Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
ITEMS OF MAINE NEWS.

w tiitAm nCiutliV, yVaH& s"s
claiming Boston ~ his home, 10 held
under $1,000 bonds for burglary and the
larceny OF q bicycle at Oak Grove Sem
mary. vassalboro. He Was caught at
Bangor, where the color Of the bicycle
he was riding directed suspicion to him.
While the family Of +. o. Watson,
ESQ. Of Laurel Avenue, Auburn, slept
sunday night burglars roamed at will
through nearly every room In the house,
rsnsacking dressing-caee drawers, aide
boards, cupboards and everything likely
to contain money. But little OF value
WAS stolen.
An attempt Is being made TO identity
Jose nh Kelley, the Great Falls On. H.
murderer, with man who visited Ellis
worth 10 April, 1896, and acted so
strangely that he WAS apprebended on
suspicion OF being an escaped lunstlc. II
II can be proved that he IL the same
man II will help along kelley's plea OF
insanity.
The new grand stand At Maplewood
Park. Bangor, 10 replace that burned on
Oct. %. will be built next spring and
will be 10 many ways different and bet
ter than the old one. The new stand
will be located nearer To the track, and
while only one story high, will be 80
long that II vii! accommodate more peo-
pie than the old stand.
Frank Hayward. brakeman In the
employ OF the Maine Central Railroad
Company, upon train twenty-one, was
thrown from freight car Monday just
west of the Readheld station, while the
train was en- route TO Waterville under
ordinary speed. lie fell under the trucks
aud his body VAS run over bv them,
nearly, II not quite severing IL in twain,
showing death must have been instsnta-
neou.. Hayward was unmarried and
resident OF Leeds Junction.
A notable discovery WAS made lsst
week By the crew OF men who are ut
work for ii. Purington & Co.. on the
extension 10 the Hollingsworth 4 Whit
new paper mill 10 winslow. when the
earth had been removed from the ledge
n large "pot-hole' was found In the
rock. worn smooth to nearly the size
OF half barrel, showing plainly that
at some period in the worlds history
the course Of the river was considerably
different from what IL now is. The
s'pot- hole" Il situated at least ten rods
from the present channel Of the river,
and taking this fact into account, to
gether with the one that there were ten
| feet Of earth over the ledge where the
hole was found makes IL difficult TO
| imagine how many thousands OF years
4 n. ekxa kon N a U
Of wearing that "pot-hole" into the
ledge.
The town of Somerville, with popu-
lation Of 800 and valuation of 10000,
has bonded debt Of s35, 900, incurred
during the war. Money enough has
been raised to pay this debt, but the
startling charge Is made that system
attic course Of robbery WAS for years
concealed BY fraudulent bookkeeping
and instead Of emerging, the people were
being constantly plunged deeper Into
debt. The people have got discourag'
ed, and have stopped paying taxes. Al
there is no sale for real estate, 1t II
practically impossible to enforce cOllec'
ton of taxes. No state or county tai
has been paid for years. The work done
on the highway Is only what is done
voluntarily, and the roads are hardly SAFE
to drive over In the day time. What
the end of It will be is q question.
i A Massachusetts, "dead shot" who
boasted that four birds was his mini
mum bag when be was on the trail
secured the forests Of Maine town, ant
wasted much valuable lead the otheI
day. In an effort to secure some OF th'
wary partridges that abOunded there
He was about to give up the hunt u
disgust when . young boy came alonl
with fiue string Of birds swinging from
the barrel OF his gun. II took but |
moment to exchange good price In Oil
|, yer for the game, and the sportsman re
turned home amid tho hearty spplaus'
Of bis friends, to whom be made . YER!
pretty bow ~ he placed his load upoI
, the table. But the tale does not emf
here, and II IL awful 10 state that 10
. the next few days the young man ant
, his friends made desperate attempts y
, feast uncomplainingly from decompose'
fowl. and now the hunter has tho repu
/, |. tion NJ heinR \ dead Rsmo sport"