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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
Greenwood.

Grass killed out badly in places last
winter, and had it not been for the re-
cent rains the hay crop must have been
uncommonly light; but it is unfavorable
for moist tillage land and much ground
remains yet implanted.
The most forward strawberries begin
to mature and the prospect is now favor.
able for big crop of that kind of small
fruit, where it was not killed by the
May frost.
Apple trees are blossoming very I'm.
evenly, and report says the Baldwin will
be nearly failure.
Sylvester Cole seems to have good
luck raising pigs. Last year he raised a
litter of ten, and now his SOW has gone
three better; but as she could care fol
only twelve he gave one to his daughter,
who is raising it by hand. At first she
undertook to feed it by means Of bot.
tie and rubber nipple, but that it utterly
refused; finally she offered it some milk
in small dish, when the pig put his
nose in and drank until satisfied.
Hannibal Curtis has his steam mill at
the City we'll under way. The engine is
already in position, while tie frame OF
the main building is up and partly cover.
ed. He will manufacture different
kinds of short lumber and boards OF
eight or ten feet in length. Will EN-.
mons is doing the carpenter work.
There is quite an amount of timber on
the ground ready to be worked up.
Fred Cole has finished o. G.. Whit.
mans stable and is now at work on q
barn for George Hayes, the building to
be 40x60 feet. After finishing that job
he is to do some carpenter work for
Oscar Peabody on his house.
The writer listened to very interest
ing sermon last Sunday delivered by the
presiding elder, Rev. Chas. r. Parsons,
from the text: because there is nc
other God that can deliver after this
sort" And it might be added incident.
ally that il those three young men who
got ducking last Sunday by the upset
ting of a boat while fishing, had been
listening to that sermon or some other,
they would have made much better
appearance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
Second District Republican
Convention.

The Second District Republican convention vii
be held In City Hall, Lewiston. Maine. Tuesday
June %, 1906 at O'Clock, p. n, for the purpoe<
Of nominating . candidate for congress- to b<
voted for at the September election.
To select district committee and transact any
other business that may properly come before Il
Tho basis Of representation will be % follows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled
to one delegate and for each Is votes cast for the
Republican candidate for governor In 1901 an
additional delegate, and for fraction Of 70 votea
In excess Of IS An additional delegate. Vacan
cies in the delegation Of any city, town or plan
tstiou can only DO hllod by resident OF the
county In which the vacancy exists.
: The District committee will be In session IN
the reception room OF the hall at II O'Clock. A. H.
on the morning Of the convention for tho pur'
pose Of receiving the credentials Of the delegates
Delegates In order TO be eligible to participate
In the convention must be elected subsequent to
the date Of the call for this convention.
The chairmen Of the various delegations are
requested 70 forward full list Of the delegates
and altcrnates TO the secretary OF the Dtstrtct
committee, J. W. Bracket, Phillips, - soon ~
they arc chosen on duplicate blanks to be FUR
nished for that purpose.
Per order Republican District Committee.
Fred W. Wight, RocklAnd, chairman.
j. W. BRACKET, Phillips. secretary.
A. d. Cornish, Lewiston.
A. r. Stearns, Rumford Falls.
Eugene Thomas, Topsham.
R.C. Reed, DamsriScotta.
Rockland, Maine. May ). 1905.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0s OF The WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.


