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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02


The new bridge acros. the Andros-
coggln connecting the town 81 Mexico
wIth Rumford Fall. I. completed and i
receiving q good patronage. iii. bridge,
which owes ". bcing 10 Hon. Parker
Spoford. will be great boom Ia this
town, having b-en built without sny
assistance from the town. The bridge
company have placed the rates of toll
very low, probably lower than those oi
any other toll bridge ~ its cost In The
state. We are In hopes by Jan. 10Th Ia
scCut. the business travel To gumfori
Fall. from the town of Carthage aud .
portion Of Weld by short cut ACROSS
lots"
The grippe I. very prevalent here
about.. proving fatal In many Instances.
Olaf Marten.ou. a swcle Who came Ia
thi. town aud built for himself . com
Portable home within the pas, year, died
bee. 18th, sgcd a. years. lie, like the
rcst Of his nationality, VAS good, s"-
Der, industrious, honest, hard working
man.
Died la Mexico. bee. 2.th. Peter Beu-
nett, formerly 90 Enrol, y. H.. aged -.
Mr.. Bennett had but Recently moved into
town, and had bough, lot and had just
begun the construction ~ nice dwell
ing. lie VAS victim 81 the grippe.
MR.. a.. 4. steven. IL seriously III from
the grippe or it, effects.
A.C Richard. 4 son are fast cotnplet-
ing their birch mill, which IL being built
about Que mile below Mexico Corner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
MESI SUMNER.

Mrs. J. u. rul.lfer remain. about lh'
same.
u. VI. small aud wife have been At hi'
fathers, Capt. T.. VI. sm,lr., few
days.
Kirk spaulding !. sick with Ia grippe
Mr.. L.. j. Quincy Il at Canton for I
few weeks.
Mrs. Henry 4. Young has been con
fln~i Ia the house iOt q week.
D.. u. Doblc l. confined Ia the house
Hacker Di,i. has commenced hauling
oak Ia Young a Packard. mill.
q. VI. Packard WAS at Norway sun.
day.
IN. Christmas tree at the unl,er.ali.l
church ycstry was we'll laden viii
pr,..nt. aud the sntert, inment ~. eS
cell-nt. Their Vas large gathering.
Helen :. Robertson !. stopping At hcl
fathers, u. VI. smslr..
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hCBRON.

Rev. :. II. Rlchardson went tn sum
ner llill last week Friday to attend the
funeral % child.
Christmas MAS kept az usual With
trees and entertainments, mostly for the
little ONES.
Miss Msidie Moody reviewed from her
aunt In lo.ion a very nlce sllk quilt.
Miss Grsoc Bumpus came home for
Christmas.
The annual gathering AZ the par.onsgc
was held 1hursday instead ~ New
Years dsy. owing 10 the commencement
% school Jan. "a.
Mrs. Dr. Donham will 20 20 Auburn
o. spend New Years With her father
and mother.
Mr-. Sargent remains comiortsble at
present writing. Her sister, Mrs. >crib-
nsr of New NOFk. !. With her.
n. n. Stsarns and frci Marshall have
loaded car At Hebron station with
poplar.
Christmas Dsy Ne dlned on moose
steak. The happy sportsman was Al
bion Cushman Who on visit To- hls
cousin AZ Camp Whitney, Rang,ley
Lakes, shot = moose, a deer and carl
boa.
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SMlDEN.

About fify we're present at the Chri.t'
mas party at -. T.. saun,lers', aud all
had a very pleasant time. The tree va.
loaded TAI o,erfio~lng With nic'
presents. The part ~ santa Claus W..
enacted by -. T.. saunders, which afford
81 much pleasure 90 the little folk.
Csk. aud coffee were served. After the
distribution 81 the gifts, game. and
dancing occupied the young people un-
I'll late hour.
samuel Plummer and Frank Watt.
went fishing Tor plckerrl Christians and
brought home about twcnty-four pound.
81 nice ones.
j. ". Nash Was In town last wer1
aud received III. congratulations ~ hls
friend. on the birth Ola little daughter
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
HIRAM

