Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-17

A Bath secret order recently initiated
q candidate aged SO years. He Joined
for the social features and took his de-
grees with several other candidates. He
says that he Is going to try to get what
fun there is going, while he lives.
Angus Bearce, 10 years old, was run
over and instantly killed at Roxcroft
Thursday evening by Bangor and
ArOostook passenger train. The boy
lodged under the gates at the crossing
and ran directly against the locomotive.
Why he should do so is not known.
It is not always the bad penny which
returns. About ten years ago q little
girl at Parkhurst scratched her initials
on a cent and spent 1t for candy. A
young man at Caribou, who happened to
know the young lady's initials, got hold
of the cent last week and returned it to
her by letter. The story of its wander
ings would be an interesting one.
Commissioner Nickerson of the Maine
fisheries commission, in his biennial
report, says that in the two years just
ended the total value of the Maine fish
cries has reached an aggregate of Sl5, 707,-
SOL. The weight of the two years catch
aggregates 26, 403, 420 pounds. There are
1915 men in the business, and the
average man caught and produced each
year 1888 pounds. The total invest
ment is s3,144,347.
A woman near Agamenticus who
picked berries all summer to earn
enough money to visit the st. Louis
fair came down to the York Beach
railroad station the other day all dressed
up in killing style and ready to start on
her long Journey. When told that the
big fair had closed she did not express
any disappointment. She merely paus-
ed moment in thought, then exclaimed,
swell, I don't know s it makes much
difference. I'll take the trolley and 60
over to Kittery to see my sister Jane.
hain't seen her for three years." and
she picked up her extension case and
meandered off to take the car.
Judge Bonney caused a commotion
among the liquor sellers in the Cumber.
land Superior Court Thursday, by i'm.
posing Jail sentences for the frs,
offence. The real dealers have been
avoiding any worse penalty than fines
by furnishing dummies" in the form of
bar tenders, and frequent changes
brought a new man before the court or
each indictment, SO that it being "first
offence it has been customary to lei
them off with fine, which the pro
prietor was we'll satisfied to pay. The
announcement of Judge Bonney that a
four months sentence would be impos
ed in all liquor cases was followed by &
hustle on the part of the dealers then il
court. A number Of them were waiting
prepared to plead ''nolo" and pay theil
fines, but all promptly filed demurrers
and will trust to gaining some advan
tage by the delay.
A murder committed in cold BLOOD
with robbery as the motive was mad'
known Monday by the finding of tn
body of William w. Robbins, Deer ISL
fisherman, in an isolated howell three
miles from Deer Isle and one mile from
the Mountainville post Office. AS Rob
bins, who was 40 years old, lived alon
and had few callers he was not misse'
until j. E. Eaton, his nearest neighbo
living a quarter of mile away, observ
ed that no light had been seen for sew
eral nights. Fearing he might be sick
Mr.. Eaton sent his son to investigate
Through the window he saw Robbins
body upon the kitchen floor in pool O
blood. There were signs of sever
struggle, and the mans head was beate
in and cut almost beyond recognition
The stock of gun, which the murdere
undoubtedly used, was found near tn
body and the broken barrel in corne
of the room. The broken end of tn
barrel was matted with blood and hail
A physician gave it as his opinion tina
Robbins had been dead nearly week
Every fact indicated that robbery wa
the motive for the crime. Robbins wa
known to have had considerable none
usually and he frequently showed II
In fact it is believed his fondness fo
} displaying money was responsible 70
his death. There is no clue.