Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-07
Maine News Notes.

Anon Baker of Skowhegsn 10 said 10
be the owner of a genuine Stradivarius
violin, but no mention is made of the
price at which he holds it.
II seems that they are still building
the Portland, Gray and Lewiston cleo
trio road, as for several years past, and
the latest report is that it will Dc opened
In June-next June.
Leo Flanagan, 10 years old, of Dover,
n. a., was instantly killed Tuesday at
South Berwick by coming in contact
with live wire, after he had climbed q
pole to a height of forty feet.
A Pole named Teawil Kidon was
struck and instantly killed by train
while walking on the track near Port
land Sunday. De was IS years OF age,
and leaves wife and two children.
The first salmon taken at the Bangor
pool on the lst day of April weighed IL
pounds, and sold in the local market at
$3.50 per pound. 1t was purchased by
admirers of President Wilson and sent
to him as gift.
According to figures furnished by
William j. Lanigan, forester for the
Eollingsworth & Whitney Co., the total
cut of lumber on the Kennebec and It's
tributaries during the past winter was
POI, 760, 900 feet.
Increase of the mileage rate on the
Maine Central April LIST from to z IA
cents, with a few days. notice OF the In
crease, gave very pretty chance Tor
speculation with some who had the nee
essary funds, and the trade IN mileage
books in the last few days of March was
very brisk.
Auburn 10 pluming itself on having
school board that is unique in that no
two men on II have the same occupation.
or the ten members Of which ii is COM
posed is one farmer, physician, lawyer,
foundry superintendent, teacher, banker,
travelling salesman, grocer, druggist and
milk dealer.
An interesting session is anticipated at
the road convention at Bangor on Tues
day and Wednesday OF this week, under
the auspices of the state highway COM
mission. A number of good speakers on
road subjects within and without the
state will address the meeting. Motion
pictures of interest will bs shown, and
there will be a large exhibit OF road
building machinery and apparatus.
Bansor's new 5000 postofice will
be built of Maine granite, in part at
least, quarried within 20 miles of the
site. The job is under way at the Mt.
Waldo quarries in Frankfort, down the
river. The stone can be loaded on cars
at the quarry and delivered on the site
by laying a short electric spur track.
Frankfort granite is of light gray, tine
grain and has been used In government
buildings all over the country. The ma
terial for the old postoffice, built over 80
wears ago, was from the same quarries.
Elaborate plans are made for the cele-
ration of the 50th anniversary Of the
Pennington State Normal school, which
will occur August IA. Among other
things it is hoped to have large gath
ering of the alumni, with a banquet,
speech making, and a general renewing
of old acquaintances many OF which
were dropped long ago. Ii is also pro-
posed at that time TO place in Merrill
hall, the general assembly room, tab
let as memorial TO the late George Col
by Purington, who for 20 years was the
head Of the school.
Bangor Commercial: Statements have
been rather going the rounds OF the
Maine press this week In regard to the
small number OF salmon in the Peuob-
scot and Kennebec as compared with
former days. In this connection the
story Of Winslow farmer is not without
interest. He tells of his grandfather
hiring men to work, and the men stipu-
lating that they should not receive sal
mon for meals more than twice a day
on account of the overabundance Of this
fish. Needless 70 say, laborers make no
such contracts during the salmon season
in this century.
As showing the value of Maine apples,
w.P. Anterior, of Gardiner, calls at
tention to the fact that apples from the
far west sold recently in the Liverpool
markets at an average of % a box, while
Maine apples sold at an average Of 81 so
to IS a barrel. Sound and we'll packed
apples sold as high as 80 q barrel. He
figures that when all the bills for trans
portation, insurance, coopersge aud COM
mission were paid the net profit to the
Maine producer was greater than to the
western man. He says that Maine Bald
wins sold in the English market all win
ter % cents to so cents higher per barrel
than any others, except few choice lots
from Canada and Western New York.