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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17
Johns Letter.

L
A good delegation from East Hebron
Grange visited Mountain Grange on
Saturday, the 7th. The day was perfect
as the average day in June, and unless
appearances are deceitful each and all
felt the influence of the sunshine, the
surroundings and the associations. There
was nothing to mar the harmony. There
was some good talk from visitors and
home-folks on the question, "What con-
stitutes an up-to-date farmer?" The talk
shut me out of that class. Am, and al
ways have been an old-fashioned farmer.
Don't think that l have enlarged greatly
on the methods of my old-fashioned
father, who never filched from his farm
but fed it, and his farm fed him and his,
and paid his debts, and he left this
world and entered another owing no man
anything, which hope to do-if not up
to-date.
AS my boys heve all left me to grub
along alone, why, just grub. An old
man with more than sixty years behind
him can hardly be expected to keep up
with the procession. And the desire is
wanting, and big crops are not an allure
ment. Ploughing and narrowing and
preparing for hoed crops are not on the
program for me.
Top-dressing for grass, which is the
principal thing, has been my practice for
number of years, and that is what l
get in abundance. Sowed small piece
of Japanese millet in June, and it will
bridge drought surprisingly. Have
just cut a second crop of lodged clover,
and if it rots on the ground you mustn't
call me slack and lazy and shiftless. The
weather department has interfered with
my well-laid plans.
Triphena and Paulina are filled plum
full with millet and clover night and
morning, and show their thankfulness
by "giving down."
W. D. Irish and wife are spending a
few days in Waterville.
Mabel has taken a school in Wash
burn, Me.
j. B. Mason takes charge of the ma
chinery at the corn factory. He under
stands his business, whatever it is.
JOHN.
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Business Notices.

Fall hats, caps and furnishings are
ready. You will need something for the
fair. Come to us.
Read +. Fl. Noyes Co.'s fall announce
ment in the advertising columns. You
may be interested.
DIR. Austin Tenney, oculist, will be at
his Norway office, Tuesday, Sept. "a, and
his ad. in another column will interest
you.
j. Wheeler will have an exhibit of
pianos, player-pianos and organs, in the
Exhibition Hall at. South Paris, during
Oxford County fair. Everybody is in.
vited to inspect these instruments and
see the player-piano. | have some fine
trades in second hand pianos and organs
with prices right. During the fail
special prices will be made on any in
struments exhibited in the hall or ware
rooms that will be worthy the attention
of all. Billings Block, South Paris.
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X. of P.,-...----.l 0 ) o / x-l2
Masons,.---------1 o u
Earned runs, X. of =. 4. Two-base hits, f..
Shaw. johnson, A. Wheeler, Chesbro. First
base on bs lis, of Wheeler r. of Clason2 Struck
out, by Wheeler 6; by Clason 5. Left on bases,
Niasons "a; X. of z. I. Double play, johnson
unassisted. First base on errors, X. Of r. g;
Masons 8. Hit by pitched ball, by Wheeler | ;
Clasou l. Umpire, Fred Shaw. Scorer, Thayer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17

II you have pains in the back, Urinary, Blad
der or Kidney trouble. and want certain. pleas.
/ ant herb cure for woman's ills. try Mother
Gray's Australian.Leaf. IL Is q safe and
never. falling 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, 1907-09-17
Certain Cure for Aching F..

Aliens Foot. Ease, a powder; cures Tired
Aching, Sweating, Swollen feet. Sample sent
FREE, also Sample Of Foor.EAsE SANITARY
Qlmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17
To Fair Exhibitors,

Exhibitors at Oxford County Fair viii
please bear in mind that all entries close
Tuesday, Sept. 18th, at - o'clock noon
except for races, which close Sept. 10th
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17
LOST AND FOUND.

