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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Mexico.

Quite hearty and affecting greeting
occurred in Parks store one day last
week, when Capt. Isaac G. Virgin who
commanded Co. q. 1st Maine Cavalry
during the Rebellion met Carleton T.
Gleason, who was a member of Co. G,
after q years separation. Gleason Is
spending the first winter here he has
spent in Maine for 80 or more years.
Both of these veterans were brave SOL
diers, were almost continually on duty
and were in many battles. Neither was
severely injured, however.
Chas. B. Richards has returned from
Cando, Dakota, having many business
matters to look after.
Rev. C. L. Parker has resigned his
passionate of the Congregational church,
and will preach his farewell sermon the
last Sunday in February. He goes from
here to a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
Who will be the pastor to succeed him
has not been determined yet. Mr..
Parker has done much work here re-
sulting in the erection of fine church
building and the organization Of society
having quite large membership.
Much regret is expressed because he Is
going from us.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
West Paris.

Mrs. o. Z. Yates went to South Paris
q week ago last Saturday to attend the
wedding Of her grand nephew, Frank r.
Durham. The newly married couple
visited their aunt here few days, after
that going to Bryant's Pond and other
places.
Mrs. Charles Bacon's son, Edward P.
Clark, from New York city, Is here with
MIR. and Mrs. Bacon again this winter,
and expects to remain some time.
The regular meeting of the w. c. T.
U. will be held Thursday afternoon of
this week with Mrs. Lizzie Z. Lane.
The topic for the afternoon is "Fran-
chise" under the charge of Mrs. Genevera
G. Tuell. Mrs. Anna w. White will
preside in the absence of Mrs. l.. G..
Bates.
Miss Jennie l.. Bradbury came home
last Tuesday from her school at Farm
ingtOn to take the position OF assistant
teacher for Miss SWEET in the Grammar
school here. -.
Rev. d. F. Nelson has not been well
for several weeks with an attack OF
something like grippe but is now better.
Mrs. j. II. Cole is improving in health.
Herbert Ford's mother, Mrs. McAllis.
ter, who has been sick at Mrs. Bick-
nelrs at Trap Corner, was moved a week
ago last Sunday to Sumner. She stood
the journey all right but in the night
was taken suddenly worse and soon
died. Her remains were brought here
and placed in the tomb last Tuesday.
Granite Chapter, o. E. S., is now re,
hearsing the drama "Hazel Adams,
which they intend to play in the neal
future. Cast of characters and further
particulars given later.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
FOUND"

ODD NOTICE IN PROMINENT soUTHEN
PAPER OF INTEREST TO PARIS RESI-
DENTS.
One of the best known newspapers In
the South is the "Guide' of Dunn, n.
G. Its publisher, j. P. Pitman, sends us
the following clipping with request to
publish:
"Found,-by the editor of the Guide,
a bottle of Hyomei, the wonderful treat
ment that cures catarrh without stomach
dosing. We can speak in highest praise
of it's remarkable power to cure and
relieve catarrh of the head and throat.
This mention is made not as an adver-
tisement, but in the interest of those
who suffer the torture of that terrible
disease, catarrh."
In sending the clipping Mr.. Pitman
wrote the following letter:
81 enclose a little piece from my paper
issued to-day. You will see from this
that desire to push the selling of Hyo
mel as far as possible. am using it in
my own family, and find that it gives
the desired relief, so that take pleasure
in spreading far and near the knowledge
of this sure relief for catarrh."
F. A. Shurtlsff & Co., in preparation
for the catarrhal troubles of this season
of the year, have ordered large stock
of Hyomei, and sell it under guarantee
to refund the money if it does not relieve
The complete outfit costs but 81, and
extra bottles can be obtained for 80 cents
Ask them to show you the strong guar
antee under which they sell it. This re
markable remedy medicates the air you
breathe, soothing and Healing the mu
cous membrane of the air passages, anc
making a complete cure of the wors
case of catarrh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
East Bethel,

Porter Farwell and G. K. Hastings
have been selling cord wood at Bethel
village.
Mrs. Eta Bean is doing dressmaking
at Norway.
A pound party for the benefit of Mr..
II. Judkins and five small children was
held at the home of Calvin Cole last
Saturday night.
The Ladies' Book Club was very pleas
antly entertained by Mrs. G. NJ. Kimball
last Saturday afternoon.
The grange supper held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Bartlett Thursday
evening was very successful, the pro-
ceeds being over Sl4.
Miss Rose Kimball, after a short vaca-
ton, has returned to her work in the
Bethel News Office.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Oxford.

