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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-29

JUDICIARY.
The Committee on Judiciary will give Public
hearing In its room at the State House In
Augusta,
Wednesday, Jan. 80, 1907, al 2 O'Clock p. n.
No. 81. On an act to ratify, confirm and make
valid the organization Of the Dix1ed Light and
Water Company.
Tuesday, Feb. s, 1907. at 2 O'Clock P.h
No. 3d. On resolve proposing an amendment
to the constitution providing that the rights Of
citizens of the state TO vote and hold office shall
not be denied or abridged on account OF sex.
Thursday, Feb. Z, 1907, at 2 o'clock P. n.
No g. On an act to amend section Is Of chapter
IS of the revised statutes, relating to courts OF
probate.
No. 100. On resolve proposing an amendment
to article Of the constitution of the State OF
Maine, establishing . peoples veto through
optional referendum, and direct Initiative by
petition and at general election.
Wednesday, Feb. 20. 1907, at Q O'Clock T. n.
No. 100. On an act to provide an additional
term Of Supreme judicial Court for the county
Tuesday, Feb. IL, 1907. at O'Clock P. Il.
No. III. On an act relating to the Rumford
Falls & Rangeley Lakes Railroad Co.
MONTGOMERY, Secretary.
STATE LAND AND STATE ROADS.
The Committee on State Land and State Roads
will give Public hearing In the Senate Cham.
Der at the State House In Augusta,
Feb. 6, at 8 O'Clock p
No. 20. An act TO provide for state aid and for
the expenditure of other public moneys In the
permanent improvements Of main highways or
state roads.
r. B. STEVENS, Secretary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-29
LEGAL AFFAIRS.

THOs. W. BALDWIN, Secretary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-29


salad, hot rolls, cold ham, mince pie,
custard pie, ice cream and cake, coffee
and cocoa, together with various aces
series and incideutals, and all were loud
in their praises of the feast. The club
ladies' were hostesses for the evening.
As there are twelve members of the
club, all present and accounted for, and
Mrs. Shaw, the proprietor, sat at the
head Of the table as guest, all were care
full not to count the party. Later in the
evening an hour was spent in whist.
The party were in good spirits, and
while the storm ragged without, de-
lightful evening was passed within, and
the gentlemen, who were the entertain
ed, unanimously voted the affair great
success.
Mrs. Martha +. Jackson, wife of Sylvan
Shurtleff, for many years q resident oil
Paris. died at her home in Portland last
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Shurtleff, who
was a direct descendant Of Thomas
Rogers of the Mayfiower, was born al
Paris Hill, Jan. IA, 1928, being the
daughter of Jacob and Nancy Jackson
She was married to Mr.. Shurtleff Nov.
1, 1S49, and a sister, Ann jackson, be
came the wife of Mr.. Shurtleff's brother
Alva, who died few weeks ago, leaving
the widow living in this village, at tine
advanced age Of IS years. Mr.. and Mrs
Shurtleff moved to Portland April l.
1852, and there they have lived ever since
that time. Mrs. Shurtleff was devou'
Christian woman, who was much below
ed by her many friends, and had been
member of the High Street Congrega
tional church for about 35 years. Evel
ready to assist in every good work car
risd on by the church, she will be great
ly missed by those with whom she had
been associated. Besides husband she
leaves two sons, George A. and w: d
Shurtleff, and two grandchildren, Sylvan
Shurtleff, I'd, Of Syracuse, N. Y, ane
Miss Marjorie Shurtlef OF Portland
Mr.. Shurtleff has the sympathy OF
wide circle Of friends in Paris, In hi
Bereavement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-29
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.

A true copy-Attest =
ALBERT D. PARK, Register
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
1.-THE CITY OF
DREADFUL
MIGHTY"

sins n @ sff o Ss s the he. city SndS e ] nd
positively Chicago
R ss1s @ e; S h sisS ,. Da. tn. D.ene OIL
associate s s a sSs Ras4 pe S men and hosts of our women unfit
percentage greater ancient
beyond % the border of 'l soeial '" %orn men 0 tue Guy
n the mos pDas ad%a @ @ drawn al n
never
and aeoTned gnghoesomei
a % q as % a with @ e2 % defmen aoun @ s % Ege a1d @
on
"' ''Y Draws nAwful1n
% 600 Chicago who with
say there 5000 women Chicago
say there n
are
II hesitate to think that ats such @ grave situation exists says Bishop
Society in in Chicago Rev
st. James Episcopal P1sS S$ %as Y 'aS %
R net US s' %Sd ' @ eS
men @ and detectives e'S d ay
@ asss a$as ss @
@ n S%sn an sS as RESIDENT.
chas6 sa5s ead @ sG
number Of men by the ratio of twen fed = TeI @ for eye % h
would to conservative.
uation rsu There
the n ou ork
We them
a workers."
10 city had such = sensational statements about
horrifying.'
See Much in
cted by
- @ j that ss1
S a
is. o
the spirit of Christ There be reform through the clubs
there eliminate the
par disease systemic"
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
Daniel Dunning After Serving His
Country Well Studies Law
And Graduates.

