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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
A Play In . Thoasand.
"QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER" UNIQUE
DRAMA OF MOST TELLING QUALITIEs.

The figures of the attendance and re-
ceipts for the FIVE seasons that "Quincy
Adams Sawyer" has been upon the stage
prove that nearly three million people
have witnessed this great drama Of New
England rural life 10 that time. In view
of this fact and because of the constant
" growing prosperity of this attraction,
it can be said with truth that this is a
'play In thousand" For there have
been 80 few similar instances In the his
tory of the American stage that they
can be recalled readily by all theatrical
men OF experience.
"Quincy Adams Sawyer" is unique
Its telling qualities are found In its en-
tire freedom from stage conventions
There is no erring girl, no mortgage on
the farm, no mourning or wailing and M
william. Yet strength is by no meani
sacrificed by this abandonment o.
familiar stage expedients. For there
are substituted characters that are real
motives that are natural and develop
ment of interest that holds because II
appeals by its strong humanity.
When the famous rural drama Is PIE
scented at Norway Opera House on Sat
urday, Aug. "a, 1t will be found to b
presented by an admirable company
every member of which has been selec'
ed with special regard for his or her ut
ness for the role played. The scenic en-
vironments Of the drama is in perfec
accord with its spirit and the entire en-
tertainment il natural and enjoyable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Brownffeld.

DIR. Tarr and family are spending their
vacation at Rockport, Mass.
Mrs. Elmer Thompson of New York is
visiting at Mr.. John Sands.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rowe are entertain
ing their grandson Page, of Peabody,
Mass.
Mrs. John Lynch is at E. B. Beans.
DR. Wentworth and sister have return
ed home from quite an extended visit In
Massachusetts,.
Mrs. +. Spring of Westbrook, and Mrs.
A. Leighton of Stroudwater, Portland,
were guests at Mrs. j. Beams.
DIR. Frank Eastman has bought an
auto; that makes the third one owned in
this village.
J. l.. Frink is suffering from eczema in
his face.
Mrs. Alvin Perkins and daughter, Mrs.
Anderson, are at their cottage for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hubbard and
daughter are visiting friends in this vii
lage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Greenwood.

Not much news to report this week
and hardly time to write up what there
is.
Frank Bennett of Paris Hill came here
recently, intending to 60 hOrnpouting
with another man the following evening,
but shower came up just in the nick Of
time, and up went all their fun with It
l. w. Swan, with his wife and little
girl, visited at the Bennett place Satur.
day, returning home to Locke's Mills
Sunday forenoon. In the afternoon the
writer attended a funeral at Bryant's
Pond, the sad account of which will be
given from another source.
Not first-class hay weather the first oil
the week, and those who commenced
haying Monday got their hay caught in q
series of showers, two of which ended In
rainbows, probably quite similar to the
one that Noah looked upon several years
ago.
Thanks to Florence Bryant for late
copy of The Waterman. 1t contains
several interesting articles, to one OF
which we intend to refer next week.
Ever since our remembrance, and
probably ever since 1t occurred, the year
1916 has been referred to as a record
breaker in regard to the continued cold
ness One late writer refers to it in this
way: The cratic weather this spring
has revived interest in accounts of the
cold season of 1916. In old newspapers
files it is known as "the year without a
summer" There had been nothing like
it in the memory of the oldest persons
then living, and there has been nothing
like it since. May, was month of frosts
and snow and ice formed an inch thick,
tits said. At least one man was frozen
to death in Vermont where snow fell to
the depth of 10 inches. There were three
inches of snow in New York, and water
froze In ponds on the Fourth of July as
far south as Virginia. Corn was killed.
August was no better and the succeed
ing months were cold. In the spring of
1917 seed corn was sold for SIS bushel.
Similar conditions were reported from
Europe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Lowell.

The most of the farmers are about
their haying and the crop seems fairly
good.
Mrs. Freeman Severance, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
81. +. Dresser, has returned home, and
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
BoyntOn.
Mrs. Preston b. Walker and son have
returned from a visit at Salmon Falls
and Portland.
Misses Helen aud May Hutchins and
Miss Ruth Dallinger, with some Others
are at Fairview, but the last Of the month
will 60 to their cottage on the lake for
the rest of the season.
DR.. Rhein and family are at b. E.
Browns.
DIR. S. S. Stearns and family are here
for the summer, occupying his home at
the Center.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Death of Mrs. Benjamin z. Billings.

