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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-08-16
New Firm, New Goods,
NEW PRICES /!

HNHlS advertisement merits attention. W,
4 want your trade and we intend TO hay,
il il lowest prices, fair dealing and highes
quality will get it.
Below we quote some Of our special bar
gains.
Va As we are sole agents for celebrated
Columbus Buggy Company Vehicles we car
sell you their best hand buH LeAther-ToI
Buggies for .......-.......",........ Sll2 30
Canopy-TOp Surveys, frOm...." 65 90 up
Side Open Traps......."......... 60 90
Dayton wagons .......".......... Al 30
Spindle Buggies ........"......... ~ 30
Top Buggles........ ....".."".." 80 90 "
We also keep q large assor tment of Single
and Double Harness OF all kinds and descrip-
ton, Saddles, Collars, Lap-Robes, Spreads,
Whips, etc, which we will sell lower than
any other establishment.
It will pay you TO call and examine the
quality of our goods and get our prices be-
fore you purchase elsewhere.
JACOB Poss b son.
|a- The firm of Jacob Poss h Son will
continue at the old stand the Livery and Salt
Stables which have been conducted by Jacob
Poss Tor quarter Of a century.
Stylish Saddle Horses and fine single and
double Buggies and Carriages for hire at the
lowest prices.
We make a specially of furnishing Car
riages, in charge Of skillful, sober and polite
drivers, for weddings receptions and funer-
ais,
Every department Of the business has been
extended and improved, and charges for a
classes of service reduced by the new firm.
JACOB PoSS Il SON,
mar 17-ti ROCKVILLE, MD.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-08-16
To the Consumers Of our
Pure PREPARED Paints:
CONTEMPLATING
AND
R FL II a L R L NJ q,
IN ALL IT'S BRANCHES.

TNHE Undersigned having suitable shop,
Il is prepared to do the following work in
u thoroughly practical manner Making new
parts and otherwise repairing, scraping, pol
ishing and upholstering all kinds and grades
OF Furniture. Baby Carriages, Trunks, Vi
ohns and Bows and all kinds of Musical In
struments repaired. Gaming Chairs and re-
pairing all kinds of Cane Furniture. Mat.
tresses made over in sections. Ticks renewed
and new ones made to order. Enameing
Iron or Wood Furniture; Ebonizing, Gid
ing, BrOnzing, &c.
Samples of Upholstery goods always on
hand, and cost given before work is DONE
Old Mahogany Furniture a speciality.
can give best of reference from those for
whom | have done work. Satisfaction in all
cases or no charge. Terms moderate
Place of business, W. K. Ricketts, Build
ing, Rockville, Md.
Thankful for past patronage, respectfully
solicit a continuance OF the same
oct IDLY Q. q. GRIFFIN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
RETURN OF SNOBBeRY.

In Harper's for May, Mr.. Howells
thus laments the return OF snobbery:
cage can transmit civilization in its
general terms, and perhaps this is
enough; but apparently it cannot pre-
vent lapses into barbarism. We were at
one time growing out of the baseness OF
snobbery, and with much pains and
great wit and indefinite illustration, it
did seem some so years ago as if we had
passed the danger of that degradation of
the soul. When the fine moralist who
once filled this seat was writing the
'Potiphar Papers, the friend of man
might well have believed that the human
spirit would hardly crawl before any
image of worldly greatness again.
Thackeray had fought his fight against
that hateful dishonor, and people SEEM
ed really trying for decent self-respect.
The mood lasted so long that when So
ciety journalism first began to rear its
shameless front among us we hickman
ed it Jenkins" and blushed for it.
Who of the present generation ever
heard of jenkins? and who bushes now
to read the last detail of every society
event., or to pore upon the portraits, in
Simultaneous and dramatic, of the chief
actors and spectators, and all their kim
dred and acquaintance? To witness the
newspaper Mysteries few weeks ago in
view of the marriage of two amiable
young people who had nothing in the
world to distinguish them but their
money, was to doubt if we had come far
since 1850. The vulgarity of the exhibit
ton was bad enough; wealth-worship is
the vulgarest thing in the world; far
vulgarer than rank worship, for wealth
lacks historic grace, and the mystical
charm of the supremacy that comes by
birth and seems of divine ordinance"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
HE WssI PARIS ACCIDENT.

