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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
East Brownfield.

March ~, Miss Alice Moore of Rock
land gave an exceptionally fine address
in the Congregational church. Miss
Moore spoke under the auspices of the
W. c. T. u, which was well repaid, hav
ing secured three new members.
Mr.. L. R. Giles and children have re
turned from their southern trip which
they enjoyed very much.
Miss Isabel Stickney has gone TO Bos
ton where she will spend several weeks
Wesley Cole and brother Charles have
been at home from Massachusetts, for {
few days to see their grandfather, Brad
ford Cole, who is quite i'll.
Mrs. Mary Griggs Stubs is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Grace Giles.
Paris Rowe and wife have removed
to Cornish.
T. R. Bradbury spent last Tuesday il
Portland.
Frank Marston has opened his house
for the summer.
Oxford and Cumberland Union Pomona
Grange held its regular meeting will
Frost Mt. Grange March 3lst. Subordi
nate oranges were well represented es
pecially Mt. Cutler. The meeting was
called to order by Worthy Master James
r. Hill. j. B. Danforth gave very
cordial welcome to which j. r. Hill
ably responded. Next in order was the
comforting of the fifth degree on eight
cen candidates, after which dinner was
served to about 10 persons. The first
of the afternoon was taken up with
routine business. From 3 to 4 O'Clock
the meeting was public. This hour was
mostly taken up with the discussion or
"Good Roads" in which many took part
Mr.. Thompson of Winterport was pres
ent and gave instructive remarks on the
subject of dairying. Mrs. Lura Blake
sang very acceptably.
Frost Mt. Grange has hired the ODD
Fellows building in which its meetings
will be held during the coming year.
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North Paris.

Chas. Kimball is reported to have haG
an attack of apoplexy and is very low
Mrs. Kimball is also very sick.
Mrs. Lapham, who has cared for Mrs
Morse the past winter, is very sick with
typhoid fever at Leroy Everett'S, Trap
Corner.
Arthur Abbott was at his fathers over
Sunday, April Sd.
Leroy Abbott, who has been working
for Dea. Durham the past three weeks
has returned to his school at Hebron.
There was a large attendance at the
sale of Cora and P. A. Crawford last
Tuesday. Mr.. Crawford is reported
to have taken the train the next day fol
West Virginia.
The Abbott boys are saving wood
with a gasoline engine.
Sleighs are now laid by and wagons
are the style.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
East Bethel.

Miss Amy Bartlett has returned to
Gorham Normal School.
Mrs. Irving Kimball returned home to
Boston last Saturday.
Miss Susie Tyler is visiting relatives
in this place.
Mrs. w. c. Howe from Waltham,
Mass, has been visiting her father, j.
d. Hastings.
Mr.. Calvin Cole is very sick of pneu-
monia.
Miss Jennie Swan visited at South
Paris and attended Pomona Grange last
week.
Mr.. Porter Farwell entertained his
neighbors with real old time sugar
party last Monday night, 1t being his
birthday, He was assisted In the jolly
good time by Mr.. A. n. Bean who was
also having Q birthday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
STATE OF MAINE.
County OF Oxford, IS.

