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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
n,lckelaln.

Architsct John Calvin 6tsveas Of
Portland, with NJ SON. vas IN town 6st-
ufday, Oct. 3lth.
Ls~is Phinnsy Of North Turner was
In town The 18th.
Amial Jones Of Boston WAS In town
thia week.
work vas commenced on the founda-
ton for the new library Monday, The
18th, excavating, etc., and b now rsady
for he stonework, which win probably
commence early the coming week.
J. A. Flanders and wife formerly
Miss Lulu Newton Of Buck6sld) OF Bos-
ton were IN town this week. Mr.. flan-
dsrs b The New England agent for the
Plant line Of steamships, With ofioe q
80 Warrington Street, Boston, with
residence at Maiden.
Mis- Alice Crockett picked loe Of
Wild Jane roses and buds 10 different
stages Of maturity, and several full
blown buttsrcups on Depot Street., Oct.
18th.
Charles Mash and wife, nee Miss
EuniCe Buck OF Buckneld, Of Lewiston,
were In town this week.
Harry r. vickerson Of Portland, agent
for the r. @. Dun & Co. Mercantile
Agency, Wa 10 town Friday.
L. II. Monroe, Jr., Of New Canaan,
Conn.,, 10 In town, the guest Of Benjamin
Spaulding, Jr.
Rev. B. r. Turner Of South Norridge-
wock has accepted the call Of the Bap-
tist church In this place, and will com.
meucc bis labors Sunday, Nov. 4th. BE
will preach Sunday afternoons, alternat-
Ing between the East and West Sumner
Baptist churches.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

Foys Brown has gone 70 Danville
Junction where Be has work.
Mrs. Fred b. Cole and children, Of
Berlin, N, d., reosatly visited IN this
plaCs.
Mrs. Frank Sloan and children visitsd
q J. L. Hollis last week.
Mrs. G. K. Hsstings and little con
Waited relatives at South Paris last
week.
Mrs. Frank 8. Bartlett hon Blllssin,
Mass., b visiGing relatives In thls pl1os.
Messrs. G. and ]. Swan aro weekine
for Mr.. Psyson Rlch q his new hesso
and stable.
z. ". Bartlst& = leading eais VIII
pine lunb9 % y shlpped - SWIM =
eAwy9, Auburn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
HIRAM.


Mrs. George Cutler Of Portland ID
visiting Mrs. Joseph p. Twitchell.
Mr.. Henry b. Hartford Of Steep Falls
Was In town this week.
Mr.. Frank W. Gould ID now sick In
bed with consumption.
Mr.. william J. Dyer Of Portland, Of
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals, vas In Hiram Saturday TO
procure . warrant for an offender which
was issued BY Trial Justice Llewellyn
A. Wadsworth.
On Tuesday sfteraoon Samuel w.
Gould, Esq, and wife, Of Skowhsgsn,
Mrs. LusAnna w. Hubbard and Master
Winchester Pike Of Hiram, and Mrs.
Louise Baylor and Mas Margaret Bay
lor Of Jamaica Plain, Mass, daughter
and granddaughter Of the late Com.
Alexander 8. WadsWofth, u. 8. NJ,
Waited the family Of Llewellyn A.
Wadsworth, and were detained oil night
BY the thunder storm and gale, adding
much 10 the pleasure Of ths family and
boarders.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
EAST PERU.

A. K. Trssk fell dead on the 17th
while he Was ct the station. He had
gathered bis cream and unloaded at the
station and had just 1xed his sample
box and rose up and fell over dead. The
doctor pronounced it hsart diseass. He
was buried on the 18th under the order
Of the Grange, and the services con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Foster Of Canton.
He leaves Q widow 70 mourn his loss.
She has the sympathy OF the community.
Mrs. n. X. Wyman has bought
house lot Of 81. r. Robinson and 70 going
to build soon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

Sumner Kimball has exchanged the
william Klmbsll buildings, and the fields
about the same with Edgar McAllistef
for timber lands near North Lowell.
The lsdies' club met With Mn. SWEET
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Stanley and daughter have visit
ed her brother, Mr.. Frank SWEET.
Mrs. Sarah Elder has returned 70 her
home In the west.
Lucy E. Elliott 10 at home from Cam
bridge for few weeks.
Annie Walker has vislted friends 10
Fryeburg.
Geo. l.. franklin and wife are Waiting
at Salmon McKeen's from Norway.
Mrs. Eliza w. Stearns has been sick
for some time, but Il improving.
Roy LeBaron and family Of Rumford
Falls are ct his fathers for . few weeks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

