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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
In Memoriam.

Died, July 9Th, 1907, Matoira Day
Billings, aged 26 years, 3 months, days.
When falls the night upon the earth,
And all In shadow lies,
The sun is not dead; his radiance still
Beams bright on other skies.
And when the morning star fades out
On the pale brow of dawn,
Though lost while to earthly eyes,
1t still keeps shining on.
Some other world Is glad to see
Our star that's gone away;
The light whose going makes our night
Make9 somewhere else day.
When on Friday evening, July 9Th,
Matoira Day Billings passed through the
Gates of Silence, pure, sweet life which
was precious to many other lives, ap-
parently ceased-only seemingly, for our
favorite is not dead. She has simply
gone on before, beyond all pain and sor-
row, and safe and happy in the land of
perfect day, waits to give US all glad
greeting.
Her early passing on has caused many
hearts to ache, many tears to fall. She
possessed loyal nature, was a fervent
lover of beauty, beauty of character,
beauty in her home and home surround
ings, a great lover of music and flowers,
artistic and dainty in all her tastes.
She will be missed in many homes, but
most of all in the home where she was
so happy for four short years, and where
motherhood so recently crowned her
queen, and in her girlhood home, where
she was the loving companion Of fond
mother, and the pet of devoted father.
Dear husband, she is your loved one
still, and although you can no longer see
her tender look of love, feel that she is
only '.just away" and that she will ever
watch over you and the little one left in
your keeping.
Dear parents, be thankful through
your tears, that she was yours so long.
The lips are silent that poured forth
blessed words of love and tenderness,
but oh! believe that she loves you no
less now, than when she was the sun
shine of your home, and she will be
yours eternally bye-and-bye. Death can.
not long divide.
Friends, all to whom she was 80 dear,
let us be comforted in the thought that
we shall meet her again.
The group of sincere mourners, the
| aooNO ouo otouho ava
white casket, told story of universal
love and respect. No one knew, no one
saw the young girl friend, with wet
lashes, drop tenderly down one pale pink
on the breast of the dead; but methinks
those silent hands almost trembled and
the closed lips almost smiled, for sht
knew what the pink said - that Il
whispered of a friendship true and
sisterly to the end.
I offer these words of tribute to oul
loved one, feeling that 1t Is just that
kind of loving remembrance which heI
dear heart would cherish most.
"She seemed so young, 90 young to gol
So needed here by every one,
Not there; for Heaven has need OF none.
And yet. how can we tell or say,
Heaven is 30 far, 80 far away
How do we know Its blissful store
10 full, and needeth nothing more!
| Il may be that some little space
| Lacked Just her sweet, angel face,
Or the full sunshine missed one ray
Until Matoira found the way"
ETC.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Man Drowned at Bemis.

Daniel Mooney, aged %, an employe
in the Cummings mill at Bemis, was
drowned in the mill pond on Friday,
Aug. 20. He fell in while working on
the, slip and sank at once. The men
who were working with him recovered
the body as quickly as possible, but
grapples not being Immediately at hand,
it was some minutes before the body
was brought up. A physician worked
over him two hours without result,
The remains were sent to MONEYS
former home in Prince Edward Island.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Paris Schools.

The list of teachers has undergone
some revision during the week, The
changes being indicated in the list be
low:
High School-E. r. Clason. Lisbon; Susan NJ
Kendrick, Litchfeid; Florence Whittum' Lewis
ton.
Paris Hill-Edna Luce. Vineyard.
West Paris-Miss Lily q. Price, Richmond.
Primary-Bessie w. shepard.
Porter-Miss Seedham, Oxford.
Mountain-Annie Muzzy.
Tuell-Helen Sawyer, southwest harbor.
Partrh1ge-Sot filed.
Partridge begins the 9Th.
Forbes begins the 10th.
Porter begins the sth.
Plaza ant street begins the 9Th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03

