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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
NORTH BUCKFlElO.

Mrs. l. D. Fuller has returned home
from her visit with her folks in Auburn.
Mrs. Bowley of Massachusetts, has
been a guest at Mrs. n. B. Emery's the
past week.
Mrs. Douglass Farrar has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Earle Jack, this week.
Gideon Fletcher is very poorly this
fall.
Calvin B. Keene's six boys were all
at home the 18th.
Ernest Churchill has bought him a
pair of team horses.
Mordant Rowe is Waterman nights at
the corn shop this fall.
Will Bisbee, who cut his foot a while
ago, is so he is out again.
There are lots of apple buyers in our
vicinity and the most of our farmers are
selling their apples at $500 per barrel.
They are rather poor quality this year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
SagaciOun Bird.

Mexico has q clever bird. called the
melanarpes. which has discovered Il
use for the telegraph pole. AT the foot
of the post this bird makes large
hole, In which it rears its family. Some
what higher up the post 1t makes al
observatory. from which bored holes
permit II to observe the horizon In ev'
cry direction. Still higher this saga
cious bird makes Its storehOuse, and
thus the pole serves as its home, for
tress and warehouse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
CORN TWO CENTS PER POUND.

CORN TWO CeNio rem rOONS.
The advance in the price paid the
farmers for their sweet corn, for which
the farmers have been working for some
years, has been granted. A conference
of the leading packers of the state was
held in Portland Thursday, when it was
unanimously agreed that the price paid
in 1908 should be 2 cents per pound.
The price previously paid was l l-2
cents.
At this conference the firms repre-
sented were Durham & Morrill, Co.,
Portland Packing Co., and Fernald,
Keene & True Co. Undoubtedly the
smaller firms will make the same in
crease. :,
Many farmers in this vicinity have said
that they would not plant sweet corn
another year at the old price, but with
this advance there is little doubt that all
the acreage desired can be secured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
OxEORn


Mrs. Haskell, wife of Truman Haskell,
died Oct. Sd, the result of fall short
time before. She left three children,
DR.. VIM. Haskell, Ben Haskell of Massa-
chusetts, and Mrs. Charles Bumpus.
Levi Packard met with fatal accident
Friday morning, the 10th. While driv-
ing, one of his oxen became frightened
and jumped, throwing Mr.. Packard and
before he could regain his feet, one OF
the wheels of the heavily loaded cart pass
ed over his body. He was carried to the
house of F. Hayes, for whom he worked,
and doctor was summoned, and he
was found to be in serious condition,
nearly all his ribs being broken. He
died Friday afternoon. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at the Con-
gregational church, under the auspices
of the Odd Fellows, Rev. Frederick
Newport officiating.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
Hugo ind the Poets.

zone day." said Turgeneff In his
"Reminiscences" I'VE were discussing
German poetry. Victor Hugo. who did
not like others to monOpolize the talk
when he was by, interrupted me with
n disqulsltion upon Goethe. His best
work. he remarked in an Olympian
tone, is "Wallenstein."
".Pardon me, cher maitre. "Wallen-
stein" is not Goethe's. but Schillers.'
"'No matter; ! have r0ad neither OF
these authors, but | understand their
spirit better than those who know them
by heart
"What could | reply"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
NEWRY

Mrs. willard Wight Of North Newry il
quite sick with throat trouble.
Mrs. John Morse, of Grafton, went to
Bethel Thursday with two little children
While near the covered bridge at Newry
Corner, her horse stumbled and fell, and
one of the children was thrown violently
over the wheel of the carriage but was
not seriously injured. The shafts to the
carriage were broken. A very narrow
escape.
Quite a crowd assembled at r. Kill.
cores hall for a masked ball Thursday
night. Those who came home in the
wee sma' hours were witnesses OF the
total eclipse of the moon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
An honor to little Eustis in northern

All honor to little Eustis in northern
Franklin County. At special town
meeting the citizens voted Al to s
against the proposition to sell the pines
owned by the town to alumberman who
wanted them. The pines make noble
grove through which the highway runs,
and are one of the chief natural beauties
of that section. The amount offered,
SO, 900, would have paid the town debt,
but the voters felt that they could pay
the debt some other way and not desp0il
the most attractive spot In town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21

Building operations at Houlton have
progressed quite as rapidly since the fire
of May II, as could be expected under
the circumstances. Upwards of thirty
residences have been built on the burned
district, besides as many more in other
parts of the town. Such large proper
ton of these are now fit for occupancy,
that the stress of living room has been
considerably relieved. Many of the new
residences are of modern architecture,
and will, when completed, do much to
restore Houlton to its former
picturesque beauty, if not even to sur
pass it,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
HIS LIFE IN PERIL.

