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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-31
Bryant's Pond.

Mrs. Seymour Brooks still remains
very sick.
Scott Wight of Bethel was in town
part of the week rehearsing the music
for Memorial Day.
Mrs. Louisa Cole is convalescent and
able to be out riding.
Mrs. Ansel Dudley has gone to Port
land to see her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Buck
nam, as DR.. and Mrs. Buchanan set sail
for Germany the lst of June, and if Mrs.
Dudley's health permits her she will
accompany them as far as New York.
Carl Dudley arrived home this week
from Spokane, Washington, and will re-
main at home for the present.
Helen Hagland is doing house work
for Mrs. Ansel Dudley.
Mrs. Martha Davis is stopping with
her sister, Sylvania Perham.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Bowker went to
West Paris Saturday to be present at a
match game of ball between West Paris
and Oxford. This game was one of the
best ever played in this vicinity.
Alden Chase still remains about the
same, quite comfortable but helpless.
An operetta "Jack and the Bean
stalk" will be presented to the public
by some of the local talent of the place
There will be short social dance at the
end of the entertainment.
The Grammar school nine and Bry.
ants Pond Juveniles will play a match
game of ball Saturday afternoon.
Locke's Mills nine and Bryant's Pond
High will also play on Saturday after.
noon at this place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-31
A Big Convention.

When political convention in Maine
assumes such proportions that it can
not be accommodated in Bangor City
Hall. then it is convention worth talk
ing about. That's the way with the Re-
publican State convention, which has
long been announced to take place in
City Hall on June 20. 1t will be too big
for the hall, and so Chairman Simpson
of the state committee decided on We'd
nesday that the gathering must be held
in the Auditorium.
The convention is entitled to 1911
delegates, and with these will come
such hosts of enthusiasts in support of
the several candidates that if all were to
be crowded into City Hall the brick
walls would bulge out and the golden
eagle would scream in alarm from his
perch on the tall tower. And then,
where would the Bangor people come in
or get in? Impossible, and SO to the
Auditorium the convention goes. Special
street car arrangements will be made,
and on June 20 people down Main Street
who don't keep tab of political events
will think that Mayor Beal is holding his
fair ahead of time.
There will be plenty of music on this
occasion, aside from the plain and vigor-
GUS chant of the politica! choir. 1t will
be furnished by three handsome from
Rockland, playing inspiring Cobb airs,
one from the western part of the state
with Prescott harmonies in it's repertoire,
and the Bangor band, which will give
the crowd the best of everything, includ-
ing, probably, something to the effect
that:
mo matter where you go. you'll find they can
not show
You as good time as you can have IN old Ban
pO-ib
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Greenwood.

While the weather during the past
few weeks has been favorable to the
growth of vegetation, it has been equally
so to producing the usual crop of petty
annoyances such as black flies, house
flies, horn flies and mosquitoes.
Nearly every apple tree is white or
pink with blossoms about here, and our
rural mail carrier, John Hathaway, in
forms us that it is the same everywhere
on his route. Strawberries have blossom
ed in the same manner, and If the
weather continues favorable there seems
to be no reason why the earth, or this
small section of it at least, will not bring
forth plentifully for man and beast.
Not much visiting thus far this week,
each one, apparently, being busy with
some employment.
Pearl Whitman is slightly convalescing
at present, but such is his disease that
there is little prospect of his doing any
labor the coming season.
Small game, such as woodchucks and
hedgehogs, continue to turn up and are
pretty sure to come to grief as soon as
discovered; while big game, such as deer
and moose, do not seem to be quite so
common. None of the latter has been
reported, as yet, and only one of the
former; and that one was in another
town. So that there doesn't seem to be
much for game wardens to be looking
after at present.
That little kid spoken of last week
now considers himself one of the family,
and his delight is to get into the house
with the children. Mr.. Daniel was duly
notified of his whereabouts, but said he
should never come after him; so that
now the transfer of property seems to
be complete.
Nearly every week report comes OF
more or less fatal accidents, and many
of them occur through sheer careless
ness. One of our western papers informs
us that the other day two young ladies
undertook to have boat ride, although
informed that the craft was leaky and
unfit for the purpose. After rowing
some distance from shore, and into deep
water, the boat foundered and both the
persons were drowned. Their cries OF
distress were heard but not in time to
rescue them. The same paper speaks
of other fatal accidents, two more OF
which might be mentioned here. A mar
charged rock for the purpose of blast
ing it, and after lighting the fuse retired
to safe distance and there remained
until he thought it went out. On goins
back to the, rock, and looking for the
failure, it exploded killing the man al
most instantly.
The other, and last one to mention
here, occurred in school room in Iowa
The teacher struck nine year old DO!
with his ruler for some misconduct
with the result that the boy died two
days later. The teacher has been arrest
ed, and the sad event has caused goot
deal of excitement.
| Glad to learn when the Hebron Acad
envy centennial celebration is to occur
we some expect to be present and per
haps shake hands with G. T., John, ant
several other knights of the quill, ant
Oxford Bears.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-31
West BroWnfield.

