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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-02-25
PARIS GRANGE CELEBRATES.

Paris Grange observed Washington
birthday Saturday afternoon, Feb. ~
The officers desks were decorated will
flags, and many of the members wer'
dressed in olden costume. Brother II. ID
Hammond took the part of Georg'
Washington and Sister Sarah B. Fay o.
Martha, his wife. The following pro
gram was carried out:
Music, Choir
Important events in the life of Warrington,
G.F. Hammond
WV '''' - '''' '''N Helen NJ. Child
Poem, Harry Farrar
Lucy A. edwards and Sadie c. Rowe
ESSAY, Sister May r. Hall
selec,ion-The family history Of George waah-
Intermission. at which time Martha Washing
ton served tea In the style of ye olden Time
Washington's last address to his army.
Song -washlngton's grave, Emma X. Holmes
Mr.. FARRAR's POEM.
In an old colonial town.
Then subjects to the British crown,
There lived lad-an honest youth
Who loved his parents andt the truth.
The father bought-this gave great joy
A hatchet which he gave the boy;
This combination proved tn be
Death to q much priced cherry tree.
When he was charged with this grave act.
They say he owned Il, that's fact;
Now would you know the reason why?
Because he never told liel
When this youth grew TO mans eetate
They wondrous things OF him relate:
In savage conflict, wars grim strife,
He seemed to bear charmed life.
When Encland's laws her IONS Cypress,
Though often sought, found no redress
And Freedoms cry rang through the land,
lie Joined the patriotic band;
Became leader, strong and brave,
To battle wrong, his country save.
At Lexington, at Bunker's Hill,
The yeOmen fought with rugged will;
Then patriots gathered In the land
And gave to him supreme command.
lie fought England's soldiers and her gold,
Sometimes to lose. sometimes to hold.
At Valley Forge In ice and sleet.
Where SHOWS were trod with bleeding feet,
Ills valiant heart for justice beat
Could bear disaster. not defeat.
So day bv day for seN en- years
This conflict ragged with hopes and fears.
IFS heart with rage ami grief was wrung,
At Arnold's treason. Andre hung.
He harassed Clnton's outer posts,
And fought and conquered forktown's
hosts
A watchman's cry. Philadclphians waken,
"Past two O'Clock, CORVALLIS : taken"
When war was done aud peace declared.
Its blessings with the people shsred;
His cpaulets and sword laid down,
Refusing then conqueror's crown.
All honor to this patriot bring,
His country's father, not Its king.
Let us teach our boys, every one,
To be a sturdy patriot son,
And love that liberty that's won
By our immortal Washington.
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Notice of Fist Meeting Of Creditors.

NUtIVC VI 7 u "SSt''5 Vt S'S0'R0'S'
In the District Court OF the United States for the
District Of Maine. In bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
JOHN II. WHITNEY, In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of John ii. Whitney OF Rum
ford. in the County Of Oxford and district afore-
said, q bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the lith dav Of
Feb, A. ID. 1902 the said John IL Whitne
was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be held mt the
Court House, in South Paris, Me-. on the llth
day Of March. A. ID. 1902, at 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon, ut which time the sai'i
creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint q trustee, AMI transact tuch other
business as may properly come before said
meeting.
HENRY w. CAKES,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
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N. Dayton Bolster & Co.,
South Paris, Maine.
Notice Of First Meeting of Creditors.

NOTICE OF TITSt WttlIHg OF CrtuIl0TS,
I'm the District Court OF the United States for
the District of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
Bankrupt.
To the creditors Of Harry s. Simansky, of
Rumford Falls. In the County Of oxford and
district aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day Of
Feb, 4. ID. 1902. the said Harry S. Simansky
was duly adjudicatcd bankrupt, and that the first
meeting Of his creditors will be Id at the Court
House, In South Paris, Ne on the 18th day Of
March, 4. u. 1902, ut 10 o'clock I'm the forenoon,
ut whi.h time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee and
transact such other business as may proper.
L. come before said meeting.
Feb. 2lth, 1902.
HENRY W. CAKES,
Referee in bankruptcy.
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A ROAD COMMISSIONER.

