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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
ERYE8URG,


Mr.. Nelson was here recently and in
tends to move his family back here in
March.
Miss Lena Howe is home from Saco,
the schools there being closed on account
of smallpox.
Mr.. Barnard Ella is quite i'll.
Mrs. Florence Woodbury. of Lewiston
and Miss Abbie Woodbury. from Lowell
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
McKeen.
We are sorry to know that Mrs. Susan
Tucker is sick. She is in Everett, Mass.
1t has been thawing for two days and
the snow is quite shoal.
Rev. Mr.. Bolster of Portland is to
preach in the Congregational church
for four Sundays.
Miss Eva Bickford is visiting at Mr..
Charles Robinson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Eastman well
coined boy to their home Tuesday.
Mr.. Fred Fife is at home after spend
ing several months on his fathers seed
team.
The students of Fryeburg Academy
gave an athletic exhibition at Academy
hall Friday evening, Feb. %. The pro-
CANINE consisted of farce in one act
Our First Performance, vaulting, tum-
bling, Indian club drill, horizontal bar
work, drill by young ladies. Music by
Robinson's Orchestra.
The ladies of the Congregational circle
held their sewing meeting with Miss
Abbie Page Thursday afternoon.
Fryeburg Webster Centennial, a hun
dred page booklet, illustrated, can now
be had of A. F. Lewis. 1t contains three
addresses, poem, the long lost unpub-
lished letters of Washington, Adams
and Jefferson written to Preceptor Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer entertained
about fifty of their young friends Satur-
day evening at the Oxford.
The Dartmouth Gazette" (Hanover,
N. H.), for July 4, 1905, says, in speak
ing of the holiday of that date: 1.-THE
day will be celebrated in this place by
the members of College. Mr.. SAMUEL
FEssENDEN is orator of the day." Mr..
Fessenden was native of this town,
being the son of the towns first minis
ter, Rev. William Fessenden, and the
tdluCl VI 1Ou. WHidh III pCSoCuuCus
At the time of his thus being the Fourth
of July orator at Hanover, he was a
member of the senior class at Dart
mouth College, being graduated few
weeks later in the class of 1906.
James H. Wiley died at his home, 20
Cords Street, Boston (Charlestown
District), on Sunday, Feb. %. His death
was due to apople1y. Mr.. Wiley was a
son of the late Robert and Maria Wiley
of East Conway, where he was born on
Nov. 5, 1882. He had lived in Boston
since he was young man, and up to re-
cent period had been successfully en-
ployed in the Boston freight Office of the
Fitchburg Railroad, and, after the alb
sorption of that corporation by the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad, in the Boston
freight Office of the latter company. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon,
Feb. rs, and the remains were sent to
North Chelmsford, Mass, there to be
buried by the side Of Mr.. Wiley's first
wife and three children. The deceased
leaves second wife, but they did not
live together. She resides at Pepperell,
Mass. A daughter by this second wife,
who lives with her mother at Pepperell,
was at the funeral, and accompanied her
fathers remains to their last resting
place at North Chelmsford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
The ST. LAWRENCE.

Vessels of 1000 tons can ascend the
st. Lawrence river to Montreal, L.s
lance of thousand miles from the
sea. Only one other river in the world
the Amazon, is navigable to such dis.
lance for crnft as large.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
Charitable,

Artist-Pd like to devote my last pic
ture to a charitable purpose.
Critic-Why not give 1t to an institu.
tion for the blind2-New York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
lYNCHvIlIE.

Mrs. VIM. Cannon and daughter Ins
have been to Bridgton on visit to rela
tives.
Mrs. Mary Cobb from Albany is visit
ing at John Adams this week.
Blanche and Goldie Adams went to
West Lowell to visit their sister, Mrs
V. Fl. McAllister, Sunday.
Mrs. Eunice Adams is at North Water.
ford. Her daughters, Mrs. Amos Law
ler's baby is sick.
Charles Lawrence's daughter Ina is
boarding at Leonard Gammon's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
SINGLE COPIES.

