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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
RAfhAl.

Gould Academy re-opened Monday
after the Christmas recess.
Mr.. Roy Kane, q teacher In Higgins
Classical Institute, Charleston, was a
guest at Mr.. Purington's during the
Christmas recess.
Mr.. E. L. Arno spent Christmas with
his family In his Bethel home. He is In
the employ of Mr.. Payson Rich at Litch.
field and Greene. Mr.. Amos friends
note with pleasure the good fortune that
has come to him in his appointment al
superintendent and head sawyer at a
salary of ninety dollars per month.
Mr.. Charles Mason, who has been CON
fined to his house for the past two weeks,
is reported as improving.
Among those to return to Bethel fol
the holidays were Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Pratt of Oxford, and Mr.. Archie Grover
instructor in Maine University.
Mr.. Irving Clark of New York visited
his mother and sister at Christmas.
Our lumbermen are busy at work upor
their extensive operations and are rush
ing business during the fine shedding.
Mrs. DR.. Norman Gehring and little
daughters have returned to their home
in Portland.
Rev. and Mrs. Tuck who are engaged
in work in the Magalloway church ant
lumber camps of that region were guest!
at Mr.. II. N. Upton's last Monday. Aftel
short visit in Otisfield, their former
pastorate, they will return to their pres
emit field of labor.
Friday, Miss Isabel Woodbury. o.
North Waterford was the guest of Mrs
F. S. Chandler. Miss Woodbury. is t
resume her school work in Littleton
where she taught in the beginning o.
the year and was obliged to leave on &C
count of i'll health.
Friday evening Mrs. Gehring gave
delightful party in Odeon Hall in homo
of her guests.
The week of prayer will be observed
by the three churches in our village, be
ginning in the NJ. E. church Sunda!
evening at 1880.
Several organizations will hold thei
installations next week. The Sunse
Rebekah Lodge will install officers Mon
daY aYaning
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
Greenwood.

January 1st, 1904. Last night, as the
time drew near for the old year to ex-
pire and the new one to be born, a poem,
entitled The Closing Year, by Prentice,
came wildly to mind, the first few lines
of which follow:
IT'S midnights holy hour, and silence now
Is brooding like gentle spirit DER
The still and pulseless world. Hark! on the
winds
The BELLS deep tones are swelling; tits the knel
OF the departed year.
But the first day of the year is more
interesting to me, from the fact that it
is the anniversary of the tying together
of myself and better half. To be more
exact it was just 45 years ago to-day that
we were made one flesh by John LARA
bee, ESQ.,, of Hartford; and since he
belonged to a large and somewhat noted
family, will notice it briefly in passing.
Jonathan and Phebe Davis Larrabee
had II children born to them, nine of
whom grew to maturity, five of whom
we're sons; Esq. John, as everybody call
ed him, being among the oldest, if not
the first born of the children, and was
never married. He, together with one
brother and two of his four sisters, were
successful school teachers in their young
er days. All of these brothers were
large and we'll proportional, not less
than six feet in height; and the youngest
was said to stand six feet and six inches
in his stockings; and the sisters we're as
large in proportion.
The occupation of one of the brothers
for many years was whaling, and the
hair-lifting stories be used to tell when
at home on visit, to us youngsters, can
be imagined only by those who have
heard or read similar stories. He finally
gave up the business, at least for the
time being, got married and went out
West on to a piece of land with the in
tension of spending the rest of his life
on farm.
Knowing but little or nothing, how
ever, about that kind of work he became
embarrassed, and the only way out that
he could see was to go one more whaling
voyage, which he did and never returned.
According to report he got into a quarrel
with one of the crew in which he was
killed and buried at sea. Only one of
that large family, and the youngest of
the brothers, is now living.
The Henricks brothers sent a box OF
Christmas presents to the Morgan fami-
ly, worth at least S25, and then came
themselves to see how it looks here in
winter. They were surprised to learn
that there was not so much snow here
nor the weather so cold as it was in
Cleveland There it was good sleighing
and the temperature had been 40 below
zero. They stopped down here about
ten days and in the meantime visited
the Bennett place.
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Maine News Notes.

