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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Special Election for Congressman.


Governor Cobb has issued proclama.
tions calling for special elections in the
Second and Fourth Congressional Dis
tricts, TO fill the vacancies caused by the
resignation of Hon. Charles Z. Little
field, Representative from the Second
District, which took effect Sept. so, and
by the death of Hon. Llewellyn Powers
Representative from the Fourth District
The special elections will be held on the
same day as the presidential election
Nov. 8.
Representatives from these two dis
tricts were elected at the state election
in September, but this was for the term
of two years which begins on the 4th Of
next March. The special elections will
name the men who are TO I'LL the unex
pired term from the date of election un
iii the 4th of March, and the Repre-
sentatives then elected will serve through
the short session of congress this winter
In the Second District, though it will
not do to take this for granted, it is rea
souable to consider that events have
selected Hon. John P. Swasey, elected
for the full coming term, as the MAJ
who will fill out the unexpired term L
certainly is not reasonable to think tina
any other Republican candidate will sp
pear, or that a Democratic candidate
will stand a chance of winning. IL viii
be pleasure to the Republicans of tn
Second District to cast their votes TO
him a second time on the day of tn,
November election.
The Republican convention to nomi
nate a candidate has been called a
Lewiston, Oct. %, at p. NJ.
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Maine Teachers, Association.

The annual meeting of the Maine
Teachers Association will be held in
Portland, October goth to 31st inclusive,
This association meets every year iu
October, alternating between Bangor
and Portland or Lewiston. Within the
past few years the organization has sc
grown in membership that it is com
PEELED to meet in the largest cities of the
state in order to secure hotel accommo
dations and halls sufficiently large in
which TO hold its sessions. Close tC
1900 teachers registered in Bangor last
year; probably altogether more thar
1000 were in attendance upon some part
of the meetings. A much larger regis
tration is expected in Portland this
month.
The Association OF High Schools and
Colleges holds its meetings at the same
time, so that all departments of the
state educational interests will be rep
resented. Teachers should watch theiI
local papers carefully for the next few
weeks, to see the advanced announce
ments of the programme as they will bs
given from time to time. Remember
the dates, October goth to Slst, and the
place, Portland.
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REASON FOR CONVERSION.
Why the Baltimore Sun Decided to
Support Taft.

Support TAFT.
From the Baltimore Sun, Dem.l
1t is our deliberate judgment that for
The next four years the material inter-
ests of the people Of this country
would be safer with Mr.. Taft at the
head Of the national government than
with Mr.. Bryan. We further believe
that, while lawbreakers would be
brought to account by Mr.. Taft with
us little fear or favor as Mr.. Bryan
could display, the methods employed
by Mr.. Taft would not curtail the
workingman's opportunities for EN-
ployment by disturbing the business Of
law abiding men and corporations rs
has been witnessed In the last few
years.
Mr.. Taft's experience In important
administrative posts, his judicial tenn
permanent, his patience and thorough
ness In investigation, justify the belief
that as president he would execute the
law faithfully and well, but not spec.
tacularly. And. while this type OF man
ought to be in the White House all the
time, he seems to be especially needed
now, when the country is emerging
from an Industrial and financial de-
preston which brought distress and
suffering into many homes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Hiram,

DR.. Joseph L. Bennett and wife O
Bridgton and her brother, Mr.. Larrabee
of California, were in Hiram Sunday, II
being Mr.. Larrabee's first visit to hi
native state in Twenty-Five years.
DR.. Arthur II. Cutler of Lawrence
Mass, was in Hiram Sunday.
Mrs. Winnie Bickford of East Brown
field, who has been assisting at Wads
worth Cottage some two months, is tax
ing a vacation.
Mr.. John NJ. Hoag has sold his farm
below Hiram Falls to James j. Sargent
and removed to Philadelphia.
Judge Augustus II. Walker Of Bridg
ton was in Hiram Tuesday.
On Thursday noon fire started OF
the Richardson road on Hiram Hill, OIL
the edge of large tract of woodland
|of some ten square miles, In
Guiding Pine Hill, Oak Hill, Peaked Hill
and Mts. Bill Merrill, Cutler, Gould
Hedgehog and Misery. The neighbour
rallied, and stopped it on the first acre
A strong breeze caused much anxiety
when a drenching thunder storm came
to the relief. Four of our silver grays
including the writer, declare that WI
have never in sixty years heard suci
continuous, terrific thunder. We learl
that the dwellings of Mr.. Arthur n
Noble of East Hiram and Arthur Bur
nell of West Baldwin were struck b!
lightning and damaged to a considerable
extent.
The Hiram Lodge, K. of p, is adding
new members to its extended list.
Miss Elsie Huntress is teaching on Tea
Cap hill with her usual ability and sue
cess. Her ability includes the heredit.
coming from two generations of teachers
The death of Mrs. Harriet Sawyer, on
former neighbor, seals the record of al
amiable and useful life, and pure ant
gentle spirit has found its long-sough
rest.
Mrs. Jennie A. Wadsworth of Hiram
and Miss Eta Starbird of East Hiram
are in poor health.
Rev. Mr.. Albarian will preach in tn
Congregational church Sunday after
noon, and church meeting will be hell
Immediately after to consider the need
and interests of the church,
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Green wood.

