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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
EASI AERROA


Rev. l.. ID. Tibbetts and wife are in
Lewiston with his relatives and are ex
pected to arrive here soon, as his vaca
ton commenced this week.
Mrs. Jennie S. Record passed last
Sabbath with her parents, l.. r. Holds
don and wife.
Maud E. Robinson returned to Au
burn last Monday.
BENJAMIN Keene lost seventeen hen.
last week, making 49, he has lost this
season. Hens in this locality prior to
this season have run unmolested. From
fifteen to twenty have disappeared from
Fl. A. Records flock within short time
We have q new meat team from West
Minot. VIM. Patch is the owner. HI
furnishes good meat every time.
III. N Merrill recently visited ole
friends in Lewiston, Caribou and PreSqut
Isle. In his youthful days his home was
in Caribou for several years, and he had
not been in that county for thirty-sever
years. He returned highly delighted
with the farms and farmers. Mr.. j. E
Spears of Caribou, the man he formerly
worked for, raised 16 acres of potatoes
last year, and his son who lives near by
25 acres. The father sold $4,000 worth
the son $4,000. The net profit is on an
average about one-half the sum received
from the sale. They spray the tops with
Bordeaux mixture and they never rust
and they spice the beetles with Paris
green, as in Oxford County. The land
is in fine state of cultivation, and farms
high priced.
Grange fair will occur Oct. 4th.
Apples are picked this week. A part
of the people are waiting for them to
color before picking.
The Ladies' Circle fair will occur in
October, but the time is not stated.
Fl. A. Record is plastering the cham
bers of the parsonage, that 1. F. Saun-
ders has recently been finishing off.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
Round Pegs In Square Holes.

A great deal Of misdirected effort In
this laundering world is due to the fact
that people are compelled to engage In
work which they dislike, when Just
around the corner, SO to speak, Is work
which they might love. Ambitious par
ents decree that the lad who would
make u painter, whose eye for color
and form is true or whose soul responds
and fingers thrill to the vibrating
chords Of melody. shall instead enter a
counting room and be apprenticed to q
business for which he has no aptitude.
Similarly, boy who would succeed
In farming or in the carpenters shop
Is destined to a liberal profession and
compelled to undergo long course OF
training for this, which, owing to his
lack Of fitness. is almost abortive In its
results. Half the failures and defeats
in life may be attributed to the placing
Of the round peg in the square hole
Men and women are forced to work ri
that which they dislike and which does
not enlist their highest powers.-Har
per's Bazaar.
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Scot, In American History.

1t is q noteworthy fact In American
history that of the four members oi
Washington's cabinet Knox Of MasSa
chusetts the only New Englander, wa
q Scotch-Irishman Alexander liamil
ton of New York was Scotch-frehcll
man. Thomas Jefferson was of "ciol
descent, and the fourth. Edmund Ian
dolph. claimed among his ancestors TIL
Scotch earls Of Murray. New lori
also furnished the first chief justice OF
the United States. John JAY. who wa
n descendant of French Huguenots
while the second chief justice. JOIN
Rutledge. was Scotcl1rish. as were
also Wilson and Ircdcll. two OF tn
original associate Justices; third
Blair, was of Scottish origin. JOIN
Marshall, the great chief justice. was
like jefferson. Of Scotch and Welsl
dcscent.-Charles L. Hanna's "Celt Ii
America"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
BRYANT POND.