County Of oxford, So.
Taken this twenty ninth day of March. A. ID.
1894, ON execution dated the eighteenth day OF
March, A ID 1904, issued on judgement rendered
by the consideration of the justice of our
Supreme Judicial Court, holden at Paris within
and for the County of Oxford at q term thereof
begun ami held on the second Tuesday OF March,
A. D. 1904, in favor of Lydia +. stacy OF Porter,
In said County OF oxford and State Of Maine In
her said capacity OF Administrative Of estate Of
Jordan Stacy late of said Porter, deceased. Of
the sum Of eighty five dollars 1856 debt or dam.
age and eighte, do lars ami twelve cents ($lS l2)
costs of suit and If cen cents more for salt exc.
cutiOn; and will be sold at public auction at the
Post Office at SOrth Hiram In said County Of
Oxford, TO the highest bidder, Wednesday the
eleventh day OF May, A. ID. 1904 at ten o'clock In
the for, noon the following described real estate
and all the right title and interest which the
said Joseph Parker has and had In and to the
same, on the the twenty eighth Jay OF Septem.
Der, A. ID. 1908 at eight O'Clock and thirty min
utes In the forenoon, the time that the same was
attached on the writ H. the same suit, to wit
!. certain lot or parcel of land with the
buildings thereon situated at South Hiram In
said Hiram on the westerly side of County road
bounded rs follows, to wit: Easterly by said
road and land Of janet Parker, Mrs. Charles
Wescott and Mary Sawyer, north by land Of
seWall Gilpatrt"k, west by brook. south by land
forty square feet where W. Park-r's blacksmith
shop formerly stood.
2 Also another certain lot or parcel of land
situated In said Hiram and bounded as follows.
to wit: Commencing at southwest corner of nd
Of Irving ID. Sawyer at stone wall thence south.
erly by said stone wall to land of Joseph Cilley.
thence northwesterly by said Cilley's 70 land OF
said Sawyer, thence westerly by land Of said
Sawyer ~ point begun at
8. Also another certain lot or parcel Of land
situated In said Hiram on the west side of road
leading through the "NOich" so called, and
south by land Of Lyman Burbank,
westerly by Porter town line, easterly by said
road.
L. Also another certain lot or parcel Of land
situated In said Hiram on eastery side of road
leading by dwelling house of william Norton to
Brownfeid and bounded, northerly by land Of
william Norton. easterly by Clemmons Pond
southerly by land occupied by said
William Norton. and we terly by said road
5. Also another lot or parcel Of land situated
In South Hiram In said Hiram and describ 4 as
follows bounded nOrtherly by cross road lead
ing from main road to dwelling house of Irving
D. Sawyer, easterly and southerly by land Of
Irving ID. Saw, er, westerly by land Of e. James |
Towle.
Dated at said Hiram this twenty ninth day of
March, A. d. 1904.
JAMES w. CHAPMAN, Deputy shert6.
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STATE OF MAINE.


County of oxford, IS.
Taken this twenty fourth day OF March A. d.
,soi IN execntion dated the twenty ninth dav of
February. A, %. 1904, issued on a Judgement
rendered hv tho consideration of the Justice of
nnr Snnren,o Judicial Cont held nj Paris within
and for tTe Tonntv "f Oxforjs AT a term thereof
naann and hold nm the second Tuesday of Feb:
u"s W "a" a n ~ isae In f.vor NJ Aaron n Mari
and Ercd r. small both ~ Cornish I'm the County
oI yorE and state OF Maine. co. partners In trade
unior tho Arm name and stvle ~ Mari e small.
"ra,nst C,Ieh w Giinatrict ~ iIiram. in the
Tomn,v NJ nv ford and state of Maine. for the
ann of one hundred and twenty two dollars and
fifty i've cents. IsI22 551, debt or damage, and
eleven dollars and sixty one cent. (sll 81, cost
of suit and interest from the twcnty.ifth OF Feb.
ruar, A. ID. 1896. being the time Of rendition of
judgement and forty five cents for this and other
executions. the sum of ten dollars having been
paid And there will be sold at public auction,
AZ the AT Office at South Hiram in said Hiram
10 the highest bidder Wednesday the twenty.
seventh . 5ay Of ApriI. A, d. 1904. at ten O'Clock
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Hartford.

James Billings has leased the farm
owned by l.. Robinson formerly occupied
by Chas. Higgins. Mr.. Higgins has
hired rent at East Summer.
Mr.. III. B. Jacobs has hired the rent OF
Leon Irish and moved into it. Mr..
Jacobs is working for G. c. Fletcher.
Miss Winnie Robinson, who has been
in Massachusetts, on business, has re.
turned home.
The K. +. ID. route started from East
Sumner April LIST. This move is highly
appreciated by the people.
Geo. Brown went to Rumford Falls
one day last week.
Percy Bartlett is finishing loading his
wood at the station. He has shipped a
large amount of cord wood and pulp.
Roscoe Child has been helping w. H.
Eastman at East Sumner, in his printing
Office.
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Bethel.

