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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15
Personal.

Gerry L. Brooks, formerly of Upton,
who was admitted to the bar at the
October term of court in Oxford COun-
ty, has opened an Office for the practice
Of law at So IL Exchange Street, Port
land.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15
Married..

In Andover. Jan. 8, by Rev. G. B. Hannaford
Mr.. Leo Ralph Marston Of Andover and Miss
Emene Louise Harding of Paris.
In Kezar Falls, Jan. l, by Rev. H. A. Peare
Mr.. Perley Cross Of Kezar Falls and Miss Cert.
rude Sullivan Of Winnipeg, Ca.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15
Died.

In Rumford Falls. Jan. 4, Edward soule, aged
about % years.
In South Paris Jan. 10, Mrs. Adelia L. Wood.
bury, aged IS years.
In oxford. Jan. 8, Rachel, wife of Willis Wing,
aged q years.
In Norway. Jan. 6, Mrs. Harriette, wife of
Augustus Mann. aged IS years.
In Gardiner. Jan. 8, Harry H. Hooker, for.
merly of Norway, aged 48 years.
In Roxbury. Mass. Dec 81, John B. Cobb, for.
merly Of Bucknc'd. agei 81 years.
years.
In Rumford Falls, Jan. 5, Mrs. Betsy Eaton.
aged 80 years.
In Rumford Point, Dec. 81, Miss Luna e. Alb
bott.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15
Many children are sickly.

The mild weather has held up Ice cut
ting all over Maine, just when 1t was on
the point of beginning with rush.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15

Samuel Brown Waterman, son of Gu!
B., was born in Turner, April /, 1925
and married Sarah Abbie Millett, daugh
ter of Edmund Chase and Sally Green
leaf Millett of Minot, April %, 1858
She was born July 20, 1884, and dice
Nov. 8, 1908. During the years of hi
young manhood, there were no railroadl
and passengers and freight had to b.
transported with horses. He early en-
gagged in this business, hauling freight
between West Minot, Buckfield anG
Portland. With the building of the
railroads, this business was ruined anC
he became powder agent, supplying
the contractors, who we're building the
railroads, with powder. This had to bt
delivered over poor roads and ofttimet
in a wilderness with horses. He haG
many narrow escapes from disaster
once having to carry 600 kegs OF. this ex
plosive material through burning
forest. He then engaged for a short
time In lime quarrying at Rockland and
then bought farm at Oxford. This
town he served as selectman In 1874 and
1875. Children:
Charles Elmer, born March 2, 1858
married Clara Elizabeth Garland, daugh.
ter of John Langdon and Clara (Rawson)
Garland of Paris, Jan. l, 1882. He was
educated in the public schools of Ok
ford and at Hebron Academy; learned
the printing and publishing business in
tho office Of the Oxford Democrat, ha,
been connected in a reportorial way
with the Norway Advertiser, Lowell
Morning Times, Boston Herald, Portland
Express, Lewiston Journal and Auburn
Gazette; and contributor to the
Springfield Republican, Portland Trans
cript, Boston Commonwealth, The
Nationalist and the New England Maya
zine; has published volume of shor,
stories and History of Mechanic Falls
He has been the candidate of his party
for representative to the legislature
county senator and representative to
congress. In 1898 he moved from Paris
to Mechanic Falls, where he became
part owner and editor of the Mechanic
Falls Ledger. He has served this towr
on the school board, been trustee of th,
cemetery association, secretary of thu
board of trade, and director of the loar
and building association.
Abbie, born Nov. IS, 1859, and dice
Dec. 4, 1859.
Fred Samuel, born Sept. 10, 1854
Lives on home farm. Married Genev;
Mayberry, daughter of Randall A. May
berry Of Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
used by Mother Gray, q nurse in Children's
Home, New York. Break up Colds In "a hours,
Teething Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At
all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Ad.
dress, Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15

A Certain Cure for Chilblains.
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Eese. q
powder. It cures Chilblains, Prostitutes, Damp
Sweating. Swollen feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Aller
8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15

Send Your Cattle and Horse Hides
to the CROSBY TRISTAN FUR COMPANY
coats. robes, rugs, gloves and mittens; better
and cheaper goods than you can buy. Never
mind the distance, "Crosby pays the freight
See our new illustrated catalog, page 10. II In
terested send for It.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15

