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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
what . JenIou. Wife Found.

A Fayette woman suspected that her
husband was In the habit OF kissing
the hired girl and resolved to detect
him Ia the act. Saturday night she
saw him pass quietly into the kitchen.
The hired girl was out and the kitchen
dark. The jealous wife took a few
matches in her hand and, hastily plac.
Ing a shawl over her head, as the hired
girl often did, entered the back door,
and Immediately she was seized and
kissed and embraced in an ardent man
ner. With heart almost bursting the
wife prepared to administer terrible
rebuke to the faithless spouse. and
tearing herself away from his fond
embrace. she struck match and stood
face to face with-the hired man.-Sal'
isbury Qlan.) Press-Spectator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
som. n,illia.t SWORD Strokes,

Elephants are completely disabled
by one blow from the Arabs two
handed sword, which almost sewers
the huge hind leg. biting deep into the
bone. This feat Is varied by slashing
Off the trunk. leaving it dangling only
by q piece & skin. A ghoorka has
been seen to behead buffalo with q
single blow Of his cookrie. And Sir
Samuel Baker. a man powerful enough
to WELD during his African explora-
ton the "baby." an elephant rifle
weighing % pounds, once Glove a wild
bear with his big hunting knife almost
in halves as 1t was making final rush,
catching it just behind the shoulder
where the hide and bristles are at least
q span thick. Sir Walter Scott relates
how the Earl of Angus, with his huge
sweeping brand, challenged an op.
ponent to fight and at blow chopped
asunder his thigh bone. killing him on
the spot.
There is a story current in Australia
that q Lieutenant Anderson In 1867,
during an encounter with bushrangers,
cut clean through the gun barrel OF
his adversary with his sword. And
at Kassassin 1t is related that one OF
Arab Pasha's soldiers was severed IN
two during the midnight charge. But
in the opinion of experts this is very
improbable, even had the new regula'
ton saber been then in use.-London
Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
The Love of Mothers.

Among the lower animals the moth
er's love for her offspring lasts only
until the offspring is able to shift
for itself. The hen will fret and
fight for her downy chicks, but when
they become feathered and commence
to do their own foraging the mother
hen becomes Indifferent to them and
thinks only Of Matching another brood.
The mare loves her foal and the COW
her calf only during the sucking pc
Rod. Canine dams cease to show af-
lection to their progeny after the pup
by age. says the San Francisco Bulle-
tin. So through the entire animal
kingdom below the human species the
maternal instinct endures only while
the young ones are helpless and ceases
when they have grown up.
How different is the love Of human
mother for her children! That love
never dies and seems to grow more In.
tense according as the children become
less and less worthy Of 1t. The black
sheep Is often the best beloved.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
She Needed Plates,

Superstition and the belief In the
incantations Of witches are not en-.
tirely dead. as the following tale will
prove:
One day gypsy stopped at house,
and. pointing to a child, said, He is
sick"
"Yes. he's suffering from rheuma'
tism," said the woman.
"Yes, and can cure him, lady, If
you will let me have six fancy plates,
but you must be sure they are nice"
"Oh. anything to get him well" said
the woman. I'm willing to do any,
thing" and she fetched half dozen
fine china plates that had been her
pride.
The gypsy set them out in row. one
after the other. placed her hands on
the four center ones, mumbled some
words over them and said:
Now, If you will let me take these
plates away with Inc to destroy them
your boy will be cured Of rheumatism.
No more aches and pains for him, lady;
nothing but good health. lady. Let me
take them. lady, and cure him."
And the curious part Of it Is the wo,
man did give the gypsy those plates.
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atlCkEtElD-

