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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
Hebron.

Rev. Mr.. Bishop of Paris preached
here Sunday in the absence of DR.. Crane.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy Turner, who
died Saturday morning, was held at the
house Monday afternoon. Rev. S. d.
Richardson attended and large number
were present. Mrs. Turner was about
S4 years old, and greatly respected by
all who knew her. Among those at the
funeral was her brother, Mr.. Nathan
Fogg of Paris, 81 years old
Robert G. Donham of Boston has been
in town a few days on visit to his
brothers here.
Some from this way attended Pomona
Grange at South Paris Tuesday.
E. NJ. Glover has hauled 375 cords OF
wood this winter, making $50 cords the
two brothers have hauled besides fol
their own use. H. K. Stearns anc
Marshall brothers have also hauled 6
large amount but we have not been able
to get the figures. Small lots have beer
brought in by others.
Ira and Henry Bearce got home from
Orono Wednesday night and Mrs. Bearc'
has opened her house for the vacation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
Lowell.

Mrs. Lyman Irish is quite sick and
has been moved from her home at the
village to the home of her sister, Mrs.
w. A. Merrill, in anticipation of opera
ton for appendicitis.
Extensive repairs are being made on
the school houses at North Lowell and
the village.
Some smelts are being taken from the
Mill Brook.
j. H. Fox has been quite i'll for some
weeks, and is now able to do no work.
Changes and repairs are being made
on the Congregational parsonage, and
the house of William Abbott at No. A..
w. C. Bassett is having the W. A.
Eastman house painted and papered.
A. w. Mason is quite sick.
j. II. Stearns is having the barn
bought of Albert Kimball from Ladies'
Delight taken down.
Services have been held every night
the present week in the village church.
Rev. Mr.. Saer of Bridgton was here
two evenings, and Rev. and Mrs. Sargent
the remainder of the time. A good in
tercst is manifested.
Died in Lowell, April End, Deacon
Cyrus Andrews, aged IA years. Mr..
Andrews was one whose death is deeply
felt and widely mourned. He was born
in this town but had wide circle of
friends and business associates in other
places. He married nearly 50 years
since, Miss Betsey Charles, who survives
him. They have had family of five
children all of whom are living, also
nine grandchildren and one great-grand-
child. Mr.. Andrews was successful
farmer and lumber man, of excellent
judgment, and good common sense. He
was one of the founders of the Christian
Church, and deacon from its organiza-
ton, and liberal in his support of the
church, or any deserving cause. His
piety was genuine, and helpful to those
whom he met, and the world was bright.
er and better for his living.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
East Hebron.

There is now large number of teams
on our roads, since the mud is not so
deep.
Rev. Mr.. Kelley is still calling on the
sick and the poor, and assisting them in
their need. He is an unusually active
clergyman in his work.
The Ladies' Circle met in the Grange
Hall last Thursday.
Mrs. E. Allen is quite sick since she
moved from Lynn. Her health has
been failing for several years.
Mrs. Jere Packard is thought to gain
strength, but her mind is failing her
since her long sickness at times.
Mrs. l.. r. Hodsdon's granddaughter
Hazel returned from Yarmouth last
Wednesday.
R.P. Fuller and wife are quite feeble,
and Emma Bailey is with them now for a
short time assisting Mrs. Fuller.
j. j. Fuller is gaining of late.
A. p. Allen has been out in front of
his house once within few days.
Mrs. Fred Bearce and daughter are
with her parents for short time.
Roscoe G. Harlow has a rheumatic
trouble in his back, and is very lame.
Edwin Switzerland is working for W.
II. Berry. Report comes that Willie
has lost one of his valuable cows of late.
Mrs. w. c. Verrill is visiting her par
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker Phillips, this
week.
Frank Hodsdon of West Minot passed
last Sabbath with his father, L. R. Holds
don,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
In MemOriann.

