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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Supreme Judicial Court.

MAY TERM, 1907, AT RUMFoRD FALLS.
Hon. Henry c. Peabody,
Justice Presiding.
Charles F. Whitman, Clerk.
j. A. HAYDEN, Stenographer.
Charles p. Barnes, County Attorney.
Hiram X. Hubbard, Sheriff.
w. A. Barrows, Messenger.
Walter L. Gray, Librarian.
In the action A. l.. Wills VS.. Edmund
Tardiff, for damages caused to the per-
son and team of the plaintiff in a COLI
sion of teams, the jury returned YER
dict Of $5045 80 for plaintiff.
The next case tried was small ap-
pealed matter, II. L. Steinfield VS.. Henry
Girrard, an action for the value of goods
sold to the wife of the defendant.
Blanchard for plaintiff, Mccarthy for
defendant. The defence was that the
goods were sold to the defendants wife,
aud that they had separated. Verdict
for plaintiff, slS.OS.
The cases assigned for Saturday of the
first week and Monday Of the second
having dropped out, the court adjourn
ed from Friday till Tuesday.
On Tuesday of last week trial was be-
gun on the action, Frank c. Perkins, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Arthur u.
Perkins, VS.. Oxford Paper Co. The suit
was brought to recover damages for the
killing of Arthur N. Perkins on the 23d
of November, 1906, while at work in the
mill of the defendant company. Per-
kins, who was an engineer, was struck
and instantly killed by bolt which
became detached from the rapidly NOV
ing power belt which ran from the en-
CINE to the shafting. Before the evil
dence was heard, the jury was taken to
the Oxford mill to take view OF the
place and machinery where the affair
happened. 80, ,
The defence was that the man killed
was guilty of negligence in going under
the belt as he did, knowing well the
danger of doing so.
Mccarthy and W. Fl. Newell for plain
tiff; Bisbee & Parker for defence.
The jury after being out about two
hours and a half on this case Thursday
returned a verdict for the plaintiff Of
$3.50.
Leon LaPierre vs.. Inhabitants of
Mexico was the next case tried. This
was an action to recover damages for
fiowage of the plaintiffs land at his
place on the Porter bridge road, and
the flooding OF his cellar, in the spring
of 1905. Swasey for plaintiff; Stearns
for defendant town. After the opening
of the case, the jury was taken to view
the premises. The plaintiffs sontentior
is that the damage was caused by the
town replacing oulvert which had be-
come useless with drain tile that wa
not large enough.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
The Girls of 1910.
Two GOOD PERFORMANCES OF THIS
PLAY BY THE SENECA CLUB.

A play illustrative of the conditions
customs and costumes in and abou,
Philadelphia in the time of the Revolu.
ton is "The Girls of l776," which was
presented by the ladies of the Seneca
Club Thursday and Friday evenings.
To put this on and make it correct in all
its appointments was task of no small
magnitude, especially as the action OF
the play is such that much of the time
the stage is well filled with people, all
taking active part in the drama.
Weeks of preparation and vast
amount of hard work were required, but
the result justified the labor, as there
was no flaw in the harmony of the pro-
duction, and no detail essential to its
completeness was omitted or neglected.
While the plot hinges on the frustra-
ton of Loyalist scheme to ruin Wash
ington and his army, the human in
terest of the play centres in the fortunes
of Mistress Barbara Steele and her lively
friend, Mistress Dolly Darrah, who, dis
guised as British officers, endeavor to
escape to Washington. After various
adventures they are discovered, but all
disastrous consequences are avoided by
the timely capture of Trenton by Wash
ington, and the magnanimous action of
those who have the others in their
power.
More space than is available would be
required to consider in detail the work
of the numerous members of the cast.
There were eleven speaking parts, be-
sides a number more who appeared as
slaves, or as dancers in the minuet in
the ball room scene of the third act. In
general it may be said that the cast was
good and well balanced, and every part
well played. The costuming was cor
rect, and necessitated large amount of
work.
The music was by an orchestra of ten
pieces, with Carl S. Briggs as director,
and included the best of the local play
ers and number from Norway. Their
playing was fine. and was an attractive
feature of the affair.
Financially the results were not all
that the play justified, the houses being
only fair, but notwithstanding the ex-
pensiyeness of the production, there was
a respectable net surplus, which will be
used for the benefit Of the reading room.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
WONDERFUL ECZEMA CURE.