Guy Bates Waterman was the son Of
Prince, born in Leeds, Maine, April 10,
1905, and died at Durham, Maine, Feb.
%, 1875. He had two wives, marrying
first, Sept. 8, 1920, Esther Brown, daugh-
ter of Samuel Brown, Of Hebron (who
was Revolutionary soldier and one OF
the first settlers of that town. She had
five children and died in Oxford (the
western part of Hebron was set off Feb.
20, 1920, and incorporated as Oxford,
July "a, 1884, aged 40 years, 4 months
and - days. April 81, 1889 he married
Lydia Carver Tucker of Oxford, and by
her had one son. In the war of 1912, he
served in the defense of Portland, being
private In Capt. Aaron Soule's COM
pany of Turner, in Col. Cyrus Clark's
Third Regiment. Children:
Ruth, born in Turner. Sept. 81, 1921,
died at Oxford, March 20, 1895.
Lucinda B., born In Turner, Jan. 10,
1928 apd died in Mechanic Falls, May 20,
1885.
Samuel Brown, born April l, 1925.
Elizabeth born in Turner. Sept. 10,
1928, and died at Oxford, May Z, 1865.
Esther A., born in Turner, April 10,
1881, was married to freeman Greenough
in April, 1852, and died in Portland,
Nov. 8, 1905.
Charles N, born in Oxford in 1874,
and died in Ltchfield, Sept. 5, 1905.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15

James Waterman. son of Ichabod, was
born March "a, 1885, and died at Buck.
field in 1861. He married Keziah Smith,
of Turner, July rs, 1902, and by her had
the following children born in Buck.
field:
James, born July %, 1898. died Feb. 8,
1900.
Sopronia, May 20, 1896, died in May,
1878.
Lewis, born Dec. IS, 1898, died May 5,
1865.
Julia Ann, born Aug. 5, 1900, died
March 5, 1858.
Nancy, born March IA, 1903, died May
8, 1884
Cynthia, born Jan. IS, 1905, died Jan.
2, 1896
Oriza, born Oct. %, 1908, died Nov
25, 1S41.
Marcella, born May 8, 1910, died March
IS, 1918.
Arvilla s., born April IA, 1912, mar
ried Naphtali Mason, and died Oct. TO-,
1869.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15
Watermans Of Maine.

This Is the title Of volume prepared
by Charles E. Waterman of Mechanic
Falls, and issued by the Ledger Pub
fishing Co., of which he il one of the
proprietors. II contains q complete
genealogy of the family In Maine, to-
gether with such of the geneslogy OF
the Watermans of Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island and Connecticut, as is necessary
to trace the descent of the Maine Water
mans from the first members of the
family who came to America. The book
is very fully indexed, and evidently
complete.
The Oxford County families are given
as follows:
Ichabod Waterman, son of Josiah, was
born at Plympton, Mass, Nov. 8, 1928,
and married Hannah Rogers, daughter
of Benjamin and Phoebe (Harndon)
Rogers. They settled first In Kingston,
Mass, where their children were born,
and then became some of the first set
tiers of the town Of Buokfield, (then call
ed Bucktown) Maine. After living there
few years, fear of the Indians drove
them back to Kingston. Children:
Lydia, born Nov. 9Th, 1858, married
Elijah Faunce and died at Kingston In
1S49.
Benjamin, born Aug. 8, 1850, married
Lucy Bradford and died at Kingston in
1916.
Zsnas, born Dec. 20, 1852, married
Eunice Dean of Scarboro, Maine, and
died in Nova Scotia.
James, born March 81, 1895, married
Keziah Smith of Turner, Maine, July Is,
1902, and died in Buckfield in 1861.
Ichabod, born Aug. u, 1857. married
Parthena Carter and died at Kingston in
1859.
Hannah, born June 8, ITO, married
S;las Maxim and died at South Paris,
Maine, in 1S49.
Phoebe, born Dec. 80, It'll, married
Caleb Swift and died at Paris, Maine, in
1S47.
Thomas Rogers, born March 10, 1776,
married Polly Ellis and died at Sanger
vile, Maine, in 1862.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15