Cory A. Bouney and family have
moved to Hartford for . while % be has
u Job Of cutting cord wood.
L. l.. Gardiner and Winslow Bisbee
nave together put In . new kind Of
pump which they ssy works nicely.
DR.. j. II. Bates lost his horse Wednes-
lay. He reared up, and coming down
broke shaft which pierced his foreleG,
cutting OF IN artery, causing him 10
bleed TO death.
Our blacksmith shop still remains
vacant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
A FOOD ,torv I, told ,bout two B.

A good story Il told about two Bath
young ladies whose names the reporter
promised not TO mention. These young
ladies one afternoon recently started out
for drive In the suburbs aud drove 10
the direction OF the old Bath driving
park. This park has not been In use for
years, its fence has gone and little but .
road around the half mile track remains
TO remind one Of what Il originally wss.
Not being very we'll acquainted the
young ladies turned, a. they supposed,
Into . wood road, but instead drove
upon the track and were on their fourth
trip around the circle when they began
TO think the scenery along the road Was
getting quite familiar, and altar little
Investigation found out the reason why.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
EASY WATERFORD.

Mrs. Llewellyn Saunders has little
son. born the 18th. Thew are ut the
home of her father, John Everett.
Miss Nellie Skinner Is very low with
consumption. Her sister Bertha has
given up her school In the Plummer
neighborheod 70 help care for her.
Mrs. E. c. Hilton Is very sick. Her
daughter, Mrs. jenkins, 10 with her.
George L. Hilton has taken his stock
which has been at G. r. Ames', back
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

A distressing accident occurred near
Caxratunk "Wednesday evening, resulting
In TIE death Of little Christy Dean, Z
years old, at the hand Of her young
brother. Both are the children of Sher-
man Dean Of Csrrstunk one Of the best
known guides In the region. Young
Dean, who 10 u years old, Was playing
with q rife In the afternoon 10 the pres
eoce Of his little sister. The weapon
was accidentally discharged and the girl
Was killed instantly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
DENMARK.

Mr.. Charles McKenny has been In
town for few days buying timber.
The farmers are selling their apples
for so cents 4 barrel, delivered at the
depot.
Nr. A. II. Jones Vas . delegate 10 the
Grand Lodge, l. o. o. = held at Ban
sor Tuesday, the 18th.
Mr.. Geo. Webb has moved Into the old
1'arbox house.
Mr.. Fred Alexander and wife have
zone back home TO live as Mr..
John Alexander has had shock.
Mrs. Richardson will move into Fred
Alexsnder's house.
The Bartlett house has received = new
coat OF shingles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
BANKER RoUTs A RoBBER.

J. r. Garrison, Cashier Of the bank Of
Thornville, Ohio, bad been robbed Of
health by serious lung troable until
be tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Then be wrote: at 10
the best medicine ever used for severe
cold or bad case Of lung trouble. a.
ways keep bottle on hand" Don't
suffer with Coughs, Colds, or any
Throat, Chest or Lang trouble whom you
can Do cured 20 easily. Only 5Oc. and
el.00. Trial bottles free ct =. A. Shurt-
lef q Co.'s Drug Store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
A FIENDIsH ATTACK.

An attack was lately made on C. r.
Collier Of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. II came through bis Md
neys. His back GOT % lame be could
not stoop without great pain, nor cit In
. chair except propped By Cushions. No
remedy helped him until b tried Elec-
trio Bltters, which effected such Q WON
derful change that be writes b feels like
new man. This marvellous medicine
cures backache and kidney trouble, puri-
aes the blood and builds up yoar health.
Only 800. q =. A. Shurtle6& Col Drag
Store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
QiCkNAlE.