The railroad commissioners Monday
issued a special report on the accident
which occurred at West Paris on the
Grand Trunk Railway Dec. 10, 1900,
when a bridge construction train con.
sisting of locomotive, derrick car, a
fiat car and caboose broke through the
Phoenix hollow column bridge, east OF
West Paris station, killing the fireman,
Daniel d. Matheson, and injuring the
engineer, Thomas 0'Neil.
Some changes had oeen made on the
bridge by taking out the original cross
bracing and lower fiange and putting in
wind braces of angle iron from the posts
TO the upper flange. The derrick on
the car reached to a point about one
and one-half feet higher than the lateral
bracing of the top chords, and the train
being allowed to run farther on to the
bridge than was intended, the derrick
frame came in contact with the wind
bracing and struts, drawing the trusses
over and causing the bridge to break
down, throwing the locomotive, derrick
car and flat car into the river.
The commissioners report that no one
of the bridge cOmpany's representatives
had given any instructions as to the
height of the derrick, and the train was
run some sixty or seventy feet farther
than was necessary to clear the switch,
which was the reason of their running
on to the bridge.
1t seems to the board that there was
an absence of the most common care on
the part of the bridge company's repre-
sentatives in not impressing upon the
trainmen the facts regarding the height
of the derrick, and on the part of the
engineer in running farther ON to the
bridge than was necessary
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE ooINes OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church, Rev. II. H. Bishop.
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at IL A; n
Sunday School at Il NJ. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at 80 P. n. Prayer Meeting Thursday
Gniversaiiss Church: Sunday School every
Sunday at ii A. II.
The invitations are out for the mar
rage of Mr.. Charles Edward Case and
Miss Emma Haviland, at the Church OF
the Heavenly Rest, New York city, May
2Sth. Mr.. Case is the eldest son OF
Mr.. Charles l.. Case of New York, who
makes Paris Hill his summer home.
Miss Haviland was a guest of the Case
family here last summer. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. and Mrs. Case will visit
Paris Hill on their wedding tour. Their
home will be in Rochester, n. Y.
Miss Gertrude Harlow of Dixtield is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Ella Clark, who has spent the
winter in Portland, returned home last
week.
Mr.. Aldrich is here putting the
Crocker house in readiness for the return
of the family, who are in Florida.
George II. Proctor has been appointed
road agent for the village district. Work
was begun on the road Monday morning.
Chandler Garland and family of Bos-
ton are visiting relatives in town.
Preparations are going on at Old Brick
for the opening of the house. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown are expected the last oil the
week.
Lyonsden will be opened next week
Captain and Mrs. Lyon come to the
Hubbard House this week.
Henry Emery, who has spent the win
ter at jackson, n. H., arrived Tuesday
| for the summer, with Mr.. Browns
horses.
Mrs. C. IL. Ripley has returned home
after spending the winter with hel
daughter, Mrs. w. c. Greene, in Sag
Harbor, \. Y.
The regular missionary meeting OF thu
ladies of the Baptist church will be hello
with Mrs. Hiram j. Rawson Wednesda.
afternoon, and the time will be devoted
to sewing for Mrs. Harding, who ha'
been i'll for some time. All who art
willing to assist are cordially invited t
be present
Charles E. Waterman of the Mechanic
Falls Ledger, and Mrs. Waterman, spen
Sunday with relatives here. Mr., Water
man has recently returned from a triI
in the South.
Miss Julia Snow arrived Friday night
and is getting the homestead in readi
ness for the summer.
Any one finding a fiat, square silve
pencil top containing pencil, will b'
suitably rewarded if he will leave it will
Mrs. Forbes. 1t was probably lost a
the golf links or on the street.
Edgar Farrar and wife have returned
from Manchester, n. H., to Paris Hill
and will again make their home here.
Miss NJ. NJ. Houghton, NJ. D., has re
turned home after a winters absence
and reOpened her house, accompanied
by Miss Ethel Houghton, who has jus
completed course in Boston business
college.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
NO cHRYSocRATS IN OXFORD
GOllNIX

A few days ago the New York Herald
published long article entitled 1.-THE
Chrysocracy of the United States" in
which a list of all the millionaires of the
country, arranged by states and terri,
tories, was embodied. According to this
list (which embraces the names of few
persons who are not now living, but
whose wealth has not yet been distribut-
ed among the heirs and legatees) there
are 3,s2S millionaires in the United
States this number including. twelve
Maine millionaires, none of whom are
Oxford County people. These twelve
Maine millionaires are as follows: E. H..
Blake of Bangor, C. H. Bailey and Mrs.
Hannah Bailey of East Winthrop, Will
liam Bradstreet and N. II. Whitmore of
Gardiner, J. NJ. Brown and P. Fl. Brown
of Portland, F. II. Eaton and E. c. Gates
of Calais, Elias Milliken of Augusta, j.
S. Kicker of Deering and Arthur Sewall
of Bath
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
SWEDEN.


