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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Bryant's Pond,

After a severe illness of about four
weeks duration, Alonzo Felt passed to a
higher life Saturday afternoon. The
funeral services were held at the Baptist
Church. Rev. G. B. Hannaford of Rum
ford Falls officiating. There was large
gathering of the friends and relatives OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Felt present. Among them
was Abner Bryant of Freeport. Mr.. and
Mrs. Felt were charter members OF
Franklin Grange, which attended in a
body to pay their last respects to his
memory. The interment was at the
family burying ground.
Mrs. Lee Rowe is very sick, and is
failing every day.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Cole was Frustrated
with severe illness on Tuesday of this
week. and is not improving much at this
writing. DR.. o. K. Yates is attending
her.
Mrs. Minnie Jordan returned from the
Maine General Hospital about two weeks
ago, where she had been for an opera
ton for appendicitis, and was doing
well, but owing to the illness of her baby
with pneumonia, and OVERRIDING, she is
now sick in bed.
Mrs. Angie Berry still remains an in
valid.
There are number of small children
sick with something like pneumonia.
Mrs. Gerry Wing is very sick with
heart trouble.
Business is good at both mills, and at
the quarry. About fifty men are work,
ing there at present cutting stone for the
new Grand Trunk depot at Portland.
D. A. Cole, rural letter carrier from
this office, has not missed but one day in
getting his mail off on the afternoon
train since the route was started Sept.
lst. For the month of December he
handled 1852 pieces of mail, registered
80 letters and took 16 applications for
money orders.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
East Hebron.

Many of our citizens are sick of late
Mrs. Jere Packard is sick, and it il
thought she had a slight shock.
Baker Phillips family, all who are a
home. have had the prevailing epidemic
recently. Harry came home from his
work in the telegraph office in Wes
Minot, quite sick with the same com
plant as the other members OF the
family, unable to sit up and enduring
much pain. The doctor says the disease
is of the grippe form.
Since j. Packard went to Mechanic
Falls as night operator in that station
Dea. Fuller is doing, or has tried to dc
his chores, not being able to find com
petent hand at doing that kind Of work,
and finds the work quite hard for him.
Rev. Mr.. Kelley is quite active when
any work is needed among the sick, ever
ready to perform large share of the
work of helping them along.
Rev. Mr.. Kelley was called to East
Buckfield last Sabbath to perform the
burial service of Harry Tuttle, member
of the East Hebron F. B. Church. The
roads were badly drifted and they had a
very cold drive. Several members of the
choir attended.
School is now in progress. Several OF
the scholars are away, making the school
quite small at present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Francis Hamlin.

Died in Yuba City, Calf, Dec. II,
1902, Francis Hamlin.
He was born in Sweden, Oxford Coun-
ty, Maine, in 1877, the son of Francis and
Rebecca Parker Hamlin, was educated in
the common schools and at Kent's Hill;
moved TO Ohio in lS41 and was engaged
in teaching for several years. In 1919
with company starting from Ohio he
crossed the plains TO California. After
mining for time he returned to Maine
BY way of the IsthmuS of Panama In
1851; but in 1853 returned again to Cali
fornia with drove of cattle bought in
Missouri. On arriving in California, he
located at West Butte where was his
home for many years. At first he en-
gagged in raising cattle, but afterward in
raising wheat, his ranch being in the
best wheat growing section of the state.
He always took an active interest in pub
lie affairs-served one term in the state
legislature and acted for time as coun-
ty surveyor.
Mr.. Hamlin possessed all the sterling
traits of the old New Englanders, in
theory and in practice advocating tenn
perance, and always opposed TO the
saloon. Being a good conversationalist,
his descriptions of the fortunes and mis-
fortunes of the miners, the conditions of
life at that early day, and of incidents
while crossing the plains and the
isthmus, his experiences with the In
dams, &C., were deeply interesting.
He was twice married. One daughter
by his first marriage, and widow,
formerly Annie NJ. Stevens of Standish,
Me-, survive him.
NJ NJ HAMIIN,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Locomotive Boiler Exploded.

