Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-10
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

A number Of Maine towns are no.
planning on centennial celebration
next year.
IL is now the "sunburst" and n
longer the yellow dahlia. A Brunswic
girl has received prize Of S25 from
seed company for suggesting this ne'
name. There were several thousan
contestants.
The janitor Of the Harrington block I
Portland should be very familiar wit
secret societies. Thirty-one differen
lodges have meetings In this buildin
and TO many Of them the jsnitor belongs
This IL record that no other block l
Maine can boast OF.
The North yassalboro mauslsughte
case has resulted In the binding over o
John A. Merrill, In whose barber shol
the alleged assault on Henry Bushb,
was made. which resulted in his death
The other respondents we're discharged
except Bert Priest, who Is out Of tn
state.
Fred York, eighteen years old, acct
dentslly shot himself Saturday morning
Dec. 3lst, at Waterville. He was pre-
pairing TO 90 hunting and started to pull
his loaded gun from q barrel when tn,
hammer caught. The charge lodged IL
the side Of his head and he lived but al
hour.
The coroner's jury at Boothbsy Hsr
Dor In the case Of the death Of John Rus
sell OF Gloucester, Mass, rendered YER
die; of suicide. Russell shot himself 81
the house OF Cyrus Brewer, aud the bul
let, after passing through his head
struck Mrs. John Chambers, infiicting ,
serious wound.
The great transport Mohawk which
has been at Bath for three months hav.
ing sl35, COO worth OF improvements and
changes inside, IL ready for service snC
will 90 to New York at once. IL will b'
used to carry $500 regular soldiers u
Manila. Its crew will include - sea.
men from Vinslhsven.
In Colonel Roosevelt's article IL
Scrioner's magazine for January In
which he tells OF the forming Of hi:
celebrated Rough Riders, he says that
Cav Murchie OF Mschias was the first
recruit from that university, and Is
mainly To be credited for the Joining OF
many other Harvard students 10 the
command.
A Portland woman thinks all her
other Christmas presents are dimmed by
y dull navy button sent her by Admiral
Dewey In response to an appeal for the
same. The button was accompanied by
a brief autograph letter. IL Admiral
Dewey doesn't get enough business 10
employ stenogrspher aud typewriter
after this IL will be strange.
The season for shooting big game In
Maine ended Dec. 3lst, and reports At
hand show IL TO have been the greatest
on record. The returns from the Bangor
Il Aroostook region, and the statistics OF
game passing through Bangor, show
that up 10 that date, 3,052 deer, l59
moose aud * caribou have been shipped
through Bangor from the country east
and north.
Ii WAS only 3 few years ago that sew
eral merchants In Old Town agreed
with each other not TO advertise. 1--WE
get the trade anyway" was the srgu-
ment, and well save the cost Of sd-
In the meantime Bangor
merchants have been flooding the city,
and their advertising has resulted large
liz Ia their favor. The Old Town
merchants now bitterly lament their
folly.
The graves Of the dead Spanish pris-
oners on Seavey's island have again
been properly marked and the govern
ment will enclose the little cemetery
In an iron fence 20 keep out people who
wsntonly destroy such places. This
will become one OF the historic spots OF
the war In years 10 come, and no pun
i.hment would be too severe for the
vsndals who desecrsted those
graves.
Rishworth Jordan and Charles +.
Goodwin, administrators OF the estate Of
Luther Brvsnt of Biddeford. who died
July 1, 1894, have filed with the judge Of
probate a statement OF the property
liable to taxation under the collateral
law. They dnd that the
estate taxable under the law amounts TO
si3i 1856 60 Thew are 10 pay 10 the
state tax OF Ia per cent on this sum.
IL amounts 20 $3.50 81 for each heir. This
foots up 10 the sum OF sl0, .S3.I.
The lumber trade Of 1898 10 the port OF
Bangor, contrary TO expectations, has
been satisfactory 40 far "a the amount OF
lumber shipped Is concerned, although
prices have been low and the domestic
market very sluggish. One firm shipped
y, e0O. 900 feet Of spruce deals TO Europe,
which Il the largest amount OF that Kind
OF lumber sent abroad In 20 years. Domes-
tic shipments amounted TO l3s zoe, 200
feet. II Is thought that the cut will be
fully up TO the average, or about l5O, Ooo,-
600 feet.
II the talk being quietly passed
along the water front materializes Port
land is In fair way 10 receive the big
gest boom that has struck In that To-
c Atty for years. Ii Is stated on good
authority that the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Is making 8 strong effort 70
secure large piece Of property on the
South Portland shore. When the Cana
dian Pacific starts 10 TO do thing II
generally means that the business end
OF the Off cial bee IL In good working
order. IL i understood To be their In
tention 10 secure water front rights
across the way aud build wharves and a
mammoth elevator and run ocean
steamers the year round.
Mr.. W. Weeks OF Bath was in
stantly killed Sunday morning by be-
iug struck by train near the central
station OF the Boston & Msine railroad
in Lynn. The Portland train Is due to
leave Lynn At 9:2l. Mr.. Weeks intend
cd taking that train for home, ii Is be-
lieved, as he was on his way TO the
station as the train approached. He was
struck while apparently trying to pics
up something from the track. Mr..
Weeks was iu insurance and private
banking business. He was chosen
treasurer Of the Peoples Twenty-Five
Cent Savings Bank, and served several
wears. He had served as treasurer oi
the county OF Ssgsdahoc since 1889. De
had served In the Bath common council
six years, aud WAS alderman three years
He leaves a widow and five children
For the past two years Mr.. Weeks ha.
been engaged In the real estate ant
brokerage business 10 Massachusetts,.
PERSONAL.
IL Is reported by the Portland paper
that awinv IN the increa sing law practic,