Philip bennett is working for A. G..
Cram this summer.
Mrs. Laura Cram still remains about
the same.
j. L. bennett has new horse.
Percy Hanscom of Glen, N. H., has
been spending a few days with Arthur
and Leland LinsCOtt.
Miss Alice Jones will soon finish work
for Simon Hanscom and then 90 to
Fryeburg, Me-, to work for Mr.. George
Weston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-31
Mexico

At caucus held Saturday afternoon,
May 21st, the following delegates were
chosen to the Republican State Conven.
ton at Bangor:
John X. Trask. G. L. Howard, W. c. Steven:
and X. L. Taylor.
To the Oxford County Republican
Conventions:
H. T. Richards, Elwln II. Gleason, Henry W
Park and W. c. Stevens.
Monday morning, the 23d inst, Sarah
NJ. Kimball, aged 10 years, wife of Chas.
NJ. Kimball, died after quite a long i'll.
ness. Mrs. Kimball was daughter OF
John Lufkin, who for some years resid.
ed in Rumford, from which town he
went to Wilton and died there. Mrs.
Kimball leaves one daughter, Mrs. Eula
Chase of Mexico, and one brother, Chas.
NJ. Lufkin, now resident of Wilton.
Thos. Stevens from Mattapan, Mass,
brother to f. Il. Stevens, spent part of
last week here.
Harry Billings father from Medford,
Mass, is making a visit here.
The New England Telephone Co. has
run its line into Leon F. Haines' and
Geo. Fl. Gleason'S houses.
Joseph Gallant has contracted to put
the foundation for the new school house
in. Hiram T. Richards to do the exca-
waiting.
A large number of Changers from
Peru and Dixfield visited the Mexico
Grange Tuesday. What transpired at
the evening meeting l know not, do
know they were at something until a
late hour.
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Johns Letter.

You may tell your Mexico scribe that
even the poultry world is subject to dis
appointments, sorrows and such. From
the 20 eggs that the Manchester pullet
produced there came not forth chick nor
child. She seemed quite nonplussed!;;
But what could she expect? Until
further notice she shall be known as the
"Mademoiselle." Evidently she hasn't
earned the title of MADAM"
We have a ten-mOnths-old yearling
calf, and she is heifer in which we take
pride. Her ancestors have been in the
family for so years nearly. We have
great expectations. But the brute
world also has its little uncertainties.
Two brothers and sister from the
Orphans Home, Boston, have found
good homes here with the Conants and
Henry Shaw. Their names are Bennett.
The oldest boy-1l-lives with Everett,
the youngest-7-with George, and the
girl-9-with Henry. She is sweet lit
tie girl. Little girls usually are, and it
is a very rare thing indeed that they out
grow it, if you ever noticed. They are
all bright as dewdrops and show that
they have had good training. The
badges they wear are reminders that
they are pledged to abstain from the
things that degrade. They are happy
in the thought that they are not to be
far divided. They will attend the same
school.
Rev. Mr.. Athearn will preach a me-
mortal sermon at the Baptist house
next Sabbath. A minister from Port
land will deliver the memorial address
at Nezinscot Hall. His name we do not
recall, but he is said to be fine speaker.
1t looks homelike to see Mr.. Kimball
Prince about the village streets again.
The months of absence in radically
different climate from ours have
wrought no perceptible change in him.
We caught bird 'seye view of William
Cushman humping himself along the
highway. We knew him from afar. A
welcome object in the landscape. We
knew him by his military straddle.
Speaking of seedless apples. When |
was boy there grew in the old orchard
on the hill tree that was called the
'No core" When my father was young
there was just little fiber for core. AS
the years went by there was progress.
When knew it there was an occasional
seed. The apple was small and hard
] and rather pleasant to the taste and was
good keeper. The old orchard has
passed away as we are passing. 1t is
still "to memory dear" JOHN.
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Easy Way To Cure Catarrh
BREATHE HYoME1 AND KILL ALL ca