Bryant's Pond is mourning with sim
cere sorrow the sudden and unexpected
death of Matoira Day Billings, wife Of
Benjamin Billings of this place, and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Day, at
the untimely age of 26 years.
This sad event took place as a result
of com plications induced by the birth of
a son Tuesday, July I'd. All seemed
proceeding well until Thursday after
noon, when acute Bright's disease inter
vened with uraemic poisoning. Drs.
Packard, Rogers and Deering were sum
moned and every possible means en-
ployed. but in spite of all the patient
rapidly failed and death occurred Friday
night.
The funeral was held Sunday at the
Universalist church, and was very large
~ attended, as Mrs. Billings was a mem
Der of the Grange and also of the East
srn Star Lodge, both of which turned
out officially to honor her memory.
Besides these, many townspeopie were
present, Mrs. Billings being one of the
most highly respected and best loved
young women of the community.
The sermon was preached by Rev. Mr..
Little of South Paris. Elder Hannaford
also offered prayer and made few
touching remarks. The audience was
greatly affected, and showed clearly the
affectionate regard in which they held
the memory-of this unfortunate young
woman, friend and comrade.
Interment took place in the little
churchyard beside the church, where so
many of our townspeople lie in eternal
slumber. The solemnity of the occasion
was rendered more impressive by the
music played there, dirge rendered by
the Bryant's Pond Band, Nearer My
God to Thee"
The death Of Mrs. Billings leaves a
vacancy in the hearts not only of her
husband and her immediate family, but
also in the entire community, where she
enjoyed universal regard and affection.
The circumstances Of her death were
rendered doubly touching by their sud-
denness and by the fact that she leaves
an infant which can never know its
mothers care.
"Sweet Is rest after toll; then why feel sorrow
For her who sleeps and will not wake to-mor-
row."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
East Waterford.

Miss Ida Bumpus, Mrs. Harry l..
Hutchins and daughter, Annie, of North
Fryeburg, have been the guests of Mrs.
C. 81. Pride this week.
A party of seventeen invited guests
spent a pleasant evening at Charles Far
rington's Monday. Ice cream and cake
were served. Mrs. Farrington's sister,
with her husband and two children, is
spending few weeks with her.
Roland Mixer Of Norway is spending
vacation with his uncles, c. II. and D.
L. Pride.
During the shower Monday afternoon,
the fuse in G. L. Hilton's telephone
burned out. Mrs. Hilton, who was In the
room, received q slight shock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney s. Hall and chill
dren are making o short visit in Bridg-
ton this week.
Lulu McIntire, with party OF friends,
is spending the week at the McIntire
camp ct Pappooss Pond.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Dickyale.

Cuvier Putnam, who is at the Central
Maine General Hospital where he under
went an operation for appendicitis, is
getting along we'll. Bernard went there
this Thursday morning for the same
treatment.
10. Rowe and r. S. Tracy are hay
ing; others are hoeing.
Mrs. Sylvira Morrill, is in poor health.
Wool is selling low in comparison to
other things, only 20 cents is offered as
yet, and with discount slips from the
butter factory, farming is on the decline.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16

