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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Bryant'S Pond.

Labor was suspended at the spool mill
for couple of days this week on &C
count of lack of lumber. Capt. Dearborn
has lumber enough, but cannot get it
conveyed here, as cars are not obtainable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hill are to move
into the house of their son Charles, which
is now occupied by Rev. Henry Brown
and wife. Ansel Dudley is having an
up stairs rent finished off in his house
for Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
John Brown of Milton is going to
work for Edwin Andrews at the grist
mill. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will move into
the rent they used to occupy in back of
Andrews store.
Miss Nora Thomas school at Green
wood has finished, and Miss Thomas is
stopping at home.
Frank NJ. Cole had another bad heart
spell the first of the week, and is not
able to go out.
Rev. and Mrs. Seth Benson of North
Paris were at Alden Chase's recently.
Mr.. Chase is failing. His limbs were Sc
badly swollen Wednesday that one OF
them burst.
Mary and Eloise Tobin have gone to
Phillips, and 60 from there to Cleveland,
Ohio, where their mother has been fol
| some weeks.
Miss Genevieve Whitman is gaining
and will recover shortly from the opera
ton for appendicitis, if nothing new
takes place.
Mrs. Virgie Wilson of South Paris was
in town Monday and assisted in the U
o. G. c. MINISTRIES, which will be pre-
sented to the public Friday evening, Feb
~, to be followed by social dance.
Mrs. Angie Berry and Mrs. Caroline
Mountfort are still in very poor health
Freddie Hill is at home from Berlin
Falls, and will board at Mrs. Lalia Estes
until the strike is settled at the Berlin
paper mills.
Ronello Davis has bought the Alone
Felt farm all but the swamp and meadow
next to the Granville Felt farm which
was bought by him. Mrs. Felt will move
to the village.
| Efforts are being made to reorganizt
| Bryants Pond Cornet Band. It's gener
ally hoped that the efforts will be success
full.
Ned l. Swan attended the grange en-
tertainment at West Paris Monday even
ing.
Miss Kimball of Yarmouth is visiting
her sister, Mrs. David Hayes, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chandler and Hilds
and Margery, of South Paris, visited al
Harry Crockett'S Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Albany.

The ladies' circle met at the vestry
Thursday afternoon and evening. Al.
though the mercury stood below zero all
through the day, there were IS to take
supper. Mrs. Wallace B. Cummings and
Mrs. E. T. Judkins entertained. Supper
consisted of baked beans, pastry and
coffee. From to 10 was spent as usual.
readings, vocal and instrumental
music and dialogues. Space will not
allow mention of each, but one at time
perhaps will do. A dialogue entitled
''How She Cured Him" was the talk OF
the evening, given by W. B. Cummings
as sick uncle, Mrs. Alma Judkins and
Mrs. Dorah Becker as houSekeepers. All
Others did their parts finely, and al
went home feeling they had got vel
paid for coming, but saying nothing Of
going home. Next circle in two weeks
Amos L. Bean thought as close time
had come on deer he would shift his 30
80 Marlin for four good shoats. He had
previously added seven yearling heifer'
to his worldly possessions, making 9
herd of 2 horses, calves, 4 hogs. Al
that seems to be needed now is first
farm and then woman. But we let hin
plan for himself.
c. A. Grover has recovered enough sc
that he has started to-day with load O
wood for Bethel.
Arthur Andrews is gaining every day
Herbert l. Bean has bought a COW Of
D. A. Cummings.
The apples are not all sold here as yet
Austin Hutchinson is buying live hog'
for Lewiston market, paying 6 cents, alst
buying fox skins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.
STATE OF MAINE.

OXFORD, IS: February 3ru, lSc,
Whereas. Levi =. Packard, late Of Oxford, In
the County Of Oxford, State of Maine, In
his lifetime conveyed by mortgage deed to Albert
8. Wells, of Oxford, aforesaid certain tract or
parcel of land together with the buildings there
on. situated iu said oxford. County and State
aforesaid. bounded northerly by the County road
lealling from oxford village to Otisneld Gore;
easteriy by the road leading from said Oxford
village to East Otisfeld to the Greeley brook
bridge; thence up said Greeley brook to the OIL,
Greeley HI road; thence on said Greeley Hill
roa,l to the road leading over Otisfeld Gore
meaning hereby to convey the same premises
conveyed to said Packard by said Wills, JAN
uary 18th, A. n. 1909.
The date Of said mortgage deed is January
18th, A. ID. 1902, and 1t Is recorded In Oxford
Registry Of Deeds. vol. 81, page lis; and sNid
mortgage was duly assigned by said Wills to
me, the undersigned, Rebecca Moore OF Abbot,
in the County Of Piscstaquis, State Of Maine,
aforesaid.
And whereas the condition in said mortgage
has been and now remains broken; now there
fore, by reason of said breach OF condition claim
| a foreclosure Of said mortgage, and give this
| notice Of my intention.
REBECCA MOORE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Greenwood,