rirss Baptist Church, Rev. 7. O. Aylor, pastor
Preaching every Sunday e 10 - 4. =; S9na.y
50 r. .. 7. p. 8. G. Z. Tuesday evening
Prayer Meeting ThursdAy evening q 80. Cove
nant Meeting the last Friday before n ".
Sunday Of the month 81 $50 =. =. Al no
Universaiiss Church. Sunday School every
Sunday q 10 DA An.
Miss Margaret Stearns has been spend.
ing the past week In Bethel, visiting
relatives and attending the commence.
ment of Gould Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce went to
Boston Saturday for few days stay.
Tuesday evening will occur the dance
given BY the married mons ball team.
Dancing so cents per couple. A good
time guaranteed.
Francis C. Case, Esq, and family, OF
New York, arrived Friday and are oc-
cupying "Lyonsden. the home Of Rear
Admiral Henry w. Lyon, U. S. N. Mr.
Case is a brother of Charles L. Case,
ESQ.,, one Of our most popular summer
residents, and the people Of Paris Hill
are much pleased to extend . welcome
to the family.
Mrs. Ingraham and Mrs. Davies are
expected to arrive this week and open
their home here for the summer.
Mrs. Shows place, Crossroads, y" has
been leased for the summer to Mr.. Alley
of New York, who with Mrs. Alley and
a seven year-old daughter will occupy it
soon.
Editor Charles E. Waterman Of the
Mechanic Falls Ledger was q guest at
Loren B. Merrill's Sunday.
F. A. Shurtleff & Co. arc making
preparations to open their summer store
here on Tuesday Of the present week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Case, with
Miss Clara AID Master Lyman opened
their summer home Saturday. Mr.. Case
will make brief stay at this time, COM
ing later for his vacation.
The recent arrivals at The Beeches are
as follows:
MIRA. 4. d. Benedict and Miss Evelyn Bene
dict, Brooklyn. n. Y.
Miss NJ. r. Lord, Boston.
Miss 4. W. Bowman. Bro0kline.
Miss Fisher and Miss A. williston. Boston.
Miss A. Benjamin. Oakland.
The frat golf tea of the season will be
given ut The Beeches next Saturday
afternoon, June 10, from four to siz
O'Clock. Members of the Paris Hill
Golf Club and friends are cordially in
vited. The meeting at The Beeches in
stead of at the golf grounds is to cele-
brate the eighty-first birthday Of Hon
George F. Hammond.
Mrs. II. 4. Fifield of Norway led the
singing at the Universalist church or
Sunday and also sang fine solo. Miss
Pike Of Norway presided at the organ
There will be special music at the ser
vices at this church from now through
the summer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12

It is scarcely necessary to remind the
people of Maine that one OF the most I'm
portant and one of the most singularly
pleasing duties OF the next Maine Legis.
iature will be the returning to the United
States Senate of the Hon. William r.
Frye. There are few states in the
Union that can render such valuable
service to the country as Maine will be
able to render next January through her
legislature. A word or two In review Of
the career of this favorite son OF Maine
will indicate the nature of the service
that our state is doing the nation.
Mr.. Frye has been President pro tenn
pore of the Senate longer than any other
man ever held that Office, and Longer
than any other man ever held the Office
of President or Vice-President. he
entered upon his service in that office
two years before Mckinley was Presi'
dent, namely in February, 1895.
In 1880, Senator Ingalls,, President pre-
tenn. of the Senate appointed Mr.. Frye
chairman of select committee to IN
vestigate the relations of the Pacific
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
Republican County Convention.

The Republican voters of the County Of Ok
ford. In the State Of Maine. are requested e
meet In convention at the Court House at South
Paris on Thursday, the 18th day of June, A. ID
1906 at 10 80 O'Clock In the forenoon. for the pur
pose Of nominating candidates for the following
county officers. to be supported ut the September
election, TO wit: Senator Clerk Of Courts. County
Treasurer. County Attorney. Register Of Deeds
Register Of Deeds for Western District one
County Commissioner. and Sheriff. Also e
choose Republican County Committee for the
years 1907 and 1905.
The basis of representation viii be as follows
Each town and plantation organized for election
purposes will be entitled to one delegate, and FOL
each IS votes cast for the Republican candidate
for Governor In 1904 an additional delegate, and
for fraction Of 20 votes In excess Of IS votes an
additional delegate.
The Republican County Committee will be In
session st the grand jury room at the Court
House at South Paris. at O'Clock on the morn
ing OF the convention. for the purpose Of receiv
Ing the credentials of delegates.
Delegates In order to be eligible to participate
In the convention must be elected subsequent tc
the date Of the call for this convention.
Per order Republican County Committee.
II. L. BARTLETT. Chairman.
nc. DUNTON. Secretary.
Dated at South Paris, Maine, May 4, 1906.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12

On Saturday, June I'd, memorial
services were held in Grange Hall.
Capt. Bucknam of Mechanic Falls was
present. The address by Prof. j. r.
Moody was very fine. The children
took part in the exercises and all passed
off we'll.
Mr.. j. L. Bartlett of Boston made his
parents a few days visit the past week.
Mrs. II. L. Whitney and Mrs. Leon
Whitney came from Boston Saturday,
and their home is now open for the
summer.
Prof. Ira NJ. Bearce got home from
Orono Wednesday of this week.
J. r. Moody, Jr., Is expected from
Bangor soon. Mr.. Moody Is graduate
of the law school this term.
A. NJ. Richardson and family spent
Wednesday with friends in Auburn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12

June is here again and with 1t the
"sweet girl graduate" And by the
way, have you noticed how many Of
! them are wearing glasses nowadays
And it's not because they think it,
"cute" or 'ssweet" either; its be-
cause of actual need, for many oi
them would have utterly failed in
their school work without the help
ofglasses
There are perhaps many who did
fail, who might have succeeded had
they had the help and relief afforded
by glasses.
Every student should have his
eyes examined, and if needed, glass.
e. should be worn; at least during
student life.
It's our province to supply glasses
that are RIGHT, JUST RIGHT.
RICH ARDS,
THE 0PTICIAN,
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.
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West Sumner.

