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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

GRKESwooD, sept 26.-Ambrose \.
BROOKS l. stll alive. bot very low, aud 20
al Appearances near III. Journeys eni.
Consumption l. doing IT, work. Ny wife
and self sat up with him last night, aud
found that while disease Il slowly prey Ing
on The mortal form. an Is calm and peace
fal within. 50 much for the Christians
hope. let those scot who will Hls broth.
81, Charles A. Brooks. has been with him
Cor two weeks, bu, goes back TO his work
a. Winthrop to-day.
Miss J. Ella Benson commenced her
school In ri. district on The 1t lost. bat
was obliged b delay Il this week on &C.
count % sickness. She i az her boa riding
place, Mr.. X l. Coles. and has an attack
% pneumonia We hope she will ~ 30 as
% resume her school the 0rs, Of the week
The frost OF the 18Th and itih IA q
good deal OF damage 20 The IAN crops
Potatoes are sclliog Al the Pond Tor for.
" cents basAel They are ro,uug badly
In some places.
The botanical par; % the book OF nature
which was Published las, spring, i now
undergoing thorough revision. The new
edition will contain less pages, or leaves,
bat many beautiful ohromatlc pictures,
which already begin 20 make their appear
ance. Campaign editlon--frec TO al
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30
OXFORD COUNTY LOCALS.

AInsSS. sept 21-Ths bears are very
plenty, and seem fond Of exhibiting then.
selves In families. A namily Of four has
oesn seen walking through aslds and pas.
tarosi and other smaller groaps. They
are damaging orchards and Killing sheep
In different parts ofthe town. They have
been particularly hard on Dexter Cum
mings. having killet eigh, cat - iock
OF nny-ave. and several Others are mis-
stag he Aas nken his nOck from the
pasture b Que near home.
Two bcAatifal deers were recently sen
caPering tAro0gh the asld..
W. W. Cross Of Brldgton. has par.
chased = few cattle here this week. payisg
prices LITTLE lower than as, year.
k'ry Wheeler i gathering hls ctanbcr.
rlss 90 TIE .slAni 10 The Hutchinson pond.
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for them. Several years algo John Foley
aud others started 10 set a lot Of eel pots
and get rich shipping live eel 10 the boston
market but Tor some reason they failei
10 connect-guess they couldn't raise cap
ital enough 20 buy ish hock 10 start with.
just A. soon A. We begin - work nights
the wheel begin, To chop lp GELS. They
don't stir round much In the daytime bot
towards dusk they begin &C. get lively. A
light viii attract them long distance IN
the night. - every boy Who has ever hobb-
"a for eels l. well aware. The hundreds
Of bright lamps In the factory, shining OF
over the pond, call them down Into the
outlet They hear the wheel charming and
splashlng AMI 20 down the fume 10 invcs-
tgaie. They never come back. Thsi
deadly wheel satisfies their ycafnlugs -
nothing else can do."-irgus.
The following l. a list OF the tax payers
Of Oxford, who pay tax OF mere than
$40 % for the wear fssl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30
CONNECTION

Two weeks ago our oxford correspond
cni stated that Mr. Newell Thomas voted
the Republican ucke, Al the last election.
Mr. Thomas, In the following letter, s,stes
that b. dli not 80 vote, nor dli be thiaA
OF voting any other than the Democratic
ticket This letter was received too lat,
for publication 10 our last paper
OXFORD. Sept. -. lsst
W. Hrfhas, Prn. M.-Df1r Sir
see In your last issue that you st-t'
that voted the Republican ticket Al out
lat clcctlon, which i cnt.Fely false, A.
dli not even think Of such tAlng.
fr0'sf a. Denocrrflr nckfi
Please correct In your next.
Nours Respectfully.
WN. y. THOMAS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30
STATE or MAINE.