Our thanks are due the weather maker
for the temperature he gave us last
Wednesday morning, since it gives two
mention is the fact that it was IA de-
grees below zero, one degree colder
than any previous morning this winter.
The other is what might be called a
freak of nature, or prank of Jack
Frost. Two pals of water were sitting
side of each other in the sink, one of
which froze over on the surface in the
usual manner, while the other froze in a
honeycomb form from top to bottom
of the pail. What was the cause of itp
That kind of freak has been seen be-
fore, but not often. Speaking of freaks,
here is another that might be mentioned
in this connection. and is about as great
novelty as the other. o. G.. Whitman
has COW which has six fully developed
teats, all of size, and gives milk out of
them all alike. She came in recently,
and her calf ought to congratulate him
self on being born in a land flowing with
milk if not with honey.
A letter from the Henricks brothers of
| Cleveland, o., says they will visit here
the coming spring and later on will visit
California or the golden state on the
Pacific, of which they have so often
heard but never saw.
| Last Wednesday, Newton Bryant and
Frank Brooks broke out the road here
with one and half yoke of oxen, one OF
Franks oxen having famed himself so
that he works the other one tandem;
and he works well that way having nc
occasion to crowd. But that makes il
bad for Frank, since he has large
amount of wood to market and only one
OK at present that can work.
| OSgood Swan met with serious acct.
dent recently, which in short time would
have proved fatal. He was digging out
pulp wood from under deep snow drift
for Fred Cole, when the snow caved in
burying him deeply in doubled up pc.
sition, making it impossible for him to
move. He was alone at the time of the
accident, but as good luck would have it,
| Sylvester Cole came to the place before
life became extinct, and rescued him
from his perilous position. In digging
him out it was found that his birch hook
had penetrated entirely through his
cheek, and in so doing had knocked out
three of his teeth. He was taken home
feeling badly used up.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Wilson's Mills.

School began Monday, Feb. 9th, taught
by Miss Blanche NJ. Ais of Colebrook.
A. A. Flint and wife are in from Cole
brook on a visit to his father, F. A
Flint.
Joseph Gilbert, who is stopping with
his sister, Mrs. AL Hart, has new
gramophone and will give entertain.
ments.
Bessie Searles, who has been teaching
at Enrol the past winter, was in town
recently, also one of her scholars, Cora
Bennett.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
What Shall We Eat e?

What don't we eat? We rely on the
honesty of the baker, the compoundeI
of all the flavors, extracts, spices, Gamers
of all manner of goods, and over and
above all, the butcher.
| remember when boy of hearing
that somewhere butchers, by reason OF
their business of slaughter and blood
were excluded from sitting as jurors in
capital cases. Be that as it may, think
if there is any class of caterers which
need looking after, it is that of the
butcher. Oh, there are honest butchers,
no doubt. but by watching out it will
soon be discovered that they are on the
alert for diseased cattle which the farm.
er will gladly sell for song, to be rid
of it before it finally succumbs to its
disease.
Look at those old wrecks known as
Gamers, S. apiece. Perhaps they can
travel to the car or shambles, if not they
are carted, and away they 60, and some
body eats them. Oh, if they are sent
away what do you care? But don't be
too sure. They are often slyly slaughter
ed and sold for home trade. The un-
scrupulous dealer sells it out at the top
price. Of course it would not do to
divide profits with the consumer, for
that would be dead give away. See?
Yes, swine are killed to save natural
death, and if perchance they get the
start and die, we have heard of the
butchering process being gone through
with, but these are rare cases, we hope.
1t is bad enough to be compelled to
al of
COWS who have been fed on cotton-seed
until their bones are yellow. would
not particularly object to a slice from a
pig-pen or slide-yoke occasionally, but
to have an old Gamer foisted upon me,
as am aware I have, (but can't fully
prove), it grinds, and if there is any one
matter which should be looked after by
inspectors, in our opinion it is the meat
supply.
We:well remember the story of ''corn-
ed beef" in the late war, and how much
better protected are WEI DIsaUsTED.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
I'm Memoriam.

