Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-31
TIKI WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
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THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Thomas Bray, ST., 60 years old, Of
was thrown from Z carriage
wednesday and killed. His skull was
crushed and hls neck broken. He 10
survived BY wife, son, and . daush-
ter.
Warden Hillman Smith has fewer
boArders than ct any time since he a.
sumed charge OF the state prison. There
are now but 100 prisoners % against On
average Of 40, and high water mark
Of $50.
There IL soon TO be Wholesale max
Ing Of American citizens In Brunswick
where 100 Frenchmeu have expressed
their desire TO nsturalizsd, and fully
fifty more are counted on TO take the
same course.
At Monhegan the roses do not bloom
out until August, which fact 10 rather
surprising to people going from places
where June roses are long gone BY, and
finding there beautiful Wild roses In full
bloom. 1t IL always noticed by tourists.
The dead body Of william 8. Lessor
OF Sidney Was found on his farm Wed
uesday and from indications Il would
seem that be was killed BY lightning.
He WAS an unmarried man about 30
years Of age who lived alone on his farm,
and he had evidently been dead some
time when found.
Robert A. williams, who had been In
the employ Of the Boston and Maine
Railroad for Q number Of years, was
crushed to death by shifting engine In
the Portland yard early Tuesday morn
ing. Death must have been practically
instantaneous. Mr.. Williams was man
well along In years.
Harold Redman, IL years old, and
Forrest Gray, six, were drowned Thurs
day ct Cape Rosla, Brooksulle. The
boys were on the river Ia . small skin
which was overturned. Their cries were
heard but owing to . heavy fog they
could not be located 10 time to be saved.
The bodies were recovered later.
State Insurance Commissioner Carr
states that he fears that q general rise
In the insurance rates throughout Maine,
on account Of the large number of con.
fsgrations entailing heavy pecuniary
losses which have occurred, will be
made. The incendiary has been at work
In v,Ia,aa suA ho Aans vfuuanf az
present ID investigating the origin Of the
fires Of suspicious nature.
1t ID occasionally good thing to have
= young man caller who stays late. Such
q caller who WAS out In . hammock with
. Bowdoinham young woman the other
night was the means Of experimenting .
hen thief. He heard noise In the hen
house, and went and captured the In
truder when he came out and marched
him TO the house, where he was kept
until taken to court the next day.
The Socialist candidate for governor
Will have his name on the official ballot.
Only three partlcs-Republican, Demo
cratic and ProhIbition--cast votes
enough In the last election to entitle
them TO column on the ballot, but the
Socialists have circulated nomination
papers and secured the necessary thou
sand names which will give their candi-
date place. This candidate, by the
way, Is Norman w. Lermond Of Thorn
aston.
An exchange tells this bit OF romance
Mrs. Horace Schoppee Of Rogue Bluffs
has an attractable canary bird. Mrs.
Schoppee has taught him TO sing
"There'll be Hot Time, etc." almost
note for note IS she whistles 1t. No
matter whether he Is quiet or singing
some other tune when she calls-'Pete, "
and whistles as above, he will imme-
diately repeat the song and 20 near In
tone and time with the whistle that q
person In an adjoining room would be
puzzled to distinguish one from the
other.
An infallIble test OF prosperity In
Aroostook Is In the quantity Of labor
saving machinery purchased by the
farmers. Judging from that, It ID evi-
dent that the wave Of prosperity IL at
high tide, for the sale Of machiuery, this
year, bids fair to equal or exceed that OF
any year 10 the history Of the county. A
single instance II that Of the potato dig
gers, an order for Ave carloads Of which
has recently been placed by Corydon
Powers Of Caribou. Mr.. Powers has
just received notice from the manu-.
facturers Of the "Hovey" digger stating
that his order was the largest ever re-
ceived BY them from any one agent In
the United States.
In letter to the Bangor Commercial
Old Orchard IL thus sized up: Old Or
chard can never be other than sn excur'
zionist resort. Excursionists have msds
| II what Il Il. It's accessibility by rail-
from the populous centres Of three states
enables Thousands TO take bath every
summer. Some Of the most weakened
and spineless devotees of the beach "a
away full Of "sand." Old Orchard, In
many ways, Is q distinctive summer re.
sort, not 90 restrictive - Bar Hsrbor
less exclusive than Poland Spring, q
tribe more bizarre than Pushaw, mol
quite 20 hilarious - Atlantic City,
solemn As Cape May nor so wicked q
Coney Island. It's sort Of cross be-
tween Camden and Nsntasket. You're
all one at Old Orchard. As soon a. you
sllght from the train you're jostled Into
one large, happy family. No credentials
arc required. All you have to show Ii
an open countAnance and trunk check,
Fact Is, you can open your trunk right
In the station and let people see what
you are going to tog up with later
Why, only last season one lady started
to put on her bathing suit In the waiting
room Of the railroad station soon after
she alighted from the train. But,
singulsrly enough, the station agent,
with his early prudish training, rebelled'