SINGLE COPIES.
single Copies Of the Democrat are four cents
each. They viii be mailed on receipt OF price by
the publishers or for the convenience of patrons
Jingle copies Of each issue have been placed on
sale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Parlin's Drug Store.
Shurtleh's Drug Store.
Norway, Noyes' Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckfeld, Alfred Cole, Postmaster.
Eryeburg, A. +. Lewis, Insurance Once
Paris Hin, Mrs. Harlow, Post Ohice.
West Paris, Samuel I. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
Ready.

Hell wonder what your father will
say when ask him for your hand7
she-Don't worry about that dear.
He rehearsed 1t with me this morning,
and he does It beautifully.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04

A peculiarly of the returns made to
the Jail commissioners last year is that
Cumberland County returned 500 of its
1854 prisoners as of foreign birth, and
Oxford 1873 out of AS, while Androscog-
gin, with its large foreign population,
out of 1909 prisoners returned not one
as of foreign birth, and ten other coun-
ties likewise had none born in foreign
countries. Those statistics will do to
disregard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
HERE AND THERE.

The Democrat has received an offer
for very modest consideration, of a
desk book which is confidently asserted
to answer the following and many other
questions:
Have used the right WORT?
Have l spelled it correctly?
Shall use a capital letter:
Is the sentence grammatical?
Is IL properly constructed?
Have punctusted II correctly?
Is IL correct In style?
Certainly this is a remarkable book, such
as never was in the world before, and
the first years sales ought to be mil.
lion copies.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04

Miss Stone has actually been released
at last; but she and her companion
were put under oath by the brigands
not to reveal anything regarding their
movements during the period of their
captivity. What disappointment that
must be to the lecture bureaus and
magazine editors, who have no doubt
already opened communication with her
with view to securing her story.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04

Oxford County Court Directory
and County Officers for
1902.
Supreme judicial Court.
Second Tuesday Of March.
Second Tuesday OF October.
Probate Court.
Al Sosth Paris.
Thru Tuesday OF each month except August.
At FYsbsrg.
Fhst Tuesdays of June and December.
At Rumford Falls.
Second Tuesday OF February. second Tuesday
of May. third Tuesday of August, second Tues
day Of November.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
County Officers.

charles f. Whitman, South Paris, Crk OF Courts
Ellery Z. Park. Bethel. County Attorney
J. Hastings Bean, South Paris, Register of Deeds
Eckley Ballard, Fryeburg,
Register of Deeds, (Western District
Addison +. Herrick, Bethel. Judge of Probate
Albert ID. Park. South Paris, Register of Probate
George NJ. Atwood, South Paris, County Treas
James X. Tucker, South Paris, Sheriff and Jailer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04

The Maine commissioners to the st.
Louis exposition decided some time
since to devote their best efforts toward
advertising the state as vacation
ground, and, acting along that line, have
now decided that the Maine building
shall be huge log cabin, built in accord
with all forest precedents. All this is
most excellent. Maine as the great va
cation state can hardly have too much
advertising. 1t is TO be hoped, however,
that the commissioners will supplement
their exhibit with photographs or some
thing which will reveal to the public
that the people of the state do not all
abide in log cabins in the shadow of the
great woods. In spite of the widespread
distribution of Maine-born men and
women, who are prominent in their com
munities, there is in this country too
much of misconception of Maine. In
the minds of too many people it is a
rocky, wooded wilderness in the frozen
northeast, producing not much but
granite and ice, fit for residence only a
little while in the summer and fall, and
inhabited by behind-the-times popula-
ton, who are perhaps seven-eighths civ
ilized. That this is a miscOnception
does not do away with the fact that it
exists, and the mistake may be made of
devoting attention too exclusively to
that line of exhibits which might lend
color to the erroneous idea.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04

The Syracuse Post-Standard moves
that the Sehley controversy be referred
to posterity. A great many voices sec
Ond the motion, and it is to be hoped
that it will be ruled not debatable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
Court of County Commissioners.
County Commissioners.