Luella Cole, the subject of this brief
sketch, was the only child of SOranus n.
and Elizabeth d. Cole. She was born at
Locke's Mills July IS, 1856 and died
near Greenwood Center December s,
1902. Her father died of typhoid fever
when she was hardly more than an infant,
thus leaving her entirely in the care of
her mother, who watched over her
daughter, as she grew in body and mind,
with all the sOlicitude of fond and
tender parent.
After living a widow several years, the
mother married Samuel Elwell, who
bought and settled on farm where he
still lives; thus making permanent and
happy home for the newly made family.
On arriving at womanhoOd the daugh-
ter commenced working out, and so
faithful did she prove to be, in addition
to her kind and genial disposition, that
she soon had more applications for her
services than she could fill.
Later ON in life she turned her atten-
tion more to the employment of nursing,
and soon became an expert in that line of
work as her mother had been before her;
and such was the demand for her services
in this new field, that they used TO say
il was pity she could not be in two or
three places at the same time, SO as to
widen her sphereSDf usefulness. And il
is in this capacity that her loss will be
the most severely felt throughout the
present generation.
Luella Cole was never married, always
resolved, apparently, to let well enough
alone; thinking, perhaps, that by remain
ing single she could make herself more
useful to the community at large; and in
this she was not mistaken.
In person she was about the average
height, possessed a good figure, and
being naturally quick motioned she
would do large amount of work in a
given space of time. Although nature
gave her good constitution, it was
not made of iron; and continual labor,
without the proper intervals of rest, was
what produced a complication OF dis
eases, which finally proved fatal.
She was a great sufferer during the
last of her days, but endured it all like a
Christian martyr, until the angel OF
death came to her relief.
The muse gives us glimpse of Luella
Coles life work in these words, as seen
from her point of view:
Thou servant of humanity, thy labor was well
done,
True love and Christian gratitude most nobly
thou hast won.
Long years thy work was with the sick, cooled
Sweet rest and peace foreyermore shall be thy
portion now.
Id.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Bethel.

Friday afternoon, (Feb. 13), the basket
ball team from Lancaster, N. H., came
Ito Bethel to play the Gould Academy
team. The students rendered them re-
ception Friday evening, and Saturday
morning they were driven to points of in
| terest in the village and vicinity. A
very fine game of ball was played on
both sides, the result standing Is, In
favor of the Bethel team. After the
guests had left on the afternoon train
the young men showed their apprecia'
ton of the victory by drawing the vic
tors through the village in a double
team. The Westbrook team is to play
Saturday, Feb. 81. This team is called
one of the best in the State.
The storm that began early Monday
morning was real blizzard.
Saturday, Major A. N. True went te
Bangor to attend the G. A. R. encamp
ment.
Mrs. w. E. Abbott still remains crit
cally i'll at her home on High street.
Miss E. E. Bhrnham has sold out hel
millinery business to Lewiston party
so it is reported. Miss Burnham ha'
been in business here for long time
and it will be with deep regret that hel
patrons and large circle of friends will
learn of this change. Miss Burnham by
honest, fair dealing, and unstinted gen
crosby has won host of friends.
| DIR. and Mrs. Gardiner l.. Sturdivan
are receiving congratulations upon TIT
birth of little daughter.
! Prof. Hanscom and Mr.. Dyer hav'
been i'll part of the week, and there wa
no session of school Wednesday.
Thursday evening through the gener
osity of Landlord Lord, the Bethel Ii
tertainment at Prospect Inn. A yer,
pleasing program was presented, consist
ing of vocal solo by Miss Jennie Gibson
reading by Miss Lynds and Miss Grac
Chapman, music by the male quartet
consisting of DR.. I. Wight, DR.. G. L
Sturdivant, Charles Valentine and Ed
ward Barker. Piano solo by Miss Mil
lam Herrick, and piano duet by Mise
Agnes Barton and Agnes Brooks. Afte
the program eighteen tables were al
ranged and filled with the lovers O
whist, which was INDUCED in until lat
hour. Home made candies were for sal
and punch was served. The officers @
the Library Association were tn
hoStesses.
i Edward Harvey, Bowdoin, is at hom
on account of illness.
| Friday the c. E. held social in Gal
land Chapel.
DR.. and Mrs. Bradbury of Norwa
were in Bethel Thursday.
The prize speaking of the student
will take place in Odeon Hall next FIR
day evening.
The winter term of Gould Academ
will close Friday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
EarIy RenlinR.