The Sentinel records with the great
est pleasure possible the fact that Mr.,
Daniel Alfred Dunning, formerly of
this city and at one time, when boy,
serving this paper in one and another
caracity. was graduated with honors
in the law department of Washing
ton university, of Washington d. c.
Mr.. Dunning received his degree
of Bachelor of Law on yesterday,
June 5th. He has been in the gov
ernment employ at Washington in
various important positions for the
past seven or eight years. or since
his return from the Philippines. IN
the mean time he took up the study
of law and yesterday he was grad
uated from one of the foremost IN
stitutions of the country.
Daniel Dunning might be called
soldier of fortune. He started as a
telePrapher, held positions of trusl
in salt Lake City, went to the Philip
pines with the famous Utah battery
and was named by his country for
meritorious services during the war
on the Spanish islands. as memeber of
the famous Utah battery.
He then retired from active serv-
ice and went to Washington, where a
grateful government gave him po-
sition of trust which he has held WIN
credit to himself and his friends and
family.
Daniel Dunning is a son of Mrs.
Katherine Dunning of this city and
with his mother, spent his boy
hood days in this city with the Dun
ming family He was always well lill-
ed and had host of friends. who Will
be glad to know that through his own
exertions he has given himself cred
table education. When other boys
attended school Dan Dunning was
assisting in the support of his mother.
He is a brother of Mrs. Ted Prim-
rose, wife of the present clark of the
district court of Mesa county.
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
BRUTALITY MISTAKEN
HERE FOR
WIT

in
of
brutality
heartily bless
them.
who joke
in
to his
ge when
who a joke
An alleged Joke was attempted Yesterday of
nealed for cruel and brutal attempted in this
whatever Whoever
drummed out the moment is known they
hand the the cruel
a
n wasdo
There the joking
II
which or fro
to
O
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
A NOBLE PEOPLE
KEEP THEIR
WORD

When the hundreds of
OF
they be
To- was more than promise
on which went to make
heenee me youth and
he hat there
business hemena
OF
month which
splendid
that honor roll The
little slowly bu
subscr ribed.
There be immense
shoveu dirt of
satisfaction will continue until the
is finished there
Mighty things sometimes beginnings The
association buildings in the East
OF sna De hted up the
meetings held by
time and this
suited in raising splendid
of which Il o met FN'Ae"
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06

Two pair of screen door hinges for
25 cents at the and 10 cent store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Trisler, of
Clifton, are spending the day in the
city.
This afternoon the county commits
sioners adjourned after a few days
session. Much business was given at
tention.
The business meeting of the Wet.
U. will be called at o'clock Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gour-
ley. 913 White avenue.
There have been various showers in
the valley during the past twenty-four
hours, none of them were of long
duration or very heavy.
The latest and most up-to-date
thing in go-carts in the famous All
win folding go-carts. For sale in
Grand Junction by Fleming and Lamb
Special for this week only: Ham
10 cents per pound and bacon I6
cents per pound at Hilbert and Ret
tig's, the Leader grocery and mar
ket.
c. f. Wickersham, assistant cashier
of the Grand Valley National bank,
left last night for cambridge, Ohio,
his old home, for his annual visit.
He will be out of the city several
weeks.
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
MRS. ELLA B. SWAN.
AND MIR. ROBERT EATON

Robert Eaton anf Mrs. Ella B.
Swan, both well known in Grand
Junction and both residents of De-
Beque, were married in Glenwood
Springs yesterday.
The following is from the Glen
wood avalanche:
Robert Eaton of DeBeque and Mrs.
Ella Swan were married this morn
ing at ten O'Clock at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Ferguson, who
lives west of this city.
Rev. b. l.. Rice. of the Presbyter-
ian church performed the ceremony
in the presence of Mr.. and Mrs. Diff
fendarfer Mrs. Ferguson and the two
daughters of the bride.
Mr.. Eaton is one of the pioneers of
the state and is one ofthe best known
real estate men men of the western
slope. The bride has been teaching
school in the neighborhood of De-
Beque.
Arrangements have been made to
have the wedding in the Presbyterian
church this evening, but it is claimed
that the knees of the groom began
to shake, thus the event was hastened
Mrs. Ferguson served a dainty
lunch consisting of several kinds of
cake, fruit and coffee, after the we'd
ding
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
GEO. A. CURRIE & SON
Real Estate, Loans
and Insurance
Ill South Fifth Street

