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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-12-18
RuMEORp.


The circle met with Mrs. Willard vir-
gin Friday evening and psrtook OF 3
baked bean supper.
Miss Annie Tuttle went to Paris
Thursday on visit.
c. p. Kimbsll Of Andoyer Was In town
Wednesday.
With three feet Of snow people are be-
ginning TO think about hauling up their
wood.
A photograph saloon has been strand
ed here. IL was hauled from Norway
last week. and il owned By Will Mitchell
Of Andover.
Fred Stevens IL wintering so hens.
10 below zero here and the irst cross
Ing on the ice With teams Dec. llth.
Ned Stuart IL at home from the
logging woods.
The young people herr and those Of
Ess, Bethel are to have Christmas
tree aud entertainment at the hall Mon
dsy evening, Dec. 2ith.
Three men with six horses stopped at
Marbles Hotel Wednesday. They were
after viii Mitchell's saloon and they
hauled IL TO Andover.
The Village Improvement Society met
with Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. Virgin last FRI
day afternoon and evening. Twenty
took supper. This society viii hold =
fair before Christmas and they will also
have their usual Christmas entertain
meut 10 their hall Christmas evening.
Mrs. Harry Small and little son have
been visiting her mother several weeks.
She will join her husband st Brunswick
Dec. 20Jh, where they will keep house.
Mr.. Small commences the study OF medi-
cine at the opening Of the medical school.
An entertainment at Rumford Point
Christmas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-12-18
MIDDLE ISrrRvALE.

Herman Mason has been hauling cord
wood for Mas s. N. kimball.
Archie Hutchinson has finished work
Ing for B. w. Kimball.
Maud Russell 10 attending school al
Gould Academy this term.
Buck q Swan recently passed through
this place pressing several small lots OF
hay.
Mrs.. Fannie Carter Of Paris Hill Il
staying 4 while with her mother, Mrs
Rebecca Carter.
Ernest Mason began TO work for o. A.
Buck last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-12-18

Bethel u having its share Of ~ cold
wave which has followed TIE storm Of
Sunday.
Clark took place It ths homo q ~
sister, Mu. Dudley, Raw. =. s. Barton
olllciatins.
Monday, the remains Of Mr.. George
Bryant were brought TO Bethel TOR Inter.
ment. Mr. Bryant resided IN Bethel
until The past year whsn BE- moved 70
Mechanic falls, whsre b died OF pneu-
moria. Mr.. Bryant leaves . widow and
four children Who have the deep sym
patty Of he community.
Tuesday, the W. G. T. U. held ~
Interesting meeting at the home OF Mn.
Mason. Papers upon interesting topics
were read by sevsfal Of the members.
Miss Sarah Mason Of Bates College 70
spending her vacation with her mother.
Gould Academy opened for the winter
term last Tuesday With . large At
tendance.
Mr.. Potter and family, who have been
spending several weeks 1t DR.. 0ehring's,
where Mr.. Potter has been under the
doctors treatment, have returned 70 their
home In Cleveland.
Bethel Lodge. r. and A. II held .
public Installation OF officers Tuesday
evening. District Deputy, J. W. Simp-
SON, Was installing officer. g. r. Wiley
acted ~ Grand Marshal and Rev. r. E.
Barton Grand Chaplain. Tue following
officers were installed:
Nh. G. Rowe.
s.w.-Wiifred Bowler.
1--WE. H. Young.
Treas.-M W. Chandler.
SEED. @. Lovsjoy.
s.D.-N. 4. nohardson.
ssh. S 4 4 r rsss.ii.
II,s.IH. G. S.I nse;s'
short programme Of reading and
music Vas given and Q nice supper VA
served In the Univcrssllst chapel by the
ladies Of that society.
The whole community was shocked
and saddened by the death OF D. d
Msthesou. While In business here he
won many friends by his honest dealingi
and genial manner.
Mrs. c. G. Bryant has been appointed
District Deputy President by the Grand
Master, /. o. O. r. She will install thu
officers OF Sunset Rebckah Lodge, No,
81. I. o. o. r., Jan. Z. and Onward RI,
beksh Lodge, No. Il, At West Paris
Jan. 10.
The Bethel Library Association vii
hold game party at Odeon Hall New
Years eve.
The stores are very gay 10 their Christ
mas attire. A better line Of goods wal
never brought TO Bethel before. Mr.
Edward King has hne display o
Ijewelry In his window and Misses Burn
ham and Hall are busy having extri
clerks, and one has IN opportunity o.
purchasing from line OF carefully Sc
iected goods, and will also receive
courteous attention. The News offic,
attracts attention by Its novel advertise
ment. The general stores have also add
ed goods specially for the Christina
trade.
MIDDLE NrERvALE.
Herman Mssou has been hauling cord
/ wood for Miss q ~ Kimhali
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-12-18
OXFORD POMONA GRANGE.