dependent on pumps, that would pour .
food OF water into our village with
sufficient pressure to take the shingles
off six-story building.
1t appears to be evident that the user
of the Norway water are not the only
ones that know about the low pressure
In our water mains, for on Tuesday, thu
18th of August, the large fire pump II
the rear of the Norway shoe shop wal
started and pumped water from the wa
ter back of the shoe shop directly int
| the water mains that send the water in
to South Paris and Norway. 1t Is not
likely that was done by accident, bu
rather that there was some purpose fol
1t being done.
1t 80 happened that just at the time
this pump was being run, the fire com
pany of South Paris were making tesl
between the Norway water pressure ant
the old hand engine that we have learn
ed to fall back on. Now while ! may
not understand the full intention and pur
pose of the pump being started at that
time, it seems to me that it would have
been better to have tried the fire pump
and the pressure at two different times
and although the test came out In favor
of the old hand engine, 100 feet to 81, il
would have been of interest to the peo.
pie of South Paris to know just what
the figures would have been if the Nor.
way shoe shop had not started their
pump. 1t is reported, and as far as l
know 1t is not denied, that this pump
was started by the orders of the Norway
Water Co., and as they could not have
pumped directly into the mains without
their permission, it seems reasonable to
believe that this is the case. II l am
wrong in this matter, have been mis-
informed and will stand correction.
1t is also common talk that the sewers
of several houses, as we'll as the Norway
shoe shop, empty into this brook.
Whether the sewers are above or below
the pump, and whether any possible
contamination from same could get into
the water that was forced into the Nor
way and South Paris pipes, do not
know, but shall leave for the proper
ones to investigate. As it is common
talk in the two villages and the subject
of some unfavorable comment, it would
be very good thing for the Norway
Water Co. to make some explanation to
the public so that the people could get
proper understanding of the matter, and
stop the unfavorable comments that are
being made if there is no good cause for
them.
The famous saying of Abraham Lin
coin was never more applicable than to
us at this time: "You can fool some of
the people all of the time, and you can
fool all of the people some of the time,
but you cannot fool all of the people all
of the time"
Something has been said lately about
the legal rights of the corporation in
this matter If we have no right to put
good water into our village and enough
of it to fight fire with, it is time we
found it out. Do not let any one throw
dust in your eyes, but If you want some
thing to protect your houses from burn
ing 60 to the next corporation meeting
and vote that way.
Gro MORTON
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Personal.

Among those who attended the re-
union of the Twentieth Maine Regiment
at Cape Cottage Thursday were num-
Der from Oxford County, including L.
B. Heald, East Sumner; o. F. Small
Paris; Mrs. Sarah K. Putnam, Dixfield
B. F. Chase, Buckfield; Mr.. and Mrs. G
T. Buck, West Paris; Charles L. Buck
South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
After Five Years of Darkness.
A PART OF OUR STREET LIGHT sYs
TEN TURNED ON LAST WEEK.

PART OF OUH STREET LlShI S1S
TEN TURNED ON LAST WEEK.
Last Tuesday evening the "juice' was
turned on to the street light system OF
South Paris, and such lights as were in-
stalled and wired up lent their rays to
dispel the darkness of the night.
For just five years the streets of South
Paris have been dark. On the first day
of September, 1902, the price of lighting
by the Oxford Light Co. being increased
on that date, and the village corporation
refusing to pay the increase, the power
was shut off. Since that time there have
been practically no lights on the streets.
An arc light was maintained by A. E.
Shurtleff at the corner of Main and Ok
ford Streets for while, and he has
continuously kept an incandescent light
at his mill. Other citizens have main
tanned small lights of different kinds
with more or less regularity in various
places, but as rule the. streets have
been dark, and under the right condi-
tons, very dark.
The history of our seeking for light
during these five years is generally
familiar. A charter was secured for a
municipal lighting plant, though it re-
quired vigorous effort at two legislatures
before it was accomplished. The act
passed by the legislature of 1905 was
promptly accepted by the village cor.
poration, but vote to establish a plant
could not be carried. 1t will be doubted
by no one that the strongest considera-
ton which led to the defeat of such a
measure was the growing realization of
the insufficency of our water service,
and the sentiment in favor of water
system to be owned by the village.
For some years very few were willing
to consider the question of procuring
lights from any outside corporation, but
last spring sentiment in favor of light,
| ing our streets in some manner develop
ed, and vote was finally passed to make
five-year contract with the Norway and
Paris Street Railway. The prices paid
are the increased prices of $55 per year
for an arc light, and S12 for 25-candle-
power incandescent. The prices are
larger than we formerly paid, and the
service is, or certainly ought to be, bet.
ter.
The system includes twenty arc lights
and ten incandescents, which are to be
run until / o'clock, and are to be
kept on all night when seventy-five horse
power can be developed at the mill
privilege here, at an additional expense
of about SIG. so per month.
Not all the lights are yet in running
order, but most of them are, and on a
dark night they make radical differ
ence in the appearance of our streets.
Like all other good things, they cost us
money, but they put US back into the
twentieth century, and are worth pay,
| ing for,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Briggs.BurgeSs.

