Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-10-22
The Oxford Bcmnerat,
SOUTH PARIS.

Mrs. Arthur Hall of Buckfield was 9
guest at r. N. Halls Saturday.
W. l.. Libby has begun on the cree
ton of his stable on Deering Street.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. will have q
special meeting Saturday evening, Oct
10th.
Grover Brown is at home from the
University of Maine on account Of ill.
ness.
Mrs. Alice Thayer was called to Massa-
chusetts Saturday by the death of an
aunt.
The Universalist Sunday School had q
very enjoyable sociable last Thursday
evening.
Writ Stanley was with party who
are at Camp Cinnamon for few days
last week.
Mrs. P. Z. Hathaway has returned
from Waterville, where she has been
through the summer.
Mrs. j. ]. Murphy is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. Z. Penley, in Green
wood for few days.
Professor S. j. Case of Bates College
occupied the pulpit at the Congre-
gational church Sunday.
Mrs. F. N. Wright and Mrs. Writ
Stanley spent few days last week in
carriage drive to Lewiston.
Mrs. George NJ. Giles spent the past
week in Waterville and attended the
state Sunday School convention.
Hamlin Lodge, h. of p, has accepted
an invitation to visit Pennesseewassee
Lodge at Norway, Thursday, Oct "a, and
confer the rank of Knight.
Albert Thorne and Mrs. Eunice V.
Caswell were married at the town
clerks office Tuesday afternoon, Miss
Margaret A. Baker performing the cere-
mOny.
At the Universalist church next Sun
day the morning service will be omitted.
The Sunday School, Junior Union meet
ing, and Union meeting in the evening,
will be held as usual.
A soeiable is to be given at the Con-
gregatioual church Thursday evening,
Oct "a. Admission FIVE cents. Each
lady is requested to bring box of candy
to be auetioned off to the young men.
Mrs. Philbrook, wife of the Assistant
Attorney General, who is assisting
County Attorney Barnes in the Everett
murder trial, accompanied her husband
and is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Willis,
on Park Street.
Rev. A. h. Baldwin was at South
Paris last week, moving his household
goods from the Congregational parson-
ace to Brunswick. He and his family
will 90 to housekeeping there, and he
will enter the Maine Medical School to
take the course.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Mrs. F. A. Shurtleff. The
programme will b current events by
the club members, a half-hour with
Stoddard; essay, Maine, the Nations
Playground: a, Lakes and Woods, Mrs.
Wheeler. An enjoyable evening antici-
pated.
A number of South Paris people will
attend the Universalist General Conven-
ton in Philadelphia from the 23d to the
3Oth of October. Those who are now
planning to go are Rev. and Mrs. j. Ii.
Little, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert d. Park,
Mrs. Helen NJ. Child, and Mrs. S. Z.
Tucker.
The Euterpean Club held its first
meeting of the season with Mrs. Cora
$. Briggs, president of the club, last
Monday afternoon. The opera studied
was II Trovatore, the first half of the
programme being devoted to that, while
the second part was miscellaneous
programme.
An apology is due both the Democrats
readers and contributors for the absence
from our columns this week of consider
able of our regular matter. The excuse
will have to be the unexpected volume
of matter from the Everett trial. Anoth-
er week we shall expect to be again on
normal basis.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve a
harvest supper in the Baptist vestry next
Tuesday evening at half past six. An
entertainment will follow the supper.
All women who furnish food, and their
children, il they are not wage earners,
will pay Just five cents for their supper.
All other persons Is cents. Fer the en-
tertainment, 10 cents will be charged. A
cordial welcome to everybody.
The adjustment of wages between the
Grand Trunk and its telegraph operators
has encountered difficulty by the refusal
Of the road to consider the request OF
the operators for extra pay for Sunday
work. The men have been offered ten
per cent increase in wages, but they
want the extra pay for Sunday work,
aud the official with whom they were in
conference would not grant it. The re-
quest is. however, to be referred to a
higher official.
Roy NJ. Bennett, son of Charles Z.
Bennett, was taken to the hospital at
Lewiston on the afternoon OF Saturday,
the 18th, with sudden and very severe
attack of appendicitis. He had gone to
his work at the Paris Manufacturing
Co.'S factory after dinner, apparently in
his usual health, but after he was at
tackled it was decided that an immediate
operation was necessary, and he went on
the afternoon train. 1t was so severe a
case that for some days he was regard
ed as in a critical condition, but accord
ing to latest reports he is now doing
well.
The Jury in the Everett case has been
chartered at Hotel Andrews since 1T was
empaneed Tuesday morning. Deputy
SheriffS Berry and Cole are in charge OF
it, and the jurors are kept separate from
every one else, and allowed no communi-
cation with others, as is according to the
law in murder cases. This law has re-
Gently been the subject of considerable
discussion, started by the published
opinion of Chief Justice Emery that it is
absurd. The opinion is not universally
cOncurred in. The people have good
deal of sympathy for the jurors, as they
are practically prisoners during the en-
tire time of the trial.
Tuesday evenings court temperance
meeting was well attended, notwith-
standing some other affairs which were
in progress in the village that night.
Hon. James S. Wright presided.
Prayer was offered by Rev. S. G. Davis
of Norway. Speeches were made by
Chairman Wright, Rev. E. S. Cotton OF
Norway, Hon. Randall L. Taylor OF
Mexico, j. Hastings Bean, Charles F.
Whitman, ESQ. and Hon. John p. Swa-
sey. All spoke earnestly in favor OF
prohibition, and were opposed to re-
submission. The following resolutions
were introduced by Judge Whitman,
and were given an enthusiastic passage
Resolved, That we are unalterably opposed e
the politicians scheme of resubmission. whicf
means the repeal OF the prohibitory law and tht