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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
Bethel

Monday evening, July 9th, Miss Alice
Chamberlain invited her friends to .
lawn party at her home In Mayville.
The hours passed most pleasantly with
music and sociability. After cake and
Ice cream had been served, Miss Lewis,
Who is boarding at Mr.. Chamberlain's,
entertained the people with delightful
display OF fireworks. It was an occasion
long to be remembered for the pleasure
Il afforded.
Tuesday afternoon the w. C. T. u
met with Mrs. Barton.
Thursday afternoon the ladies' Clut
met with Mrs. j. u. Purington. After
definite plans had been made for the an.
uual fair, which will be held In the early
part Of August, quotations and current
events filed the hour. Mrs. I. II
Chapman read most unique article In
which the discovery Of Noah's ark wa:
described as one Of the great wonders oil
the closing of the 10th century. Mex
Thursday the club will meet will
Miss Mary True. The literary exercise.
| will consist Of quotations from Edward
Everett Hale, current events and reading
from 1.-The Man without q Country"
Miss Matte Hersey, who has beer
teaching In West Hartford, Conn.,, II
visiting friends In Bethel.
Mr.. Frank +. Hsnscom, late principa
of Oxford high school, has been engaged
"a principal Of Gould Academy. MIR
Hanscom comes highly recommended Al
a teacher Of years Of experience. III
will associate with himself an able corp'
Of assistants, and successful year To-
the academy Is assured.
The boarding houses are filling uT
fast during these intensely hot days.
All who enjoyed the entertainment
given by Smith and G0rton, will b.
pleased to learn that they are to return
for July 90.
The family Of Ellery Park, Esq, have
returned from Paris, where they have
visited Mrs. Parks parents, MIR. ant
Mrs. Stearns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13

In his campaigning With Grant, "
In The Century. General Horace Porter
tells Of General Halleck's fear Of trou.
BILE from the enforcing Of the draft and
his desire that Grant should send troops
to the northern cities. General Porter
says: On the evening of Aug. II General
Grant was sitting in front Of his quar-.
tiers with several staff officers about
him when the telegraph operator came
over from his tent and handed him o
dispatch. He opened il, and AS he pro-
teeded with the reading his face became
Buffused with smiles. After he had fin.
ished il he broke into hearty laugh.
We were curious To know what could
produce 30 much merrimcnt in the gen.
eral IN the midst Of the trying circum-
stances which surrounded him. He cast
his eyes over the dispatch again and
then remarked: The president has
more nerve than any of his advisers.
This is what he says after reading my
reply 70 Halleck's dispatch" He then
read aloud to Us the following:
III have seen your dispatch expressing your
unwilfingrcss TO break your hold where you
are. Neither am / willing. Hold ON with .
bulldog grip and chew and choke as much -
possible "A. LINcOLH."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
HEBRON.

Z. S. Donham and family Of Boston
are In their summer home.
Mrs. Victoria Barrows, Henry and
Eva, are at her brothers.
Mrs. Fred Preston, two daughters and
a young friend, are at Mrs. j. ID. Stur-
tev ants.
Mrs. j. l.. Bumpus and little Mabelle
are visiting In Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe and little boy OF
Harris Hill were at 8. A. Bumpus' Tues
day.
Rev. S. ID. Richardson went to East
Hebron Wednesday to attend the funeral
Of Mr.. Lucius DeCoster, who died at the
residence of his cousin, Cyrus DeCOster,
very suddenly.
This is good hay weather, and some
have begun to cut their hay.
This Friday morning Is the warmest
of the season. 74o at 5 Am.
C. H. George, Esq, will attend the
State Pathological Society at Augusta
next week.
Rev. DIR. Crane gave very eloquent
and appropriate sermon Sunday, July
4th. The music WAS fine, especially the
singing of America. The church was
beautifully decorated with ferns and
white daisies.
The exercises at Grange Hall Monday
were interesting. They were opened
with prayer by Rev. s. d. Richardson,
after which followed raising of the flag,
firing salute, singing Star Spangled Ban
ner, poem by Mrs. S. A. Bartlett and sing
Ing America. Dinner was then served 10
the hall. The afternoon exercises con-
sisted OF an essay, Our Flag, BY Miss
Grace Bumpus; reading by Miss Mile
Saunders; singing; recitation by Miss
Della Keene; reading by Grace Bumpus,
and song by Mr.. Harrington. 10 the
evening quite lot Of the young people
went to Mechanic Falls to zee the fire.
works.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
EAST hEaRON-