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years. writes N. A. Adams, Henrietta,
Pa. 1.-TWO of our home doctors said
the case was hopeless, his lungs being
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we read about Electric Bitters; bought
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We continued this medicine until several
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Meeting of College Mems Club.

The College Mems Club of Oxford
County, organized last September at a
meeting at South Paris, held another
meeting and banquet at Bears Hotel,
Norway, Monday evening of last week.
An hour was spent in the parlors, in
PRODUCING new members and getting
acquainted, and at about half-past eight
the party sat down to banquet served
in the dining room. The banquet was
served in the style which has made
Beaps Hotel famous, and was highly
praised by all. The following is the
menu:
Raa,.hes C0n'0""e ff'''A"'' Lettuce.
Baked Stuffed Brook Trout. Tartare Sauce.
Roast Vermont Turkey. Cranberry Jelly.
Mashed Potato Green Peas, , ca Cac lumber
Sunshine Cake. Angel Cake: Chocolate Cake
Walnut Cake. Gold and Silver Cake.
LAYER Raisins. Assorted Nuts.
Vienna Rolls. Water Crackers.
Black Coffee. Cigars.
Following the banquet, Rev. A. b.
Hervey, d. D., of Bath, was introduced
to give a talk on a tour which he made
last summer through England and
Wales. About $50 lantern slides were
used in illustrating the talk, the pictures
being thrown on screen at one end of
the dining room. DR.. Hervey'S talk was
largely a running description and COM
ment on his views, and was entirely in
formal. While he visited some of the
larger towns, he spent much time in
those picturesque regions which are
comparatively little shown to the public,
and many of his pictures were made
from photographs of things which are
apt to be disregarded by the traveller,
but which are of much interest. His
series of pictures began among the rug
ged mountain scenery of north Wales,
and from there ran through various
places of interest in that country and
England. His descriptions of English
cathedrals and views illustrating their
exterior and interior architecture were
especially interesting. 1t was late when
the evenings entertainment was finished.
The following were present at this
session of the club:
Addison Z. Herrlck, Bethel, Bowdoin '7S.
Frank p. Stone, Norway, U. OF Maine u.
Raymond B. Tibbetts. Bethel, Med. Sch. OF
Fred B. Merrill, Bethel. Bowdoin 90.
Arthur Z. Forbes, South Paris, St. Lawrence
'S5.
William +. Jones. Norway. Harvard '92.
Henry Fletcher. South Paris. Colby 'Ss.
Alton c. Wheeler. South Paris. Bates, 99.
Harry p. Jones. Norway. Tufts 'A.
H. L. Bartlett. Norway, U. Of Vermont '9l.
A. II. Staples, Norway. Medico. Chi. 'O6.
A. b. Hervey, Bath. st. Lawrence 6l.
ID. NJ. Stewart, South Paris, Bates, '99.
Ernest F. Clason South Paris, Bates '02.
Charles P. Barnes, Norway, Colby '92.
Bal +. Bradbury, Norway. Southern Med.
College 49,
Frank Kimball, Norway, Bowdoin 70.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Born.

In Bethel, May 10, to the wife of Edward
Stanl,y, a daughter.
In Porter, May l, to the wife of c. Cole, a SOD.
In Brownfeli, May Is, to the wife OF Carl
Blake, q daughter.
q daughter.
Small, q daughter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
ANY IL Year Old Girl

Can make those delicious Lemon, Chocolate and
Gu start pies as well as the more experienced
cook II she uses "OUR-PIE" preparation, which
Is now sold by nearly all grocers at 10 cents per
package. just the proper ingredients In each
package.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Married..

In South Paris, May y, by Rev. A. X. Bald.
win, Mr.. Carl Mason Of South Paris and Miss
Gertrude L. Barron Of Or0nO.
In Norway, May %, by Rev. b. s. Rideout, Mr..
Verne A. Ranger and Miss May E. Thibodeau,
both of Norway.
In Rumford Falls, May 16, by Rev. Z. W. Web
Der, Mr.. George NJ Locke and Miss Alice II.
Hall, both Of Rumford Falls.
In Snuth Paris, May %, by Rev. A. X. Bald.
win, Mr. Benjamin Z. Gerrish and Miss Fran.
cette Hersey, both of Buckfeld.
In South Paris, May %, by Rev. J. II. Little,
Mr.. Cleon Clinton Farrar and Miss Ethel d. Nc
Cluskey, both Of South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28