OXFORD, s-Bosrd Of County Comnlssioaers.
september session. lisa; held by adlournment
September icth. lssi'
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactofy evil.
dsnce having been received that the petitioners
are responsible and that inqafy into the merits Of
their picaiOn isexpedlent, u ordered thai the
County COmmlss l0ners meet AZ the Bethel House
10 said Bethel. on rhursfAy, the l5th day Of Nov.
ember merit. Al zen 0fthe clock AN and thence pro-
coed 20 view the route mentioned In said petition.
immed ately amer which view, hearing Of the par.
ties and their witnesses xi be had Al some oon,en.
eat place In the vicnlty, and such other measures
taken In the premises a. the Commissioners shall
jadge proper And lis farther ordered that notice
ofths tims. place and purpose Of the C0mmssloner
meeting Aforesaid BE- given 10 all persons and cor
porsfi0ns Interested by causing sttssted copies OF
aid petition and Of this order thereon 20 b
served upon the Clerk Of the town of Bsthe ].
ant also p0sted up IN three public places 10
said town, and publishesi three weeks sue
cesslvely In the OXFORD Democrat, q ness-
paper printed II Paris, In said eosnty OF o.
lord the hrst 0f said publications and each OF the
other notices, 10 BE- made, served aud posted a.
leastth ry days before said time Of meeting 10 IN
end that al persons and corporations may then anf
there appet and shev cause u any they have, oh y
the prayer SAID petitioners should not be granted
Attest: ALBERT :. AUSTIN, Clerk.
A tree copy Of ssid Petition aud Order Of Court
thereon.
Attest ALBERT 3. AUsrrS. cisrt.
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~ cut The iouowing, rclatns 10 tne
foundcr Of tha; paper. IL seems tha, In
early lie he attended school Al Frye
burg and worked In DenmArs, IN this Coun.
tyt
RUFUS PORTER. FOUNDER OF THE
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
Ruius Porter, the original founder OF the
NrifnNfr ImerirIn, died recently Ia New
Haven. Conn. Ia the esd year Of his age.
ID % within three days OF bis dccease his
health was good, he was In fall possession
OF bis faculties, aud enjoyed considerable
bodily vlgor lie succumbcd % a severe
attack of diarrhwh lie was born Al West
Boxford, Mass, on the lst OF May, 1872.
lie Was q remarkable natural genius. lie
showed taste for mechanics while In The
cradle. was In school learning Noah Web
ster's spelling book AZ the age OF four !
spent six months al fryeburg Academy
when twelve years old beyond this he had
no educational advantages. by this time
he had become quite an adep, Ia the max
Ing OF all sorts OF mechanism, such a.
water wheels. windmllls, lathes, etc. lie
was also something OF musician he play
ed the fifc and the violin, and wrote poetry.
In 1907 his family concluded u would be
best Tor him not 70 fddle any longer with
life, bat 20 settle down 10 something sold
and useful In short, become shoemaker
Ike his elder brother. SO, In 1907 he
walked from Portland % West Bedford,
los miles, aud undertook the honest calling
OF the cObbler. But IL was soon seen that
he was no, cut out for that species Of In
dustry be gave II mp. went back 70 Port
land, played nfe for military companies
and the violin for dancing parties until
1910. when at the age OF Is he was appren-
tlced 20 a house painter, including sign
painting, and be soon became proficient In
the business. The Breaking out OF the War
with Great Britain In 1912 gave him con-
slant occupation In painting gun boats
also a. dfer 10 the Portland Light Infantry.
In 1918 he painted sleighs al Denmark,
Me. beat the drum for the soldiers, taught
Others 10 do the same, and wrote book
on the art OF drumming. This probably
was his frst book publication. In 1914 he
was enrolled In the militia for the defense
OF the country, and was for several months
in actual service; after this he taught
school Al Baldwin, married at Portland,
taught Al Waterford, made wind grlst mills
AZ Portland, painted IN Boston, the same
on through New York and New Jersey %
baltimore and Alexandria, Va. peculi-
arity which he developed about this time,
and which continued through life, was 4
frequent change OF place and occupation.
Although he might be doing well at the
business which for the time engaged his
attention, he would sell out and abandon
Il the moment a new idea came into bis
mind. lie could not hold fast 20 one thing
or 10 one place for any considerable length
OF time. His brain was an Overlooking
fountain OF new IDEAS and active projects.
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10 az Hoaora1ss hoard - C,,safv Cosasstosers
nrlflla al ~ az Clnnil of Orlori