The lecture by Rev. Smith Baker has
been deferred on account of the illness
of Mrs Baker.
A union prayer meeting of the three
churches will be held at the Advent
chapel Sunday evening.
Anna Bickford Prescott, native and
former resident of Oxford, oldest daugh-
ter of the late Joseph and Ann tMerrill)
Bickford, and wife of John B. Prescott,
formerly of Portland, died at Durango,
Col, Dec. It'll. She leaves daughter,
a sister, Mrs. Ellen Cash, of Kansas. A
brother, James Bickford, died while
serving in the war of the Rebellion.
Born Jan 10th, to the wife of Clarence
GRAHAM, a son.
Leander Blossom of Turner was in
town Wednesday.
The wells which have been benefited
by the late rain are again failing.
John b. Robinson is very much out of
health.
Mrs. S. III. Eaton was operated upon
for appendicitis by DR.. Cakes of Auburn
Tuesday. Drs. Bradbury, Barker and
Farris were present.
James Ray, superintendent of the
Robinson Mfg. Co., fell down stairs
Thursday night and received severe in
juries, starting the bone of the neck so
that he is unable to move his head.
Mrs. Howard harrington is suffering
from heart disease.
Charles Martins youngest child is very
sick with pneumonia.
The ladies' circle of the Congre-
gationalist society met on Wednesday
with Mrs. Alice Richmond.
Chauncey Farnham has been quite
sick with throat trouble. An abscess
was feared.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

The traders are getting settled together
and business runs smoothly.
ID. w. True was7 eleven and one-half
years as clerk for Walker & Bell. He
then built and occupied his own store Is
years. and now comes into the Walker
store as head of the firm of True,
Walker Il Head.
Roger, the little son of b. L. Brown,
has been quite sick for few days but Is
now better.
John b. Kimball is gaining.
o. Z. Andrews has bought j. l..
Parker's apples and is packing them.
Dea. Peter McAllister Is in very poor
health, his mind being very much affect
ed, as we'll rs his bodily health.
Howard Morton is in town for few
days.
W. H. Harrington is drawing poplar at
North Lowell.
d. w. Russell is sick again this
winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Notes from the Legislature.

The law prohibiting the use of launch
eS in hunting ducks on Lower hezar
Pond has starred up the hunters, and
on Tuesday numerous remonstrances
against the proposed repeal of the law
were presented. Petitions were also
received for similar law to apply to a
portion of Upper Kezar. Mr.. Walker OF
Lowell also introduced a bill prohibiting
duck hunting on Lower Kezar between
Sept. LIST and October 18th of each year
Senator Sturgis has introduced bill
to create bipartisan state commission
of three members, who shall have full
authority to enforce the prohibitory law,
to appoint deputies who shall enforce 1t,
and TO investigate the conditions in any
county where the local authorities are
charged with negligence in enforcing 1t,
and appoint the necessary officers to give
the desired enforcement.
The hearing on the proposed repeal
of the porcupine bounty law was held
Tuesday. The father of the law, Fred
|. Campbell of Cherryfield, and Repre-
sentative Morrison of Bar Harbor,
appeared in defence of the law, but a
considerable number of witnesses favor
ed repeal. The hearing was enlivened
by good deal of merriment. The total
number of porcupines killed since the
law went into effect May list, 1908, is
1892, and the bounties amount to
S36,S73. To pay these an Appropriation
of $1,000 was made.
The petition for state aid for the Home
for Aged Women of Oxford County at
Norway has been unfavorably acted upon
by the committee on appropriations.
The committee has also reported un-
favorably in some other cases where a
new charitable enterprise has come IN
and asked for an appropriation for the
first time.
The bill to incorporate the city OF
Rumford, which was left over from the
last legislature, has been quietly killed
at the instance of Rumford citizens, who
stated that the time when such incor-
poration was desired was past.
Matters of interest to Oxford County
will be on this week. The hearing on
the South Paris light charter comes on
Tuesday afternoon, and on "Wednesday
afternoon the committee on salaries will
give hearing on the salaries of Oxford
County officers,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
About the State.

