Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-11-17
About the State.

The snow storm of Friday night, the
9th, amounted to ten to fifteen inches in
Bangor and eastward.
The grand stand at Rigby Park is
practically demolished, and the end OF
that elegant and expensive track may be
said to have fully arrived.
An unknown man was found hanging
to beam near Winterport wharf Tues
day night. On him was found well
worded confession of his past life, but
nothing to indicate his identity.
The Maine State Pathological Society
at it's meeting last week voted not to
make an exhibit at st. Louis, and passed
resolutions condemning the commits
sioners for not extending aid in time.
At the first annual dinner of the Maine
Society of New York in New York city
Tuesday night, the principal speakers
were Major Holman F. Day of the staff
of Governor Hill, Frank A. Munsey and
Mayor Cyrus N. Davis of Waterville.
The latest Maine homicide occurred at
Rome Thursday. Some hogs belonging
to Hosea Stephens had wandered on to
the land of his next neighbor, John
Blomily. Blomily demonstrated with
Stephens, and Stephens laughed in his
face, whereupon Blomily shot him with
shotgun which he had borrowed.
Stephens was instantly killed. Blomily
Immediately surrendered himself to the
authorities and was lodged in jail. He
says he was so mad he did not know
what he was doing. There had been
bad blood between the two men for a
long time.
Arthur Keller, aged 20 years, of Bos-
ton, was accidentally shot and killed at
Kennebunkport Monday by George Ray,
fellow workman, with whom he was
cunning. They had been cunning and
were running after game when Ray
stopped to fire. Just as the weapon was
discharged their dog jumped, knocking
the gun from Rays hands and changing
the course of the contents towards Kel-
Ter, who received the full charge of buck
shot in his left side. Keller was remov-
ed to the nearest house by Ray and medi-
cal assistance obtained, but he lived only
a half hour.
The bills covering expenses incurred
by York county and town officials in the
investigation of the murder of Miss
Olive II. Broad, in August, last year, are
still hung up in the Office of the county
commissioners. The bills, not including
the items relating to the arrest and ac-
quittal of Lane, the Standish suspect,
amount to about $4,000. The case has
never been presented to the grand jury,
though the prosecuting officers have a
strong suspicion against Cornish man.
At the meeting of the Governor and
Council, last week, Col. Charles H. Pres
colt of Biddeford presented a request
that the bills or portion of them be
paid by the state.
1t has been suggested good many
times that possibly some former resident
of Phillips would some day build town.
house for Phillips. The town is in great
need of a new town house, and if some
public spirited person doesn't provide it
pretty soon the town will have to build
it itself. 1t is in somewhat the same po-
sition as a man who was once receiving
regular assistance from the town OF
Avon. A Mr.. Butler was one of the
selectmen at that time and one day he
met the town ward in Phillips village.
"Look here, Butler" said the man, 81
want you to fix it so can get things at
these stores without an order from you.
The other day had ter pay out of my
own money fer terbaccer." Neither the
pauper named nor the town of Phillips,
as set out in this parable, is unique.
Their situation is paralleled by many
men and many towns.