The shore resorts are getting pretty
we'll deserted but the Poland Spring
crowd Is still of midsummer proportions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17

F. h. Noyes Co.'s stores, South Paris
and Norway, will be open the first two
evenings of the fair.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17

harmony did not at all times prevail, fol-
in 1918 brother proposed the name of
a candidate who had previously been re-
jected and on being again rejected the
proposing brother withdrew his member.
ship, although he was holding an Office
in the lodge at the time, and he also had
something to do with the leasing of the
hall over the Hubbard House.
Jan. Z, 1919, "Voted unanimously
that the funds of Oxford Lodge no
longer be appropriated to providing re-
freshments." The words on the records
are heavily underscored and the vote is
supposed to have been aimed at liquid
refreshments. If this is the fact it
would seem that the vote was not entire
ly effectual for it was voted in 1880
"That there be no more ardent spirits
brought into the lodge for the use of
the members"
Sept. 80, 1919, the lodge met In the
court house and a committee was ap-
pointed to procure a suitable place for
meetings. For about year meetings
were held in Lincoln's Hall and occasion
meetings were held in the upper story of
the school house at South Paris. In
1922 committee of two were appointed
"To wait on brother and endeavor to
reclaim him from his immoral and un-
masonic conduct" l wish the COM
mittee had reported the result of their
labors.
April %, 1880, "Voted that the lodge
celebrate the festival of st. John at Nor
way village, and that the brethren
meet in Ezra Beal's Hail." This is the
first time so far \as known that any
Masonic meeting was held in this town.
The occasion seems to have been a
memorable one. A procession was
formed and marched to the Universalist
church, where an eloquent address was
delivered by Rev. Brother Benjamin B.
Murray, after which the records say,
"The brethren partook of splendid
dinner and number of tOasts were
drank"
March 8, 1881, was held meeting at
which nine members were present.
Then follows blank for more than twen-
ty years. The Morgan excitement was
at its height and every lodge in Maine
with four exceptions suspended meet
ings for years. UP to this time the
lodge seems to have had its seasons of
prosperity and adversely. The country
was sparsely settled and the people
were poor, yet think the great prin-
ciples of Masonry were understood and
practiced as consistently and earnestly
(if not more SOY than they are to-day.
The records disclose many examples of
charity and brotherly love. The words
of Kipling may we'll apply to Oxford
Lodge up to this time, when he says:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17

Fall suits, rain coats, top coats, ready
for you. F. Il. Noyes Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17
Oxford Pomona Grange.

Time, first Tuesday in October,
Place, Frederick ROBBIE Grange, Otisfield
Routine work.
Business.
Comforting fifth degree.
Woman's half hour.
Question :-"How does influence affect the ma
tion?" Opened by Sister Shedd.
Music by choir.
Recess.
p.
Music by choir.
Address Of welcome, Worthy Master Green
leaf of Frederic Robbie Grange.
Reading, Bear Mt. Grange.
Song, Norway Grange.
Essay, 8. Z. Jackson Of Paris Grange.
Question (which is the most profitable wa,
of feeding our stock?" Opened by George II
Cummings of Cro1 j River Grange.
One-half hour Id charge Of lecturer Of Fred
eric Robie Grange.
SECRETARY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17
Score by Innings.


e. Shaw out, coacher ru inning down third base
Hpa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17

"They hadn't good regalia
An their Lodge was old an bare,
But they knew the ancient landmarks
And they kept them to hair"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17

from Boston with fine line of fall and
winter millinery and fancy goods. She
has secured as milliner for the season
Miss Alice Day of Bryant's Pond with
Mrs. Drake of Norway two days in the
week. She will be glad to see all old
customers of the store and many new
ones. Due notice of the opening will be
given later.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Sept. 10:
Miss Alice Knowlon.
Miss Mary Hone
Miss Maria Lane
Miss Emma Abbott.
Miss Cathryn Boyd.
Miss NJ Adams
Mrs. Mary T.. Daniels.
Mrs. +. Hasson (2).
Mrs. John Noyes.
Mrs NJ A. Libby
Mr.. W. G. Jackson.
The remains of VIM. II. Il. Noble, who
died at Augusta Wednesday, were
brought here Friday morning, and the
funeral was held in the Methodist
church in the afternoon, attended by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Kewley. Mr.. Noble
formerly made his home here with his
MIS-. w. ". 0uCahdiCs oas ANA -
number Of years he has been in the in
sane hospital at Augusta. He was 20
years of age. =
Edward r. Merry died Monday even
ing OF last week after a very short at
TACK OF illness of nature which puzzled
the physicians. His illness began Sun
uay afternoon, and for a number of
hours preceding his death he was lying
IN an unconscious state. An autopsy
was performed, when it was discovered
mat the trouble was an abscess on the
orsin. Mr.. Merry was so years of age,
ana had been resident of South Paris
Ior some years. He leaves wife but no
children. Mrs. Merry had returned only
q lew days previous to his death from
tne hospital at Lewiston, where she had
undergone an operation for a severe case
y. appendicitis. The funeral of Mr..
merry on Wednesday was attended by
rev; J. W. CHESHIRE, assisted by Rev.
!. q. Little.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11