BREATHE HYoMEI AND KILL ALL CA
TARRHAL GERMS. "MONEY BACK IF
1T FAILS" SAY F. A. sHURTLEFF Il co.
There is no dangerous stomach drug
ging when using HyOmei. The healing
and aromatic balsams which compose
this wonderful treatment are breathed
through the neat pocket inhaler that
comes with every 81 outfit.
In this way, the germ-killing and
health.g giving Hyomei penetrates to the
most remote cells of the lungs. 1t
searches out and kills disease germs in
the air passages of the head, throat and
nose, soothes and heals the irritated
mucous membrane, and absolutely drives
catarrh from the system.
Such remarkable results have followed
the use of Hyomei by the best people in
Paris, that +. A. Shurtleff & Co. have
the greatest confidence in its power to
cure catarrh. They believe in it so
thoroughly, that they will give their
personal guarantee to refund the money
if it does not cure, the purchaser to be
sole Judge.
This is an unusual offer and the first
time that any medicine or treatment for
the cure of catarrh has been sold in this
way. If it cures, the expense is trifling,
while if it fails, the cost is absolutely
nothing.
If you are fortunate enough not to be
troubled with catarfh, tell your friends
of F. A. Shurtleff & Co.'s offer and get
them to take advantage of it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-31
East Hebron.

Rey. Mr.. Kelley completed his second
years labor last Sunday, and will COM
mence his third year this week.
All nature is lovely. The green grass,
with the fruit trees in full bloom, make
this season luxury after the cold
stormy days of winter. The crab apple
trees resemble pyramid of corn balls.
Belle DeCoster has gone to Auburn to
work.
Belle Record has gone to Fred Keene's
to work.
Fred Keene had an addition of little
boy in his family the 18th.
John Freeman is assisting 4. Allen on
his work of various kinds in fair weather,
and catching an abundance of fish in
rainy weather.
Belle Record visited Mrs. Allen and
her old friends last week.
Rena B. Pierce and Ethel Merrill are
invited to West Minot Grange the 2Sth
to assist in the literary exercises.
Farmers are very busy in planting,
and sweet corn will be planted by many
that have not recently planted.
Fl. A. Record is we'll pleased with his
place at Old Orchard and enjoys his
work finely.
Every one is busy, no idle ones to cir
culate the news.
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RsackneId.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Haskell of
South Paris have recently visited friends
here.
Judge Bonney of Portland passed
through town Saturday.
Mrs. Norton, sister of Rev. ID. w.
Athearn, and cousin, Mrs. Beetle of
Martha's Vineyard, who have been the
parsons guests, left for their homes
Monday.
Thomas Foster cut a great toe so bad
ly that it called for amputation.
Stanley Benson got wrecked with a
load of calves and hog, breaking one
bone of the arm and causing bruises.
Luther Irish and Herman Wardwell
have moved to West Paris to take charge
of the plant recently purchased by
Irish Bros. & Co.
Mrs. Hersey and Miss Fannie and VIM.
Irish have had their houses painted by
the Jordans.
Great horse traffic of late.
A goodly number attended the Damon
reception in Sumner. A great crowd
| was reported.
Mrs. Fred Atwood of Rumford Falls
has been in town of late.
Miss Laura Dean drives a fine turn
out.
The Nezinscot History Club met
Tuesday with Mrs. C. H. futile. The
Buckfeld Literary Club met the same
date with Mrs. G. Tilton.
V. p. DeCoster is Matching chicks by
the hundreds-2l0 this week. He
brought out 100 in basket Thursday
for Merit Warren. !
VIM. Cushman, after wintering in
Duxbury, Mass, arrived Monday.
DR.. Heald brought in fine lot of
trout Wednesday-ditto Thursday.
My peas, potatoes and corn are look
ing well and healthy.
Mrs. o. II. Hersey and daughter of
| Portland are in town.
| Three children from the Wanderers
Home in Boston arrived this week,
two brothers and sister. Their name
is Bennett. Their ages are 9, IL and 13.
| One boy goes to Everett Commits, one
to George Commits and the girl to
Henry Shaw's. All in one neighborhood
and will attend the same school and
will have good homes. They are bright,
interesting children and it will be very
PHEASANT living So uedr edCu otuei
Nothing need be said of department.,
except the pity that the generality OF
parents are unable to train their chill
dren as well. spent five weeks neal
their summer home at Cottage City a
few years ago, and was particularly
struck by their respectful demeanor
That is great, great institution.
Frank Washburn, who is mail carrier
on R. F. D. route No. 2, wishes to thank
his friends for contributing to make NJ
for his loss of horse.
r. Fl. Morrill, is painting his house
green, and i hear of others who art
partial to green, like the story of the
milk-maid, eyes, green becomes m.
complexion best, and green it shall be,
when down went her milk and hopes al
well.
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Brownfield.