The Commercial declares that the
Bangor girls are making plans for such
an aggressive leap year campaign that
the young men have formed protective
association.
The habit of paying toll is hard one
for Brewer people to forget, and almost
every day some one pulls up at the toll
house and tries to pay the Bangor police
man who hangs out around there.
Alexander Terrio, now awaiting trial
for murder at Skowhegan, has written a
personal letter to the county attorney
asking for speedy trial. Terrio has
once been convicted but the law court
granted new trial. A second trial was
begun at the November term, but had
to be discontinued on account of the i'll
ness of juror.
Col. E. C. Milliken, of the state pen.
sion Office, Wednesday filed his annual
report for the year 1908. This report
shows that there were 1856 applica.
cations filed during the year, and 1897
certificates issued. These certificates
would call for an expenditure of $S5, 97O,
but by reason of deaths and other causes
the amount actually expended balances
the legislative appropriation of SS5, 900.
Thirty-four persons are serving life
sentences for murder in the state prison
at Thomaston according to the annual
report of Warden Hi!lman Smith, sub
mitted to the Governor and Council We'd
nesday. During the past year 81 con.
victs were received, II were discharged
by expiration of sentences, one died,
four were pardoned, the largest number
of prisoners at any one time was 1872, the
smallest number 155 and the average
daily number 1853. The largest number
committed from any one county was 81
from Cumberland. Franklin and Oxford
sent one representative each, and Knox,
Somerset and Washington none.
One of Alna's smartest old men is the
local miller, John TibbettS, now in his
SOth year. One day recently he handled
hundred bushels of grain, turning it
into the hopper and then taking care of
it after it had passed through the stones.
The old mill where Mr.. Tibbetts works
is one of the few old mills left in the
state and has been running over three
fourths of century. The old-fashioned
flat mill-stones, the ancient wide-mouth-
ed fireplace and even to the iron candle
stick in its place on the shelf, ground
the meal, warmed the feet and lighted
the late patrons of the mill as long ago
as the home-raised corn was brought
from long distances on the backs of the
horses.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
LAW POINTS.

One who holds himself out as a par
ner, on the faith of which others trus
or enter into a contract with the firm
is responsible, although not partner
(21 Pa. Sup. CT, 474)
Where creditor on a book accoun
accepts notes to the amount of til
account there Is no presumption tina
they were taken in payment Of such at
count, but it will be presumed tina
they were taken as collateral securit
for same. (54 Att. Rep, 344.)
Failure of a holder Of bank chec
given in payment of goods to prompt,
present the same to the bank is no dc
tense to an action for the price of til
merchandise Oh the dishonor of tn
check in the absence Of proof that tn
buyer has been prejudiced by nonpre
sentiment in time. (93 N. W., 603.)
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Oxford.

The presiding elder, Rev. Mr.. Ladd, at
the NJ. Z. church Sunday.
John Dunn died Wednesday, Dec. 80,
at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Morris Clark, aged about so years.
Mrs. Clark has been quite sick and her
sister, Miss Emma Dunn, of Portland, is
here.
Miss II. E. Hersey of Boston spent a
week at home.
Albert Parrot and Elmer PARROT and
wife of Portland spent Christmas al
Mr.. Geo. Parrott's.
Evie PARROT has returned from Massa.
chusetts.
Carl Edwards of Portland was at home
at Christmas.
There will be Sunday School social
Friday evening at the chapel
Blanche Lord has returned to Boston,
where she is attending her second term
at the School of Oratory.
Hattie Farris came from Somersworth,
n. H., to spend Christmas with her ia.
ther and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Farris.
Mr.. Locke has moved from Mechanic
Falls into Mrs. Keith's house on Pleasant
Street.
The usual Christmas exercises were
held at the churches Thursday and Fri
day evenings.
The Ladies' Society met with Mrs.
Fisher Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
Hebron.

1t is rather late for Christmas news
but when the card is sent before it is not
safe to report. Hebron Grange had a
dinner with Christmas tree for the chill
dren. In the evening there were the
usual festivities at the village. j. L.
Bumpus' children had their tree at home
and others may have done the same but
we had no report.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sturtevant gave
their wedding reception in the vestry
Friday evening, Jan. LIST.
We learn that matron has been Sc.
cured for the dormitory, and the house
will be open for students Monday. The
boys dormitory is we'll fitted up with
everything to make it attractive and
home-like, and some of the boys are al
ready there.
Z. NJ. Glover is hauling out large
quantity of wood. Four two-horse
teams 60 in the woods each day.
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CHURCH AND CLERGY.

