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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
ANDOvER

The cold weather has been setback
to the river drivers. 1t is doubtful il
they get the drives out this spring, so
little snow in the woods. Surely unless
we get heavy rains and lots of them
much timber will fail to reach market.
A special town meeting calls out the
citizens to make arrangements for re-
pairing the bridges, especially the
Noyes bridge, so-called. This bridge has
gone out twice this spring.
But little farming done yet. Only
some early truck has been planted.
Mr.. Suter has had carpenters at work
ON his house repairing.
Chas. Stevens has had piazza added
to his house.
The Gregg house has been treated to
another coat of paint.
Miss Hall has the foundation ready for
her new house on lower Main Street.
VIM. Milton, j. A. French, Fred
Smith and Chas. Dresser are having
their buildings reshingled.
Many others are Sticking up for sum-
mer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
HOME NATURE STUDY COURSE

TUNE NRIOhG SIOOr COOHSc.
BY special appropriation the State o.
New York maintains Bureau of Nature
Study and Farmers Reading Courses in
connection with the College of Agri
culture of Cornell University. This
Bureau publishes about nine lesson
sheets a year, together with Teachers
Leaflets and Nature Study Quarterlies
These publications are sent free to
teachers resident in New York. The
work is well organized, favorably re-
ceived and much good has been &C.
complished. There seems little likeli.
hood that at present this work can be
inaugurated in our state, but through
the liberal management of the New
York Bureau, teachers in Maine public
schools can, by small expenditure, be-
come students in this course and receive
the same benefit as the New York
teachers.
The printer of the publications, w. F.
Humphrey, Geneva, N. Y, will supply
the monthly Quiz of the Home Nature
Study Course to students outside of the
State of New York at price sufficient
to cover the cost of printing, mailing,
etc. This offer is q years subscription,
nine numbers, for twenty-five cents, be-
ginning with the April issue. They e1-
pect to increase the size of the lesson
from six to eight pages, four pages to be
kept by the student, the other four to
be in the form of Quiz.
The Bureau has published 20 Cornell
Teachers Leaflets and Nature Study
Quarterlies which are constantly re-
ferred to in the Correspondence Course.
Upon application Mr.. Humphrey will
give the price list of these.
CHARLES D. WOODS, Director.
Orono, April 8, 1902.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
LocKE,S MILLS.

A. L. Emery has gone into Franklin
and Somerset Cos. on his first business
trip for this season.
w. Fl. Farnham was here from New
Hampshire from Saturday until Wednes.
day, came on the train leaving his team
at Groveton.
Walter Swift is in very poor health and
is being treated by doctor in Lewiston
Mrs. Annie Emery went to Norway
Friday.
Mrs. w. H. Farnham has been sick
for about two weeks with bronchial and
heart troubles. is on the gain at present
Two of our oldest men about here died
recently. Geo. Crockett of the Gore
died Thursday, the 10th, from SHOCK
of paralysis received some weeks ago
Mason Goss died quite suddenly Sunday
the 18th, from heart disease. He has
been great sufferer from his trouble
for some time.
Mrs. Sylvia Hussey continues to i'm
prove in health.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
NEW K. p. LODGE.

A lodge of Knights of Pythias, named
Valley Spring Lodge, No. lO4, was in
stituted at South Waterford Thursday
night by Acting Grand Chancellor G. l..
Buchanan and other officers.
Bayard Lodge of South Portland and
Highland Lodge of Bridgton worked the
degrees on SO charter members.
The officers of Valley Spring Lodge
are as follows:
C.C.-Geo A. Miller.
v. C.-Addison Millett.
P.-Rexford Rounds.
n. OF Wv. W. Abbott
K of X. and S.-Melville Monroe.
M. Of &c. ID. Morse.
NJ of F.-Robie Plummer.
M at A-Geo. III. Keene.
I. &C. B. Sanborn.
D. G.-will Haynes
Trustees-W X. Hamlin one year; j. A.
Brickett, two years; Mark e. Perry. three years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
MEXICO.