rifAiA aad for fas Couafy Of Orfori
Respectfully represent. the sclcctmen OF the
town OF Bethel, IN oeriance with DC Of saii
town passed al the annual toEn meeting, held on
the third day Of March lisa, thai the ooanty road
A. nov Travelled botsccn Bethel Iiil an midile
Interyals IL hilly and uc1nvenicnt, an that pub.
iic necessity and conyenicnce require an altsrsion
aud neg location. commencing AZ p0iat on ths
old county rOai. near ne dwelling house offs. W
sanb0rn In sad Bethsl. thence Ia the mOst con.
veuient aud feasible route. tiii suikes TIE roai
~ n0s travelled AZ some point near the dwelling
house Of &. X. stanley In taii Bethel. Alec that
the grading OF sAid rad, a. nov travelled, be.
tween the four corners near the dseuing hoass %
;. W. Ssnb1rn AMI the dseling house ~ y. H.
Aunis, which was ordered BY the CJunty Con
m issi0ners, be discontinued, sal The order a..
rectnE the same be revoked.
They therefore request thu y0u cause notice N
be given. and a view OF sad rOate, and grant m,
request sbDve specified, and ~ 10 duty h5und
will ever PRAY.
Dsled =, Bethel this I'm dsv Of sept. A. ID. issi.
y. q. MnkELEH,l sslecsmen
WM. r. kAMk., o.
I'D HASTINGS, Bethel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

PARIS Rev. Mr.. Foss, OF SO. Paris,
will preach AZ the whll,emorc School,
House, sunday o. n, Oct ~ Meetings
are held each sabbath, .. n. a. ahoye place.
ELIAS Chase AMI wife OF Portland are
visiting =; Major Meilcn's
Il lsr reported that J. c. Marble sold bis
mare Glpsy, Al the STATE Fair fos $500.
also TIA, John Pierce sold tl' black Jack
Tor $500
There will bc a sociabie - tle Baptist
v,stry. wednesday eve, % which 81 or
Invited. Refreshments Will be served.
50 rams.-s Richardson a Go. are do
lng large iron foonng JOB. ihi. week. for
Horailo Cushm,n OF IIebroa.
The skating rink Is having a successful
rsn AMI vii be- open. commeuc.rg w.ta
this week. every wednesday sd SATURDAY
evening
Messrs Durham & NORTH have "a, up
a. their corn factory here. MS season,
about 10000 cans-malnly surcoiash.
We understand that ). NJ. King took
several premiums on his Jersey stock a.
the state Fair.
wm. A. Frothnghsm has now The most
complete stock o. boots, shoes, slipper and
rubber goods ever shown In This section.
The adv vantage ~ having a large stock 10
select from Is - apparent that bis store
viii doubtless be thronged during fair
time with people from al paris % ne
County.
We hear that Mr. John Pierce sod his
anc fouryear OH cold Mschlevous JACK
while a; the State Fair for some $50, be
sides taking 500 prize f0r ,roiiing.
IrkN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30
MAINE PATENTS.

List Of patents Issued TO Maine inventors
for the week ending Sept. l6, lssl. re-
ported for as by COMBS & Mason, solici-
tors OF Patents and Counsel In Patent Cas-
g, wheelwright 4 Clark's Block. Bangor,
Maine:
ID. Jannlson, Lewiston, Dying black !
G. J. Lowe, Cherryheld, Saw; ID. Tillson,
Rockiapd, Stone Cutting Machine. Trade
Marx. Thos. Jenness 4 Son, Bangor, I>o-
lions for the skin, the word "Jumbolene. |"
Whole number for the week-Patents, SIS ;
Designs, 26; Trsde-Marks, II; Labels, 81
Reissues, 81 Total, AIS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

Ma PASS CuHrts, tho vsilknosu bot AMI
.aae iriirr .u HING, h.i tfulhia with Cankcr IN
.ih sli stomach. Ttls cau.si constant sl-f
H1ntrh. Indigestion. eic. NJ. Curn hts o.
lrn iliai o. So ui ~ thia h4nlr, aui oulg 3d..
90. .iei uh.n te tfcin a. usa ~ nfovut auti-
f.laa NJ Curtis auihorrs ere o. ~ h.t
..-ir. uc.sin trfrc- tr,'.1 -tll CO.. yoar. u'rsys
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