Easter was observed at the Univers-
alist church last Sunday by "sunrise"
prayer meeting to which all denomina-
lions were invited. The sermon in the
morning by the pastor was appropriate
to the day, followed by communion: An
Easter concert was given by the children
in the evening Special music was
rendered during the services of the day,
and the decorations were elaborate.
The Congregationalist church was
prettily decorated with potted tulips
and narcissi and hot house flowers.
Special music was rendered by the choir
and after an Easter sermon by the pas
tor the sacrament of the Lords supper
was administered. In the evening the
Christian Endeavor service was supple
mented by Easter exercises by the Sab
bath School children.
Owing to the absence of the pastor OF
the NJ. f. church no service was held
there. Rev. and Mrs. Potter returned
from conference Monday.
Mr.. Moses Mason has been critically
i'll for the past week and grave doubts are
entertained as to his recovery.
Mr.. Pool held an auction of his house
hold goods Thursday and has removed
with his family to Canada.
Thursday evening the gentlemen OF the
Universalist society served their annua!
chicken pie supper which was followed
by an entertainment. This was very
successful affair and no doubt if the
cooks should go on strike their places
could be easily filled If all those nice
dishes were really honest, but some are
incredulous and declare they tasted very
much like the food cooked by the female
portion of the family.
The w. C. II. U. met with Mrs. Ira
Jordan Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Belle PuringtOn entertained the
Christian Endeavor at her home Friday
evening. After the business had received
attention the guests were invited to a
cobweb party.
MI. and Mrs. Eben Kilbcrn have been
spending the week in Boston. Mr.. Kill
born represented the Sudbury Colony OF
U. o. P. F. of Bethel.
The rain will be welcome to the lum'
bermen as the rivers are still frozen
Mr.. Fred Edwards has large lot OF
timber to be put into Alder River to &c
down the Androscoggin, but there IL
still too much ice in the small river.
A great number of river drivers are ii
Bethel waiting to go to work.
Miss Mary True and Miss Wright are
to visit Washington, D. c., this week.
The new mail service is very much ap
preciated. Each passenger train is /:
mail train also.
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Dickyale.

The birds have come but lots of snow
remains in huge drifts where the winds
of February and March left it.
o. o. Tracy is finishing the inside OF
his ell which he erected last fall.
David Chenery and Will Allen are run.
ming d. L. Chenery's sap orchard.
r. S. Tracy has litterof eleven white
Chester pigs.
Hiram K. Washburn has engaged to
work for j. H. Lovejoy and son this
summer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
East Sumner.

The maple syrup season is nearly past
and very short at that.
The p. and r. F. r. r. make special
rates over their line to those attending
the State and District conventions on
Wednesday and Thursday and will run
late train on the last day.
If any more candidates are needed for
the gubernatorial race and we are obliged
to go outside of the state for them, don't
forget "William" of Duxbury.
Fuel is fast accommodating for the
political pot and it is already sizzling.
DR.. K. j. Marston of West Sumner has
been appointed on the local board of
health.
The supposed case of CHAMBERS proved
to be only catarrh. +. S. Adams of
Bowdoinham investigated the case.
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West Bethel.

"The blue. birds are singing,
Yet April is finging
Alternate smiles and tears;
While old winter dallies
On hilltop and valleys,
And filings back pointed spears"
"And who are you?' I'm Gentle Spring.
You are? You poor bedraggled thing,
One by that name used to know
Some forty or ffty years ago.
But she was dainty, fresh and fair;
With Sweetest songs" she filed the air,
She pinned the leaves out on the trees,
Bnt she didn't make us cough and sneeze. "
Birds are becoming numerous.
The house cleaning season drawetll
near.
The Oregon Medicine Co. have moved
from here to Gilead.
River-drivers are waiting for a rise OF
water to break up the ice.
E. Payson Philbrook is slowly recover
ing from his recent illness.
John Murphy has very lame hand
caused by a fall on ice, and can do but
little work.
C. E. Barker is taking an inventory Of
the taxable property in this part of the
town.
The first wagon was seen on the road:
here last Monday, and sleds and sleigh!
are still being used.
Some maple sugar was made during
the past week, but the season for tina
business will be short unless more snow
falls.
Percy O'Brien went to Norway las
week and disposed of the span of heav.
horses which he worked during the win
i fer
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Wilson's Mills.

A. r. Pennock and wife (aee Sadie
Learned) and Mrs. Luella Pennock came
up Saturday week and are now athome.
Rev. Z. A. Tuck has his goods moved
to the Bean place and the family are now
away for a months vacation at Milford,
N. H.
Mrs. Archie Bennett and children
have been up on visit at Mrs. B. N.
Storey's.
Many men and some 200 horses have
gone through here the past week. Bean
& Twitchell and Carl Wight came out
Friday and Delaney Saturday.
Ernest Bennett with eleven men went
to Cupsuptic Thursday. Ashton Wilson
went to take the team back.
David York and his nephew, John
Bennett, went to Colebrook the past
week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
BrOwnfieId.