An unusual accident occurred on the
Grand Trunk Tuesday morning near
Berlin, n. H., when locomotive boiler
burst, fatally injuring two men and in.
juring two others more or less. The en-
CINE was one of the ninety-ton ten-wheel-
ers, and was new, having been in use
only about year. 1t was attached tOIa
west-bound freight train, which was in
motion at the time. The engine was
lifted and thrown around by the explo-
sion, and two or three of the freight cars
were wrecked, so that the line was
blocked for some hours.
At the time of the accident there were
on the engine, besides the engineer and
fireman, the conductor and head brake
man. The fireman died in few min
utes after being taken out. His home
was in Portland, and as nearly as can be
made out from numerous mis-spellings
in the newspapers, his name was Elmer
G. Munich. The engineer, Harvey Cross
of Portland, had his face badly burned
and his collar bone broken, but his in
juries were not serious and he was able
to 60 home. The conductor, John Fitz-
simmons of Portland, was taken to the
hospital at Portland, where he died the
next day. The brakeman's injuries
were not severe enough to oblige him to
suspend work.
The boiler was not known to be in any
way defective, and no definite cause for
the accident can be assigned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Hiram,

Mr.. Monroe Boynton died Jan. 10Th
of pneumonia, after an illness of fou
days, aged "a years. He was an intelli
gent and courteous gentleman and readi
ly won the respect of all who knew him
He was never married. He devoted
much time and money to the great cause
of human fraternity. He had served as
postmaster of Hiram, and was reported
by government Inspector as the most
methodical, systematic, and accurate
postmaster in Oxford County. He had
been in trade in Hiram for long time
and was strictly honest in all his deal
ings. His funeral occurred at the Uni
versalist church Sunday forenoon where
he had long been regular attendant.
Rev. Fl. II. Hoyt preached an excellent
sermon, abiding in touching terms to
the pure, peaceable, and kindly life of
the deceased. He was member of the
G. A. R., /. o. o. F., Rebekahs, Eastern
Star, The Red Men, the K. of p, and
a sd degree Mason, and the seven
orders were represented at his funeral,
some seventy Masons and Knights Of
Pythias marching in the procession.
Greenleaf Lodge, +. i A. NJ, OF Cor
nish rendered him Masonic honors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Eastern Argus
1SO3..19O3.
Daily and Weekly.

With the coming year the Eastern Argus viii
round out a century of faithful, honorable and
progressive service and will take rank with the
select few centenarian newspapers Of the
country This event will be recognized by
further improvements In mechanical equipment
and increase Of news gathering facilities, thus
maintaining and strengthening the position the
Argus has attained among the leading news
papers of New England.
The chief Maine exponent and champion Of
Jefersonan Democracy, the Argus Ia broad In
It's views, fair In tone. clean In character and
universal In It's scope of information. For these
and other reasons this old standby" of Maine
Democracy and uphoder Of Maine interests OF
all kinds, Is daily welcomed in thousands OF
Maine homes, while the sphere Of its influence
is constantly extending. In all Its varied de
partments the Argus for the coming year will be
abreast of the times. Its general news service
will include the fullest telegraphic and cable
dispatches. presenting In well.arranged form al
the worlds news Of the day. Maine news and
Maine interests, will, as heretofore, receive
special attention, for the Argus Is, first Of all
Maine newspaper for Maine people, and de-
voted to Maine interests Of every description
Throughout the coming year 1t will keep Its
readers In closer touch with State and local IN
terest- Than ever before, covering the Legislative
proce eiings with full and careful reports. while
all the special features that have helped to make
the Argus one Of the best of New England fam.
ilv papers, will be further developed and i'm.
proved
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Fryeburg.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Page entertained
a number of their friends at whist Tues
day evening.
The Freshman class gave their first
sociable Wednesday evening.
Miss Mary Howe, who has been quite
ill for few weeks, is able to be out.
Miss Whitney of Portland is at Mr.
VIM. Gordon's.
The &. A. r. of Grover Post united
with the Ladies' Relief Corps on Friday
Jan. 16, for their annual installation
Mr.. Allen of Conway installing the Off
GERS of the Post, and Mrs. Sawyer o.
Portland the ladies. She also presented
the Corps with beautiful flag.
A supper at New Church Hall Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Ward have re
turned from Portland, where he has
been treated for nervous trouble. Mr.
Ward will 60 to Portland once weel
for further treatment.
Rhetoricals at the Academy Friday
afternoon.
Married at DR.. Jordan's Wednesday
evening, Miss Annie Gilpatrick and Mr.
Albert Smart.
Friday evening the Knights Of Pyth
las gave ball at Wiley's Hall. Supper
was served at the Arguenot.
Mrs. Whitney of Washington, D. C..
has returned to Miss Abby Pages.
Mrs. Susan Tucker is failing fast.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Lowell.