The names of residents in this vicinity
twelve years ago were Abbott. Dorr,
Babb, Richards, Reed, Virgin, Austin,
Gleason, Kidder, and all others were
such as would be recognized as belonging
to the manor born-Hayes, Taylor,
Whitman, Frost and others familiar to
this community's older people. Now they
are Durpilles, Girouards, McClOuds,
McLeods, McDonalds, McPhersons, Gal
lants, Dapreaux, Arsenaux, Robishaux,
Bugles, Murphys, Currans, Quigleys,
and hundreds of others whose names are
so spelled that my grasp of combination
of letters is too small to allow me to
place them in proper order. However,
those bearing these new names who have
come in among US are not bad crowd.
Most of them are sober, temperate, in.
dustrious, intelligent men, men who have
families. Most of these new corners
have bought house lots and have already
built or are now building cottages on
them. Of course there are many young,
unmarried men and not few men board
with families hereabOuts who have
families away.
The assessors have placed the names
of AS persons upon the poll list this
spring. They find the valuation of the
town to be $4,000. Under the consti.
tutional limit to which town may be in
debt, total not to exceed per cent OF
its valuation, Mexico can borrow S., 229.
At town meeting held Monday, the
l4th inst, it was voted to raise by
assessment $4,000, and the treasurer was
authorized to borrow such sum addi-
tional, not exceeding the debt limit, as
may be necessary to pay for the bridge
and the approach thereto. 1t is expect
ed the cost of the bridge will approx.
mate $1,000. The amount now authoriz.
ed to be assessed this year, with state
and county tax added, will approximate
81 900. Deducting from that sum the
amount We shall realize from poll tax,
leaves $4,000 to be raised on the estates
of the town, will require about IA
per cent rate. Last year the rate was
cents, two years ago it was % mills.
OF course there is considerable kick.
ing about the bridge, but the number
now favoring the project has largely in
creased from the days of the first men,
ton of the matter. Mr.. Field has COM
menced to work crew on the excavation
for abutments, has had several car loads
of stone hau ed from North Jay, and
will hurry his job along as fast as condi-
tons will allow. The parties that place
the bridge would not agree to have the
bridge ready for travel until the last of
August, being unwilling in view of
strikes and other contingencies to agree
to a shorter time than five months from
the date of the contract to complete the
structure. We confidently expect that
next April valuation will reach if not
exceed 100000. Present indications
seem to warrant the belief that an in
crease of $4,000 within the next year
is quite low estimate.
Mrs. vesta Dorp Rogers died the
18th inst. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon, Elder Hannaford
conducting them,
Jacob Lovejoy, many years a resident
of Mexico, but now living in Dixfield, is
very ill and his recovery not expected.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
BYRON,

The auction of Mrs. Laura Knapp the
18th inst, called together quite COM
pany. Amdng others were Fred Blanch-
ard of Wilton, Hosea Whitman of
Mexico, John Reed of Roxbury, Samuel
Witham of Weld. One COW was sold for
$40, and one with calf for $50. P. o.
Smith was auctioneer and II. H. Rich
ards clerk.
The light snow made tracking for
bears good. Parties in Weld tracked
and started several bears in the vicinity
of West Mountain last week. S. Taylor
and his son Virgil followed three to a
high bluff under Tumbledown Mountain.
The shelf of ledge where they were was
almost inaccessible. They beat hasty
retreat on the approach of the hunters,
who did not succeed in getting shot al
them. The snow went off 80 that Mon
day they could not be tracked.
Whooping cough is reported in the
family of Geo. Ladd.
Maurice Libby of Bridgton is taking
some fine pictures in town.
lothian Shaw is to kill his horse or
account of a cancer. He will buy
another.
Arthur Hodsdon is at work for E. E
Knapp.
Sap season is over.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
ARsoR DAY.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.

In accordance with the statute which makes u
the duty OF the Governor to appoint q day In the
springtime for the planting of trees, shrubs ana
vines and the adornment OF public and prir ate
grounds, with the advice of the Executive
Council. hereby designate Thursday, the nrst
day of May. as Arbor Day.
Let us devote this day 10 the Improvement OF
our highways and public places, and to beauti'
fying our homes, that every portion OF our state
NAV be rendered more attractive.
Iesnecially recommend that the teachers and
pupils OF our public schools devote some portion
OF this day to the Improvement OF the grounds
occupied by them, and to exercises appropriate
thereto.
Given at the Executive Chamber In Augusta this
twenty. fifth day OF March, In the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and two,
and OF the Independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and twenty
sixth. JOHN r. HILL.
BY the Governor:
BYRON BOYD, Secretary OF State.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
SUMNER.