There was dance in Proctor Hal
Friday evening. 1t was the wedding
reception of Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Morrill,
and they received some presents. Prof
Towle played the violin and 1t proved t.
be very pleasant occasion.
w. T. Chandler and George Packard
went Monday to the Four Ponds fishing
Clinton Bisbee, who Ia employed as q
bookkeeper at Auburn, Is spending his
vacation here with his father, Sylvester
Bisbee.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Farrar, who have
been visiting relatives in Hartford re.
Gently, have returned home.
In enumerating the candidates who
are to compete for the outline quilt to
be made in the Baptist society one name
was left out, that of Mrs. James Pack.
ard. It was entirely unintentional on
our part. Our informant gave US only
four names.
Miss Edith Bradford expects soon to
20 to Turner where she has employment.
Charlie Ryerson will take her place in
the telephone Office.
James Buck snapped horses with Alt
Coffin of Pinhook. He left for his home
in Auburn Monday accompanied by his
son, Charles, who has since returned
home.
Horace Farrar Is going into the meat
business and will start his meat cart
Monday morning. he has snapped his
colt for heavy horse.
Herbert Heath il repairing and max
ing improvements In his barn.
Charles Buck has bought colt and
snapped horses with Henry Demick.
Mrs. N. E. Farrar has an Eastman
kodak and Is prepared to take snap
shots.
Mr.. and Mrs. George CLARK have re-
turned from Hartford, where they have
been to visit Mrs. Clark's nephew, n.
r. Ford.
Mrs. Freeman Farrar has . pig which
she has brought up by hand. It 10 .
funny sight to see her sons little black
dog and the white pig playing together.
They are very much attached to each
other and It 10 very amusing to watch
their antics.
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Byron.

The road commissioner with the road
machine and q crew of men is repairing
the highway.
A. S. Young visited his bear trap Mon
day and found a hedgehog in it.
V. ID. Taylor has one set which he has
found sprung several times and part Of
the bait gone.
Everybody is going fishing now.
A. s. Young and son Thomas caught
81 trout from Swift River Saturday.
Mrs. Angie Mitchell has arrived at her
cottage at Byron Centre.
At caucus held Saturday afternoon,
presided over by DR.. S. Taylor, George f.
Thomas was chosen delegate and in
structed to attend the conventions and
vote for Swasey and Perkins.
Mrs. Jos. McMarrar of RidlOnvillc is
visiting her mother, Mrs. A. S. Young.
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BrOWnfleld.

First Congregational church, Rev. Dr..
James j. G. Tarr, minister. June II
will be observed by this church as chill.
dren's day. In the morning at 10:45 the
pastor will preach sermon appropriate
to the day. Subject, 1.-THE Boy Who
Helped" In the evening at 1880 there
will be children's concert by members
of the Sunday School. All are invited
to these services.
Miss Mary P. Wentworth, one OF
Brownfield's oldest and most respected
residents, and her friend Miss Whit.
ney, are on a visit to Gray, where they
will be the guests of Miss Wentworth's
sister.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational Sewing Circle, the following
officers were elected:
Presideut-Mrs. Hannah Stickney.
ice.President-Mrs. Augusta Whitney.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs. Mary Gatchell
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer - Mist
Georgia Gatchell.
Work Committee-Mrs. Diana e. Rounds
Mrs. Clara johnson, Mrs. Fannie Spring and
Mrs. Mary Spring.
Road Commissioner Sands has just
completed the work of rebuilding the
sidewalk In front of the Bean Memorial
School.
Pearl Rebekah Lodge, /. o. o. F., will
hold memorial service In honor of those
who have died during the year, in their
hall on Tuesday evening, June 10. This
will be In connection with the regular
meeting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12