Mrs. Reuben Linscott, who has been
visiting her daughter in Massachusetts,,
has returned home.
Mrs. Julia Bean is having her build
ings shingled.
Mr.. W. W. Johnson is putting an ad-
dition on to his house.
Mr.. Burnell has moved into one of
Mrs. Julia Beams rents.
DR.. Fitch was called to Casco on &C
count of the sudden illness of his broth
er-in-law, l.. Poor.
Quite heavy thunder shower Thurs
day afternoon.
Plenty of mosquitoes for tormenting
people. No respect for the better class.
Mr.. Frank Ham and Master Ray visit
ed Mr.. Hams father this week at Mere
dith, n. Fl.
Mr.. Tee is no better.
Mr.. Paris Rowe, who has been very
sick, is some better.
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Bethel.

Judge Herrick, wife and daughter,
started for home May Goth.
Saturday, May 21st, Mr.. Charles Lyon
and Ella Hapgood were united in mar
riage in Harrison.
The w. C. T. u. met with Mrs. An.
drews Tuesday afternoon. Report OF
the convention was given and COM
mittee appointed to prepare pro-
gramme for the year.
Tuesday afternoon about five o'clock,
Mrs. Dollie Hastings passed away at her
home on Broad Street. A week pre-
vious Mrs. Hastings suffered para
lytic shock but during the day news
from the sick room was more encourage
ing and the news of her death was sad
and sudden shock to neighbors and
friends. The fact that Maj. Hastings
had gone to Oregon with his son for o
few weeks made it particularly sad and
very much sympathy is expressed for
him. Seven years ago the major and his
wife celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. Five sons are left with
him to mourn the loss of good wife
and mother.
Mr.. E. c. Bowler left for the Worlds
Fair Sunday evening and is expected to
return Wednesday.
Mrs. E. T. Russell and daughter,
Shirley, and Miss Mary Shirley arrived
from Brooklyn, N. Y, Friday afternoon.
They will occupy their summer residence
until fall.
Miss Bertha Williams, formerly STEM
ographer in the News Office, was a guest
of Mrs. l.. T. Barker the past week.
She has finished her engagement in the
office of the B. F. Spinney Shoe Com
pany at Norway.
Sunday A. NJ, Rev. Mr.. Colson, pastor
of the Universalist church will deliver
the memorial sermon in the COngre
gational church, union services being
held. Monday at 1880 detachment from
Brown Post will go to East Bethel
where services will be held at 8 80 and
Middle Intervale II A. NJ. At 2:30 the
Woman's Relief Corps assisted by the
school children will decorate the graves
in Woodlawn cemetery and special exer
cises will be held. AT 7:30 Mr.. Galley, 6
navy veteran, will give an address in the
Congregational church. No effort hat
been spared to make this an interesting
and profitable day.
Thursday evening Rev. and Mrs. Col
son entertained the teachers and stu
dents of Gould Academy at their home
which had been prettily decorated will
the class colors, green and white. Thu
seniors assisted in receiving and it wa
a delightfully."- enjoyable occasion.
Commencement week will open Sun
day afternoon with the baccalaureat
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Barton. Graduation
exercises Thursday P. NJ, concert in tn
evening and reception Friday evening
lalumni dinner Friday p. NJ.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-31
Byron.

