Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-21
Maine News Notes.

Hon. Amos L. Allen Is practically
assured of a denomination for congress
in the First District BY the Republican
caucuses in Portland Friday. In every
ward the Allen delegation was elected
over those favoring the nomination of
Walter C. Emerson OF Portland.
The most important transaction in
summer resort property In Maine in
recent years, involving property to the
value of quarter of million dollars,
has just been concluded at Sorrento.
The Frank Jones estate has sold to
George Fl. Grant of Ellsworth all its
holdings at Sorrento, which includes 500
acres of shore property and five large
cottages.
According to the statement given out
by State Highway Com missioner Sargent,
444 towns and plantations made applica-
ton within the time limit for state aid
for highways under the new law Thirty
one towns voted against raising the re-
quired sum to enable them to receive
state aid, and number Of towns appro-
priated more than the necessary amount
to be set apart.
The Washington County railroad has
gone all the other railroads in the coun-
try one better in the matter of accom-
modating its patrons. A passenger one
day last week lost set of false teeth
out of the window. The loss was re-
ported to the obliging conductor, who
stopped the train, backed to the scene
of catastrophe, where the missing molars
were found and returned TO their owner.
The heaviest sentence in liquor case
in Kennebec County, and the second
largest in the state, was imposed by
Judge Hall in the Kennebec Superior
Court at Augusta, Monday, on Benoit
Arsenault of Augusta. Arsenaut filed
demurrer to an indictment for main
tanning common nuisance near the
tence was fine of $3.50 and costs, and in
default Of payment one year In Jail.
Arsenault filed exceptions.
The annual report of DR.. A. G.. Young,
registrar Of vital statistics, on the births,
marriages, divorces and deaths in the
state, shows that the number of births in
the state the past year was 1888, against
| lo,Sof ioi Iuo piCSouiuS yooi, o1 "a
crease of 5S4; the number of marriages
was 649s, an increase of 234 over the
preceding year, and the number OF
deaths was II ,427, against ILL., 1891 for the
preceding year, an increase of 40. The
marriage rate was highest in Oxford
County. The report shows that of the
births S160 were females and 1896 males;
9542 were of American parentage. 1865
of foreign parentage, and in 1891 in
stances one of the parents was foreign.
There was one divorce for every twelve
marriages.
The Parkhurst correspondent of the
Presque Isle Star-Herald says: Thirty
five dollars will buy a good talking ma
chine. This kind always makes me
wish the devil had the inventor. Most
of them are made in New York. From
five to seven dollars a week hires one
that will sing and laugh and flirt and
break dishes and hearts and chew gum.
l admire this kind. Many of them are
made in New Brunswick. A bachelor
can get one for about three dollars but
he must agree to keep the instrument
and take care of it. This kind has re-
peating record and will talk indefinitely.
Some of them are 80 constructed that
they can pull hair and scratch. FIRE.
quently they wear the poor man out and
he dies to get rid of them, then they are
on the market again and are considered
by some to be worth more than when
new.