Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-12-01
FATAL MISTAKE.
Former Lamoine Man Shot by
Nephew While Hunting.

Former Lamoine Man Shot by
Nephew While Hunting.
DR.. Lemuel Jordan Holt, of Phillips, q
son OF the late Capt. Allan G. Holt, OF
Lamoine, was shot and killed last We'd
nesday, while hunting near his
camp at Coplin. The fatal shot was fired
by his nephew, Harold Hodgkins, the
sixteen year-old son of his sister, Mrs.
Herbert g. Hodgkins, Of Watervilfe.
DR.. Holt and his two nephews had been
at the camp since the Saturday preceding
the shooting. Wednesday morning they
left the camp to hunt, each taking diff
ferent wood-road. After going some dis
lance, Harold caught movement in the
bushes, and thought he saw deer's tail.
He looked closer and thought he saw .
deer's head. Taking aim, he fred bar
tween the two points.
The report OF his rife WINS followed by
the cry q: the. doctor: "Im shot!' The
bullet entered hiei left breast just above
the heart and came ont Of 80 back Just
above the hip. He lived shout an rcr..
The boys carried the body half L ia
through the woods to the railroad, and q
special train was sent from Phillips for
the body. A coroner's jury exonerated
the boy from blame.
LAMoINE, Nov. % Especially Seldom, il
ever, was this community SO shocked and
saddened as on Wednesday when the
news was received that DR.. l.. ]. Holt had
been accidentally shot and killed.
DR.. Holt was thirty-three years of age,
q son Of the late Capt. Allan G. Holt, OF
this town. He was held in highest esteem,
and his loss falls heavily on his homs
friends and former schoolmates. He was
man Of fine prospects, having studied
dentistry with his brother Clarence and
afterward taken q special course in New
York, and passed the examination before
the Maine and New Hampshire dental
boards.
Six years ago he settled in Phillips, and
agar later married shirley Tilden, young
est daughter Of Rev. w. H. Rice. He
had during the years he resided in
Phillips built up prosperous business
in that and surrounding towns. OF
pleasing personality and jovial DISPOSE
ton, he made friends wherever he went.
He was kind, devoted husband and, in
dulgent father.
At the age OF seventeen he united with
the Baptist church, and was member at
the time Of his death.
After services were held at his late resi-
dence, the remains were brought here
and services held in the home church,
where his deep rich bass voice had 30 often
been heard in the church choir in former
years. Rev, p. A. A. Killam, OF Ellis
worth, spoke comforting words, and the
male quartet of Ellsworth rendered APP
propriate music. The casket was liter
ally covered with beautiful flowers, silent
witnesses Of love and esteem. They in
cluded beautiful pillows from the Phillips
cornet band and the athletic association,
he being member of both.
He leaves widow and two sons, who
have the heartfelt sympathy of all; also
a mother, Mrs. A. l.. Holt, of this town,
three brothers = DR.. Allan, OF Dover;
Capt. Arthur, of South Gouldsboro; DR..
Clarence, Of Bangor, ard one sister = Mrs.
Herbert g. Hodgkins, of Waterville; all OF
whom have the sincere sympathy of
wide circle Of friends, and especially does
sympathy go out to the sister and son
Harold, the nephew who fred the fatal
shot.