Oxford Democrat., 1905-02-21

At an Augusta shoe factory Friday
Arthur Curtis, aged 16, was caught In q
belt and died from his injuries In few
hours.
The coroner's jury investigating the
Robbins murder at Deer Isle has been
discharged. The understanding Is that
the responsibility was not fixed.
Charles Manning of Boston, an en-
ploye of the Kennebec Water District,
died at Vassalboro Friday from injnries
received Monday, by an accidental ex-
plosion of dynamite.
Before court at Bangor Friday Herbert
e. Griffin who shot David s. Libby of
Newport, while hunting, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment at hard labor.
The grand jury at Bangor returned
over 200 indictments, 100 of them being
for violations of the prohibitory law. 1t
Is believed that every holder of a special
tar stamp has been indicted.
The fifty wells driven for Bruins
wick's water supply have stood test
of thirty days without any appreciable
diminution of supply. The new mu-
uicipal water works are therefore an
assured success.
The body of Foster Blaisdell of Fort
Fairfield, aged 81, was found crushed
and with the skull broken, in horse
! power elevator at his home, about four
miles north of the village, Thursday.
His death, which must have been in
stantaneous, probably occurred about
noon, when he was alone.
The annual encampment of the De-
partment of Maine, Grand Army Of the
Republic, was held at Lewiston last
week. Capt. Henry o. Perry of Fort
Fairfield was elected department COM
mander, E. T. Parker of Bar HarbOr
senior vice commander, Ira c. Jordan
of Bethel junior vice commander. The
Women's State Relief Corps chose Mrs.
Frances S. Black of Gorham as president.
At the l4th annual meeting of the
Maine State Bar Association held at Au.
gusta Wednesday, the annual address
was delivered by Hon. L. A. Emery
Judge of the Supreme Court, on the
subject expert Medical Evidence. '
Hon. George D. Bisbee of Rumfort
Falls, the retiring president of the asso
citation, presided at the banquet in thu
evening, which was largely attended
Hon. Orville D. Baker of Augusta wa
elected president.
Sheriff Athorne of York County dit
the most strenuous job reported in Main
police circles for some time, in breaking
up cock fight at York Village, on Sat
urday night, the 11th. Learning that
cock fight was billed to be pulled off II
a certain barn that night, the sheriff
took one deputy and trial justice, ant
made his way to the barn. Leaving tn
trial Justice outside, he posted hi
deputy to guard the windows, and him
self went in at the door of the barn, sur
prising some sixty men who were assem-
bled. The men made a rush to get b.
the sheriff. Athorne, who is giant ii
physique, stood his ground, and not hav
ing time In which to draw a weapon
struck out with his fists and in as man.
minutes had knocked down and render
ed helpless eight men, placed handcuff
on two others while eight more surren
dered. In the meantime others presen
, at the main had crawled through tw
small windows and attacked Deput
, Preble, who had been stationed as rea
guard outside. Preble closed with hi
assailants but was overwhelmed ant
finally rendered temporarily insensibl
by blow with club. The justice wa
then summoned and court was organ
lied at fifteen minutes before twelve
!, 1t adjourned just on the stroke of twelve
after sixteen of the prisoners had plead
ed guilty and been fined five dollar
, each. Others who were present bu
escaped are expected to take their tur
later.