Mrs. Z. Z. Page of Millinocket evil
IDENTIFY likes the name of Page. Her
maiden name was Page, and when she
married the man of her choice was
named Page. Her daughter married
Geo. Page. That family will make a
bound volume before long.
The final move in the settlement of the
affairs of the Bath Iron Works was made
when there was recorded in the county
registry of deeds the transfer OF the
property from George r. Sheldon, chair
man Of the reorganization committee of
the U. S. Shipbuilding Company to the
Bath Iron Works Company, as part OF
the Bethlehem steel corporation.
Bath was threatened by a serious con-
fiagration Wednesday evening, Jan %,
caused by a stubborn blaze at the Har-
Dor View Hotel in Post office Square,
which is left merely she'll. The build
ing was owned by Charles A. Hooker of
this city and is valued at about $1,000;
insured for $1,000. The furnishings were
valued at about 81, 600 with no insurance.
The place was managed by Mrs. I.
Tatro of Augusta, who had been in
charge for about four months. Ten
guests stopping there were unable to
save any of their personal effects and
very little was removed from the build
ing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Resolutions

On the death of Isaac D. Cummings:
Whereas, 1t pleased our Heavenly
Father once more to visit our Post and
take from our ranks our comrade who
was always true and faithful comrade,
a kind and helpful friend and neighbor,
just and upright man, one whom to
know was but to trust and respect.
He enlisted in the 23d Regiment, Co.
f., Capt. H. N. Bolster commanding.
He was ever ready to do his duty and
uphold the flag he loved so we'll. For
the last six years he has lived with his
aged mother and helped care for her in
her declining years, at the same time
suffering from diseases which he con-
tracted in the army and at last cost him
his life.
Therefore, Resolved, That in the
death of COmrade Isaac D. Cummings
w. X. Kimball Post has lost worthy
comrade, his mother loving son, his
wife a true and loving husband, his
children kind and indulgent father.
Therefore, Resolved, that W. K. Kim
ball Post extend to the bereaved family
their heartfelt sympathy in this their
great bereavement.
w. S. STARBIRD,
GRINFILL STUART,
ISAAC j. MONK,
Committee.
SOUTH PARIS, Dec. 81, 1904.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
East Brownfield.

Mr.. Samuel SWEET haa been a guest al
the New liberty hotel for few weeks.
The "men folks" of the Congregational
church gave a baked bean and pastry
supper at Bradbury's Hall last Friday
night. This was followed by lecture
on the Russian. Japanese war, by Rev. A.
J. Cameron, also mixed entertainment
and social.
Ethel Bishop is at L. R. Giles for a
few weeks.
The Grange held its regular meeting
last Tuesday.
Charles Lane, who has been very i'll, is
somewhat better.
A few days last week were extremely
cold and windy.
Mr.. Jacob Colby is still confined to his
house by rheumatism.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
West Sumner.

Mr.. G. A. Chandler has recently put in
a creamery. While great convenience
to Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler their many
patrons in milk, cream and butter will
regret the change exceedingly.
Mrs. S. F. MarstOn is entertaining her
friend, Miss Caroline Lee, of Weymouth
Street, Brunswick, Maine.
G.. d. Walker has moved his goods into
the vacant rooms of the house recently
bought by j. F. Young.
Eddie j. BiSbee is quite i'll this week,
result of 4 severe cold.
VIM. A. Barrows Post, No. 65, G.. A.
r., and w. r. c., No. 70. held a joint in
stallatiOn of new officers on Jan. 81, '05.
Dinner was served and q good time en-
joyed. S. f. StetsOn is Post Command
or, Rosetta ii. Ryerson, Corps Presi-
dent.
An unusually large attendance at the
dance on. Friday, Jan. 20, and CORE
spondingly good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tuell of West
Paris were guests of relatives in town
Saturday and Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
East Hebron.

Colds are very prevalent this cold
winter. No one talks of going North;
all are talking the advantage of going
South if olive the coming winter.
Diamond Perry's son has gained finely
since the plaster of Paris was removed a
short time since. He is trying to get
around on the floor with the patience
nf hero. His doctor informed his
parents his leg SO badly broken was now
rs strong as before being broken.
East Hebron Grange accepted an in
vitation from Bucktield Grange to visit
them last Saturday, aud large number
the invitation and report an
enjoyable visit.
On Saturday evening drama in
Grange Hall called out large company.
The proceeds have not been given out
rs there were little trifles to be reckoned
in as usual, but they report it good
time enjoyed by all present.
Apples are still being shipped. Fred
Packard went to Boston with car loads
last week. Some cellars of apples and
potatoes have frozen during cold
weather.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Greenwood.

