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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-15
Lora nopetoun.. Entertalnlnr.

Lord Hopetoun. the new governor
general of Australia. is expected to
dazzle the eolonials with his magnifi-
cent entertaining. He is taking an
enormous amount Of baggage with
him, and what he may do as governor
general Of the united colonies may be
inferred from the fact that when he
was governor OF one Of them. a few
years ago. his wine bill alone at the
Government house. in Melbourne.
amounted in one year TO more than
the sum total OF his ofaclal salary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-15
COlOred Odd Fellows.

Tennessee Lodge No. 17Ol, G. u. o. of
O. F., at its last regular meeting in De-
Gem Der, elected the following officers
for the year and quarter: Annual off,
cers-S. S, Brown, w, c.; j. r. Elem
ing, W. r.; G. p. Cooper, P. s.; H. D..
Merrill, Adv; G. Brown, Marshal.
The quarterly officcrs-J. G. Lawrence,
+. s.; Il, A. Wingfield, V. g.; A. j.
Armstrong, N. G.; p. Johnson, z. N; G..
W.; Il. Gordon, s. to N. F.; Robert
Brown, K. S. to ". g.; George Brown,
l.. S. to N. g.. j. B. Brown, r. S. to V.
G.; Andy Brown, l.. s, to V. G.. All of
whom were installed at the first regular
meeting in January. The annual re-
port of p. s., from Jan. !, 1900, to Jan.
l, 1901, was as follows:
Jan. l, 1900, in hand of w. It's 25 So
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-15
Carmack,s CredentlaIs Presented.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-When the
Senate convened to day at IL o'clock
Mr.. Turley, of Tennessee, presented the
credentials of his successor, Edward w.
elected Senator for term of
six years, beginning March 4, 1901.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-15
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in tasteless
form. No cure, no pay. soc. oct4ly
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
ALBANY

The rain is uncovering the green grass
and things begin to look spring-like
Crows, robins and bluebirds are here.
Jake Dresser has come back to town
from the woods, and has moved into the
Daniel Clark house. His horses are
looking fine, and report says Jake has
brought home fat pocket book.
III. o. Wilbur has sold his herd of six
cows to Archie S. Cole, also three nice
calves to John Philbrook, and is Offering
his place for sale-a good site for some
one.
Osgood Drew has sold his stand near
the town house to Charles Grover. The
world still moves.
Fred NJ. Skinner, the present stage
driver, has closed the contract for car
rying the mail for the next four years
from Albany to Bethel.
John Flint has returned from Roxbury
where he has been with his team.
Daisy Cummings is at home for few
weeks rest, when she will return to her
work for Mrs. j. NJ. Philbrook of Bethel.
Bert Fleming is visiting his daughter
Maggie at c. l.. Coles for few days.
Farmers often say it doesn't pay to
raise pork at present prices, but Harry
McNally has proved that it does. He
bought two pigs last fall when four
weeks old and paid 80 each, 81. He has
never given them one quart of milk, but
fed them on flour middlings and boiled
apples until within six weeks, and then
gave clear meal stirred up with cold
water. The cost of middlings and meal
is just SO rs, and the small apples he did
not count for much. To-day he killed
and sold his pigs for $40 leaving him
1925 profit and he thinks the work of
the pigs on his manure we'll paid him for
all his trouble. Now what could he
have made if he had had all the skim
milk he could feed?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
BRYANT POND

Frank Davis and j. L. Bowker ran a
new telephone line from Mr.. Bowker's
residence to the post office on Wednes'
day, connecting by switch with the
Woodstock and Oxford County telephone
lines. Mrs. Davis and little son Ellis
msde Mrs. Rowker visit the same day
Last fall Edwin Thompson bought the
house known as the halfway house, sit
uated between here and North Wood
stock, and owned by the widow Of the
late Ezra Stephens. Mr.. Thompson and
family arrived from Manchester, N. H.,
this week to move into their new resi-
dence.
Misses Pearle and Essie Bowker are
visiting friends at West Paris for few
days.
Mrs. Dollie Carroll and Miss Bertha
Cushman go to Rumford Falls Saturday.
Mrs. Carroll is to teach at Virginia and
Miss Cushman at the Falls.
Miss Nell Preble goes to Newry in a
few days, where she is to teach this
spring.
Mr.. Samuel Frost will 90 to Norway
to live this spring.
Miss Sylvania Perham's health Is i'm.
proving, and she is able to get around on
her foot considerable.
Leon Whitman is stopping at his
aunt's, Eleanor Whitmsn's. Mrs. Whit
man is improving slowly In health.
Lewis Day has returned to Boston to
work.
Miss Alice Day has gone to Portland
to stock up on millinery goods for Syl.
vania Perham.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
snIIrA WOODSTOCK