Edwin Andrews has had pipes laid
from the hotel to his house and stable,
supplying both with running water. Mr..
Andrews has also purchased the En-
Earle house.
Mrs. En- Earle has been stopping in
town for the past week.
1t is reported that the Glen Mountain
House is about to change hands. G. l.,
Heath of West Paris is expected to take
possession in the near future.
The nineteenth anniversary of Christie
pher Lake COmmandery, U. o. G. c.,
was observed Saturday evening, Sept. 20
Grand Commander Douglas of Lisbon
Mrs. Ida Dearborn of Biddeford, Mrs
BiSbee of Bethel. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Ordway of South Paris, and six Sill
Knights and ladies of West Paris were
present. The usual routine work was
gone through with. The rest of the
evening was occupied with singing, reel
tationS and speeches. Supper was serv
ed about s o'clock. A good time was
enjoyed by all. Grand Commander
Douglas spoke very highly of the fine
manner in which the work was done
saying that Christopher Lake bids fair
TO be the banner commandery of the
state. Two new members were added al
the meeting before the anniversary.
The law suit between AnSel Dudley
and the Yarmouth Paper Co., which has
been running for so many years, was
settled this week in Dudley's favor.
Master Elmer Bowker received pres
ent this week of a nice Stevens rifle from
his brother, Percy Bowker of Wakefield
But very little work is being accom-
plished in the corn shop, the crew work
ing once in while day.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Bowker returned
home to Maiden, Mass, Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Browns guest, Mrs. Swint, has
| returned home to Boston.
Mrs. Louis Sessions of Dorchester
| Mass, returned home this week.
Mrs. Myrta Gilman is visiting at Port
land.
We are sorry to report that Mrs. Lizzie
Day and Harry are packing their good:
and preparing to leave town. The com
munity in general are sorry to part will
them.
Mrs. Lizzie Whitman is in much better
health this summer than usual. She i:
able TO attend church and make few
calls, besides attending to her house
hold duties. We received pleasant cal
from her Thursday and it is good to bt
with her, for her heart is filed will
love and charity toward all mankind anC
"She speaketh no evil" OF such is the
kingdom of Heaven.
Miss Ada Briggs and Mrs. Emma Mann
of West Paris were in town Tuesday
and attended the Eastern Star meeting
in the evening, returning home Wednes
day morning.
Mrs. Dexter beverley has been stop
ping in Boston for some days, caring fol
her friend Mrs. Leavitt, resident OF
that city. Mrs. Leavitt passed away
Saturday, and Mrs. beverley returned
home Sunday with the remains, which
were inferred at North Woodstock.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
The SnIf In the Ocean.

The ocean was once merely brackish
and not salt, us 1t is now. This was
when the earth was in its first youth
and before there was any land show
ing at all or any animal life in the wa
ter. At this time the water was grad
ually cooling from its original state OF
steam, and the salts were slowly I'M
dergoing the change from gases into
solids. Then came the appearance of
land and, later on, rivers, which grad
ually washed down more and more
salts, while at the bottom Of the ocean
itself chemical action was constantly
adding more brine to the waters. AT
present it is estimated there are in the
worlds oceans 100000 cubic miles Of
salt, and the most astonishing thing
about II Is that II all the salt could be
taken out in a moment the level Of the
water would not drop one single inch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
How He Made Money.

Conversation overheard on train
for Monte Carlo. Two travellers un
known to each other chatting familiar
ly:
ION your way to Monte Carlo. sir
that delightful and exclusive home FOL
all gamblers"
THAT is exactly where l am going"
"And you will play just a little,
supposeT
II do nothing else. sir. 1t Is my bust.
ness"
Gracious! You don't mean to say
you make a business of Il"
Eyes, sir; twice day regularly, and
l never by any chance lose"
"In that case perhaps you will ex-
plain your system to me-"
Certainly. with pleasure. I play the
VIOLIN"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
A ouick Witted Pastor,

In Germany country preacher was
preaching a sermon when suddenly he
lost the thread of his discourse, and,
do what he would, he could not find 1t
again.
The congregation was greatly embar-
raised and was wondering what the
matter was when he startled 1t by ex'
claiming hurriedly, pardon me, my
brethren, for pausing in my sermon,
but it seems to ME that l smell fire
somewhere-and-and 1t might be well
to see that it has not broken out In the
church or In any Of the nearby houses"
Before the words were all uttered
the congregation was pouring out OF
the church. each family being anxious
to make sure that its home was not on
fire. 1t need hardly be said that the
fire existed only in the pastors imag-
nation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
BETHEL.

Rev. C. N. Gleason preached In Upton
Sunday, Sept. 81, so no morning service
was held in the Congregational church.
Mr.. Ceylon Rowe has been in Boston
ordering his winter stock of goods.
The corn shop runs only as the fields
of corn mature and it Is run in cOnnec-
ton with the Norway factory. Il. F.
Webb, the owner, was here this week
looking after the corn packing interests.
Mr.. A. NJ. Edwards has been here on
business. The sale of timber lands and
the preparations for numbering, point to
busy winter. Col. Edwards and sons
are among the large owners of timber
lands in this vicinity.
Miss Isabel Shirley has returned to her
home in Brooklyn, N. Y, but will come
to Portland to attend the national con-
vention of the W. c. T. u, in October,
and may possibly return to Bethel for
short stay.
Rev. C. N. Gleason attended the Con.
gregational state conference at Bath
Wednesday and Thursday.
The work upon the machine shop be
ing erected upon High Street by c.
Bisbee is progressing fast.
Mr.. Lyman Russell has joined hit
niece, Mrs. Stephen Abbott, in Portland,
and they will start soon for their home
in Denver, Col.
The Ladies' Club held the annual
meeting last Thursday and the follow
ing officers were elected:
President-Mrs. C. n. Gleason.
Vice. President-Mrs. A. n. Clark.
Secretary-Mrs II H Bean.
Treasurer-Mrs. F. b. Tuell.
Work has begun upon the "Common'
and it is proposed to make it so attract
i've that it will add much to the beauty
of the village. Individual subscription
have been added to the "fund' and thu
committee have begun to mature tn
plans.
Miss Geneva Hutchins is visiting he
mother, but will soon enter the training
school of the eye and ear infirmary ii
Portland.
Prof. Chapman started for st. John
N. B., where the first of the series o
music festivals will begin Monday, Sept
20.
Mrs. w. A. Bunting and children ar
visiting Mrs. Buntings parents Il
Bethel,
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x.e,in~ Friends.