81 just seemed to have gone all to
pieces" writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare,
Tex, "biliousness and lame back had
made life a burden. l couldn't eat OF
sleep and felt almost too worn out to
work when began to use Electric Bit
tiers, but they worked wonders. Now !
sleep like top, can eat anything, have
gained in strength and enjoy hard work. ="
They give vigorous health and new life
to weak, sickly, rundown people. Try
them. Only so cts. at F. A. Shurtlefi
& Co.'S, South Paris; Noyes Drug Store,
NORWAY
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
OXFORD POMONA.

Oxford County Pomona Grange will
hold its November meeting at West
Minot on the first Tuesday. Programme:
Routine work.
Topic for woman's Half Hour. Have mothers
more Influence in the education Of children than
fathers? Discussion opened by some sister of
Vert Minot Grange.
Music bv West Minot Grange.
Reading by Hebron Grange.
One-half hour for use by West Minot q 'ange.
Recitation by Norway Grange.
Song by franklin Grange
Reading by Hebron Grange.
Tonic, How can agricultural fairs be improved
for the benefit Of the farmer? Opened by mem.
bers of West Minot Grange.
Oranges desiring to entertain Pomona
for year 1908 will please signify their
wishes to the secretary at once.
j. A. ROBERTS, Sec.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
SWEDEN.

Harry o. Saunders is visiting friends
in Sebago and taking in the fair.
Ned N. Holden appears with new
span of work horses bought of Lyman
Chadbourne of Bridgton.
Irving Chandler is at home from
Cumberland Mills on two weeks
vacation.
Frank E. Stone is at Paris attending
court, he being one of the traverse jury
men.
S. L. Plummer has purchased of S. B
Church of Boston, gasoline engine ant
ensilage cutter; has filled his own sill
and is now at work in Waterford TO
Irving Hamlin and Ernest Pike.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
HI BRON.

Robert G.. Donham of Boston has beer
visiting relatives here this week. Mr.
Donham came here from Mt. Washing
ton, where he has been editing "Amons
the Clouds"
Mr.. and Mrs. Brigham of Mechanic
Falls are visiting their daughter, Mrs
K. NJ. Glover.
Mrs Locke of Mechanic Falls has beer
visiting her sisters here this week.
Mr.. Israel Quincy is here on a visit t.
his brother and sister.
The annual Harvest Home FeStiva
was held in the vestry Friday evening
the 18th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
ru1s WEEKS BUSINESS.

