Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
The Most Important State News
Briefly Told.

d The Most Important State New
" Briefly Told.
n The deputy sheriff at work on Il
= Olive Broad murder case at Cornish
said to have discovered motive, b.
!. does not make public what it is.
!: Of the 694, 466 residents of Maine
G 1900, 56O,5O or S0.7 per cent were Dol
n in Maine, 4O,63O or 5.S per cent wei
= native born outside of Maine, and SO, g
e or 1875 per cent we're foreign born.
8 The Limestone correspondent of I'll
Lewiston Journal writes that the popl
lation of that town was increased durin
the last four days of March by the &C
vent of triplets and three sets of twin:
Belfast swore off on April l. TIL
warning at the last term of court ha
} it's effect and there isn't place in town
to-day, where drink can be obtained
Even every United States license ha
been cancelled.
Although the town of Turner refused
to take $4,000 in stock of an electro
road to Lewiston. citizens of the tow
have already subscribed $1,000, and it il
thought enough can be obtained to en-
sure the completion of the enterprise.
Hon. j. W. Mitchell, judge of the Au
burn Municipal Court, has rendered his
resignation to Governor Hill to accept 6
place in the Department of Commerce
under Secretary Cortelyou at Washing
ton, D.. C. He will be an attorney in
the bureau of corporations.
Walter Clarke, aged "a, was fatally
injured by the accidental discharge of Il
rifle in Corinna Thursday. He entered
the house of a neighbor and in attempt
ing to stand loaded rifle in corner
it was discharged, the contents entering
his side. causing his death in few
minutes.
The adjutant general has issued an
order disbanding Co. F, LIST Regt. Maine
National Guard, of Augusta, because it
has fallen below the proper standard and
has failed to comply with the laws, Iegu-
lations and discipline governing the
service. Officers and men are honorably
discharged.
A Bangor dispatch states that the
Maine Central railroad management has
issued new orders in consequence of the
enforcement activity in several counties.
1t came this week when the Bangor
officials of the road received instructions
not to accept liquor for transportation
unless the freight charges were prepaid
or guaranteed by reliable party.
The National Guard of Maine, instead
of having muster at Augusta this year,
will be employed in connection with the
army in the war game which the United
States army and navy will carry on in
and around Portland. They will be
used as would be volunteer troops in
the time of war, and will see about ten
days of field service, under pay of the
national government.
The fact which at first escaped notice
is now being commented upon, that a
law of the recent legislature puts the
expense of supporting all persons who
have no legal settlement upon the state.
This means that the state must pay the
cost of taking care of all the aliens and
tramps who require aid, and it is es-
timated by some we'll informed persons
that the expense to the state will be
$50, 900 yearly.
The county of Washington having
been authorized to sell the 100000 of
preferred stock in the Washington
County Railroad which it owns, a propo-
,ition has been made to the county COM
missionerS by man representing the
company. The sum of $4,000 will be
paid in any event, and the amount may
be increased to 100000 or $4,000 if
certain conditions are met. The propo-
,ition must be accepted before May 10,
1908.
Sheriff Cummings of Androscoggin
county has been sued for $1,000 for false
by Joseph E. Woodbury.,
iriver of ten cent carriage. At the re-
quest of a passenger, who proved to be |
me of Cummings deputies, Woodbury. |
procured him bottle of liquor. He
vas then arrested for selling the liquor,
,ut at the hearing the county attorney |
moved his discharge, on the ground that |
he was acting as the purchasers agent,
md not as seller.
Governor Hill has appointed the fol-
owing list of delegates to the National
Conference of Charities and Correction
which will meet at Atlanta, Georgia, /
Iay 6 to -: Hiram w. Kicker, South |;
poland: E. B. Winslow, Portland; Miss
lara Farwell, Rockland; Mrs. Anna
sargent Hunt, Augusta; Prof. Jonathan
stanton. Lewiston; Rev. w. F. Berry,
lent's Hill; Mrs. Persis NJ. Martin, Au-
.usta; Rev. Geo. w. Hinckley, Fairfield;
rev. Smith Baker, Portland; and George
/. Eaton, Calais.
The Maine Grand Lodge of Good
'emplars held its annual session in Au-
urn and Lewiston last week. The fol-
owing officers were chosen:
Grand Chief Templar-A. II. Newbert. Rock
md.
Grand Chancellor-A. II. Rideout, Calais.
Grand Vice Templar-Miss Nellie Clifford,
I'D Orchard.
Grand Treasurer-Oliver S. Norton. Portland.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. J. NJ. Kelley, South
iardiner
Grand Marshal-Harry E. Farnham:
Grand Superintendent OF juvenile Templars-
larry 4. Record Of Auburn.
Charles P. Melvine of Mars Hill was
rrested at Carlingford, n. B., Monday,
april 6, and brought to Houlton, charg-
d with the murder of his wife at Mars
ill on the preceding Thursday. Ac-
ording to the story of the affair, Mel
inc shot his wife at the home of George
|. Brown, for whom she kept house.
frs. Melvine lived few hours after
eing shot. The cause of the deed is
aid to be jealousy. Melvine pleaded
utility when arraigned, and expressed no
emorse, saying that his wife was un-
aithful to him. Melvine is about ~
ears old. He was married in 1901.
This is the way Washington County
nan figures out his case. 81 married a
widow who had daughter. My father
listed our house frequently, fell In love
With and married my stepdaughter.
thus nv father became my son-in-law
nd my stepdaughter my mother because
he was my fathers wife. My step
laughter had son, who was, of course,
ny brother and at the same time my
Irandchild, for he was the son of my
laughter. My wife was my grand
mother, because she was my mothers
mother. | was my wife's husbands
,randchild at the same time, and as the
husband of persons grandmother is
lis grandfather, was my own grand
atheS"
Robert J. Farwell, aged "a, son of
Deputy Collector of Customs, E. F. Far
veil, of Rockland, committed suicide
sunday by shooting himself in the right |