Mrs. Mary G. Durgin, wife of Mr..
Cyrus F. Durgin, died at Kezar Falls,
Maine, March 9th, 1908, of paralysis,
aged 83 years. She was daughter OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Libby of
Porter, and was the last of the family.
She leaves a husband, two SONS, and
many friends to lament the end of a
pure and peaceable life, filled with low
ing kindness, faithful devotion, and
tender and gentle ministratiOns. The
writer has known this estimable lady
more than forty years and has never seen
an act of hers that should be censured
or heard sentence that we would wish
to forget. She has been a worthy mem
Der of the Baptist church some forty. five
years, and the faith so long cherished,
illumined her way as she passed through
the dark valley. The burial was at
Brownfield, where some forty years OF
her married life were passed. We dc
not mourn when the departing day
tinges the hill tops with sunsets golden
glory, or grieve at the gathering of au'
tumn's ripened fruit, and we will not
murmur when beautiful and sunny life
has ended, and our friend has given hel
last, lingering farewell, and passed tr
the city immortal where there shall bt
no more DEATH"
eve shall miss thee at a thousand times,
Along life's troubled track,
in hours OF sorrow or of joy,
Shall long to call thee back;
Yearn for thy gent e, loving tones,
Long thy bright smile to see;
Though many good and true are left,
/ Yet none are quite like thee"
LLEwELLYN A. WADswoRTH.
Hiram
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14

Postmaster Alfred Cole of Buckfield
has received from the Mckinley National
Memorial Association limited supply
of the Certificates which have been pre-
pared for distribution to contributors tn
the monument fund rs souvenirs of their
participation in that great enterprise.
The certificate is beautiful work of art
on which is given an excellent reproduce
ton of Mrs. McKinley's favorite likeness
of her husband, together with a picture
of the Mckinley home in Canton and of
the White House. The wording below
the illustrations is as follows: "This
certifies that - has contributed to the
fund for the erection of the national
memorial at Canton, Ohio, in honor of
William Mckinley" The workmanship
and artistic effects are of the very high
est order, the great house of Tiffany e.
Co., New York, being the designers and
manufacturers. The supply in the hands
of Postmaster Cole is a portion of the
first edition of the certificate and is sent
to enable those who have not as yet con-
tributed to do so. Parties who have
already identified themselves with the
movement will receive souvenirs direct
from the office of the Association or
through local committees.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
The Maine Game Laws.

The Maine Legislature, in making the
hunters license bill law, has seemed
to meet general approval. We have fire.
quently commented upon the hunting
situation in Maine, and have regretted
the absence of a law requiring hunters
from outside the State to procure licen-
SEES, the proceeds of which shall be de-
voted to guarding the game and the
woods in close season and making Surer
due regard for the game laws through
out the year.
This tax of SIS will bring into the
state treasury goodly sum; and, in our
opinion the sportsman who is inclined
to haggle at its payment is very nearly
taking the attitude of one who asks
something for nothing. 1t is not an ex-
cuse to us of Massachusetts, and more
distant states that it already is expensive
enough to get to Maine and pay all our
bills while there. OF course it is, and
from the start hunting and fishing are
expensive Injuries, unless wharf rats and
founders are the objects of our search.
The people of Maine have now stated
their belief that they have a good mar
htUtUlc pIOuuCt, ouC oliSliuS Soou iObui ~
on money invested, and much desired by
adventurous Americans. They offer to
do their best to make it more available,
to preserve it if possible from decima,
ton and extinction through better patrol
of the woods and greater vigilance in
the enforcement of the law; in return
they ask the payment of license CO.
operative in its purpose. This is good
business proposition and should be ac-
copied without grumbling. 1t will re.
strict, undoubtedly, the number OF
sportsmen this fall, and the bands from
the Central and Western States who
have in the past committed such wanton
slaughter of big game without leaving in
the state even the money generally ex
pended upon provisions and supplies will
it is to be hoped, be conspicuous by theil
absence.
Of course this law is not going tC
solve all questions and abuses. There
are still guides not honest, killing in
close time and covering up the misdeeds
of others; there are many lumber camps
that like venison in close time, and be
lieye they have a good right to kill fol
meat. The state has not few forest
fires, and the woods have not sufficient
number of game and fire wardens. More
money is needed, moreover, to restoch
/ the streams and lakes. But it is not
well to seek too many radical innovations
The present hunters license is com
promise; before the next Legislature its
good or evil effects will have become
apparent, and the way will then be open
for further legislation.-Boston Trans
cript.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
Greenwood,