The weather Is just a. the farmer;
have been wishing for. All vegetation
has taken new start.
Lucius DeCos;er came from Msssa'
chusetts about two weeks since TO visit
relatives. On the morning ofthe 9Th h
went short distance from Almon De
Coster's house where he was stopping
and died instantly. He was 80 years old
Very little having WAS done last week,
but business will commence In earnest
this week.
Mrs. Huldah Merrill has been quite
feeble the past week.
Mrs. S,lvint Hodsdon and son Angus
tus, from Yarmouth, were 10 the place
last week.
The Sunday School gave concert, oil
the children were the chief performers
July 4. Twenty-six small children tool
part in an alphabetical recitation from
the Bible, songs, Rotations and selec-
tons were given by the young. A song
by Bernice Berry and Harry Conaut wa:
an especially pleasing feature 10 the Ell
tertainment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
SOUTH HIRAM

Saturday, July Sd, the South Hiram
ball team played the Browndelds n
Brownfield, defeating them the secont
time. Following is the score by innings
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Brow fields sos o 4 o OIL
south Hiram, ASA 0l3x-a
John McIntire came home Friday Il
spend the Fourth.
Sam wescott and family are In thu
place on visit.
Monday the ball team went to Lining
ton and played the LimingtOn team, win
ming the game by score OF IL TO l6
This makes the fifth game the South
Hiram team has played this season, ant
il has won them all. Pretty good play
ing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
uS;d" Coot tho Aroostook gentleman

"Sid" Cook, the Aroostook gentleman,
who recovered over million dollars
sunk on the Pacific coast, says he be-
lieves that by the same methods treas
ures long since buried 10 the ooze on the
bed Of the river Tiber might be brought
to light. This sunken treasure on the
Pacific coast was buried beneath great
quantities OF sand, which could not be
removed by any methods then known to
the diving fraternity. II WIS Mr.. Cook
who applied the hydraulic pump. The
specific gravity of the sand at that
depth was not great aud stream OF
water pumped down there served to
move accumulations easily and uncover
the concealed treasure beneath. Apply
ing this to the ooze OF the Tiber Mr.:
Cook Is convinced the latter could be
removed. He does not believe the accu-
mutations OF centuries would be more
than 20 feet deep and that under this
would be found priceless pieces OF
statuary thrown there by the owners,
who feared they otherwise would fall
into the hands OF the barbarians; also
csskcts Of jewels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
0ROWNElElO.

The Central House Ia rented for thu
summer, to be opened In July.
Al Martz gave . good show at TN
town hall Tuesday evening.
There are quite number OF summer
bosrders In town.
EFT. Vending has gone into the lex
cream business.
During the thunder storm On the 9th
ult., lightning struck big elm tree II
front Of Mr.. Richards house. Fortu
nately no one Was injured.
John Mcdonald Is making extensive
repairs on his house.
il. Frink fell from q loaded wagon,
striking on his head and shoulders. Nc
bones we're broken, but he 10 confined
10 his house, and suffers good deal Of
pain.
ID. s. Patten 10 treating his house TO Z
new coat Of shingles.
Mrs. Patten. who has been sick, u
slowly improving.
Three OF the hottest days In success
sion that have been known for years, o.
and IS above.
There are quite number Of summer
boardcrs In the village.
Mrs. Abel Ingalls, IL visiting at j. L.
Frink's.
Mrs.. WIN Cleary Of Lynn, Mass, ID
stopping 1t T.. l.. Frink's.
Everest Linscott Il very sick.
A big celebration the Fourth.
Rev. Mr.. Sargent 10 70 preach In the
Congregational church during the sum
nee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13

Here IL a realistic picture, snap
shot" Of the breaking OF mighty jam OF
logs at a short bend In Pierce stream /:
at was a rough mass OF hundred
thousand feet Of lumber, great logs
crossed and interlOcked, some standing
straight up. The front of the jam had
been worked down BY the men, and now
the head Of water was coming from the
dam at the pond. We can hear II COM
ing. With seething, gushing roar, 1t
strikes the jam, the up stream end Of
which is tightly packed, making COM
paratively water-tight dam. The mass
groans, creaks, quivers, then a resOund-
Ing crash-the key log somewhere In the
suarl of lumber has broken, and now It
all goes rushing aud crashing down the
stream. The rear end could not stop to
90 around the bend, but was pushed
high and dry over the point OF ledge.
Logs sixty feet long are forced end over
end. Well may the men stand back and
cheer on such mighty work. The jam
passed In five minutes. but for some time
could be heard the thunder of the logs
as they rushed over the rocks and falls
in the stream below"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
WESI ERYEBuRG.