Rrronn. Sept .i.-Mr. Horace Good
win. Who lived 90 Red IIlii, died very sud
denly. last Tuesday morning. The day
before De worked In the field. digging po-
tstoes. a. well a. usual, snd died before
daylight The next morning. Cause IN
known. bat The Dr. thinks u may have been
paralysis o. the brain, As his head hiss
troubled him q good deal lie has len =
wife ant large family OF children.
Mr. John D. stephens has opened bis new
store and has good assortment % Dry
goods. groceries. crockery, etc. etc. lie
Is also q lswelcr BY trade ani is pcparcd 10
mend watches AMI al kinds OF iewely.
Mr.. \. l. Farnum has also opened a new
store next door. AMI Is doing good bus
lncss.
Farmers ATE busy harvesting potatoes
ani apples OF which there i q good yield.
~.
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GEArroS. sept 2i.-Cool frosty nights,
NJ Rufus FArru Is having q piazza
erected. The work Is being done by Leon
ART Leavlit. BY the way, Mr.. LeaSiii
seems % be- the Champion bear hunter
having caught ulne OF the "varmints
within year Bears are reported thick.
One came down near Geo. Otiss buildings
a few night ago 20 = small enclosure,
where Mr. q. had kept his lambs All sum
mer bat bad sold them only the day before
70 Orrln Foster; - Bruln went without
lamb Cor supper. and bad half a dozen men
chase him besides
Gilbert Tyler l. having an agaeduei laid
down % house and barn. Mr. Eugene Bean
from Beans Corner 10 Bethel, does the
work. Mrs. Bean made short visit
among frlends here lAst week.
Mrs. Nellie Brown has been qaite sick
Tor fortnight past bat i recovering now.
Mrs Brown has large barn and her hay
crop being extra she nlled her barn con-
pletsly faIl Of hay, and was obliged 20 haul
her grain (of Which she had large guam
uty) away 10 get IL hOased-patting four
teen large loads In Rufus farrn's barn,
and a humber In the barn Of NJ. MeAilis-
Ter. She Intends % erect new barn
another season, bat u was fortunate for
her thai Der nslghbors had barn room 70
spare this season.
Ireceived letter a short time ago nom
a friend In Paris, Kansas, Who formerly
resided In Oxford. Maine Mrs Edwin
MeAInster). She says crops are splendid
there this year, and she likes Kansas very
mach. She says everything u very much
better than two years ago. Lots Of frult
i raised In different parts OF the state,
bat she remarks II would IKE some OF
,he dear old Maine spples-" The many
friends Of Mr.. McAnister win be glad 10
learn that his health, which was falling
when he lef, Maine, Is very mach improved
By change OF climate
"Thsy say Dexter Tenney l. about 70
remove 20 Gorhsns. 10 reside with bis sou
james
Mr.. whitney. Of Upton. recently lost q
child with cholera infxntum- Quite lot
Of sickness roundabout DoLLIr pAHr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

\, ,hs town Of Betnsl IN ne County cfofford
asi stais Of Maine, for The year ~
THE following let % taxes, On 70, s-.Als' o'
non resldeat owners, In The tosn o. bs,nsa Ioi
he rear lsrS. 10 bub committee !. u ~, ensr
M, sol.-ctor Of ssd to~n, on the itih dAy
sf LAM. ls,,i. has been returned BY hin 70 me A.
s.-sla,.s unpaid on The al day Of Jsse LOO
by hIs ceTtIfcsie Of that date, and nos ~
80 !. la ,sxes. interest and charges are nof pad
,-s, he Trea.ary Of saif town NJ min eighteen
.,c,,Ss from the date 81 The comuitment 81 sad
~ n elsnt Ia Day The amount due therefor, inclnd
\. interest," AL chArgcs. vii, without nafthsI no
t'c~ III cold q public anction, Al he tressuf
er's once m sAif tosn on the JOB Gay "f JAW
sry. los, a. O'Clock IN the afternoon
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ID. N. Goss, M. Goes hsrm,
mons p. Blahe, me spsfyri plsee, -
Mrs. Betsy X. store on Main sue..'
chop on Church sre~. slt
Mrs y. l.. spencer, Hease let os Church a. =.
q. r. whassy, Tss kIosidre Ihsyef a. .o
1,esehst 4. ars. p~a<iescy OF highway,
Herr Of Aaron smith, Cedar Iot 90 plAias.e i5o
o. u. MASON, Trvssarrr Of bs<hei
sept io:h. ~.
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LOST!