The many friends of Frank Libby's
family will be pleased to know that he
intends to build again where his build
ings were destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Hannah Ring, the Oldest person
in town, is quite sick.
Mrs. J. w. Perry came home from thu
hospital May 4th.
Letters from Mrs. Daniel Knight O
Minneapolis, Mimi, to her former
neighbors here, say that she is in yer!
good health, seemingly as well as twent!
years ago. Her age is "a years.
Hugh Smart runs meat cart tt
Lowell this spring. He is having nice
refrigerator made in which to keep TIT
meat.
The Strout place is to be occupied b!
a family by the name of Sanborn from
Bridgton
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
GREENWOOD

1t has been said more than once, that
instead of the new year commencing on
the first day of January, which is what
might be called the midnight of the
year, it ought to commence on the first
day of May, when nearly all of the
migratory birds have returned, vegeta-
ton is springing into new life, and the
sun is once more riding high in the
heavens.
Our Pedro was 10 years old on the list
inst, but never said a word about the
fact, although he was born here, and
this has always been his home. A faith
full servant Pedro has always been; but
since he belongs to the equine race he
can hardly be expected to converse like
man, although Balaam's donkey is
said to have done that, on one occasion
at least.
Will Swan celebrated the 2lst ami
versary of his birth on the I'd inst, by a
pleasure party. He has now gone to
work in Poland.
The latest frost occurred last Monday
morning, and was tirst-class i'll every
respect.
A Sabbath School was organized at
the City last Sunday afternoon, after
which Rev. r. A. Rich preached a very
interesting sermon from the words;
What is that to thee? Follow thou me"
And now the caterpillars have COM
menced tent building again. There were
only few last year, but somehow they
refuse to be annihilated.
The Lake Review puts the question
thusly: II U A Buffalo?
Glad to learn that Charles Durham,
West Bethel, has obtained an increase
of pension. A good soldier was Charles
and didn't play sick nor lame until he
was shot through the leg, and had to &C
on clutches for five months. He has
been lame ever since, and during the
| last ten years confirmed invalid
Since the first of last winter, eleven
persons, nine males and two females
have died in this and surrounding towns
with all of whom we had been somewhat
acquainted, and intimately so with the
most of them. OF that number five were
Baptist, three Methodist, and one Ad
ventist, while two belonged to no Chris
tian society.
Uncle Sans family is still on the in
crease: this time it is boy, and tn,
parents are entitled to the congratula
lions of all, since the other two arr
girls For further details see elsewhere
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cole, Danni'
Bryant and Mamie Brooks attended. thu
Pomona Grange meeting at South Paris
last Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

Our school commenced on Monday
under the instruction of Miss Emma
Thompson of Pennington. Will Davis
carries the scholars from this vicinity.
Gaius Swan is soon to move to Rum
ford Falls, and Hiram Bacon carries on
his farm this summer.
|. w. Andrews & Sons have nearly
completed their new house, and Will
Pratt, who works for them at the
casket business, is soon to move into it
with his family.
Our road commissioner, with some
help, has been repairing the roads in
this neighborhood, which was greatly
needed.
Grass is coming forward rapidly, and
all nature is putting on a carpet of
green. From everything, which few
weeks ago was apparently dead and de-
cayed, some new life is springing. Does
not this teach us of resurrection in all
things?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
EAST HEBRON.

A new grocery team from NJ. E. Mil
let's, West Minot, came on Tuesday
through the place, with the intention Of
coming each week through the summer
Mrs. Joseph Merrill is sick, and re
port comes from the family that hel
doctor thinks the prospect now is thai
she cannot recover.
Belle DeCoster returned home from
Hartford last Saturday.
The Glover Leaf Club is still flourish
ing. Two new members joined last Sat
urday.
The grange had drama on Friday
evening, May 10th, in the Grange Hall
Young stock are turned away for past
uring, and cows have run out one week
Some have planted their gardens,
while others have not even plowed theil
gardens.
The early plants in our garden have
blossomed much earlier than usual
Will Decker from Lewiston has moved
into the Jere Allen buildings, and will
work for Frank Nash one-half the time,
and the remainder for w. S. Buchanan.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
WESI aEIAEl