There II nothing 30 very dimcuit ID
making friends; the trouble Is to keep
them. Pleasing manners and taxing
way Will always win admirers, but q
lasting friendship must be built upon
a firmer foundation than transitory
smile, an hour of high spirits or even
great physical beauty. OF course It Is
a pleasure to feel that one Is favored
by some radically beautiful woman
but unless there be genuine congeniai-
ity between the two concerned the time
will come when passive loneliness Will
cease to be attractive. To retain friend
ship one must be continually on the
watch and not let the familiarity that
comes from lengthy knowledge OF
the others life breed the contempt that
80 often follows close intimacy.
To retain either friendship or love
the Illusions must not be dispelled. Do
not, because you feel sure OF your
ground. let the commonplace enter In
and monopolize the everyday affairs
Let the halo of sentiment hover over
even the prosaic affairs of daily lire
for, once dispeked. they can never form
again, and in the one glimpse of the
material side Of the intimacy may be
utterly destroyed relation at one
| time thought to be eternal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
A Snuu FIT.

An English tourist in the highlands
tells the following amusing story: He
was travelling one day last summer by
rail in the north Of Scotland, and at
one of the stations four farmers en-
tered the train. They were all big,
burly men and completely filled up the
seat on the one side Of the compart-
ment.
At the next station the carriage door
opened to admit tall, cadaverous IN
dividual with about the girth OF a
lamp post. He endeavOred to wedge
himself in between two Of the farmers
and finding 1t a difficult operation he
said to one of them: Excuse me. sir;
YOU must move up bit Each seat Is
intended to accommodate five persons
and according to act of parliament you
are only entitled to eighteen inches OF
space"
"Aye, aye, my friend" replied the
farmer; that's a very guild for you
that's been built that way. but y'
Gamma blame NE II hama been con
struckit according to act OF parlla'
mentw
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
NORTH 6uCKFIElD.

VIM. C. Bisbee cut his foot quite badly
one day last week. 1t is doing we'll at
this writing.
Mrs. Mary Capen has been quite sick
for few days. She is better now.
Mrs. Mary Clapp, who has been with
her sister, Martha Record, has returned
to her home in Salem, Mass.
Mrs. Martha Swallow and Mrs. Cora
Swallow of Windsor, P. O., are visiting
in our place.
Mrs. Dora Cobb, who has been with
her mother for a while, has returned to
her home in Roxbury, Mass.
Stephen Spaulding has bought him
another large horse Of A. r. Andrews &
Sons to take the place of the one he lost.
The farmers are drawing what little
corn they raised to the corn factory this
week. The factory will have but few
days run this year.
But few of the people in our place went
to the Canton fair this year.
Holman Monk and Howard Churchill
have gone back to OronO for another
term.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
NORTH SIONEhAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Sawyer from
Madison are visiting his parents, Mr.. anG
Mrs. j. C. Sawyer.
II. B. McKeen and family went to Nor
way to the fair and to visit his sister
Mrs. Austin McAllister.
Sumner Durgin is working for VIM
Cannon.
N. Fl. Palmer of Lowell is picking his
apples in his orchard here.
Jennie McAllister has finished work
for Mrs. viii Harrington of Lowell and
is at home.
Most of the summer company has
gone.
Arthur Stones family went Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Kate Adams has gone to WEIGH
vile to visit her son.in-lsw, Chas. Gray.
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DENMARK.

