Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
Maine News Notes.
Game receipts at Bangor up to date
are reported a. large.

Game receipts at Bangor up to date
are reported a. large.
One man who was arrested for the
Shawmut burglary has been released,
having established an alibi Satisfactory
to the officers.
Theodore Dighton of Bootbay Harbor
was found guilty of assault with intent
to kill upon j. Franklin Rich on the
night of Aug. 20. he was sentenced to
eighteen months in state prison.
William W. Stuart, who had been
spending a week hunting along the
the upsetting of his canoe at Beaver dam,
Lake headwaterS. Stuart was IS years
old. He leaves widow and three chill
dren in Machiasport
Mrs. George Staples of Temple, aged
II years, was shot in the right leg a few
days since by child who was foOling
with q rife that had been left in the
woodshed of the Staples home. A
serious wound was made by the bullet,
but Mrs. Staples will probably fully re-
cover.
Anastasia Costa, otherwise known as
John Smith, was stabbed in the Laconia
mill at Biddeford by fellow workman,
Anastasias Stefanu, also called Thomas
Stiffen. The wounded man died from
his injury. The parties are Greeks.
Stefanu admits the stabbing, but asserts
that it was done under great provOca-
ton.
Pres. Cram of the Northern Maine
Seaport Railroad announces that trains
will commence running on regular
schedule, Nov. 20. The main line Of the
road is practically completed, and con-
struction trains are at work on the entire
length. It is expected that an elaborate
celebration will be held at Stockton
Springs upon the arrival of the first
train.
George P. Dorr of Bar Harbor, aged %
years, an employe of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Co., fell from
pole on which he was working, at
Bangor Tuesday, and sustained injuries
from which he died in the ambulance on
the way to the hospital. 1t is supposed
that he came in contact with live wire
and the shock caused him to lose his
hold and fall.
The family of Eugene Lewis, a we'll
known merchant of Boothbay Harbor,
aged about 25 years. are alarmed at his
long absence. he left home seven weeks
ago for. medical treatment at Portland.
Five weeks ago he left the Portland
institution and since then no trace of
him has been found. The authorities at
the Portland institution can throw no
lighs on the matter.
At Shawmut on the morning of Oct.
25th burglars blew the safe in the post
Office and general store of c. Guy Hume,
and secured about s4OO. Fire, either in
tentionally started by the burglars or re-
sulting from shoulder in the blankets
used to deaden the sound of the explo-
sion, nearly destroyed the building,
causing loss of about $500. The fact
that the safe had been blown was nof
discovered until the fire was out.
Arthur Mcfarland of Charlestown,
Mass, Is years of age, was tried at Wis
casset last week for manslaughter. DR..
Woodside of Bristol was killed last July
by shot from McFarland's revolver.
The shooting was asserted by the state
to be not Intentional, but negligent.
The jury was out only short time be-
fore returning a verdict of not guilty.
When the verdict was pronounced the
boys father tainted and was carried
from the court room in an unconscious
Condition. He was revived later.