Moses Spaulding of this place died
very suddenly Friday evening, April 4,
with bilious collie, aged about SO years.
He was sick only % hours. His sudden
death has cast a gloom over the neigh
borhood. He was sterling young man
and will be missed in town as well as in
his family. He leaves an invalid wife,
four children, father, mother and one
brother. The funeral was held at the
house Monday at O'Clock, Rev. P. E.
Miller of Cumberland officiating. The
bereaved family have the sympathy of
their many friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
BRYANT POND.

Sullivan Estes, an old resident of this
town, passed away Thursday night at
II o'clock. Mr.. Estes has resided alone
most of the time since the loss Of his
wife few years ago. He also lost his
son, Atwood, two years ago, he being
killed on the Rumford Falls Railway.
On account of Mr.. Estes failing health
last fall, his son Harry-his only remain
ing child-procured the services of Mr..
and Mrs. George X. Coffin, who good
went to reside with him, and who took
care of him until his death-which was
caused by Bright's disease. Mr.. Estes
was member of the Baptist church,
and also member of Jefferson Lodge,
F. and A. NJ. The funeral services we're
held at the Baptist church Saturday
afternoon, and conducted by Rev. Henry
Brown.
The entertainments given by the
| German Medicine Co. closed Monday
night. Baby Allen won the silver
pitcher in the contest by small major
| ity. Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Snow are
still stopping at the Glen Mountain
House. The male part of the company
have gone to Groveton, N. II.
Mrs. j. L. Bowker went to Portland
on Tuesday, as representative from
Christopher Lake Commandery, U. o.
G. c., to attend the grand commandery
held in that city on Wednesday. Mrs.
Bowker reported large assembly of the
members, and an interesting meeting.
On Tuesday evening the work was very
beautifully exemplified in the first,
second and third degrees by the West
brook degree team.
w. G. Morton is moving his goods
this week to Mechanic Falls, where he
is to continue in the furniture business.
There was man in this place Thurs.
day who lives few miles out. He went
to jump into his wagon, and not being
in condition to have very good judg.
ment, he missed his calculations, and
jumped too far and went out the other
side, striking full force on the side OF
his face. The wonder is that it did moi
break his neck, but as it turned out
his injuries are not very bad.
The Universalist Society have invited
A. NJ. Whitman Post to have Their
annual memorial services this year al
the Universalist church.
| lueEc 10 uot iuuCu CuduSo III VIC Con
dition Of David Swan, but his family
think if there has been any change it i.
for the better.
Mrs. Rufus Durham is somewhat i'm
proved in health.
Mrs. Annie Chase is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. Caroline Mountfort is gaining
slowly under the care of DIR. Whitman
Horace Berry is going to have new
two-lighted windows and new front
door put into his residence. Cyrus
Berry of South Paris is going to do the
work.
Mrs. Eleanor Whitman is gaining in
health.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
HEBRON,

A. NJ. Richardson was at home from
Portland over Sunday.
Mr.. Bartlett has torn down his barn
and will begin on the new one at once.
Herman George is doing the work.
A. j. Turner was at Lewiston Wed.
nesday and bought boards for wheel
barrows he is making.
Leonard Randall, who works for H.
L. Whitney, has the spring work we'll
along. Breaking up, ploughing, etc.,
all done and intends planting potatoes
next week. Think his peas are already
planted.
Frank Pike planted peas two weeks
ago.
The new road commissioner, Mr.. David
Cummings, is repairing culverts and has
put in several new ones, work that needs
to be done before the road machine is
run.
H. L. Melcher has a fine show of
flowers in his store window, making it q
"thing of beauty and a joy to passers-by,
II not "forever."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
LOWELL

The Congregational circle of the vii
lage was entertained at the home Of
Mrs. David Bell at Toll Bridge on Fri
day evening by Mrs. Bell and Mrs
Barker. A large number were in at
tendance.
E. N. Fox is making extensive repairs
about his buildings.
Mr.. Volk is building new house.
The shop formerly owned by E. C.
Hamblen at the Centre is being changed
to cottage for summer use, and will be
occupied by Mrs. Colt.
The Woman's Club was entertained by
Mrs. c. H. Brown Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. DR.. Hartman of Laconia, N. H.,
is in quite poor health, and is stopping
with her sister, Mrs. Hobbs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
OXFORD.