The programme for Thursday, Me-
mortal Day, is as follows:
We shall meet at our hall at 8 O'Clock
A. NJ, to attend to decorating hall and
other work. Dinner at II O'Clock.
Procession will form at Ills, led by
Norway Band, followed by VIM. X. Kim.
ball Post and Ladies of the G. A. R. All
school children are invited to join the
procession. March to the cemetery,
where there will be music by the band
and the Schubert Quartette, prayer and
short address, and the decorating of
graves. From cemetery to High Street,
by the soldiers monument, and back to
the hall, where music and readings and
short addresses will be given.
All citizens are invited to be present
and help observe the day in the spirit in
which it was intended to be observed.
w. S. STARBIRD, Com.
HENRY MAXIM, Adjt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Died.

In Paris, May 81, Harold son Of MIR. and Mrs
Horace ID. Tutila, aged II years.
In Sumner, May q, Mrs. Emeline, wife OF
Thomas J. Stephens.
In Hiram May 10, Karl, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli C. Wadsworth, aged s months.
In Norway, May IL, Mrs. Ada NJ. (Carlel
Brown, wife Of Alvin Brown, aged 81 years,
MN In Hiram, May 20, Eugene wadsworth, aged
81 years.
In East stoneham, May 8, Enoch NJ. Bartlett,
aged u year,.
In Cambridge, Mass, May 5, Mary +. Holmes
of OK iOrii, aged SO years.
In Greenwood, May %, Bessie E., wife Of John
n Ring. and only daughter Of Oliver g. and
Hannah Whitman, aged about 20 years.
In North Paris, Nav 10, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
APPEL. Huotari, aged II DAYS.
In Rumford Fall !, May Is, Mrs. j. j. Bell.
In Buckneld, May %, W. Armstrong Gerrish'
In East Sumner, May "a, Bethuel Cary, aged
"a years.
In Bethel, May 20, Mrs. Caroline Kingsbury,
wife of John B. Chapman, age,l s. years.
In Rumford Falls, May q, Fred, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Sampson, aged year, months.
In Dixfleld, Nav %, Mira. J. l.. Durham.
In Rumford Falls, Nav 81, Vida, daughter OF
Alphonso Gaulet, aged 10 years.
In Portland, May IS, Olcott ID. Poor OF An
dover, aged 68 years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
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The Delta Alphas meet this Monday
evening with Miss Sara SWEET.


j. r. Rowland was at Mountain View
Farm for few days last week.
The stores and offices will close as
usual all day Thursday, Memorial Day.
The East Oxford Local Union Of
Christian Endeavor holds its annual con-
vention at Rumford Falls June and 5.
The Oxford County Sunday School
Association will meet at the Methodist
church in this village Thursday, June Is.
Miss Puringt0n, assistant in the high
school, was visited on Sunday by her
brother, Humphrey Purington, of Me-
ehanic Falls.
The following is the programme for
the exercises given by the pupils of the
Tubbs school. Maude j. Newell,
faachar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28

your earnings IN an envelope anu niaiA
t"For the Organ Fund"
There was a home wedding service at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Farrar last Saturday evening. Their
son, Cleon c., was united in marriage to
Miss Ethel d. McCluskey. The double
ring service was used. The officiating
clergyman was Rev. j. Il. Little.
The Lyeeum Comedy Co. is billed to
appear at Central Park all summer, IN
plays and vaudeville, beginning June 3.
Scenery for their use is now being pre-
pared. IL is reported that they will
make the summer season OF prepare
ton for new plays and stage business to
go on the road next fall.
Most of the local members of Oxford
Council, r. and S. NJ, of Norway, will
go to Bridgton Tuesday evening, when
the council eisits that place for the pur-
pose of comforting the degrees on num-
Der Of candidates in Bridgton, where
there is no council. Over hundred
from the two towns have already signi-
fed their intention of going.
Carl Mason and Miss Gertrude l..
Barron were married Wednesday by
Rev. A. K. Baldwin at his residence.
They lett Immediately for a short wed
ding trip, and on their return will reside
in the house which Mr.. Mason has re.
Gently bought, the former Methodist
parsonage on Church Street. They are
highly esteemed young people, and many
friends wish them happiness.
The Lorne- Elwyn Co., which played al
the Norway Opera House last week. has
been we'll patronized every night from
South Paris, and there is only ont
opinion regarding the company. Tha
is that ii is decidedly the best compan,
that has ever struck these towns for
weeks stand. Companies its equal hav'
perhaps been here for single night, bu
never before for week. Theatre goer'
have not neglected the opportunity u
see some Of the best acting ever afforde'
us, with wsll-balanced company, no
having weak spot In it.
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-11-09