feel newer life In every gale;
The winds that fan the flowers.
md with their welcome breathings Oil the sail
Tell of serener hours;
or hours that glide unfelt away
Beneath the sky of May.
Springs last born darling. clear-eyed, sweet,
Pauses moment, with white, twinkling feet,
And golden locks In breezes play.
Half teasing and half tender TO repeat
Her song Of May.
Miss Ethel Hammons is again teaching
school in Milan, n. II.
Mrs. Hattie A. Grover is in very poor
health this spring.
Cattle are being turned to pastures,
but feed is short.
Charles Durham has recently been
granted an increase of pension.
Geo. A. Growers health seems to be
improving and he walks out in pleasant
weather
The new boiler for the steam mill has
arrived and will soon be in place.
Charles Herrick has moved here from
Locke's Mills, and works for Merrill
Springer & Co.
Webster E. Walker is ferryman here
this year, and is good man for the
business.
Elmer c. Allen is working in Dixfield
for few weeks. but will have employ
ment here when the mill starts.
Elmer Briggs, after working five
months as night telegraph operator, is
enjoying the exercise of farm work.
Rev. Arthur Marley of Bethel Hill
preached in Union church on the 9Th ant
18th, and it is expected the pulpit viii
now be occupied by some minister every
Sunday at 2:30 p. NJ.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
DlxFIELD

The entertainment given Thursday
evening by Corabel Howe, the talented
elocutionist, was very select affair and
Miss Howe deserves great credit for the
fine results of her labors. The music by
quartette and orchestra, the solos by
Miss Staples and Mr.. Mann were much
enjoyed
DR.. and Mrs. Sturtevant entertained
the literary club at their home Monday
evening, and began the study of "The
Tempest by Shakespeare. The next
meeting will be at Rev. NJ. b. Townsend's.
d. \. Gates, DR.. Sturtevant, w. F.
Putnam and other prominent MasOns at,
tended the meeting of the Grand Masonic
Lodge of Maine in Portland this week.
Gertrude Harlow went to Paris We'd
nesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
EEHRON

May Day was celebrated in Grange Hall
Saturday.
The ball game played here Saturday
between Hebron and the Leavitt boys
scored 80 to in favor of Hebron.
Rev. DR.. Spaulding of Boston gave a
very interesting discourse here Sunday.
Miss Hazel Donham was at home from
Bates for Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Hattie Murch is at home from
Mechanic Falls.
Mrs. A. NJ. Richardson is in Auburn
for few days, visiting her brother and
other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Whitney have
opened their summer home and are now
caring for Mrs. A. d. Bartlett.
Mrs. S. G. Howe is expected home
from Massachusetts, this week. Mrs
Howe has bought a house lot near the
parsonage and will build this spring
Work has already begun on the cellar.
Mr.. Currier of Portland has been in
the place this week taking photographs
Mr.. Currier was former student at the
academy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
PERU.

Mr.. Murray and wife and their niece
Miss Edith Poland of Turner, have beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. Emma Conant
Angus Sawyer and wife of Livermort
have been visiting her uncle, ]. E
Conant.
Mrs. Laura Knight, wife of Adna
Knight, died on the 4th of consumption
after a lingering sickness. She was
buried on the It'll. Elder Abbott attend.
ed the funeral.
Mrs. Mcdonald of Rumford Falls is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sabra Robinson.
Arthur Hazelton is sick and confined
to his bed with rheumatism.
Schools commenced in town on the
9th
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
SOUTH HIRAM.

Sherman l. Gould, Esq, of Portland
was in town last week on visit to hi.
father, l. S. Gould.
Mrs. Eliza Mason of Freedom is stop
ping with her grandson, F. S. Libby, fol
a few days.
A Mr.. Jewett of Brownfield, t avel
ing preacher, held meeting at the
Union church Sunday. The attendance
was very small-only nine.
John Stanley of Charlestown, Mass.
is experimenting the building of his
new house on the late Moses Stanley
place.
Grass is looking fine for this time OF
the year. Farmers are blowing and
preparing the ground for the planting
of the crops.
Major Edgecomb is building an addi.
ton on to his stable.
The annual meeting for the election of
officers of the Stanley Burying Ground
Corporation was held Saturday at the
Union church.
Stearns Bros. have opened meat
market at Conway, N. Fl. David Stearns
has gone to take charge of it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
BYRON.