Travelling is just horrid. Some are
shoveling out the big drifts which &C.
cumulated during the big blow some
time ago.
The run of sap has been light up to
the present time, and the prospects are
poor for much syrup this spring.
Abner Benson and Mr.. Silver are run
ming o. 7. Lurvey's sugar orchard this
year on shares.
R. L. Cummings is now packing his
Ben Davis apples, which have been kept
10 the cellar through the winter.
We were interested in the article in the
Maine Farmer regarding the Ben Davis
apple. II it has all the merits which the
writer claims it will be big thing for
US here in Maine, as the trees are so
hardy and productive.
Charles Clark has closed his work haul
ing timber from his farm In Hebron and
returned home.
Quite delegation from West Paris
Grange attended Pomona Grange at
Bethel on Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

There are over 2, 900 more spindles in
Lewiston to-day running or ordered and
soon to be running than there were
eighteen months ago. This doesn't in
dictate any great decline in Names cot
ton industry.
Skowhegan leads the way with a
board of three women park commission
ers. They have been so energetic and
successful in the work of the Improve
ment Association, that good results are
assured in their new position.
Renewed activity is being displayed in
the granite works at Hallowell, where
little has been done since the business
depression of 1898. The prospects are
said to be good for the employment Of
200 or 500 men during the summer.
Frank Gould, brakeman on the Maine
Central, was caught between cars at
Thorndike Saturday afternoon. His in
juries consisted Of a bad wound in abd0-
men from which he died Monday. He
lived in Waterville, and is survived by 8
widow and one child.
Mysterious disappearance have been
numerous III udluc III Tue last JWO Wcchs.
Among those who have left no trace are
Mrs. Nellie Allen Of Lewiston, Bert Ben
son, aged 20, of South Lewiston, and
Ralph Goodwin, a student at Higgins
Classical Institute, Charleston.
The wateryille Mail does not have a
very high opinion of the workings Of the
local curfew law. Ii says: "For very
little while some attention was paid TO
the law, but since then il has been dead
letter, to which nobody has paid the
slightest attention. 1t seems TO US that il
would have been better not to have had
law at all.
Charles Goodwin, aged % years, was
severely injured while at work on barge
No. 10 at Cape Porpoise. A cargo of
coal was being discharged when one Of
the buckets used in raising the coal to
the platform, fell and struck Goodwin
on the head. The loaded bucket weigh
ed several hundred pounds, and the man
was thought to be dead when he was
picked up. 1t is now thought, however,
that he will recover.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
BROWNElElD.


1t Is raining hard. The snow is leaving
many bare spots on the hills.
The roads are very bad.
There will be but little syrup made In
this town-to the disappointment OF
those who have orchards, for it gener.
aally brings In quite little money.
Mrs. Cole, nee Blanche Linsc0tt, Is Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Linscott, at the Pequswket House.
A maskerade ball and oyster supper
was given at e. B. Beams Hall (not town
halD Thursday evening, the proceeds to
90 to the Universalist Society.
As the snow Is leaving and warm
weather Is slowly approaching, the next
on the program is housekeeping, aud
what hard task 1t ESPECIALLY II the
lords Of the house are around, inquiring
every time we come in contact with
them, saint you got most through"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
SWEDEN.