President James ". Van Cleve, of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers, believes ana freely confesses
that the large majority oi the mem
bers of the labor Unions are law-lbid-
ing. public.spirited men. 1t is also
his belief that the incapable, unfaith-
full and corrupt leaders OF unions are
to blame for most OF the labor trou-
bles which have been and are being
inflicted on the countrE.
In an address recently delivered at
Battle Greek, Mich, he said that all
good citizens should unite in remedy.
ing the abuses which the labor unions
have perpetrated. In order to supply
the lack of apprentices which the
labor unions have virtually abolished,
influence should be brought to bear
to have manual training departments
attached to every public school of the
primary grade in the United States,
where boys from ten to fourteen years
VI o6O. WOulu lCdln W luOSI
OF the tools used in the more i'm
portant mechanical trades and there
should be established public industri-
al high schools open to boys who
take the manual training course in
the primary schools. and from these
industrial high schools after a two
or three years course boys could
graduate as first-cless mechanics.
of the hand keep step with the edu.
cation of the head. in President Van
Cleave's opinion, would give the
country more an better mechanics
hip system ever furnished.
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-11-09
ELECTION ECHOES.
Editor Roundabout:

Editor ROUNDABOUT.
When an election is over ii is the
usual practice TO forget the evil things
tia. have been done by either side. as
belonging to the realm OF let by-gone
be by-gones." This is good philosophy
in all matters that relate to the hasty
expressions 10 irregularities, 10 bully
ing and deception, and TO the smart
tricks to win success.
But there are transgressions OF moral
conduct, denoting moral degeneracy
and turpitude, injurious 70 society and
TO public duty that ought not 10 be for
gotten. They serve to destroy public
confidence in personal character and
cause the young men, who are growing
up, to imbibe evil lessons by exam
pie.
Such conduct is illustrated in that
of men, esteemed TO be Of good char
acter. who buy votes and assist in
stealing elections. as in the case OF
a former high official. who stood at
the door of the election booth while
two negroes. who came in together,
swore they did not know how TO mark
their ballot for Hager and the Demo
cratic ticket. Who can doubt these
negroes had not been improperly in
duced to vote as they did, but also to
load their consciences with a false
oath.
"A similar case in this line was the
action OF a leading society and legal
luminary who visits a precinct and
dishes out whisky and, as believed, did
other things punishable under the
statute
But the worst exhibition probably
was in the con uct of the county clerk.
He takes an oath to perform his duty.
One of those duties, under the law,
is to keep his office open on election
day and issue certificates to voters
who have lost their certificates or
had them destroyed. Their right to
vote depends on these certificates. At
a previous election the county clerk
had locked his door all day apd alb
sented himself or hid away from his
office. Prior to the recent election this
fact was called to his attention by a
gentleman of high standing and he was
asked if he would keep his Office open
at the coming election. He replied
he locked his door. absented himself
and voters who applied TO get the GER
tificates TO which they were legally en-.
titled lost their votes. His oath of
office does not seem to have impress
ed the mind or the conscience OF
the county clerk TO faithful discharge
OF duty. Such conduct may be ap
proved by election thieves, thugs and
bullies, and by dishonest politicians
but We doubt if it will meet the appro
val of any honest man of any party
The stealing of the city mayoralty
from Mr.. V. Berberich under the
forms of law by the stealing of the
Gas House ballot box from the clerks
office. the disappearance of the Bal
ley's Mill stub book and the locked
door of the county clerks Office on two
successive elections do not tend to es
tablish high official character.
1t was such things that aroused the
public anger and produced the po
litical revolution in Kentucky.
TRUTH.
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-11-09
HOPE HE WILL LAND.

The many friends of A. B, Hammond,
of the enterprising firm of Hammond
K Co., are urging his appointment
for the position of Inspector and Ex-
aminer. Mr.. II. is one of the best book
keepers in the State, and is we'll quail
fed for the place. He is one of the old
line Republicans and was one of the
first to urge the nomination of Mr.
Wilson for Governor.
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-11-09
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.