Amerry Christmas aud happy New
Near o. al.
Mr.. Marshall spring and family vel
coined their friends aud nsighbors n
their rrsidsnc. on Christmas eve. The
decp-laden boughs of the Christmas
tr-c ~. prominent feature.
\ very pleasant CHRISTMAS festival
Was cnioSed at the Methodist church at
E,st Hiram.
On Monday evening the rare aud
singular spectacle 20 bright rainbow
Was seen Ia the west about nine o'clock,
probably caused hy shower In ihc
west and the bright moonlight Ia the
east.
Mr.. fr,d q. ChlpmAE !. sick.
The NJ. D.. class meetings NJ Mr..
chicks house, last Hiram, arr we'll
attended.
Tho teacher % Hiram village grammar
school l. ou the sick li.i.
Married In cornish. lice. Eid. by Rev.
Henry y. SNOW, Mr.. Edward Bpckstt
81 Cornish aud Miss Nellie ". rWitchell,
daughter 81 col. J. .. TNiichsll Of
Hiram.
Nr. Joseph IIuichin. hs. removed
from Hiram mn Ia Hiram village.
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WATERFORD.

The Mt. Trem Wits, Club was organ
isci AZ Waterford Flat last saturday
evening. The following officers we're
elected:
President. Mr.. Z. y. Jewstt
Treasurer. Ms. = W. kntFd
SECRETARY, Mr.. fiorvn.s kounsis.
Fxsrutise Committcs. j. W. Narr,n, D. :.
Packard, Miss Cal hnisht
The club will hold it, meeting each
saturday evening In the music rooms at
the Lake House.
The Waterford creamery IL doing a
good business, aud II most of our farm
ers would have more cows aud les.
horses they might make farming
pay better than they do now.
There !. yery little numbering being
done Ia town this winter.
There Il 20 be = concert New Years
evening al South Waterford by Prof.
scott wight, assisted by his scholars
aud talent from Bethel.
Everything Ia quiet In town, but more
especially the Democrats.
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NoawAv LAKE,


J. &. Saunders aud wife enjoyed their
Christmas dinner With Harry Wood aud
wife.
w. u. and II. A. Perry and Walter
Pride are cutting and hauling Ice.
Arthur Tucker aud family we're at
Benz. fuckers Christmas.
Our correspondent Of the Oxford
County Advertiser made = mistake In
saying that WIN Austin did not under
stand the engine In l'artridge's mill.
Although IL Was the first Of the Kind be
ever had anything 10 do With, he was
the one to lind the trouble and get IL In
running order.
James smith and daughter Edith,
Eugene Smith, II. y. Perry and wife and
J. 4. Msrston took their Christmas din
ner With Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Msrston.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
EASY WATERFORD

Tues 'ay evening ss An.el llean va.
walking home from the poet Office, owing
Ia the une,enne.s 81 the rad nj Rlce''
Junction he fell breaking his lex badly
lie made the remaining distance, about
! IL miles, on hi. hands aud knees Ia
three hours.
Edward Hilton. health I. not So good
q. usual.
The familic. % D.. T.. Hilton aud q. y.
Anne. had Christmas tree a, Mr. I'LL
tons.
Fourteen ofihc neighbour. spent Christ
mas eve at l.. VI. sander.on'..
Their. will be a ball at Masonic Hall
the evening of January 18th after th. in-
.tallst,on Of ofilcers.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
ROS8uRY.

l.. u. Reed Il putting dowel ma
chine. Into his mill to turn cut hl.
dowei squares of which hc has large
stock ON hand.
The thaw left u. with less snow, but
u Il more solid aud there u enough for
business, aud the birch and poplar haul.
20. are doing good work.
Farmers are feeding their cows better
aud making more batter than they ever
did teiOrc In the Winter season. The
old Idea that not much butter could lie
made Ia winter, l. passing away. The
rformer. al Washington have not killed
the butter business yet. sheer are CO.
Ing. Coss are coming. Farmers Who
could not endure the Jer.ey COW few
year. ago, are nov anxious To hear 81
one for sale.
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MES1 PARIS.