Last Tuesday morning the tempera-
ture showed seven below zero at the
house, and on taking the thermometer
into the woods where the land was some
what lower, it went down Is degrees.
showing temperature of 20 below, and
it was thought that would answer all
practical purposes.
Hay is growing scarce and they begin
to- inquire who the lucky man can be
that has it to sell, and another week yet
in January.
Misfortune seems to follow Newell
Peabody. Some time last season he lost
two of his cattle by falling through the
tie-up floor, as reported at the time, and
recently his little son, somewhat more
than a year DID, died of what was claim
ed to be diphtheria. Mr.. Peabody lives
Just over the line in Albany.
Willard Herrick is in a low state of
health this winter and the same may be
said of Walter Bisbee.
Mrs. A. S. Brooks is also on the sick
list and attended by DR.. Yates.
We are glad to report Mrs. Charles
Swan as convalescing; she is now able to
get out a little when the weather will
permit.
We were asked time and again what
relation, if any, existed between Rev.
Ransom Durham and ourself years ago
when living at the Pond AS near as we
| could find out We were about fourth
cousins, our ancestors all emigrating
from Carver and the surrounding towns
in Massachusetts to Oxford County,
Maine, early in the 10Th century.
Frank Rufus Durham, whose mar
riage was reported in the last Democrat,
| is, an only son of Charles Rufus Durham,
grandson of the late Rufus Knapp Dun
ham, and great grandson of the late
Ransom Durham above referred to.
And now if there are those who wish to
know the relationship between the new
ly married Frank Rufus Durham and
my great grandchildren, of whom there
are four, two of each sex, they can
figure it out at their leisure.
Thanks to John A. Page, now stop.
ping with his daughter, Mrs. Andrews,
in Washington, for pamphlet entitled
Tacoma, Electric City of the Pacific
Coast, 1904. 1t contains As pages and
gives large amount of information in
regard to the origin and growth of the
city and is accompanied by nearly IS
photographs of places, public and private
buildings; also large map of the west.
ern section of the state. The informa.
ton, obtained from both sources, was
| Just what we wanted.
Thanks also to the one who sent us a
copy of the Paragon Monthly. 1t is a
large pamphlet of Is pages, published in
New York, and edited by Josephine
Wynn. The work contains some read.
ing matter, mostly stories, a few pictures,
and still more advertisements.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
West Bethel.
"There is u land of pure delight.
To saints immortal given;
No clustering days or freezing nights
Burst water pipe, In heaven.

"Therc Is lhnu OF pure uelBnt,
To saints immortal given;
No clustering days or freezing nights
Burst water pipes In heaven.
There gentle showers and sunny skies
Refresh and cheer the spirit,
While Office. begging tramps and spies
Are kept from coming near It.
Midwinter.
Candlemas day next Thursday.
Addison S. Bean has killed his horse.
Charles p. Saunders is working in q
mill on Sunday River.
G. d. Morrill, is hauling birch bolts to
the mill of Merrill, Springer & Co.
Wells which became dry In October
remain in the same condition.
Albion p. Mason has lost his only
horse and is without team of any kind.
Thaws are of short duration this win
ter, and the water famine grOweth worse
and worse.
January has this year given us an
unusual number of cloudy days, but no
prolonged and heavy storm.
Mrs. Mary A. Dow remains about the
same as last reported, being in a quite
helpless condition, and confined to her
bed.
The printed reports of trials fol
murder make big sales for the daily
papers, but such sensational reading II
often injurious to the mind. Better
peruse and laugh over the comic sections
of the big Sunday papers, and read the
many literary magazines.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Bethel.