DOES 1T PAY TO ELECT ONE? COMPARE
THE FIGURES.
Editor Democrat:
The town of Paris, in the years 1898
and 1899, elected road commissioner
and he expended on roads and bridges
including his own salary,
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NORWAY.
CnURCHEs.

scconi Congregational Church, Rev:
R,.,rout, Pastor Preaching service
10 40 A. W.; Sabbath School, 1850 n;
Prayer Meeting at 80; Social Meenng
~; regular weekly Prayer Meeting,
evening; Y. p. 8. @. Z. Meeting Frl'
6niversalist Church. Rev. CAROLYN
Pastor. Preaching service on SUM
A. n; Sabbath School, IL NJ;
meeting, I 90 Pm.
Methodist Church. Rev. b.
Preaching service, 10 80 A.
II 90 NJ; Social Ecening y
prayer meeting, Tuesday
Ing, Friday evening.
| Baptist Church. Rev.
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sTATkD,
F.&A. NJ. Regula-
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before full moon. OK
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before full moon.
Friday evening, afte
No. I, Ark Marine
full moon.
10. D. F.-No
In Odd Fellows
Wildey Encar
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No. So, meets
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(The enclosed poem was written and read by
Mira. W. H. Eastman ut the we'd ling reception
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Kerry. reported In our
columns last week. mention Of which was inad
yertently overlooked by the repOrter)
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the subscribers are as follows:
RISCOE DISTRICT.

Miss Retha Glover, the evangelist, who
has been holding meetings in the Biscoe
District and vicinity for the past six
weeks, has closed her labors here for
the present. Great interest was taken
in these meetings with several new con-
verts and a good religious interest. At
the last meeting on Friday, Feb. 14th, a
new society was formed called the Mis-
sion Christian EndeavOr Society with %
active members and Is associate men,
bers with the following officers:
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The Oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
ONCE Hours 8 90 TO 100 A. n; 500 A. u. to
SOON.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
The TOUCH DOES IT

= Benson's Plasters are like your other
friends-they hate to see you in pain OF
in weakness and are dog-tired hearing you
complain about it. They want to cure you
and send you along to your business-whole
and happy. They can do it and aoig do it..
Try them on. What forp Why for any
cough or cold you may be troubled with, or
any bothering pain or ache, or worry with
kidneys or liver. Possibly some old clutch
of muscular rheumatism renders an arm or
leg worth only half price just now. For
anything that makes the machine work slow
and stiff, with pain maybe in the motion of
it, clap Benson's Porous Plaster squarely on
the bad spot. They are the get-out-tO-mOTro1o
plasters-not the sort that go to sleep on
your skin like cat on a cushion. There
Is comfort and speedy relief in the touch of
them. No other external remedy, no mat
ter how made or how called, is worthy
to live in the same street with Ben
sons Plasters. Pains and ailments melt
away under them as a sheet of ice does un-
der the Spring sun. You cannot foretell
the weather but you can always foretell
the effect of Benson's Plasters; it is as
sure as the effect, of hot breakfast in q
hungry mans stomach. But look out for
substitutes. Get the genuine. ALI drug
gists, or we will prepay postage on any
number ordered in the United States on
receipt of Csc. each.
ssabury d Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28

-
| EDWARD BLAKE: COLLEGE Student. /
BY CHARLES M. SHELDON,
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CHAPTER vI-Continuea.
Steps," Kirk ~The Cuchxon of Philip Strong
~Robert Hady's Seven Days"

--Ine coliege atnletics are under the
management of the association. The
president has never interfered with it
heretofore. and | don't believe he will
now. But all this Is aside from the
question that faces us. 1t looks to me
like mighty mean, sneaking kind Of a
thing for college man to back out of
, proposition like the one that faces us
now"
The manager looked directly at Ed
ward as he spoke, and Edward lost his
temper and boiled over.
do you refer to me as mean and
sneaking? he shouted, walking up to
the manager and stretching out a
brawny hand, the fingers of which
were trembling as if with eagerness to
take the manager by the throat.
The manager was not an athletic
man, and he was good deal shorter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
the college for its own good"