Chancellor d. w. c. Huntington o
Nebraska Wesleyan university is sal,
to have dedicated church for ever.
year Of his life.
The Rev. Archibald McLaurin, pas
tor Of the Central Baptist church. AT
lantic Highlands, is the champion
wrestler of his town, as he was at Col
gate university.
A statistician estimated that abou
twelve new places Of worship are com
pleted each day In the year in til,
United States. The average cost Il
$1,000, or an aggregate Of from 49,, 00i
to 100000 daily for church buildings.
The largest diocese in the world /.
that Of Bishop Warren of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. 1t extends from
the Afghanistan border and the Hima
layas. through and including India
Burma, the Malay peninsula, Borneo
and the Philippines.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlNGS OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

First Baptist Church. Rev. II. Il. Bishop.
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday az II A. \.
Sunday School at " Il. Y. p. 8. G. Z. Sunday
afternoon ats Sabbath Evening Service a. 80
I 80. Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the lat Sunday of the month at 80 p. N. AL
not otherwise connected are cordially invited:
Universaliss Church, Rev. j. II. Little. Pastor.
Sunday School az IL u.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Maxim left Paris
last Monday, and will spend the rest of
the winter with friends in Providence,
K. l., HOlyoke, Mass, and other places.
Benjamin Maxim is spending the win
ter with his son, Webster Maxim, on the
old home farm in Buckfield.
Mrs. L. II. Jackson and Miss Mary
Hubbard left Tuesday for Boston, where
they will probably spend the rest of the
winter.
j. NJ. Thayer found one of his horses
dead in the stall Tuesday morning. The
horse had been out of condition for
some time, and while it was evident that
the action of the heart was wrong, three
veterinaries had respectively diagnosed
the difficulty as bilious fever, acute indi-
gestion, and bots. A post norton showed
the horses heart to be about the size OF
a common ten-quart pail.
PrentisS Cummings of Brookline has
been here for a few days attending to
the repairs on his house, which were be-
gun by the late B. S. Doe. George NJ.
Giles of South Paris is to finish the
work for him.
Richard II. Gates of Stearns Hill is one
of Paris most progressive farmers and a
believer in good stock, as is demonstrate
ed by the fact that he sold two Jersey
heifers to New Hampshire parties last
week for one hundred and thirty-five
dollars.
Regular meeting of directors of Paris
Hill Library Association with Miss +. A.
Hammond Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1904, at )
p. NJ. ANEsTA EASTMAN, clerk.
Advertised letters IN Paris post office,
Jan. LIST:
Mrs. 5. C. waldron.
Mrs. Bertha e. Stowe, care Of &. Emery.
BENJAMIN Cummings.
Mrs. David Bell
II. +. Andrews, Esq.
CAROLINE p. HARLOW. =. NJ
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
Christmas House Party.

A delightful Christmas house party
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Cotton
at their home, Sunny Side, Windsor,
VT. The veranda WAS surrounded with
evergreen trees from eight to twelve feet
tall. Over the door which was banked
with evergreen were the words in gilt
letters, Christmas Greeting. As you
entered the mansion the halls and rooms
were profusely decorated with palms,
evergreens and roses.
Following the Christmas dinner was
music, both vocal and instrumental, and
readings Of high order by the Misses
Olsen and Cotton, which called forth
hearty applause. They were prettily
gowned in white and are both graduates
Of Emerson College. Guests from out
of town were, Miss Ella Margaret Olsen,
preceptress of the ladies' college at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, DR.. A. w. Double
day, and A. II. II. Cotton, Superintend-
emit at b. Sommers', Boston, Mass, Mr..
w. r. Newell ard wife of Ascutneyville,
VT, w. G. Howard and wife Of Plain
field, N. Il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
Johns Letter.
DOWN AGAIN INTO THE DEEPs OF OLD
TIME GRAMMAR.