places for the magazine.
Union services held during the week
were as follows: Monday and Tuesday
evenings at the Baptist church; Wednes-
day evening at the Congregational
church; Thursday and. Friday evenings
at the Methodist church. Each pastor
had charge of the meetings at his own
church. All meetings were we'll attend
ed.
The clerks at their meeting at the E.
N. SWEET shoe store Tuesday evening
made choice of Thursday evening, Feb.
7th, as the date for their annual ball. 1t
was also voted to turn over to the Nor
way Public Library the net proceeds OF
the years entertainment. Officers were
elected as follows:
President-Frauk W. Faunce.
Sec and Treas.-L. j. Brooks.
Gen. Com.-Lee N. Smith, Clarence Downing
Music Com.-Harry Kimball, Carrie Tucker
Refreshment Com.-Lizzie Sampson. Ma.
Downing, g. R. Hartman. Abner Mann, Ran
Com. on Badges-Mrs. C. F. Ridlon.
Floor Manager-Carl Boynton.
i w. A. Wentworth was before thu
Municipal Court Tuesday charged will
intoxication. Wentworth was from
Paris. He was found guilty and fine!
and costs paid, amounting to SLABS.
Bragadier General Charles e. Davi,
of Augusta inspected Co. D, LIST Regi
ment Infantry, N. q. s. NJ, Thursday
evening. There were forty member
present and the inspection was very salts
factory.
, A large number of cans have beer
.. taken to the corn shop by j. I. Millet
this week for the H. F. Webb Co.
D. G. C. Chas. E. Rideout of Auburn
will install the officers-elect of OXFORD
Castle, K. G. E., at the regular meeting
Mrs. George Cheney, her son Roy F
, and daughter Bertha S., have moved Il
. Freeport. Mrs. Cheney and family hav'
lived in Norway for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin l.. Benner o
Waldoboro are the guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. V. W. Hills. Mrs. Benner ant
Mrs. Hills are sisters. Mr.. Benne
visited Norway about sixteen years agt
and notes great changes and improve
! ments In the town since then.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15


nual meeting Tuesday evening, preceded
by supper, to which all members of
the church and parish and their families
were invited. The meeting was very
harmonious one, and the reports showed
the parish to be in excellent financial
condition. A hearty vote of thanks for
his efficient services was given the retir-
ing treasurer, Albert ID. Park, who has
served in that capacity since the organi-
cation of the parish. The officers elect
cd are:
Moderator-Harold T. Thayer.
Clerk-william p. Morton.
Treasurer-A. l.. Helmes.
Collectors. K. Tucker.
Trustees-Dr. j. q. Littleheld, Miss Grace
Thayer, Charles A. Young.
Music Committee-Mrs. Theodore Thayer,
Mrs. II. G. Fletcher.
The water power on the Little andre
seoggin in this village, which was re-
Gently purcS ,ed by parties interested in
.ee Norway and Paris Street Railway, is
to be developed at once, part of the ma
terial for the purpose having been al.
ready purchased. According to present
plans, another company will be formed
to develop the power and sell the electri
VI" PO"Ct W tuC CtiCCt railway NohnPeNy
who will use it as an auxiliary to theil
present plant. They will probably ust
1t for their night work, after P. M, as
it is thought there will be power enough
to carry all they have on during those
hours. A bill to incorporate the Maine
Power Company in the town of Pari'
was introduced in the senate "Wednesday
by Senator Mills of Hancock. The in
eorporators are Royal Fl. Bodwell, Perc,
V. Hill, z. Fl. Morrill,, Guy c. Cannot
and Fl. b. Young. The act authorizes
the company to make and sell electricit,
to any company and authorizes it to con
struct and maintain dam with right o.
howage, in Little Androscoggin River a
a point where the dam now exists a
South Paris and known as the Tru'
privilege, and to secure, by purchase
any other water power privileges ant
properties on said river and to construc
and maintain dams thereon; capita
stock Of the company not to exceet
10000. A hearing on the bill will b
given on the Esd inst.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

To vote this ticket simply cut 1t out. fn In your answers. sign
your name and mail or bring 1t 70 The Optic ca. Under no cir
camstances will any voters name be made public. Women may vote
as we'll as men. but only one can be cast by any individual
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

and companionship with the man at
the case, unless he loves the music OF
the press as II turns out the history
OF yesterday, all the colleges In the
world will never make "A Journal !,
Of that a Wishes do not fiji tn.
Arno. nor turn plums into oranges, to
borrow a thought from George Ell.
hot, and neither will a man intended
for a blacksmith or a tailor move
opinion like Swift and IIazlit, Ritch.
lie and Greeley. or gather news like
che elder Bennett. Joseph Medlll. or
Joseph B. Mccullough. II Mr.. Pulit,
e would benefit the cloth let him
divert his millions to make a home
for old decrepit. unfortunate news
paper men. worn out In the service
Of the public and INDECENT because of
the improvident husbandry."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