Mrs. Charles Arno Of Gorham, N. a.,
came to Bethel Monday to care for Mrs.
w. A. Bunting.
Mrs. Charles Mason and Miss Mason
have returned from Portland where they
were called by the illness and death Of
Mrs. Adelaide Mason Greenleaf.
Miss Minnie Eagle is at the Maine
General Hospital and has had success
full operation for appendicitis.
/, The no-school signal was given Thurs
day morning on account Of the drifting
snow and cold, and no session was held
in the brick building.
A large amount of pine timber is being
hauled to the chair factory to be worked
up. The birch will be used later.
The Hebron basket ball team played
with the Gould Academy team Friday
resulting 35 to 4 in favor of Hebron.
1t is reported that the newly appoint
ed sheriff, Mr.. Fred Howe, is to move
his family to the village.
The annual fair of the academy
students will be held in Garland chapel
The sale will consist of fancy and useful
articles, and supper will be served as
usual.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
East Waterford.

Frank L. Tucker passed away the 22d
at his home on the Baker farm, age "A
years, 8 months, 20 days. He has not
been we'll for some years. The funeral
services took place Wednesday at Nor
way Lake, at the residence of his
father, BENJAMIN Tucker. He leaves
widow, father, sister and two brothers.
Ray Lord has typhoid fever.
Bad colds are quite prevalent.
Geo. H. Keen has been confined to
his bed since the Goth.
G. A. Miller was obliged to remain in
doors few days, but is now able to be
out.
Mrs. Mary E. Lovejoy, who came to
G. A. Miller's for brief visit, is still
there i'll with cold.
Mrs. L. NJ. Sanderson returned from
Limerick the Goth.
We visited Miss Plunmer's school at
its close and were much interested in
the exercises of the little ones.
The Temple Hill school closed We'd
nesday. The entertainment which was
to have been given that evening was put
off owing to the weather until Jan. 30.
Miss Lamb returned to Bates Friday.
Mrs. Helen Croker has returned from
visit to Norway.
Mrs. Georgia Burgess is in Portland
this week.
Will Chadbourne has crew working
on his timber lot in Bethel. Geo. Ste
vens Is with them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Denmark.

Mr.. Aaron II. Witham has been sent
to the Maine Insane Hospital at Augusta,
Me. He was examined by Drs. Bennett
and Shaw and found to be very insane.
Mr.. A. d. Fessenden and Mr.. Chas. Ed
Smith were his escorts to the hospital.
Mrs. Ada Swan still remains in about
the same condition as when last re-
ported.
There is great deal of sickness in this
section. Bad colds and grippe seem to
be the trouble.
The weather in this section has been
something fearful the past few days,
roads badly drifted with snow, and the
mercury has been way down in the sc
mark
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Personal.

Edwin LaForest Harvey of Bethel is
one of the disputants selected to take
part in the Bradbury prize debate at
Bowdoin College.
Miss Anna Barrows Of Boston, who is
known to many persons in Maine, and
has been heard widely at meetings Of
the state agricultural societies and the
Grange, has just completed q tour OF
New York state, during which she adj
dresses farmers institutes in six differ
emit towns, giving two lectures at each.
At the invitation Of Prof. w. II. Jordan,
formerly of the University Of Maine,
now director of the New York Agricul-
tural Experiment Station at Geneva,
Miss Barrows addressed the New York
State Fruit Growers Association in SEES
sion there. She addressed the short
course students at the Cornell University
School of Agriculture at Ithaca; the
Domestic Science students at Rochester
Mechanics Institute, and gave demon
stration lecture before the Normal class
In Domestic Science at the Teachers
College, Columbia University, New
York City.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Hebron.

Mr.. and Mrs. Brigham of Mechanic
Falls have been visiting their daughter,
Mrs. f. NJ. Glover Mr.. GlOver's new
house is nearly finished and they are now
living in it.
Miss Hazel Donham spent Sunday
with her mother.
Mrs. Cornelia Moody has returned
from weeks visit at her old home in
West Sumner.
We have no special report of the camp
fire held here Saturday evening.
Mr.. A. G. Reckard died at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. G. f. U. Huckaby,
in Maiden, Mass, last week Friday, after
weeks illness, and was buried at his
old home in Leominster, Mass, Sunday
afternoon Mr. Reckard had lived in
I.eominster about 80 years, but since
the death of his wife, nearly three years
ago, he has made it his home with his
daughter in Maiden, but spent year
with relatives in Hebron where he made
many warm friends.
We are glad to report that Mrs. Can
tello, who has been quite sick, is better
so he drives the stage to Minot.