THIS WEEKS BUSINESS.
The civil cases remaining on the trial
docket for the present week are as FOL
lows:
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
John Dnggau VI. Harris L. Elliott ct al.
stearns. Bisbee & Parker.
TUESDAY.
Joan a. Mulholland vs.. Inhabitants OF
Libby & Andrews. Hazen.
Swasey Tascus Atwood.
Thomas Griffin vs.. David =. Murdoch.
Swasey. Frank q Larrabee.
Albert McCrellis ct oil vs. Charles Fl. Clement.
Smith. Al. Stearns.
Oliver M. Cross ct ais Va. W. E. Meader ct oil
and trustee. s.o.,
Swascy. stearns.
Quite a number of these cases-in fact
the larger part of them-are not for
actual trial, but will be settled, if that
has not already been practically done.
Besides the above cases, there is
among the new entries on which trial
has been asked for this term, a suit for
alienation of wife's affections, which is
one of the kind to draw crowd If it
comes to trial. All the parties reside in
Buckfield.
NOTES.
The new entries number 132-quite
large list. Of these about one in five is
divorce libel.
Duputy Sheriff Wellington Bird Of
Bryant's Pond has guarded the door OF
the busiest department of the court-the
grand jury room-during the week.
The other deputies in attendance are
Sheriff-elect Edgar l.. Flint of Hiram
and Fred A. Porter of Rumford Falls.
The case of Russell F. Merrill VS.. d..
S. Sanborn ct ais, assigned for Thursday,
and of his daughter, Vera Merrill, against
the same defendants, were settled out OF
court. These actions were for false i'm
prisonment, growing out of the taking
of Merrill and his daughter to the Nor
way town farm. The entry on the dock
ct is in one case, Judgment by agree
ment for 5000. Judgment satisfied" and
in the other case the same, except that
the amount is S125.
The indictments number 33, as follows
Charles F. Lord Of Bethel. common seller
nuisance and tipping shop. ..u..
Calvin L. Washburn, Norway. larceny.
Freeman NJ. Bixby and Jesse c. Bixby, ma
licious mischief.
Joseph tizzie, Rumford, larceny.
Joseph Campbell, BrOwnfeld, assault with In
font m rayiah
David Chri.tie, RumfOrd, two indictments
single sale and illegal transportation.
Guy Bell of Rumford, three Indictments
cheating by false pretences, breaking and enter
Warren Cook and James Field OF Rumfori
two indictments for assault and battery.
John Reagon of Rumford, breaking and enter
Patrick Murphy of Rumford. malicious mis-
J. Abbott Nile and Sandy Nile of Rumford
nuisance. ,-, .-.
dnst. s6ayinvs, etc i, into Crooked River.
Klaus X. Bracket Of Dixfeld, assault am
joseph b. Twad1elle Of Bethel. three indci
) ments. common seller and two single sales.
ID. r. Policy OF Rumford, falsely pretending
be physician. 49,. o
We Ter, nuisance and single sale.
Ne-on A. Lade Of Bethel, assault an battery
Alvin e. Scribner, Paris, single sale
=, Henry Hamlin Of Otisileli, two. for cheatin
, | by false prctcnces.
! Julius Judkins of Norway, two, nuisance an
/, keeping gambling house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
GOES LIKE HOT CAKES.

1.-THE fastest selling article l have in
my store,' writes druggist c. 7. Smith,
of Davis, KY, "is DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, because it always cures. In my
six years of sales it has never failed.
have known it to save sufferers from
Throat and Lung diseases, who could
get no help from doctors or any other
remedy" Mothers rely on it, best
physicians prescribe it, and F. A. Shurt.
left & Co., South Paris; Noyes Drug
Store, Norway; guarantee satisfaction
or refund price. Trial bottles free. Reg.
sizes SOC, and 81. 90.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
What ia believed to be a message from

WnaC Ii DelleVeu W De d InessdSe iToiii
passenger on the Inflated steamer
Portland, which was lost with all on
board in the November gale of 1898, was
found a few days since in bottle picked
up on the beach of Indian Island, N. B..
The paper bore beside the message the
name of Hooper, Portland, Me-" which
would seem to snbstantiate it, as Oren
Hooper of Portland, Me-, was one of
those who was lost with the ship. The
message, which was written in pencil,
was as follows: portland going down
off Cape Cod, fighting for our lives; no
time to write" On the back of it was
the name chopper, Portland, Me-" The
paper was yellow with age and the writ
ing much faded.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
MASON

Mr.. Addison Bean has bought him g
place at West Bethel and is moving this
week. Sorry to lose good neighbor
Edward Uhlman, who bought Eddie
Beans farm, is here to take possession
the 25th.
Irving Hutchinson, Ray Mills and
Douglas Cushing are hauling wood to
West Bethel.
Rob Hastings was in town one day this
week looking after his men on the dam.
Ernest Morrill, is moving into the
woods this week. Edward McPhee il
helping him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
NORTH STONGHAM.

Charles McKeen and family of Albany
visited his brother, II. B. McKeen, Sun
day.
VIM. Cannon has gone to Paris as
one of the jurymen.
Mrs. Elwood Sawyer does not gain
very much and it is feared she will have
to go to the hospital.
Guy Hazeltine and wife and another
man and wife from Denmark are camp,
ing in Perley McKeen's house.
Mr.. Kelly from New York and two
men from Portland are boarding at VIM.
GammoD'S.
1t has been quite sickly here with the
children, nearly every family having one
or more sick.
Mrs. Heffrin of East Stoneham is help.
| ing Mrs. viii Culbert.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ON 1.-THE
PRESIDENCY"

