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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
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A Golden Wedding Day.

ritten for the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Porter, South Paris. by Mrs. nj
4. HILL
Fifty years have passed away,
Since you started, man and wife,
On that glad September day,
Down the rapid stream OF life.
Isles there were, 80 green and fair,
Where you stopped, for many a day.
Cuffs there were, both broad and deep,
But you left them far away.
Gathering Oft with friends and kindred.
At the church, and In the home
Months aud years passed quickly onwar /
And you had no wish TO roam.
Little children came to bless you.-
SOFT arms round your necks were thrown
And with loving hearts You cherished
Every smile, and look, and tone.
Growing up to fair, young manhood.
All too soon they went their way
Longing for the worlds hard battle,
And the homes they have to-day.
And their children live to love you,
Helen, Ernest and Airline,
Lora, solomon and Martha,
And another you've not seen.
How your blessings dawn upon you,
When you pause to think them GER
Children all can gather round you,
None are on the other shore.
And your hearts are full of gladness,
Full OF thanks and praise Away,
That Our Father In his goodness,
Kept them for you till this day
OF the many friends who started
with you on your onward way,
Few are left TO give you greeting,
On this Golden Wedding Day.
They have left you by the wsyside
As you quietly passed on.
They will clasp hands Ger the river,
When your life.work here Is done.
And we pray the All-wise Father,
As YOU pass adown the years.
He win brush away all shadows,
Keeping you from sorrows tears.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.

Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
In the matter Of
GEORGE, c. AYLES, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE. Judge OF the Dis
trict Court Of the United States for the District
Of Maine:
GEORGE C. AYLEs, Of Mexico. in the Coun.
" ty OF Oxford, and State Of Maine, in said
day Of Oct, last past he was duly adJudged
bankrupt under the Acts Of Congress relating to
Bankruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all
his property and rights Of property. and has fully
and Of the orders Of Court touching his bank
ruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be decreed
debts provable against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex.
copied by law from such discharge.
Dated this 24th dav Of September, A. ID. 1908.
GEORGE c. AILEs, Bankrupt.
Order OF Notice Thereon.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
On this Srd day of Oct, A. d. 1905, on reading
the foregoing petition, It is
upon the same on the 23rd day Of Oct, a. ID.
1908, before said Court at Portland, in said Dis
trict, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon; and that no.
tice thereof be published In the Oxford Demo
crat, newspaper printed In said District, aid
that all known creditors, and other persons In
interest, may appear at the said time and place,
and show cause, II any they have, why the
prav er Of said petitioner should not be granted.
And 1t is further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mall to all known cred
itors copies Of said petition and this order, ad-
dressed to them at their places Of residence as
stated.
Witness, the Hon. CLARENCE HALE, Judge
Of the said Court, and the seal thereof, at Port
land, in said District. on the 3rd day of Oct,
A. ID. 1908.
lis. JAMES E. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy Of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES e. HEWEY, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
m. We.t Oxford Fair.

A very successful fair was the fifty.
eighth exhibition Of the West Oxford
A Agricultural Society. held at the So
ciety's grounds at Fryeburg, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
On Wednesday, the second day, there
was a crowd present variously estimated
at 5000 to 10000, and good crowds on
the other days.
The show of cattle is called the largest
and best ever seen on these grounsis, and
the hall display was something which
good judges say was not beaten at the
state fair. Six oranges contributed with
we'll arranged displays, some of them
being striking in their originality and
general effect. Suncook Grange OF
Lowell received the first prize, and Eagle
Grange of North Chatham the second.
The other oranges making exhibitions
were Mountain View of East Conway,
Saco Valley of Conway Center, Mt.
Cutler Of Hiram, and Fryeburg Grange.
Following are the summaries OF the
races:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
HOW To GET STRONG.