Regular sessions second Tuesday OF May
First Tuesday Of September. Last Tuesday y
December
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26
SHAFFER LOOKS
LIKE A WINNER
T. n. FLYNN, ONE OF THE MA
TiONAL ORGANIZERS, ARRIVES
IN WHEELING TO REFuTE SOME
ASSERTIONS MADE BY sHAFFER

Wheeling w. Va, April 25.--If the oppo-
nents of Theodore Shaffer are not balked
a bombshell will be sprung Monday on
the floor of the national convention Of this
Amalgamated Association.
Today T. H. Flynn. one of the national
organizers of the American Federation
of Labor arrived in the city and stated
that the purpose of this visit was to
secure a hearing from the convention and
refute the assertions President Shaffef
has made. both in this convention and be-
fore 1t was assembled, rejecting upon
President Samuel Gompers and the atti-
tude of the federation during the steel
strike OF the SUNNI er of 1901.
Nothing else than Flynn's mission is
talked of tonight among the delegates
and they are rapidly dividing into two
factions. one desirous OF according Flynn
a hearing and the other made up Of the
more enthusiastic supporters of Shaffer
determined that no outsider shall be ac-
corded a hearing The wage commit
tee practically completed its report today
and now all the committees are ready to
report to the convention Monday morning.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26

pzz m oBILE, April 25.-Algcria Bar
HWYE rios, widow of Reyna Earxse s,
Va President of oeAtsar a1l, who
Nks aesassinated ca FsbrrarT 8 ;S,A
sSusat .ateAy in the fsn:c OK .hc ..taes-
ioan rnfni4~-r to GuatcInR,a, ". tscdtsAS
Hnns@r, and moved all nsr furniture,
brle-a-siac. 6rsparios, broacl dis-
:nond5 ard iewelry th.thar tor keeping.
Il sppea' $ from an affidavit sworn before
Richard Wcssort, vice corsnl-gencral at
LII ion, that Hunter is charged by Mrs.
Batrios with Illegally retaining her prop
thirteen weeks board and lodging OF Mrs.
Batrios aud her attendants and services
rendered.
Mrs. Bsrrios denies any obligation or
contract for ooGId and lodging or services
Ss.ing that when personally solicited to
live at the legation ~ The United States
rs,nister, | thought by reason of the
many courtesies shown Minister Hunter
by President Eerrios and myself, that
Minister Hunter In gratitude for the
ticn as his guest pending the settlement
of my afAirs with the Guatemalan gov
ernment, as abe. e mentioned, which
Minister Hunter was instructed to do by
the department of stote; that in graft
tude for what | supposed was the disin-
terested and kindly disposition for the
reason aforesaid of the said Minister
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26

tenanted out, but he actually plants some
thing like 2800 acres himself. some 10 miles
Southwest of Selma. upon which he not
only raises cotton and grains and hay,
but is giving special attention to blood
ed cattle fine horses sheep and poultry.
Indeed he is said to be the possessor Of
the most model plantation in all South
Alabama
I happened to see him in Selma today
and Blackman got him in a characteristic
pose as he was leaning against the win
dow-facing on the outside of bank. in
which he had perhaps just made hand
some deposit. He takes care of the peo-
PIES money as state treasurer at Mont
9omery, but he deposits his own money
in the banks of Selma. He looks more
like a prosperous planter than he does
like a state treasurer. He however
comes from the section of the state which
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26

Did you help eject me?" asked the
Senator.
NO" replied Hooper.
Hooper said he caught the Senator by
the wrist when he thought he was about
to cut the conductor.
A witness named Martin who saw the
occurrence said he heard no exchange OF
words between Money and Shaner re-
garding a transfer. The Senator refused
to pay either transfer or fare. The con-
ductor then took hold of him and elected
him. Then the conductor left the Senator
and was returning to the car with his
back to the Senator when the latter ap-
preached the former and struck him with
a knife. Witness Martin swore to this
statement and the information was then
made out against the Senator.
The court proceedings only occupied a
few minutes,
Attorney Dunlop. a son of the president
of the road, represented Shaner and
Hooper, Senator Money pleaded not guilty
to a charge of assault and asked for
a trial by jury. The other two defend
ants also pleaded not guilty Senator
Money objected to setting the trial for
Wednesday on account of an important
com mittee meeting and he said he want
ed the Mhole thing over with as soon
as possible. Shaver and Hooper asked
for trial by jury \lnd the cases will thus
be tried at 1890 Thursday morning
Formal charges against Fireman Hoop
er were filed with the District of Column
bia commissioners today by Senator Mon
ey who called personally and denounced
Hooper. The latter will be tried before
a public session of the trial board and
Senator Money will appear as the pros
ecuting witness. The charges as filed al
lege that Ne interference of Hooper was
without provocation.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26
Visits Selma the Cultured Old
City Of the Slate
COTTON FURNISHES MONEY
And Her People Live Easy-Typicai
Southern City Founded Upon
Agricultural Wealth OF
the Black Belt.
BY NED BRACE.