This week Monday the remains of
Frank Hanscom of Glen, N. H., were
brought to Brownfield and placed in the
tomb. Formerly he was resident of
this town.
Wednesday evening the band gave a
concert in Memorial Hall which was a
success both socially and financially.
Ice cream was served to all who wanted
it.
The sad news comes of the sudden
death of Mr.. George Blake, native of
this town. He had been stopping with
relatives during the winter.
Mrs. Frank Kimball Of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting at j. L. Frink's.
John Mcdonald lost horse and COW
recently.
Mrs. Harnden is is in very poor health,
also Mr.. Tee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12

DR.. Peleg Wadsworth, one of the old
est physicians of Maiden, died suddenly
at his home, II Florence Street, Satur-
day afternoon, April 2, of heart disease.
He was a native of this town, and at the
time of his death was in his SEVENTEEN
year. He was the son of Peleg Wads-
worth, I'd, native of Portland, and
Susannah WadswOrth Wadsworth, a
member of the Wadsworth family of
Duxbury, Mass, and pioneer residents
of the South Shore. He was educated
in the district schools of this town, and
later entered Phillips Andover Academy,
where he was graduated in 1856. He
then entered Dartmouth College, and
took up medicine in addition to his
regular course, completing his course
there in 1860. He then went to Lafayette
Medical School in Pennsylvania, and at
the outbreak of the war enlisted in the
Hospital Corps, serving in the Army of
the Potomac and later in the army
hospitals at Washington. He started
regular practice in Portland, few years
later, whence he went to Maiden where
he was in active practice for nearly
thirty-five years. DR.. Wadsworth was
three times married-in 1862 to Miss
Hannah Corey of Portland, who died
two wears later; in 1865 to Miss Della
Willard, who lived about ten years; in
1877 to Miss Ellen Sylvester of Maiden,
who, with two daughters and son, sur
wives him. The latter is James S. Wads-
worth, who was shot and nearly fatally
injured by a maniac in the Portland
Telephone Exchange on Labor Day a
few years ago. DR.. Wadsworth was a
member of the Unitarian Congrega-
tional Church of Maiden, a member of
the staff of surgeons of the Maiden
Hospital; also the local Masonic bodies,
Mizpah Lodge, A. o. U. W., and Mystic
Side Council Royal Arcanum. He was
city physician of Maiden for several
years, and was rendered the office for
last year, but refused. The funeral
was held last Wednesday afternoon,
A pril 6, at o'clock, from his home, II
Florence Street. Rev. Henry III. French,
d. D., officiated, and was assisted by
Rev. Joshua w. Wellman, d. D., a
retired clergyman of Maiden. A male
quartet sang five selections, Passing
Out of the Shadow" Lead, Kindly
Light" Crossing the Bar" "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought" and Eternal
Goodness. The pallbearerS were physi-
clans of Maiden, DIR. Andrew j. Stevens,
DR.. j. Wilmot Lawrence, DR.. George b.
Sawtelle, and DR.. Edward T. Drown.
Burial was at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu.
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In.
famed condition of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets infamad
you have rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing. and when It Is entirely closed Deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not BE- cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F.J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Acsold BY Druggists. price TO. per bottle.
HAlps Family Pllls aIe the bet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12

A solemn description is given in 6
Washington dispatch of newly invent
ed powder which has three times the ex,
plosive force of any powder now in use
1t is said to have numerous good points
one of which is that there sis no recoil''
to gun discharged by it. On account
of this quality, it is expected to displace
all powders now in use. If the inventor
has actually succeeded in making a
powder which has no recoil, he has up
set the old principle of physics that
action and reaction are equal, and should
have no difficulty in lifting himself over
fence by his boot straps.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
Grafton.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Newton went
to West Auburn last Monday where they
will make their home for the present.
Ernest Fafrar was in Bethel the first OF
the week.
C. T. Parker has gone to North Newry
to work in the mill for W. w. KilgOre.
Mr.. Jones, who is working at Mrs
Browns, went to Bethel Wednesday
with a load of potatoes. Mr.. Blake
went through this town and Upton buy
ing potatoes of the farmers who hat
them to sell.
Mrs. Delphina Whitman has recovered
from her recent attack of the prevailing
distemper.
Nearly all who have been suffering
from the prevailing distemper are OF
the mending hand.
George Muse and w. E. Pratt went t.
Bethel Wednesday with load of pota
toes, George Muse going to Norway be
fore his return.
Fred Tyler is cumming in the woods
at Millsfield.
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West Brownfield.