Dear Friend Parlin:-You lead me by
deep waters. You bob my head under
and bid me drink or drown, sink or
swim. Then you beg the forgiveness
of the son of my father. Bless your old
palpitator! There is nothing to forgive.
When in the wrong it is q downright
pleasure to be set right ] would Tor
''sculan'') rather be right than be-Town
Clerk.
Are you quite sure that said neither
or, when you know and know that
neither pairs with nor and either with or?
Was it your mistake or mine? The in
side machinery sometimes unconscious
ly slips cog. Let's compromise the
matter and lay it to the printer. He
makes convenient scape goat to bear
away our grammatical sins and things.
have never seen Browns Grammar
of Grammar's, aud so cannot say that
my father had anything to do with it.
l think that must be mistake. AT
least l never heard of it, and my brother
never did. remember many years ago
when living in Rumford, an eccentric
man by the name of Greenleaf spent a
few days with US. He had with him a
grammar that he had published and
wished to introduce into the schools.
They The and father discussed some
knotty points, and think the maker OF
grammars received some information
and something to ponder over. re.
member but one of their discussions,
and why / remember that is because we
school boys of the early fifties had dis.
cussed it threadbare and never decided
it right-this: "Their eyes blue Ian
guish." / cannot recall Mr.. Greenleaf's
idea, but my father regarded eyes in the
possessive with the sign of possession
left out by mistake, and languish the
thing possessed. And that is correct
for afterward saw it in later edition
of the book or of the poem in this form
-"Their eyes blue languish
And their golden hair"
And 80 that blunder was responsible
for the waste of school-boy breath
and it may have been the means, under
Providence, of launching on the waiting
world scores of able debaters.
| l would consider it favor to be tolt
to what you refer, either in private
letter or through the Democrat, as
naturally take an interest in him who
gave me being. know that he was ;
man of excellent taste and judgment
and of generous propensities. And hat
confidence in himself been one of hi
traits he might have made mark higl
up in the world, but-he died and lef
to his sons a good name, which is better
than riches-better than fame.
/ see that another old time acquaint
ance has passed to the higher life
George Henry Briggs. l have in m!
possession likeness of him taken som'
forty years ago, that his family can hav'
if they so desire.
Mrs. Amanda Shaw died very sudden
ly early Tuesday morning. The house
hold now consists of an only daughte
and her husband, Mary and Justus Mason
She also leaves three brothers, one sister
and many relatives and friends. TIL
shock of death brings out all that j
neighborly. Funeral Thursday. Mis-
, Eleanor Forbes will speak words of com
, fort. JOHN.
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Lowell.

1t is no news to say that the weather
is extremely cold, and many are afflict
ed with colds, but these things are the
most common subjects of conversation
Rev. W. B. Hague, agent of the Maine
Missionary Society, was in town ovel
Sunday, preaching at the village in the
morning.
Albert Kimball is improving although
quite sick yet. s. r. Andrews has beer
there helping to care for him few days
He has rheumatic fever.
Mrs. Mary E. McKeen is at w. O.
Browns.
Jessie A. Chapman was at North Con
way few days the past week visiting
her friend, Miss Esther Hill.
Bennett McDaniels is filling the ice
houses about the village, and N. Fl
Palmer and son are saving ice for the
people about the Center.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
West Bethel.

'Sing song Of snowfiakes,
Flying In the air,
Sing a song of seighbells,
Thinking everywhere.
Sing of feath'ry snowbanks.
Earth In dazzling white.
Sing Of cleaning ice-ields,
Sparkling In the light.
Sing of merry maidens,
Sing of blithsome boys,
Skating, sliding, coasting.
Full OF fun and noiseP
A happy new year to all our friends.
Changeable weather, and light storms.
S. w. Potter is working for w. Il. Mer-
row.
Miss Grace Mason is confined to her
home by illness.
A. P. Mason is quite lame, caused by
a fall on ice.
w. H. Morrow has his taxidermist
rooms well filled with deer heads.
Mrs. n. r. Springer is much troubled
by rheumatism this winter.
The two little daughters of Elmer
Fiske have been quite sick for two
weeks.
E. P. Philbrook and daughter and w
Ii. Mills and wife have moved into A
J. Haskell's double house.
Percy O'Brien has sold his farm II
Mrs. Sarah w. Brown, but will not va
cate the premises until spring.
Lewis Tyler and Mrs. NJ. E. Morrow
remain about the same as last reported
There was case of chicken-pox il
school last week, and other scholars ant
teacher expect to have the disease.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
Hiram.

