Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-23

A few degrees below zero Monday
morning, but after that ten days spell
We don't min an occasional frosty
morning.
The Ladies' Aid of Deering Memorial
church will serve supper in their vestry
Thursday evening, Jan. 25th. Admis.
sion Is cents.
The foot or 50 Of snow which fell the
first of last week Is now worn down into
pretty good shedding, and good use Ia
being made OF 1t.
Supper at G. A. r. Hall, South Paris,
Saturday, Jan 9th, at Pm. Supper
tickets Is cents. A first class supper
served. All are invited.
Mrs. Sarah A. Penley suffered shock
Tuesday at her home on High Street.
and is now in very feeble condition, and
attended by trained nurse.
S. W. Purington OF Waterville, who
has been engaged as cashier Of the new
bank soon to be opened in Buckfield. is
now employed at the bank of the Paris
Trust Company in this place.
Fred III. Corbett suffered a severe at
tack of appendicitis, and on Wednesday
last went to the Central Maine General
Hospital at Lewiston, and underwent an
operation Immediately upon arrival.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap,
fist church will meet Thursday after
noon at 2 O'Clock with Mrs. l.. c. Nor
ton. Will the ladies please bring their
thimbles. A business meeting will also
be held.
A. Z. Morse read at an entertainment
at Rsngeley Saturday evening, and neces-
sarily remained in that place over Sun
day. On Thursday evening of this week
he reads at an entertainment at New
Gloucester.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Miss Walker at her home
on Pleasant Street. The literary pro-
gram of the evening is as follows:
Roll Call Quotations from Mark Twain. :. Club
Sketch Of His Life, Mrs. Stewart
Poem-Edgsr Allan Poe, Mfrs. W. p. Morton
Book Review Barnes
Word was received Monday morning
Of the death of Mrs. Carrie A. Hitler at
the insane hospital at Augusta, where
she was taken some weeks since. Mrs.
Hitler was the daughter of the late AL
bert Winslow of Paris. She married
Herbert w. Hitler, who died some years
since. She leaves three sons, William l..
IF Boston, Merton Z. and Fl. Leland, and
,ne daughter, Olive w. The remains
will be brought to South Paris Monday
night, and funeral arrangements will be
made later.
For "The Coloueps Maid" the play
which will be presented in connection
With the Good Cheer fair, the cast Is as
ollows:
,Ol. Robert Rudd, widower Of North Caro-;
lima. Harold T. Briggs
,ol. Richard Byrd. a widower Of South Caro-.
lima, Ernest j. Record
ia, jorie Byrd. Col Byrd's daughter.
Miss Florence N. Richardson
Bob Rudd. Col Rudd's son. Donald s. Briggs
irs; J. J>hu Carroll, Col Rudd's sis,er,in,
lula Carroll. her daughter. Miss Helen Rogers
ied Graydon, of faulty memory. Ralph Edwards
FIR. James Baskom. Col Rudd's lawyer.
hing, an ling. the Chinese cook,
A meeting of the Forum was held a.
he high school Friday evening. The
question for debate was, Resolved,
That labor unions have been beneficial
o society,"" For the affirmative the dis
,urants were Miss Ethel Brock and Miss
lara Kerr of the senior class, and for
be negative Miss Bertha Wight and
Harold Merrill of the junior class. On
he merits of the arguments the decision
vas in favor of the negative, supported
" the juniors. There were readings by
Hiss Airline Croker and Richard Mil
EFT, and selections by the high school
orchestra. Other meetings of the Forum
will be held later.
At the recent winter meeting of the
rustees of the Oxford County Agri-
cultural Society, held here, the premium
list was revised for this years fair.
only minor changes were made in 1t
rom last years list. The dates Of the
air Ii is not possible to set, but 1t will
,e the week following the state fair at
lewiston, the dates of which have not
,hspge was made in the regulations for
he county fair. The new rule requires
hat all exhibits shall be in place at 9
o'clock Monday night before the fair
opens on Tuesday. For the past few
iears the time has been set at II o'clock
Tuesday. The change will provide a
air that is complete when it opens.
They did things up brown, did the
Congo Chefs" at the mems supper at
he Congregational church Thursday
'vening. serving fine repast In the best
# style to all that could be seated in the
'es,ry. Then, later in the evening, they
decided the eternal question, "Shall
women voteP" Walter l.. Gray, ESQ,
presided with grace and breeziness, and
weighty, witty, and wordy,
wise and otherwise, were made by Rev.
4. T. McWhorter and Alton C. Wheeler
or the affirmative, and Hon. James S.
Wright, DR.. +. w. Rounds and j. Hast
ngs Bean for the negative, the debate
being closed by the famous argument OF
he wooden-armed Tabiths Primrose,
through the medium OF the
igurs and the voice. of A. K. Morse.
There were frequent gales of laughter
IS good hits were made, but no tribute
more expressive than the masculine
ilence and the feminine derision that
erected the statement of Hon. James S.
Wright that "sll the women would vote
ust az their husbands dictated, any
way" A committee Of judges was ap-
pointed at the close of the debate, con-
listing of Mrs. Agnes Morton, Mrs. DR..
stewart and Mrs. A. j. Stearps. and Mrs.
Horton read the report of the judges in
very entertaining rhyme. In spite of
he fact that Doc Rounds bad shown
hat for women to vote in this town 10
physical impossibility, because "the vot-
ng booths are only two feet and half
vide, and how In blazes are the women
.oing to get their bats in?" the judges
,losed up their report by announcing
bat the affirmative had won. The Schu-
,ert Quartette, composed Of Mrs. Wilson.
drs. Wheeler, Mrs. Smiley and Mrs.
Snrnham sang aeyeral selectiOns to the