hoass-she secret I0AAyasiz. sks
ane - SUGGESTED In inaaenelag ies
isaati0n foE the henefai q The ~xR<e
ii Interests whieh empaay them
The plan seems bread enoRgA aaG
practical enoagh 10 aagar great pub
lie good II lafeiligenrly carried into
effect The personnel Of the govern,
ing committee and of the men In
charge of the bureau In Washington
would seem 90 promise this result.
and the willingness q the people 10
indorse the project and 10 support in
With their Subscriptions Il attested
By hundreds q communications re-
eeived from every state In the union
from Panama. Hawaii and the phi
ippine Islands.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11
SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISM.

The Washington Post laughs at the
idea of a school for Journalism, SUCH
as Joe Pulitzer tried to establish In
New York City. It says: If you can
turn u journalists like gloves.
grubbing hoes. slate pencils, trace
chains, Jack knives and other articles
necessary to domestic economy, 1t Is
n great thing for the noblest of pro
LESSONS, but you can no more make
a Journalist by hand than YOU a
make a poet by hand, Francis JEFF
rev. editor of the Edinburgh Review,
who was the autocrat of English let
ters In his day. once wrote a most
ent ertaining and plausible essay, In
which no took the position that Ben
.jamin Franklin would have been
licked into shape at Harvard college,
and we do not believe that Horace
Gre eley would have been half the
Journalist he was had he been bred
In the craft in a school of journal
ism. The place to toacn and to learn
Journalism Is in o newspaper office,
Il may be a little old country weekly
or a great big city daily, and then
the man must be born a journalist
or the job will be hopelessly botch'
ed. Love your job or leave 1t. I'm
less the newspaper man loves prin-
ter's ink, unless he has a fellowship
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

An interesting letter received
from Mr.. j. A. Carruth, a for.
NOR resident Of Las Vegas. con,
tsins a little very interesting an
Client history. showing that New
Mexico had dreams Of statehood
over q half century ago. Mr.. Car.
ruth says:
To-day in Berkeley. I vas passing
the public library. and out Of cnrlos-
lily dropped In to look around. Al
most the first hook I saw was Vol.
unle I. Of Harper's Magazine. which
includes May 20 December, 1850.
Taking Il down. the book came open
at the index. and the first word that
caught my eye was New Mexico.
and turning to the page ! found the
following In the Record of Current
Events:
From New Mexico. Majer r. II.
weightman arrived at 81. Louis.
August 2ed. having been elected
United States senator by the state
legislature. He Is on his way TO
Washington. where he has since ar.
rived. His colleague was Hon. r. A.
Cunningham. In the popular can.
vass the friends OF a state covers.
ment carried every county except
| one over those who desired a terri
| torial organization A conflict OF
authority has occurred between the
newly elected state officers and the
civil and military governor, the lat.
ter refusing to transfer tho author
ity to the former until New Mexico
should be admitted as a state. A
| voluminous correspondence upon the
subject between the two governors
has been published"
And still after Sc years there are
no senator's from New Mexico. Let
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

homes of America open to them and
selected New Mexico as their land
of opportunity. On his way TO MS
new home, General Viljo>A fn,e'
swore his allegiance to the Red God
of War, meeting a red checked girl
of Illinois In St. Louis and surren'
dered Internationally to the dimplef
deity OF love. He has lost his conn-
trv. hut he has found a wife. WIG
now rules jointly with him over the
postoffice at Chamberino: and IL the
shadows of past greatness some
times haunt him In her sympathetic
arms he banishes regret.-DenVet
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11
THE PEOPLES LOBBY.

Washington is watching with much
interest the working out of a dis
tinctly new idea In public affairs.
This Is the Peoples Lobby. a non,
partisan organization designed to
foster a wider knowledge of nation.
al legislation. and to indorse or OPP
pose such bills as affect the general
welfare of the people.
The basic idea is that, II the peo-
pie know the facts. on legislative
matters. public opinion will find
such wide expression that 1t cannot
be disregarded. Channels of publici-
ty are not lacking. The Peoples
Lobby has the support Of a large
number Of leading newspapers and
other publications.
An important branch Of the work
of the organization Is the careful
Of the public record of ev-
cry senator and representative. The
have a right to know from an
unprecedented source what their leg.
islators are doing. The influences
brought to bear on members Of con-.
gress will also be examined into;
this means a history of the third
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

