Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
THE WEEK IN NAngR.


THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
eRtEFLv TOLD.
The Ice business on the Kennebec> IL
now humminG merriiy.
The Maine battery boys ara expecting
to leave their Cuban camp for home
early In March.
Frank Parks Of Kittery II held for the
murder Of Mrs. Eivira Tarltou Of that
town on Monday. the I'D.
The main building Of the Industrial
School 1t Hxllowell was damaged By
fire about $4,000, Tharsday forenoon.
Insured.
President Mckinley informs Governor
Powers that owing to the press OF busl-
ness he cannot accept the Invitation to
visit Maine.
Nathan Strout, son OF the late j. wes-
ley Strout, was killed by q falling tree
Falls. He was IS years old and left =
widow.
Colby rejoices because the act chang
Ing lie name from ''university" TO "col-
lese" WAS the first OF the present leg
islature to receive the Governors Sig
nature.
Maine shipowners will be interested
10 learn that the insurance rates on yes
sci property will soon be raised. The
disastrous season Of 1895 Ii responsible
for this.
Mrs. Lizzie Provencher Of Rochester,
N. H., who on Tuesday In that city shot
her husbands housekeeper, Miss Annie
Cox Of Calais, Maine, was arrested In
Portland, Wednesday.
Several cases Of small pox are report
ed 10 waterville and winslow--thrce or
four In each place. They have been
guaranteed and . general vaccination
ordered 10 both places.
An Auburn boy At Harvard writes
home that Maine has los representatives
at Harvard. But Ave states 10 the
Union have more and yet they speak Of
Il az sway down East In Maine"
Serious inroads have been made upon
Maine forests 10 recent years, but It's
supply OF sound congressional timber
seems 10 be increasing In most grati-
flying manner, says the Kennebec Jour
nal.
An Arrowsic couple, between 20 and
80 years old, are tsking steps for d.
vorce after long years Of matrimony.
The Bath Enterprise wonders II there IL
not some friend 70 say the right words
and bring reconciliation to the parties.
Frank Rich of Bethel was arrested In
Auburn Tuesday for threatening 10 shoot
his two daughters, IS and IL years Of
age. He WAS placed under bonds TO
keep the peace for six months and Ia de-
fault Of ball went TO jail.
Through the recent sale Of the pulp
mill at Scion, formerly owned by the
Moosehead Pulp and Paper Company
TO the Umbagog Paper Company, one
OF the largest and best arranged
pulp mills 10 the state is added to those
already controlled by the pulp and paper
trust.
Miss Mary A. Sawtelle has resigned a.
dean Of the woman's College st Colby.
She has held the position since 1896,
when she vas preceptress OF the Coburn
Classical Institute, which position she
held three years. The resignation Is TO
take effect at the end Of the present COL
lege year.
A midsummer dance 10 January
Was the novel entertainment given by
the BIddeford Cycle Club, last week. A
look 10 at the party while the dsuce was
At It's height was highly suggestive OF q
hot spell. The ladies were radiant In
the attire OF the summer girl, while the
gentlemen were dressed In white duck
suits.
The vote OF John II. Morgan Post, G.
A. r., OF Guilford, to disband because
the members are scattered aud getting
too old TO attend the meetings, IL sad
reminder OF the fact that this IL an or
gsnizAtion that cannot get IN any young
blood TO keep 1t going, but with the
passing Of the present membership the
society, too, must pass away. Long my
II live, however!
| The window sashes which were re-
moved recently at the Machiss Congre-
gAtional church to give place TO the new
memorial windows were found to be per-
fectly sound and free from blemish of
any kind, not withstanding the fact that
they had been doing service for 81 years.
They were made from old growth pump
kin pine. The nails used In the castings
were hand made and were probably the
handiwork of some local blacksmith Of
rye olden time"
Steps are rapidly being taken to or
gsnize the Maine department OF the
Grand Army Of Spanish war veterans
and II IL expected before the winter il
over there will be post 10 every town
and city Ia the state that raised one or
more companies for the Spanish Amsri-
can war. The first post TO be organized
"a Post Timer Of Biddeford, which IL
now 10 pretty good working order and
h,s large membership which IL increas-
log with every meeting.
The most exciting hour on shipboard
lately reported was when dog on board
tho schooner Richard Lester, which ar
rived at Portland the other day. went
mad and held the deck for over 60 min
utes while the crew stayed In the rigging
and the vessel rolled In the trough Of the
sea. Finally one Of the men managed TO
divert the dogs attention long enough
for the captain to reach the cabin. Then
the dog got rife bullet through the
head and the nshing trip was resumed.
The Maine Hotel Proprietors' Associs-
ton held It's 18th annual meeting and
banquet at the Augusta House, Friday
afternoon and evening. Prominent men
from all over the state were present.
Nine new members were admitted tn
membership. Resolutions were passed
against the proposed hunters tax law
aud In favor Of the good roads move
ment. At the election Of officers, Pre.i-
dent II. w. Judkins Of WatervilIe Was re-
elected; II. G. Chspman Of Bangor was
chosen drst vice president, while each
county had one vice president. Z. N
Blandiug Of Bangor Was reelected sec
Rotary and treasurer.
A coroner's inquest Il investigating
the death Of Moses Moulton OF South
Sanford. Mr.. Moulton, who was -
years old, vas living with his con, DR..
Howard Moulton. Neighbors entered
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