old Or
chsrd being II feet.
The State Board Of Trade held Its
semi annual meeting at Portland Wed
nesdsy and Thursday, with a good at
tendance. Several interesting discus
sions were had. The following resolu-
ton had unanimous passage:
Resolved. Tha, the Maine State Boart OF Trade
L.. klsH n
President OF the United States. Hon. VIM. Nc
kinley, our most hearty approval and Approha-
ton OF his calm and statesmanlike attitude In The
war crisis now pending with spain. That we
trust aud hope he will De able 10 accomplish the
desired ends without war and with honor and
dignity 20 our country. That we realize, the PEG
pie OF this country without distinction OF party
or class desire the alienation Of the sunerings of
thousands OF people In Cuba.
That We dcprtcAte war anu Will 30 all thai
there Il within our power 10 avert the same II
with honor 10 our country, but II war should ne.
suit we pledge ourselves to supportthe President
Ia hts course and do al within our power 10 de
fcnd our country and our Tag.
Mrs. Fred Rackliff OF ST. George was
accidentally killed BY the discharge Of u
gun Friday night, the 18th ult. She and
her husband were returning from a
neiyhbor's, with lantern and double
barreled gun. The lantern went out, and
while he relighied il Mr.. Rscklif passed
the gun 10 his wife to hold. Suddenly =
bird flew across the road aud Mrs. Rack
liif being frightened. In some way dis
charged one barrel Of the gun, the con-
tents Just going over Mr.. Rsckliffs bead,
but doing no damsge. Mrs. Rsckliff be-
came still more frightened AT the dis
charge OF the first barrel, and dropped
the gun and the second barrel was dis
charged, its contents striking her 10 the
back and killing her almost instantly
Mrs. Rsckliff was about 80 years Of age.
Beside the husband there are several
children In the family.