P. DAILY, of 1247 w. Congress St.,
Chicago, tells of a way to become strong.
He says: "My mother who is old and
was very feeble, is deriving 80 much
benefit from Electric Bitters, that l feel
it's my duty to tell those who need a
tonic and strengthening medicine about
it, In my mothers case marked gain
in flesh has resulted, insomnia has been
overcome, and she Is steadily growing
stronger" Electric Bitters quickly
remedy stomach, liver and kidney COM
plants. Sold under guarantee at +. A.
Shurtleff & Co. IS drug store. SOC.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
A PAYING INVESTMENT

Mr.. John White, Of 50 Highland Ave.,
Houlton, Maine, says: "Have been troub-
led with cough every winter and spring.
Last winter | tried many advertised
remedies, but the cough continued until
| bought so cent bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery; before that was half
gone the cough was all gone. This win
ter the same happy result has followed;
a few doses once more banished the an
nual cough. am now convinced that
DR.. Kings New Discovery is the best Of
all cough and lung remedies" Sold
under guarantee at Shurtleff & co.
drug store. soc. and S1.00. Trial bottle
fraa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
The October Court.

Judge George E. Bird Tor, to be tech
nically correct, Mr.. Justice George E.
Bird of Portland will preside at the
October term of Supreme Judicial Court,
which opens Oct. Is. This is Judge
Birds first term in Oxford County. He
is the successor of Judge S. c. Strout,
and was appointed to the bench at the
expiration of Judge Strout's term last
April.
Without question there will be quite
an amount of criminal business for the
court to consider, as has been the case
at each term for some years. With
respect to civil business little can be
predicted.
Ii is interesting to note that a suit has
been entered on the docket, brought by
Harris L. Elliott, deputy sheriff at Rum
ford Falls, against Matthew Mccarthy
of the same town. The suit is for
SANDER, the amount of damages named
in the writ being one thousand dollars.
The action is based upon declarations
made by Mr.. Mccarthy, (who was the
Democratic candidate for county attor-
ney in the last campaign in his speeches
on the stump. In speech at Rumford
Falls, Mr.. Mccarthy charged Deputy
Sheriff Elliott with corruption in the
enforcement of the liquor law. A stenog-
rapher employed by Mr.. Mccarthy was
present, and his report of the speech
was later published in Rumford paper
at Mr.. McCsrthy's request. Later in the
campaign Mr.. Mccarthy made practical
ly the same speech at South Paris, ex-
cept that he did not mention Mr.. FL
liott's name, saying lone of the Repub-
lican sheriffs at Rumford Falls" James
B. Stevenson of Rumford is Mr.. Elliott's
attorney.
venires for jurors have been returned
as follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Suicide at Rumford Falls.

Camille Fountain committed suicide
by shooting in his room at boarding
house In Rumford Falls Wednesday.
Fountain was As years of age. He for
merly lived in Rumford. but had of late
been in Somersworth, N. H., returning
to Rumford only few days before the
suicide. His home was In Canada.
The police say he had been drinking and
was Respondent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Johns Letter.

The joke seems to he on nephew Fred,
constable. He was sent with authority
to arrest a rogue somewhere In New
Hampshire. Found him, put on the
bracelets, arrived at Portland, and as the
prisoner objected to passing through the
city in that undesirable style, promising
to 60 peaceably and give no trouble, they
stepped into by-street and-were both
arrested and run in till word came from
Turner that it was all right. So Fred
knows how it is himself. think that
is the first and only time that one of our
tribe was ever under arrest. If so
history hasn't recorded it. He must ex.
cuse us If We laugh. Doubtless he did
himself. At least he must have had a
different feeling than if he bad been
caught picking pockets or breaking and
entering.
Speaking of pocket picking, little Miss
Jennie Record was victim at Canton
fair. Those fellows have no regard for
age, sex nor previous condition. o, yes,
l guess there is hell all right, although
with different degrees of temperature,
perhaps, and varied terms Of detention
according to the degrees of meanness.
We have no reason to object and no wish
to be retained as counsel.
We spent few pleasant hours at the
home of cousin Decatur Irish, the other
day. Beautiful for situation and good
ly heritage. Everything in apple pie
order. No closeted skeleton that we
could discover. No cause for discon-
tent, but many causes for thankfulness
for blessings conferred. Women enough
to create sunshine and set in motion a
breeze of cheerfulness. incline to the
opinion that house without a woman
in it-a woman neat and sweets better
than woodchuck's hole-some.
The only boy of the household is an
enthusiastic collector of minerals, old
and curious coins, stamps, things that
crawl and things that fly. He draws the
line at birds, glad to let them live and
sing. A boy of that bent will hardly go
wrong. There is hope of such boy.
Fred claims that he wasn't run in.
Says the policeman wasn't to blame.
Had warning to watch out for two
escaped prisoners in irons. He was
about to unbutton the prisoners 'cuffs"
when a policeman showed revolver in
his face and ordered him to hold up his
hands. "Guess not. I've seen those
things before" 1t didn't take long to
convince him of his mistake. Don't let
this get into the papers," 20, l won't
blab, but it will get there all right to-
morrow" A reporter was witness.
Fred seems to be willing to divide the
joke evenly and honestly.
1t is difficult for reporter to furnish
an unvarnished tale and true to life, I'M
less he has been ordained by the laying
on of hands.
JOHN,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