Mrs. Rosa (Meserve) Pendexter and
her scholars had a nice Christmas tree
and entertainment at the school house
in the Durgin district. in Hiram on Dec.
20. Mrs. Pendexter is teaching the ninth
term of school in this district. At the
close of the fall term the scholars had
an entertainment for which small adj
mission fee was asked. With the money
they received Mrs. Pendexter purchased
a nice dictionary for the school.
Melvin l.. Huntress came from North
Conway, N. H., and Ethel L. Huntress
came from Newtonville, Mass, where
she has a position as teacher, to visit
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury
Huntress. Miss Huntress taught several
terms in the grammar school at Hiram
village.
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DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. rLebe A. Hearst has presented
free library to the city OF Anacohda'
Mont. on the condition that the people
maintain 1t.
The octogenarian record breaker al
quilt piecing is Mrs. Elizabeth Mclntire
of White Rock, Pa, whose master
work contains 1,775 pieces.
Mile. De Flaudre, who has just OBJ
tained the degree Of doctor OF science
from the faculty Of science Of Paris
with honorable mention, is the fourth
Frenchwoman who has ever obtained
this honor.
Mrs. LACK" Gardner of Boston has
inst received valuable consignment
Of art treasures for her palace. among
them an old Roman altar Of the second
century and two gates from an old con
vent in Milan.
Mrs. Jane Keys of Coventry, VT.
who celebrated her hundredth birthday
recently, is the oldest w. G. L. U. mem
her in that state, and there Is only one
other member in the country as old al
the Vermont woman.
Mrs. Reed Smoot, wife Of Utah's be
sieged senator, Is an attractive, youth
full looking woman, much pleased Will
her lot. She has known her HUSBAND
since his boyhOod. Though devoted
family woman, she takes keen inter
est in politics.
Mrs. Joseph G. Bloch of Louisville
Ky, recently lost a number Of valuable
diamond rings and could not find then
in the house. Finally she looked int
the ash barrel in the back yard and dis
covered them there just before the asl
man came to take the ashes away.
Miss Jennie Phillips, young womal
| who lives on the line Of the Trenton
trolley between Lawrenceville ant
Princeton, manages $50 acre farm
dons boomers and works in the nell
with her hired help. Miss Phillips ha
managed this farm ever since ne
| father died. seven years ago. She
making the farm produce more none
than ever before.
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Wilson'S Mills.

A box party at the church Dec. 10th,
to raise money toward the salary of our
resident pastor, met with fairly good
success.
Rev. and Mrs. Tuck held services at
Lincoln Pond camp the goth.
Our young ladies had a busy time
Christmas week, preparing for Christ
mas tree at the church Christmas even.
ing; recitations and singing. Harry
Furbush and James Mathewson OF
Rangeley were at Flint's hotel, and Mr.
Furbush kindly gave some selections or
his gramophOne to help out the pro.
gramme.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Flint were up from
Newry to spend Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Flint.
Miss Marion and Master Freddie John.
son of Colebrook came in to spend Christ
mas with their grandfather, F. A. Flint
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Stow.

Not very good weather for logging but
good weather for blacksmiths. 1t keeps
them pretty busy sharpening horses and
oxen.
Mrs. Martha Barrows is quite sick at
this writing. She is confined to her
bed.
Fred Eaton and wife spent Saturday
and Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. NJ. E.
Clay, also visited his uncle, Mason Clay,
in Chatham.
Martha Eastman is visiting relatives
and friends in Portland.
There was Christmas tree at the NJ
E. church Saturday night.
Died, Dec. 26, Mrs. George Gordon,
aged SO years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
Fast Summer

The new grange hall at East Summer is
to be publicly dedicated on Thursday
January Z, at o'clock p. NJ. A meeting
of the grange will occur in the forenoon
but the afternoon exercises are open tc
all. State Master Obadiah Gardner i,
expected to be present, and other visitors
Creamery men who are putting in theil
years stock of ice, pronounce it of fine
quality and about twenty inches in thick
ness.
The last lots of apples are being
shipped, mostly TO the Portland Fruit
Co. and purchased by F. l.. Barrett who
has bought over 5000 barrels for them