FOR SALE:-
New five room modern cottage,
Price $4,000.
Two lots. cor, Hill and 5th st.
Price $4,000.
Two choice lots on upper Main st.
Price $4,000.
Fifteen acres of land under the
Stub ditch, Price 100000
Eighty acres of land and 25 inches
OF water near town of Fruita Price
100000.
One hundred and twenty acres OF
the best located high line land in the
valley.
FOR RENT
Six room modern house on Rood
avenue, Rents, $3.50 per month.
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
. q q q O O O O o O O o O 4
THE WEATHER. {

The maximum temperature
Yesterday was SO degrees. The
minimum this morning was "a
degrees. Rainfall, O.O1 inch.
Generally fair tonight and Fri
day. preceded by local showers
this afternoon. is the forecast
for Western Colorado.
a a q q q q Q Q Q Q Q Q
The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06

This entire stock Positively md
be closed out as near as pOSsI9
by, July first and profits must
thrown to the winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02
BIG CAR OFF THE IRON
New Electric Road Blocked by Annoy
ing Accident on Main Street

One OF the big cars on-the new line
OF the Bennington and North Adams
Street Railway company line went on
the rails just west OF the Cooper
bridge ON Main street about Z O'Clock
Monday evening and put the line out
OF commission for the balance OF the
night.
The car cleared the rails complete.
~ aud had not a big pole been In It's
way II would have ploughed into
Whceler's market The pole which Is
set In cement was moved 80 that a
mans hand could be- run down be-.
tween the wood and the concrete. The
headlight on the car was smashed by
the impact against the pole but other
wise was not materially damaged
The car was 10 far on the iron that
considerable difficulty was experienced
In putting u back on the rails A car
was run up from PoWnal and hitchcd
o. the derailcd electric and the Hoos
lex Valley car with Jacks and other
praphcrnalia was able to reach the
scene after the rails had been temper
arily laid past the unfinished switch
ON Main street Il was one O'Clock
when the car vas finally put back on
the rails
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02
NINE HOUR DAY
FOR VILLAGE
EMPLOYEES
May Draw Pay Weekly il They
So Desire.
WAS BUSY TRUSTEE MEETING
Curling Of School Street stu Hangs
Fire-No New Electric
Lights.

Hereafter nine hours shall consti.
tute a days work for the employees OF
the village street department and the
men working for Street Commissioner
kimball may draw their wages week.
~ n they 80 desire The changes
were brought about at the regular
mountaineering OF the trustees Mon.
day evening when the street commits.
sioner requested that a nine hour day
be- established and that he be allowed
10 pay the men weekly n he saw Nc
Motions embodying both requests were
made and carried.
There we're present at the meeting
Trustees Gibson. Day. Myers. Moore.
Kelly and Schwartz. President Lyons.
Clerk Kelso and Village Attorney Hol.
den.
The first business taken up was the
disposition Of the bills One charge
that OF John Connolly for lwo signs
was explained By Chief OF Police BRA.
gel who stated that he had ordered the
signs OF Connolly nj the instance OF
the village attorney and placed them
nc certain locality ON Benton's pond
lie stated that the bathers this season
had been exposing themselves 10 such
a degree that the practice had become
nuisance and the village attorney
considered II best 60 put up the pro
hibltory signs
The reports Of the two police officers
were read and accepted and II was yot
cd TO call the attention OF the Benning.
ton Electric company TO the failure of
certain village street lights to burn on
certain nights a. reported by the chief
OF police.
ON motion Of Trustee Day the street
commissioner was instructed 90 clean
North and South streets from the Am.
erican House to the stone blacksmith
shop and Main street from the Baptist
church 10 the Dewey crossing as often
as Ia his judgment was necessary 10
keep the streets In good condition.
The street commissioner was In.
strncted 10 leai the stone crusher o.
the Bennington and North Adams
Street Railway company and also 20
sell the company crushed stone to b.
used In repairing Main street where
the switch Il being put in
The village attorney was instructed
90 call the attention Of G. W Thatcher
20 n section Of sidewalk on the east
side OF Park street.
The street commissioner was In
structed 10 .Eapair the crosswaiks on
North street AZ the head Of River
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02
SOLDIER ON STAND
IN BEHALF OF
ACCUSED
Ex-Lieutenant Saw Detective
Start Victor Riot.
WHITE TELLS OF vERMlN PEN
Boise Court Laughs at Vivid Desohp
ton Of His Arrest Given by an
Organizer