In quiet wedding at the home of the
brides parents in New Gloucester, Mon
day, Aug. 20, Mr.. Elmer R. Briggs OF
South Paris and Miss Gertrude NJ. Bur
CESS of New Gloucester were united in
marriage. The parlors were decorated
in green and flowers, and the bridal
couple stood under large floral we'd
ding ring. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. c. Wellington Rogers of the
Congregational church, using the regular
Episcopal ring service. A few family
friends were present. After short
wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs will
reside at South Paris,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
THE LIMIT OF LIFE.

The most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion that
the generally accepted limitation OF
human life Is many years below the at.
tainment possible with the advanced
knowledge of which the race Is now
possessed. The critical period, that
determines its duration, seems to be be.
tween 80 and 90; the proper care of the
body during this decade cannot be too
strongly urged; carelessness then being
fatal to longevity. Natures best helper
after so is Electric Bitters, the scientific
tonic medicine that revitalize4 every
organ of the body. Guaranteed by T. A,
Shurtleff & Co. so cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Born.

In West Paris, Aug. 81, to the wife of Gerald
A. Swift. daughter
In Sumner, Aug 30, to the wife of William E.
Bowker, daughter.
In Mexico, Aug. %, to the wife Of David
Quinn, a son.
In Roxbury, Aug. %, to the wife Of Charles F.
Taylor, daughter.
In Rumford Falls, Aug, to the wife Of Albert
Beaulieu, daughter.
In Roxbury, Aug. %. to the wife of John Hus
ton, son.
In Mexico. Aug. 20, to the wife Of William
Childs, a son.
In Canton, Aug. IS, to the wife Of Charles
Stanley, a son.
In Norway, Aug. 20, to the wife of Richard
Salesby, son.
In West Buckfeld, Aug. 49, to the wife Of
Charles Buck, a daughter
In West Paris, Aug. q, to the wife Of Harold
Gerrish Of Lisbon, q daughter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
/, fAnsrRAcr OF pLA1NrIry,s WRIT

Writ dated Jan. 8, 1907, returnable to March
term, 1907, 8. j. c. at Paris: I'D damnum t50i
account annexed for medical attendance and
interest on the account, amounting In all to
ISL 20.
A true copy of order Of Court. with abstract of
Attest :-CHARLEs +. WHITMAN, Clerk.
[sEAL Wright & Wheeler, Attys for Pie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
"REGUJAR AS THE SUN"

is an expression as old as the race. No
doubt the rising and setting of the sun
is the most regular performance in the
universe, unless it is the action OF the
liver and bowels when regulated with
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Guaranteed
by F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
"EyERYBODY SHOULD KNOW

EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW"
says c. G. Hays, q prominent business
man of Bluff, Mo-, that Bucklen's Arnica
Salve is the quickest and surest healing
salve ever applied to q sore, burn OF
wound, or to a case Of piles. I've used
it and know what I'm talking about
Guaranteed by F. A. Shurtleff q Co.
20 cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
HOT. n Relief for WOMEN,

II You have pains In the back. Urinary, Blad.
der or Kidney trouble. and want q certain, pleas.
ant herb cure for woman's Ills, try Mother
never.failing monthly regulator. At Druggists
or by mail 30 cents. Sample package FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co.. LIE Roy, N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
For Sale.

Victoria 3o-light acetylene gas
machine. Used only few months,
and in first-class condition.
c. GUY BUCK, South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03

The annual meeting Of the Maine
Library Association will be held on
Oct. II and Is, 1907, at the Public Ii
brary in Portland. Sessions will be held
Thursday afternoon and evening and
Friday morning.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
To Fair Exhibitors.

Exhibitors at Oxford County Fair will
please bear in mind that all entries close
Tuesday, Sept. nth, at II o'clock noon,
except for races, which close Sept. 10th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
who T,ike. I,emon Pie.

ton for delicious Lemon Pies. A lady says: "
will never again try to make lemon pie in the old
way while I can get 'OUR-PIE' Preparation"
Try 1t and you will say the same. At grocers,
10 cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
HOLSTER DISTRICT.

