Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-22
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Rlgby Park has been admitted TO the
grand trotting circuit, and the meet there
will be held the week beginning Sept. IL.
Biddefords strike has the effect OF
promoting the cause OF temperance
there. Not half q dozen DRINKS before
the court for several weeks.
A little Portland girl gave a birthday
party 1T her home recently, and her
mother limited the number Of guests to
10. The little girl invited nine boys and
one girl.
Henderson Ia the latest claimant for
honors In the line Of social organizations
and secret societies. The village has
about $50 inhabitants with l6 societies,
all in good working order. Next!
They are everywhere. A banquet
given to the sons and daughters OF
Maine at Nashua, n. r., last week, re-
vealed the fact that there were 400 peo-
pie 10 that city who are natives Of Maine.
The president Of the Nashua Maine Club
IL an ex-mayor Of the city, and among
the members are physicians, lawyers,
teachers, merchants, one judge and one
editor.
The Aroostook Times changed hands
with the issue of Feb. 10. Theo Cary,
who founded the paper In April, 1860,
and has since been its editor and pub
Usher, Is forced by impaired health to
retire from the newspaper field to which
he has been credit so long. He has
well earned rest, and the many friends
his faithful work has won wish him
many years of restored health and peace
| full enjoyment. The Times will now be
published by Messrs. Hanson and Reed,
energetic and worthy young men Of
HOulton.
The increase Of the fire insurance COM
panies In the state the past year has been
larger than ever before and they have
made money. In connection with this,
Commissioner s. w. Carr Is looking for
the state, and this ut an early day. He
believes that the system of investigat-
ing suspicious fires IL having beneficial
effect 10 reducing the moral hsz ard, and
there will be less number OF incendiary
fires in the future. He has been kept ex-
ceedingly busy with fire Investigations
since last May, when the law took effect,
receiving almost constant calls from
parties who believed their buildings were
touched of bv an incendiary hand.
There were 1850 fires reported to the CON-
missioner last year. Of which 273 were
total losses and S07 partial. The losses
amounted to close up to 81 800, 600.
A matter which will be one Of import
auce In the next legislature Ia that an adj
ditiOn to the State Prison must be built
at an early date. The convicts now mum.
Der 223, which Is within one Of the larg.
est number ever previously sccommo.
dated at the institution. Ninety, an uD.
usually large number, were committed
last year, and there Ii a prospect that
the spring courts will augment the pres.
lent population. Ii 10 now necessary fol
six Of the convicts to sleep 10 the cloth
ling room, which 10 manifestly very un'
safe practice, a. together they can con.
coct schemes for escape or mischief. Lei
the number Of inmates be increased and
something will have TO be done. It 4
argued that II ID % necessary to keeT
criminals safely secured - It u TO pro
wipe state quarters for the insane, por
ton Of whom Of the mild class, NIGH
| b restrained In slmhouses Or buildlnsl
provoked b. To towns. ,'iasl.