The officers of Lake Kezar Encamp-
ment, No. 20, |. o. q. f., were Installed
Monday night at Odd Fellows Hall by ID.
ID. q. p, A. W. Belcher of Denmark,
assisted by Patriarchs of Mt. Pleasant
Encampment as grand officers. The
elective officers were as follows:
P-Charles W. Farrlngton.
H. P-Edwar,l McAllaster.
5. VIC. III. Brown.
j. w.-Erank Harmon.
Scribe-F. W. Brown.
Treas.-G. A. kimbal.
Supper was served in the town hall be-
fore the installation. There were liz
present at the supper.
The funeral of Mrs. Kate Harrington
was attended Saturday by Rev. Z. r.
Sargent from her late residence.
Preston w. Charles has sold his busl-
ness at Fort Worth, Texas, and is stop
ping at the home of his father Warren
Charles.
Clarence Wiley of Fryeburg is at the
village making some changes in the tele-
phone. A larger switch board is to be
put in at Dr. Noyes' and the village in
struments connected with it.
On Friday evening of last week there
was Union Circle of the Center and
Village societies at the parsonage. There
was large number in attendance includ
ing delegation of nine from the Stow
and Chatham Society. Eight dollars was
realized which was presented to the pas
tor to ''squander" as he saw hit, but the
real idea was that the money was to
help in paying for the telephone that has
recently been put into the parsonage.
A. NJ. Pottle lost a good fat hog re,
Gently. No reason given. He just la,
down and died after eating his break
fast. Probably heart failure.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
North Paris.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Curtis, Mr.
and Mrs. P. A. Crawford, Mr.. anG
Mrs. A. d. Andrews, and Mr.. and Mrs
E. Z. Field went with West Paris Grange
to Bryant's Pond on January II, to visi
the Grange there, and all had fine
time.
]. Cushman is cutting rock maple or
B. K. Dow's.
A. w. Walker & Sons teams are draw.
ing some very heavy loads by here; be.
tween and cords of wood, and - to
10 hundred of green poplar being hauled
to load.
Mrs. Nellie Blood and little son are
visiting relatives here.
Will Hall and a Mr.. Kempton are pack
ing apples here for +. L. Barrett.
There are to be school exhibitions in
both the Tuell and Harbor Districts at
the close of the schools; one coming the
evening of February 8, the other Feb. 8,
in the evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
The Average American.

Henry Gannett is the author of an
article recently published upon "The
Average American" According to Mr..
Gannett's figures, the average American
is thirty-seven years old, lives on a farm
near Columbus, o., is married and has
three children; is five feet eight inches
in height; weighs $50 pounds; is an
octoroon in color and Anglo-Saxon in
blood; is worth $4,000, and has an
annual income of $3.50. His family live
we'll, consuming 1850 pounds of flour, 60
of meal, $50 of meat, $50 of potatoes, 100
of butter and 300 of sugar. They drink
more coffee than tea and liberal
allowance of both.
The foregoing is a concise summary
of the average Americans material con,
dition. Mentally and morally he is not
without defects. He is an omnivOrous
newspaper and magazine reader, but
isn't distinguished for his familiarity
with books. He drinks eight gallons OF
spirits and seventy-five gallons of beer
and uses twenty pounds of tobacco
annually. He doesn't attend church
very regularly; swears like pirate wher
he is angry; spells his wife and children
by indulgence, and spends 500 year or
his clothing. He is energetic above the
average of mankind, and is specifically
intelligent, but lacks in thorough menta
training He started to get on too early il
life to waste time on thorough educa
ton, and is disposed to regard a complete
university training as more ornamental
than useful.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
BETHEL.