Mr.. Larrabee, state organizer from
Auburn, was in town and re-organizeG
North Star Grange, P. of H., No. 1870
on Friday evening, May 10, with So
members. Fl. 81. Richards was chosen
master.
Several parties have been in town
prospecting for gold with quite good
success. Capt. Thieckens an expert
miner, is stopping at lothian Shaw's.
A bear caught one of A. s. Young'a
sheep the other night. Two traps were
set for him by the remains of the sheep.
He came back the second night and
sprung one of the traps but did not get
caught.
Schools in town are taught by Miss
Magner Center school, Miss Walker
Houghton School, and Miss Brooks,
West Byron school. DR.. y. Taylor is
superintendent.
Ruel Taylor has moved with his fsmi-
ly to the lake recently.
Dick Trask has bought Mrs. Fred
Knapp's place. Mrs. Knapp, now Mrs.
Meader, has moved to Oquossoc. Mr..
Trask and Miss Emily Hussey were mar.
ried about May LIST.
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Summer

Eugene Green of Turner is cooking
for H. d. Fish's mill crew.
c. F. Silver has gone to Auburn to
work for F. r. Conant
Albert Gilmore of Virginia is visiting
his brother, II. D. Fish.
Oliver Bonney, one of Summers aged
and respected citizens, passed away Fri
day, May 18th, aged IS years. He leaves
wife, four daughters and one son to
mourn the loss of kind husband and
father,
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Maine News Notes.

Kidder Linnell, well-to-do farmer of
Winthrop, hanged himself Tuesday. For
some time past he has been in poor
health and became respondent. He
leaves widow and daughter.
Charles Littlefield shot himself through
the heart at his home in Kennebunk-
port, on the 21st. 1t is said he had been
drinking heavily of late He is survived
by widow and two small children.
The body of Edward G. Hayden was
found floating in the canal at Lewiston
Wednesday. 1t is not known how the
lad fell into the water. He was aged 8
years and was the son of widowed
mother. Mrs. Hayden supposed her boy
was at school.
Wandering Willie who slept under
pile of railroad ties on the outskirts of
Pittsfield, one night last week, neglect
ed to pull his feet in after him, and
when party of young skunk-hunters
came along and saw the protruding feet
they opened fire. The poor hobo Is
now in the care of local physician.
By the upsetting of boat in which
three Chisholm men were fishing on
Wilson Lake Saturday, May 2lst, John
Perry, aged SO, was drowned, Frank
Richards succeeded in swimming to the
shore, while Charles Kelly hung to the
overturned craft and was rescued, when
almost exhausted, by another party of
fishermen.
Bangor News: 1t is high time that
the man with the first ripe strawberry
should show up at the newspaper offices.
We have sat up Until late several evenings
expecting him to come in and astonish
us. Perhaps times are so good and bust
ness is SO rushing that the explorer of
the fields has not found chance to get
out and look.
The second trial of Rev. Frank w.
Sanford of "Shiloh" for manslaughter
was had in the franklin County court
at Pennington last week, and he was
convicted. The charge against Mr..
Sanford was that he caused the death
of a boy in his community by neglect
On the first trial in the home county of
Androscoggin, the jury disagreed. The
second trial was held in Franklin Coun- |
ty on petition of Sandford's counsel,
who alleged that on account of the |
prejudice existing in Androscoggin |
County it was impossible to get an i'm
partial jury there. The case was CIV
en- to the jury Thursday afternoon, and
after being out about an hour and half
they returned with q verdict of guilty.
An appeal has been taken.
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East BrOwnfieId.

Mrs. Bert Perry is working at Hotel
liberty.
Charles Stickney is at home oversee
ing the relayiug of the pipe which con-
veys water from Hotel liberty to the
Stickney cottage on Mill Street.
Rev. Mr.. Cotton delivered the address
Decoration Day.
A number attended the circus May 30.
There was a photograph entertain
ment given at Bradbury's Hall.
Several days ago, Mrs. Saint Powers,
who had come from Boston to spend the
summer at the old Powers homestead,
was severely bitten by pet dog. 1t is
hoped that the result will not be serious.
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Oxford.

Mr.. Bemis has sold his place at WEIGH
vile to Geo. Wilder.
Mr.. Larrabee of Auburn, State Grange
organizer, was in town in the interests
of the grange.
Messrs. Bracket and Morrill, of
Portland were in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Austin and little
daughter of Portland are here for a
short time.
Geo. Andrews of Portland visited rela-
tives here last week.
Mrs. Z. II. Pratt and little son are at
Mrs. Elden's.
Mrs. Roxie French is at home again
after an absence of several months.
Mrs. Geo. Hawkes. visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Haggett, at Portland Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Viewpoints daughter, Mrs.
Keene, of Poland, with her little girls is
visiting here.