Friday night, the Sd, about u o'clock,
the nice set of buildings owned by the
late Samuel Knapp, and occupied by
Ernest Knapp and his mother, were de-
stroyed by fire. Ernest was nearly
smothered with smoke, and Mrs. Knapp
barely escaped through the window.
Hardly anything was saved.
G.. L. Hall is at work for j, Z. Shaw.
Miss Wright of Phillips is to teach at
West Byron. Miss Richmond teaches at
the Centre, and Miss Abbott at Hough,
ton.
VIII Abbott has gone to California.
A crew of stone cutters have gone to
Summit to secure stone for the Pottle
bridge at Mechanic Falls on the line OF
the p and X. +. X. X.
Good catches of trout are reported al
Garland Pond. Dick Trask caught
seven beauties the other morning.
The noon train was put on Monday
May 9th
Cold
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
FAST SIMMER

The New Century Pomona Grange
held session in the hall on Wednesday
which was well attended and interesting
On Tuesday, your reporter visited
Bemis on preliminary trip and found
everything in readiness for the crowd
which is sure to come. 1t has been
rather cool for big catches, but with a
few warm days good results will reward
the eager angler. Capt. Barker is on
deck and as usual is very busy man
Two trains daily now with Pullman Car
attached between Portland and Bemis.
F. l.. Warren has moved to his farm in
Hartford, but still carries ON his feed
business.
On Tuesday, handsome team of ten
yoke of oxen moved the boiler from the
dowel mill to l. F. Gammon's mill in
Hartford, distance of about three
miles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
lOCKE,S MILLS.

Mrs. Annie F. Emery is in Norway for
a week or two.
w. II. Farnham took business trip to
Boston Monday of last week.
J. B. Barnett of StOneham, formerly of
this place, was calling on friends here
Monday and Tuesday of last week, and
stopped with w. II. Farnham's family
Monday night
Arts Bryant has moved on to the Clark
place at South Bethel.
NJ. NJ. Hathaway and Mr.. Littletield OF
Bryant's Pond have finished painting
Dana Grants stand and are now paint
ing w. b. Rands buildings. Mr.. Rand
has just had some three-lighted win
dows put into his house.
Mrs. Chas. Bartlett of the hotel is on
the sick list.
Maybaskets are the order of the day,
or rather night, now.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
NORTH paris

Mrs. Martha Andrews is visiting a
Charles Edwards.
Daniel Ross is at work for A. d. An
drews this season.
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Rich called on
friends here May s.
The selectmen have appointed the fol
lowing road agents in the north end Of
the town: Ed Barrcws, A. f. Marshal
and Jesse Howe west of the river; Lev
Shedd at West Paris, G. w. Berry, B. c
Curtis and Charles Buck on the east side
of the river and Alton Curtis between
North Paris and Trap Corner.
Mrs. Carrie Flavin, who has been to
Boston to have her little boys eyes seen
TO, returned Saturday
Farmers are ali busy hurrying in Their
crops.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
Oxford County Court Directory
and County Officers for
1902.

Supreme judicial Court.
Terms for 1901.
Second Tuesday of February.
Second Tuesday of October.
Terms for 1902.
Second Tuesday of March.
Second Tuesday OF October.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
allHkElEln

C.B. Atwood returned from Portland
Thursday, accompanied by little Doro-
thy, a granddaughter.
G. NJ. Hatch, of the Turf, Farm and
Home, has been in town of late getting
posted on horseflesh.
Lumber is being placed on the library
lot, and immediate movements are look
ed for in the line of building.
A. w. Libby, marble worker,) seems
to be literally supplied with orders this
spring.
Charles Twitchell is up from Auburn
after his household goods, with view
to locate in that city.
| G. NJ. Atwood of Paris was in towr
Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Munson is giving the people
the benefit of free lectures on various
topics. For those who have ears u
hear it would seem that these would bt
appreciated. Wednesday evening at the
yestry John Ruskin was the subJec
treated.
1t takes a team of about ten men t.
run the can making machinery. Ont
man sick all are thrown out. This was
the case Thursday.
| Friday, Fred A. Robinson and othe
teachers went via barge and four horses
to the teachers convention at Bryan
Pond.
Mrs. F. A. Robinson is visiting he
parents in Paris.
The w. C. T. U. met Friday afternoon
for the election of officers.