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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
STATE OF MAINE.
County of oxford, IS.

County of oxford, SIS.
Taken this twenty fourth day OF March, A. D.
1904, on execution dated the twenty ninth day OF
February, A. ID. 1904, issued on a Judgement
rendered by the consideration of the Justice Of
our Supreme Judicial Court held at Paris. within
and for the County of Oxford, at u term thereof
| begun and held on the second Tuesday Of Feb.
and Fred c. Small both Of Cornish in the Count
of York and State OF Maine, co partners In trade
under the firm name and style OF MARI Small.
against Caleb w; Gilpatrick Of Hiram In the
sum OF one hundred and twenty-five dollars and
fifty five cents, (sl22 55), debt or DAMAGE, and
eleven dollars and sixty -one cents, ell 6D, cost
of suit and interest from the twenty fifth of Feb.
ruars A. d. 1896. being the time Of rendition Of
judgement. and forty.1lve cents for this and other
executions, the sum of ten dollars having been
paid. And there will be sold at public auction,
to the highest bidder. Wedne sday the twenty.
seventh day of April, A. ID. 1904, at ten o'clock
In the forenoon, the following described Real
Estate and all the right. title and Interest which
the said Caleb w. Fitzpatrick has to and In the
same.
!. A certain lot and parcel of land situated in
said Hiram, containing about thirty acres, and
bounded easterly by the road leading by the
dwelling house OF Charles s. Pike, southwest by
land of said Pike and northwesterly by land Of
N. w. Adams.
.. Also certain other parcel Of land In sail
Hiram, containing twenty five acres, more or less,
tORetner Win the uuiiuiuke thcioon al uounucu
as follows, beginning on the road easterly of
said building at stone wall, the first wall east
erly Of said buildings (Which runs south) thence
southerly by said wall as far as the same now
extends, then westerly by the stone wall to the
Treadwell Farm so-called; thence northerly by
said Treadweli Farm to the road; thence easterly
by the road to the wall first named.
5. Also certain parcel OF land In said Hiram,
containing twenty i've acres more or less. begin
ming at point on The TIT adwell Farm about
seventy five rods southerly of the road at stone
wall running easterly; thence running easterly
by said wall IA far as the same extends; thence
fence now stands to land of A. N. Dur1in, then
westerly by said Durgin's land to land Of N. w
Adams and E. N. Tresdwel to the point begun
at, except and reserving piece Of land In the
southwest corner Of said lot, containing about
five acres.
Dated q said Hiram. this twenty fourth day Of
March, A. D. 1904.
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BroWnfleld.

Mr.. George Dale, travelling uphOlster
er, died Tuesday morning at the Pequaw
ket House. He was sick only few
hours. His home was in Buffalo, N. Y
The remains were put in the receiving
tomb to await further orders.
Rev. Mr.. Hoyt delivered a lecture
Wednesday evening in the Universalist
church. A concert was also given and a
pastry supper. The travelling was SO
very bad it prevented many from being
present. 1t may be repeated.
The snow is leaving very fast much to
the satisfaction of every one, guess.
Mrs. Reuben LinscOtt has gone to
Massachusetts, to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Cole.
1t is said by those who are supposed
to know that maple syrup is destined to
be plenty this spring.
The earthquake was heard and felt here
as well as nearly all over Maine. Peo-
pie were not frightened until the next
day when they found out what it was.
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Lowell.

The shock of the earthquake Monday
morning, the 2lst inst, was about the
same here as reported from other places.
Mrs. Vileria Lord, wife of David P.
Lord, was awakened by the shock and
arose to ascertain the time. Shortly
after retiring she complained of being
distressed. The doctor was summoned,
but she died about o'clock of heart
trouble, which she had had for many
years. Her funeral was attended at
Centre Lowell Congregational church by
Rev. F. E. Doughty. There were many
In attendance, and beautiful bouquet
of pinks were sent by the faculty and
students of Fryeburg Academy where
her son Virgil Is attending.
Jessie A. Chapman was at Fryeburg
Friday night and attended the minstrel
show given by the students and residents
which was pronounced very fine.
David Bell, who has drawn the freight
from Fryeburg station to Lowell for Q
long time, has quit the business, and will
team no more. w. z. Gordon has put
on freight team.
Charles II. Davis, who has been con-
fined to the house for some time, IL now
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About the State.