A reception was given Rev. c. F. Sar
gent and family at the home of DR.. S. T
Brown, Thursday evening, which wa,
largely attended. Ice cream, cake ant
sherbet were served. Mr.. Sargent will
preach his farewell sermon Sunday, the
2Sth, and leaves here for his new field Of
labor at Lowell, Monday, the Goth.
Sweet corn is coming in very slowly
and the shop is running only three Oh
four hours day.
Mr.. Fred Wood is reported as quite
sick at his fathers, Mr.. c. o. Woods.
If the Denmark farmers had kept theil
cattle away from Bridgton fair there
would have been a pretty slim show Of
cattle.
Denmark base ball team was beaten al
Bridgton fair. Get new captain, boys
and spunk up.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
OXFORD.

The village schools opened Sept. %
Mr.. True is principal of the high school
Mrs. True has the grammar school; Mis-!
Corbett the intermediate, and Miss
Perkins the primary.
DIR. Haskell was called to Sanford t.
see Clarence GRAHAM who is sick will
typhoid fever.
Rev. Mr.. Newport went to Bail
Tuesday to attend the convention.
7. A. Roberts Post, G. A. R., will have
camp fire on Oct. 30th, and the w. r
C. will have fair Oct. 18th.
Hattie Farris has returned to Somers
worth, n. Il.
Alton and Earl Kavanaugh spent last
week with friends in Portland.
Mrs. Begin has been visiting hel
daughters, Mrs. Lesau and Mrs. Pike.
The NJ. E. Society had a picnic Satur
day at the vestry as the weather was un
suitable to have it in the grove as first
intended.
Jennie Daniels has had finger ampu
tated, the result of an injury received il
the mill where she was at work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
EAST WATERFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Blake, Mr.. ant
Mrs. E. p. Parlin and son of South Paris
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerley of Portland ant
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Augustus Lord OF
Beverly, Mass, spent Tuesday at g. A
Miller's.
Edgar S. Keen was taken with sever,
bleeding from the lungs the 18th. He
Was handling stove wood and it wa:
thought the steady motion of the throw
ing brought on the hemorrhage. He i:
now comfortable and improving. His
mother and brother John are with him
Dana Berry and wife, who is daugh
ter of Mrs. McGown, have come from
New Hampshire to Will McGown's to
spend the winter.
Bertha Skinner has returned from a
visit in Casco.
Mrs. Charlotte Pride of Naples spent
few days last week with Mrs. Martha
Pride.
Mrs. Phil Rolfe is teaching again in
Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert W. L. Walker
are taking trip through Canada before
returning to B. G. McIntire's for the
winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
HEBRON.

A. NJ. Richardson was at home from
Portland over Sunday.
Rev. S. d. Richardson is in Auburn
this week visiting his sister and other
friends.
Mrs. DR.. Donham has been in Auburn
for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sturtevant, who
have been visiting Mrs. j. d. Sturtevant,
have returned to their home in Dixfield.
Mr.. James Hibbs of Deering is at Mr..
Joseph Hibbs'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crafts of Manchester,
n. H., have been in the place on short
visit to Mrs. S. p. and Mrs. II. A. Cush
man.
The football game here Monday be-
tween South Paris High School and
Hebron Academy boys was won by
Hebrons SO too.
We hear that another donation from
Mrs. Sturtevant of Jamaica Plain will
enable the village to have electric lights
Mr.. A. G. Reckard, who has beer
spending the summer at c. E. Trips
left Thursday for Otisfield and will sooI
return to his home in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. w. A. Bartlett has new ex
press wagon and can now use pair o.
horses in his business when needed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
HIRAM

The teachers institute at X. of P
Hall has been we'll attended and very in
teresting and instructive. On Monday
evening, Payson Smith, Esq, of Rum.
ford Falls gave very able address in clear
direct language, making many practica
and valuable suggestions. State Superin
tendent StetSon, as usual, gave one OF
his eloquent, uplifting and inspiring ad
dresses. Mrs. Fred Wadsworth, Mrs. H
II. Hoyt, Mr.. Clifton Evans and Mr.. A.
w. Sadler furnished excellent singing.
The former pupils of Rev. Madison K.
Mabry of North Turner Bridge, will
tender him reception at K. of P. Hall,
East Hiram, on Oct. II, his 18th birth.
day. He was for years on the school
board of Hiram; was preceptor of LINER
ick Academy, and supervisor of schools
of York County and has taught more
than one hundred terms; hence this
tribute of loving remembrance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINGS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL,