The glorious ith passed away beauti-
fully, although the heat was Intense all
day. The fantasies At : O'Clock were
surely worthy Of mention-the grandesi
ever seen by those present. Daring the
dsy three races took place, bicycle.
foo, and potato race. The first two were
won by Fred Sawtelle; LIST prize So; 2nd
prize, Glen Towle, 81. The foot race
was tie and Was not tried over. Clar-
ence Ella won first prize 10 potato race !;
Ray Ballard second prize. Speeche:
were made by ID. A. Ballard and b.
Walker Mckeen. Dinner was served in
the grove to all who wished, and supper
At Mr.. James Hardy's house. Music WAS
furnished by the Brownfield band.
There was grand display OF firework:
In the evening, and dancing was contin-
ued afternoon and evening. Surely II
was a glorious. an immortal day.
Mr.. John Perkins is boarding at James
Hardy's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oolNcs OF THE WEEK ~ A.
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS Nh,

First Baptist Church. Rev. II. A. Roberta.
Sunday school At y NJ. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice Il 200 p. y. Prayer Meeting wednesday
'' Tnissrsai,ss Church: Rev. Il. W. Pierce. Pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday at II A. 4. sun.
day school at y N. Meeting Of Young Peoples
Christian Union. Sunday evening ., 30 O'Clock
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Miller Of Con-
cord, n. H., are at George l.. Mellen's for
the summer vacation. The trout will
take due notice.
Prof. Edwin A. Daniels Of New York
arrived here Thursday for the summer
vacation. His family are at Canton and
will come here later.
Miss Grace Harlow returned the first
Of the week from Dixfield, where she
has been for the past few weeks.
The Woman's Missionary Circle Will
meet at the vestry on Wednesday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. As this Is the first
meeting called since the new officers
we're chosen II is DESTROYS that a large
number be present. All members and
those who are not members are most
cordially invited.
The road machine, with George Proc
tor manipulating the wheels, has made
piece Of road from the village down
the hill to the smile guideboard," which
Is hard TO match, aud will do for an
army of wheelmeu or anything else.
Considering the fact that the road bed
most OF the way Is packed full OF stones,
II Is an especially ereditsble piece OF
work. And one OF the best features OF
the " ork IL that IL Was finished with u
garden rake, which takes of all the
small stones.
Rev. Mr.. Roberts exchanged pulpits
on SUNDAY With Rev. j. II. Graham oil
Rumford Falls, who delivered good
sermon on the subject of conteutment.
Master Curtis Clark from New Jersey
il AT Lewis NJ. Browns.
Frank Robbins brought home trout
the first Of the week which weighed two
pounds and five ounces after he got IL
the Hill with IL. He caught II in the
Little Androscoggin River above snow:
Falls, while fishing for picserel.
Hon. +. l.. Paris and family are nj
their summer residence here. They ar
rived Saturday night.
Miss Mary A. Doe OF Cambridge
Mass, and cousin. Miss Gertrude Doe
are AZ b. :. Does.
DR.. A. G. Hsmlin Of Bangor Is At th'
Hill
Miss Charlotte smart OF Bangor Is Al
Leslie =. Newell's. Miss Bradford 81
Boston snd Miss Newman % Bangor
who have been there, have returned
/ home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
WILSON'S MILLS.