It was we'll known that the thunder
shower the other day carried an element
of destruction along with it, being with
in hearing distance; but no one about
here was aware of the damage accom-
plished until all was over. So our first
parents knew, being plainly told by their
maker that the apple contained the ele-
ments of death, aud therefore to let it
alone, but they ate it all the same and
we all know the result.
"They. hand in hand, with wandering steps and
slow.
Through Eden took their solitary way"
The rain Monday was more copious,
though brief, and gave the surface of the
ground a wetting up, but twill require
dozens like that to fill all the fountains,
great and small, for winter use.
The potato crop turns out very uu-
even: one man harvested 120 bushels of
two different kinds from one-third of an
acre, while a neighbor found his so
small and few in the hill as to be hardly
worth digging. But they are all sound
and of fine quality, not rotten potato
being reported as yet to our knowledge.
Perhaps it would be better not to
speak of the apple crop, from the fact
that there is no crop to speak of.
That old hop pillow, spoken of not
long since, has been replaced by a new
one, and the perfume of that new hop
pillow is simply delicious to our sense OF
smell.
There is an old Matte Brun geography
lying at our elbow bearing the date OF
1886, and although there are several
others in the house, some of recent date,
we prize the one in question more highly
than any or all of the rest, and for this
reason: When about fifteen years of age
the late John A. Page and myself used
that geography one winter for a reading
book, and when through with it we
claimed to have fair knowledge of that
science as 1t was then known and taught.
After reading each lesson the teacher
would ask several questions on it to see
how we'll we understood the subject.
An atlas accompanied the geography but
that went into humiliation many years
ago, which is a matter of deep regret
The first of the week we received a
card which tells its own story and here
it is:
Mrs. Ida May kimball
announces the marriage Of her daughter
| Annie Eliza
to
Floyd Elliot Morgan
| Of Greenwood
| on Saturday. September twenty sixth,
1908
Waterford, Maine.
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East Sumner.

Rev. L. w. Muttart of Woolwich was
in town recently calling on former
parishioners, who always extend a
hearty welcome.
Rev. S. C. Eaton Is holding Sabbath
services every Sunday afternoon in the
north part of the town.
S. Robinson and wife visited Lewiston
aud Brunswick one day last week, and
at the latter place were the guests of
DR.. E. Fl. Andrews and family for few
hours.
1t may be pleasing to the many friends
of DR.. Andrews to know that be is finely
located and has an extensive practice
and is very popular with the residents OF
that fine, historic, old town. The doctor
has many friends in Sumner, bis former
field of practice, and he still has an
affectionate regard for his old friends of
years ago. Mrs. Andrews has not fully
recovered from the effects Of fall
which she sustained two years ago, but
is just as genial and lively as ever and in
good spirits. The two daughters have
grown up to young ladies and are at
tending school. With Mrs. Andrews
sister at present with them, the whole
constitute very pleasant. interesting
family, whom it is delight to call upon.
Mrs. Mabel Glines of Canton was in
town a few days last week calling on
old friends. Her son Harold is clerking
for Mrs. Russell in the store in this place.
VIM. H. Downs evidently does not
depend wholly upon the exorbitant
priced western stock foods, az he has
raised this season some 800 baskets OF
yellow corn, and will probably have
some 80 bushels of oats. "Uncle Viii.
liam" says that the way to bring western
feed down to reasonable rate again, is
for farmers to raise more home products,
and he is putting this theory into sue.
cessful practice this year. Mr.. Downs
is civil war veteran and although badly
crippled with lameness does lots Of
work on his farm for man of his age.
Valmore Dunn and other farmers In
town have raised good crops of yellow
corn this season. 1t can be done sue.
cessfully as it was years ago If the effort
is only made.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
East Brownfield.