Oxford County Pomona Grange will
hold its first meeting Of the 10th century
At Norway on the lat day OF January.
PROGRAMME.
Opening 10 Sch degree
Conferring 5th degree.
Ladies HsRhour
Topic In what way can the character OF q
child De most permanently Influenced?
Opened by Mrs. n. r. stuart.
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RECITATION Oy--------------------Nad ie Moody.
song y ----------- frnnknn TRANCE.
Essay " ---------------------f lrSinla W e-ton-
Topic Can the management OF our highways
be improyeds II 80, hows
Opened by Charles Edwards.
j. A. ROBERTS, Sec'y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-12-18
FRve6uR6.

FhVG00Nos
Mrs. +. l.. Eastman and daughter
Edna have returned from their visit In
Massachusetts,.
Mr.. s. r. Claim, the agent for the
Reporter, Was In town this week.
Mr.. Charles Prince, who has been 10
Union, n H., for two years, Ia visiting
his daughters. He 10 the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fox.
Master Arlie Trube celebrated his llth
birthday by giving . small party 70 hi.
young schoolmates Saturday evening
Dec. 3.
Mrs. Frank Howe Of Boston Il visiting
Miss Mary Howe.
A fine display Of Christmas goods arr
to be seen In the windows and on the
counters Of the stores.
Miss May Cousins IL visiting friends In
North Fryebure.
Mr.. Henry Tarbox is still confined tc
the house with rheumatism.
The academy closed Friday for the
Christmas vacation Of two weeks.
Mrs. Susan Tucker went 20 Boston
Monday TO spend the winter.
Mr.. Augustus Ward cut his thumb
quite badly Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. E. G.. Fife has returned from
Boston, where she has been purchas sing
holiday goods.
Mrs. A. N. Abbott returned Saturday
after spending . few days with her
daughter Louise, who Is attending Wei.
lesley College.
Miss Mary Howe has returned from
d. - .vkoe. he be- h>on Vrha
ing Christmas goods.
Miss Edna Eastman gave . birthday
party 70 twenty Of her schoolmates
Thursday evening.
The Knights held special meeting Of
Masonic Hall Thursday evening, and
supper was served In New Church Hall
TO about 30 guests.
Mrs. Joseph johnson has returned
home, after spending ., week with her
sister, Mrs. Lillian Irish, in Conway.
Mrs. n. B. Barker has retsrned with
her holiday goods.
Miss Matte Howe 10 very sick, al
though more comfortable for few days.
Miss Abbie Woodbury. win spend her
Christmas vacation In Lewiston with
her brother.
The Spy Of Gettysburg was played BY
the seniors Of the academy Friday even
Ing.
In 1886, Judah Dana Of Fryebure
was appointed . senator to oil pro
tempore the seat made vacant by the
resignation Of Ether Shepley. Mr..
Dana took bis seat In the senate on Wed
desday, Dec. 81, 1886, and served till
Friday, March 3, 1887, or only ten
weeks and two days. In that brief
service ~ senator, however, he made
three set speeches one, on Jan. 2, upon
the admission Of Michigan to the Union ;
one, on Jan. II and Is, upon the expung-
ing resolution, and one, on Jan. "a, upon
the land bill.-Boston Transcript.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
INCREASE IN SOUTHERN INDUS
TRIES.

