Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-12-21
THE coNcREcATloNAl EAR.

SSss"suVu suVU Wet-eaIBeu repQta
ton 10 the fair OF last week, and score
another great success In every respect.
The hall Was open for sale Thursda
and Friday afternoons. Tastefully DEE
Grated booths for the sale OF ysrIou
kinds OF articles were situated aroun
the hall. Mrs. Stanley and Miss wilso
we're 10 charge Of the art booth; Mrs.
Barnes and Miss Jones, the apron booth
Mrs. w. A. Porter and Miss Carter, tn
candy booth; MIRA. Elder and Mis-
Haskell, the food and preserves; Mr.
Haynes and Miss Thayer, the ice cream
and Mrs. F. A. Shurtleff, the orange tree
A thriving business WAS done by then
all.
The one hitch In the otherwise smooth
running affair WAS caused by the suddel
and severe Illness, on Thursday, OF Mis-
Ollie Stuart, who wss to take an impor
tant part In each evenings entertain
ment. As II WAS impossible to substitut,
any one else at SO short notice the pro
duction Of "A Kings Daughter" had I,
be postponed to Saturday evening. Tn,
sudience which filed the hall to tn,
doors Thursday evening Was informed o
the circumstances, and accepted the sit
u tion IS philosophically as could be ex
pscted. To compensate the audienc,
somewhat for their trouble, Professor
Morse gave them rendering Of 18th,
Jiner."
Friday evening was occupied with tn
trial of
fJLLABILE vs.. FULLALOvE.
This WIS case prepared for the &C.
cssion, and the joint production OF Hon
Geo. A. Wilson and Hon. James )
Wright. For over two hours II furnished
rich entertainment TO crowded house
The reputation OF the Congregations
ladies for entertainments, the fac,
that this was local production. and a
liberal amount OF judicious and brainy
advertising combined 10 ill the hall.
IL there is any criticism to be made OF
the piece, IL Is that IL Is a little too long
aud even In that respect, IL Is better than
the ordinary mock trial. Ii is bright all
the way through; not line but that has
point. Everything 10 IL, whether direc,
local hit with the name spoken right out
loud, or delicate satire embodied In the
working out Of character, Is entertain
ment.
Mrs. Vim. J. Wheeler as Agatha
SJropgmind made Judge OF command
ing presence. Mrs. Wilson ms Lawyer
Smoothly, Mrs. Park as Lawyer Green
bag, Mrs. Wright As Lawyer whackem
and Mrs. Millett as Lawyer Cstchem,
made qusrtette OF attorneys who most
ably maintained all the customs of the
bar, also making some innovations which
etll not become custom until the New
Woman runs the courts. Indeed. IL NAV
be remarked 10 passing that all the
court officers proceeded 10 some degree
in the same manner.
Miss Alice knight, as Sabrina Full
tone, the crier, did her duty In voice
which would make the fortune Of union
station train announcer. and the other
court officers performed their services
With dignity betting the occasion.
The court was duly organized, the jury
being sworn TO decide between woman
and woman according to the Law and
evidence given you, and between woman
and man, just as you think the evidence
ought 10 be"
Before the case was opened, the Judge
announced that owing to the nature OF
the case, some OF the evidence might not
be suitable for the men 10 hear, and
they would DOW have an opportunity to
withdraw. Not 4 man moved, and the
Judge made some remarks about the
morbid curiosity OF the masculine sex, ="
and ordered the trial 10 proceed. This
was one OF the richest hits OF the even
ing.
The case, IS was announced, WAS
for the alienation Of sffrctions, and the
evidence, such small portion Of IL as re-
lated 10 the subject matter Of the case,
showed that the alleged alienation took
place st Mrs. Scoopem's summer resort
on Turkey Ilill. The plaintiff, Jerusha
bile, from whose cheek the bloom
had faded, and whose laeersted heart
poured forth barrels OF dry tears, was
represented BY Professor A. L. Morse,
and you can well believe that his sobs
would move stone 10 laughter. The
defendant, Augusta Fullslove, repre-
sented BY Mrs. Writ Stanley, was a typ
zeal summer girl In every respect, aud
carried out the idea perfectly.
Space will no, permit OF even brief
review OF the witnesses. Each was a
decided character, and each one had a
good conception OF her or his part, and
carried |, out well.
The attorneys made flowery argu-
ments, and the Judge delivered n charge
which MAS remarkable for i;s lesnings
toward the defendant and lis general
lack cf lucidity.
While the jury were out several petit
lions for Injunction were presented.
The first one presented during the even
ing purported 10 be signed by three
hundred responsible citizens OF South
Paris, who wished 10 restrain Frank
Thayer from building the fence In Market
square where IL Is stsked out: but II
Was dismissed BY the judge, inasmuch AS
the petition did not state where the
fence should be built, and according 10
the petitioners own statement, no two
of them could agree upon location.
The other petitions were all local hits,
some Of them directly II not wickedly
personal. and they made lots Of fun.
The jury came in aud returned ver-
diet for the plaintiff, S999.99-supple-
meriiag IL with written statement In
subst- nee that they thought the de-
f-ndaut ought To have the case. but the
Judge had med 10 instruct them TO
th,t same Effect, and they were indie
pendent women and didn't propose TO be
dictated 10, so they returned verdict
for the plaintiff.
The Judge wrsthfully ordered the jury
10 90 home, and the crier made procla-
nation OF Adjournment.
A KINGS DAUGHTER.
Saturday evening the Young ladies
pr, sented the drama, "A Kings Daugh-
ter" With the following east:
Mr.. Graham. Lila 5. Briggs
Annt .b,ri.sa Hattie T.. Barnes
sir,s Sarah r. Clark
Helen Gfaham. Mrs. Graham's daughter,
Madge :. Wilson
rlor.po. Baldwin. Mary Z. Shurtlen
I,trte Irrepe N!rgie l.. Wilson
Ruin Adams. Mertie g. Walker
""'e' susie NJ. Wheeler
Ponie Graham. wants TO be 4 Kings Daughter
Mary 5. Stanley
Nan Graham, Mrs. Grsham's niece,
The play Was well cast. and except
for recurring the services Of the prompt.
er little. was well played. Miss Ethel
Desue, who took Miss Stuart's place
with only single rehearsal, surprised
the audience, who would not have known
hut that she had been in 1t from the
frst: and Mrs. Stanley, as young
Polite. Won the highest praise from all
Between the acts number Of beauti.
ful ,sblesux and q well-executed dairy
maids drill were presented. Stearns