Bernard Andrews folks have been
sick with measles.
Cuvier Putnam IL now sick with them,
and the school has been exposed to
them.
have Just finished my first term on
the grand jury, and to say that ! dreaded
IL q oit is stating IL mildly. But the out
come Was that | was glad TO meet and
get acquainted with 90 many from diff
ferent parts OF the county.
Huskings are In order-one at A. A.
Abbott's, one at J. A. Putnam's, and
one at L. 8. McIntire's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

The committee Of Foxcroft citizens sp-
pointed two years ago TO make an ad-
justment Of the town Indebtedness occa-
stoned by the Hale defslcstion, consist
ing Of Hon. j. 2. Hughes, Hon. j. B.
Mayo and Hon. Wainwright Cushing,
has completed its work, and reports that
all OF these obligations OF every kind
have been cancelled. The committee and
the town are to be congratulated upon
this successful and altogether creditable
outcome Of an arduous undertaking.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
NEWRv.

Mr.. VIII Small has been quite unwell
for several weeks, and 10 under the doc
tors care.
Mrs. Florence Kilgore 10 also sick. II
10 feared che has typhoid fever.
Mr.. David Vail has moved his family
70 Grafton for the winter.
VIII Walker II making extensive re-
pairs on his house at the Branch. His
grandmother, Mrs. Frsnsina Walker, has
been very poorly for years. and 10
thought to be falling.
No one, 20 far - ID known, has
brought 10 deer yet, bat indications OF
deer are very numerous.
Ora Green Of Lexington 10 visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. B.
Knapp. 1t 10 reported that be nred st .
big bear few days ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
EAST eRoWNElELp.


Mr.. Eugene Hart Of Canton, Ohio, .
former resident Of this place, Was 10
town few days since, the nrst time 10
forty years. He was the son OF Rev. &.
H. Hart, who many years ago was pas
tor of the Free Baptist church Ut Aer-
rilrs Corner In West Browpheld.
Mrs. J. 8. johnson Of Chicago, Ill,
Who has been visiting her sister, Ars. &.
B. Bean, for the past three months, has
returned TO her home, bot will spend
the winter In Great Falls, Montana,
with her daughter, Mrs. Theodore
Gibson.
DR.. Faruham Of Dover, N. H., has
been whiting his cousin, Mr.. Fred
Fxrnham.
Miss Eliza Spring, one Of our old
residents, 10 Ia quite feeble health.
Mr.. John Allen Of Portland has been
visiting friends here after an absence Of
over thirty years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Quint Of Buxton
have been visiting his brother, Ar. Har-
risou Quint.
Rev. Frank Barton and family, who
have been spending several weeks with
'tueU pefcute, uAvc teSotuco uOsne "
Bethel. while here Mr.. Barton kindly
offered to conduct the services In the
Universslist church, and all were greatly
enjoyed.
The village cemetery association held
Q meeting at tho town hall recently 70
see II the association would vote TO cut
oil the growth now standing on the
cemetery grounds recently purchased Of
&. B. Bean. After . visit to the Gene
terry II Was voted 10 retain row OF
trees along each driveway, also along
the boundary line. Many members are
much opposed TO having any trees,
while others think they add beauty 10
the grounds.
M. Selden Boynton has taken lease
Of the New liberty Hotel.
The light from the Ore In Brideton
Tuesday night was seen very plainly
from here.
Charles Hill has large crew OF men
ct work getting oak for his mill which
be will run al winter.
To look Cd upon the mountains and
see the snow piled up there gives one q
creepy feeling.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

when the word went out In August
that the blight had struck Aroostook
potatoes and that . large per cent was
spoiled, many people got the Idea that
the crop would Be maCh below the usual
figures and this Was not IN annatural
view. II Was, however, totally ere
neous - owing to the increased acreage
the crop al over the county WIN b
pretty well up 10 past ysars and In a.
ceos of many.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
TIKI OXFORD BEARS
THE oosNos or THE WEEK m ALI
SECTIONS or THE COUNTY.
PANS Alll.