J Speaking of long records as town Sc
lectman, c. NJ. Washburn of Greene ha.
pretty good one. He has been elected
for his 25th year.
Has any Maine man participated in
more than 90 annual town meetings.
That is the record of Nathaniel Milliker
of Buxton, age "a.
The oldest Sagadahoc inhabitant now
recalls that about 60 years ago he drove
horse and pung over Merrymeetinl
bay in May on the ice.
1t is becoming serious question t.
the thoughtful citizens of Maine, to
what extent religious fanaticism that
in some cases. stops little short of posi-
tive blasphemy, shall be granted the
| continued indulgence of longsutferine
public.
The Saco and Pettee Machine Co. OF
| Biddeford has had injunctions served OF
each of the AS iron mOulders who have
been on strike for two or three weeks,
The order restraints them from trespasS
ing on the company's property and from
interfering Will iHeu WIZ are ehiPioJcu
by the company.
Arthur J. Dunning, chairman of the
State prohibition committee, has an
nOunced that the state convention will
be held in City Hall, Portland, May %
This is somewhat earlier than the party
has been in the habit of holding its state
conventions, and it was the original in
tention of holding it the first week in
June.
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Greenwood.

And still the sap season refuses to ma
terialize; last Monday morning one man
thought, or tried to think the favorable
time had arrived, so went out and tap
ped 20 trees to begin with; and the next
morning he brought in two pals of
sap ice and that ended the sap season up
70 date.
The hedgehogs are still in it; the other
day Frank Morgan found one of their
roads in which he set three traps at
some distance apart, and the next morn
ing he found one in each trap. Soon
after that streak of good luck he caught
another, which means an even dollar OF
hedgehog money. Frank skins them for
the hens and says there is no better
food to make them lay. Some have
said that when the barbs are removed
from hedgehogs quilts, which can easily
be done with sandpaper, they make
very good toothpicks; and perhaps they
will yet be on the market for that pur.
pose.
The Saturday Globe of March 9Th is a
highly interesting number; the cartoon
on the first page represents Uncle Sam
just starting to dig the Panama canal
with shovel, crowbar and pick, while
Columbia stands in the door of the
White House to see him off to the work.
Then we have the pictures of Eugene
Hale and William p. Frye of Maine,
each of whom has now been in Congress
80 years. Then there is the photograph
of Noah Raby, who died in New Jersey
the other day, aged 1872 years, and said
to be the oldest man in the world. The
paper contains numerous other pictures,
one of which we will notice in passing,
and that is Mr.. and Mrs. David j. Phelan
of Utica, N. Y, and their family of II
children. The parents stand at the head
and all the children in row according
to their ages, five sons and six daugh-
ters. Under this picture occurs this
line of pleasantly: "This would delight
President Roosevelt" q.
Report has it that Stillman Cole goes
on to the town farm this year; also that
Austin Hayes has bought and moved on
to the John Small farm, and has leased
his at the City to Pearl Whitman for a
term of five years.
The other day o. G. Whitman fell on
the ice and broke his shoulder; a little
idtCI OuC VI uio COWS ulOppcu d pan VI
hefer calves and both of snowy white
ness.
And now that it is spring, and the
zero days past for the present, we will
give them as recorded here during the
season. There were four in December,
ten in January, twelve in February and
two in March. The coolest morning
was the 4th of January, when it was Is
below. And now for the snowstorms;
there were four in December, six in Jan
uary, five in February and three in
March, the line being drawn at one inch,
making total of SO inches. Several
inches fell in November of which no
record was made. There were no heavy
falls of snow, 10 inches on the 30th of
December being the heaviest for the win
ter. Colder days and heavier snow
storms have occurred in past winters
but for steady cold without any let up
Methuselah himself never witnessed its
equal in our humble opinion.
Robins!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DolNGS OF THE WEEK m ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