our people spent very enjoyable
evening In Dunham's Hall last Monday
night. The Christmas exercises Nere
good and slthough the presents were
Dot a. numerous az some years Yet the
children we're well rvmsmhercd.
Mo.e. kimhall aud wife are stopping
a kiug.bury Curtis'.
\ NJ. Middleton i assisting Rev. A.
O. Br,aut In hi. ministerial labors on
ih.. charge. 80,
Ur,. Mr.. Keen has been unable TO MI
hi. appointmeut here for the past tao
sabbath. on account 20 sickness.
n. 10 Brown n >Ou expect 10 CON
msuc- saving claphOards next week.
p. n. Cumming. l. sick With bad
cold aud nj. .hop i closed.
Ar,tas Caldwell. an old gentleman :?
years old. l. quite sick.
Y. l.. Marshall l. at home sick with
The grippe.
Buck. the dentist, will be At the hotel
January ith.
y J. ,ushman l. manutsS turing die
blDgks.
Chss. Barden has moved biz family
INTO the old Judkins house aud l. work
.Hg f1r Z. l.. Willis la Greenwood.
10. N. Briggs aud sou are working In
Ilp.hsm this winter.
Harrison Childs has taken a contract
tu haul birch strips from North Paris ana
load flsm 90 20 cars az this station.
Wet Paris I. ~. or. Lodge aud the
E,a-kah lodge are 10 have public IN
- alton the fret saturday evening 10
Jahaary.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
enolAnp.s UNEMPLOYED.
Labor Leader. say Th., No, Es.ash is lie
linz Dome and Make q Large Proposal.

Labor Leader. SAP Th., Not Es..gh u lie
Ing Dos~ asd MsAs Large Proposal.
Labor leaders are complaining that
tho government authorization 10 the 10
cal authorities Ia spend money upon ~.
lief works for the benefit ~ the unein.
ploycd IL not taken advantage IL In a
half dozen districts. The result u that
distress Is rapidly becoming acute Ia.
most - the large towns, to the great
benefit Of the socialist AMI anarchist
agitators. II IL difficult % so- what
more the government can do, unless u
~ In for state socialism on gigantic
scale, for which public opinion Is not
ripc.
The latest proposal Ia that tho gov.
eminent should guarantee loans for. say,
$3.50. 900. 900 10 enable the carrying out
Of a national system u foro.hore r,cls-
nation all around the coasts. such
work. wherever undertaken 10y priyat.
enterprise. has certainly proved profit.
able. aud u u urgc'i that Holland has
demonstrated it, practical anil rcmu.
ncratiy. character ~ government Gu
teiprise.
There IL M reason a. doubt that In
the London district alone the rcclama
ton "a the for,-hore- - the Thames,
from the metropolis "a the sea. IL Ter.
fcctly feasible. and would provide work
Tor thousands for many year, Is of i'm
mense public benefit. and yield a good
return on the outlay. but the govern.
ment naturally hcsitatc- 10 take the iirst
step In such vas, undertaking. Lon.
don Cor. New York sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02


The ladies ~ the Congregational CIR
Gle at the Centre gave chicken pie sup.
per at the town house on Christmas
evening. With q Christmas tree after
ward. There Was large number
present and q very pleasant time.
=. II. Hartman has moved With hl.
family to fryeburg village.
The .chool house la District No. ",
(sl,b City took fire Monday afternoon
and MAS soon Ia ashes. There Was no
school that day aud had been none since
the Friday before. Cause unknown.
Insured for $500 Ia the Etna.
y. NJ. Russell and wife of lIo.ion aud
4. T.. Russell Of South Manchester.
Conn, were ON visit 10 the home of
their father, benjamin Russell, during
Christmas.
Mrs. Mellen Eastman has been quite
sick recently.
Miss Ella Charles IL at home for tle
holidays.
Preston II. Walker has put stock Of
dry aud fancy goods into the store for
merly occupied by Walker 4 BELL and
started In business. Walker a bell still
run the grocery business.
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xASOS

About all the news I. that many 81
our people are sick.
Herbert whitman has been confined
% hi. house for several DAYS.
understand that Mr.. Lo,ejoy's fam
ily are some letter.
Oscar Mason aud Netiie Merrill are
both on the sick list.
The sound ~ the whistle u agaln
heard Ia town. 4. :. lean has COM
menced to saw blrvh.
Christmas passed very quietly; no
public demonstration Ina TIL. place.
something unusual for u.
school /. keeping again, there being
No new eases 81 whOoplng cough.
Mis- ClArissa B@ar,i. formerly 81 thl.
town, but late ~ Norway, was brought
90 What l. known az the Flat burying
ground for burial last Monday.
Ernest Morrill, l. stopping at hi.
brothers aud drawing timber To Beans
mill. n. g.. Mason looks after his stock
for him.
DAYTON Merrill was taken sick Christ
ma.. Greer remains about the same.
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THE OXFORD BEARS.
r-E oolsGs oF rrt WEEK ~ AL
SECTIONS OF rrT COUNTY.
RuckFIElp.