Selma, April 24.-(SpeciaD- D-Everybody
who knows anything about Alabama,
knows Selma. 1t has 5000 people and is the
cultured old city of the State. It's streets
are broad and sandy. Its people live on
the profits of cotton, and they live easy.
They work six months in the year and
have six months for play. All of those
who have anything are wealthy. The 9TH
ers are contented because they don't
have much to do. 1t has river navigation
to the gulf all the year round. and an
abundance of railroads. The people are
well to do; the merchants are prosperous
and the banks are wealthy.
One bank alone carries a million and
a half of deposits, and hundred thous-
and bales of cotton are marketed here an
nually. 1t has cotton mills, and oil mills
and an electric car line, and a new court
house. and is really a typical Southern
city founded upon the agricultural wealth
of the black belt territory of South Ala
bama Indeed it is a Wholesale market
for all of South Alabama and part of
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
PAGE ono.

Ned Brace writes OF Selma
Bill flied against old officers Of Tennes'
see Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
charging them with fraud.
Senator Carmack makes great speech or
Philippine bill, scoring administration.
Serious charges medc against ohiteo
States consul at Guatemala.
Senator Money Is also placed under ar
rest, charged with assault.
Page Two.
Severe storm strikes joplin. Mo-, kill
ing two persons and injuring others
Confederate veterans bid each other
farewell
Dun's and Bradstreet's weekly trade
reviews
Senator Tillman again after ,fcLaurin.
Page Three.
Aged woman murdered at Oneonta.
educational conference at Athens Ga.
General state news.
Page Four.
Cuba and the Philippines giving Repuo-
licans considerable trouble.
Editorial comment.
Gossip heard in local hotels
Page Five.
State Federation of Labor condemns
Leath and Flynn for shooting affray-.To
meet next year In Bcs9emcr.
Talladega conference to patch up Third
Regiment troubles results in further dis
agreement.
Contractors agree to grant carpenters
increased pay but not shorter hours.
East Lake school building dedicated
Trustees refuse to allow political confer
ence in building after dedicatory exer-
cises.
Page Six.
Conflicting statements about 'cursing
match"
Page Seven.
Local and foreign markets.
Page Eight.
Baseball season opens today with parade
of teams and rooters.
.nuaorkips6 .
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26
DUAL TRAGEDY IN TENNESSEE.
Old Mar Shoots His Granddaughter
and Then Himself.

Knoxville. Tenn. April IA special to
tho Sentinel from Butler, Tenn., says:
A horrible dual tragedy was committed
on Roanc creek in Johnson county above
here, resulting in the death Of William
Rogers. aged 70, and his granddaughter.
Miss Mary Awfield, aged 30.
Rogers went to Johnson City Tuesday
to meet hts granddaughter, from which
place it is said they were to dcpsrt for
the West. She failed to appear and
Thursday he returned to this section, 60
ing to the home Of the woman. who lived
with relative. Calling her out he drew
n pistol and shot her through tho head.
and then. placing the weapon against. his
Asxn Mn ka11nA -h1mnARh
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26

Mississippi. There are more large whole
sale grocery merchants here than are to
be found in Birmingham. 1t has cheap
freight rates from the markets of the
East and West and is jobbing town of
greater proportions perhaps than any
other town in the country of its popula-
ton. 1t is the home of both of Ala
bama's Senators, and there are many 9TH
er prospective statemen who make their
residence here.
Craig Smith, the State Treasurer, lives
in Selma, and he is, by the way, the lar
gest land owner in Dallas county. and
perhaps the largest planter in all Ala
bana. He has 6O00 acres of black belt
land under cultivation. Some of 1t is
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26
STEAMER SUNRISE BURNED.
Loss Will Be About S25,ooo, With $12,
600 Insurance.