The absolute ne. aslty of abolishing
the boycott aLu ,--e blacklist by ma
tional and State enactments was very
iorcibly outlined by President James
W. Van Cleave at the annual conven-
ton of the Citizens Industrial Asso-
citation at Battle Greek, Michigan.
Mr.. Van Cleye, who represents the
most important manufacturers asso-
citation in the world, believes that all
labor union attacks on the freedom
and the equality and the operation
of the injunctions must be repelled,
and that the records of congressman
and State egislators on industrial is
sues must be closely watched. He
goes even further and says that it is
vitality necessary to nominate and
elect, regardless of politics, men who
legislate for the entire American peo-
pie, instead of for the interest or
imaginary interest OF any special class
of the people.
made the first authoritative reply to
/ the accusation that q federation of
employers has been created TO crush
| labor unions.
! According to Mr.. Van Cleve nothing
is further from the purpose or the
thoughts of the members of the fed
Grafton.
Speaking for himself he said that
IL many addresses and newspaper and
magazine articles in the past few
years he had insisted that workers
had just as good right and just as
large an incentive to organize as have
employers. Mr.. Van Cleve added
I'm every way any sucn service could
be rendered, employers and citizens
associations of all sorts should encour-
age the members of the labor societies
who are endeavoring to be true to the
principles on which their organiza-
tions were founded. The visionaries,
the ignoramuses and the grafters who
are in positions of power in many of
the unions are the persons who are
primarily responsible for the abuses
which have afflicted unionism in re.
cent years.
Every member of a union who is
trying to cast off the yoke of officers
who discredt his society and disturb
trade should receive the encourage.
ment of the community"
An immediate and important conse.
quence of the reformation of the labor
unions would be collective bargaining
Contracts would be safe between en-
ployers or organizations of employers
on the one hand and organizations of
workers on the other in which wages,
hours and other details of labor could
be fixed for term of years in, advance
During the time covered by the con.
tracts this would diminish the pretext
for agitation among the restless spir-
its in the unions, would give employ
ers a chance to plan work for few
years ahead, and would give conf
dence and a stability to the business
world which are lacking now.
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-11-09
Croghan, storekeeper-gaugers.

General Storekeeper, Lexington-G
r. Bullock.
Lexington RecJlfying House-Shan
non Il Co., Jas. Z. Pepper e Co., r. s.
Strader e. Son-T. II. Shelby, gauger
Frankfort Rectifying House,. P
Williams--S. A. Powell. g3uger.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-18
NOTICE

The semi annual meeting of ths White Pass Athletic club which was Q have been held Saturday evening, Iuue 2grh. for the purpose of electing tn executive committee for the ensuing year wa, postponed until Saturday, July 27. at $ p u. At this meeting 8 lew constitution will be proposed to the ,uo members wherein the ohIcering oI the club will be changed -J IS earnest y desired that every mem5er that can possibly do so attend this mee.iuE.
 F.. L. Miller, Secretary.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-18
MOVED
Conscience Causes Old Debt
 Payment

Indianapolis, July, ls-Obed Smith wen, into the office C. ". Morrison, oa Greenfield, 8 few aays ago and asked 1kn if he still trusted in the Lord
 Mir. Morrison assured bis caller that he did, whereupoo Smith said: "lt was tbe Lord that sent me here to return SrO of your money ! have kept tt for forty years.
 smith explained that in 1867 be saw Mir Morrison drop a SlO bill from roll which he had received from Q mer- chant.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-18
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
United States of America
 District of Alaska ,

United States of America
 District of Alaska
 To Budd Fitch.
 You are hereby notified, th,t l have expended Four Hundred dollars in labor and improvements On the McAlAsteT Placer claim situated iu the Porcupine mining district. and Skagway Record ing District for the years 1904, l9O5, 1906, and 1907, as will appear by cert- fcates Of labor 6led for each of those years respectively, in the Recorders office aJ SlSagway Alaska, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of section 2324 of the revised statutes Of thg United States, being the amount re6ufred to hold said premises for the sad vesrs, ending December 3Ist, lgO-. and fl within ninety days from the ser vice of this notice or within ninty days from the first publication of this notice, vou fail or refuse Co contribute your DroDorsion Of such expenditures, as co owner, your interest in said clam will bgcOme the property of the subscriber under said section 232+.
 F. ". MCELRAEN. EirsE publication July Sth l-29