There IS no doubt that the census will
show that there has been a very remark
able increase in the number of Indus
tries in the South during the last ten
years. The Philadelphia Record. in an
article on this subject, says:
The industrial growth of the Southern
states IS a perennial source of surprise,
TO the South itself as we'll as to other
sections. Although there is every reason
why, once started manufacturing estab-
lishments should multiply rapidly In
states so long dormant. the figures often
tax credulity. Indeed, there has been
great exaggeration as to the capital new
fy invested In industrial enterprises in
the South as a WHOLE
The Record places a great deal of reli-
anee on the reports of trade journals.
NOD doubt these journals seek to be cor
rect in their reports. If, however, all of
the industries reported by them were in
existence the South would hardly be
big enough to hold them. There would pe
factories enough of one kind and another
in the Southern states to do the manufac-
NuiAhS AOi tIC WllOlc NOIl0s
The chief sources of information of these
trade journals are the newspapers. The
newspapers report a great many factories
projected which are never built. Il often
happens also that one factory Is reported
two or three times, so that the trade jour
mails which depend upon them are misled.
Still, the industrial activity in the South
since the census of 1880 was taken, has
been very great. And 1t is only begin
ming. More mills are being built in the
South now than at any other time In her
history. The development in the iron and
coal sections of Alabama and Tennessee
is phenomenal. Alabama alone is now
making 40 per cent. of all of the iron used
in American foundries and pipe works. 1t
is stated that the total American exports
of pig iron in 1899, were 22s, 900 tons. OF
this amount Alabama furnished 10000
tons, or three-fourths of the entire Amer
lean shipments. In the Alabama district
there are produced nearly 5000 tons of
pig iron a day. 1t is a question of only
a few years when the industries of Ala
bama will rival those of Pennsylvania
In the Carolinas and this state cotton
factories are increasing so fast that they
promise to use the greater part of the
cotton these three states produce. That
condition of affairs has about been reach
ed in the Carolinas now. Great as the
Industrial development of the South has
been during the last ten years., 1t will APP
pear insignificant in comparison with
that which will take place In the next
ten.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
DEWEY READY FOR ACTIVE SER
VICE

The navy department has been consid-
ering the possibility of much more serious
trouble in China than at present exists
there, and has perfected plans for action
in the event that it becomes necessary to
increase the Asiatic fleet 1t is stated that
Admiral Dewey will be offered the COM
mand Of the feet IL It is increased to any
considerable extent. and that he has ex-
pressed his willingness to accept
Command of the Asiatic fleet with the
prospect of duplicating his brilliant
achievement in Manila bay would do much
to restore to the Admiral the popularity
he lost by the gift house transaction and
the venture into the field OF politics. Ad-
miral Dewey Is still, of course a very
popular man. He occupies high
place in the affections of the people, but
1t will hardly be denied that he has lost
some OF the esteem in which he was held
when he arrived in New York from
Manila.
The unwise things which he has said
and done have led many people TO think
that he is lacking in Judgment in many
AAAheo NV tOunNNAtu Win the naval SER
vice. They still believe in him, however,
as a sea fighter, and they would willing
ly see him in command of a fleet on the
Asiatic station, II the United States should
have trouble in that part of the world OF
sufficient Importance TO demand the SER
vices of so distinguished a naval officer.
While the navy department has been
getting ready for war in the Far East,
the war department has been doing moth
ing in that direction. The Secretary OF
War says that he has done nothing be-
yond ordering a couple of regiments to the
scene OF trouble IN China. Evidently he
is of the opinion that the trouble there
will be settled without much more fight
ing. The dispatches. however, indicate
that there may be need of many more
American troops in China than have yet
been ordered there.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
BRIGHT BITS.

Scene on the Quay. Ocean liners siren
fog horn emitting short, sharp grunts. Lit
tie Girl-"Oh, mamma, that poor ship
must have dreadful pain in it's cabinr'-
Punch.
Behind the Times-'They say that old
DR.. Doce is losing all his practice" mo
wonder. He hasn't begun to prescribe a
trip to the Paris Exposition. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Not Binding.-"Didn't promise you a
whipping If you disobeyed me?" asked his
mother.
Yes; but I'll release you from the
promise. ma replied Johnnie diplomati-
cally.-Philadelphia North American.
Naughty Lady (who has purchased a
stamp)-"Must put it on myself?'
Postofice assistant (very politely mot
necessarily, ma am; it will probably ac-
complish more if you put it on the letter."
-Tit-Bits.
Look here" exclaimed the angry
man, as he rushed into the real estate
office THAT lot bought from you yes
terday Is thirty feet under water"
Pardon my oversight" apologized the
gentlemanly agent. I'VE give a diving
suit with each lot 1 will send yours 10
you to-day.'-Baltimor American.
Good Character.-"Can you give any
evidence in regard to the character of the
deceased?" said the judge. Yes, my
lord" replied the witness. He was a man
without blame, beloved and respected by
all men, pure in all his thoughts and"
Where did you learn that?" l copied it
from his tombstone, my lord. "-Harlem
Life
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05