Mr.. aud Mrs. r. +. Pennock are TAX
ing care Of the children during the abb
seuce Of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Tay-
lor. who has entered 4 private hospital
at Boston for medical treatment.
+. W. Estabrooke Of Nashua, y. H.,
aud his sister, with Master Winthrop,
went 10 Parmacheenee the first OF the
week; K. A. Storey and Perley Flint
guides.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Fox started Thurs
day for Portland to see the elephant and
celebrate the GLORIOUS i,h."
Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. Mitchell and son
Of Portland were up on brief visit to
Mrs. Mitchell's cousin, Mrs. S. S. Ben
nett.
A. NJ. Carter and assistants came
down the Magalloway Saturday.
Fred York, Arthur Flint, Ernest Ben
nett and several others went to Portland
for the 4th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Sanford is to have spell of liquor law
enforcement.
The town Of Harrington celebrated the
centennial Of It's incorporation Monday,
the 5jh.
The Maine state Base Ball League has
voted 20 disband. owing 90 lack Of
patronage.
Maud Moon. II years old. was drown
ed az West sullivan sunday, by the cap
sizing % a row boat.
A man in Portland and a man IN Bath
were isiared seriously bat not fatally by
stray bullets oa the 9Th.
After graduation. whais'' l. the qges-
ton now pODdered by hundreds Of
Names Young people
The firsi guide 20 - fined Cor guiding
without liccnss made application for a
license A. sOoa a. be had paid his fiue.
Elsie Bailey of Frc~pOri. about y
wears % Agr. g.; her clothes Afrs Mon
dAy while tring crackers. and ~As -
severely burned that she died frOE hsT
injuries.
TIE luxury u anlicsnsed dogs can b.
Afforded by only fen. this year. The
possession o.; t~O % them cost = Brgns-
wick nan go ~ In the municipal coaTi
lsst week.
>orreu;o's cup % ioy h full and run
ming over. President Mckinley and Ex-
President Cleveland will both visit there
this summer. and Dan Lamont has AZ
ready arrived for the season.
Fred l.. kent. formerly cashier Of the
Ellsworth National Bank. DOW serving a
ten wears sentence Cor embeXzlemen'.
has been psrdoned by the president. He
was SO. 0ou short Va his accounts and
was sentenced In l>93 lie has been in
state prison nearly four years.
The city OF Bangor is making a busi-
ness Of collecting taxes this year. and
Is succeeding well. Employees of the
city who have been delinquent with their
poll taxes, along with some other citi-
zens of the town, were surprised on
Tuesday, on being paid of, 20 ind the
amount OF their back taxes deducted
from their paw. The dose Was bitter
hUt ~ WIS Siatuulcu uoNu IN every case.
A petition has been received by the
Maine railroad commissioners for APP
prevail Of articles OF association for a
railroad 10 be known as the Aroostook
Northern railroad, for the purpose Of
constructing and operating q railroad
FROM point in the Bangor and Aroos-
took railroad in Caribou through Fort
Fairfield 10 the town Of Limestone, a
distance of about Is miles. Of narrow
gauge.
There was rear-end collision of
freight trains on the Maine Central at
West Falmouth Wednesday. An acct
dent 20 the engine OF the forward train
stopped il, and before hsgman could
get back far enough 10 flag the other
train, il came down the grade through
the fog and struck. The engine and two
or three ears were considerably damsg-
ed, but the train men jumped, and no
body Was hurt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
NORTH PARIS.

Mrs. Clinton Lawrence has been visit
log at G. l.awrenee's while having q
monument put up at West Paris where
her husband Is buried.
Arthur stevens and Phin Curtis went
TO Rumford Falls July 3D., with Misses
Lila and Alma Chase.
David Young, 30 years old, was seen
July "a swinging scythe with as much
vigor as many men 10 years younger.
Mrs. Nellie Blood has been stopping
AZ her fathers for few days.
Some twenty or twenty-five Of the
friends and relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
h. Dow had picnic there July ), and
enjoyed fine time. We hope there will
De picnic near here every 18th, so We
can all 90 again.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bisbee. Of Bethel,
and their children are visiting relatives
here.
Everett Robbins has been on the sick
list few days.
The weather, hot. hotter. hottest.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13

Four children Of II. h. Bryant Of
Waterville have arrived ct their grand
fathers, David Andrews
The Baptist Circle met ct Fred Far
rar's July Sd. A large number were
present and . very enjoyable time was
passed.
Mrs. Lillian Hammond, who has been
sick for some time Ut her fathers, j. A,
Moves, has gone to her home In Bethel
KilbOru p. Bowler has taken the mail
route from this place to Buckfield.
Rev. Lucien Robinson has been visit
Ing for q few days at his aunt's, Mrs
Gurney's. Mrs. Henrietta Kimball, also
guest there, Is quite sick.
Sullivan L. Andrews, OF West Paris
who has been teaching this summer Al
Canton, visited his brother, DIR. Andrews
last week.
Mrs. Mary Bonney, widow Of the late
Paschal Bonney, died one day las
week Of paralysis. The aged couples
deaths occurred within y week Of each
other.
Wallace Ryerson, Of South Paris, i
again with US.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
OICkvAlE.

The remains Of Cyrus Dunn Of New
Sharon, formerly well-to-do farmer OF
this place, were brought here for burial
July ID.
The franklin Centre school closed
with picnic July 9th.
+. G. Child and z. H. Lovtjoy have
exchanged horses.
Geo. O. Hussey has new house
keeper.
This Is good weather to kill weeds.
Mr.. Pratt now carries our mall.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
FRYEBURG.