tHeSiOeNSr.
Before his nomination for the Vice.
Presidency Theodore Roosevelt wrote
expressly for The Youths Companion an
article on 1.-THE Presidency" 1t will be
published in the number for November
9th, this being one of the remaining
weekly issues of 1902 sent free from the
time of subscription to every new sub
scriber who at once sends s1.75 for The
Companions 1908 volume. When this
article on 1.-THE Presidency" was written
no one could have foreseen or dreamed
even that its author would so soon be
called upon to take up the duties of the
great office. For this reason alone what
Mr.. Roosevelt has to say possesses ex-
traordinary interest, and will be eagerly
awaited by persons of all shades OF
political opinion.
A twenty-eight-page Prospectus of the
1908 volume of The Youths Companion
and sample copies of the paper will be
sent free to any address.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
la Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
EAST BETHEL.

Mr.. VIM, K. Swan from Lynn, Mass.
visited this place last week.
A number from this place will 60 OF
the excursion to Boston.
Mrs. w. F. S. Litchfield from Revere
Mass, visited at c. NJ. KimbalPs las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stevens were
guests at G. X. Hastings last week.
Miss Hester Kimball attended the
teachers convention at Norway last Fri
day and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w. Bartlett entertain
ed number of their friends with an old
time husking last Monday night.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
Cheerful prOspect.

Patient-Tell me candidly. doctor, do
you think I'll pull through!
DOctor-Oh, you are bound to get
we'll. You can't help yourself. The
Medical Record shows that out Of a
hundred cases like yours one RECEIVERS
invariably.
That's cheerful prospect"
"What more do you want? I've
treated ninety-nine cases. and every
one of them died. Why. man alive.
YOU can't die If you try! There's no
humbug about statistcsw
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
COMING EVENTS.

Oct -, 23.-Uniyersalist state Sunday school,
convention, Mechanic Falls.
Oct. -, %, 2-Annual convention OF Maine
State Sunday school Association, Farming
ton.
Oct. %. 30.-Annual meeting oxford UniVer
salist Association, South Paris.
Nov. 4.-Oxford Pomona Grange, West Minot.
Nov. 4. 5, 6.-Annual meeting OF Maine Statt
Pathological Society, Pennington.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Fall Store News.
Home Quaker Range.
$500 buys the Best Grey Goat Robe.
Fall Suits.
Special Sale OF Tooth Brushes
j. Franklin Harris.
Situation Wanted
Hand Lamps cents.
Parker's Hair Balsam.
Send US a cow.
To Buy or Sell Steer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
Inatinct of the MudflHh.

The remarkable instinct of the mud
fish to roll himself In a ball Of mud
when the dry season approaches Is a
wonderful provision of nature intend
cd solely. 1t would seem. to prevent the
extinction of the species. The most in
teresting fact about this fish Is that 1t
breathes my means Of Its gills when In
its native element and by means Of
lungs during Its voluntary imprison-
ment In the mud cocoon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
OUT OF DEATHS JAWS,

"When death seemed very near from
a severe stomach and liver trouble, that
l had suffered with for years." writes p.
Muse, Durham, N. g., "Dr. Kings New
Life Pills saved my life and gave perfect
health" Best pills on earth and only
25c. at F. A. Shurtlef & Co., South
Paris, and Noyes Drug Store, Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
AMERICAS FAMOUS BEAUTIES.

Look with horror on Skin Eruptions,
Blotches, Sores, Pimples. They don't
have them, nor will any one, who uses
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It glorifies the
face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish be-
fore it. It cures sore lips, chapped
hands, chilblains. Infallible for Piles.
csc at F. A. Shurtleff & Co.'s, South
Paris; Noyes Drug Store, Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21

Terms 81 so q year II paid strictly In advance
Otherwise s2.o0 year. Single copies cents.
All legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions Tor tloe
per Inch In length Of column. Special contracts
made wiki local. transient and yearly sdversis
ers-
JOB PRINTING New type. fast presses, steam
pover. EXPERIENCED workmn and low prices
combine 70 make this department. Of our busi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21

The total number of passengers car
ried was 7,746; carried one mile,
1850, 727; freight carried, 562, S27 tons, of
which ia, 1875 tons was lumber, IL, 944
was pulp, 270 tons was bark and 81, S55
tons was paper.
The total mileage consists of 53.5S of
single track and 1926 of yards and sid
ings, making total of 1854 miles.
RUMFORp FALLS n RANGEIEY LAKES
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21

The first fourteen Roman emperors
all shaved their faces clean. There is
a portrait bust representing Nero with
q beard, but 1t Is not believed to be
eutheuttc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
Rail ROAD REPORTS.