Miss Dorrinda Black of Portland is
boarding at +. r. Williams.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G.. b. Foster of Everett,
Mass, were recent guests at j. s.
Browns.
Miss Euuice Fobes is spending week
with her sister, Mrs. w. 81. SWEET. Miss
Fobes will return to Wakefield, Mass,
next week to resume her duties there as
a teacher.
There was a good attendance at the
grange picnic Saturday. Hot flee and
picnic dinner was served in the dining
room. After dinner phonOgraph selec.
tions were given by Charles Edwards.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Yonr Xvi6e. Nfother or Sister

Can make Lemon, Chocolate and Custard pies
better than the exp pert cook by using "OUR.PlE"
as ali the Ingredients are in the package ready
for immediate use. Each package, enough for
two large pies. 10 cents. Order to-day from your
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Married.

In New Gloucester, Aug. 90, By Rev. c. Well
ington Rogers, Mr.. Elmer r. Briggs Of South
Paris and Miss Gertrude NJ. Burgess of New
Gloucester.
= In Canton, Aug. 20, by Rev. Charles W. Nc
Kenzie. Mr.. Leroy A. Cone OF Canton and Miss
Lottie May Zwlcker of Halifax.
In Rumford Falls, Aug. 20, Mr.. Wilfred Gillis
and Miss Bridget Dufee.
In Norway, Aug. 81, by Rev. S. G. Davis, Mr..
william c. Jensen and Miss Susie l.. Gardner,
both of Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Died.

In Rumford Falls, Aug. "a, infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Stuart.
In Boston, Aug. 80, Albion l.. Williams, for.
merly of South Paris, aged 81 years.
In Buckaeld, Aug. 80, Mrs. Helen, wife of
Stanwood c. wilmington. aged 20 years.
In Sag Harbor, n. Y, Aug. 80, Mrs. Olive c.
Ripley, aged SO years.
In Rumford Falls, Aug. "a, Ward Lowell son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James 7. Stuart, aged months.
In Norway, Aug. "a. Mrs Sarah Crosby, aged
10 years, months, Is days.
In Norway, Aug. 20, Mrs. Abigail Stone, aged
10 years, months, q days.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
EUGENE RICHARDSON.

And now on suggestion to the Court thst the
principal Defendant at the time Of the service OF
the Witt, was not an inhabitant Of this State,
and had no tenant, agent or Attorney within the
same; that his goods or estate have been attach.
ed in this action, and that he has had no notice
of said suit and attachment, 1T Is ORDERED,
That notice Of the tendency Of this suit be given
to the said Defendant, by publishing an attested
the Plaintiffs Writ. three weeks successiyely In
The Oxford Democrat, q newspaper published
at Paris, In said county, the first publication
being not less than thirty days before the next
term of said Court, to be holden at Paris, In and
for said County. on the second Tuesday Of Octo
Der, A. D. 1907, that said Defendant may then
and there appear and answer to said suit, II he
'-' Attest MCHARLEs =. WHITMAN, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
STATE OF MAINE.

[sEAL.l COUNTY OF OXFORD. ss
Supreme Judicial Court,
May Term, A. d. 1907. !
OCTAVIUs X. YATES
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03

have told me of the poor pressure that
we are now having that cannot help
referring to the matter again.
While did not see the Norway fire
myself, / am told by the firemen who
were there on that day, and who did
their best to save the village from burn
ing, that house after house went down
because there was not sufficient pressure
to throw the water on to the roofs OF
the buildings, and that men were sta
toned on the tops of the houses and
passed up water in pals to keep the
roofs wet. l am also told that all that
saved Mr.. Billings saw mill here in
South Paris year ago last April, was
the fact that man was on the roof with
hose, running along the ridgepole and
letting the water run down over the
roof, as there was not pressure enough
to throw it from the ground to the roof
This is deplorable condition for two
villages like South Paris and Norway to
be in, and why community of some
thing like 1000 people should submit to
it is beyond understanding.
1 Within circle of three miles OF South
Paris post office there is without doubt
water enough to supply every inhabitan,
of the towns of Paris and Norway, anG
enough besides for the cities Of Lewis
ton, Auburn and Portland, and there ii
money enough in the two towns so tina
we do not need to have the present con
dition of things unless we wish 1t. L
business men who insist on getting ont
hundred cents of value for every dolla
they spend, and working men who In
sist on getting the highest price fo'
their labor, should take the same in
terest in this matter that they do II
their business, there would soon be
change in the water question. There i
plenty of law on this subject, and tn
example of towns about us who have In
sisted on better service might we'll b
followed. The time to do this Is now
Delays are dangerous, and If we wait
may be too late. II We should be awak
ened from our sleep by the smell o
smoke in our own house, when 1t dawn
on as that 1t is our own house that Is o.
fire and not our neighbours, 1t would b
very comforting If we could know tina
We had q system Of water works, no
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03