Two sisters lost their lives in a fire
which destroyed the farm house in St.
George where they lived, Wednesday
morning. They were Mrs. George Cook,
aged As, of st. George, and Mrs. Kate
Floyd, aged Al, of Natick, Mass. The
origin of the fire is unknown, and will
probably remain mystery. 1t was dis
covered before daylight by the nearest
neighbor, but when ha reached the
house it was impossible to enter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

The body of Mrs. Carroll Knapp, who
was killed in her home at Phillips, Sept.
10, under circumstances that led the
officials to decide that death was due to
suicide by shooting and whose body was
buried at Wayne, was e1humed Monday
by direction of Coroner Fred p. Adams
Of Pennington and examined by his jury
aud by physicians. An inquest will be
held at Phillips at later date. The
young woman's parents believe she was
shot by an intended robber.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Died.

In South Paris. Oct. l, Charles Freeman Chase
aged 63 years.
In South Paris. Oct. 2, Mrs. Fannie G., wife OF
Henry +. Muzzy, aged 10 years.
In Norway, Sept a. Mrs. Weston Frost, aged
6s years, 8 months, days.
In North Buckfeld, Sept. q, 0lynihia (Swal.
low) Heald, wife OF Joshua c. Head. aged 70
years, 10 months, IA days.
In Canton, Sept. IS, Harry, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rolia Hines, aged about year.
In Rumford. Sept. 20, Frank Landry.
In Rumford Corner, Sept. "a, Eugene A.
Barker, aged IS years.
In Greenwood, Oct. 2, Lily, wife Of Ralph Z.
Day, aged Is years, months, 2 days.
In Brighton, W., Sept. %, Madeline, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Jordan, formerly OF
South Paris, aged year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
A sURE.ENOUGH KNOCKER

j. c. Goodwin, of Reidsville, N. c.,
says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve is q sure
enough knocker for ulcers. A bad one
came on my leg last summer, but that
wonderful salve knocked 1t out in few
rounds. Not even scar remained"
Guaranteed for piles, sores, burns, etc.
25c. at the pharmacy Of F. A. Shurtleff
q Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

To lot owners in Riverside Cemetery.
You are reminded that the price for
annual care for 1905 of your lot is now
due. VIII you kindly remit at once so
the books can be balanced for the year?
JAMES S. WRIGHT, Treasurer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Born.

In Paris, Sept %. to the wife Of Albert Gibbs,
o daughter.
In Kezar Falls, Sept. 10. to the wife OF sher.
man STANLEY, a con.
In Iocke's Mills, Sept s5, to the wife Of Al
phonso cole, a daughter.
In Bethel, Sept 80, TO the wife of Fred Cor
man, son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that bonds numbered
81 to 100, inclusive, Of the outstanding Court
House bonds Of Oxford County, Maine, are
called for payment and are payable at the Nor.
way National Bank, at Norway, Maine, on
November first, 1908.
The fifty bonds described above will cease to
bear interest after November l, 1905
GEORGE N. ATWOOD,
Treasurer of oxford County.
South Paris, Maine. Oct. 8. 1905. 4o+2
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
MANY women Praise This Remedy

Mother Gray. nurse In New York. discovered
an aromatic pleasant herb cure for women's Ills,
called AUSTRALIAN.LEAF. IL IL the only
certain regulator. Cures female Weaknesses and
Backache, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary trou-
bles. At all Druggists or by mail 80 cts. Sam.
Roy. N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

Not all the forest fires of the state
were extinguished by Monday nights
rain, but Thursday nights rain is
thought to have taken care Of them all.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Special Corporation Meeting.
NEW STREET LIGHTS AND CHEMICAL
ENGINE TO BE CONSIDERED.