Controversies over the pronunciation OF
Christian proper names viii arise. Sum-
dry bottles of wine were wagered yester-
day between friends over Samuel Pepys
of DIARY" renown. High authorities be-
ing appealed to, we discovered that pref
erence was given TO Peeps. Some call him
Pips, others Pops, and still others Pep-is,
Peep-is and Pip-is. We have been seri-
ously tod that Lord Methuens name is
pronounced Methven. We hear persons
call Almeric Hugh Paget with a long a,
as Pay-jet, but the British pronunciation
is Padg-et.
The good old English family of Leigh
is pronounced Lee. George Granville
Leveson- Cover, who represents Col G.
B. Harvey's North American Review in
England. is called Loo-son-Gore. Arthur
Macmurrogh Murphy, The O'Morchoe is
known as The O'Mur-roo. Brig. Gen.
Pole-Carew, who was military secretary
to Lord Roberts in India, is called Pool
Carey. The popular British ambassador,
Sir Julian Pauncefote, Is not Pawn-sy-
float, but Paunce-foot We are familiar
with the Darby and Sil-lenjer, but some
Americans persist in Durby and Saint
Ledger. We have a great blast furnace
called Tred-e-gar, but the original pro-
nunciaton is Tre-dee-gar. The Queens
tdSeie an SCobldilu 10 NOT Ddl-HlO-Tdl-dC-
cent on the bal and ral-Dut Bal-mooral.
One of the heroes of the Transvaal war
is not Baden-Pow-ell. by Bay-denP o-el.
Lieut. Gen. Epstace Fame Bourcheir is
known as Bow-cher Baron Acester j.
Awlster. Belvoir Castle is Bee-ver. The
Charleville family of Bury pronounces the
name Bew-ry. We never knew what to
coll Andrew Carnegie until our free
thinking Courtlandt Palmer II. gave the
clew in an address before the Nineteenth
Century Club, of which he was president
when he dropped Carnyghe and Carlyle
for Car-neighghie. Sir Claude Cham
pion de Crespigny, the noted war CORE
spondent up the Nile, is called by his
friends Crepp-iny. Lord Beaconsfeld
was variously called Ds-ray-elli, Dos
roIy and Dis-ray-ly. The last is cor
rect One of the worst stretches is
Featherstonhaugh the accepted pronun-
citation of which is Fan-shaw. In certain
quarters 1t is Festunhaw. The roet
Geoghegan is Gay-gun. Over here we
have never thought OF calling President
Kruger anything but Kru-gher; in Eng
land many pronounce the name Kruger.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
SPEECH OF THE TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN.

The speech of Gov. Thomas, temporary
chairman of the Democratic Convention,
is well calculated to make an excellent
impression on the country. 1t points out
the strong points of the Democratic posi-
ton. and the weak ones of the Republican.
Il makes 1t clear that the Democratic
party is the party of the plain people, and
that the Republican party rs the party of
the rich and of corporate wealth.
1t leaves no doubt as to where the Dem
ocratic party stands on the money ques-
ton, the expansion question, and the ques-
ton of trusts.
1t is a notable fact that, as far as escer-
tanned. the laboring classes of the country
are against the policy Of Imperialism
They realize that if that policy prevails
the country will, in all probability, DE
overrun by Asiatics. who, on account of
their Willingness to work for starvation
wages, would make II difficult for Amer
lean workmen to keep their dinner pals
fun. The Republican party has always
pretended to be watchful of the interests
of American workmen. 1t can not pre-
tend to be so any longer. BY its policy
of imperialism IL would bring under the
protection of the American flag millions
of laborers. able and willing TO live on a
few cents day. who would compete with
the laborers of the United States.
The speech states plainly the attitude OF
the Democratic party on the Nicaragua
canal question. The canal should be an
American institution, wholly under Amer
lean control to be open to the commerce
OF the world in time of peace, but to be
fortified, and to be managed for the best
interests of the United States in time of
war
The speech will make first-class cam
paign document. 1t states briefly, but lum-
inously, the main differences between the
Democratic and Republican parties, and
gives the reasons why the principles of
the Democratic party are to be preferred.
Senator Wolcotts speech. as temporary
chairman of the Republican Convention,
was perhaps a more finished production,
but it will not prove to be as effective a
campaign document as that of Gov.
Thomas.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
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every day in the year. and Is served to
subscribers in the city. or sent by mail.
$500 for one year.
The MORNING NEWS. by mail. six
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three months. $50; six months $780, one
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The WEEKLY NEWS. issues week
Monday and Thursday. by mail. one year.
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letter. Currency sent by mail at risk OF
senders.
Transient advertisements, other than
special column, local or reading notices,
amusements and cheap or want column,
10 cents a line. Fourteen lines of agate
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is the standard of measurement. Contract
rates and discount made known on april
cation at business once.
Orders for delivery Of the MORNING
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fly in delivery should be Immediately re-
ported TO the office of publication
Letters and kilograms should be ad-
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York city, II. c. Faulkner. Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05