nnss bspsise Church. ~. =. y. nsAes.
sunday sehooi = d 7. 6ab6o1A kvsaing -
No g fsN 2. \. Prayer nsseang fAarsdAy
6.ivs...ass ci.seA: sunday School svssy
Sunday - II 4. -
An addition will b bailt TO the house
at the A. 8. Thayer farm, % - 20 pro-
vide two tenements for The two married
sons who live there.
George A. Gibbs has bought piece
Of land Of Mn. George Garland, on The
south side Of the Buckneld road beyond
Beech Hill, and viii build hoase on it.
Richard II. Gates, wife and con, Of
Stearns Hill, are In Nova Scotia Tor =
visit Of about q month.
Rev. w. W. Hooper win not preach
ct the Unlversalist church next Sunday
40 Was announced, but on Nov. llth
instead.
MIss JEANNE Hubbard ID here from
Boston for few days stay.
Old Brick ID closed for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown went Friday TO
Washington, where they will remain for
q while before going 20 their New York
residence.
The work on the Paris Hill Water
Company's supply system on Croker
Hill was completed last week. A large
amount of work has been done, and .
number Of additional springs have been
connected with the reservoir. Although
the drought Of the summer made this
work necessary, there has ct ell times
been sufficient water for oil domestic
purposes. and the new work has furnish
ed bountiful supply. IL all comes
from sources deep In the earth, and 10
completely protected sgalnst any possi-
bility Of surface contamination. Few
villages are fAvored with supply OF 90
pure water.
Miss Martha Maxim, who has been
visiting at o. A. Maxim's, returned last
week TO her home In North Cambridge,
Mass.
John Pierce and family, John r.
Miller and wife, and Mrs. L. B. Merrill
went to Boston on the excursion Non
day. Mrs. Merrill win remain two
weeks.
Mrs. Capt. Reilly, Miss Frances Smith,
Miss Reilly and Master John Reilly, who
have been ut the Hubbard House for
some months, left last week for WASH
ington.
Jarvis N. Thsyer and Mrs. 4. G. Har-
low were the guests Of friends NJ Au-
burn Sunday.
DIR. Augustus C. Hamlin VAS In town
q few days last week.
Ex-Governor Perham's. house here IL
closed for the winter, the last OF the
family having started for their winter
home In Washington on Saturday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

A decision just rendered BY the United
States Supreme Court, sustaining the
trust created by Mrs. Catherine N. Gar
celon OF Oakland, Cslifornis, ends long
litigation, and secures to Bowdoin Col
lege long-wished for fortune. Some
time before her death In 1891, Mrs. Gar
celon transferred property Of the value,
&C the time, OF over q million dollars. 70
John A. Stanley, in trust for Bowdoin
College and the establishment OF hos
pitsl In Oakland. In the proportion Of
two-hfths of the fund 70 the college and
three-ffths' 10 the hospital. IL IL esti-
mated that Bowdoin College will receive
considerably over half million dollars.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
GREENWOOD.

As eopious as were the recent rains,
only . part Of the squeducts have start
ed up. The fact 10, there has been no
such drouth here during the century a.
the one Just OF, and Il will require =
large quantity Of rain yet 20 al up the
fountains to high water mark.
Ransom Cole took advantage OF the
low water, and built new dam at the
outlet OF Twitchell Pond, little higher
up than the old one, and wholly OF stone
laid In cement, and ~ IL II built on the
solid ledge, Il IL thought TO stand the
rsvsges OF time, and also all the batter
ing that floating Ice and driftwood will
ever bring against IL.
Mrs. Frank Bennett IL still In the
Portland hospital. She has passed the
crisis, and Il slowly recovering.
John Titus called on rs recently, and
gave some account Of his excursion TO
the lakes. The most OF their hunting
and fishing were done In Franklin
County, and they travelled north to
within few miles Of the boundary line.
They found plenty OF game and nsh.
Deer are seen occasionally, bot ~ yet
they refuse TO be brought In. The other
day one came into Osgood Swans door
yard, but IL so happened that De wal
absent.
Ernest Brooks and Bert Judkins are al
work for the Paris Manufacturing Com
pany. Ernest Was at home Sunday
and reports himself well pleased with
his job.
And now the price OF cordwood d
higher than IL WAS years ago, when they
burned IL 10 the engines, Il makes quite
= difference whether 10000 men arr
mining coal or out on . strike, ~ they
are Ia Pennsylvsnia at the present time
The frost on the morning OF the 18Th
WAS the first since about the same time
In September.
Austin Hayes has hired the Roberts
store at the City, and 10 about TO e
into trade there.
Again the threshing machine 10 heard
in the barns. The men are from Kenne
bunkport, and thresh out Q bushel OF
oats Q minute when the conditions an
favorable.
Fresh pork for dinner Thursday. The
sons of Abraham NAV turn up theil
noses at the idea, but Yankees will en-
IL lust the same, and 90 will some othel
folks.
| There WAS sn owner found for thost
Guinea fowl, after having been here two
weeks, and now there 10 one wanted FOL
sheep that has been here about IN
same length OF time, and making herself
familiar II not welcome. :
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
MASON.