DR.. Heald and j. d. Carey Of Salem
put in day this week bringing in .
hedgehog.
The hotel stable is nearing completion
and so is the open shed belonging to the
same. This was three-legged structure
anyway, and when the two Georges COM
menced to tamper with it, it collapsed,
burying a surrey, while the men retreat
ed in disorder. George Fl. Hersey con-
tractor.
r. Themes is repairing his shop,
occupied by j. F. Packard, and /. w.
Shaw is tearing down building in the
rear of his store and building new.
These jobs keep the old superannuated
''bosses" quite busy looking after them.
Fred Kicker of Turner and Thomas
Hollis of Sumner were in town Wednes-
day.
c. S. Childs is building slaughter
house. mo building in Buckfield!'
Three slaughter houses in hailing dis
lance, and fine post office not mention
ed.
Fillmore Simpson and wife, two octo-
genarians from North Turner, have re-
Gently been in town visiting their daugh-
ter and grandchildren, the widow of the
late Augustus BOnney and her children.
Mrs. Henry Nulty and Mrs. Benjamin
Gerrish attended the W. G. T. U. con-
vention at Portland.
We were pleased to meet Isaac An
drews of Woodstock on the 18th inst,
while he and his wife were visiting at
Frank Chase's. We remember him as
the "Good Samaritan" in days long
gone.
Sunday the remains of Mrs. Jeanette
(Thomes) Gardner were brought from
Norway and inferred in Buckfield ceme-
terry, by the side of her late husband,
Oscar Gardner. She was a former resi-
dent, the mother of Eugene Gardner of
this place, and two daughters, residents
of Norway.
Monday morning the train was board
ed for Boston by j. F. Packard, Rev. Mr..
Turner, and Dexter Brigham; for Port
land by Mrs. VIM. p. BRIGHAM, while
the doctor went to Auburn; Timothy
Lunt and wife TO Mechanic Falls. George
and Susie Durham and mother were
passengers for some port.
A young man armed with extradition
papers for the seizure and bringing to
this state the person of young lady of
New Brunswick boarded the train Mon
day. This is one of the cases where the
sentence precedes the trial.
The Rumford Falls court contingent
came down Monday morning, taking
teams for South Paris. This shows the
beautiful railroad connections between
the Portland and Rumford Falls and the
Grand Trunk.
Charles and Miner Farrar are visiting
friends. They reside in Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
RECEPTION TO REV. Mr.. mAsRy

The reception rendered on Friday, Oct.
nth, at Grange Hall, Hiram, to Rev.
Madison X. Mabry of Turner, on his 18th
birthday, by his former pupils and
townsmen, was success, and was fit
ting and well-merited tribute to long
and useful career of high ideals and un-
firing efforts for the cause of religion,
education, and moral progress.
Mr. Mabry served for years on the
school board of Hiram, and was for a
time county supervisor of schools in
York County, also preceptor of Limerick
Academy and principal of ParsOnsfeld
Seminary several terms. His active
period of life has filed Sixty-One years,
as the first of his one hundred and twelve
terms of school was taught in 1871.
Among his pupils are Ex-Governor
Black of New York, also tifty-six ply
sicianS, and long roster of distinguished
names. Mr. Mabry is straight as an
arrow, and genial, magnetic, alert, and
of restless activity as of old, tribute to
his pure life and total abstinence from
intoxicating liquor and tobacco.
The day was fine and large number
of our citizens and persons from New
Hampshire and Massachusetts assembled
to honor the man, who, more than any
other man, living or dead, has left his
impress upon three generations of our
people.
After dinner which was one of Hiram 5
best, Hon. AlmOn Young was called TO
preside and made suitable Introductory
remarks. Mr.. Mabry made an impressive
prayer. Mr.. K. N. Noble, Superin-
tendent Of schools, gave fine address of
welcome. Hon. Samuel W. Gould re-
sponded for the returning sons and
daughters of Hiram, in an eloquent
speech. Mr.. Mabry also responded,
with expressions of deep gratitude for
the respect shown him, and called up
many interesting "reminiscences of by
gone years Mrs. Geo. W. Clifford read
interesting letters from former pupils,
including Rev Frederick A. Noble, ID.
D., of Chicago, Hon. c. III. Barker, post
master of Portland, DR.. Peleg Wads-
worth of Maiden, Mass Llewellyn A.
Wadsworth spoke briefly and read a
poem on "Old Memories, and Old
Friends"
A liberal purse of money was handed
to Mr. Mabry as birthday gift, includ-
ing several ten dollar bills from his
children. OF his six living children,
Mrs. Sarah Shehan, of Wisconsin, was
absent. The others, DR.. Irving Mabry,
Miss Cora Mabry, Mrs. Alberta Abbott
of Fryeburg, Dr. Charles Mabry of
Vassalboro, Mr.. Willis Mabry of Cam
bridge, Mass, spoke in reverent terms
of their hOnored father and their sainted
mother.
Mrs. NJ. K. Mabry gave fine tribute
TO her husbands mother, aunt Han
nah, whose ninety-three years were a
blessing and benediction upon all who
knew her. She and her good husband,
Dea. Thomas Mabry, were fitting parents
for such a son. Mr. Leland Q. Kimball
of Cambridge, Mass, Mrs. Clara K. Kim
ball, Mrs. J. Everett Stuart, Mrs. John
p. Hubbard, Hon. Almon Young, and
Rev. Mr. Mabry also made interesting
addresses.
Thus passed n notable October day, of
greetings and partings. II seemed as if
Nature, like the Olden patriarch, had
rObed in a garment of many eolOrs, the
most beautiful of her twelve children,
in honor of Hiram's returning wander
ers.
LLEwELLYN A. WADswoRTH.
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ReSuBMISSloN.