Luther Rogers is working for Alvin
Cram.
Randall Meader of Conway Centre
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. F. r.
Bailey.
Willie Bean is working for Alvin Cram
in the mill.
Dan West is on the sick list with a
bad cold.
We see Will Long of Snowville in the
place rather often.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
On this 9th day of Apr. A. d. 1904 on read
ing the foregoing petition, 1t is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same on the 29th day Of Apr. A. ID
1904, before said Court at Portland, In sail Dis
trict. ut 10 o'clock I'm the forenoon; and that no
tce Thereof be published In the oxford Demo
crat, newspaper printed In said District, and
that all known creditors, and other persons In
interest, may appear at the said time and place
and show cause, II any they have, why the
prayer of said petitioner should not be granted
And 1t is further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies of said petition and this order, adj.
dressed to them at their places of residence as
stated.
Witness the HON. CLARENCE HALE Judge
of the said Court, and the seal thereof, at Port.
land, in said District, on the 9Th day Of Apr,
A. ID. 1904.
lis. JAMES Z. HEWEY, Clerk.
true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES K. HEWEY, Clerk.
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Byron.

P. A. Whitney and his mother have
moved from Auburn to town. They
have rented the Hylan place, which is
their home at present.
Maurice G. Libby has been visiting
friends in town. He cut from his right
hand two fingers while at work for the
Cummings Bros. at Bemis few weeks
since.
Geo. A. Taylor is at work in the
Grover mill at Andover.
E. G. Knapp sustained a broken rib by
fall from a car while loading birch
recently.
w. A. Knapp recently visited at j. E
Shaw's.
Potatoes are selling at Is cents.
NJ. S. Whitney has moved to his house
on the Hill.
Buckskin Sam has moved to his camp
at Bemis lately.
Shedding has been good all winter
and lumbermen have done well this sea
son.
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Peru.

Clarence and Ethel Robinson and their
friend, Mr.. Walker, have returned to
school at Hebron.
Bert Abbott has hired with A. B.
Walker for this season.
Bernice Gatchell has hired with Fl. r.
Robinson.
Work has been resumed on the Grange
Hall. James Gowell and Chester Knox
of Rumford Falls are doing the work.
Avon Getchell II sick at ]. E. Commits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
East Waterford.

Will Chadbourne has hired Lucius
Turple for a year. Mrs. Turple and
little son are also at Mr.. Chadbourne's
John G. Everett is very sick with
pneumonia. His recovery is considered
doubtful.
Several in the place are recovering
from the grip. Josephine Sanderson is
home from Bates this week, her mother
being one of the victims.
Alonzo Cole of Newhall spent Sunday
at Mrs. G.. F. Ames'
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NOTICE..

Every owner or keeper OF a dog more than
four months old shall annually. before the first
day OF April, cause 1t TO be registered. numbered,
described and licensed for one year, In the office
or the town clerk In the town where the dog Is
kept, and shall keen around its neck collar dis
tincty marked with the owners name and it,
registered number. Whoever keeps dog con.
trary 70 the foregoing provisions shall forfeit
ten dollars, one half Of which shall 20 10 any
complainant and one.half to the treasurer OF the
town, and all dogs not licensed according TO law
shall forthwith be killed.
Old numbers will be reserved until May !, 1904.
WI. WHEELER, Town Clerk.
Paris, April 2, 1901
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.

In the matter of
WILLIAM +. KNAPP, In Bankruptcy
bankrupt.
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge of the Dis
trict Court of the United States for the District
of Maine:
w County of oxford, and State of Maine, in
said District, respectfully represents that on the
18th day of April, 1903, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts OF Con.
ssurrendered all his property and rights Of
property, and has fully compiled with all the
requirements of said Acts and of the orders OF
Court touching his bankruptcy.
Where ore he prays, That he may be decreed
by the Court 70 have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
Bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge
Dated this 9Th day Of April. A. ID: 1904:
WILLIAM f.. KNAPP,
Rapkrunf