First Baptist Church. Rev. II. H. Bishop
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at IL A. n
Sunday School as y n. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at $50 P. 4. Prayer Meeting THURSDAY
Universalist Church. Rev. j. II. Little. Pastor
Prea ching service every Sunday st IL A. II
sunday school at Il II.
Capt. Il. w. Lyon finished his leave
of absence and left Saturday morning on
his return to the Olympia. The Olympia
is expected to start for Panama soon.
Mrs. Davies and servants left Thurs
day to return home. Mrs. Ingraham
will remain a few days longer.
Ernest F. Shaw and family have moved
from Fl. p. Hammond's to rent in Mrs.
]. A. Jackson's house.
Mrs. Jeanette Emery Butler died al
Augusta on Friday, Sept. 10, after an
illness of many years. Mrs. Butler was
the daughter of Judge Stephen Emery OF
Paris, and was a native of Paris Hill,
where she was born May 10, 1928. As
Young woman in her childhood home
She was much loved by her associates
and is remembered with the tenderest
feelings. She married Rev. Nathanie
Butler, D. D., who died some years ago
Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery
Auburn. She leaves two talented chill
dren, Miss Ellen Hamlin Butler and Rev
Nathaniel Butler, formerly president OF
Colby, now of the University OF Chicago
She is survived by a brother, Hon
George f. Emery of Portland, and
sister, Mrs. Ellen, widow of Hon. Han
nibal Hamlin, of Bangor.
Last weeks arrivals at The Beeches
were: Mrs. Mary Pearson, Portland; Mrs
Z. c. Robinson, Brookline, Mass; Dr.
and Mrs. A. C.. Hamlin, Miss Elinol
Hamlin and maid, Bangor. The Satur
day evening entertainment was the speak
ing of pieces by the 'infant class" whose
ages ranged from 20 to 10 years, and
spelling match. 1t took the form OF
benefit for Mr.. Fred Leonard who is ill
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Universalist Circle will meet this week
Wednesday evening, Oct. LIST, with Mrs
John Pierce at half-past seven. A large
attendance is desired.
Lewis NJ. Brown returned with Capt
LYON and will visit him for a week OF
the Olympia. Mrs. Brown is mean
while with relatives in Portland.
DIR. and Mrs. A. c. Hamlin of Bangor
and their little granddaughter Elinol
Hamlin are at The Beeches. DIR. Hamlir
has placed two more portraits in Hamlir
Memorial Hall, one of Judge Cutting, thu
other of DIR. Cyrus Hamlin. He has alsC
made arrangements to have the inside o.
the building reprinted a delicate gray.
Mrs. stephen b. Rawson died Sunday
morning after sickness which had con
tinued for some weeks, though deati
was at last quite sudden. She leaves
husband but no children. The funera
will be at O'Clock Tuesday.
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ANQOXER.

The cattle show and fair opens here
Wednesday and all roads will lead
toward Andover on that day. Every
body is coming. A good string of horses
will be on the ground. The two societies
are preparing to victual the multitude.
Hon. II. V. Poor is having large
barn built on his summer residence. C..
A. Andrews and A. S. Jordan are doing
the carpentry.
Most farmers have got their potatoes
dug. Some report them rotting badly.
All report good yield.
Bears are numerous. Several have
been seen about town. Many orchards
have been visited by them.
The schools are progressing finely.
Rev. Mr.. Waterworth has rendered his
resignation in the Congregational church.
A petition is in circulation asking him to
withdraw and stay another year.
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NORTH PARIS.

Mr.. Wheeler visited the schools in THU
section one day recently.
Potatoes are rotting badly in thii
section.
Carl Dunham's horses took the blue
ribbon at the county fair in the class o.
gentleman's drivers, and Sl5 in cash
also 81. 25 in town team.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Durham have
been taking an outing at the sea shore
about twenty miles from Bath, where 81
K. Durham and others of Waterville are
building up summer resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Curtis and child,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs
Bion Greeley and child, and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Field and children, visited al
Alton Curtis, Sept. 2l.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30

Only three bidders appeared at the
State Treasurer's Office Wednesday at
the sale of wild lands forfeited to the
state through the non-payment of taxes
for different years prior to 1900. More
than a million acres were disposed of
and the principal purchasers were D. F..
Reyes of New York and Geo. E. Rogers
of Boston. Herbert j. Banton of La
Grange, Me-, was the purchaser of few
small tracts. The amount realized was
in the neighborhood of s2l, 900. The
price paid per acre ranged from 10 to %
cents, according to the amount.of taxes
due thereon. The owners forfeited
rights may be redeemed at any time
within year by paying or rendering to
the purchaser the amount paid with
interest at 20 per cent.