A. II. Whitehouse furnished Sc
bushels of very nice seed sweet corn for
the Lowell shop.
Perley Harrington is to work for Hugh
Smart this season.
S. l.. Plummer sold his hornless steers,
four-years-old, to McIntire & Wardwell,
who shipped them to Brighton. They
weighed 2450 pounds and sold at ,05 per
pound.
Snow is fast disappearing and the
fields are getting quite bare in some
places. The huge drifts which formed
from the last storm have settled so
gradually that the travelling has been
quite good all Of the time.
The grippe colds in this vicinity are
much better.
Mrs. Charles Brown and Mrs. Harry
Bisbee are Still on the sick list.
Mr.. Reuben Dyer of Sebago has just
put new four light windows in the
houses of o. P. Saunders and F. E.
Stone.
Mrs. Fred Wiggin of South Water
ford visited friends in Sweden the past
week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
WEST 6ETHEL

WEST BETHEL.
"Hail to the spring time, the wide world adorn'
ingl
Borne on her wings is that wonderful morning
When Life In its loneliness triumphs .Soer
Death.
Hark to the voicesl
All nature rejoices,
Der mountain and shore.
Earth In her glory repeats the sweet story,
Love is the conqueror; Death Is no more"
A poor spring for sugar making.
March went out cold and clustering.
The Lenten season is over and happi-
ness reigns.
A protracted storm of snow and rain
set in Wednesday.
Miss Emma A. Briggs has been spend.
ing few days with friends on Bethel
Hill.
Elmer r. Briggs has again been sent
to Gilead as night telegraph operator.
March gave US the six weeks of sled
ding, but the roads are now growing
soft.
The youngest child of A. j. Haskell
has been dangerously sick for week,
but is now thought to be improving.
The steam mill has been shut down a
few days for repairs, but is again run.
ming, and the piles Of birch in the yard
are growing small.
Thursday is the great newspaper day
of the week. Papers which are dated
and should arrive here on Wednesday
are held back until Thursday, and one
local paper dated Friday is issued on
Thursday, all coming in the same mails
with Thursday papers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
HEBRON.

Last Saturday, Mrs. DR.. Donham,
Mrs. II. h. Stearns and Master Drew
Thompson Stearns went to Auburn, it
being the S1st birthday of Mrs. Don
hams father, Mr.. Drew Thompson. A
picture was taken of the four genera
tions. 1t was Master Stearns' first visit
to his great-grandfather.
Miss Hazel Donham, of Bates, has
been at home for the vacation.
On Tuesday afternoon the funeral of
Mr.. Augustus Tubbs was held in Grange
Hall, Rev. S. ID. Richardson officiating.
Mr.. Tubbs was Freemason aud men,
her of Hebron Grange. For many years
he was one Of the selectmen and much
respected by all who knew him.
On Saturday, the 9Th, Mr.. Richardson
will attend the funeral of Mrs. Nelson at
the residence of her son, Mr.. Austin
Nelson.
The spring term of school opened
Wednesday of this week. Nearly all of
the students arrived Tuesday.
Ira Bearce is at home from Orono for
the short Easter vacation.
The rain this week has taken off the
snow very fast and there is no scarcity
Of water.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE ooINGs OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church, Rev. II. H. Bishop,
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at II a n.
Sunday School at II NJ. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at 1850 p. u. Prayer Meeting Thursday
Universaiist Church: Sunday School every
Sunday at II A. II.
By general contribution of labor the
snow was shoveled from the sidewalks
around the square last week, and there Is
now dry walk.
Preparations are being made to re-
model the old town house under the
Baptist church for the use of the church.
This was decided upon last week, and a
subscription paper is in circulation to
raise funds to assist in the work. When
the contemplated changes are completed,
the room will be converted into hall
with stage, dining room, kitchen, coat
rooms, and all necessary accommoda-
tons and conveniences for suppers, en-
tertainments and social meetings. The
assessors office will be used as one of
the coat rooms, while the stage will be in
the rest of the space at the west end.
The kitchen and other rooms will be
partitioned off at the other end OF the
hall.
Many friends here learn with sorrow
of the death of Miss Maud Mayo Of Au-
burn at Scituate, Mass, last Tuesday.
She had been in failing health for some
time. Miss Mayo was for some time
teacher of elocution in Paris Hill Acad-
envy, and read in public here number
of times. She was an excellent instruct
or, very bright young woman Of pleas
ant address, and possessed Of an ap-
psrently boundless activity and energy
which were the admiration Of all who
knew her.
Miss II. Mae Perkins has returned
from her visit to her brother and sister
at Rockville, Conn.
Miss Julia Brinckle is spending the
Easter vacation with her parents, Major
and Mrs. Brinckle.
Mrs. o. A. Maxim left Saturday for a
visit to her sister, Mrs. j. d. Billings, al
Newtonville, Mass.
The spring term at Paris Hill Acad
envy opened Monday under the instruc
ton of Miss Mertie B. Maxim and Mis-:
Lucinda Field. Owing to the impaired
condition Of her health, Miss Jennie K
| rirrell, who has been a most competent
and faithful teacher here for many
terms, has been obliged to give up teach
ing for the present. The school is fort
innate in securing as her successor Mis-
Field, who has already demonstrated
her ability as one of the very best of tn,
Paris teachers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
kEZAR FALLS,