At the semi-annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars, of
Maine this report was adopted:
Our Good TemplarS have favored Pro-
hibition as an order for half century.
Everywhere we have battled with the
same forces which are now lined up
against US on this question. The saloon
keeper, the inveterate rum drinker, the
machine ward politician, the wholesaler
of intoxicating liquors, make up whole
army of the forces in favor of resubmiS-
sion. 1t is indeed matter of regret to
us that here and there among them are
gentlemen who have sometimes worthily
acquitted themselves in the temperance
field, but as an order we are thoroughly
for prohibition, and the enforcement of
the same, and deem it unwise to resub-
nit our prohibitory laws TO the people,
for it seems to US that our time can be
used To better advantage, in demanding
the election two years hence, of honest
officials pledged to enforce this as other
laws.
As has been said by a very distinguish
ed citizen of Maine, IF resubmission
should result in vote sustaining the
law by an increased or diminished ma
jority, would it make the law more or
less useful?'' We answer, No. Neither
would it make the politicians more ready
to enforce the law. Why then spend the
time talking resubmiSsion? 1t is non
sense and we want none of it in this
commonwealth.
The people of Maine, as well as all
Good Templars, will stand by the rock
ribbed principles of prohibition and the
politicians of the state can make up their
minds to that effect. II the question
shall come we will meet the issue square
ly, but we shall not foolishly come out
from the constitutional entertainments
which now protect us to do battle, and
if the politicians of Maine force us to
needless trouble and expense in this line,
some of them at least shall hear of it in
the future.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
FRYEBURG.

Mrs. Mary A. Randall died at heI
home Monday, Oct 20. She had been in
poor health for years.
Mrs. Townsend of st. Louis died al
The Oxford Tuesday, Oct. 21. Her re-
mains were taken to st. Louis for inter
ment.
The primary school was closed three
days this week on account of the illness
of the teacher, Miss Alice Glines.
The foundation for the new drinking
fountain is being laid. This fountain
was given by Mr.. Pierce of California
1t is to be an erection of stone about Is
feet in height.
Mr.. A. F. Lewis is boarding at the
Alumni House.
Mrs. Frank Osgood is quite sick.
Miss Ann Wiley is spending the week
at lntervale, n. II.
Mrs. VIM. Post has been quite i'll with
an abscess in her throat.
Mrs. Joseph Smith of Seattle, Wash,
has started for home after spending
several weeks with friends and relatives
here.
Mr.. Dana Webster is out again after
being confined TO the house for several
weeks.
DIR. S. C. Gordon closed his summer
home on Main Street and returned to
Portland Thursday.
A supper and dance at New Church
Hall Friday evening.
Saturday, the thermometer stood be.
low freezing nearly all day. Sunday
was warm and summer like. In the
evening there was the most severe
thunder shower that we have had this
season.
Married, Oct. 81, Mr.. Charles Haley
and Miss Lillian Richardson.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
GREENWOOD