A very sad accident occurred in the
Grand Trunk railroad yard Monday
evening when John O'Meara of st.
Bridges, Quebec, was thrown from his
train and instantly killed. Coroner
Grover took charge of the remains and
they were forwarded to his family.
O'Meara was a young man and well
spoken of by all who knew him.
Senator Philbrook was accompanied
by Mrs. Philbrook when he returned to
Augusta. Mrs. PhilbroOk will spend the
remainder of the session there.
Mr.. Harold Chapman has been in town
this week selling nursery trees and
shrubbery.
The severe cold weather of the first
days of the week prevented the return
of some of the Academy pupils.
Mrs. Ira Jordan spent Thursday in
Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lord are at home from
Boston, where they have been several
weeks.
Large quantities of wood, timber and
bark are being hauled into the village.
Friday afternoon and evening the stu
dents of Gould Academy held their an
nual fair and supper in Garland Chapel
The audience rooms were very prettily
decorated and the several booths in
which useful and ornamental articles
were sold, were bright with bunting
part decorated in the red white and blue
and many with the class colors, blue and
yellow. The public responded gener
ously to the soliciting committees and
the young ladies showed remarkable
taste in arranging the articles, and the
several booths were very attractive. A
very appetizing supper was served to
large number. The supper was followed
by very pleasing entertainment ant
the fair of 1908 will be added as ont
more success for the teachers and pupils
Saturday morning the thermometel
registered 10 below zero.
The town schools will close Frida.
with public exercises.
The Federation of Clubs will be enter
tanned by the Ladies' Church Aid of the
NJ. E. Society, Saturday, Jan. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Holt have ar
rived from Harrison where they wer'
married one week ago. Many goOt
wishes are expressed for them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
STATE OF MAINE.

Court of County Commissioners, December see.
sion, A. d. 1902, held at Paris, within ana iof
the said County Of oxford, on the last Tuesday
Of December, A. d. 1902. being the SOth DAY OF
said month.
TIME County COMMISSIONER for the County
of Oxford, In the month Of September, A.. u.
1902, as provided by law made actual inspection
of the County roads duly located and open ioI
travel lying Ia uoincorp0rated townships ana
tracts OF land hereinafter mentioned In saiu
County, for the purpose Of ascert lining the con.
ditions of said roads and estimating the amounI
needed t. put the same in repair 80 as TO be saie
and convenient for public travel; and 1t appear.
ing on said inspection that said roads were nol
In good repair ami not safe and convenient Ioi
purposes OF public travel and that tax shouid
be assessed ON said lands for the repair OF sald
roads therein; they do therefore on the 3oth Gay
of December. A. d. 1892, adjudge and order tnal
the following sums DO assessed and the same ait
hereby assessed upon the following lands "a un
incorporated townships and tracts OF land mere
matter mepti ned, for the purpose OF repalrlnH
the roads passing through them during the year
1903, to wit
an Andover West Surplus, for the purpose O.
J repairing that part of the County road leaa
Ing from Andover Corner TO Upton which lie;
in said Surplus the sum Of ffty.one dollars anc
ninety .One cents is assessed as follows
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES.

Whereas. George w. Rillon Of Paris, Benj. L.
Rowe o. Peru, VIM. ID. Irish Of Hartford and
John l.. Howard of Mexico, all Of the County OF
Oxford and State Of Maine. by their mortgage
deed dated the 9th day of January, A. ID. 1895
and recorded In the Oxford Registry of Deeds
book 232, pIge 1872, convey Led to me, the under
signed. certain parcel Of real estate situate In
Peru, In the County Of Oxford and state OF
Maine, and bounded and described as follows
BEGINNING at the northeast corner Of my orchard
at certain post being the corner post as said
orchard Ia now fenced; thence nearly south by a
straight line with birch tree spotted, standing
on the ,outh bank Of Spears stream to the
center of said stream thence about mol theasterly
own the center OF said stream to the mouth of
3 small brook few rods below the Demeritt
brick yard; thence about northwest course up
said brook TO poplar tree spotted, on easterly
bsnk of said brook. said last line to include all
of said brook and the right Of fOwage by erecting
dam to raise the water In said brook to &C.
rommodste the brick ward below; thence nearly
westerly on q straight line 10 cherry tree
spotted, standing at the edge Of the woods;
thence bearing little south on straight line
to the first mentioned bound, together with The
prick yard on said land, and all buildings and
implements used in connection Herewith; and
VIII reas the G ndition Of said mortgage has been
broken. now therefore. by reason of tie breach
OF the condition thereof, claim foreclosure OF
Dated Peru, Me Jan 10, 1903.
FRANK DEMERRITT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Wilson'S Mills.