Mrs. Willie Rounds of this town, who
has been sick so long with assesses, Is
still confined to her bed.
Fred Taylor, who has been in Gorham,
N. b., for the past two years, has open
ed blacksmith shop ut this village, and
is to board at Norris Stanlev's.
Charlie Garland Is to work for Geo.
Stanley the coming season.
The wooden mill, which has been
wanting for water will, be much benefit
ed by the recent rains.
1t Is with much regret that Me-.
Bounds, our present pastor, and wife,
will not return this coming year as she
wishes to be nearer Portland In order to
attend to her music. She has great
talent in her voice and we hope not only
that she may meet with success, but that
she may do lots Of good In the field to
which they are sent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
NORWAY LAKE.

Walter Frost is working for Benz
Tucker.
Arthur Tucker was at home the 3lst
Of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Flood visited Mr..
and Mrs. Roswell Frost on Frost Hill
Tuesday.
A dozen of the neighbors met and
worked up Miss Ellen Psrtridge's wood
pile the 30th Of March. Miss Partridge
is very thankful for their kindness.
Norway Lake Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. Frances Partridge April 18th.
Evelyn Partridge has been unable to
go to school for several days. She is
having the severe cold that seems to be
epidemic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
PERIL.

Clarence Robinson has returned to
Hebron to school.
Alfred Hall spent last Sunday with his
parents, NJ. Hall and wife. His sisters,
Misses Alice and Marion Hall, who are
at home spending their vacation, will
return to their school in Turner this
week.
Joe Casey has been called to Rumford
Falls to care for his brother who Is sick,
We are having quite rain storm and
it is settling the snow very fast. We
are having some very bad travelling and
II you are in hurry you better stay at
home.
E. M. Howard recently lost his horse
by its having the collie.
John Harlow has commenced saving
birch at Farrar's mill.
Joe Casey is working in the birch mill
H. E. Stillman bought all Of the stock
and hay of Mrs. Lizzie Roberts. She has
concluded to stay two or three weeks
longer at her brothers in Wakefield,
Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
GREENWOOD.
"Timel thou art flying rapidly,
But whittier art thou fyin8!
"Mortall my message L. to thee;


1t seems but yesterday since the Old
year died, and the new year, togetner
with the new century was born; and yet
one quarter of the former has already
passed, and the second Is fairly under
way. Fifty years ago they used to sing
"Fly swifter round, ye wheels OF time;
but It does seem as II those wheels are
flyiDg swiftly enough for any one, no
matter how much in hurry he may be
to get there.
A good many of those gray birches
which were bent over the first OF the
winter by the snow, are still In the same
position, and 1t is doubtful II they ever
get Strengthened up again.
Hay Is scarce, and there are those who
are watching the spots Of bare ground,
now large enough for a crow to light
down upon, and wish they would take
lesson Of Uncle Sam, and expand little
more rapidly.
Still they buy and sell. Horace Jud-
kins has bought Lincoln Holmes place,
and Rev. C. A. Brooks has sold his farm
at the crossing, so-called, In Woodstock,
to bis nephew, Ernest Brooks.
A. s. Brooks Is on the sick list, having
been Frustrated several days with the
grippe, but ia now slowly convalescing.
Ernest Curtis has taken the Jackson
farm for the present year, now owned
by DR.. Packard of West Paris. Calvin
Cole has occupied the place for some
time past, and last week his son, An
drew Cole of Massachusetts,, m lde him
visit, returning home Monday. Andrew
sold out here and left town about nine
years ago; his oldest daughter has been
stopping with her uncle, Calvin Cole,
during the most Of the winter.
1t used to be asked "What Ia home
without baby?" and it now looks as II
it would soon be, what Is home without
a telephone?
John Titus finished cutting and haul
ing wood from the Dearborn lot last
week, the total amount being 6l5 cords,
besides thirty cords from his home farm
He employed from three to six choppers
on the first mentioned lot, and one team
besides his own the most Of the time
Not bad winters work.
Only three persons attended the Po-
mona Grange meeting at Bethel on Tues
day from this neighborhood, Fannie
Brooks being the only female.
Harry Cole canvassed this part OF tn
town Wednesday to see how rich the
people were, preparatory to making wha
Rev. DR.. Talmage calls the "damnstior
of taxation," little later on. Thai
term sounds little rough, yet it is "only
that and nothing more" And what die
our last legislature do about it? Blessed
are our red brothers, for they have NJ
taxes to pay. They are to be congratu
lated on that account II no other.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
KNOXVILLE.