Albert Names Of California 10 here on
. visit to his sister, Mrs. Chas. Brown.
There WAS . whist party 1t Elmer
Stiles the 18th, II being Mrs. Stiles 3lst
birthday. Nice time enjoyed BY all.
Cake and coffee for treat.
Arthur Hutchinson, wife, and three
children, from Massachusetts,, arrived
at his fathers last Wednesday night.
Chss. Brown, Elmer and Albert
Names spent portion Of last week 10
camp.
Douglas Cushing has taken . Job 70
cut spruce for the winter Of Robert
Hsstings.
Mrs. Solomon westleigh spent the
afternoon with Mrs. D. W. Cushing the
other day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
THE WEEK In MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Mrs. Daniel knight OF Livermore
Falls was probably fatally burned Non
day night by the accidental ovorturuinG
Of kerosene lamp, setting nre TO her
clothing.
Burglars wrecked the ticket oliicc OF
the Canadian Pacific Railway station 1t
Houlton Sunday night, blowing the safe.
The burglars secured about two hundred
dollars In money.
Alonzo r. Roberts, . prominent Lyman
farmer, who Was injured In S0ule Bros
grist mill 1t Buxton by getting caught
beneath some falling bags OF grain, died
later from bis injuries.
While ont for exercise Tuesday the
horses Of Hose /, Waterville, were driven
into soft mud and were Instantly killed
BY means Of high voltage electric wire
having fallen Into . pool Of water near
by. The driver escaped with . slight
shock.
Another ''thOught he was Q deer"
while hunting In the woods 10 Perham
Sunday, the l4th, Robert Green shot and
killed bis cousin, Percy Green, mistak-
Ing the latter for Q deer on the move
among the underbrush. The vlcnm was
10 years Of age.
Even Bangor 10 catching the prohibi-
ton movement, and the announcement 10
made by the police department that the
Law will be enforced-nights and Sundays
only! All bars must close Ut 10 O'Clock
at night and must remain closed on
Sunday. That's doing pretty we'll for
Bangor.
James Currie, aged ~ years, IN EN-.
ploye at the National Paper Company's
mills ut Chisholm, was Instantly killed
Tuesday forenoon. Currie Was standing
on the footboard when be slipped and
fell between the two outer rollers on the
machine and Was crushed to death. He
Vas unmarried.
II u gradually dawning upon the
minds of Maine lovers Of good fishing
that about the most useless thing thu,
can be done for the ostensible purpose
OF promoting this sport ID TO put land.
locked salmon In lake or pond whose
outlet ID not thoroughly screened. Their
stay 10 such q body Of water ID always .
brief one.
Miss Annie Words. the victim Of the
tragedy ct South Brewer, died later from
her injuries. The girl Vas shot BY
Joseph Wilson, . mill hand, aged Il,
who persisted In paying attention 70 her,
Notwithstanding her fathers objections
Wilson finally decided to kill the CIR
and himself. He shot her In the hips
and abdomen and afterwards committed
suicide.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
HEBRON.

Mr.. A. II. Richardson Of Portland
spent the Sabbath, Oct. l4th, here with
bis family.
Mr.. Bert Glover, who has been Ia the
hospital 10 Portland since the amputa-
ton Of leg several weeks ago, 10 now ct
his home In Hebron.
The carpenters have commenced work
on II. L. Melchef's nov store.
A new schoolhouse ID being erected 10
District No. 5.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23

Injuries received in Q foot ball game
1t Ssco Saturday, Oct. Is, resulted In tb<
death Of Ernest H. Townsend, 10 years
old, son Of Enoch Il. Townsend. Thl
game was played Ut Ssco driving parh
between the Ssco Athletic football team
and the Rochester IN. H. eleven,
Townsend WAS Q member Of the Ssco
team, and 10 Q mix-up be was Knocked
down With such force that bis spine Wal
injured 20 seriously - to result In bid
death,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
PORTER.

Farmers are about done harvesting
and report al crops very light except
the apples which are very plenty. TAsfe
viii Be lot Of apples 90 70 waste -
TIE farmers cannot a2ora - Sathsf
them.
Ths rains A.vs sissa . y~y hrisbk
look 10 svrytAlns.