Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-02-15
Maine News Notes.

The Chapman-Alexander evangelistic
meetings in Bangor are arousi ng much
interest.
Miss Charlotte Bartlett of Woolwich
found sign of spring the other day in
the shape of four leaf clover which she
picked in the field. 1t was as fresh and
green as in summer.
Blanche Clark of South Berwick, l6
years of age, died Friday after suffering
for six days from the effects of puison
taken with suicidal intent. No reason is
assigned for the act.
Mrs. H. l.. Tucker of Webster Planta-
ton made maple syrup Jan. % from sap
obtained by tapping the maple trees near
her home. She wants to know II this
record can be beaten.
1t looks as If Peary would be raised to
the rank of rear admiral, and immediate
" retired. A bill to that effect has
passed the United States Senate and is
expected to 60 through the house.
James Fl. McCorkle, probably the best
known artist photographer In the coun.
try, committed suicide at his home at
Cape Elizabeth on Wednesday. The act
was doubtless due to family troubles.
At last the Bangor public library ste
is settled, the land has been decided, and
six years controversy is cndrd. AS
the lot is covered with buildings, the
erection of the library will probably be-
gin next year. 1t will cost about $780,
600.
During the past year 1903 grade cattle,
1873 blue bloods, II horses and five sheep
| ere condemned because of disease and
destroyed, according to the annual re-
port of the State Board of Cattle Com
missioners. Six per cent of the grade
cattle tested aud three and half per
cent of the pure blood cattle tested were
condemned.
The banquet given by the Houlton
clerks recently was something of an in
novation in that section as the menu,
though varied included no meat, being
as follows: Grape fruit, tomato soup,
celery, breadsticks, cucumbers, boiled
halibut, egg sauce, mashed potatoes,
Hubbard squash, Boiled onions, radishes,
/ fruit salad, hot rolls, coffee, frozen pud-
ding, punch, sailed nuts, cigars.
The matter of celebrating the centen-
NAL of the town of Eliot is one of the
subjects expected to be considered by
the coming annual town meeting in
March. The north parish of Kittery was
J set off and incorporated as the town of
;ok In nk IF n n
| this, the 10th town in the then district
of Maine, being signed by the Governor
of Massachusetts on March l of that
year.
Melville 81. Andrews of Bangor, a
former Oxford County boy, and one of
the best known musicians in Maine,
, owns one of the most valuable viOlins in
the state. He is also violin maker on
his own account and since he first took
up the work as hobby in 1905, be has
completed II instruments, all but two OF
them being modelled upon the famous
Vuillanne, which came into his posses
sion 25 years ago.
Three members of the Lewiston fire
department were seriously injured at a
uT6 WuiCu UEOho OuG III oiiou o'oto,
Tuesday night. Two of the flremen
were thrown from ladder when the
building collapsed and the other was
struck by the falling roof. The injured
are John j. Burns, Patrick G. Connolly
and James A. Rattigan. They were re.
moved to the Central Maine General
Hospital. Burns is believed to have suf-
fered internal injuries, and Is also suffer
ing from the nervous shock. His condi-
ton is regarded as very critical.
Northport, Waldo County summer
resort, is enjoying boom. The two
new cottages and improvements at Sat
urday Cove will, it is said, cost In the
neighborhood of 100000; a $4,000 bun
gal0w has just been completed on the
shore near Little River for Mr.. Harri-
man, who talks of building others, and If
Mr.. Cobe builds the magnificent summer
home on Hillside Farm for which plans
have been drawn it will represent an in
vestment of $4,000 or more. Then the
hotel at Temple Heights will no doubt
be completed and ready for occupancy
the coming season, and the ownership of
the wharf at Northport Campground by
the Eastern Steamship Co., and it's en-
largement, must be of benefit to that
resort.
Bath Times: The New Meadows River
is practically clear of ice, something
which even our oldest residents fail to
remember at this time Of year. The
river has been frozen as far down az
Birch Point, but now 1t is clear up as far
as Bull Rock bridge, while the ice is
broken up as far as the Maine Central
bridge and is gradually going out or
wearing away. Those who live
along the river say that 1t is
doubtful II it freezes hard enough this
year to make it strong enough for CROSS
ing. 1t is salt water at that which
makes 1t seem quite reasonable that 1t
has reached It's thickest for this year.
The chug of a motor boat was heard on
the river Wednesday for the first time
this season. 1t was one of those belong
ing to fisherman living near the mouth
of the river.