The campfire at the hall of D. A
Bean Post last Saturday was enjoyed BY
great many.
The remains of Mrs. Zilpha Colby
who died in the Maine General HOspita
Sept. 9th, we're brought here for burial
Sept. 20.
Mr.. Leslie Poore and family of Chelsea
Mass, are visiting relatives in this vii
lage.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Fessenden enter
tanned their daughter, Mrs. Allen, ant
friend, of Cornish.
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Hebron

Mr.. Henry W. Carey, manager Of
Poor's Railway Manual, New York City
gave lecture here Tuesday evening or
the workings of Wall Street. Mr.
Carey was a graduate of Hebron Acad
envy, class OF '96.
Mrs. BENZ. Stone and Mrs. Mitchell
are boarding at z. NJ. Glover's for the
winter.
Mrs. Webster Turner and her sister
Miss Clara Barrows of Oxford, great.
granddaughter of Dea. VIM. Barrows
spent few days with Miss Trip re-
Gently.
On Friday evening, Oct. 2, the Scotch
singer Of Glasgow, under direction Of
the White Entertainment Bureau oil
Boston, will give an entertainment here.
"Lonnie" Durham has had hand.
some double stone set for his father
anamother, Mr.. and Mrs. George Dun.
ham.
There will be q small apple crop In
this Vicinity.
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THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.

First Bsptist Church. Rev. G. w. I. Hi, pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday at l0a5 A. n
at I So. Y. p. 8. c. e. Tuesday evening
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at 80. Cove.
nant Meeting the last Friday before the Isl
Sunday OF the month at 2 sc ?. n. Al mol
Uniyersalist Church, Rev. c. A. knickerbocker.
Pastor Preaching service every Sunday at 10 40
A. N. Sunday School at II AS.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Houghton underwent a
critical operation at the Central Maine
General Hospital last Monday. The
operation proved successful and she is
gaining quite rapidly.
After this week HamliD Memorial
Hall will be open Wednesdays from 2:SO
to +. NJ, and also Wednesday evenings
from 7:3O to 9 O'Clock. The Monday
afternoon openings will be discontinued
after the fifth inst.
Miss NJ. Rose Giles of Portland was
the week end guest of Miss Mary l..
Mellen.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Kimball, who had
been visiting relatives here, returned to
their home in Boston Saturday morn
ing.
Mrs. E. a. jackson entertained the
Five Hundred" party from three to six
Friday afternoon. There were four
tables.
Judge j. P. Deering and wife from
Saco came in an auto Saturday to visit
Mrs. E. Fl. Jackson.
Rev. Alexander Mann, D. D., rector
of Trinity Church, Boston, who has
spent the past two summers at Paris
Hill, was last week elected bishop Of the
Episcopal diocese of Washington. DR..
Mann, who had been here during the
week, had returned to Boston before
the result of the ballot was reported.
To reporter in Boston on his arrival
there he stated that he was not yet GER
tain whether he should accept the posi-
ton, as he was not fully informed as to
the work that would be required.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Sheehan of Dor
chester, Mass, have been visiting Mrs.
Sheehan's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hooper.
Miss A. G. Schwarz and Miss Graham
went to Boston Saturday.
Mrs. Z. H. Guyer of Rock Island, ILL.,,
is guest at The Beeches.
The Misses Mildred, Mabel and Annie
tO0es OF fOrtianO are AT II. II. Scrioner
for month. Miss Mildred Fobes spent
last winter here.
William l.. Perham of Washington, d.
c., arrived at the Governor Perham
home Saturday, where he will spend a
vacation.
A meeting of citizens at Academy
Hall Saturday evening chose COM
mittee consisting of Il. P. Hammond,
Joseph B. Cole and Archie q. Curtis to
have charge of the new chemical engine.
Another committee to see what can be
done about raising funds and organizing
hose and ladder company consists OF
Benjamin Strout, Harold Cole and
James Frye.
Advertised letters in Paris post Office
Oct LIST:
Mr.. +. A. Webb.
Mr. Louis W Sumner ~
Mr. Malitsey.
Mrs. Loren Merphy.
Henry w. Haynes.
WIN. II. Chapman.
Mr.. II. Barcalow.
NJ. Leben.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Albany.

Mr.. Charles II. Sloan of Shelton, Conn.
who has been visiting his brother, Franz
G. Sloan, has returned home.
Mrs. L. NJ. Goodwin has returned to
Paris Hill.
Mrs. Irving Kimball and Mrs. Viii
Holt and little daughter, Ruth, of East
Bethel, were at F. G. Sloan's last week
Every one was glad to see and hear
the rain last week.
Frank E. Bean and family have moved
| to Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Dsmoeraey Divided.