First Baptist Church, Rev. q. H. Bishop
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at II A. N
Sunday School at N. Y. p. 8. c. Z. Sunday
afternoon at 8. Sabbath Evening Service at 81
p. n. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening Al
80. Covenant Meeting the last Fi'ay before
the LIST Sunday Of the month at . 30 p. NJ. AL
not otherwise connected are cordially invited:
Universalist Church. Rev. j. II. Little. Pastor
Preaching service every Sunday at ii A. Il
Sunday school at IL II.
Mrs. Rilla Durham has returned from
Harrison, where So has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. George Wilbur, for a
few months, and is now visiting her sis,
ter, Mrs. n. NJ. Rowe.
Miss Minnie NJ. Elwood from the
Mountain View House, Rangeley Lakes,
is visiting Mrs. n. NJ. Rowe, and calling
on friends in the nsighborhood.
Benjamin Maxim, who has spent the
winter with his daughter in East Buck
field, has returned to town, and will oc-
cupy his house after visiting relatives
for little while.
He. Hammond is visiting his daugh,
ter, Mrs. J. A. Kimball, in Boston, for
few days.
Samuel X. Whitman is saving wood
about the village with gasoline engine
The Ladies' Universalist Sewing Circle
will meet with Mrs. w. II. Cummings
Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
c. III. Adams of Norway is building an
addition of several rooms on Mr.. Case
house in the village.
Mrs. j. G.. Cummings, who spent most
of the winter in Auburn, has returned
home and reopened her house. Master
Howard Goodwin is with her again.
Frank Robbins has moved from the
farm to his house in the village.
Austin p. Stearns has large quantity
of lumber at the site of his buildings
which were burned last September, ready
for rebuilding this season.
Master Elliott Newell deserves great
deal of credit for starting out by himself
Saturday morning with his shovel and
axe for the purpose of cleaning the side
walk on Lincoln Street. Before long he
was Joined by Henry Shaw, and they
worked with will, for there were big
drifts and lots of ice, and the loOkers-on
were glad to see some of the larger boys
giving helping hand. About O'Clock
the walk was in good condition, and to
say that the pedestrians on the street are
grateful TO those boys is stating it mild,
", and it is hoped the contributions OF
the street paid them well. If any one
thinks there are no smart boys on Parls
Hill they are mistaken.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
Bryant's Pond.

B. NJ. Fernald was in town last week.
Clarence Felt has cut his foot, and is
boarding at Consider Farrar's.
Miss Mary Stevens is at home from
Stockbridge Hall on her Easter vacation.
Fremont Whitman and Frank Sweet
sir were at Norway Saturday.
Arthur Cushman goes to Lewiston to
take music lessons of Mr.. Crafts.
Mrs. Nellie Libby spent Saturday at
Albert Mountfort's.
Mrs. Louise Cole visited at her ia
theirs at Norway this week.
Miss George Bisbee visited few days
at Mrs. Lillian Luxton's at Rumford
Falls last week.
Miss Henrietta Douglass was in town
last week and attended the drama and
dance.
Miss Nell Preble was the guest of
Miss Essie Bowker for few days, but
has returned to Pennington to school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Small of Dixfield
visited her people last week and went
from here to West Paris and visited his
people.
Mrs. Abbie Durham is still quite feeble
and lame. She has not walked since she
broke her hip.
Franklin Grange Dramatic Club went
to West Paris Tuesday night and played
"My Pard."
Mrs. J. L. Bowker and Miss Essie
Bowker went to West Paris Tuesday
and returned Wednesday.
Miss Leah Sweetsir attended the
drama at West Paris Tuesday night.
The earthquake was quite motto cable
here on Monday morning.
Alexander Day is still in feeble health,
but is reported as gaining slowly.
Alden Chase, Esq, is failing slowly.
Horace Berry is repairing his house,
letting two bedrooms into one and paper
ing.
Business is good at both mills this
spring.
F. A. Robinson of Dixfield has leased
the Glen Mountain House.
Easter exercises will be held at the
Baptist church, Bryant's Pond, Easter
Sunday, April Sd. Preaching service at
1890 A. NJ, concert by the Sabbath
School in the evening, 7:30 o'clock.
There will be special music; male quar-
tette, mixed quartette, choir and by
congregation. All are cordially invited.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
Wilson's Mills.

John Eastman and his daughter, Mrs.
Fred Bean, were in town the past week
on their way to Cupsuptic.
The logging men and teams are now
hOmeward bound, all of them having
had ample time to fill their contracts.
York & McIntire have gone out the
past week. Gates crew went out Sun
day.
Whitcomb & Griffin had their timber
all in Saturday noon and expect to break
camp Monday morning.
An illustrated lecture by Rev. E. A.
Tuck was given in the dining room at
Flint's hotel, Thursday evening.
Lewis Leayitt, NJ. ID. Sturtevant and
Ernest Bennett went to Rumford Thurs
day to attend special meeting of
StrathglasS Commandery.
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South RumfOrd.

Mrs. Henry ThurstOn is i'll with pneu
monia. Her daughters, Miss Reths
Glover and Mrs. Ethel Keith, of Auburn
are at home helping care for her.
Mrs. Mary Fuller, who has been i'll, is
better.
Miss Margie Hall is not able to attend
school, owing to lameness in her hips.
Mrs. Annie Clement Is better. Hei
sister from Boston is visiting her.
Zircon post Office will be discontinued
and r. F. D. begin April /. It extends
up the river a far as John Thomps0n's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Separate skirts.
Fine Clothing and Furnishing
Compound Syrup Of HypophOsphites.
Spring Clothing.
Ladies' Boots for 81 %.
Ready. Wear Hats.
Probate Notices.
Notice of appointment.
Wanted.
Eggs for Matching.
He Sees Best.
Galvanized Pals Is Cents.
Sheriff's sale.
~ Per Cent.
Business for Sale.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
hiranl.