Didn't it almost seem, last Saturday
and Sunday, as if we had been suddenly
transported a thousand miles towards
the north pole? The snow came down
and drifted so that part of it is on the
ground at this writing, and not a crow,
robin, nor in fact any feathered biped
was to be seen for two or three days.
Mrs. Sylvester Cole arrived home from
Portland last week, where she had been
caring for her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Maxfield, accompanied by her daughter,
who has been sick since arriving home.
1t will be remembered that Mrs. Max
field presented her husband with ten
pound girl baby on the first of March,
and the cause of her last sickness can be
easily imagined. She is now slightly
convalescing.
Charles Swan and wife came from
Milan, n. H., at the same time on a
visit. and thus it happened that all the
children, two sons and two daughters,
were at their former home together, it
being the first meeting of the kind in
several years.
The widow Nelson Jackson is on the
sick list and under the care of DR..
Packard.
Jesse Daniel cut his foot badly few
weeks ago, severing his big toe and cut
ting the one next to it so that several
stitches were necessary to close the
wound. His aged mother is keeping
house for him in the absence of his wife.
l. W. Swan left the town farm the last
of March and went to live with A. K.
Hicks and wife near Locke's Mills.
They carried with them Lucinda Howe,
an inmate of the town farm, her sisters
now paying Mr.. Swan for her board.
Simeon Farr and wife are now on the
town farm, and are just the people for
the situation.
E. II. Morgan received a letter from
the Henricks brothers recently, stating
that they had been to California during
the winter, and intended to visit him
again the coming autumn. They sent a
box of presents to Mr.. Morgan of con.
siderable value, also their framed photo.
graphs, and duplicate of the latter to
Mrs. E. L. Durham. These Henricks
brothers, it will be remembered, live in
Cleveland, Ohio, are the sons of mil
lionaire, who tells them to travel until
they are satisfied, on his expense, anc
they seem willing to accept of the offer
They are good looking young men, anG
to all appearance are as good as they
look.
Ransom Cole has finished saving Ions
lumber, and next week will tear dowr
his old mill, preparatory to building
new one. The new mill will be some
what larger than the old one, and mucl
of the machinery will be new.
| Lots of visiting this week, both sexes
old and young. in fact too numerous t.
mention now that our allotted space il
| filled.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
North Paris.

Drs. Yates and Andrews met in con
sultation at A. D. Andrews April Sd, in
the case of Mrs. Martha Andrews, who
is seriously i'll.
Little Beulah Robbins is visiting hel
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Durham
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Crawford have
been to Berlin, n. H., recently, to
sell his apples.
DIR. Yates visited G. G. Fuller April s.
Mr.. Fuller is quite poorly.
DR.. Whitman stopped at P. A. Craw.
ford's Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Curtis attended
Pomona Grange at South Paris Tuesday.
Your correspondent also went and en-,
joyed the day very much. All of the
programme was good and fully appre-
ciated by all, but we want to particularly
praise an essay by Sister Twitchell OF
Paris, on cigarette and cigar smoking.
1t was fine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
DR.. Parker's Tonetic Tablets
The Great System Builder
and Nerve Rest0rer.

Just what you need for that tired feel
ing, that lack of energy, that listlessness,
that backache, that legache, that head
ache, that nervous irritability, that ner-
vous Indigestion.
Don't wait until you're down on your
back. Perhaps you're the mother or the
father of family and can't afford to be
sick. It's easier to cure little trouble
than big trouble. When you feel the
first symptoms of languor is the time to
build up your system.
DR.. Parker's Tonetic Tablets will re.
store the strength to your whole body;
they will restore your energy, bring back
the bloom to your cheek, the spring to
your step; they will restore your appe-
tite for food and thus build up the diges:,
ton, sweeten the breath and clean ny
your tongue. They will tone up the
nerves and increase the red corpuscles
which are the life of the blood. They
will renew your youth.
They are put up in boxes of fifty tab
let's each, at 80 cents box, or six boxes
for $3.50, and are for sale by all drug
gsts and by The DR.. Parker MEDICINE
Co., 51-53 Exchange ST., Portland, Me.
U. S. A.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
East Waterford.

