Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
Maine News Notes.

Bangor does not like 1t bit that one
or two of the Bangor and Aroostook
trains will not enter that city but will
connect with the Maine Central at Her
mon Junction.
The body of Wilder Hatch, aged Is, of
Damariscotta Mills, was recovered from
Damariscotta Pond Wednesday. 1t was
supposed he had fit while fishing from
the bank the previous night and fell into
the pond.
A wedding of considerable interest
occurred In Auburn Wednesday evening,
when Miss Caroline Frye Briggs, grand.
daughter of Senator Frye, was married
to Garrett A. Hobart of Paterson, N. j.,
son of a former vice-president OF the
United States.
There are in Belfast seven persons,
representing four generations in direct
line, who live in one family and eat at
the same table. They are Capt. and
Mrs. Thomas Condor, their daughter
Lucy and her husband, Elisha q. Haney;
the granddaughter, Cleora, and her hus-
band, Clarence E. Read, and the baby,
Master Carlton Arthur Read.
At a special election at Augusta Mon
day the proposition made by Mayor
Plsisted that $4,000 be raised for road
Improvements was adopted 562 to pol.
Two other propositions voted on were
defeated-one to purchase Fort Western
and trotting park system, and the other
to exempt certain land owned by real
estate agency in return for land given for
park purposes.
OF the 478 cities, towns and organized
plantations in Maine, 800 have already
appropriated money this year for the
purpose of building state roads, the total
appropriation amounting to $11S,82h.
There are in the state II cities which
will make up their budgets of appro-
priations during the present month, and
while it cannot be stated as to the
amount of the appropriations which
these places will make, 1t Is estimated
that the total appropriation which will
| be made in Maine this year for state
roads will be probably about $4,000.
The season has now advanced far
enough to be able to judge with some
degree OF accuracy just what the outlook
is for tourist travel to the Maine resorts
this year and present indications are for
a record breaker. Two cold, backward
summers put something Of damper on
travel, but last season was so good that
| 1t has served to put tremendous stimu.
lus ON the traffic this year. Maine In
1905 had the biggest summer travel In
her history and the weather was so
perfect that every one had good time.
All through the winter the host which
came here has been talking Maine and
the consequence 10 that the bookings for
the hotels are the largest ever known.
The steamer City of Rockland and the
steamer City of Bangor, both OF the
Boston and Bangor route OF the Eastern
Steamship Co., were considerably dam
aged as the result of being In collision
during the heavy fog of early Thursday
morning about Is miles to the east OF
Cape Elizabeth. The City of Bangor
was on the way to Boston, and the City
of Rockland was eastbound. The Ban
COR was considerably the more damaged,
her stem being crushed in and carried
away to the water line. If the water
had been rough there would have been
serious trouble, but as It was both
steamers got into port without further
disaster. No one of the 800 passengers
on the two steamers was hurt.
In speaking OF the valuation Of Maine,
State Assessor Hon. George Pottle OF
Lewiston recently stated that there are
indications for good increase, judging
from the returns received as far as the
work has progressed. The average in
crease since 1900 has been 90, ZOO, 900 per
year, and he thinks that the valuation OF
the present year will be fully up to that
figure. Another item In the work OF
the board which shows An improvement
this year is the sheep industry, which Is
thought to have reached its low water
mark and to be now on the increase.
One favorable feature In connection with
this industry is the better market for
wool, which is attestsd by remark
made to member of the board few
days ago, which was to the effect that
he was now paying 80 cents per pound
for wool that he had until lately been
able to buy for 10 cents.