Several meetings have been held at
the Grange Hall by prominent farmers
of Hiram, Denmark, Baldwin, Brown
field, and Sebago, to form company
and erect creamery at Hiram. 1t is
now an assured fact Some $1,000 has
been pledged, and the cream of some
500 cows, the Tear-Cap School District
in Hiram, leading with 100 cows. About
100 tons of ice have been cut for the
purpose. 1t is proposed to erect the
buildings on the George III. Goodwin lot
at the east end of the covered bridge.
Mrs. Sarah A, widow of Hon. Samuel
d. Wadsworth, is very low with heart
disease. Her daughter, Mrs. Elida v.
Ball of Skowhegan, is with her.
Mr.. Milton G.. Day is recovering from
his long and serious illness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
North Stoneham,

Carl and Earl Remission of Lowell visit
ed their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Cannon, last week.
Mrs. Elwood Sawyer has returned tt
Madison, but Elwood remains with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Sawyer.
Earl McAllister hasgot home. He has
been at work in Bethel this winter.
Miles Adams has finished work for l..
Il. Burnham of Albany and is going tc
help his father make syrup.
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East Brownfield.

Quite severe earthquake shock wa.
felt throughout this vicinity about ont
o'clock Monday morning, March 81.
Marion Giles is at home from Sact
where she is attending school.
Cora Giles is also spending her vaca
ton at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Bradbury art
the proud parents of young son borr
last Thursday.
The snow is leaving very rapidly anG
sleighing is nearly gone.
1t is reported that VIM. Butterfielt
has sold his farm to Edwin Poore.
Frank Stickney went to Portland last
Thursday.
Winnie Jones is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. bennett.
Fred Richardson has removed his
family from Denmark to this village.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
Denmark.

Mrs. Mary j. Parks, mother of Mrs.
Geo. w. Gray, is very sick at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gray, and is not expect
ed to recover.
Mr.. G. o. Pendexter has been spend
ing few days in Lewiston on special
business.
Mr.. Fred Sanborn is able to be around
on crutches.
Mr.. Dudley s. Perkins received the
congratulations Of his many friends on
Thursday, it being his 54th birthday.
Mr.. Perkins has been sick some sixteen
weeks and is now able to ride out.
The stock, ETC., at the town farm was
sold at auction Saturday by order of the
selectmen, and the house will be closed
for spell until needed.
This town is sadly in need of a good
all around doctor, as there il none here
and We have to send TO Bridgton, Brown
field or Hiram In case Of sickness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Foss came up from
Portland March 10 on business, return
ing the same day.
Frank Kimbalrs little girl Wilma is
better.
Frank Webb came home last Saturday,
returning Sunday.
Mrs. Morse, who has been sick long
time, passed away Tuesday morning,
funeral Wednesday.
Ed Penley and Mr.. Bryant were
through here buying potatoes paying 10
cents per bushel.
Mr.. Walker finished up in the woods
Wednesday and moved back to South
Paris. They got off over 700 cords OF
wood besides some 30 or 40 thousand
long lumber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Buck visited at A.
Andrews Thursday.
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Dickvale.

w. Il. Ames was in the place the first
of the week to pay the help at the mill.
Lord Watson has gone to Portland.
The people of this vicinity are talking
R. F. D. and telephone.
r. s. Tracy has finished work at the
Ames mill.
Charles Kelley has taken job cutting
cord wood for A, A. Abbott.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
West Sumner.