The reports of three of the railroads
which have a part of their lines in Oxford
County have been received by the rail-
road commissioners, and show these
roads to be prosperous. A portion of
the reports is appended. They are for
the year ending June 80, 1902:
pnRrIANn 4 RIrMFoRn FALLS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21

Several Indian tribes in the Southwest
have chosen a representative to go to
Washington and ask the government to
take ali their lands in Oklahoma and
buy them in exchange tract Of 900, 600
acres in Mexico, so they can get out OF
the country. Evidently our twentieth
century civilization is crowding the red
man. The projected action might go a
little way toward disposing of one Of the
several race problems which the country
has on hand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21

The crown prince of Siam, who is now
visiting this country, bears the simple
and euphonious name, Somdetch Chowfa
Maha Vajiravudg. II should be explain
ed that Americans who have the pleasure
of meeting His Royal Highness are not
required to address him by his full name.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21

The total number of passengers car
ried was Is, 060; carried one mile, 3S2,
S54; freight hauled 109, 342 tons of which
99,9j2 tons was lumber.
The total mileage consists of "a miles
single track and 4.92 yard track and sid
ings, making a total of 1892.
The report of the Grand Trunk shows
that the total mileage of the road in
Maine is S9.3T miles, of which $3.50 is the
Atlantic & st. Lawrence and CIT is the
Lewiston & Auburn branch. The oper-
ating expenses in Maine amounted TO
1882, l4l AS, divided as follows: Main
tenance of ways and structures, Ss4,-
0S2. IS; maintenance of equipment, $780,
753. ~; conducting transportation, S22l,
036.37; general expenses, Sl5, 4l9.Sl. The
gross earnings from operation in Maine
were: 1856, 1872 %, and for the whole
line, S24 ,OT5, 430.53. The percentage OF
expenses to earnings in Maine is 1855.
The company has 100 locomotives; SIS
ears in the passenger service; q, 400 cars
in the freight service; and 523 in the
cOmpany's service, making 25,IS6 cars
owned. All rolling stock is equipped
with air brakes and automatic couplers.
During the year covered by the report
five persons were killed and 30 injured,
No passengers were killed and but -four
were injured. The total tax paid by the
road for its line in Maine was S3S, 546.OS,
The total number of passengers carried
on the entire line was 1912 ,469; the
number of tons of freight carried, l,l4l,-
7R2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-21

what confidence that man has in his
calculations"
lie, too. finished without the sword
falling upon him, and the test now lay
between the fineness of the two wires.
Silence was imposed. and the chancel-
Tor of the empire. opening two packets
containing the original computations
in each case, read:
THE strength of the wires is repre-
sented by the following decimals of
the unit of measure:
Professor Schenglar, .05T49.
Professor Guenther. .O5136.
Professor Guenther's wire is the fin
er by more than six-thOusandths of the
unit of measure"
There was n momentary hush which
was broken by sound of one falling
on the floor. \ maid in the empress
suit had tainted. The emperor looked
aside and. seeing what had occurred,
said: There lies the cause of the ac-
cusation. Is it not so, Professor Schen-
glar?"
Now that l must die. L confess.
love the woman and would have de-
stroyed my rival"
Take him away" said the emperor.
Schenglar was led out of the throne
room, the emperor and the audience
femaining seated. Meanwhile the maid
Of honor had recovered and was en-
deavoring TO restrain her bushes at
having shown such extraordinary in
terest in the trial and the result.
Professor Guenther." said the SOW
ereign when the door had been closed
upon the culprit, what reparation
can l make for having listened to an
accusation against loyal and distin-
guished subject?'
Your majesty has done all that can
be asked in so wisely making the test,
but if you would do more give me the
hand of the Lady Bertha. whose sta
ton with her majesty is SO far above
mine that l dared not avow my love
for fear of injury to her"
When the emperor announced his
consent, a shout shook the throneroom.
+. A. mitchell.