Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-03
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Portland has its first automobile cab.
Last week was commencement week
at Bates, Bowdoin and Colby.
While lighting her pipe Tuesday, Mrs.
Rebeccs Besse OF Winthrop, an aged
woman, WAS so badly burned that her
recovery Is doubtful.
Bangor's summer theatre has closed
after q l0-dsys' season, and the stock
company IL looking for better field.
Meanwhile, the summer theatres boom
In Portland.
John J. Flynn, aged %. fell from a
coal stage At Bangor Tuesday into the
river. In falling he struck on the wharf
and received fatal injuries. The body
was recovered.
Hon. Amos l.. Allen, the present con-
gresham from the First Maine District,
was renominated by acclamstion by the
Republican convention Of that district
In Portland Wednesday.
Up on the West Branch above Sun
cook Lake, there are 100000 feet OF
logs lying In the river because there Is
not enough water 10 float them. They
have been abandoned, and will stay there
till next spring. IL IL said the jam Is
something like eight miles long.
Thunder showers In various parts OF
the state did more or less damsge We'd
nesday. There Was 4 particularly severe
electrical storm at Wsterville and vicin-
ity, the lightning striking no less than
sixteen times in that city, and In numer-
Gus places In surrounding towns.
People living at Ocean Park are
puzzled by curious phenomenon at that
place, discovered the other morning.
Roofs and piaxzss were covered with q
fine yellow powder when thew got up,
which proved beyond question to be
sulphur. The atmosphere seemed chsrg-
ed with IL and the uumistakable odor
was apparent all around. So far as any
body knows IL had been q pleasant night.
Where did all this sulphur come from
Had it been at Old Orchard 1t wouldn't
have been so strange, but Ocean Park Is
most pious community.
Maine Central conductors report that
the Law passed by the last legislature
against wearing spiked boots In public
places hiss been observed to the letter
Whenever man boards train wearing
this kind Of footwear he Is politely told
to remove the same, which he does
going In his stocking feet. not, Of course
having his dancing pumps with him. In
| only one instance, so far as heard from
has there been q breaking Of the law
That was at Greenville, where drunken
| river driver tried TO run the hotel with
the spiked boot accompaniment.
Names Swedish settlement at New
| Sweden celebrated It's thirtieth anniver
ssry Monday. More than 5000 persons
including Swedes and Americans, tool
part in the exercises. The principa
guest and orator Of the day was Hon
W. w. Thomas, the founder OF the
colony. Governor Powers and othel
distinguished citizens also addressed tn,
assembly. Mr.. Thomas presented Il
the Swedes magnificent signed photo
graph OF King Oscar, and an autograph
letter of congratulations and best wishes
from the King. He also presented
splendid signed photograph Of Presiden
Mckinley with his kindly greetings. Tn
notable growth and prosperity that hs
ever attended the colonv was pointe'
out In the fact that the 55l souls whom
Mr.. Thomas led into the Maine woods II
1870 have become 1000, and from
valuation Of o, 900 In 1870 their propart'
has increased TO value Of 81, IA, 800
and the colony Is a happy, contente'
and model community with fertile farms
pleasant homes, schools and churches.