It may seem superhuous to say that
one cannot put old heads on young
shoulders. yet it is Il truth of which
many parents require to be rem!nde"
who are very anxious for their boys to
"get on" and who deplore with uplift
ed eyes their offspring's fondness OF
adventure books" That is the tend.
ency of the average boy. Occasionally
The precocity Of genius asserts itself In
a Goethe, a Shelley or Byron; but
speaking generally. childhood is men
tally prone to follow after the new ans.
the wonderful. 1t is II principle the op
Grafton of which should not be inter
fered with as long rs n boys excur'
sions into the realm of fiction are kept
within reasonable bounds.-Chambers
Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Could Not Stand 1t.

A life of the poet James Gates Per-
cival contains some personal incidents
that show the character Of the man.
Among them is this:
When he was made state geologist
Of Wisconsin, young man was ap-
pointed to assist him. One day the
geologist entered the governors Office
in state of excitement. II cannot
stand it. Indeed | cannot! | cannot
work with him any longer!" he declared
with some agitation, referring to his
assistant.
whats the truoble?
HE whistles and he throws stones at
BIRDS" was the indignant rejoinder.
Thereafter he pursued his geological
labors unassisted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
South RumfOrd.

Myrtle Pine has gone to her home il
Roxbury.
Purl Putnam is without a house
keeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Z. Abbott entertained
the Mckinley School League, Feb. 18th
About thirty were present.
Maggie Bessey visited friends in An
dover, Feb. 18th to 10th.
F. p. Putnam is quite sick with cold
Not many at the School League
sociable at Mrs. Cynthia Ackley's, Feb
IL, rs it was rainy night.
Freeland Whitehouse has moved away
from the Curneil place, and family by
the name of Richardson are living there
DR.. j. f. Putnam was in Bangor few
days last week. Fremont Abbott car.
ried the mail while he was away.
Frank Greenlaw has gone to Cherry,
field, Maine, to help care for his aged
father who is i'll with a cancer.
Charles Maxwell from Jay is now
working for NJ. l.. Wyman on his milk
route.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Buckheld.

Mrs. Louise Holmes is quite Ill.
Armstrong Gerrish, wife, and Mrs.
Emma Jewett, who have been quite sick,
are reported on the gain, although MI
Gerrish is quite feeble.
We are sorry to hear of the illness Of
Mrs. VIM. Cushman.
Allen Irish is at home from Bath by
reason of an attack of the grippe.
A contest is on between Mrs. Arthur
Hall and Mrs. Ralph Morrill,, members
of Mountain Grange. 1t seems to be
sort of hurdle race, or shooting match
The one that obtains the smallest num-
Der of applicants to join on certain day
must furnish dinner for the company
Their ieutenants are working hard.
A man said that some of them though,
of stopping the Democrat because did
not report a certain affair last season
(Joking, of course.) One point in the
above mentioned case.iwe have recently
learned is almost too funny to pass un
noticed. A certain complaint being
made, the judge quietly interviewed
some youths. These admitting that the
law had been violated, the respondent
plead guilty, was fined and settled. One
youth, old enough to know that a wit
ness is entitled to fees, learned the re-
suit and called for his witness fees
"You have not been called, you gave
your information voluntarily. You art
not entitled to fees" "Well," says the
boy, 'If you ever want me to tell yor
anything again I'll lie like H.. Thi'
amused the old judge.
Feb. Is, Mrs. Mary A. Darrell passed
away at the home of her son-in-law Her
bert Irish. She was the widow of Al
den Darrell late of Hartford. Her age 81
years. Her funeral was attended b!
Rev. Mr.. Barton of Bethel at the hom'
about two miles this village.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waldron recently fel
on the slippery sidewalk shaking her VI
considerably, and later she had an attacl
of the grippe causing great discomfort
Mrs. Anna Pike expects her son Georg
from Springfield, Mass, to spend Sunda.
with her.
What about that sign of the hogs melt
that infallible sign which was to give III
warm weather?
j. F. Bicknell of North Buckfield
quite story teller. He was down Frida
entertaining the multitude.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
East Sumner.