the college for Its own good"
The president stopped rather sudden.
ly. as his habit was when he thought
he had said enough. nodded TO the SEN
Tor class, and the students went out.
But that was only the beginning Of his
attempt to revolutionize the athletics
of Hope college. 1t met with Q deter
mined resistance from the mere
thoughtless element in the college. and
Edward Blake was not the only stu
dent that year and next to feel the ef-
feet OF the presidents action. The air
cleared up considerably for many OF
the students. however, and better
condition of things began to exist in
the department of physical culture.
The college had discovered that the
president, after all. did have some
rights In the matter and did not intend
to have them ignored.
So the fall passed on, and Edward
was fairly into his years work, every
day of it now filed with some new ex-
perience. His literary work on the pa
per at this time began to absorb some
Of the best Of his time. If he was very
unpopular with one class OF men in col
lege, he was equally popular with an
opposite group and was beginning to
find compensation In the society Of stu
dents who had so far been strangers to
him. He began at this time to take a
special pleasure In debates on current
questions in the debating society. He
soon came to be recognized as a good
thinker and careful speaker, not bril-
liant, but safe and exact.
1t was not surprising, therefore. that
by the end Of November he was chosen
by his society to lead the debate with
the rival society on the question of the
war in the Philippines. The question
was, Resolved, That the United States
Is justified in carrying on the present
war In the Philippines" Edward was
assigned the negative of the question.
He had been hard ct work on it for
several weeks. During the time be-
tween the date of the debate and his
assignment to the place as the society'S
debater movement had been begun in
the college by the Christian associa-
dent to increase the Christian life of
the college. a prominent college evan
gelist had been called to conduct meet
ings for two weeks. These meetings
were now in progress. Edward had
been in to one or two of them. He was
so far not much influenced by them.
He came up to his room one evening
during the second week of these meet
ings. AS he came in he found letter
in his box from Willis. He at once sat
down at his table and began to open
the letter, and as he did so he was
conscious of a curious excitement in
his mind over the coming debate on
the question, the character of the reli-
gious meetings now being held in the
college and the probable contents of
Willis letter. His mind still felt this
suppressed excitement as he opened
the letter and read It.
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mgr nc shouted.
than Edward. But he was senior, he
had no fear of physical injury, and he
looked into Edwards infamed face
and said:
ANY man is a mean sneak who
hasn't enough college spirit to stand by
the college at such time as this"
For second Edward hesitated, while
his usual slow, deliberate nature was
fused to white heat of wrath. Then
he suddenly drew back and said saw
agely, You're too small to lick any
way" He looked at the rest of the
boys, who had not ventured to inter-
fere either way, and then, turning
around slowly, he went out of the room
without word.
When he was gone, the team had q
stormy meeting. The members were
mad at Edward, and at the same time
they were not able to overthrow alto
gether his reasons for refusing to play
One of the two players who had sided
with Edward at first at last yielded
and consented to go out on the propos-
ed trip. But the bitterness reused by
Edwards refusal was shared by a
great many of the students, and 1t
made him sore to see and hear evil
dences of this bitterness in very many
ways that fall and winter.
1t was Friday of that week that
President Royce gave the college his
first plain talk on athletics. Once a
week in chapel since his induction into
office he had given the students chap
ell talk. These talks were beginning to
receive good attention, although at first
not even the presidents general popu-
larity could sweep away a great deal Of
the irreverence that had become hab-
1t at Hope college during chapel exer-
cises.
Even this morning, after several
months of the presidents masterful adj
ministration of affairs, Edward was
impressed as he never had been before
with the lack of respect and courtesy
shown to the president during the read
ing of the Scripture, the prayer and the
singing. Something III the presidents
face and manner had reminded him Of
their talk in the office, and Edwards
mind was directed especially 60 the col
lege exercises.
He was annoyed during the reading
by the sight OF dozen members Of his
own class who were studying not only
during the Bible reading. but also dur
ing the brief prayer. At least half of
the students. 1t seemed to Edward,
we're either sitting with their class.
books open on their laps or whispering
together while the exercises were going
forward. 1t made his blood stir for the
first time in chapel, not from any rell-
gious reverence he himself had for the
chapel service. for he did not have it.
but because his admiration and re-
spect for the president had grown so
strong that 1t seemed like gross in
suit to him that the students should
pay him so little respect at such time.
IJa oottId NOT hnlv tynp fCwipO IL tho
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here simply awful. For tropical country
too. the cold Of night rain Is often intense. II
the morning the baby found dead. The sur
geon had his hands full. and more too. lie hadn't
had any sleep tor several nights The woman who
was given charge OF the baby slipped out OF the
tent and abandoned 1t. And ! am afraid IL is true
that the baby was really drowned in the torrent
that swept through the camp that night We
found the body, with others OF the natives, on
the edge Of the river ravine In the morning. ! do
not think | saw Barnes more cut up over
anything in my life. And yet, ! suppose. IL was
the best thing that could happen, after all, see.
ing the mother was gone too.
That sounds more cold blooded than II Is. But
to tell the truth. chum. with all these hor.
rors rather like the excitement and ALL IL is a
tough life, and II may not last long. but some.
how J seem to take to it, ! think Of you often
and would give much TO you and the old room
In Rankin hail. Remember me to all the fellows
II you want TO mention my name TO your sister,
l would like 1t. | still have the book OF poems
Your old chum. WILLIS
Edward sat holding the letter and
thinking of the contents for a long
time. 1t was the second letter Willis
bad written him. In the first one he
had described the life In barracks near
Manila and some incidents in the city
itself. There was one thing that Will
lis did not mention, but Mrs. Preston
had written to Edward that the news
had reached her that Willis was drink
ing again. The old habit was strong
on him. And apparently the privations
Of the rough, coarse fare and camp
were so many that when he was allow
ed to go into the city on leave he in
dulged in dissipation that was gradual
ly putting its mark on him and chang
ing him daily for the worse. This
much Mrs. Preston confessed with sor-
row and with helpless sort of resig-
nation as If to an inevitable fatality
that moved Edward more than the
most beseeching appeal.
He answered Willis letter at once.
remembering low long it took for q let
ter to reach him. and again urged him
TO leave the drink alone. In his letter
he also told him chat he should take
the liberty of using q part OF Willis
letter IN Tie coming debate In open
meeting Of the societies. He did not
mention Freedas name nor make any
reference to Willis mention of it.
Somehow he still had a shrinking from
any thought of Freeda and Willis as
possibly interested in each other. The
whole subject was distasteful to him,
and he avoided it.
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
band, who is making his last stand