S. NJ. Yates and family have returned
to take charge of Camp Meadows for the
Parmacheenee Club.
The snow storm of Sunday night and
Monday obliterated all traces of road,
still peddlers and book agents come.
VIM. Spencer was in Thursday.
Rev. w. b. Hague of Bridgton came
in Thursday and held services at the
school house Sunday forenoon. Miss
Addie Flint played the organ.
Elwyn Storey is going to Enrol tn
school.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
At Least Four Candidates

The candidacy of Hon. William I,
Haines of Waterville for the Republican
nomination for governor in 1904 was
formally announced last week, and it is
thus made certain that there will be al
least four candidates in the campaign.
There are already in the field Hon.
Joseph II. Manley of Augusta, Hon.
William T. Cobb of Rockland, Hon.
Charles ii. Prescott of Biddeford, and
Hon. William T. HaineS of Waterville. A
good old-fashioned fighting campaign is
thus in prospect, such as we have not
had for dozen years or more, and II
will be good thing all around, who
ever wins-good for the State, and good
for the party.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Greenwood,

Thanks to Orison Bryant for four num-
berS of the Los Angeles Times. 1t il
hard work to read them, during the
weather we have had, without casting a
wiShful eye toward that Utopian land
and deploring the fate that kept US from
going there.
The way some people are trying to
keep their courage up is to think that
January is vel! nigh gone, that February
is short month comprising only four
weeks, and then comes the month that
"beareth the gentle name of spring"
whether anything more than the name
comes with it or not.
If we are to have no January thaw,
except what came Wednesday after the
five inches of snow, it will hardly be
worth recording.
There are . number of Firms at work in
the woods for the Paris Manufacturing
Co., who are having something of trade
in selling or exchanging small copper
coin, said to be worth about one-fOurth
of cent, for cent apiece. The coin
is about one-half as large as the army
and navy cent so common in war times.
One side contains the words, l PENN,
under which is the date of 1875. The
other side has crown at the top, under
which is scroll capital letter A, while
at the bottom are two characters re-
sembling two figures rs. 1t is an in
teresting little coin and we'll worth the
price asked for a keepsake.
A few weeks ago mention was made of
white birch tree, from which % four
foot cuts of spool wood were taken. Lest
the fact might be doubted, will here
state that the tree in question was
fOrked a few feet from the ground, each
prong being about the same size; hence
the large amount of wood the tree pro-
duced.
Four persons have recently died in
different parts of the country with all of
whom we were once well acquainted.
Rev. Ira G. Sprague, Asa Garland, Will
liam Cole, and Alonzo Felt, whose funeral
was held at Bryant Pond last Monday.
Rev. G. B. Hannaford informed the
writer that it was the 590th funeral at
which he has officiated since entering
the ministry.
1.-THE last enemy that shall be destroy
ed is death. Paul the Apostle.
"There is no death. "-Bulwer Lytton.
Which writer told the truth?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27
Perhaps Fatal Injury.
SECTION HAND RUN OVER BY FREIGHT
AT HARTFORD.

A Frenchman named Japereau, EN-.
ployed as a trackman on the Portland
and Rumford Falls Railway, was acct
dentally run over by freight train at
Hartford, Friday morning about I
o o'clock. One of his legs was broken, his
shoulder was broken and his right arm
so terribly managled, that it needed but
the cutting away of bit of flesh to
sever it entirely from his body. His
condition is very critical.
The man was employed digging out
switch for an extra freight which was
drawn by engine No. ID. He evidently
thought he had stepped aside far enough
to let the train pass him, but one of the
cars caught his coat and dragged him
beneath the train.
At once an engine was sent to Buck
field after physicians, and he was taken
to the Sisters Hospital at Lewiston. His
recovery is considered very doubtful.
He Is rs years old and has a family.