Mr.. Gray is driving Mr.. Hayes bakery
wagon in place of Mr.. Russell.
Miss Emma Dunn of Portland visited
her sister, Mrs. Morris Clark, last week.
Mr.. Boyd is raising the roof of his
bakery, and putting on al addition for a
tenement.
Rev. Mr.. Rideout of Norway lectured
at the NJ. E. church Wednesday evening
for the benefit of the w. R. c. Subject
Home-Making.
Rev. Mr.. Callahan preached the last
Sunday of the conference year. He is
much liked by his people, and it is hoped
that he will be returned to this charge.
The Parsonage Society met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Cyrus Hayes.
James Knight is grating trees for
Alvin MARI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
HOW'S THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned. have known r. ]. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him pr
fecsly honorable In all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West 4 TRUAx. Wholesale DrnEEists, Toledo. q
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catsrrh Cure 10 taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
they system. Price, 7bc. per bottle. Sold BY all
Dru9Gfsts. testimonials free.
HSlrs Family Pills ayU the best.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
GREENWOOD.

That mixed storm last Thursday
week, ending as it did with four inches
of hail and snow, was really favor to
some, although it looked little winter
ish for the time being. There was not
snow enough to make sleighing on the
road, but it was utilized by hauling
Besides, April and May SHOWS have al
ways been called the poor mans land
dressing, since it is claimed by some
that at this time of year they possess
special fertilizing ingredients, but that
fact is somewhat doubtful.
Austin Morgan goes through the
neighbOrhood three times week, gath
ering cream for the Turner butter fac
tory. He takes it to Norway, and from
there it goes on the cars. What Mr..
Morgan says about the roads occasion
ally, after driving over them, is nothing
more than the truth.
Smells are now in order, and our
thanks are due Andrew Moore of Bryant
Pond for a generous supply of these
toothsome little fish.
They buy, sell and move about this
spring the same as usual. Now it is A.
TX. Hicks who has sold his farm to Elmer
Cole, and bought the LeBaron farm, 80.
called, near LOcke's Mills. The moving,
and all that part of the bushes is being
done this week. Say, girls, Mr.. Cole is
a single man, and says he expects to
keep bachelors hall, just because he has
no bird to put into his cage. Now be on
hand-no matter if it isn't leap year.
Wesley Ring has moved in with his
wife's father, A. C. Swan, where he will
make his home in the future, and is en-.
Ilarging the house for that purpose.
This week we are indebted to d. o.
Davis of Minnesota for a copy of the
Family Herald and Weekly Star. 1t is a
large paper of twenty-fOur pages, print
ed in Montreal, and contains a large
amount of valuable information, and the
most important news of the world
in general up-to-date. 1t gives the
clearest and most connected history Of
the great Siberian railroad we have evel
seen. All of which shows that "a goot
thing is a good thing" even if it happens
to be foreign product.
Mrs. A. S. Brooks has been on thu
sick list for week or two, but is slowl!
lconvalescing at this writing. Her sick
ness consisted of the grippe and othel
TROUBLES.
| And now the selectmen are looking
lover the farms in town to see how they
compare in value with ten years ago.
| The man who invented barbed wir'
has been mathematical more than once
but that kind of fence is built all tn
same. There is line of it going up OF
the Bennett place this week, where
has been in use for ten years, and NJ
harm has ever resulted from it yet.
Nora Thomas commenced her schoo
in the Bryant district last Monday
whereof the scholars are all glad. L
what they all say is true, Nora has N
superior in this county as q teacher.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
DENMARK

Members of Denmark Lodge, No. 80,
/. o. o. F., visited Foster L. Pingree's
Tuesday and cut up his wood. Mr..
ningree is confined to the house by
sickness.
The Portland Star Match Co. have a
number of men surveying lumber.
Mr.. Robinson of Worcester, Mass,
son-in-law of c. b. Smith, is to build a
summer cottage on the ground in front
of C.. B. Smiths house.
Mr., Eames, principal of Potter Acad-
envy, Sebago, has been in town day or
two.
The roads in this vicinity are in bad
shape-in some places dangerous to
drive over.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

A recent decision of the Supreme
Court of considerable interest is that
handed down in a Bath case where an
injunction was petitioned for by twenty
voters to restrain man from maintain
ing liquor nuisance. The injunction
was granted and an appeal was taken to
the full bench. The decision afiirms the
decree and makes the injunction good.
This settles the legality of this method
of warfare against the liquor traffic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
RlJMEORD.

