Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-16
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Numerous mills about the state are
shutting down or running on short time
on account Of low water.
Hon. william ]. Bryan will visit Port
land Jan. 3lst 40 the guest Of the Maine
Democratic Club, aud will speak 1t one
or more public meetings.
The Auburn boarding mistresses re-
Gently combined to raise the price on
board, and the Lewiston Sun makes the
remarkable statement that rot boarder
kicked.
The latest reports from Congressman
Boutelle are Of an encouraging nature.
He sleeps well, takes q liberal amount
Of nourishment and shows decided I'm
provement.
Raymond Piper, the 6ve-year-old son
OF Capt. VIM. Piper Of Rockport, was
drowned while playing with some other
children around the Rockport Ice Com
psny's wharf.
Sewall Mcguire, the carpenter who
fell sixty-eight feet from the top Of the
Hotel Gerald In Fairfield Thursday, died
Mt his home on High Street, Wsterville.
Saturday. He was thirty-dve years OF
age and leaves family.
The Oldest established steamship
company 10 the United States ID the
Boston and Bangor 8. 8. Co., which
commenced regular communication be-
tween Boston and landings on the Pc
nobscot River In 1924, and has maintained
It unInterruptedly ever since.
At the dinner TO be rendered ex-Chief
Justice Peters ct Bangor on February i
among the prominent men who are ex-
pected to be present are Senator Hale,
Gov. Powers, Judge Putnam, Judge
Webb, Chief Justice wiswell, Judge
Strout, ex-Gov. Cleaves and many others.
The Presque Isle Hotel at Presque
lsle was burned Monday morning with
oil It's contents, the fre breaking out
about San. The boarders and em-
ployes barely escaped with their lives,
some OF them being Obliged TO jump
from windows. Mary Mahoney, the
cook, was one Of those who jumped, and
one of her legs was broken.
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The whitman Agricultural Works 10
Auburn have made an assignment 70 j..
p. Hutchinson, who Ia treasurer OF the
concern. The factory, which manu-
fsctures agricultural Implements, is run
ming on uncompleted orders. No figures
either OF assets or liabilities are given
out, but the assignee and officers are con-
fident that there will be no loss to
creditors.
Fire which started near the furnaces
10 the four-story brick building on the
corner Of Market and Middle Streets,
Portland, shortly after O'Clock, Satur-
day morning, the 9Th, caused loss esti-
mated At fully 100000 and resulted In
the injury Of four firemen, two OF whom
are in q serious condition. The entire
department was called out and It Tas
with the utmost difficulty that the fire
was confined to the building In which 1t
started.
Kennebec County Il not famed for its
moose, though the locality known as
the "Mooseyard" at the junction OF
Augusta, Sidney and Manchester 10 .
reminder OF the days when big game
was plenty here. But Belgrade takes
pride Ia the fact that pair OF moose
are spending the winter In the great
swamp It me head Of Messaionskee
Lake. Nobody has seen them 1t short
range, but their tracks are frequently
observed, and other traces indicate their
presence. The local sportsmen sc0f at
the idea that It is only pair OF deer or
perhaps couple Of stray young cattle.