The mast week has been devoted to tho
commencement Of Gould Academy and
former students and friends have once
more met and the class Of 1909 has passed
out from "a 10 other places OF study and
work. Sunday, June s, the baccalau-
reate sermon was preached BY Rev. Q. n.
Gleason and was IN earnest appeal for
tho students to take Christ - their King.
The church was pfettily decorated with
potted plants and apple blossoms.
Special music BY mixed choir was most
pleasingly rendered.
Thursday the graduating exercises
took place In Odeon Hall and were OF
high order. Each Of the class Of nine
showed the result of earnest endeavor.
Programme:
Music.
Invocstion.
Music.
salutasory-Ideals. --,John Herbert Carter. Jr.
address 70 Undergraduates Ms,iS1 C5,M Dy yer
Music.
49, James Harold Young
f1s'sn':'isa q Class Gin Nellie ss,,,sv Russell,
Music.
The Way Of the World. Grace Ann Kendall
Presentation of eif' e G1 s':,sno. Rich ,rsou
v.lsdic'ory Address, Music Mabel Lillian Abbott
Comforting Of Diplomas.
Singing Class Oie.
The ode was written by Miss Grace Ann
Kendall. Judge Herrick, on behalf OF
the trustees, accepted the beautiful and
appropriate gift Of the class, bust OF
Horace Mann.
In the evening large audience at.
tended the commencement concert and
listened to the following programme:
Quartette- Heigh. 10. Love You. Geibel
Cecilian Quart tie.
Vocal s0l0-F0rsGMst ne whitney. c0w'e'
Reading Selected, o,v.r
Vocal Duet-Se.ectsd. &.
Miss Pike and Miss Morrison.
Quartette- SlumberS Song, Lonr'
Cecilian Quartette.
Vocal Solo-a. Du bist " cine Blume.
b, Destination, Fontenailles
G. This would do,
''- Miss O'Neil.
Vocal solo-ss sersn Rose Sc. Arditi
ouarsesse-a. Absent. Metcalf
b. Mighty LAX Rose, Nevin
Cecilian Quartette.
ReadiDg-selecsed; any,,
Vocal So,o-Creole Lovers Song, Buck
Mr.. Purington.
Quartette-The Rhine Raft Song, Pinsuti
Ceciian Quartette.
The reception Friday evening brought
together large number OF people who
enjoyed most delightful evening.
Payne & Plummer's orchestra was In
attendance Thursday and Friday.
The class of '06 goes out with the best
wishes Of the citizens.
Friday evening, Mrs. j. G. Gehrine
announced an added gift of $500 from
Mr.. L. E. Holden of Cleveland, Ohio,
who so generously gave the principals
home last year.
Miss Gertie Demerritt has purchased
the Farwell house on High Street.
DR.. Delma Edwards OF Fort Fairfield
has been visiting his brother, F. L.
Edwards.
A pretty home wedding took place al
the home of Mrs. Hepziba Mason when
her daughter, Sara Eunice, was united
in marriage to Mr.. Stephen Byrd, BY
Rev. Israel Jordan, former pastor. The
happy couple left for carriage drive to
Danville, P. @, and will return to reside
in our village. Their many friends ex'
tend congratulations and good wishes.
Mrs. G. NJ. Furbush has gone to Rich
mond and Danville, P. O., to attend the
family reunion of the "Byrds."
Mrs. Emma Lord is the guest of Mrs
Seth Walker.
Hilda and Marjorie Chandler of South
Paris are spending a short time with
their grandparents in Bethel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
LIFE.

The poets exclamation: 30 Life! l
feel thee bounding in my VEINS" 10 .
joyous ono. Persons that can rarely or
never make It, In honesty to themselves,
arc among the most unfortunate. They
do not live but exist; for to live implies
moro than to be. TO live is to be we'll
and strong-to arise feeling equal to the
ordinary duties Of the day, and to retire
not overcome BY them-to feel life
bounding in the veins. A medicine that
has made thousands Of people, men and
women, well and strong, has accomplish
Cd great work, bestowing the richest
blessings, and that medicine Il Hoods
Sarsapsrilla. The weak, rundown or
dsbilitated, from any cause, should not
fail 70 take It. II builds up the whole
system, changes existence into life, and
makes life more abounding. We are
glad 10 say these words In IT. favor to
the readers Of our columns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
II viii Hurt Business.