IMPORTANT CAPTURE OF THREE MOTOR
IoUs CROOKS BY PORTLAND POLICE.
Following a running pistol fight at
Aliens Corner, Portland, at little past
10 clock Thursday morning between
Sheriff Pennell, aided by his entire local
staff of deputies and two yeggmen who
are suspected of holding up Grand
Trunk train No. S4 at Yarmouth four
hours previously, the yeggs were cap
tured and sent to the station. Later
another hobo, who has been identified
by the trainmen "a one of the three, was
arrested at Morrilrs corner by Patrol
men Jordan and Hamilton. The two
men arrested at Aliens corner give
their names as Henry Clark and Thomas
Lewis, each claiming Boston as his
home. but Sheriff Pennell, Chief Water
house and the rest of the officers feel
confident that the man giving his name
"a Clark is Frank Sullivan, known as
Young" Sullivan of Lawrence, Mass,
whom the officials have been looking
for for the past year, as he is suspected
of being one of the members of the gang
which on Sept. 10 of last year broke into
the post office at Bridgton. 1t will be
remembered that following this break
Inspector Robinson of the post office de-
partment and Deputy Sheriff John w.
Emery engaged in pistol fight at Bald
win with men, when Robinson was shot
through the leg. Two days later John
l.. Sullivan of Lawrence, supposed to be
a relative of the man captured to-day,
fell of a freight train ut Sawyer's river
while he was stealing ride, and was
killed. 1t is supposed that he was a
member of the gang that robbed the
post Office. The third man arrested is
John Tildon of Boston, who has served
a number of sentences in the Cumber-
land county Jail for minor offences.
Chief of Police Waterhouse OF Port,
land has received a telegram from Cam,
bridge, Mass, asking him to hold Sulli'
van, since he is wanted for an indict'
ment by the Suffolk County Grand Jury
That Sullivan and his companions
were all prepared to do safe blowing
lob or a post office break is apparent
from the fact that bottle with small
quantity of nitro glycerine was found
in his pocket, while in the pocket oil
Lewis, his comrade, was a cake of soft
soap such as is used to "tamp in" the
explosive after hole has been made in
the safe by pulling off the knob, or by
drilling. The sheriffs are also sure that
Sullivan threw away stick of dynamite
while being brought in on the car.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
West Lowell.

Geo. Abbott and wife of Conway, N.
H., visited his sister, Mrs. D. w. Irish,
several days the week of the Fourth.
Miss Gladys Morrell visited Helen
Armstrong last week.
Mrs. Joan McAllister spent last week
with relatives in Stoneham.
D. E. McAllister lost three-year-old
steer the Fourth.
Mrs. z. McAllister has sweet corn
over three feet high, tassled and ears
forming
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Bethel.

The work crew Of the g. T. r. that
has been widening and lowering the
track and preparing for the new ''over-
head bridge have finished the work.
Mr.. Robert Bisbee has gone to Canada
for the summer, where he has position
as chemist.
The w. C. T. U. met with Miss Gross
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Clinton Metcalf and daughter
of Pennington have returned to their
home.
Misses Boothby and Mason are with
friends camping near Berlin, n. b.
The principal of Gould Academy has
announced that course Of normal train
ing has been added to the Gould Aoad-
envy course. 1t il looked upon with
much favor and no doubt good num-
Der will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to take normal training.
Last Thursday afternoon the Ladies'
Club held another cake sale upon Mr.. j.
NJ. Philbrook's lawn, which was finan-
cial success.
Miss Bessie Andrews is In Boston to
study music during the school vacation.
Mrs. Bishop, daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur Shirley, of Stratford,
Conn.,, with her friend, is spending a
few weeks in Bethel and is stopping at
Prospect Hotel.
Rev. r. B. Schoonover went to Boston
to meet his wife and little daughter,
who have been spending the past three
months in Rome, Italy. Mrs. Schoon-
over was accompanied on her return
voyage by her mother and sister, who
have gone to Vermont to visit Rev. Mr..
Raw. a son.
Officials who were on tour of inspec.
ton of the G. T. r., came to Bethel
Thursday and enjoyed the beautiful
scenery of Bethel, as Mr.. E. @. Bowler
was on hand with his auto. Passenger
agent Bell was among the party, and oil
seemed to enjoy the courtesies shown.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
East Bethel.