Gee! But don I look like l have been floating around on a chocolate Sundae?' sighed the dainty mollycoddle, with the dreamy eyes and with pink ribbons run through his eyebrows, as he walked up to the Florence corner. Truly and hon. estly, l haven't slept a wink during the last nineteen hours and thirty-two min utes, and l never intend to close my eyes again. Actually, l had the most horrid dream that ever happened night before last, and rather than go through the eX- perience again l would drink three dopes and get beastly drunk. No, l wasn't in- toxicated. I'll admit that l was feeling a little gay, but l had only drunk one chocolate milk and l can take two and then walk home straight, and by myself. Want to know what 1 dreamed about?
 Well, Percy and myself were out moon- ing with Claudio the other night and it took us so long to say goodbye that we missed the last car and had to walk all of that long distance of four blocks home. We saw cab coming and Percy ran out into the middle of the street to hail it. but some thoughtless, vulgar person had been watering the street with hose and great big pool of water, fully half an inch deep had been left just off the curb. Oh! it was horrible Percy stepped right down into that pool and the water splash ed all over his pumps. They were such nice pumps, too and Percy had just pur chased them lnat uay to wear out to Claudie's that night. I was with him when he purchased them, for he had 'phoned me to meet him at the Florence corner and go with him to buy them. We had to go to every shoe store in town before we found them, and it took all of the afternoon to do it. But it was all pleasure to me, for you know, 1 do so dearly love to purchase shoes
 "Oh, yes It nearly broke Percy's heart. and we became so wrought up over the horrible accident that the cab went by us before we were aware of it, Of course, We had to waiA the rest of the way home, poor Percy weeping like his heart would break. l felt so sorry for him and great big salt tears kept yelling up in my eyes.
 "Oh! and that caused me to do the most awful thing. Why, Percy had attracted Claudie's attention and while she was smiling at him I cautiously slipped her kerchief out of ner lap and hid 1t in my pocket Oh! it was such a dainty ker- chief; so dainty and dreamy, and with such a delicate Sdor of the dalntiest eX- tract. Do you know, I so dearly wish could secure few drops of that deli cious extract Oh yes; I had to take that dainty kerchief and sponge the tears out of my eyes, for I had spent two hours and seven minutes in placing some of the daintiest pink complexion paste on my cheeks and I wouldn't have had 1t streak ed by tears for anything.
 We managed to reach my house al last. and Percy decided to go in and spend the night with me. He lives at the other end of the block from me and wanted me to walk to his gate with him, but I wouldn't do it. for I would have had to walk back by myself. He vowed and de- clared that he wouldn't walk the rest of that block by himself, so made up his mind to stay at my house. Percy has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11
COLU MBIA CARNIVAL
 COMES TO A CLOSE
SPEAKING AND A BIG BARBECUE DRAW A TREMENDOUS CROWD, WHILE BASEBALL ATTRACTS MANY ONLookERS.

Columbia August -(Special.)-The closing day of the Columbia Carnival as- sociation was marked by one continued round of pleasure At 1O:SO o'clock Hon II. D. Clayton addressed the vast crowd in the park After which dinner was an nounced. It was a fine sight to see the thousands of mon, women and children lined up, some sitting others standing, ten or fifteen deep on each side of a table POO feet long. After dinner the greasy polo climbing and the greasy pig catching was engaged in to the great de light Of the participants as well as those who looked on.
 At 3:30 D. m. the second game of ball between Columbia and Arlington was be- gun This game gave promise of being interesting as yesterdays, but rain began falling during the fourth inning and continued through to the sixth. This to some extent demoralized the players and each team scored five times. When the rain was over they again got down to work and the match closed with a tie. Aring went to bat first in the tenth and scored, which gave them the game by a score of to D.
 From every standpoint the carnival was a. success and marks the beginning of 1 new era for Columbia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11
Wr. Wollycoddle, Jr., Spends
 4 Night of Ahtul Terror
BY JAMES B. KEELING.