Miss Virginia Evans came home from
her winter In Philadelphia last Friday.
John Henry Weston came from Boston
Saturday for weeks vacation.
Mrs. +. l.. Eastman was In Portland
over the It'll.
Senator W. W. Towle OF Boston has
been at his fathers, Dr. W. c. Towle's,
several days.
Mr.. W. II. Tarbox OF Boston has been
With hls family this week.
Mrs. Hannah Stark Of Arlington, Mass
WAS with friends here from Saturday 20
Monday.
Our patriotic 90 young men deserve
great credit for the unusual quiet OF sun
day night.
The expected wedding took place al
Mr.. e. II. Tibbetts' At II ". on Monday.
A few friends frcm out 81 town wer,
present.
Rev. Mr.. Abbott went from wedding
festivity 10 the house Of death 20 attend
the funeral Of Mrs. J. e. Evans.
Miss Susan Evans has closed hei
school AZ Madison, y. II and IL now Al
home.
The very hot weather has been unfa
vorsble 90 much activity except In th'
having field.
Very few persons attended the cele'
bration at North Conway.
Miss Mary Burrows went back 10 Bos
ton on Tuesday.
Fred Walker came from Boston or
Tuesday.
Mrs. Helen Carter has gone home 70
Massachusetts, with her husband.
Mr.. Palmer and family have gone bach
10 Portland.
Mr.. A. r. Lewis has gone TO Montreal
to the American Institute OF Instruction
Miss A. o. Hastings will come hom'
after the educational meeting In Milwau
kee.
Guests are arriving ut the Oxford.
Strawberries are very abundant In the
gardens. Some have been marketed In
Portland.
Mrs. DR.. Buzzell has come to her los
cottage Mt Menotomy.
Mabel Perkins has finished her schoo
and Is at home.
The village schools closed last week
Mrs. Jemima c. Evans, who died or
July 3, aged so, was the daughter Of
Judge John Cameron OF Ryegate, VI.
who came from Scotland nearly cent
ury ago. He married daughter Of
Gen. John Stark, and after her death hi
married her cousin. who was the mother
Of Mrs. Evans. Mr.. Cameron belonged
to the celebrated clan which gave to thu
British service two regiments OF Infant
~, one known as the Cameronian anc
the other as the Queens Own Cameron
Highlanders. In one OF these he probably
served, as he was known TO have been ID
the British army. Ola large family bu
one sister now remains, the widow OF thu
late E. b. Harvey, Esq, Of Calais
Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
HIRAM.

On July 9Th and 0th the Thermometer
reached 81; 95 on the eth; 50 on the
sth and 9th; reaching 100 at Hiram VII
lage on one day.
Mrs. Ell C. Gould OF Lawrence, Mass
is visiting friends here.
Mr.. James j. Watson Is quite III from
old age and inirmlties.
Rev. Cyrus Ward Of Gorham has held
interesting meetings at the Ridlon school
house on Hiram Hill.
1t Is reported that July 4th Mr.. and
Mrs. Charls II. Sargent, MIR. VIM. Cot
ton, "a, and Mr.. Aaron McLucas were
baptized.
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Benz amin OF Portland
recently visited her father, Mr.. Benz T.
min Burbank, who Is aged and III.
The apple crop promises to be fall
ure.
Interesting Bible readings are held
Thursday evenings with Miss Eva Han
son.
Mr.. Elmer Blake has finished work fol
ENC. wadsworth on Mountain View
House, and will resume work on his owl
new residence.
Mrs. Sabre Dobson and Miss OLIVE
Foster have returned to Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
THE MAINE STATE FAIR AT THE
FRONT THIS YEAR.

Monday, August 30th, the same week
as OF old, the gates will open at Lewiston
for what promises TO be the most at
tractiye state fair In the history OF this
reliable and representative society. The
great attraction this year will be the
Horseless Wagon Race, three or more
wagons TO compete for the worlds rec
ord, 2:l3. No other chance to see this
wonderful exhibit this year. IL proved
the great attraction at Providence State
Fair last year and Is booked there for
1897. The officers have contracted for
this matchless attraction at large ex-
pense believing 1t will please the people
Of Maine, regardless OF locality. In adj
dition there will be grand tiremen's
muster, a magnificent decorated bicycle
parade, great show OF fancy bitches
from out Of the state, large exhibit OF
unique machinery In operation, In addi-
ton TO the full round OF exhibits, no
feature Of which will be neglected. Our
advice to readers is to make plans to ex-
bibit and be present at this, the great
State Fair OF all the East.