BOISE Ida. July flames l.. Wal
lace an attorney of cripple Greek aud
an officer la the Colorado militia at the
time OF the Cripple Greek strike, at the
Haywood trial here sworc that he saw
X. G. Sterling. a detective for the Mine
Owners association. fire the first shot
that started the rioting at Victor on
June q. 1894
Wallace served with the militia first
as private aud then ~ a lieutenant
during the strike of 1904.
lie related several instances ms tend
Ing 10 show the misuse 1T the power Of
the mllltla by the mine owners: gave
the criminal records Of some of the
gun fighters Imported 10y the mine
owners: told OF the working ~ the
card system r,cited the circumstances
connected with the looting ~ the TN
ION stores and a newspaper office aud
swore that he saw X. e. Sterling. chief
detective for the mine owners. IRE the
first shot IN the Victor riot the day ~
the Independence station Incident
NJ W. white. an organizer for the
Western Federation 81 Miners. was
the last witness aud brought the trial
participants back 30 good humor with
the drollcst Kind u a tale ~ his arrest
10y the militia with all the pomp aud
ceremony ~ war times. the activities
" the vermin In the bull pen aud his
happy release by n brother WOudman
u the World. who commanded the mi
litla.
White told ~ an experience be- had
In Cripple Greek when he went there
In December. 'iisa. In the interest 81
the American Labor union. When he
reached Cripple creek he was imme
dlatcly taken In charge by the militia
aud marched on a. n hull pen White
fairly CONFUSED the court by his de
scriptions ~ the conditions In the Pen.
lie declared then. were ten ~ fifteen
soldiers held prisoners la the place
when he arrived They werr IN Tor
drunkenness. petty larceny aud other
crimes white said the place wpz alive
with verInin. The soldier prisoners
held n Kangaroo court over him. AZ
one time during the night bullets wills
tied through the top ~ the plank build
ing
White said be- complained ~ condl.
lions NJ the hull p-n. aud the major In
command ordered the military doctor
20 take the military prisoners out.
boil them" aud burn their clothes. Ia
burn the pen and build a new one.
"was II doneT' asked senator Bornh.
Il think n was."
Counsel Tor the defense said that
they might succeed IN finishing with
all N their witnesses except Haywood
aud Meyer by the end ~ the week
Their plan h a. reserve those two
principals Tor the last The defense
has prepared ~ dmft ~ instructions.
aud the state l. working up H. re-
buttnl ease. M that the cnd % the
trial approaches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02
WHITE WINGS" SURRENDER.
New York GRrbaEe Men's strike Ends
IngIoriousIy For Them.

NEW YORK. July Following a
promise made by Mayor Mcclellan that.
he would investigate their grievances
at once the striking ash cart drivers OF
the street cleaning department called
on the strike aud have returned 10
work.
The end 10 n situation which threat.
ened the health OF thousands came ms
a surprise. q committee OF strikers.
accompanied by Herman Robinson or
the Central Federated union. called ON
the mayor nc thescity hall and asked
him 10 listen 10 their demands.
II will have nothing 20 do with any
city employees who have quit work"
the mayor said. but II you win return
20 work Will promise faithfully To
give your complaints my fullest attcn.
tlon."
This ended the interview 40 far as
the mayor was concerned. and the
committee then went Ia their counsel.
Frank Acer. for advice. He advised
them 10 do what the mayor said. Word
was then sent 10 the mayor that the
strikers would return 20 work lmme-
dlntely
Not long before the announcement
that the strike had been called on the
mayor said that 80 per cent of the ash
carts In the city were being used aud
that the strike situation was well In
hand.
Then there came report from
Brooklyn that thirty. i've ash cart driv-
ers there had gone out Walking dele
gates representing the strikers were In
Brooklyn all day. aud u was feared
that strike as bad as that In New
York would soon exist ON the other
side u the East river.
Great pressure was brought 90 bear
upon the mayor 10 urge him 60 try
and adjust the grievances ~ tie sirik
ers. which be- has steadily refused "a
DO unless they returned Ia work.
Health department officials struck a
snag In trying 60 Impress seventy
workmen of the park department iuto
doing street cleaning service. After an
order had been read 10 the men direct
ing them 10 report at Stable A In East
Seventeenth street they refused O.
/ obey A.
Dr. Benzic. under whose supervision
the work ~ removing the garbage and
refuse FROM the streets had heen un
dertaken. narrowly ESCAPED serious in
Jury Or probable death while passing
through East one Hundred and SiX
tccnih street A brick. carefully aimed
at him from the rpof ~ an went pa
close Ia bis head that be- could fccl the
wind from H. A shower u tricks and
stones followed. lcing aimed M the
strike breakers who were passing Ia
carts. but nol-ciX was hurt A woman
was found on the roof and arrested
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02
BOYS DROWN IN POND
Russell Nc Donald and Manson Blu
chan Lose Lives al Barre.

