Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-10-04
WEST eAR,a

Foe the past week Ne qulet Of ous M
tbe Village has been unusually disturbed
BY the tin pan serena6e Of NJ. Adouiram
Curtis, Que Of our most respected clti-
~ua Mr.. Curtis Il some Is years Of
age and Gas married some three weeks
ago and settled In hh house he had
receatly purchased In oar village. Il
vas very unvise In our yoaus men In
entertain The Idea of ssrvnasiing . man
Of Mr.. Curtis' years With such couglom-
eration of noises. II VAS dbrcspcctfui
IN the extreme. TIE second hight it
VAS repeated u was worse than the first
night. What looked like swill MAS
poured on 10 his veranda and human
sHcrrment vas left near his steps, lat
least Mr.. Curti. said lt looked like IT,
The third night they came and the Of
icers ordered them 10 disperse; not
doing 80 Constable Curtis arrested one
of their number, wherrupon the sere-
naders abused and lnsalted the officers
In the discharge of their duties In ter
rihle manner. The sereuader arrested
Was discharged by the Officer the next
morning without coat, and Il VAS hoped
the matter would drop there, but the
serensders became an belligcrent and In
solent toward the officers and their
sympAihiser., and with threats, 10 WAS
DEEMED advisable to make an arrest, 80
lsst Tuesday morning Constable n. Cur
Tia served q warrant, taken out by A.
Judson Curtis. and arrested J. willard
Curtis, foreman Of our can shop here,
Arthur Tucker, John II. Lurvey, L..
Harry Emery aud Thomas fiAvin and
they were taken Ia Norway before the
municipal court for trial. The court
found probable cause aud ordered the
respondents "a recognize with suretles
In the sum 10 $50 each Ia await
the action Of the grand jury at the
October term of the supreme Judicial
Court which they did ani were dis
charged. We were very sorry Ia know
that these young men and others should
b. found In such crowd aiding and
abstting by their presence and Influence.
such disgrscefal and lswless proved
lngs. I Was amused tn hear the extracts
81 Law that were so literally quoted by
the serensders and their sympsthlfcrs
taken from that great volume of ig-
Soranc. that would apply la and severe
" punish the officers for quelling th.
Disturbances and justify them In their
abas. aud insults. since the arrest
thing. have QUOTED down and trust
that after calm reflection Of the mat
ter. and the wrongs righte,i In measure,
az Ear az can he, they will see the evil
of such thing. aud become better eth !
,cn., aud psse and harmony again
prevail.
Yesterday afternoon while Mr.. Green |
VILE whitman, Of Greenwood, and his |
wife. had gone to the meadow, s"m. |
mile aud half away. their house caught |
hrc from some cause unknown. and
when they returned they found their |
home la ashes. Nelghbors had seen the |
firc aud arrived In season 10 ave his
harm q little distance from the house.
Mr.. whitman lose. everything except |
the .csnt clothing he and his wife had
on Al the time. Ills loss L. estimated |
somewhere about $50. no Insurance. !
Mr.. whitman I. left without q coat "a /
tlcles 20 clothing she had put on suiis- |
bic to help her husband get his hay.
Money l. helng raised tn purchase a
dag for our schcol house, Ia lie raised
on Columbus bay.
Our corn shop put up about $1,000
can. ~ SWEET corn thl. year and sent
corn 10 the south rari. factory for about |
ls,00 morc.
u. 4. Adkin. !. moving Ia South
Paris. lie would like To rent az sell hi.
stand here.
Mr.. Fosier 10 sumner has moved into
one % J. ". willis rents.
:. n. Locke 1. selling rill.bury -four |
for $50 Per barrel, which IL IN. lowest /
that Ne ever knew II "a he sold. lie /
also has other equally az good trades.
Mr.. Jo.sph Holt 81 Bethel VA. Ia the /
place Monday evening.
Mis- Ruth Tucker left this place SAT- |
urisy morning Tor Boston with the in- |
tention % going Ia Minneapolis, MINI,
next week to spend the winter.
Miss Maud Pratt I. stopping a few |
day. In Portland with her aunt, Mrs. j.
y. Young.
Miss Rosie Ray and Miss J. VI. brown /
are visiting friends In the vicinity OF
Boston.
Mis- Fannie Danham IL visiting rcla-
tive. In Bratileboro, VI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Young 81
woodfords, Maine, are In the place visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. VI. II. Reed. Of Bo.-
ton, Who have been spending the sum
mcr here, returned home saturday morn
log.
quite ripple 20 excitement has pass
~ over our village caused by the arrest
last Tuesday morning 81 h,e men chsrg.
III with unlawful assembly aud disturb
ing the pesc-. They wer. taken before
Judge Whitman of Norway and bound
over To appear before the supreme court.
4. n. VIII. has been at home, laid up
With a broken arm, caused by fall from
q bicycle.
A. J. Hayes has been a, home for the
past two weeks.
Nil. Pearl Hayes Is at home on =
visit.
Mrs. Bar.tow and Mr.. Ilolley are
Waiting NJ l. W kimhalIs