Why, yes, my dear conservative
Director, this exposure of the meat
packers methods is going to hurt bust
ness tremendously. It's going to cut
off lot of our export trade, it's going
to damage the meat trade many millions
a year, at home and abroad, and its re-
suits will be far-reaching and affect al
most all lines of trade.
Certainly, sir, the president ought
never to have done anything that would
"hurt business''-we have heard that
many times during the last two or three
years, when somebody's methods were
under investigation. Or he might have
done it some other way-might have
summoned j. Ogden Armour to the
White House and told him to clean up
his packing houses.
But President Roosevelt is terribly
reckless, and when he finds glaring
wrongs or abuses, he speaks right out
loud about them-and the result is that
something is done, and it is done
promptly. And somehow or other the
people as a whole have come to like his
habit of "doing things" and they are al
most ready to forgive him for all he has
OuciuCoS.
When Thomas w. Lawson began to
show up the methods of the big life in
surance companies, there was a great
cry that, even as little as the people took
stock in Lawson, be was hurting the life
insurance business intellectually, and
doing special wrong to the poor wild
ows and orphans who always appear
at the front when anything is done to
''hurt business" Now the insurance
investigation has become history. The
insurance business was damaged-tem-
porarily-and the poor widows and Or
phans suffered. No great wrong was
ever righted without some innocent per-
sons suffering. But the outcome has
been that insurance methods have been
reformed, and the insurance business in
the future is to be much safer and much
more useful to the people than before.
Showing up the packing houses in this
manner is going to "hurt business
and IL half the report of the presidents
Investigators Is true it ought to be hurt.
1t will affect the whole country, and We
shall all feel it somewhat. But the re-
suit Is going to be that American meat
products will be put where their purity
and excellence can be guaranteed to all
the world, at home and abroad, and in
the end we shall all profit by the ex-
posture.
It's too bad to have president who
"hurts business" but somehow we feel
as IL the country can stand 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-12
East Brownfield.

The W. G. T. U. held It's annual meet
ing at Julia Beans June 9Th. The fol.
lowing officers were elected:
President-Mrs. E. A. g. stickney. -
Vice. Presidents Ellen Clough, Mrs. N
8. Gatche!l. Mas Isabel Stickney, Miss Matte
johnson.
Secretary-Mrs Julia Bean.
Treasurer-Mrs. e. A. Rowe.
It was decided to hold the annual fail
June 30. The L. T. L. will. take part.
The Congregational Circle served 9
baked bean supper at Bradbury Hal
last Wednesday evening. About 81
was received.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Butterfield are
entertaining their daughter Maude.
Children's Day will be observed mex
Sunday at the Congregational church
There will be q concert in the evening.
Mrs. E. A. G. Stickney and daughter
Isabel, spent Saturday in Portland.
The Congregational Circle at its an
nual meeting June Q, chose the follow
ing officers:
Presideut-Mrs. Hannah Stirkney.
Vice President-Mrs. Augusta Whit 1ey.
Sec. and Treas.-Mrs. NJ. 5. Gatchell.
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Mason.

Frank Morrill, and wife Of Norway
accompanied by his sister George an6
husband from Massachusetts,, were II
town the past week.
E. G. Mills Waited In Waterford Satur
day, returning Sunday.
Erwin Hutchinson went to Norway
Saturday, returning Sunday.
A. r. Copeland Of Bethel was In towr
Tuesday.
A. J. Abbott Of West Paris was ii
town the 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs.. O'Rsilly and Christie
Stiles Of West Bethel were In the place
Tuesday.
Austin Hutchinson and wife and Fred
NeAlllstes and wife Of Albany were ID
town Ashing the oh. -
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ARNOLD'S
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Dysentery by
r. A. SHURTLEfF & CO.
NOTICE.
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NOTICE.
IN The District Court Of the United States for The
District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In The matter OF
FRANK eAWICKIs, other.
Wise called Frank Saul. =. u..S.,,..,
clkis, Frank eovicikis, and ~ ns"s'sPsSy
Tank eavicikis,
Of Rumford Falls, BANKRUPT
TO the creditors Of said Frank 6aWickis, In III
County o. Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice 3 hereby given that on Tie Nth day Of
Nay, 4. D. ls4, he aid Frank sswickii
Was daily adjudtcated bankrupt, and that IL
Arst meeting Of his creditors viii Be bald 6 IL
oGce Of Tie Referee, No. 8 Market Square, South
Paris, o. The 9oth day Of June. 4. D. 1908. q
10 O'Clock n Tie fore1oon, q Whleh time the
Said creditors may attend. prove ths!y clain1,
appoint . trustee, exsmiA6 the bank1aps, z
transact such other businsss - may properly
oeme before said meeting.
eo11A pAxis, Jlne .. 1eS.
WALT11 L. GRAY,
Rsa1ss d 1ainspscy.
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