ONiuS W u UIOkcu III ehO ih"ahS VI
the Norway Water Co., the water went
OFF at about o'clock last Tuesday night.
II was necessary for the company to
send for a new Y which arrived on
Thursday and was put in place on Fri
day. During the interval the water
was turned on occasionally at low press
ure for a while, and then turned of
again. Saturday the pressure was again
on as usual. Meanwhile the people got
along as well as they could, and for
tunately there was no fire. The water
company is having several lunches oil
trouble of various kinds of late.
A very lively and pleasant house party
was entertained from Thursday to Sat
urday at Glen Cottage, Pennesseewassee
Lake, by Miss Leona ID. Stuart. 1t wal
made up of members of the We Art
Seven Club and their friends. Those IL
the party were Misses Ida Field, 1saoe
z. Morton, Rizpah K. Morton, Ruti
Pratt, of East Orange, N. j., Eva SWEET
Josephine Waldron, Flora Murch, Ethe
c. Crockett, and Leona Stuart, ant
Messrs. Fred Pike, VIM. c. Perkins o
New York, Vivian Akers of Norway
"ohaCc OiiuOru, hdy omcioy " iS"
iston, Edward Needham of Portland
Louis Keen, Carl Stone Of Norway. Mrs
A. w. Pratt was chaperone.
Mrs. Celia Prentiss and her nephew
and nieces, Mr.. Ellis and the three Misse
Ellis, of Brighton, Mass, are guests
5. P. Maxim's family, spending thei
two weeks time at Oak Lodge on tn
river. Last Monday they and the MAXIM
families, to the number of sixteen pee
pie, made a picnic trip to Streake
Mountain. They drove to Mr.. Swan
on the east side of the mountain an
made the ascent from there, comm
down in the afternoon on the west sid
to c. r. Kings, where they met thei
team which had come around by tn
road. One Of the party was Silas I
Maxim, who despite his eighty years di
the tramp over the mountain very CON
fortably. They bad the pleasure on th
mountain of meeting Hon. John |
Long, who was up with party for th
day.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Iron Output Of the Future.

viii the OnAed States, half century
hence, be producing pig iron at the
rate Of half billion tons per annum
The figure is appalling, in view Of the
present annual output of only about
25, 600, 600 tons Yet DIR. William Kent
OF Syracuse university. in the current
issue of the Iron Trade Review, points
out that the development OF the in
dustry for the next forty-four years at
the same rate as during the forty FIVE
years just closed would call for pro.
duction In 1905 of OPS. 900, 900 tons OF
iron.
"As far as any one may judge, ="
says DIR. Kent, there Is nothing In
the future prospects Of the iron trade
TO lead any one TO doubt that the pro-
duction Of pig iron will continue to
increase for many years to come at
about the same rate that has been in
creasing on the average for the last
forty years There may be decrease
in the rate of building OF steam rail-
roads, but this is likely TO be Offset as
far "a demand for iron and steel is
concerned, by the building Of electric
railroads There Is likely to be a
steadily increasing demand for steel
cars, and for steel bars to be used in
reinforced concrete.
1.-THE rate Of progress for the ten
years, 1896 70 1905 9,303 per cent per
annum. or 1894. OF per cent per decade,
was no doubt due 10 some extent max
ing up for the lost time OF the years
1890 TO 1895 and IL does not seem rea-
sonabe TO suppose that rate of progress
will continue for many years, but we
have good reason for believing that the
rate for twenty-five years. 1880 TO 1905,
which included one big panic period
and two small one, will continue for a
long time TO come Using the rate OF
these years, 1924 per cent per annum,
OF 1914. 749 per cent per decade. we have
an output in 1920 Of 81. $40 600 tons.
Assuming that the rate per decade
should decrease to 100 per cent after
1910, we have the following possible
figures for the next forty years: 1910.
38. 900. 600 tons; 1920, go, OOO 900 tons
1880, 1872, 600, 600 tons 1910. 24G. 600, 600
tons 1850, 52s, 900, 900 tons:
The concluding figure is startling
one, but who can say it Is not pos
81 ble3 IL Is not more astonishing than
the increase from 1, 600. 600 TO 20. 600.
900 tons in the last forty-two years" (.