Last Friday morning our better hall
and self started on a visit to Albany and
West Bethel going as nearly as possible
on crow line by way of Howe Hill.
Reaching the summit the White Mount.
aims doomed up in sight, and were white
in reality as well as name, which fact
was verified by the local papers.
Finding several men digging potatoes
near the road inquiry was made as to
the amount of rotten ones, and the
answer generally was from one quarter
to one half" Arriving at J. w. Cum.
mings' in Albany we found him busily
engaged in gathering apples. The yield
of marketable fruit was small, but q
plenty of other kinds. At least 1OC
bushels of natural fruit will rot on the
ground.
The next call was on A. G.. Bean al
Hunts Corner and found him ready to
talk and show his collection of coins,
government scrip and relics of the civil
war in which he was soldier. Mr.. Bean
was formerly postmaster at that place
but w. f. Cummings now has the Office
The greatest curiosity seen while in
Albany, or indeed during the visit, was
Mrs. Cummings orange tree, which as
good luck would have it, contained both
ripe and green fruit. The former was
about as large as peach, perfect in
color and sweet to the taste, as we learn
cd by tasting one, but lacks the rich
flavor of the tropical orange.
Monday found us with Charles Dun
ham at West Bethel and were glad to see
him get round without cane, but he is
still lame from the effects of the rebel
bullet and will be to the end of life.
The next call was on the correspondent
and puzzle editor, E. r. Briggs. He is
still engaged in literary work, but no,
so much in the realms of mystiticatiou
rs formerly.
Returned home Tuesday evening to
learn that there had been some company
at the Bennett place, and that three
coons were caught in the corn field in
one night; but nothing had transpired
which was liable to shake the world, OF
even to dissolve the Union.
John Titus has moved to Bryant's
Pond; sorry to lose him as neighbor
but glad he has not gone any farther off
The Hendricks brothers from Cleve
land, Ohio, are visiting at Edgar Nor
gan's again. They are two of the three
men who were there last spring, and
about whom those shameful falsehoods
were told. They are expected to visit
the Bennett place in few days.
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THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE ooINGs OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church, Rev. H. H. Bishop
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday 1t IL A. n
Sunday School at y NJ. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice At 1850 p. 4. Prayer Meeting Thursday
evening At 30P.N.
Universslist Church, Rev. j. H. Little. Pastor
Prea ching service every Sunday at II A. II
sunday school at II u.
DR.. A. C. Hamlin of Bangor was al
the Hill few days last week.
Mrs. E. ii. Jackson attended the
national convention of the W. G. 7. U.
in Portland.
The Beeches will close during the
present week. A number of guests
have remained there up to the end OF
the season, and enjoyed the beauty Of
the autumn.
Mrs. j. E. Mcdowell and Miss Dow OF
Portland are guests of Mrs. E. Fl. Jack,
son.
Fred Albee and wife, and their daugh,
ter, Miss Robin Barber, of Auburn, are
guests at W. II. Cummings.
j. S. Mason and wife went to Lewis
ton Saturday to spend the winter with
the family of their son, Charles A
Mason.
j. III. Rawson has an unusually fine LOT
of apples this year. In fact, he says
he thinks they never grew larger OF
handsomer than this season. He has
about 325 barrels stored in his bins, and
they are pretty sight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
BRYANT POND.


Miss Essie Bowker has finished hel
school at Newry, and will leave for Bos
ton the first of the week to attend Bur
dette Business College.
Mrs. Jennie Lurvey has gone on trip
to Montreal with her father, Augustus
Durham.
Mrs. T. R. Day has gone to Lewiston
to her daughters, but intends to &c
west this fall and stop through the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Allen and baby
have gone to West Jonesport to visit her
people.
Mrs. Mamie Crockett is convalescing
slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hill have closed
their house and gone to Norway for the
winter. Mr.. Hill is in uncommonly poor
health this fall.
Mrs. Henry Berry is recovering slow
ly from the injuries she received by
being thrown from the carriage in the
accident which happened to her and
daughter at South Paris.
There were thirty excursion tickets
sold for Boston at this station Monday
morning. Mrs. Myra Cole and daughter
Orene, Mrs. Flora Cole, Daniel Bryan,
and son Dannie were among those who
went.
Mrs. John Titus is recovering from heI
long illness. She has been stopping al
Mrs. DIR. Packard's for few days.
Mr.. Titus drives his meat cart through
the village twice week, which is a
great convenience to the village folks.
1t is reported that the Fletcher family
are to move to Dixfield this fall.
The order of the Eastern Star is pro.
crossing finely, the officers getting used
to the work, and initiating two new
members at the last meeting.
Mrs. j. l.. Bowker and Miss Essie
Bowker spent the day at West Paris
Thursday.
Engineer Bowker is stopping at home
for few days.
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lOCkE'S MILLS,

A. l.. Emery returned home Tuesday
the 2lst, from very successful six
weeks business trip. He went tC
Auburn on business Saturday.
Mrs. 5. A. Wells went to Auburn fol
few weeks stay Monday, goth.
Five "Howe Killers" attended the
South Bethel circle Thursday evening
The circle was entertained by Mrs. Bert
Cummings.
Mrs. Susan Libby, who has been il
very poor health for some months, went
to Portland Monday for stay with hel
daughter, Mrs. Helen Patch, who came
up for her.
Mrs. II. A. Croker, who has beer
with her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Emery
for some time, is at present in Norway
j. S. Hutchins of South Bethel il
having serious time with sores on hi.
hands, something of the nature of blood
poisoning.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
LID AN