Mr.. r. c. Clark joined his family here
the 4th for a short vacation.
Mrs. A. M. Bean is spending short
vacation with relatives in Berlin, N. Il.
Mrs. Fred Cole and family arrived from
Washington, July LIST, and will spend
their vacation at their home here.
Miss Margaret Whidden closed very
pleasant and profitable term of school
here recently. Teacher and pupils all
very much enjoyed walk and picnic in
the woods the last day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
LONG LIVE THE KING!

is the popular cry throughout European
countries: while in America, the cry of
the present day is "Long live DR.. Kings
New Discovery, King Of Throat and
Lung Remediesr' of which Mrs. Julia
Ryder Paine, Truro, Mass, says: ut
never fails to give immediate relief and
to quickly cure a cough or cold" Mrs.
Paine's opinion is shared by majority
of the inhabitants of this country. New
Discovery cures weak lungs and sore
threats after all other remedies have
failed; and for coughs and colds it's the
only sure cure. Guaranteed by F. A.
Shurtleff & Co., druggists. 80 cents and
$1.00. Trial bottle free.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Bryant'S Pond.

Prof. Wiske's family of Paterson, N.
j., accompanied by Mrs. Mary Gray and
son, are stopping at their summer cot
tage here.
Rev. Q. II. Shinn of Medford, Mass,
will preach at the Universalist church
July u, at the usual hour, half past ten.
Ed Coffee, Boston letter carrier, is
boarding at Mr.. Dell Coles.
Mrs. Eunice Buck of Hyde Park, Mass,
is visiting at II. &. Bacon's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Black Hand at Rumford Falls.
ITALIAN HELD UP AND ASSAULTED.

Sunday night Officer F. A. Brooks, on
complaint Of Giuseppe Donnie, placed
under arrest Giuseppe Rezitano. Donnie
claimed that he was held up by Rezitano
and that the latter fired at him four
times with a revolver when he attempted
to get away. Fortunately none OF the
shots took affect.
Tuesday Rezitano was arranged before
Recorder Stevenson, who found probable
cause and held him in $1,000 bail. He
was unable to get bail and was committed
to Jail to await trial in October.
From what can be gathered from the
assaulted man and few of the higher
class Italians, Rezitano is member of a
gang, somewhat akin to the infamous
Black Hand Society.
1t is said that he and his gang terror
ize law abiding Italians and extort
money under threats of death, and it is
alleged that a certain well known and
wealthy Italian citizen was compelled TO
pay quite literally within few days to
the same man, under pressure OF threats.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Denmark.

Mr.. A. B. Ordway is making extensive
alterations in his house.
Mr.. Fred Sanborn is having new win
dows in his house at the farm.
Mrs. Katie Sanborn has been at the
islands, Portland harbor, for few days.
Some of the farmers have begun cut
ting their hay in this section.
Mr.. Ernest Ingalls, was taken suddenly
i'll Friday morning. DR.. Fitch was
called.
There was a large delegation from this
place to Hiram Wednesday evening to
attend the Ladies' Circle of the C0ngre-
gational church, and report fine time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
East Br0wnfleld.

Many from this place went to the
circus in Portland last Friday.
Mrs. E. A. G.. Stickney attended the
w. C. T. U. meetings at Hampton, N. h,
last week.
The Congregational Circle met with
Mrs. Zilpha Colby, July 10.
The w. c. T. U. held its regular meet
ing at Mrs. Julia Beans, July IL.
Religious services were held at the
town farm July Z, under the auspices Of
the W. C. T. u.
Rev. E. P. Eastman of Union, N. H.,
preached In the Congregational church
last Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
A SUSTAINING DIET.

These are the enervating days, when,
as somebody has said, men drop by the
sunstroke as If the Day of Fire had dawn
ed. They are fraught with danger to
people whose systems are poorly sustain
ed; and this leads us to say, in the in.
terest of the less robust Of our readers,
that the full effect of Hoods Sarsaparilla
is such as to suggest the propriety OF
calling this medicine something besides
blood purifier and tonic,-say, o sus-
tanning diet. It makes 1t much easier TO
bear the heat, assures refreshing sleep,
and will without any doubt avert much
sickness at this time of year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Wilson,s Mills.

