Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-11-20

The BODY OF 81 infant WAS found on
the East Belfast shore sunday. A coro-
ner's jury ia investigating the case, and
one or more arrests are expected.
Mrs. Calvin Elliott. aged IS, and Mrs.
Elizs Nathan, aged -, of South Corinth,
were brutality assaulted on sunday night
BY John Msclntyre, al emplOye Of the
Penobscot Central railroad, At the home
OF Mrs. kathsn. As result OF the IS
ssuit, Mrs. Elliott now lies ~ the point
% death, and Mrs. ksthsn il suffering
from severe nervous snd physical shock
that NAV shorten her life. MscIntyre
was brutality drunk At the time. He has
not yet been found.
Audroscoggin County has case which
seems TO De- similar 10 the Paterson,
y. j., case, though without fatal results.
The victim Is Miss Abble whitney Of
Lewiston. Ga Saturday night she at
tended dance 1T Sabsttus, and while
there was given some Ice cream with n
peculiar taste by young man, who
threatened violence unless she ate IL, and
she did eat little Of it, but succeeded in
getting away from the young man and
two others who had Joined him, and re
turned 70 the hall. soon after she be-
came unconscious. and for several DAYS
was delirious. After she recovered
sufficiently 20 tell her story, three Young
men Of Lewiston were arrested and gave
bail for their appearance 81 a hearing
Saturday. They are OF good reputation,
and many do not believe they had any
thing 20 do with the affair.
British Vice Consul John h. Heating
OF Portland, In his report 70 his govern
ment, suggests means through which
the acres % idle lands 10 this state may
be made productive. and Of considerable
value 70 the commonwealth. His plan,
briefly outlined, involves the settlement
OF abandoned farms and other lands from
which the timber has been removed and
deyoting them 70 raising cattle and goats
for export. Mr.. Heating fully believes
thst the future growth of Portland de-
ponds upon the increase OF It's importance
as a seaport. and holds thst any industry
or enterprise which will increase its ex-
port business will contribute largely 20
the growth OF the city. He argues that
il the state of Maine by utilizing its now
non productive lands can furnish csrgoes
for outgoing vessels aud hnd ready
market for the stock abroad, the return
ing vessels will bring here direct con-
siderable proportion OF the goods now
imported by New York, Boston or some
other large seaport.
The plant Of the Great Northern Pa
per Company AZ Millinocket, the largest
Of lis kind in the world. began opera
tons Saturday, the 10Th. This plant
has been In course Of construction since
April l, 1899, and has cost about 81, Co.,
coo. The main mill is 900 feet long and
400 feet wide. There are numerous
other buildings. The machinery is part
ly installed and the mill will be operated
steadily from now on. When the ma
chinery has all been put In and In opers-
ton the plant will have q capacity Of
about 80 tons Of white newspaper 8
day. The erection Of this plant at
Millinoeket has transformed = wilder
ness into thriving town OF shout 2,000
people with hotels, stores, churches and
schools. Eighteen months ago the only
building on the spot WAS little shsuty
used as a fisg station, and nov there are
hundreds OF structures, costing in the
aggregate nearly 5000, 900. Where
forest trees stood thiekly are now mazes
Of railroad tracks and a set OF the best
station buildings on the line of the Ban
gor and ArOostook road. The mill will
give steady work TO about 200 men when
in full operation.