a. e. Prince aud wife ~ NaterVillc
w,rc In town, the Christmas guests oi ttr
family - Capt. q. II. frincr.
Rev. Drew 4. wyman, tcccnt pastor
~ Bstrs street Baptist church, Lewis
ton, l. assisting pastor Lawrence Ia a
seize. ~ revival mcctings, afternoons
aud evening. al the Baptist chur,h, CON-
mencing TUESDAY evening Dccvmb'r
sslh
Mr.. George Gregg % Audoyer i At
pry.eut With her agvd aud invalid moth
60. Mr.. \. =. Code.
\ dancing school under the direction
~ Nrthur :. Hall 81 lar,s cOmmcncvd
her, last wesk.
George VI. Atwood Of Paris ~as In
toNu at week.
The winter term 20 the village school,
under th- old board Of Instructors, i
iu operation.
Tis friend. % Mr.. Alfred Cole will
D. glad to learn of her Improved health,
ant ability o. - out again.
Mr. Henry Nulty, whose seriou. Illness
Wa noted few weeks ago, u able Ia De-
urou The street nearly every day.
eur physicians are having morc than
their .hsrv % business.
The .umbsf and wuod teams are util-
il.ug he excellent shedding.
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Nj. aud Mr.. William 4. ,paulding 81
caribou arrived here saturday on their
Nay from Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
RuMFoRp FALLS.

Wish you all = Happy New Year.
The new postmaster here is j. IT,
Mckecman.
Holiday trade has been quite brisk
With the Traders here.
Lawyer stearns reports business good
obllsing hIm to attend probate court
regularly.
The alex with Ia grippe are quite
numerous here.
The new toll bridge to Mexico I' CON.
plcted.
Congress street IL being used quite
frequently Of late for . race course.
Not just the place We think.
LOO. y. meeting every Tuesday
evening and Invite all Who can To attend.
Il IL Intended TO give an oyster aud
baked bean supper the first Tuesdsy OF
every month.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
NORTH PARIS.

J. y. Llttleh,le Ia. commenced To saw
birch. Harrison Childs IL To draw the
strip. a. West Paris.
Fred Durham has been on the sick
list.
Miss Ora Bonney Ia at work for IL. w.
Durham.
Circle at W. y. Dunham's this week.
Our stage driver has new traverse
sleigh.
Ice cutting has commenced.
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Mrs. Nellie Blood has visited her
parents, X. Churchill aud wife, an
other relatives here.
u. X. Dow has sold his oxen to Abner
Benson.
J. y. Llitlel,ale wen, to I.ocke's MIL.
Tuesday.
josie Benson IL very low.
There was q Christmas tree Mt the
church Monday evening.
West Paris Grange elected officers
Dec. 81 for the ensuing year ~ follows
". %. Luryey. ".
A. ID. Asirews. ID.
Martha u. AIN. Lsetarer.
o. 4. Curtis. =.
Fsr,ey wymap, Asst steward.
Estber T1ell, Chaplain.
q. W. berry, TREASURER.
D.. n. Bieti, sscetay.
A. n. Marshall, q. n.
Emms Kerry. Csrv..
Cora Hiatt. Pomona.
/ Cora Marshall, tiora.
Hattie Mooney, Lady Asst. Steward.
There IL TO be an all day meeting oil
the Grange January 18Th TO install
officers, etc.
The entertainment at the Grange
December Esd, was n follows; Reclta
tions by Hattie Mooney. Elva Marshall
Ella Andrews aud Maria johnson; song
aud music by VIII Dunhim, Mary Ste
vens, Maria johnson, Cora HIATT, I0ttl,
Abbott: stories by A. y. Marshall. u. u
Field, WIN Durham and Eugene Curtis
S-minute speech by Daniel swift; poeu
BY Emogene Cushmsn; select reading
by Ora Bird, Martha I'LL, August'
Beck, May Durham; defamation b,
T.. T.. Field. There Was large attend
ancc and the presence of = number o
vlsltors snllvsped the meeting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
aROWNetGln.

