Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-29

Well, we can't really seem to feel that
We needed this snow.
Ernest Morse of Marlboro, Mass, Is
visiting at John Caverly's.
Miss Mary E. Deering Is in st.
Augustine, Fla, for the winter.
The students Of the high school had a
sociable at New Hall Friday evening.
Miss Joan Stearns is here from Bethel,
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. P.
Stearns.
Miss Gertrude Jones, who is teaching
in Poland, spent Sunday at her home in
this village.
c. l.. Hersey has been at home from
Portland for the past two weeks, being a
little out of health. He returned Mon
day morning.
The audience room OF the Methodist
church will be reopened for the services
of next Sunday morning.
A. w. Walker & Son are making their
second cutting of ice at the field above
the Park Street bridge.
The w. c. L. U. held a very pleasant
and profitable meeting with Mrs. Pottle
last Thursday afternoon, which was en-
joyed by every one present.
All members of the Relief Corps are
requested to be present at the Corps
Hall Saturday evening at Z O'Clock to
arrange some special business.
The work of setting up the new organ
in the Methodist church was begun Fri
day. The date of the opening recital has
been fixed at Wednesday evening, Feb. 6.
Benz min Thurlow, one of the oldest
residents of the town farm, died there
Sunday morning as the result Of
psralytic shock, at the age Of 81 years.
Supper and entertainment at the NJ. E.
church Thursday evening, Jan. 3lst.
This is to be one of the best, and it is
hoped that there will be good attend
ance.
A.E. Morse left Monday morning for
tour in Somerset County. He will
give readings during the week in Madi-
son, North Arson, Scion and other
places.
Geo. A. Briggs moved into his new
meat market in Pythian Block, Satur-
day morning. The store occupies the
rear of the first floor, with entrance on
Pine Street. A large refrigerator has
just been completed.
The ladies of the South Paris W. G. Il.
U. are cordially invited by the Norway
W. c. L. U. TO attend a thimble party at
Grand Army Hall, Norway, Wednesday,
Jan. 30, from to 4 p. VI. Mrs. Lamb
from AttlebOro, Mass, will give talk
TO the mothers. Mrs. Lamb comes well
and her visit is sntici- |
pated with pleasure.
Guy c. Bean brought home from
Nagasaki, Japan, small table which he
has had on exhibition in j. F. Plummer's
store for few days, and which is well
worth looking at. 1t is about two feet
square, and has in the middle of the top
Il checkerbOard, with wide border of
inlaid work. The table contains over
ten thousand pieces of wood, and is all
made by hand.
Under the heading whats the
the GOrham Mountaiueer OF
last week answers its own question
without 'mincing matters" as follows:
That something is radically wrong
on the Grand Trunk is pretty well shown
by the many and serious wrecks that are
occurring. The great disas-
ter near Bethel early last Friday morn
ing in which five lives were lost and an
immense financial loss entailed, was fol-
lowed by q smaller wreck Saturday
afternoon near North Stratford, an ex-
press striking freight train, and while
no very serious damage was done, It was
a very narrow escape, the same train
having another very narrow escape De-
low here, narrowly missing smashing
into freight-all these following the
many that have been chronicled show
tn At something is the trouble, and while
our opinion may be entirely wrong, It
looks as though the fault could be pretty
safely laid TO the compauy's hiring in
competent help.
lin the great rush of winters business
every Tom, Dick and Harry Is given
Job on the road in different positions.
inexperienced brakemen and firemen,
and engineers that hardly know the
rudiments Of firing, are handling trains
that should be in more experienced
hands, and the force Of operators Is
composed largely of boys, the pay given
being so small that no good responsible
man cares for the position, one OF the
most, il not the most responsible IN the
whole business. and one which should
have attached large salary.
1T looks as though the extra money
needed TO pay competent class OF men
ON the road would be small compared TO
the amount these wrecks are costing,
apparently through the inefiiciency OF
employees, which certainly was the cause
of the Bethel wreck, the operator at
Shelburne failing in his duty.
apparently conditions will not i'm
prove until change is made, and 1t
would have paid the company to have
"made haste slowly" in the reducing OF
its EXPENSES the past few years."