Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05

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The Selectmen have appointed minor
town officers as follows:
CONSrABLEs.
Alfred Il Jackson, A; W; Walker,
George X Ripley, John l.. Marshall
Joseph b. Cole.
wLIGHERs OF COAL.
4. r Shurtlen, y. Hall.
L. H. Farrar, e. f. Brett,
d n Porter. Howard W. Shaw,
;. T.. Newell. T. +. hpt}'
4 Z. Pickett, n. w walker
SURVEYORS OF WOOD, ETC.
Charles \. Young, W. II; Jenne,
j. a. hennCy, >. ". bututlt,
ROuellO Edwards, George w toc'
Dexter " Gray, Arthur L. Ndhu,
George ". Tubbs, James Lapham.
FIRE wARDsSs.
A + Shurtlen. Joseph Il. Cole,
Frank Reed.
sExroNs.
Grace rhayer. Joseph v. G., le,
Virgil Paris, %. ID. tlhngWuO1,
Prank +. Lovejoy, Frank G. Rycrs n,
4. X King, -. IN. OhHOru,
r r. than, w r. Gurus,
= Fortpr \. j. Abbott,
James :. Dudley.
MEMBER Oh BOARD OF HFALru.
HOratiO Woodbury., NJ. ID.
A curiosity in the line of water pipe
was unearthed last week in the brick
school house yard. Two service pipes,
one from the Pine Tree Aqueduct Co. 5
main to the house of II. ID. McAlister,
and the other from the Norway system
10 the school house, were laid in the
same trench. Both were three-quarter-
inch galvanized pipe, and the Norway
pipe was laid directly ON top OF the other
aud touching it, The pressure IN the
Norway pipe is OF course considerably
greater than in the other. About eight
weeks since a singing was noticed on the
Pine Tree system in that vicinity which
indicated trouble, and about three weeks
later some fine sand began to come with
the water in the Pine Tree pipe at the
McAliSter house. 1t was also evident
that there was a leak somewhere on the
Pine Tree system. A peculiar condition
of things was revealed by uncovering
the pipes. The Norway pipe was con
siderably rusted, and pinhole had
broken through on the under side OF
il which had enlarged till it was a
little more than "a quarter OF an inch IN
diameter. The jet of water from this
hole. carving with it some of the sur
rounding sand. had drilled completely
through the Pine Tree pipe, top and
bottom, making two round holes each
nearly three-quarters of an inch IN
diameter. A portion of the pipe Is lett
on each side of the perfOration, but more
than half the circumference of the pipe
and much more than half the substance
of il is cut away at the point of perfora-
ton. In the little basin surrounding the
hole was a quantity of sand which had
been ground very fine by the constant
churning it had undergone.
Nathan +. Strickland died at his home
in South Paris last Monday, at the age
of Is wears. He had been in feeble and
failing health for long time. The
funeral was held at the Methodist
church Wednesday afternoon, attended
by the pastor, Rev. A. W. Pottle. Two
appropriate selections were sung oy
George A. Briggs, accompanied oy MRS
Briggs on the organ. Following the
service, the remains were taken IN charge
by Paris Lodge of Masons, and the
funeral service of the order was perform
ed. Interment was in Riverside Gene
terry. Mr.. Strickland was native o
New Portland, but had lived in South
Paris for nineteen years. In early lii'
he formed those good habits OF temper
ance and strict morality which he cher
ished all his life. At sixteen years o.
age he identified himself actively witt
the Methodist church, and to the last III
was a beloved and cherished member
much of the time occupying othcla
relations to his church. He was Free
and Accepted Mason, and a member o
the local lodge of the New Engian'
Order of Protection. A good man
modest in his demeanor, honest ana re
liable in his business transactions, KIM
and fraternal in his relations to m
friends. During his protracted ant
painful illness he manifested grea
fortitude and patience, and met Tn
summons of death with composure. BE
sides widow, Mr.. Strickland leaves wv
sons, Wallace b. and Roy E., both Q
this place. A daughter, who was tn
wife of Roger G. Sumner, died som
years ago, leaving three children, one G
whom later died, while the other two
Merton and Louise Sumner, are mo-
members of Mr.. Strickland's family.