Barre, June 3O-The bodies OF Rus.
sell Mcdonald aged II. and Manson
Buchan, aged o. were found last even.
ing at the bottom of the milldam OF
the Mcdonald and Buchan granite
plant which belonged to the fathers OF
the boys.
The boys left their homes about |
o'clock yesterday afternoon and appar.
emily went In bathing In the dam.
Neither could swim. The parents did
not hear from the boys until about
when their clothes and bags OF candy
they had been eating were found on
| the rocks beside the dam
The water from the dam was drawn
OF and the bodies were Immediately
found In hole In the deepest part.
David Faulkner. the chief OF police. Al.
eXander Milne aud Thomas Mccarthy
went out Ia boat and recovered the
bodies OF the boys The boys are the
sons OF John Mcdonald and Alexander
| Buchan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02

The matter OF speed OF electric cars
through Main street was brought up
by Trustee Gibson and-referred to the
village attorney.
The chief OF police was authorized
TO hire two special policemen for July
and T.
The matter OF strengthening Stafford
street was brought up after some dis
cussion and was laid on the table as
the board was not sure OF It's author.
ity TO make the proposed changes.
IL was ordered that nine hours con.
stitute n days work ON the village
streets.
Il was moved that the grade OF
School street be lowered four.tenths OF
foot az the intersection OF Adams
street.
Engineer Middleton was instructed
10 place the stakes on School street
where the proposed curb Is 10 be put
In
Trustee Myers called attention 20
the low hanging branches on some OF
the village shade trees but the board
was not positive on the question OF re-
sponsibility and no action was taken
Trustee Kelly called attention 10 the
petitions for electric lights on Beech
street and nc the corner OF Branch and
Gage streets aud moved that they be
installed. This action was opposed by
Trustees Moore and Gibson on the
ground that there VS. not sufficient
money ON hand 10 warrant the ex.
pense. There was some argument
over the matter but II was finally left
with the lighting committee for fur.
Their report
The sealed bids for 1906 feet OF sew.
~ we're then opened aud read as fol.
lows: r. J. winslow. Sl2O6: John
Webber. $4,000. George Hoflick.
North Adams. fi7577f. The bids OF
Wehber specified that all rock excay.
alton should be- 81 per cubic yard ex.
ira and the bid OF IIoflick that rock
cutting should be- s. per cubic yard.
The contract was.awardod 90 SIR Web
Der and the board adjourned.
The following bills were ordered
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02
Y. N. C. A. NOTES.

The second game In the series with
the PoHtals will be- rolled on the Y. NJ.
G. A. alleys tonight A fast rame Il
expected. Friends are invited.
The class In medical gymnastics
which was 10 organize tonight has
been postponed until next Friday night
$50. The lockers will be- up and the
hot water connected by that time
The boys athletic class will organize
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock In.
stead 81 Wednesday morning. This
class includes sports both In and out
81 doors and will meet twice n week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-02
SAMUEL TwomBLY DEAD
Well Known French Citizen Victim Of
tuberculosis.

Samuel r. Twombly died at his
home on the corner OF Main and Nor.
gan streets last evening nc 10 o'clock
OF tuberculosis
Mr. Twombly was 40 years OF age
aud had lived In town for II years.
For the last few years he has been en-
gagged as q cutter by the Cooper Man
ufacturing company and was well lik'
cd by his employers and fellow work
men
lie was staunch Republican and was
always n hard worker for his party
during elections lie was especially
influential among the French voters
of the village. lie was member OF
the Catholic order Of Forestcrs The
deceased leaves q wife and three chill
drrn.