ON THURSDAY, Aug slst. between kani.rs
yails ana Rumford Corner, fmal red MO
80 WALK M q anal smOunt % MONEY
TIE finder uIil b suitably rcuntei % fetnfninE
-" W. ALLIE y. PERRY.
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FEYurEo. Sept g'.-Mrs. Dexter %
Maien. Mas. 0. y.sit.ng Der father, Mr.
Russell Page
Mr.. Mott ant r. n. Noii, OF Saco. have
been a. the Oxfori House.
Col and Mrs. A. A. Gibson len town
rather s1idsnly lAsi week a. they had
proposed spending The Winter here
The school 10 The NJ. Ton district
opened Monday last, 10 charge Of J. waldo
nash.
Mr.. Eames 90 w0oaru. aBi Charles
wNker O, Row ley. have been visiting
their parcnts. Mf aai Mrs. Henry Walk
or. and other fricnts here. Mr.. W. and
Others gave a party a. The skating rink,
Thursday evening.
The selcctncn have been laying oat Tie
neW road D. Dr. BARRELS farm, Highland
Park. whlch was adopted Al The late town
meeting
The AcAicmy j. aoarishing The iyecam
has been recognized aud held Is arst
meeting f1r the term last Thursday eve
nlug. The neKt vii be- open 70 The public.
II Is expected that Miss Robinson, the
teacher o. eiocut.on. viii give q reading.
and M Ro5inson may AID The debate.
The Misses Cliues are visiting friends a.
W0lfboro. y. X.
Mr.. aud Mr.. Phlneas swan OF wlnches-
Ter. Mass. former residents % y, spent
sunday 10 town.
Mrs.. Cyrus Novel % Portland Is visit
lug Der sister. Mrs. Dr LAmson.
NJ. A r. Jeuness has been settling out
elm trees along the lots ou Main S.. oPPo-
site bis house.
Qu.ie a number nom here, will avail
themselves o. the excursion from North
Conway % Boston on the Eastern r. r.,
next week
Mss Sarah 5. Evans has received IN ap-
pointmeni AMI viii soon 20 South 70 work
among The frcedmen. DOUNO.
GEArroS. sept 2l-Cool frosty nights.
Mr Rufus FArrU Is having piazza
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ANDovrK. sept e6-Rsy. VIM. Cutting
nom \. a., who Is visiting bis parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eosn Cutting. preached -
TIE Coug1 church. last Sunday An
Messis. Thomas Fox. Prank Brown and
- shepherd started from The "POor" house.
lsst Thursday. on walking tour - Dix.
vile AMI The Mountains. camping BY The
wsy
Nov i TIE time % bring the big poii-
toes % the front ". TAlbo, lately dug
two nom enc I'm that weighed three lbs..
the larger weighing I q lbs.
A gcod srist mill Z. cre Of the most
pressing 90 Autover wants iasi now.
Thousands OF hushels OF graia 10 be- ground
ani The nearest grist min ten miles away.
Nor than one hundred bushels OF grain
were taken nom iAis Plsce 10 Hanover for
grinding In one dsy. this wcek
a Abtot harvcsts &c bushels % nice
wheat tals year growu ON one acre q
ground
IN Thomas moved into rs rev house
lat Monday
We ioaru that NJ. George z Th0mss
has accepted the position o. Supsriuient-
eut a. Camp whitney, Lake Molechunka.
muuk. Coz The coming year. beginning his
duties TIE drst of October
The starch factory a. Chspmsn's Nils l.
10 opsraiiot the propr.etors paying from
o. % .sc. per hashsl for potatoes. accor'-
Ing to quality.
Andovsr sent large delega,.on 20 The
state Pair. this week amopg party o.
ucsf.y 2o campers.
The postofce force l. badly reduced.
th.s wcek With The Postmaster a. Court
an The Assistant sok Bert has bis
hanis ial
The school a. The Falls. taught BY Miss
Helen Berry. closes this week. ANer term
OF Ten weeks
Prank Abooii % Rum:ori, Aas been en-
gAgci % toach The school on Farmers
HI TIE coming winter r.
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Job Printing 5IHs we sLf S:s sSSs S iss
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BUcxrrEip. sept g-th.-winslow Pack.
Ing Co close operations today. having
packed J-i. 0o0 cans ofswcct corn ant suco-
tab. employing 300 hands
The Company has pursued generous
policy towards The farmers To- this section,
taklug al their corn aner the frost AMI
paying promptly
About ao0 acres were planted ant the
crop h,s hcsu more than an average one.
Geo. N. Atwood hAs returned 70 colum.
b.a College LAW Schoo, y \.
Hsrbcrt Tlton and family have removed
% Queens. l. I. -
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Rrv. THro. GEasIsu 4 Pastor Of M Pine ~
NE Chur,h, ard auihor of "Ths Bile and A.
Cray A member q M family hsi r-scfe eass
q C.nkrr la Nouih ani sioulssh, tfs.i In sAsiq1'
ways rlf Nh, 81 iasi bo1gh Browns sars'.
rarua ani va. eurci Rcv. NJ ocrri.h VII en-.
d1fse thc ahofc
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Browns Sarsaparilla