band, who is making his last stand
against disease.
The prevalence of pulmonary diseases
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admitted. When this is done we shall
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in general, and especially i'll the case of
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
Notice of Hearing Claims.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, S.
Notice is hereby given, that by an oroer oil
the Probate Court for the county or SHAVE s.
see, made on the 9th day OF January A. D..
1902 six months from that date were allowed
for creditors TO present their claims against the
estate of Lewis Tyler late OF said county
deceased, and that all creditors OF said de
ceased are required to present their claims 10
said Probate ONCE, in the city OF Corunna, for
examination and allowance, on or before the
9TH day OF July next, and that such claims will
be heard before said Court on Monday, the 9TH
day of April, and on Monday, the 18th day
of July next, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF
each OF said Jays.
Dated, Corunna, jan 9Th, A. D., 1902
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of PROBATE
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
Notice of Hearing Claims.

State of Michigan, County of .Sbiawassee, SIS
Notice is hereby given, that by an order OF
the Probate Court for the county OF Shiawassee,
made on the 9th day OF January, A. D., 1902, six
months from that date were allowed for cred
itors to present their claims ag ainst the estate
of,Edward a. Tyler, late of said county dect ased.
and that all creditors Of said deceased are re-
Quired to present their claims to said Probate
Court, at the Probate once. in the city of
Corunra for examination and allowance, on or
before the 7th day of July, next, and that
such claims will be heard before said court, on
Monday, theI 18th day of April, and on Mon
day the 9TH day of July next, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of each of said days.
Dated, Corunna, January 9Th, A. D.. 1872.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of PrOhate
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter of the estate OF George Bacon
deceased.
We, the undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate
in and for the county of Shiawassee, state OF
Michigan, commissioners TO receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all per.
sons against said estate, 90 hereby give notice
that we will meet at. tho office OF Jacob J. Van
Derwarker, in the village of Shaftsburg. In
said county, on Monday. the 5th day of Nav
1902, and on the 4tb day of August, A. D., 1902
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of each Of said
days, for the purpose of receiving and adjust
ing all claims against said estate, and that
six months from the 81 day OF February, 1902
are allowed to creditors TO present their claims
to said commissioners for adjustment and al
lowance.
Dated, the 18th day of Feb, 1902.
JACOB J. VAN DERwARKER,
JAMES SHAFT.
GEORGE M. COLBY,
Commissioners,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
WEAKENING DAILY.
The Progress of Pulmonary
Disease.

Just a few years past young wife
leaned upon the strong arm of stalwart
husband. He was so big, so strong, that
she felt sense of perfect protection, of
complete security.
After so short time the once strong
man leans heavily on the arm of his
wife, as he feebly and slowly keeps pace
with her in the regular walk which is
daily shortened because his strength
fails daily.
That story scarce needs explanation.
Almost anyone will recognize the con-
sumptive in the weak and wasted hus-