Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-08-05

Negro Shot on Show Train.
SERIOUS OUTCOME OF AN ALTERCATIo!
NEAR THIS PLACE.
As the result Of some sort of persona
difference on . train which wenl
through here north. bound Sunday fore
noon, Negro was shot and left beside
the track. The train was q show train
carrying the Wild West and combined
shows which are to exhibit at the Elks
Carnival at Berlin during the present
week. 1t went through South Paris be
tween 10 O'Clock and 1890.
There are all sorts Of stories OF the
affair about the streets, very little oil
which it is possible to prove or dis
prove. Certain it is, that soon after the
train passed Swifts crossing on its way
South Paris, the Negro was shot anc
left beside the track. One story is thai
the train was stopped and the man wa,
put of and then shot, and that four
shots were fired. Another is that hs
had jumped from the train and was run
ming when he was shot. At any rate The
train was stopped, and a torpedo was
left on the track, though the railroad
men say that this was done 80 that the
regular excursion train, which was fol-
lowing, should not get too close, the
show train being heavy one.
After being shot the Negro managed
to crawl to the house of Fred Bennett
aud after some search for a physician
DR., Trufaut was found, and the wound
ed man was taken TO the hospital al
Lewiston, where an examination was IL
be made. There were two holes in his
body, but an external examination did
not show whether they were made by
two separate shots, or were the en-
trance and exit of the same bullet.
The name of his asssilant was given
by the Negro, and it is said that there
had been previous trouble between
them. As soou as the officers were no
titled of the affair they went to work,
and are now searching for the wanted
man, but no arrest has yet been made.
Paris School Matters.
At a meeting of the Paris school
board on Saturday, August 2, Mr.. John
). Carver of Auburn was elected TO sue.
coed Mr.. Wallace A. Clifford as princi-
pal of Paris High School. Mr.. Carver
is a graduate of Edward Little High
School in the class of 1904, and of Bates
College in 1908. The grade of his COL
lege work was high, and he has had con-
siderable teaching experience, having
served as principal Of the following
schools: Old Orchard High, Aroostook
Central Institute, and Limestone High.
He also served as submaster at Gould
Academy for one year. Mr.. Carver's
employers in these various localities tes-
tify that be has been very successful in
his work and the board feels that we
have secured a strong man for the place
Former Principal Clifford has re-
signed his position in order to take up
the study of dentistry in Harvard Dent
al School. The board feels that the
High School has enjoyed very pros
porous year under Mr. Clifford's d.
rection. A high standard of scholar
ship aud department has been main
tanned, and the school has won much
QlSlnCtiOn IN atnletiCS.
Miss Louise Cushman of Springfield,
Mass, was elected to take charge of
the new commercial department in the
High School. Miss Cushman is .
graduate of Springfield High School and
of the commercial teachers training
course of Bay Path Institute.
1t was decided to open all schools in
town on Sept. 18th, the Monday after
the county fair.
The entire list of teachers for the
coming year is as follows:
High School:
Principal-John s. Carver, Auburn.
Assistants-Jeanne n. Towle, Woolwich.
Alta Rankin. South Paris.
Louise Cushman, Springfield, Mass.
Brick SCHOOL,:
Principal-Helen NJ. Morton, Garland.
9Th grade-L. Alice Wetherell, South Paris.
5th and 9th grades-Lids NJ. Fletcher. South
Paris.
4th grade-Lena X. Franck. Round Pond.
Shurtleff School:
Intermediate Helen II. Barnes, so. Paris.
Primary-Evangeline woodman. Waterville
Porter Street-Hattie NJ Leach. So. Paris.
Pleasant Street-Sylvia Weare. York Beach.
West Paris:
High School Frederick Smith, Mederith,
III.
Grammar-Lillian Robinson. Palmyra.
Intermediate-Helen NJ. spencer, Bethel.
Primary-Bernice l. Goddard. Gorham.
Paris Hill:
Grammar-Eva SWEET, South Paris.
Primary-Edna NJ. Cummings, Paris.
North Paris-Geneva Young. South Paris.
Rural Schools:
Biscoe-Margie Jordan. South Paris.
Forbes-Austin Stearns, Paris.
Kiug-Ila Sturt want, South Paris.
Partridge-Raymon Atwood, Paris.
Porter-Agnes GRAY, West Paris.
Mountain-Eva Ri harrison. Norway.
Snow'sFalls-Emma Hayford, Old Orchard
Tubbs-Aura Cook. Norway.
Tuell-Lilia Young. West Paris.
webber-Sora Durham, Sonth Paris.
wh,ttemore-Rose Clark, South Paris.l
Music SUPERVISOR Florence A. Gordon.
Brewer.