Thomas L. Hisgen, Hearst candidate
for the presidency, looks for the elec-
tlon Of Taft and then new align
Inent Of political parties. Mr.. Hisgen
rays:
"The Democratic party is dividing.
The radical and the more conservative
elements can pull together only a lit.
lie while longer. After Bryan Is de-
tented for u third time there Is bound
20 be new alignment Of the people,
Ind the Democratic party will disin-
'egrate. The Republicans will get some
If those former Democrats, and the
independence league will get more Of
them. The campaign Of 1912 will be
fought out by different set Of po-
ftical parties from those now In the
field"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
Denmark.

Fryeburg fair was largely attended by
people from this place Wednesday.
The labelling crew are very busy at the
present time, labelling the corn at the
corn shop.
Mr.. Frank l.. Pond of Augusta is a
guest at the Maplewood.
Moose Pond has been drawn down
very low by orders of the Saco Water
Co.
Mr.. Elmer W. Berry in company with
three others has gone on hunting tour
after deer to be gone a week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
North BuckfieId.

Holman Monk of Raleigh, N. c., and
Miss Pease of Lynn, Mass, are visiting
his mother, Mrs. Fred Head, and other
relatives in this place for few weeks.
Died. in North Buckfield, Sept. Goth,
Mrs. Olynths Heald, wife Of j. c. Heald
Aged about ~ years.
Miss Olive Lee of Portland has been
caring for Mrs. j. C. Heald during her
last sickness.
1. d. Fuller has bought the Earl Ham.
mond farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
BucIedold.

Miss Sue Wheeler OF South Paris and
q friend were guests of the Misses Dean
over Sunday.
Mrs. Susie Storsr, formerly Miss Susie
Durham, 10 In town arranging for the
disposal OF her mothers property, con.
sisting of household goods and the real
estate on River Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Florian are visiting their
son and other relatives in Massachusetts,
towns.
Stanley Benson lost his truck horse by
sickness Saturday night.
The funeral of Mrs. Joshua G. Head
was held Monday at 1:30 P. NJ, from her
late home at North Buckfleld. The
services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Little of South Paris. Mrs. Heald's
maiden name was Olynthia Swallow.
She was . daughter OF Larned Swallow,
and her age was seventy-three years,
Mrs. Heald is survived by her husband
and four children, three sons and one
daughter.
City water has been put into the pub.
lie library the past week.
Mrs. VIM. P. BRIGHAM has made ex.
tensive repairs on her home recently.
Chester Tuttle of Augusta has been
with his parents for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Bradford we're In
town Tuesday.
Rehearsals are in progress for drama
to be given by the Rebekahs and min
strel show by the Eastern Star early in
November.
Mr.. Geo. Jones of Rumford has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Gardner recently.
Shirley Farrar and wife Of BrocktOn,
Mass, are visiting relatives In town.
Mr.. Farrar Is son of Atwood Farrar,
formerly of this town.
H. A. Murch has recently purchased
the stand on Loring's Hill known as the
C. B. Atwood stand.
Miss A. Il. Prince left Thursday morn
ing for visit to relatives and friends In
and around Boston.
The Rebekah supper at the hall Wed
nesday evening was decided success
financially and socially. A large attend
ance and bOuntiful supper enabled the
ladies to make about twenty-six dollars
The opening display of trimmed hat
for fall and winter presents AL array oil
millinery to make glad the heart of thu
intending purchaser and is credit t
Mrs. Harlow and her assistant, Miss
Vining.
Geo. Record has sold his fast horse
Prince Henry Westland, for long price
Oscar Casey, baggage master for thu
NJ. C. r. r. here, has spent a week!
vacation with friends in Massachusetts,
incidentally taking in the Brockton fair
The students of the high school held
social at the hall Friday evening. A
good time is reported.
T. F. Tenney has been caring for A
F. Cloutier's horse at the New Gloucester
fair. Owing to Toms swiping thu
Cloutier horse won first money in the
2:50 and 2:35 classes.
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Pottle and Mrs
Politics. sister, Mrs. Millay, took car
riage drive to Bowdoinham the pas
week, visiting Mrs. Politics. former
home.
DR.. Head, G. W. Tilton and F. W
Record bagged sixteen woodcock ont
day recently over the doctors pointe
Bob.
Geo. Lewis is reported to be seriousl!
i'll at his home, having recently beer
operated on for appendicitis at the G
NJ. G. Hospital in Lewiston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
East Bethel.
October.-"0h, the sight is just amazin,
For the woods are all a.blazing,
An the painted leaves are falling
20ft n anou nakea In TIM ground