ENGINE TO BE CONSIDERED.
A special meeting of South Paris Viii
lage Corporation will be held in Engine
House Hail, Tuesday evening at 7:3O
O'Clock. The articles of business in the
warrant to be acted on are as follows:
To see what action the Corporation viii take In
regard to placing street lights on Gary Street
and Charles Street in said corporation, to fix the
number of such lights, and authorize the loca-
ton Of the same.
To see II the Corporation will vote to change
the location Of the arc light on High Street near
the Corporation limits, or exchange the same for
incandescent lights.
To see what action the Corporation Will take
In regard 10 purchasing chemical fire engine,
and to appropriate money for that purpose.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Married.

In Rumford, Sept. 80, by Rev. ]. G.. Fisher,
Mr. Irving P. Holman and Miss Hattie N. Love-
joy.
In Andover, Sept 80, Mr.. Alton j. Millett and
Miss Emma d. Jordan, both Of Rumford.
In Waterford Sept 20. by Rev. Thomas White
side, Mr.. Flovd Elliott Morgan Of Greenwood
and Miss Annie Eliza KimbaIl Of Waterford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
GRAND JURORS.

GRAND JUhOhS.
Elmer +. Blake. ownfield.
George WEIGH. Mexico.
George II. Walker, Fryeburg.
Charles II. Child, Peru.
Fred Weld, Dixfleld.
w. W. Abbott, Waterford.
Mark c. Allen, Woodstock.
Cleon S. Osgood, Rumford.
Edward 3. Smith. Bethel.
Z. b. Tubbs, Norway.
Lester + Robinson, Sumner.
William o. rockingham, Paris.
T.. +. Oldham, Canton.
Waiter A. Turner. Buckheld.
George L. Wilder, Oxford.
Austin NJ. Martin. Hiram.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Writ V. Eaton, Brownfield.
Harry w. Bearce, Hebron.
Daniel X. Cole, Greenwood.
Albion X. Gofr, Mexico.
Henry ID. +. Hutchins, Fryeburg.
J. NJ. Drown, Porter.
George W. Brown. Hartford.
Perley X. Child, Peru.
Darwin q. Holman, Dixfleid.
Eugene Evans, Stoneham.
Charles Z. Packard. Waterford.
Cullen Abbott, Woodstock.
J. Ezra Morton, Rumford.
Arthur L. Luce, Rumford.
Edwin II. Smith, Bethel.
Albert C.. Frost, Bethel.
". W. Eastman, Lowell.
solomon II. Millett, Norway.
Albert W. Thomas. Norway.
George A. Chandler, Sumner.
Charles II. Bates. Paris.
Adelbert ID. Littlehale, Paris.
Isaac J. Lothrop. Canton.
James +. Warren, Buckheld.
Charles Brown. Upton.
Charles NJ Andrews. oxford.
Alfred V. Dow, Hiram.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

A two-months-old child In South Port
land recently died from the effects OF q
bite from rat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
A.L so- Al,.n,. Eoo,.E.ae.

A powder for swollen, tired. hot, smarting feet.
Sample sent FREE. Also Free Sample OF the
FOOT. EASE SANITARY CoRN.PAD, q new inven
ion. Address, Allen 8. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N. J..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Infants and Children's Wear.

