Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Rockland held special election Mon
day to vote on the question of accepting
Mr.. Carnegie's offer of $4,000 for a
library, and accepted it by vote of $50
to 80.
There is an outbreak of small pox at
the granite quarries in Hallowell, there
being about dozen cases, and wholesale
vaccination is in progress in Hallowell,
Manchester and Augusta.
A fire starting in the woods near by
threatened Island Falls with destruction,
but was finally checked, though not
until it had burned seven buildings,
causing loss of $4,000 or $4,000.
Charles w. Morse of New York, for
merly of Bath, and prominent in steam
boat interests on this coast, will give the
city of Bath $4,000 high school build
ing on lot recently purchased on High
Street.
Congressman Allen has arranged that
the new fast train from New York to
Portland via Worcester shall carry mail
This will get mail from New York to
Maine considerably quicker than by the
ordinary trains.
The case of Publisher Bass of the
Bangor Commercial, who answered in
the Supreme Court in York County last
week to the charge of publishing liquor
advertisements, was continued until
September. The public must therefore
| wait to have their curiosity satisfied.
Houlton will be rebuilt after the con
/ flagration in better shape than before
The buildings in the business portion o.
the town will be of brick or stone, ano
some changes in streets will be made il
the burned district, with view to m
proving the town. The insurance
though not in the aggregate more thar
half the loss. will help the work OF re
building, and the people are not dis
heartened.
Somebody who evidently keeps ;
diary gives the farmer something tt
worry about by announcing that the
seventeen-year locusts are due this year
They descended upon the United States
in 1868, and were not heard from agail
until 1885. They are therefore due TO
another return engagement in l9O2. IN
farmers of Maine are not in just tn
proper temper to endure the visitation
with equanimity.
The side wheeler Ransom B. Fuller
built by the New England ShipbuildinI
Co. for the Eastern Steamship Co., wa
successfully launched at Bath the It'll
There was large gathering of specta
tors to witness the event, includln
many from Boston and New York. Mis-
Anna E. Morse, the five-year-old daugh
ter of Charles W. Morse of New York
acted as sponsor and scattered grea
bouquet of pinks and roses over tn
bow.
Henry Gonella, the fruit dealer VIII
left Brunswick SO suddenly week
two since, and whose whereabouts ar
unknown, has been issuing bogus check
in Boston and vicinity. The First M
: tional Bank of Brunswick received on
for SS3, that Gonella gave the firm OF
CardOsi & Co., of Charlestown, Mass
The check was returned as Gonella ha
no money on deposit. His disappea
ance from the town was so sudden thu
, many thought he had fallen victim
, foul play in Boston, but from the fac
, coming to light he has simply skippe
. for parts unknown. It is thought he
in Canada, where he has acquaintance
Gonella was to have been married to
young lady in Rumford Falls. He had
, house engaged and partly furnished b
fore he disappeared. Gonella was
q Young man rs years of age, and hs
!. borne a good reputation during h
n residence in Brunswick.
The Maine Grand Lodge of Knights
!, Pythias held its annual session in POI
! land last week. The reports show
net gain of four lodges; net gain
s55 members; net gain in lodge
vestments of s5,29S.SS; a net gain
real estate of 81, $1,000; net gain in b;
property of $7,6S7.84; and in the tot
assets of subordinate lodges net ga
of $21, 224.38. The present membersh
lis 1886. Officers were elected as Il
70 lows:
"a Grand Chancellor-Clarence L. Buckna
a. Grand Vice Chancellor-Lyman N. McDoul
u b00tnO6y hbrUOr.
A Grand Prelste-Frederic W. Cross, Kittery
~ Grand Master at Arms-George W. Weso'
L, Bangor.
eri Grand Keeper Of Records and seal-wes
G. Smith, Old Orchard.
Grand Master Of Exchequer-Edwtn G. III
j, ken, Portland. -,
Grand Inner Guard-Bradbury Smith, W
o. Sullivan.
Grand Outer Guard-F. Porley Stanfc
r. Cumberland Mills.
~ Supreme Representative for Three Yeal
r Tldop poykland