New Orleans, April 25.-The steamer
Sunrise. Captain Frank Scovell, of the
Red River Line burned to the waters
edge at ner wharf here just before day
light. The Sunrise arrived from Alex
andria, La. at II o'clock last night and
had a number CT passengers. all of them
Louisianians except Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Davidson of Ironton, o.
Fire was discovered at $50 o'clock and
spread with great rapidity. Some of the
passengers and crew had narrow escapes
but all got ashore in safety. The boat had
on board 200 bales OF cotton. 1000 sacks
Of cotton seed and considerable miscet
lunsous :, eight, all of which was badl,
damaged. The Sunrise was valued at $25,
coo, with insurance OF $4,000.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26

Hunter, did give to Minister Hunter and
his .ami'y valuable ;;eces ct tsSmore
jewslry Of a hundred t.nen tho vtkue &,
tre scsl'1 and lodgiis II. the iEgs rtoD -
ito United States snG for tie lnas.soiet
services the said Minister Huatt- rrs-
tended to render me. and which he was
instructed 70 render by tho department of
state of this United States"
Mrs. Berr!os says further that Minister
Hunter, While pretending to pay Isidore
Schwartz, executor of the Barrios estate
Slto0 and getting the form of a receipt
from Schwartz. he made this part of the
basis IF his claim to the furniture and
valuabies. Mrs. Barrios declares that
Hunter never paid her a cent from the
estate, and that he wanted the receipt to
Show the department Of state should his
right 10 charge Of board and lodging be
disallowed. Said receipt was false and
fraudulent, and was gwen to Hunter at
his request when he heard that a charge
was to be made against him for the un-
lawful taking and keeping of Mrs. Bar
RIGS personal effects.
The original Of this affidavit was en-
trusted to ]. S. McNslly, United States
consul general at Guatemala City, and
after oeing photographed was fordward-
ed In January to the state department.
Hunter Denies Charges.
Louisville KY, April 25-Beyond max
ing a denial DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter,
United States minister to Guatemala, who
arrived in Louisville several days ago. re-
fuses to discuss Mrs. Barrios charges. He
is however, preparing a statement for
publication concerning his administration
of the office of minister to Guatemala.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26
Minority Interests Of The Ems
ley Land Company File Bill
Against The Directors
CHARGES CONSPIRACY TO
ROB THE LAND COMPANY
Claim That Former Directors of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company Used Their Official
Positions for Personal Gain.

1MEM SENSATIONAL charges of fraud
- are made in q bill filed yesterday
HzxkW in the United States Court
against -ames Bowron, Erskine Ramsey,
A. NJ. Shook. G. B. Mccormack and Ma
thaniel Baxter, Jr. The bill is filed by
minority stockholders of the Ensley Land
Company who allege that the defend
ants while local directors of the Tennes-
and while some were directors of tho
Ensley Land Company, fraudulently mis-
used their official positions in order to
obtain the choicest part of the land COM
pany's property for themselves individ-
ually.
The Ensley Land Company is also made
defendant to the bal as is n. e Barker
against whom, however no charges of
fraud are made.
The bill charges: A conspiracy among
the defendants, except Barker, formed
in 1896 to obtain the property of the
Ensley Land Company. To this end IL
is alleged that the whole of it's land was
allowed to be sold at sheriff's sale to sat-
isfy judgment against the company In
favor of the Birmingham Railway and
Electric Company for s11.7s The defend
ants being directors of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company and
controlling its affairs, and this company
owning majority Of the stock of the
Ensley Land Company they were enabled
to carry out their plan
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-26
REFuNpINe PLAN PROPOSED.
United States Stool Company VIII To-
sue s2so,o0o, 900 In Bonds.

New York. April 25.-Stockholders OF
the United States Steel Corporation re-
ccived today the letter from the corpora
ton setting forth the exact terms under
which 1t is proposed to retire 5000 600, 900
Of 7 per cent preferred stock and issue
$3.50, 100000 per cent bonds. thereby in
creasins the bonded debt from $500. 900 900
to $3.50, 600. 900.
Accompanying this circular was a re-
port OF the finance committee, which sets
forth IN detail various reasons why the
refunding plan should be approved, to-
gethsr with a series Of resolutions recit-
ing how the plan u to be carried out The
stockholdere' meeting to vote on tho pro-
posed changes In the company's securities
will be held In Hoboaen, N. j., on May 10