You of course your child look trim and pretty your
eobbos To be able this you have stylish, pretty and we'll
made clothes and that is what you find SMILEYS full line
of all kinds lust received will speak of few idea
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

BEAR SKIN COATS, white, grey, red
and champagne, turn back collar and
cuffs, large pearl buttons, only sl.9S.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

SHORT KIMONAS, pink, blue and
white, made of Eiderdown, 25c. Twilled
Flannel, with fancy facing, with ribbon,
2jc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

LONG KIMONAS, in plain and fancy
colors, soc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-16
MID-WINTER SPECIAL
TRAIN TO CALIFORNIA

a special excursion carrying 10C
of the wheat farmers of the inland
empire and any others who Mapped
to have the money to go, will leave
Walla Walla Friday, January Is for
Los Angeles, where the excursionists
will have a three months winter Wis
il.
The fare for the trip is S94 and in
cludes berths, several side trips and
the meals ON the trip from the time
of leaving Walla Walla. The excur-
sion train viii consist of four sleep
ers, observation car. diner and baggage
car and will be under the direction OF
the Walla Walla Commercial club.
There will be side trips at Portland,
Oakland. San Francisco, to Samalpais,
Stanford University, the Santa Clara
Valley and the Paso Robles springs
There will also be receptions by the
commercials in Portland, San Jose
and Los Angeles and a reception by
the governor of California.
The number OF eXcursionists is linn
tied to 100 and there is every pros
pect Of more applicants than can be
provided for.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-16
.|MPROVEMENTSON
FURNISH PROJECT
FURNISH-COE COMPANY
HAS LARGE CREW AT WORK
Forty Horses Being Used TO Place
Raw Land in Condition for Water
in Spring-t'avorable Season for
Winter Work and More Than Two
Hundred Acres VIII BE Seeded to
First Crop.

Big improvements are being made
on the Furnish-Coe tracts near Echo
according to Manager r. r. Wood
who left this morning to supervise the
work being done there by the COM
pany for several of its purchasers.
Owing to the mild winter it is pos
sible to do the breaking and clearing
on the land right through the coolest
season and under the direction OF
Frank Sloan some 40 horses are being
used in clearing the land and plowing
and some 200 acres are being prepar-
ed for water during the coming
spring. Most of this land will be
seeded to some cover or nurse crop
in preparation for tree planting later
on.
The force is now working on the
Copeland tract of 60 acres while the
Lilly and Brock tracts of 40 acres
each and the Jellison tract of 20 acres
have just been finished. Several 9TH
er tracts also will be improved.
The promoters of the project are
more than pleased with the develop
ment now being made in that neigh
borhood and look for an exceedingly
large settlement during the coming
spring.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-16
INDIAN RUNNER
DEFEATS FAMOUS ITALIAN

New York, Dec. 16.-As on the
memorable occasion Of his first Olym-
pad, Dorando Pietrl collapsed within
sight Of the goal last night and Tom
Lcngboat, the Indian runner who had
been led by a yard or more nearly all
the way, won the marathon race at
Madison Square Garden last night.
The race was hard fought from
start to finish and kept the thousands
Of spectators In wild excitement. At
25 miles Dorando was leading by two
yards A moment before Longboat
had made a remarkable squirt and put
himself on an even footing with the
little Italian.
Dorando Immediately regained first
Tosltion and the. men were fighting II
out in the 26th mile with Dorando in
the lead, but vislbly weaker. The
chances Of Longboat appeared to i'm
prove In the second and third laps. In
the fourth lap while the crowd was
crying itself hoarse both men slack
ened perceptlbly Then suddenly
Dorando staggered and dropped.
--'--' s'-f-t~I ~I~-~ ITis fEroo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-16
KELLY AND PAPKE
FIGHT TO 4 DRAW

Los Angeles. Dec. 16.-Hugo Kelly
Of Chicago and Billy Papke, former
middleweight champion, fought % fast
rounds at the Jeffries Vernon arena
last night,
At the close Of the final round with
both men fighting strong. Referee
James ]. Jeffries called a draw. Kelly
left the ring without a mark, while
Papke was a sight with both eyes
closed and cheek bones pounded to a
pulp.
The draw decision was loudly pro-
tested by Kelly's hackers and major
ity Of the $500 spectators. The fight
was fast from start to finish. The men
tired in the last 10 rounds and Referee
Jeffries was forced to almost fight
both of them to break in clinches.
Kelly almost won the fight in the
first minute, when he beat Papke to
the ropes and had the illinois Thun-
derbolt" groggy. At various stages of
the fight, either one man or the other
seemed to be winning by knockout,
but each boxer recovered and fought
stubbornly.
Kelly did the cleaner hitting, al
though Papke was the aggressor in
every round.