Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-02-23
Maine News Notes.

Sheriff Fogg of York, who has kept
the county dryer than it ever was before,
announces that he will not be candidate
for reelection.
Mrs. Catherine Charlton of Portland
was fatally burned on the 18th. MIS-
Charlton, who was IS years OF age, hgnt,
ed her pipe with a match and dropped
the match, setting her clothing on ire.
The town hall in Orono, University
Hall. occupied by forty students OF the
University of Maine, and stable, were
burned on Sunday, the 14th, making the
worst fire Orono has seen for years. Inc
students who were burned out saved
their personal effects.
Speaking of these various petitions Tor
the restriction of ice fishing, it is de-
clared that when they tried to cut
through the ice in one Penobscot pond
they found it frozen clear to the sandy
bottom, 10 feet below, and succeeded In
chopping out several fine pickerel on the
way down.
During the celebration Of wedding
| in the Italian quarter of Newbury Street,
Portland, Monday morning, Pietro AL
phonso was fatally injured. The acci-
dent was due to the careless use OF load,
ed revolvers in firing salute, and fuli
Investigation gives no ground for any
suspicion of murderous Intent.
The annual encampment OF the DE,
partment of Maine, G. A. R., was held
at Bangor last week. Col. Edwin Z.
Milliken of Portland was chosen depart,
ment commander on the first ballot, re,
ceiving III votes against 100 cast for
Capt. Henry o. Perry of Fort Fairfield,
and 80 for Hon. Frederick S. Walls OF
Vinalhaven.
Between 1000 and 5000 cords of pulp
wood is being hauled above Bingham
and loaded on the cars at Madison fol
transportation. The lumber is being
hauled by Lombard steam log hauler
92 h. D., capable of hauling 80 cords OF
pulp wood or $4,000 feet of logs. The
log hauler is made by Lombard Bros. o.
Waterville. Mr.. Lombard started fol
Eau Claire, Wis, with one of the log
haulers Monday morning.
Forepaugh & Sells Bros circus, which
is billed for Memorial Day at Portland
will not only omit it's street parade il
Difference to request from the mayor
but tenders the use of its band to thu
Grand Army to assist in the observanc,
of the day. At the same time, news
paper clipping is enclosed from Hart
ford Conn. paper, which questions TIT
ACCESSIBILITY of emitting the parade il
that city under similar circumstances.
There is likely to be procession o
| new cities knocking at the doors of tn,
} next legislature. There are now twent.
cities in the state and it is possible tina
six more may be added in the next few
years: Brunswick, Sanford, Rumfor'
Falls, Houlton and Skowhegan. Bruins
wick has tried five times to be city
but without avail. The majority seen
to prefer the town government, yet tn
place is twice as large as Hallowell
which has long been city and evel
larger than the city of Saco, which wa
incorporated as far back as 1867. Houl
ton is said to be anxious to be a city an
hold the first municipal banner o
Aroostook County.
Two men were arrested at Sanfor
Tuesday charged with having dispose
of small number of spurious fifty cen
and % cent pieces. They we're Georg
Bachand aged So, painter, who came
year ago from st. Johnsbury, VT, an
Benjamin Sturgeon, a brother-in-law
who until three weeks ago resided a
Laconia, n. II. They were arrested i
their room, where it is said plaste
paris mould adapted to the making G
half dollars, five spurious half dollar
and three quarters were found in bed
1t is alleged that the men confessed t
. having passed counterfeit coins. The
pleaded guilty, and stated that the
were driven to it by want.