Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-26
Maine News Notes.

Millinocket has had 200 cases of
typhoid fever.
Bath is already making plans for the
launching of the battleship Georgia,
next fall.
A five. masted schooner was launched
at Waldoboro on the 10th, in a thick
snow storm.
The latest Maine trolley line which is
averred to be more or less in sight is one
from Skowhegan to Pennington.
The strike of painters and paper hang
ers in Bangor has collapsed, the men
having gone back to work on the old
schedule.
Judge VIM. P. Whitehouse of the
Supreme Judicial Court was last week
re-appointed by Governor Hill for
another term of seven years.
There is always a Maine man present
where things are happening. The cap
tain of the American steel steamer.
"Plieades," which was in Port Arthur's
harbor on the day of the first big battle
and upon whose deck fell numerous
pieces of Japanese shell, turns out to be
+. G. Purinton of Phippsburg.
James E. Dunning. editor of the
Portland Press and Advertiser, has re-
Gently sold to the Harpers story which
will be given serial publication in Harp
er's magazine. 1t is the most pretentious
literary work which Mr.. Cunning has
done and it's appearance will be awaited
with interest by his many friends in
Maine.
Hon. Joseph A. Locke died at his
home in Portland Thursday. Mr.. Locke
was a prominent Republican who had
served in many public positions, in
Guiding two terms as president of the
Maine senate and four years in the ex-
ecutive council. He was also we'll known
| for his prominence in the several Ma
| sonic bodies.
H. B. johnson, recently arrested in
Lewiston for the larceny of an overcoat,
has been identified as the man who re-
Gently swindled Oliver G. Buck of Nor
way ont of SlS. Johnson is also wanted
at Rumford Falls for obtaining money
under false pretences, and is charged
with bearing several aliases and working
various games in other places.
A Washington County porcupine hunt
er discloses the fact, not generally known,
that the porcupine is the only animal
that will eat foliage of the hemlock tree
and thrive upon it, These animals, how
ever, will eat almost anything and they
have been known to remain in hem
lock tree for week at a time, hugging
close to tie tree at night and feeding
during the daytime.
Wardens Pierce and Brown, who are
on duty along the boundary, have report
ed to Commissioner Carleton that during
the past winter they found IL dead deer.
Nearly all were young animals and there
was nothing about them to indicate that
they had been killed. The animals were
all very poor and it is supposed that they
succumbed to the severity of the weather,
not having vitality enough to withstand
the hardships of the winter.
Amos F. Gerald, of Fairfield, who has
had a wide experience in electric railroad
building, says he believes there will be
very little of this construction in Maine
this year. Iron and steel are high and
other material in proportion, and at
present there is not much incentive for
contractors to take hold of new PROPOSE
tions. Mr.. Gerald is of the opinion,
however, that there are many places in
the state where road can be built to
advantage if it is possible to construct it
under normal conditions.