The remains of Charles Harlow. q
former resident of this town, were
brought to Elmvale Cemetery March 25,
for interment. His death occurred at the
Soldiers Home in Togus where he has
made his home the past few years. BE
leaves a widow.
Burton w. SandersOn, who was spend
ing his vacation in Boston, was called
home by the sickness of his sister Helen,
who is now getting better.
Mrs. Helen Croker attended Pomona
Grange at South Paris, the 7th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
Oxford.

Mrs. Hatch and little son of Littleton,
n. H., are visiting her mother, Mrs. 1.
n. Keith.
Palm Sunday was observed at the
Congregational church April 9Th.
Arthur Verrill is collecting eggs,
poultry, etc.
The T. A. Roberts W. r. C. celebrated
the anniversary of the formation of the
national W. r. C. April 4th with literary
exercises, music; supper, etc.
Leander Wardwell lost horse We'd
nesday night.
The Grand Division of Sons of Tenn
perance will hold its semi-annual session
with the Oxford Division of Sons of
Temperance.
Mr.. Thomas j. Dawes died Thursday,
April 8. He leaves a widow and one
son.
Easter services will be held April II
ut the Congregational church.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
NORWAY Lake.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Partridge are sick
with the grippe. Mrs. E. E. WEIGH is
with them.
Mrs. Ralph Flood and children OF
Frost Hill visited at Warner Kneeland'S
Wednesday night and Thursday.
Norway Lake Woman's Club will meet
with Miss E. NJ. Partridge Apr. 22d.
Mothers Club meets with Mrs. W. S.
Partridge April 18th.
Airs. David Flood has Gala that
has three blossoms and three buds.
Fred Grover had the misfortune to
fall from an apple tree Wednesday and
break his arm. He is as comfortable
as could be expected.
Mrs. Sylvia Bennett returned from
Gilead Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
Grafton.

Mr.. and Mrs. Spearrin, who have been
living at the Brown place the past two
or three years, have gone to Auburn to
live. Mr.. Spearrin is quite i'll, that
being the reason for the change.
]. III. and Ernest Farrar are doing
some needed repairing on the home
place.
Irving and Leslie Davis of Hanover
were recently in town visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. j. II. Farrar, who has been spend
ing the winter in Grafton, returned to
Portland the first of the week.
G. G. Newton is visiting at Mrs.
Browns.
Fred Tyler has gone to Magalloway to
work on the drive there.
Will Pratt went to Andover Saturday
to work for F. P. Thomas on his drive.
After the cold and snow of last week
and the first of this, it is spring again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
AIbanV.

The Y. P. S. C. E. held box supper
and entertainment at the vestry Thurs
day evening, the proceeds 60 toward
buying a new organ for the church.
This was the first attempt, and they
found $3.50 in cash left after the bills
were paid.
C. P. Pingree and daughter from North
Albany were at the Corner, Friday.
Another town meeting is called for
next Tuesday, to try and finish up what
ought to have been done at March meet
ing.
There has been a new fence built
around the church lot.
A. L. Bean lost nice yearling; death
caused BY eating poison. ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
Bethel.