Mr.. Elias Gould is improving. He
wa visited recently by his son, Hon,
Samuel w. Gould of Skowhegan.
Mr.. Solomon B. Babb of Worcester
Mass, is visiting his brother, George w
Babb.
Mr.. Eugene Wadsworth has removed
from the farm to the n. B. Hubbard
house recently bought by him.
Mrs. Ellen l.. Moore of Cambridge
Mass, is visiting at her brothers, Peleg
T. Wadsworth's.
Mrs. John P. Hubbard recently made
visit to the Longfellow house in Port
land. She is cousin of the poet Long
fellow.
Mrs. Ellen w. Moore of Cambridge,
Mass, visited her brother, Peleg T
Wadsworth, recently, returning home
Monday. We were glad to receive q
Witt from her and her sisters, Ruth anG
Rispah, last week. They were oul
schoolmates forty years ago.
We learn that our old friend, David
Harmon, a native of South Hiram, is
living at Jamaica Plain, Mass, and that
he and his wife and seven children
weigh 1900 pounds. We wish Dave ant
his little ones would move down east
into some of our depopulated schoo
districts.
Miss A. NJ. Rackliffe, who has visited
Miss Z. c. Wadsworth, has returned
home to Augusta.
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SOUTH RuMfORO.

Lee Elliott went to Boston OH the
excursion, Oct. Goth, to visit his sister,
Mrs. S. r. Thurston, Jr.
Ora Thurston is working for Mrs. W.
+. Clark for short time.
John Keene and family are moving to
their new home in Peru Annex, near the
school house. They bought the place
of E. o. Wyman.
Miss Jessie Sloan and lady friend are
visiting her brother, Arthur Sloan.
Their father has returned to his home
In Salem, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
A Horses Revenge.

A strange case of a horse taking re.
venge on a brutal driver is reported
from Rennes, France. The horse was
dragging q heavy load Of bricks from
q kiln at Lormandiere to Rennes. and
the carter hardly stopped fiogging him
all the way. On reaching Rennes the
driver was embarrassing when the
horse bolted down the street. He al.
lowed himself to be caught and leo
back quietly. but the moment he saw
his tormentor he rushed ut him. caught
him in his teeth, dashed the man to the
ground and rolled upon him. The man
was seriously injured and would prob
ably have been killed but for the help
Of the people standing round. who had
nevertheless, the greatest difficulty In
getting the horse away from his VIC
tim
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
aEIAEl

There was no preaching service at the
Methodist church Oct. 10th as the pastor
was in Portland to attend the National
w. G. T. U. convention.
At the Congregational church Oct. 1s
was observed as G. E. Rally Day. In
the evening papers were read by several
of the members and a very full and inter
esting report of the New England Con.
vention of Christian Endeavor was given
by Mr.. E. C. Bowler and the pastor, who
had been in attendance upon the meet.
ings. The decorations were very at.
tractive, being red, white and blue, and
picture of Rev. Francis Clark was
prominently displayed.
Saturday, the 18th, the Gould Academy
boys and the Leavitt Institute (Turner)
played game of football at Riverside
Park. The score stood 0 to 0. Although
the result was not probably very crafty.
ing it had one feature to recommend it,
perfect friendliness and fairness.
The chair factory management have
bought large quantity of "slab-wood" OF
Mr.. Isaac Morrill, to burn in their fur.
naces this winter. The prospect is that
their increase of work this winter will
supply their own needs and give them
wood to sell.
A number of our people are spending
short time in Boston.
Chester Saunders has bought large
lot of dry wood of Sumner Bean of AL
bany and is loading it on the cars here
Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Clut
held cake sale with good success and
will hold another Thursday, Nov. 6.
Mrs. c. D. Nanny and daughter
Louise of Newcastle, N. B., are guests
of Mrs. Manny's mother, Mrs. Albert
Copeland.
Mrs. McNabb of indianapolis is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Clark.
Miss Ellen Gibson, who has been
spending several months with her sisters
in Bethel, has returned to her home in
New Mexico where she has made hel
home for several years.
Mr.. Geo. II. Shirley and his daughter
Isabel returned to their Brooklyn home
at the close of the national convention
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
Neat Milk Cow.

The milkman was treating himself to
a holiday. Before starting he said to
the hired man: BE sure and feed the
best milk cow well. Give her all the
roots she can eat" Coming into the
yard on his return, he saw piled up
against the pump good supply of car
rots, turnips and parsnips. whats
this for" he inquired angrily. "Sure,
and isn't the old pump the best milk
COW after all" answered Pat-Farm
Journal.