Word comes from Medford, Mass.
that Mrs. Augusta (ConanO Robinson
formerly of Sumner, has passed away
She was the daughter of Mr.. John Co
nant who resided for many years il
sumner and afterward in Abingdon
Mass. She was the wife of Mr.. Algernol
W. Robinson, native also of Sumner.
Samuel |. Crockett is said to be quit,
feeble from an attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. Mary Sewall is quite feeble thi:
winter, as also is Miss Marcella Heald.
An epidemic of colds seems to be pre-
vailing in the vicinity and many art
afflicted thereby.
Several days of zero weather las
week
An entertainment will be given at tn,
vestry on Thursday evening, March 3
when the comical farce entitled prof
Baxter's Great Invention" will be pre-
scented. Low admission rates and {
good time is expected. Come and en-
iOy il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
East Bethel.

Road breakers seem to be the most
busy people.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott have re
turned To their home here for few
weeks.
Miss Jennie Swan is working for Mrs
Peers who is quite ill.
Mr. Charles Swan from Washington, D
c., is visiting his home in this place.
Miss Hester Kimball was the guest o
Mrs. j. Ii. Estes last week at RumforC
Corner.
Miss Maud Russell is taking cours,
in the Home Corresponding Business
College, Springfield, Mass.
The Ladies Club was very pleasant.
entertained by Mrs. s. Z. Rich last week
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Mnrnetixinr u WitnesI.

Brougham. while practicing at the
bar, once tried the experiment of mag
netizing an adverse witness giving evi.
dence and succeeded in remarkable
manner without speaking word. Seat
ing himself Immediately before the
witness, he fixed him with his eye till
the poor man blushed, stammered and
finally collapsed in nervous confusion,
probably leaving his most important
evidence unsaid.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Stonped Voting For Daniel.

A funny story is told about an old
time doctor who. writing letter. ask,
ed a judge. Judge. isn't e-q-u-i the
way to spell equinomical!"
"Yes, | think it is said the judge,
"but here's Webster's Dictionary. II
can soon tell you"
He tried to find the word. but gave
it up ut lcpGth, and exclaimed, We'll,
sir. I've always been Daniel Webster
man. but any man who will write lis
big dictionary as this and not Pr IL
as common Il word as equinoi@ cal
can't get my vote for anything here
after"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Had Good Reason to Worry.

They are telling this story Of the pas
tor of metropolitan church who has
made study of palmistry and kindred
subjects:
A woman came to him and begged
that he read her hand. She was q
spinster, and an interesting network
of lines had spread over her palm with
the years. The minister decided to
give her bit Of advice.
"You should never think Of marriage u
he said
81 don't" replied the spinster prompt,
ly; Il worry about IT, New York
Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Cnrioaifies of EtymolOEy

It Is extraordinary how words FOL
the same thing differ in even so small
country as England. Take left
handed" for example. In Gloucester
shire such person is described as
"scrammy," in Staffordshire he be
comes "craggy," the phrase for a left
handed Yorkshireman is "gawkrodger'
or "callick handed" and in the next
county, Durham, he is "cuddy paw
London Telegraph.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
BrOWnfield,

Mrs. Cyrus Durgan, a resident of this
town until within few months, now
living at Kezar Falls, is critically i'll of a
paralytic shock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett GRAHAM have
moved into Mr.. John Graffam's rent on
Hill Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tee from Denmark are
working at the Pequawket House.
Mrs. Frank Fessenden is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Blake.
Little Marion Cameron is quite sick.
Mrs. Marshall Spring of Hiram is stop
ping with Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Spring
on Main Street.
Terribly cold weather and very bad
roads.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
The Cork Tree.

The cork tree is an evergreen oak
and in southern Europe and northcl!I
Africa usually attains height Of th:r-
ty feet. In Spain ard Portugal ii !;
somewhat extensively cultivated ard is
peeled for the first time when from tel
to twenty years old. The first stripping
is not valuable and Is used in the Old
world principally for tanning. Tie
bark grows better after each success.
sive peeling. which is done at intervals
of from eight to twelve years. The sea
son for stripping in Europe Is during
July and August.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Sumner.

Samuel Crockett and Addie Parlin art
on the sick list.
Mrs. Hattie Abbott of Abingdon, Mass.
is visiting relatives here.
George Morrill, lost one of his work
horses recently.
Mrs. D. r. Coles has gone to Massa
chusetts to help care for her son who is
sick with pneumonia.
Miss Grace Abbott, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in the place
has returned to her home in Abingdon
Mass.
Julian Dyer, wife, and little son Ray
mond, of Rumford Falls, are visiting
relatives in this place.