Saturday, Apr. 4, the Berlin basket
ball team came to play return game
with the Bethel girls, which resulted in
the score standing 81 to 9 in favor of
Gould Academy team. In the evening
the academy girls proved royal enter
tanners to the visiting team and present
and former pupils and teachers Of the
academy.
Sunday communion was observed at
the Congregational church and four new
members were received.
Rev. F. E. Barton, who has filled a
pastorate of fourteen years with the
Bethel Universalist society, has received
the appointment of State Missionary in
place of Rev. Mr.. Hooper, who resigned
to take up pastoral work again. Mr..
Barton's family will remain in Bethel,
and the work will call him from home
but part of the time.
Extensive plans have been made for
the annual May moving.
Charles L. Davis has purchased the
Abbott house on High Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rattle of BroOkline,
Mass, returned to their home Thursday.
Mrs. Rattle has been a patient at DR.. j.
G.. Behring's for several months, and
leaves many warm friends in Bethel.
Mr.. Harry Jordan has purchased the
"Scribner house," and will occupy it
with his family.
The Parker house has been sold, and
Mr.. Nathan Bean is to move there.
Mrs. Scribner, an aged lady, was
buried from her late home Friday after
noon.
Wednesday evening, in spite of the
rain, good audience attended the
Ladies' Club entertainment in Garland
Chapel, which was given under the man.
agement of Mrs. Gehring. The pro
gramme consisted of piano solos, living
pictures, monologues and dialogues, and
Miss Ruby Clark introduced the Gran
ford Ladies in most pleasing manner,
so all are quite sure they have met them
personally. Mrs. Gehring as an enter.
tainer needs no words of praise for il
goes without saying that in every detail
there is always assured success. The
dainty costumes of the young people
who so kindly entertained made indeed
a pleasant picture to remember. The
Ladies' Club are especially gratified fol
this kindness given by the.guests of Dr.
and Mrs. Gehring. 1t was very pleas
ant evenings entertainment.
Mr.. Moses Grover and son have pur
chased farm on Grover Hill, and the
Plaisted rent will be occupied by Mr.
Harry Brown and family.
The Christian EndeavOr held a socia
and served most appetizing supper al
the Chapel Friday evening, which wa:
very successful from social and financia
standpoint.
Mr.. Will Straw, who has been in Mon
tana for long time, has purchased thu
residence owned by Mrs. Judge Foste
and will make his residence here.
The "Albert Burbank place" has beer
sold to Mr.. Charles Demerritt.
One attorney reports having made
papers for eleven transfers of real estate
during the past week. A new director.
for Bethel will be next in order.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
LOcke'S Mills.

Mrs. Helen A. Croker, formerly of
Norway, at present from Waterford, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Annie F.
Emery.
A. j. Dyer has bought "Old Jack" of
C. Wesley Cole, so he will have horse
hereafter.
Ernest Cole has bought a horse of
Will Swan.
Woodbury. Cummings, who broke his
leg last week, is very comfortable, as
much so as possible under the circum-
stances.
Frank Stevens returned home Friday
from Florida, where he was at the time
of his brother Lucilius' death.
Mrs. Susan Libby, who has been
spending the winter in Portland Fith
her daughter, Mrs. Patch, returned to
her home last week. She is storing
her goods and will be with her brother,
Ephraim Bryant, on Bird Hill for .
while.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14

The years at the spring
And davis AT the morn;
Mornings at seven;
The hillside's dew.peared;
The lark's on the wing;
The snaiPs on the thorn;
Gods In his heaven
All's right with the world.
Robert Browning.
"The beautiful mud, or the beautiful snow
Either will do for the rhymester's theme;
For one will come, II the other should go;
IL doesn't matter which reigns supreme
1.-THE gentle Spring is here
And yet the snow remains In corners of each lot;
The birds sing sweet and clear
will resume when have taken something hot!'
Easter greetings to all.
April is shedding cold tears.
w. +. Brown and wife have gone to
Berlin, n. H., to spend the summer.
James Guptill is doing finely as land
lord of the Commercial House.
Log driving on Pleasant River pro-
crosses slowly, owing to low water.
The town ferry boat has been repaired,
and John Carleton has again been hired
as ferryman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry n. Mills are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of
their first child, daughter.
The mammoth snow drift in the road
near the residence of Horace E. Walker
was removed by shovelers this week.
Mrs. Lois C. Bean and Mrs. Robina
Mason, after spending the winter with
daughters in Portland, have returned to
their homes in this village.
Miss 0ctavia j. Graves has sold her
house near the railway station to Samuel
w. Potter, Esq, and moved her house
hold goods to Gilead last week for stor-
age