Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-12
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

waldoboro had fire Tuesday which
caused loss Of at least $50, 900, Fish
Block, the largest building In town, be-
Ing entirely destroyed.
There are now 1919 convlcts In the
state prison, 40 less than the enrolment,
year ago. Now, Why can't the num-
Der keep on decreasing?
The Maine Universalists had a very
successful three days. convention at
Pitts6eld last week. IL WAS largely a.
tended, and the reports showed pros
porous condition Of the denomination.
Rt. Rev. James Augustus Healy, d.
D., Catholic bishop OF Portland, cele-
brated the twenty-ffth anniversary OF
his elevation to that Office last week. be-
ing the recipient Of many testimonials Of
admiration and esteem.
Lewiston Sun: OF course the teachers
need to know more than they do, and
of course they can learn much In the sum-
mer schools; but really don't they need
quite As much to get away from every
thing that has to do with school?
That the deposits In Maine savings
banks have increased 81 1868, 1888 In the
past ak months 10 shown by the semi
annual statement of the State Bank
Examiner, y. +. Timberlake. The re-
port shows that there are 81 savings
banks, 81 loan and building associations
and IL banking and trust companies.
The average scsrecrow has no terror
for the Lewiston robin, II seems. Gen
Manning of that city-he OF the Sheri
dan incident-doesn't like the pretty
little redbreasts, they dig up his seeds
So the other day he put up finely ar
ranged scsrecrow, to be rid OF them
The next day 3 robin began building &
nest In one OF the scarecrow's pockets.
A boy about seventeen years old wa
killed In the old Eastern railroad yart
In Portland Wednesday. He was seel
to Jump on west-bound freight train
but missed his footing and went under
He was fearfully mangled, but live,
about half m hour, and managed 10 tel
that his name was Edward Mcbride ant
that his home was In Hsverhill, Mass.
that he wanted To get home and intend
ed 10 steal his way on the cars.
It's probable that there will not b.
the usual Governors Day In connection
with this years encampment OF tn
national guard. II will be \ great los:
of glitter and glory, and the girls VIII,
idolize gilt braid and brass buttons vii
say IL IL 'just too mean for anything,
but 1t will mean a great saving OF FL
pense to the state, and will give tn
troops more time to devote TO the wor
and drill for which they 60 into camp.
The Kennebec Journal knows OF
small Hallowell boy who sspires TO be
gymnast, tight rope walker or something
OF the sort. One day recently he wa
seen TO walk the entire length OF IN
high rail fence on the north side OF Oh
Second Street bridge, over the Main
Central tracks. A misstep would hsv
meant fall OF at least 30 feet, with some
thing rs soft or softer than steel rail
for q cushion to break the fall. He ha
done II often before, he says.
Dexter IL now kept busy denying thu
IL has any Levi Bresson with IL childre
and 100 grandchildren. The item wa
sent out from a Rhode Island town a
true OF that particular locality. and IN
Dexter Gazette, In copying Il, neglecte
TO give credit; and rs the item rsr
levi Bresson Of this town." etc, IN
readers Of the Gazette got the idea this
Dexter WAS meant. IL has circulate
widely over the state, and many town
have envied Dexter Its fine sample Of IA
old-fashioned family.
| A. d. McFaul Of MAchias has bonde
five hundred acres Of mineral land \
Trescott and Lubec owned by him :
ID. Z. Smith and others of New Yort
and they now have force OF fifteei
men at work on the Lubec propert
operating for zinc. Quite large smoun
OF machinery has arrived from Net
York and as soon as IL can be set up
another crew will be added to the fore
Of the syndicate. The ore already take
out Of the shaft looks well, and II
continues In such quantities, there Cal
be little doubt as TO the scale that tn
work will be carried on.
Two men were instantly killed, and
third badly injured by contact with
live wire In the mill Of the Somerse
and Kenuebec Pulp and Paper Compsn
at Fairfield, on the evening OF Saturday
June 2. William O'Brien was washin,
out pit, holding an electric light 10 on
hand. While doing this wire Eel
across the one which he held In his hand
giving him shock of 2, 400 volts. Eide
Foss and Bethman Hosmsn, who wen
to his assistance, got hold Of the wir
and were both instantly killed. OBrie
WAS seriously injured, his hands bein
burned to 3 crisp, but will live.