always been so afraid that some horrid person would try to kidnap him ever since the dog wagon man captured his cute lit tie poodle dog. Actually, that horrid man took the dear little doggie down to that 1t there for two long days!l!
 And speaking of the terrible days of the French revolt, they were nothing to compare with the horrid experience We went through those two days When Percy and I went down to get dear little Cinnamon that horrid poundkeeper 'n formed us that we would have to put up & or he would kill poor, dear little Cinna- mon the next day Oh! 1t was horrible, and Percy and I like to have cried our eyes out, but it didn't melt the keepers heart. Just told us to clear out or he would put is in the pound along with the rest of the poodles. Oh! he was so in sulting, and his horrid language grated so on my tender ear drums There was nothing for US to do but to raise that S2 in some way. It was a terrible problem, and we hadn't the faintest idea where we were going to get 1t from, but Percy has such d strong will, and when he makes up his mind to do anything he does 1t. Yes, Percy has an awfully strong will. Why he was sitting on a street car when the conductor came along and told him to squeeze up' Do you think Percy did it.? No, you can just bet your polka dot tic that he didn't. He didn't move half an inch That horrid conductor had wanted Percy to move up and let such horrid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11

stout woman with a crying baby in her arms sit down beside him. Now, wouldn't Percy have been disgraced if any of our girls had seen him sitting down next to that woman?
 "oh, yes, we had to call a meeting of the club down at the Florence corner at which a collection was taken up Every member of the club gladly contrib uted to the fund, although it was an awful drain on their finances. There were flfty-seyen of us and Clarence Sweetcye who has been president of the club for the past three seasons announced that everyone making less than $5 per week would be assessed cents. This caused a horrible howl and after lot of talk ing the club unanimously voted that everyone should be assessed cents and then straws would be drawn and every person drawing a straw with pink ribbon on the end would have to pay another penny. We finally collected the money and the entire club went to the pound to see dear little Cinnamon re- leased. You should have seen the cute little darling. He was so happy to get free again. and we took him right down to the Florence corner and kept him on exhibition there for the rest of the day
 "Oh, yes, I forgot. Well, you know, when Percy and l reached my room and disrobed I found to my horror that only had one pair of pajamas. Now, wasn't that problem? Two men and only one pair of pajamas. We talked and we talked and we talked, and finally we de- cided as neither could sleep unless clad in paiamas, that we would take turn about, each sleeping for half an hour, then the other waking him up He would then don the pajamas and sleep for thirty minutes. We kept this up all night Wasn't it horrible. l was com pletely worn out the next day.
 Why, of course, that's all. Don't see anything horrible about it. Why, deaf me-e-e,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11

If the papers are to be relied upon, and they are not, the "crime wave has not been confined to the East Side. We are told that some of the wealthiest res idents of Brooklyn made determined ef- fort to lynch two men who attacked young girl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11

Dr Simon F1exner. of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research has dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11
LoVEMAN, JOSEPH & LOEB
LovEMAN, JOSEPH < LOEB
LovEMAN, JOSEPH & LOEB
LovEmAN, JOSEPH & LOEB
mt Sale i'm Upholstery Depart

Curtains Poreres 1apele Damasks Wash These remnants have been entire assortment will be closed out this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11
Boilermakers' Strike.

Los Angeles, August 10.-H. j.. Small, superintendent of motive power of the coast division of the Southern Pacific railroad, today served notice on the striking boilermakers here that if they did not return to work by next Tuesday the company would refuse to reinstate them. The anticipation Is that a general strike of boilermakers a1 over the Hartman system will be called.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11

50 desirable operators can se- cure employment at top notch salaries, at Birmingham, Ala, and Memphis, Tenn, with the POSTAL TELEGRAPH CA BILE co. Railroad fare en route, and board and lodging paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11
Goinu Up.

From the New York Herald.
 Wse-He's given up politics and re- formed.
 Green-Reformed?
 Wise-Yes; he's just a plain burglar now,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11
An Athletic Feat.