H.B. T. Chandler and classmate of
Leavitt Institute spent last Saturday and
Sunday in town.
MIR. and Mrs. H. B. Kneeland of South
Waterford are spending a week with
their daughter, Mrs. F. R. Mclaughlin:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Howe are visited
by their little granddaughter, Hattie
Merrill, of Rumford Falls.
j. A. Tuell is filling his ice house this
week.
On Thursday, March oath, the local
w. r. C. gave a dinner and sale. 1t
was success in every way. There
was large attendance, and all seemed
to enjoy themselves. Many thanks are
due Mr.. Thomas for the fine gramo-
phone selections. Following is the pro-
gramme given after dinner:
Song. Flag Of the Free, Dorothea Doble. Elva
Hazelton. Eula Newell, Gladys Young.
Recitation, A Letter From Mother, ..-.....---
..........---M Miss Emma Head.
Recitation, Little Daughter, Bertha swift.
Reel Recitation, The Old Mans Account Of the :.
sons sf x~sys in the assss ass ssf
The magazine contest closed, Mrs.
Hattie Swift heading the list with 900
votes. closely followed by Mrs. Packard
with 1874 votes, who received the second
prize. Other candidates were Mrs. Hat
tie Hollis, 440 votes, Mrs. Luella Chand.
Ter, 4O5 votes, Mrs. Ida Bonney 365 votes,
Mrs. Maude Barrows, 24S votes, Mrs.
Rebecca Russell, 80 votes. Every apron
and parcel was sold and sawdust wasn't
big enough. The prize cake was deli
cious and sold quickly.
"a lovely life closed and a saint at
rest" Mrs. Mary Berry Heath passed
away on March IS, 1904, at the age of
IS years, 8 months, days. She was the
widow of Hiram Heath whom she mar
ried April 8, 1912, and daughter of
Deacon VIM. and Deborah (Drake) Berry
of Paris, Maine. Mrs. Heath leaves two
brothers, George Berry of West Paris and
Teri Berry of Foxboro, Mass. Of her six
children but one survives, Mrs. Rosetta
II. Ryerson, with whom she lived fol
many years. She also leaves five grand,
children and three great-grandchildren.
When but seventeen years old she be.
came member of the Baptist church OF
Paris. In 1858 she joined the Baptist
church of Sumner of which she always
remained a member. Many years hel
home has been in West Sumner, and
every one had learned to love her and to
rely upon her judgment; and all found
her friend cheerful and helpful. She
will long be with us, strong and beau
| tiful influence.
Very glad news indeed is that Mrs
Hannah Bates is improving rapidly
She recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the home of her son
DR.. Harold Bates.
Mr.. Frank Moody, superintendent o.
schools in Exeter, N. H., recently visit
| ed relatives in town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
East Bethel,

Signs of spring weather are in the air
Shedding and sleighing is fast disap'
pearing.
Miss Amy Bartlett is at home from
Gorham Normal School.
Mr.. z. W. Bartlett visited Lewiston
last week.
Mrs. Irving Kimball from Boston is
enjoying short visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Holt.
Miss Addie Horr has been spending
the past week with her friend and class.
mate, Miss Hester Kimball.
Mr.. Payson Rich was in the place last
week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
A Republican State
Convention
WILL NE HELD IN -
CITY HALL, PORTLAND,
Thursday, Apr. 18th, OF
AZ I .9n o,cLOCK. p. NJ

-
for the purpose OF selecting ak candidates ior
electors OF President and Vice Presldent Oh ue
United states and four delegates AT large, an. IN.
four alternates, 70 attend the Natlonal hepuou'
can Convention To be held at the City OF Shcaso'
In the state of Illinois, ON Tuesday, the Zlst uay
of June, 1904, and transacting any otner business
that NAV properly come before IL
The basis of representation Will De as follows
Each city town. and plantation will be entitled
10 one delegate, and for each 20 votes cast Tor
the Republican candidate for Governor In lsV-,
an additional delegate, and for traction OF ~
votes IN excess Of IS votes, an additional delegate
Vacancies in the delegation of any city, town,
or plantation can only be filed by resident OF
the county In which the vacancy exists.
The State Committee will be In session In the
reception room Of the hall at IL 80 =. NJ, on the
day OF the convention for the purpose OF receiv'
ing the credentials OF delegates. Delegates, IN
order 70 be eligible TO participate In the conven.
ton must be elected subsequent 10 the date oil
the call for this convention, and delegates can
NOT be elected under this call 10 the state Con-
yeption 10 be hereafter called for the purpose oil
nominating q candidate for Governor.
All electors OF Maine, without regard 70 past
political affiliations, who are In sympathy Win
the sentiments expressed In the call OF the
Republican National Committee for the hepubn
can National Convention, are cordially Invited
20 unite under the call in electing delegates 70
Per Order, Republican State Committee.
r. VI. SIMPSON, Chairman.
BYRON ROlD ID, Secretary.
Bangor, March 10th, 1904.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-29
North Paris.

Mrs. Polly Morse passed away Thurs
day, the 22d. She died from a cancer
and has suffered very much for several
months.
Saturday, the 10Th, the wife of John
Ross presented him with Is pound
boy.
Mr.. Chas. Kimball is on the gain, as is
also Miss Minard.
Leroy j. Abbott is at home from
Hebron for a 10 days vacation.
Hector Ross and Leonard McGinnis 60
to Prince Edward Island this week on a
visit.