The board OF health OF Hoboken, N. j.,
has made a ruling requiring people who
keep Growing cocks in their back yards
to pay 81 license fee for each cock. This
is in the interest of peace and quiet. The
peace, quiet. comfort and health OF citi-
zens of Savannah receive very little at
tention along the line of limiting the
animals and fowls which may be kept
in back yards. In this city householder
may pack his back yard to It's capacity
with horses. cows, chickens. dogs, or any
other beasts or fowls without offending
anything except the olfactories of the
neighbors and the rules OF health. A
whole block may be rendered disgusting
ly malodorous by COW lot in the center
of it. but there is no redress for the
neighboring householders nor for the
landlord, the renting value of whose prop
erty. is deprecated. Notwithstanding
Savannah is city. 1t still clings to many
backwoods country-village ways.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05

To judge from the name one would not
suppose that Alfonso de Rochejocqualain
was an American; but he was, a citizen OF
Ohio, the son of English and French pa
rents. Some years ago. however, he went
to England and enlisted under Lord Rob
erts for one of the colonial wars Later
he returned to Ohio. At the outbreak of
the Transvaal war he again enlisted for
service under Roberts. Not a great while
ago he fell mortally wounded by a Boer
bullet. So good soldier had he proved
that "Bobs" took an interest in him and
became his personal friend. Before he
died. the soldier told the commander-in-
chief Of the wife and four children he had
left in Cleveland. The other day the
widow received notice that the British
government would present her with n
house and lot in Toronto and allow her
penslon OF SIS per month
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
Settled Out of Court.

A lawyer riding his bicycle on a foot
path was caught by policeman, says Col
lier's Weekly. The cyclist at once came
off the path, and tried to reason with the
policeman.
you aren't really going to run me in for
this?" he asked.
Yes, sir; l can't help it,"
We'll come in here. and We'll talk about
1t over a glass OF something
The policeman followed the gentleman.
who ordered two glasses of beer, one for
himself the other for the policeman, both
of which were finished before he agaln re-
marked:
surely you are not really going to make
a fuss about this?'
II must, sir; it's my business"
"Ah! then at the same time II will be my
business to report you for drinking beer
while on duty"
The policeman's expression changed.
you're lawyer, take IT,"
yes"
And sharp one too" said the cop as
he went out and slammed the door behind
him.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodgs No. I, F. and
A. M; Haupt Lodge No. S. Ocean City
Lodge No. 5. Knights of Royal Arch.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, J. F. Minis
& Co; Notice to Superior Court Jurors;
Bear in Mind, c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer;
Levan's Table d'Hote.
Business Notices-Crackers aud Can
dies, Henry Solomon & Son. Manufactur-
ers' Agents; E. &c w. Laundry.
Financial-Report of the Condition Of the
Citizens Bank of Savannah.
Moonlight Excursion 10 the sea-Under
the Auspices Independent Society, July IL.
Official-City Ordinances.
SaIt-The Favorlte Salt.
Want To Feel Good-Eat Grippe Nuts.
Stoves-Wickless and Blue Flame OH
Stoves.
Cheroots-Old Virginia Cheroots.
Legal Sales-Chatham Sheriff's Sales.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors, Estate Betsy Habersham, De-
ceased; Citation From the Clerk OF the
Court of Ordinary of Chatham County.
Railroad Schedule-Central of Georgia
Railway.
Steamship acknowledgement Generate
Transatlantique.
Medical-S. S. s.; Bar-Ben; Castoria;
Ponds Extract; TUFTS Pills; Horsford's
Acid Phosphate; Hoods Sarsaparilla:
Worlds Dispensary Preparations; DR..
Hathaway Company; Lydia Pinkham's
Vegetable Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05

Reports from Delaware say the peach
crop of that state will be among the
best within the recollection of the oldest
inhabitants. The June crop was rather
light. but the July and August crop will
more than make up for deficiencies of the
June yield Small and knotty fruit has
been practically unseen this season, while
the fruit now coming on will be excep-
tionally large and luscious. II is esti-
mated that the output will not fall below
100000 baskets.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05

The Boer generals. Botha and Dewet,
who are at the head Of the military af-
fairs of the South African republics. are
both young men. 1t was thought that
when the old commanders. Cronje and
Joubert, had been retired-one to prison
and the other to the grave-the strength
of Boer opposition to the British would
be destroyed. But the young commanders
have shown themselves hardly less able
fighters than their more experienced pre-
decessors.