Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-14
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.


Ralph Bailey, II years old, was drown
ed at Skowhegan Monday night while
skating.
The Dirigo Telephone Co. has been
given full rights in the city of Augusta,
and will establish an exchange there.
Two of the principal business blocks
in Ellsworth were burned Thursday
night, and two others were scorched,
making a total loss of about $4,000.
The Maine Democratic Club celebrat-
ed Jackson Day Wednesday at Auburn
by business meeting in the afternoon
and banquet at Auburn Hall in the
evening, at which about 400 were pres
ent, including number of ladies. The
speakers were Hon. Edward NJ. Shepard
of New York, Hon. Josiah Quincy of
Boston, and number of leading-Maine
Democrats.
At special stock holders meeting of
the Augusta, HallOwell and Gardiner
r. r. Co., held at Augusta, at which 979
shares out of 1900 were represented, it
was voted to sell the property and fran
chises of the road to the Lewiston, Win
throp and Augusta street railway for
S12O, 900, the par value of the stock out
standing. Of course this action really
means simply an extension of the present
system.
1t is understood that the employees of
the Poland paper mill in Mechanic Falls
have been granted an increase of 10 per
cent in their wages. This, it is under
stood, is compromise. The paper
makers petitioned for either an eight
hour day or a shutdown from Saturday
night to Monday morning. Instead Of
granting either the increase in wages
was allowed. The company, it is said,
are exceedingly rushed with orders.
A. S. Chadbourne, nursery man be-
longing in Hallowell, met with fatal
accident at Augusta Tuesday. He had
been stopping with a relative, Jesse
Tuck, in Augusta. Tuesday morning
he was in the bath room when he slip
ped on the polished floor and pitched
headlong through a window to the
ground below, distance of ten to
twelve feet. His neck was broken by
/
Thursday evening Mrs. Robert Arm
strong of Montreal was drowned at the
Boston and Maine Railroad bridge in
Portland. Her husband is an iron pud-
dler whose home is in Montreal, but who
has been at work at the Portland rolling
mill for some time. Mrs. Armstrong
and their two daughters were with him
for short time, and Thursday evening
the family started to visit the mills
They followed the plank walk across the
railroad bridge, but Mrs. Armstrong
missed it at the draw and fell through
Her husband Immediately jumped after,
but was unable to rescue her, and was
nearly chilled to death before he was
himself rescued.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Sportsmen's Fish and Game Association
was held at Bangor Tuesday and Wed
nesday, with large attendance of prom
inent sportsmen from all over the state
Hon. P. o. Vickery of Augusta was re-
elected president, and Col. E. G. Far
rington secretary and treasurer. Thu
principal discussion was on the question
of licensing nonresident hunters. Thi!
was strongly favored by Game Commits
sioner Carleton and others, and as vigor
ously opposed by former commissioner
and land agent Charles E. Oak. No defin
lite action was taken on the matter, but i
is probable that there will be at the meet
ing next year, which will come just be
fore the session of the legislature.