Knicker-"Can she chin the bar?'
 Bocker-"No; but -she can get her veil down over her chin by wrinkling her nose"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11

thousand persons. the biggest congrega- ton of men in the city.
 The right of an unescorted woman to service in a public restaurant, which has long been a live issue in New York is at last to be tested in the courts. One afternoon about ? o'clock Mir. Marriott Stanton Blatch, with a woman compan- ion. went into one of the city's large hotels for luncheon. Service was denied to them.
 We make this rule" explained the man In charge, flor the protection of just such ladies as you. We do it to keep out objectionable women" Whereby an open ing was left for Mrs. Blatch's reply that she had never been bothered by objection able women. but only by objectionable men. She supposed that no effort was made to keep out these latter
 Mrs. Blatch has brought suit not for damages but for justification. The rule of denying admittance to a woman simply because she was not accompanied by person of the male gender has always seemed silly. It has never debarred the undesrables. When an objectionable woman desired to dine she merely got messenger boy or perhaps picked up some other escort for the occasion.
 New York is now probably the foremost all night city In the world The latest innovation Is the all night police court, started for the purpose of breaking up the bail bond graft. Before the new court was opened the police arrested every night a large number of women of the street. The women not caring to spend the night in jail were willing to pay the profes- sional bondsman his fee of s5. Since the night court started business the arrest of these women has stopped almost entirely, which Is regarded as conclusive proof that the police shared In the professlnal bondsmans graft.
 Old New Workers can remember when even the street cars did not run at night. All that has bene changed. There are night banks, night barbershops, night tailors, night lawyers, night dentists, in fact there is scarcely nothing that one cannot obtain at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11

number four or five hundred; but owing to the constant comings and goings it Is a conservative estimate to say that this street preacher talks daily to over a thousand persons, the biggest congrega- ton of men in the city.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-25
Muerte de un General ingl6s.


Ell General Sir Henry Colvile acaba
de morir en- LondreB, conHeCuencia de
las contuciones que sufri6 en- IN choque
de IN Rutom6vil con una motocicleta. FL
General que era muy af5Cto 81 sport, se
propuao salir daE IN paGeo en- 90 mo-
tociclo dijo & su compsfero seior Henry
Rawlinsor, que 10 esperaZs On 50 autom6'
vii len discriminate punto. FL General
CoIville, despu6I de haber cRminado aIgu'
NOS kil6metros, De resolvi6 sl puuto de
partida, impFimiendo 81 motociclo una
snorme velocidRd. Sir Henry RawiinBoT,
Que venfa en- autom6vll en- Ia miHma di'
TscCi6u, pero con velocidad mayor 10 al
canE6, atgopelI6ndolo.
Tan pFonto como pudo detener ell auto
m6Vil volvi6 81 sitio donda ocuFEi6 el &C.
cidente y recogi6 al moribuudo cuerpo de
81 comps II 9To, trasladaudoss luego & 81
csaa donde fu6 atendido por emiuentes
me liccg, pero fac impoHible salVarlo, mn
Eiendo 81 fl.
FL General Colvills fu6 muy C6lebre
duvante la guerra con los boeroV, niendo
Ilamado & Bu pals despu6a del deBaTtFs que
recibi6 el ej6rcito iug'6A El General
B.wlinBon, quien csuS6 81 mu9Fts, ino'
oentsn snte, fu6 50 com paiisTo en- las que
Trav con3ra los holandessB en- el ApuoR
daI guF
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-25
EI hlmno God save the king. "

81 Imperio brit6nico, que eatS f1rmado,
puede decirse, de cssi la mitad del muado,
iiene I'm himuo God Save the KING, que
Rpena Cuenta catoTce compases,
Rusis, que eB lduefia de vaAtfSimas re-
gionea SepEentrionales, tiene un himno de
solo diez HeiB compasea. Ed cambio, en-
pAireH pobres y pequtflB SO da el csBo de
himnol mucho mas lalgaS FL do Colon
bia tiene % compaEes, el del reino de
Siam llegs & sc. y 81 de la RepGbica de
Uruguay alcanzs NADIA menoS que 70.
Mucho mas largo que todoG los nombEa'
dos, eB sl de Ia microHc6pica Rsp6blica de
San MaEino.
PeTo como no hay regla sin exception,
nos snuontFamoa con que 81 Canto del Ce.
Ieuts ImpeFio, que todO chino eat6 obligado
& eacuchar en- extrafias posturaH de Eeve'
renCia , en- absolute inmoviIidad, dura
con el rsIoj en- la mRno, NADIA menos que
ueia hoERB