The logs from Upper Magalloway hav-
ing been cut on Beaumantown, were
being sluiced through Aziscoos dam
early Monday morning, July LIST.
The only demonstration the Fourth In
this vicinity was lawn party, which
was pretty we'll patronized, held at Dia-
mond Farm. Ice cream, Strawberries
and cream and lemonade for sale. The
proceeds to 60 towards the finishing Of
the hall of Aziscoos Grange.
: G. P. Wilson of Boston, former
resident here, came up Friday to spend
his vacation among his native hills.
The extremely dry weather ID now
superseded By the extremely wet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
The mysterious light which appeared

The mysterious light which appeared
in the sky early Wednesday evening, q
brilliant band passing directly overhead
from one horizon to the other, was pro-
nounced by Bowdoin College professors
to be what Is known as zodiacal light
and about which scientists have differ
ing theories. 1t 10 supposed to form q
ring about the earth like the rings of
Saturn and is usually seen in the tropics
in the spring or fall and il rarely seen In
this locsiity. The cause Of the zodiacal
light Ii not definitely known. The
theory most generally received is that it
is the sunlight reflected by myriads Of
small meteoric bodies revolving around
the sun, nearly in the plano of the
scliptie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16

Monmouth had fire scare Wednesday
afternoon when the business section OF
the town was threatened by fire which
destroyed two small wood structures
and four car loads of hay, causing a
total loss of $4,000. At ono time ten
buildings were burning, but the fire was
kept under control by the aid of hand
tub and buckets until aid which was
summoned from Lewiston arrived by
special train.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16

Portland 1t is believed is soon to have
another electric road, this one to run be.
tween Portland and Lewiston and inter-
mediate towns. The company has been
incorporated as the Portland, Gray &
Lewiston Railroad Co., running through
the towns of Falmouth, Gray and New
Gloucester and thence to Auburn and
Lewiston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Died.,

In BuckHeld, July 10, Ho' ca Bonney Of Nor.
way, aged 20 year,, months, s DAYS.
In Norway, June IL, Mrs. Bethis B. Chafhp,
aged IS years.
In North Bridgton. July 8, Mrs. Sarah Whit
ney.
In Bryant's Pond, July 8, Matoria Day Bill
ings, aged 20 years.
In Lewiston, Olive II. Shaw, formerly Of South
Paris
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Sumner.

Addie Parlin of East Sumner is visit
ing at G.. b. Fosters.
Mrs. Thankful Robert is failing. She
is confined TO her bed.
Mrs. May Smith and two boys OF
Arlington, Mass, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. n. NJ. Varney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Towers, who
have been visiting at j. r. Dyer's, have
returned to their home in Rockland,
Mass.
Leslie Bracket of Peru and Irving
Bracket of Brockton, Mass, visited at
w. K. Bowker's one day recently.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16

An immense swarm of bees made their
appearance in Biddeford the other day
from nobody knows just where and final
ly brought up on one of the trees on the
lawn of Sidney Staples residence. There
must have been thousands of them in the
swarm and the limb of the tree where
they landed was black with them. The
bees, with due care, were captured at
night and put into box, which has now
been converted into bee hive.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
Married.

In South Paris. July Is, at the Methodist par
sonage, by the Rev. T. n. Kewley, Mr. Lincoln
Ellsworth Thayer Of Paris and Miss Jessica l..
Curtis of South Paris.
In Norway, July 4, by Rev. B. 8. Rideout. Mr.:
Samuel Buchanan and Mr.. Lucy Jewell, both VI
South Paris.
In Oxford, July 8, by Rev Frederick Newport,
Mr.. Walter q. Bray and Miss Sarah r. Earring
ton OF Mechanic Falls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
A MEMORABLE DAY.

One of the days we remember with
pleasure, as we'll as with profit to our
health, is the one on which we became
acquainted with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, the painless purifiers that cure
headache and biliousness, 'and keep the
bowels right. 25 cents at F. A. Shurt.
left & Co.'s drug store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
A WONDERFUL, HAPPENING

Port Byron, N. Y, has witnessed one
of the most remarkable cases of healing
ever recorded. Amos F. King of that
place says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured sore on my leg with which fhad
suffered over so years. / am now So. v
Guaranteed to cure all sores, by F. A
Shurtleff q Co. 25 cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-16
For Sale.

One set light double harness in first
class condition. One top carriage built
very low and light, suitable for small
horse or large pony. Excellent condi-
ton. One canopy top phaeton, very low
and comfortable for aged people. Good
condition. Address:
20 P. o. Box "A, South Paris.