Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-01
THE WEEK In. MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

SUali pOAt anu 1uo onu ooSo Ao
be yet.
Hon. Joseph H. Manley has declined
the appointment as first assistant post,
master general which was rendered
him, and announces that he Is still in
the campaign for the gubernational
nomination in 1904.
John Doherty of South Berwick at
tempted suicide by shooting Monday
afternoon and is in critical condition.
He said he was without friends. He has
q brother who has recently been con-
yicted of murder in Bolton Falls, vt.
At the Houlton town meeting it was
voted to purchase the water works
plant at figure not to exceed $4,000
and the selectmen were authorized to
procure necessary legislation to en-
power the town to purchase the sewer
plant of the Houlton Sewer Co.
In the Knox County court Monday,
Orrin Davis of Warren was awarded
verdict of 800 in SANDER suit against
Avery Starrett, we'll known farmer
and temperance worker. The basis of
the suit was the remark by Starrett that
Davis was 'the worst rumseller in the
town of Warren" The trial attracted
great attention in that vicinity.
The east bound freight train on the
Maine Central R. R. broke in two near
the Auburn station about midnight
Tuesday night. The hind section
crashed into the forward part, demolish-
ing three cars and badly. smashing a
part of the passenger station. None
of the train hands were hurt. The dam
age is estimated at 5000.
1t was New York commercial man
who sat in the Office of the ElmwOOd at
Waterville the other evening, and made
the following startling statement: ~
have just returned from trip along the
coast of Maine, during which was deep
ly impressed with the honesty and
shrewdness of the Maine Yankee. In
one fishing town l found a concern pack
ing herring in boxes and labelling them
"Brook trout"
Thieves broke into the lookup at
Richmond Wednesday night, forced the
door of a cell and carried away l2O
bottles of lager beer and two dozen bot.
ties of whiskey which had been seized
at local hotel that day, and placed in
the lookup for safe keeping. Attempts
also were made to break into several
stores, but in only one case were the
burglars successful, and in that instance
only a small amount of valuables were
taken.
One of the latest productions of a
Maine newspaper Office is the following,
which is going the rounds as the ICON.
position" of an Auburn girl on the sub.
ject, Lewiston: "Lewiston is the most
principal suburb of Auburn. 1t is beau
tifully situated at the End of the Bridge
and is bounded on the north by green
corner. The principal street in Lewis.
ton is Lisbon street which runs south
and empties into Crowley's junction.
Lewiston is bigger than perryville but
not 30 smart"
The case of Alexander Terrio, con.
victed Of the murder of Matthias Pare
last November, at SkOwhegan, will be
taken to the law court on an appeal in
accordance with an agreement of coun
sci at the time of the trial; the motion tC
set aside the verdict will be argued next
term. The ground is the variance of ex
pert testimony, it being pointed out that
the microscopic examinations by Pro
lessor o. w. Knight of the University
of Maine, in behalf of Terrio, differ from
those testified to by DR.. Whittier, the
expert for the state.
The Bath Independent hears the story
of a Richmond barber who was one time
called to cut the hair of man who was
sick in bed and who imagined himself sc
weak that he wouldn't be braced W
with pillows during the operation. The
invalid got provoked with the barber
however, while the work was being done
and a heated argument ensued. Their
the sick man started in to thrash the bar
Der and the latter fled while the invalit
chased him down stairs and out int
the front yard when he suddenly realiz
|, ed that he was sick man and scantil!
clad so he returned to the house but no
to bed and enjoyed good health TO-
, years.
Game Commissioner Carleton MOnda!
received from Game Warden II. o. Tenn
/ pleton at Northeast Carry telegram
reporting that he went to arrest Pete
La Fountaine, that La Fountaine pulled ;
gun and Templeton shot him. Late
news shows that Templeton and another
warden, Houston, surprised La Foun
tame in his bunk in one Of his camps
He jumped for his gun which hung Owe
his bunk, and Templeton fired his re
volver at him. 1t ia uncertain whether
his wounds are fatal. La Fountain'
begged to be taken to his home il
Canada, and this was allowed by thu
wardens. 1t is thought If he recover
he will not return to Maine. La Foun
tame is about so years of age, and
noted outlaw.
For nearly ten years it has been thu
boast Of James O'Neil, a farmer wht
Lives just outside the village of Clinton
that he is the oldest man in Maine who
has living parent. Mr.. O'Neil was 81
years old last December, and living il
his house, still lively and as smart as
the cricket of tradition, is Mrs. Peggy
lO'Neil, who is SO, and has been the
mother of eight children, one of whom
is her aged boy, Jimmy. She is also
eighteen times q great-great-grandi
mother. Mrs. O'Neil is very small
woman, weighing only eighty pounds
but she bears her age jauntily, making
the beds and doing all the housework
for family Of three, and having time
between whites to smoke her corncOt
pipe for few minutes after every meal
She learned to smoke in Ireland more
than eighty years ago, and has never
abandoned the practice, asserting that II
would be dangerous to her health to try
the experiment at her advanced age.
Kennebec Journal: The coming sum
mer promises good deal for the state Of
Maine. On every hand, along the coast
by the lakes and in the mountains, there
is prospect of very large summer
tourist business. The fishing season
soon to open, will bring in thousands
aud before this is over the advance guard
of the summer boarder" will have ar.
rived. The "bOarder" stays longer than
formerly, and before he is out of the way
along comes the mighty hunter to XII
our game, and possibly himself or his
companion. Our season begins as soor
as the snow is off the ground, and does
not end until the ground is white again.
No other state has season for tourists,
fishermen and hunters approaching ours
in length. During the past winter great
sums of money have been expended i'm
proving hotel properties in the State
and they were never in better condition
to take care of the vast army which will
soon invade our borders. Maine is