October.-"Oh, the sight is just amazin,'
For the woods are all a.blazing,
An the painted leaves are falling
Soft as snowhakes to tho ground"
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Bartlett Of Berlin,
N. H., visited here last Sunday.
Mr.. Irving Kimball Of Boston has
joined Mrs. Kimball here for q short
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lapham of Litch.
field, Me-, were guests OF their niece,
Mrs. Eta Bean, last week.
Miss Amy Bartlett went to Lowell,
Mass, Oct. LIST. After spending few
days with her sister there she will 60 to
Hartford, Conn.,, where she has q
position a. teacher.
Mr.. Elmer Cole and two little daugh-
ters have returned home to Washington,
DC.
Mrs. Ada Tyler Of West Bethel and
Mrs. Leona Morrill, of Bethel are with
their father, Mr.. N. s. Coburn, who IL
in very feeble health.
A large moose roamed the fields here
last week. He did not appear cross or
afraid OF any one. He was . handsome
fellow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06

The most effective enforcement of the
liquor law that the state has seen for
some time is that in Androscoggin
County, where Judge Cornish has been
dealing out stiff Jail sentences to old
offenders. Twelve and thirteen months
in Jail, with several months additional IL
fines are not paid, makes them sit up and
take notice. It's the Jail sentences that
count. The Lewiston dealers haven't
been so stirred up in many long day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-06
North Paris.

Will Poland is doing chores for Mrs
Josephine Crawford.
West Paris Grange will have an all
day meeting at their next meeting, Oct.
10, with a public dinner and supper.
Socisble in the evening. All are invited
to come.
VIM. Richardson went to Boston Sept
"a.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. K. Dow visited his
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. N. D.
Dow, Of West Sumner, Sept. 26.
Mrs. Nora Briggs and little daughter
of Winthrop are visiting relatives and
friends here few days.
Carl Peterson has lost his horse.
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Maine News Notes.

David st. Peter, q Canadian As years
of age, lay down on the Maine Central
track at Winslow Monday night, and
was struck by train and killed.
Andrew Mushero, aged 10, of Dan.
forth, was the victim of pulling a gun
toward him by the muzzle. He was tax
ing it out of boat. he lived four hours
after the accident.
George Pinnette, the 11-year-old son
of Joseph Pinnette of Lewiston, was
struck by a train and instantly killed
Wednesday, while walking on the
Grand Trunk tracks short distance out
of the city.
Soon after the Boston boat locked In
Portland Wednesday morning, the body
of Rollo F. White of Lewiston was
found floating in the dock beside the
boat. 1t Ia not certain whether he
jumped or fell from the boat. he leaves
family.
Because of jealousy John A. Doherty
shot Peter Fshey on a crowded street In
Auburn Thursday noon. Doherty i'm
mediately surrendered himself to the
police and was locked up. He says he
did the deed on account of Fahey's rela.
tions with his wife. Fahey will re-
cover.
The paper makers still remain out Of
the mills of the International Paper Co.,
In Maine and other states, refusing to
sanction the five per cent cut in wages
accepted by the union officials. The
Maine mills of the International are at
Rumford and Livermore Falls.
Both the Prohibition and Socialist
parties saved their places on the ballot
In the recent Maine election. One per
cent of the total vote is required,
amounting in this election to about
400. With a few small towns to hear
from the Prohibitionists had 1928 and
the Socialists 1477.
After being out seven hours jury In
the Supreme Court at Rockland reported
verdict of guilty Of manslaughter
against Arthur Wiley of st. George for
the killing of William K. Pinkham, a
Port Clyde fisherman, on the afternoon
of July 8. He was sentenced to two
years in state prison.
Rangeley's new public library is now
nearly completed. The structure is bull:
of field rock, q story and q half high, and
dimensions 30x50 feet. 1t Is built In
colonial style and will cost $4,000 when
completed. The building is not the gift
of any one person, but the money has
been raised by public subscription.
The prisoners who made the murder
Gus assault upon Sheriff Knowles In the
Piscataquis County Jail swere given good
stiff sentences. The two principals, for
burglary and this assault, we're given
aggregate sentences of twelve and thir-
teen years respectively, and another
man, an accessory, was given sentence
of four years.
While tracing some electric wires
which had caused slight fire In the
basement Of the Congress Square Hotel
In Portland Friday night, Charles W..
Barrett, q fireman, was killed by coming
in contact With q live wire, carrying
$500 volts or more. he leaves q wife
and six young children.