80 Il ieir.i him more than any Thing h. ever had
Wien b. sent % scaa frs days Aso h. bougtt
h-.-r sup,.'y sni AL be- shoah eome hone . ~ei
nan.
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Mac. A. Panrurn. a. Ellsworth, l. Agoni O.
ihs Amcfictn Esp-o-s Co. sni osus drug siofr
Il.lc sss Ia that iovn an scqaaiuisnos u a.
aha.o vocation sas hat ~ a saiior. frum eai.rf
,at f,o.i h. hsi oouir.eieis tal co. ~ huinof'
taf cane oai. faoe and bcty covered viii
ftsfhrs IL ia one hofiia
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

From the S-isailse Aaerioaa OF Sept.
W. cut the following, relating TO the
fo1ntcr % tha; paper. 1, seems thA, In
early lie he attended school al Frye
burg and worked In DenmArs, IN this Coun.
ty
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-28
cophagus, the latter containing ten oiuerary
urns with ashes and calciued bones.
SHOT DEApis TuE RvAu.
Numbering Bis sw eethcsrtr Father Hecsuso
lie Prohibited " Drive.

The county of Somerset, Md, and the
adjoining one of Worcester are in tumult
OF excitement of the brutal shooting of
Captain l.. q. &. Davis, respectable and
wealthy resident of pUccmOkc city, in the
last named county. For the past two
years Mrs. Mary l.. Ross, daughter OF
Captain Davis, beautiful widow, has
been residing with him and receiving tho
attentions of Irving ]. Mills, drummer
for the Baltimore firm of William q. Ban
semer Il Co. Mrs. Ross is about thirty
years old, and both before and since her
marriage has been quite q belle in the
lower peninsula. Her father some time
ago, finding that she continued TO accept
the attentions of young Mills despite his
protests, forbade the latter To come to his
house. The lovers, however, frequently
| met claudestinely and Saturday Mrs. Ross,
during the absence Of her father, went out
driving with Mills As they were rcturn-
ing home and were about to cross small
bridge in Dublin district, near Pocomoke
city, they were seen by Captain Davis,
who was standing talking to his niece,
Mrs. Marcellus DickersoD, in the lattcr's
yard, near the bridge. Captain Davis ran
| out in the road and called to Mrs. Il ,ss to
| leave the carriage. Mills objected to this
| and when Mrs. Ross tried TO got out no
whipped up the horse. Captaiu Davis
sprang forward and seized the animal by
the rein. Mrs. Ross then jumped out,
| when Mills in frenzy of rage drew o
pistol aud fired. When the daughters s
feet touched tho ground she almost fell
| ever her fathers corpse lying in the road,
Mrs Ross spraug towards Mills aud
began to wrestle with him for the pos
session OF his weapon, for he evidently
| contemplated a second shot Mrs Dcker.
son went to herTaid aud tho two finally
succeeded in making Mills desist Mrs.
| Ross then fell faintiug on her father S
| body. Mills glanced at the body and
| turned away muttering, without Offering
any explanation. He left tho scene and
went TO the residence of his uncle and re-
quested to be sent to Princess Anne jail.
| Unable to get conveyance and fearing
that the community would take the law
into its own hands he started to walk "a
Jail. He proceeded this way eight miles
and then got friend to take him to
his destination. When called upon in jail
he appeared perfectly cool and refused tc
make any statement.
Mrs, Ross, iu speaking Of the affair, do
nOunces Mills in bitter terms aud cried and
sobbed piteously. She states positively
that she saw no attempt at violence on hel
fathers part aud that no never carried
q pistol iu his lie. Mills bullet paSseC
directly through Captain Davis heart
The son of Captain Davis married The
sister of his fathers murderer about eigh
months ago.