Ina Cannon of West Stoneham is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fl. B. McKeen,
this week.
Lena McKeen from Hyde Park, Mass,
came Saturday to see her sister, Mrs.
Silas McKeen.
L. II. Burnham has started his mill
nights.
Mrs. Will Rice Is so as to be out and
staid with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bickford, Of Stoneham, last week.
Mr.. Rice rode to his work in the mill at
Four Corners.
Lucy Meader is at work for Mrs. Les
lie McAllister.
Ananias McAllister is repairing his
house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
BYRON.

Mr.. Briggs of Canton was in town
Thursday, the 18th, to reorganize the
North Star Grange in this town.
Buckskin Sam came to town Thurs
day. Jack Taylor came up from Rid
lOnville with Sans horse the same day.
Sam and his horse are at lothian Shaw's.
Buckskin and a soldier friend from
Togus are to stop at Bemis during the
coming season.
Engineer Stratton and a crew from
this town with AL Golf as cook, have gone
to Bemis to continue the survey of the
railroad up the lake toward Mountain
View and Canada. The man who Is to
put in the stone culverts at Falls brook
and other places In town was here to
look the ground over, and engage board
for his men. The work Is to be pushed
rapidly forward.
John w. Thomas and Miss Lila Knapp
were married at Rumford Falls Wednes-
day, the 9th. A shower of rice awaited
them at the station as they passed up to
their home at Houghton station Thurs
day.
Mr.. Frank Dolloff was chosen superin-
tendent of schools Saturday by the
school committee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
WEST SUMNER.

Durham & Sons have opened their
store. Clifton Z. Durham will carry on
the store here, and with his wife will
live in the rent overhead.
E. E. Tuell and family are visiting rel
atives about here.
Mary J. Pulsifer is at home from Au-
burn, where she has been for the winter.
The roads are about impossible at this
writing, but we hope for an improve
ment soon.
Geo. II. Packard is moving from the
Fred Barrett rent to his former place,
which he has had repaired inside.
Ada NJ. Andrews of West Paris has
been visiting at DR.. E. Fl. Andrews for
a short time.
A representative of the Eastern Tele-
phone Co. is expected here soon to make
arrangements in regard to connecting
their line with this.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
OXFORD

The ladies of the Congregational
church gave an entertainment with an
old fashioned supper, musical and liter
airy exercises, apron sale, etc., at
Temperance Hall, Saturday evening,
March 30sh. About $40 were realized.
The Advent Quarterly Conference met
here last week.
Moses A. Herrick, Of Poland, dropped
dead Friday, March 20, aged SO years, 3
months.
Frank Farris has been very sick with
typhoid pneumonia but is thought to be
improving. His little daughter Alberta
has also been quite sick.
Born, March 81, to the wife Of Loren
Brown, daughter.
Died, March 81, infant daughter Of
Loren and Alice Brown.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-09
SUMNER.

Mrs. James Cannon is sick with the
grippe.
Alvin Psrlin is very low at this writ
ing.
Charlie Hammond has gone to Dix
field to work in the mill.
Frank Young and family have moved
in with Alvin Parlin for the present.
Mrs. Susie Cole, who has been spend
ing few weeks with her mother, Mrs.
z. p. Sturtevant, has gone to Hartford.