Mr.. David Bcan, Who has been In pooI
health for Quite long time, died sun
day Of this week and was buried from
the Congregational chavh Tuc.day at !
q. n.
Mr.. Thomas SAnis who has been slck
. number Of weeks, died Thursday.
Mr.. liurd, another old gentleman il
quite sick,
Christmas VAS quiet day and 4
dresry one In the village.
Everett Llnscott, formerly of Brown-
field, now Of Boston, IL visiting his
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Reuben llnscott.
Rev. Y. 4. Eastman's horse died sud-
denly last Monday.
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aGHhEl

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wncn nave oeen he'u w ue new c"sw'
which, az yet. mas not ocen formally
dedicated. The ch.pei ss great adj
lion 10 the chufch rdihce' u !. mos,
conveniently arrangei Win ladies
psrior sud large audience room on the
s.cond hoof shd nn" lining ROOM 90
the io~er moor. me .e"na n"f
nearly on ie'e' WIN ,he p's.i"tn w
the rear OF the main church bu''hing'
snd as TIE chsPei '. bu'lt IRON tue f-'I
~ The church aud form. an extension of
", u WAS easy To have the two connect
od as they are by broad folding doors on
each side Of the pulpit. 4 Kitchen his
been lifted up 10 the basement 81 the
church, opening out of tie dining room.
III. Kitchen u arranged .ith long
tables, cupooafus, nrse .lnk rnn All
convenience. mat oou'u W ue,ueu' W''e'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
GREENWOOD.

Quiica December thaw, and on the
shortest day. ~ the year.
4 rainy Christmas. and when did We
hss. Que beforr
III. question has been asked why the
temperature did not begin Ia lover as
the days begin to shorten, and so con-
tinue until the winter solstlce IL reached,
and then rise In the same proportion
until the longest day has arrived. That
would probably be the Way of u were
there no counterActing causes going on
overhead. Hut there are, aud they ar-
.o various that the almanac maker can
not tell What the weather will be twenty
four hour. hence. much better than a
tcn-year-old boy.
There MAS q Christmas festival at the
city Monday evening, at iocke's MIL.
Tuesday evening, aud NJ the Centre We'd
nc.dsy evening. The exercises we're OF
the usual variety and all were we'll at
tended.
=. u. swan and wife we're here on \
visit the first of the week. Mr.. =. says
potatoes have rotted so badly Ia that
section that some will have To buy their
seed 10 plant.
Last week Mrs. 4. u. brooks VAS sent
for by her two sick children on the same
day, Rev. Charle.'A. Brooks of Liver
more. aud Mrs. John y. Howe Of Bethel
Her sou seemed 10 need her the mos,
and she went there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
WEST BETHEL.

Christmas day has come and gone and
the little ones have received their usual
supply Of presents, and have again been
told many absurd things about santa
Claus which they will soon have To I'M
learn. When will this remnant Of su-
per.tition cease aud he laid away In the
dusty past with witcheraft aud other
like absurditless
A few % the citizen, Of Bethel came
To our village on Saturday before Christ
mas with the Intention Of having q little
celebration by the alb of whiskey, but
becoming too noisy for the public good
they were arrested aud placed In the
Lookup, where they were said To have
kept the sabbath very strictly and Ne
Monday WAS a holiday IL Was deemed
best for them to BE- allowed Ia keep that
al.o. On Tuesday they were tried and
yariousiy II not adequately punished.
A seizure Of small quantity OF the
ardent has been made here since.
News Of the death Of Thomas n. Paine
of California has recently besn received.
Mr. Paine was native Of Bethel but
went To California many years ago. lie
WAS man much respected among ~
and Was about 20 years old ut the time
Of his death.
Mrs. Bciell Of Jefferson, N. H., u
visiting friends In this vicinity tLis
week.
Cut out Art Coupon No. ! from this
Issue and send it TO the publishers Of the
Democrat with ten cents. IL you are
not fully satisfied and pleased With the
a7d photographs you receive In return,
they will refund your money.