The say The Heogse are eassing
their ballots on the gaesaloas pre-
seated By The Optic for their con
si6eEasion indicates that the clsiEens
= deeply interested and want %
express their views So long - the
people do their own thinking and ex-
press their honest opinions. there D.
little chance u any mistakes beins
made
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

The notice that appears On this
page u The Optic. signed by O MUM
Der Of business men. advising th0se
who are In favor q county division
not 10 vote. IL q paid advertisement.
II speaks for itself and needs nc
further explanation. That Il is b.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

A large party Of Las vegans arr
In Santa - today. explaining % the
members Ut the legislature JUS
what thr people here want and whai
they do not want in The gay q
county diEfsson.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

Fresh picked tripe aad pigs EEL.
|saser kraut and fine mince meat A.
|falfa fsd beet ut Pete Roth'a. ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

In aisregzr1aa II iasieased by the
many VOTES that are exzmiaE In
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

Ring up ofsyrns for Yankee Goa.
red hot from the mines. i-ss
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

One coyote viii make A. maea
noise - forty good dogs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-11

- kupe that II win aes be SC ys&rs
hnxer kef0re there are sorse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-18
TO Prohibit MIscegenatIOn.

A bill making unlawful the intermsr-
risge of the white and negro races in the
District OF Columbia will be introduced
in the House today by Representative
Adam Byrd, of Mississippi.
Within the past few years, the Mis-
sssippian declares, such marriages have
increased at an alarming rate. The bill
he will introduce seeks to prevent re-
cnrrence OF such events, and Mr BYRD
says that he will appear before the COM
mittee to which the bill is referred and
use every effort TO have it reported and
passed by the House at this session.
Under the statutes OF all the southern
States miscegenation is prohibited, but
it is lawful in Washington. Mr.. Byrd g
bill, which closely follows the statutes OF
southern States, provides that marriage
between any white and African or Mon
goian, or the descendant Of either, can
not be performed.
Any violations will render such mar
riages void, and the act can be prose-
cuted as felony. The bill provides a
fine of not less than $500, and provides
also term OF imprisonment Tor not less
than two year, or both, at the discre-
ton of the court.
1t also provides that any attempt to
evade the law by going outside the Dis
trict of Columbia ID marry and then re-
turning will constitute violation.
"Rscial hatred only intensi6es with
amalgamation," says Mr.. Byrd. 'This
is evident in the southern republics in
South America. 'Amalgamation kilIeth
the souP and the best attributes of the
stronger race is overwhelmed by the
worst of the weak. In my opinion, it is
high time Congress took action on this
subject and set an example to the States
that have no such laws"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-18
The Tipping Nuisance.

A writer in the Baltimore American
saws: "The manner in which the people
of the United States are borrowing the
pernic;ous tipping habit rom Europe is
a matter for grave concern. Already the
annual sum we are spending to oil escl
others palms runs into millions, aud
the practice Is increasing 80 rapidly that
goodness only knows where it will end ii
something is not done to remedy the
evil. Take the case OF your smiling
friend. the Pullman porter. Do you
know that the dimes and quarters aud
half-dolIars given him by our travelling
public everv year amount to more than
81, 900, 900? That We prea nj him VII h
Sc, 600 every morning before break
fast? Let's figure Is out. There are
about 900 porters 10 the employ OF the
Pnllmsn Company. If the total amount
receive, d by each Of them was dollar
a day that would be $4,000. But 10
order to make allowance tor time Oh and
for stingy or frugal travellers who give
little or nothing, suppose We knock on
couple of thousand dollars every morn
ing. That would make ST.. 900 a day,
or 81, 100, 600 for the year. This gen.
erosity on the part of the travelling pub
lie would be all right il the porters got
the benefit of it. But they do not.
Under present conditions the tips are
merely another source of profit for the
already fattened Golfers of the Pullman
Company. One would suppose that all
the time Of a grownup man, in most in
stances with family to support, would
at least be worth $40 3 week, or $40 q
month, to a rich concern earning mill
lions of dividends But the porter is
paid only $25 a month and is left TO get
the remainder from the public. Toere-
fore, the Pullman Company, on account
of the tips given its employees, saves $lo
per month on each of them, amounting to
$l2O, 600, or 81. 100000 ayear. This
is as much of pickup" to the sleep
ing car trust as if it found that much
money lying around loose somewhere.
It makes that saving in the salaries OF
its men simply because the public steps
up and ioOts the bill.