Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-04
LEGAL Review Of the Year.

year 1915. The most striking feature o
this is the fact that five deaths hav,
been caused by accident during the yea
-one by injury from factory machine
two by collision OF an automobile and ,
train, and two by drowning, all within
the limits of South Paris village.
The only considerable fire of the yea
was that In Maxim Block on Marke
Square, on the evening of the Esd o.
March, when damage of some thousand
of dollars was done to to the building
and contents.
Undoubtedly the most sensational af
fair of the year was the discovery of the
body of George w. Davis under the
Pratt barn, and the subsequent trial
conviction and sentence OF PRESCOTT
Pratt for his murder. Second only II
interest is the arrest and holding Of Pat
rick j. Harrington, charged with the
murder of Thomas E. Preece, and now
awaiting the court.
JANUARY
7+Sixth annual exhibition of the
Western Maine Poultry Association In
Grange Hall.
S-Frank Vigue of Norway, II years
of age, fatally injured while at work in
the factory of the Paris Manufacturing
Co., by q guide thrown from planer.
15-Surprise party to A. e. Shnrtlefi
on his sgd birthday, by Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs at Odd Fellows Hall.
19-Conference at court house with re.
gard to the need of court accommods.
tions at Rumford. Much talk but little
definite result.
22-"New England Folks" presented
under the auspices Of the high school
senior class at Grange Hall.
26-Body later identified as that of
George W. Davis of Portland found un-
der the barn at the Pratt house, and
Prescott Pratt placed under arrest
charged with murder.
31-Ernest G. Penley of Paris was one
of three who lost their lives in the burn
ing of house near Livermore Falls.
FEBRUARY
Watchers placed on Grand Trunk
bridge. j. A. Kenney began his term as
postmaster at South Paris.
prescott Pratt held for murder Of
George w. Davis.
5-"New England Folks" played at
Bolster's Mills.
15-Home and School Association Or
ganized.
19-"Nsw England Folks" played at
Buck field.
19-Hearing on Rumford court house
at Augusta attended by number from
Paris.
"a, 25, 26-Fair of Universalist Good
Cheer Society. "His Last Chance" pre-
sented at Grange Hall on the 25th ard
26th.
1-Aunual town meeting. Little ex-
traordinary business, the matter of a
new school house at North Paris going
over because of its mixed condition.
Old officers mainly elected. Large ap-
propriations made.
2-Annual meeting of South Paris
Village Corporation. Principal item of
unusual business, vote to purchase a
new hearse.
q-Miss Muriel Bowker entertained a
large party on the occasion of her six
teenth birthday.
9-2O-March term of Supreme Judi
cial Court, Justice A. NJ. Spear presid-
ing. Prescott Edwin Pratt of South
Paris convicted of the murder of George
w. Davis, and sentenced to state prison
for life. No other state prison SEN
tences.
23-Fire in Maxim Block on Market
Square did several thousand dollars
damage to building and contents.
APRIL
Paris Home Bakery leased by F.
W. Walker, proprietor, to T. j. Corby &
Co.
3-Fire department organized.
3-Surprise party to Charles E. Brett
on his fifty-ninth birthday.
4-Easter observed by special services
at all churches.
9-11-Delegates attended the State
Girls Conference in Portland.
14-Charles Hemingway drove half.
inch power drill through his right hand.
Is, 16-"Nan, the Mascotte," played
at Grange Hall under the auspices of the
Seneca Club.
19-Patriots' Day generally observed.
Base ball season opened, Paris High
winning from New Gloucester High.
26-Niuety- sixth anniversary service
of Odd Fellows at Congregational
church, followed By observance by
Mount Mica Lodge on the evening of the
9th.
81, S0-Minstrel chow under auspices
of Paris Grange, with full houses.
3O.May 2-Oxford County Boys Con-
ference at Norway, with 125 delegates.
lin honor of the eleventh anniver-
sary of their marriage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest NJ. Millett entertained the Grand
Army post and circle.
3-The new hearse arrived.
6-Small roof fire from burning chin
ney at ]. d. Stuart's on High Street.
14-Arbor Day given some observance.
16-Memorial Sunday observed by
Hamlin Lodge, Knights of Pythias, with
sermon by Rev. F. L. Cam at the Bap-
tist church.
10, 2O-Couuty convention of the W.
C. T. u, at Deering Memorial Church,
with address on the evening of the 10th
by hon. Carl e. Milllken.
3O-Memorial Sunday sermon deliver.
ed in the afternoon by Rev. +. L. Cam
at the Baptist church.
S1-Memorial Day observed under the
auspices of VIM. K. Kimball Post, G. A.
r. Address by Rev. Joshua N. Frost,
D. D.
3-Woods FIRE burned over few acres
in the often -scorched "pine woods"
3-Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Buck received
their friends on the twenty fifth anniver-
.sary of their wedding.
6-Memorial day observed by Odd Eel
lows with address at Riverside Cemetery
BY Alton G. Wheeler. q
8. eAnnual meeting Of Oxford Asso.
citation of Congregational churches, with
South Paris church. Evening address
by Rev. Ashley D. Leavitt OF Portland.
13-Baccalsureate sermon to gradual
ing class OF Paris High School given by
Rev, Chester Gore Miller at the Univer'
sslist church.
Injecting of Home and School As
sociation at Grange Hall addressed by
Hon. Psyson Smith on "Some Needed
School Reforms"
16-Robbins' circus showed at fail
grounds.
Mics Ida 8. Dean, on the lawn at High
land Cottage.
LIBERALIZATION of Paris high Schoo
at Congregational church. Glass Of
twelve young women and nine youoe
men received diplomas.