Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-23
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

l 6hlefIY ZULU.
The President has reappointed Hon
Seldom Conner of Maine to be pension
|. agent at Augusta.
Bertha Arsenault, 8 years old, was rur
over and killed by an electric car ir
Bath Sunday, the l4th.
| A project is on foot to establish {
woman's college in connection with the
seminary at Kent's Hill.
Some old records have been found IL
Portland showing that, in the thirties
men were fined $1.00 for smoking upor
the public streets.
Lisbon Falls, having been scorched
proposes to have protection against fire
in the future, and special town meet.
ing was held Saturday to consider the
matter.
This extension Of the Old Orchard
lighting system may be all right, but the
place is certain to lose its popularity ii
parts Of the beach are flooded with too
much electricity.
The work of digging for the founda-
ton of the new Grand Trunk elevator in
Portland is progressing rapidly, and the
Grand Trunk grounds there are an ex-
ceedingly busy place.
| A syndicate will build an electric road
this summer from Brunswick to Var
mouth, connecting at Brunswick with
the Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath, and
at Yarmouth with the Portland Rail-
road.
The management of the Saco and Pet
tee machine shops, which for the past
| two years have been running day and
night, Saturday decided to cease en-
plOying night force because Of poor
business and Is moulders and number
of mschinists were thrown out OF en-
ployment.
Gen. Benz. p. Runkle, U. S. A, (re-
tired) has been detailed by the Secre-
tary of War as professor Of military
science and tactics at the University of
Maine and will begin his duties on July
II. Gen. Runkle for the past IA years
has been military instructor in college
at Miami, o.
AlQeu ~. CldSc VI DCitdSt hao Uu-
doubtedly one of the most valuable
watches in that section. 1t is ''chro-
nometer" and was made in London by
Grant Of Fleet Street. Its number is
), 40S and its original cost was $500. 1t
is now more than 100 years old. This
watch was owned and carried by Mr..
Chase's father, the late Major Timothy
Chase, more than three-quarters Of a
century.
Daniel Kilton, aged II years, and Har-
old Smith, aged l6 years, were drowned
April 18th, about two miles below Jones'
boro village. The two boys together
with Harold Whitney we're out in sail
boat which was overturned by sudden
squall. Whitney was the only one Of
the three who could swim and after max
ing Intellectual attempts to rescue his
comrades he succeeded with difficulty in
reaching the shore.
Matthew Johnson, hermit residing
at Hodgdon, committed suicide Wednes-
day morning by blowing the top Of his
head off with Winchester rifle. He
was about 65 years old and had always
lived alone. He once had some money,
but had used it all. He had not been in
his right mind for year, and for the
last few months had been troubled with
rheumatism, and it is thought this drove
him to commit the rash deed.
The sensational events Of Aprifs
opening weeks in Names local history
are thus summed up: "A horrible MUIR
woman drowned at Mariaville and three
others escape the same fate by a hairs
breadth; two men drowned at Rockland
and two others rescued by two plucky
women; nineteen-year-old girl, who
SAYS she lives in Portland (but whose
mother denies part Of this, and much
more of her romantic tale), dying at
Dover, n. H., from drinking poison, her
alleged fiance refusing to come to her
bedside; three people still missing from
Lewiston; an incendiary going the
rounds"
There is one Maine Indian name which
probably has the record of being mis-
spelled. 1t is mauled and man-handled
and mixed, splashed and brutalized and
tortured beyond recognition every day
in the year. 1t is an innocent name
enough, although it must be admitted
that the spelling Of it takes time and in
telligence, if one has merely heard it
pronounced couple Of times by care
less speaker. 1t is Wytopitlock. The
postmaster there began to notice the
different ways of spelling some time ago,
and he made collection of twenty-eight
different methods Of spelling the name
as they came along on the outside Of en-
velopes directed to residents of the town.
A meeting of the Maine Old Home
Week Association was held at Augusta
Thursday. 1t was voted to hold the
celebration this year during the week
August 1917 inclusive, and the matter
Of place to entertain on State Day was
left to the. executive board. This board
will consider communications from cities
wishing to have the State Day celebra-
ton, and the decision will be announced
later. 1t had been supposed that Au-
gusta wanted the State Day celebration,
but that proved not to be the case. The
following officers were chosen:
President-Hon John +. Hill, Of Augusta.
Vice President-Hon. F. NJ. Drew, Of Lewis
ton.
Secretary-S. W. Matthews.
Treasurer-Hon. Oramandel Smith, Of Litch-
field.
The people of the enterprising village
of Washburn propose to have their
bridge, even il they were unsuccessful in
obtaining legislative appropriation for
the purpose. At the recent town meet
ing, it was voted to float bonds to the
town limit, approximately $4,000. The
bridge is to be of steel, $50 feet in length,
with granite piers and two spans. Fig
ures have already been obtained, and it
is estimated that the structure will cost
$1,000. OF this sum, $4,000 will be
raised by popular subscription, and
Wade Plantation, which will be greatly
benefited by the bridge, will assist.
Washburn is prosperous town out OF
debt, and will be able to handle the drain
upon its finances occasioned by the con-
struction of the bridge.
Something of sensation was caused
at Brunswick by the report of an as
sault on Deputy Sheriff John S. Towne,
who is an ardent prohibitionist and has
made himself very unpopular with
certain element by his vigorous enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. As Mr..
Towne was retiring about IL 10 o'clock
Saturday night he was startled by the
report Of revolver, accompanied by a
crash of glass which followed the en-