Mr.. John Sylvester and family have
moved from North Woodstock into the
house formerly known as the Rolfe
place.
Miss Josephine Roberts has returned
and opened the Walker house.
Mrs. Eugene Barker has gone to Brook
lyn, N. Y, to visit relatives.
Randall Sessions incubator Matched
thirty chickens. 1t held 100 eggs.
Mrs. Grace Moody set two hens on
thirteen eggs each and has 25 chickens.
j. II. Barker is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Barker, and brother,
Eugene Barker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

In fire which destroyed his buildings
on the night of the 18th, Edwin Tabor, a
hermit, who lived on Hussey Hill, in
Vassalboro, lost his life. The fire was
seen as early as o'clock. This leads
many to believe that Tabor had not re-
tired and that he was murdered. The
authorities will order an investigation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
RoAD TAXES.

The state assessors last week assessed
the railroad taxes for 1902. The total
tax amounts to s3S6,S0l.83 and the
amount assessed in addition thereto for
the purpose of paying the salaries and
expenses of the railroad commissioners
is S11 500. These two items make a
total of S34S, 301.63.
Last year the excise tax amounted to
1901 ,O93.91. Thus it will be seen that
the increase for the year aggregates
S35, 7O7.72 in taxes; and $500 is added
to the amount raised last year to pay the
commissioners for their services.
This gain is almost wholly the result
of an increased income of the railroads
of the state during the year ending
June 30, 1901.
The following list gives the excise tax
on some of the railroads for this year
and last.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

The Lubec ambergris story has at last
filtered down from sixty-fve pound
lump of the genuine stuff, worth $50 an
ounce 1.-THE Enclopadia Britannica gives
the value as 1915 to 1925 per ounce), to
mass of utterly worthless material.
That's hard on the poor discoveries, but
it seems appropriate that the story
should have come from the town where
Jernegan's sea-water gold plant became
hicfnric
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
EAST sROWNFlELD.

The article in the BrOwnfield items Of
last weeks Democrat in regard to the
liberty House was rather misleading
Mr.. Aylesbury leased the hotel for q
year but as he was found to be incom'
petent to run it, and irresponsible, he
was obliged to leave, occupying the
house for about two months only, the
owner taking possession early in the
summer and managing 1t the rest OF the
season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
KILLED AT RumFoRD FALLS.

Freeman Amburg, aged II years, while
attempting to put on belt in the wood
room at the Oxford Paper Co.'S plant at
Rumford Falls Wednesday, was caught
in the shafting and killed. No one saw
the accident He went to put the belt
on, and being gone longer than he ought
some one went to look him up and found
him dead on the floor. Death was
evidently instantaneous.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
"ANoTHER REVOLUTIONARY HERO
GONE"


That was the title of an obituary which
appeared in a paper soon after the
death of my grandfather, Moses Dun.
ham. 1 am not quite sure as to the
name of the paper, but think it was the
Morning Star, Free Baptist paper
printed in Dover, N. H., since grand.
father belonged to that society, and
took the paper for many years, and up
to the time of his death.
It gave the time he was in the service,
the number of battles he was engaged in,
and seemed to be quite familiar with his
military history; but has now wellnigh
passed into oblivion, so that only few
| facts in regard to him as a soldier, and
subsequently as a private citizen, can
now be given.
Moses Durham was born in Massachu-
sets in 1857, and was therefore only IS
wears of age when the war broke out in
IT'S. He enlisted under Washington,
soon after hOstilities commenced, and
there remained until the army was dis
charged in 1883. He had the small pox
while in the army, but whether during
that memorable encampment at Valley
Forge is not known.
He was married soon after the war
closed, and settled on farm in Carver,
Mass, where he lived until he moved to
Hartford, Me-, in 1905. His family then
consisted of a wife and seven children,
two SONS and five daughters. The car
riage in which they moved was large
covered wagon, drawn by oxen, and the
journey occupied two weeks.
Ny grandmother died somewhere
about 1885, can just remember seeing
her alive, soon after whose death grand
father went to live with his children
alternately, until about 1s4e, when he
came into my fathers family, where he
lived the remainder of his days.
In the cemetery, on the hill in Hart
ford, near where the old union meeting
house once stood, stands q slate tablet
with this inscription:
A Revolutioner.
Moses Durham
Died
September 10,
1916,
Aged So years.