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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
In the matter OF
Rankrunt1

n Il 81 sf'ts5 e E. MITCHELL In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge Of the Dis.
trict Court Of the United States for the District
4 UGUsTUs L. MITCHELL. of Mexico, in
n the County of oxford, and State Of Maine,
in said District. respectfully represents that on
the 9Th day Of February, 1901, ne was duly
sdiudged bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress re
iating to Bankruptcy; that he has duly surren.
dered all his property and rights of property
and has fully complied with all the requirements
OF said Acts and Of the orders OF Court touching
his bankruptcy.
wherefore he prays, That he may be decreed
nv the Court to have 3 full discharge from all
debts provabe against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are eS'
cepted BY law from such discharge.
Dated this 22nd day Of Jan, A. D. 1905.
AUGUSTUS l.. MITCHELL, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
On this 25th day OF jan. a. ID. lsos, on read
Ing the foregoing petition, 1t Is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same on the 18th day OF Fe0., A. ID.
lgoS, 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, a newspaper printed In said District, anu
interest. NAV appear at the said time and place,
and show cause, II any they have, why the
PRAYER of said petitioner should not he granted.
And II is further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies of said petition and this order, adj
ressed TO them at their places Of residence as
stated.
Witness the Hon. CLARENCE HALE, Judge OF
the said Court and the seal thereof, at Portland
in said District, on the 25th day Of JAM, A. d.
1908. ,,,,,,, o,,-
isl JAMES z. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES Z. HEWEY, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
A HIGHER HEALTH LEVEL.

81 have reached higher health level
since / began using DR.. Kings New
Life Pills." writes Jacob Springer OF
West Franklin, Maine. "They keep my
liver and bowels working just
right" II these pills disappoint you on
trial, money will be refunded at F. A.
Shurtleff & Co.'s drug store. 25c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28

Portland Advertiser: 1t seems like
carrying Goals to Newcastle to bring
California apples to Maine yet they are
for sale in Portland markets and pre-
sumably there is demand for them.
Here is a suggestion for topic of dis
cussion at the conference of the Maine
apple growers which has just been called
by tae secretary Of agriculture. Maine
apples have long been famous but 1t
now appears that the orchardists of the
state may have to look to their laureis,
or their apple blossoms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
Night Robes.

ROBES, yoke of large and small hem
stitched tucks, ruffie around neck and
sleeves, V shape and high neck, soc
ROBES, empire styles, yoke of two rows
hamburg insertion, one row of beading
with ribbon, neck and sleeves trimmed
with lace, lawn cuffs edged with lace,
SIC
ROBES, good muslin, chemise style,
yoke Of wide hamburg, wide drawn
satin ribbon in neck and sleeves, Csc
ROBES, square yoke of fancy embroid
cry and beading with ribbon, square
neck trimmed with lace, sleeves with
rutfle and lace, LAC
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
Drawers.

DRAWERS with inch rutile. with fine
tucks and hemstitching, 25c, Others
with lawn rufiles with lace insertion
and edge, headed by tucks, SOC
DRAWERS, good muslin, lace and ham,
burg trimmed, large ruffies, T5c
DRAWERS of long cloth, I inch full
hamburg rutfie, headed with baby
tucks, $50
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28

Albert, the little son Of Mrs. Joseph
Peloquin of Biddeford, was drowned in
the Saco River Tuesday afternoon. He
and another boy were playing on the
ice when the part on which they were
broke off from the rest and they were
thrown into the water. The other boy
was rescued.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
Married.

In Fryeburg Jan. Is, by Rev. Baman N. Stone,
Mr.. George W. Bickford of Fryeburg and Miss
Mildred W. Hill of Conway, n. II.
In North Waterford, Dec. II, by Rev. g. +.
Fuller, Mr.. Pliney Brett Henley of Waterford
and Miss Alice Amelia Birney Of Bethel.
In North Waterford, Jan. IS, by Rev. G. p.
Fuller, Mr.. Orrington j. Rowe Of Lowell and
Miss Lydia NJ. McKeen OF Stoneham.
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Born.

In Norway, Jan. II. to the wife of William d.
Moore, a son.
In Norway, Jan. Il, to the wife of Alexander
Boulanger, daughter.
In Norway, Jan. Is. to the wife Of Napoleon
Beaudoin, a son.
In Woodstock. Jan. 10, to the wife Of Lorrie
Immonen, o son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS
IN THE
South Paris Savings Bank,
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.

The following statement contains the name,
the amount standing to his credit. the last known
place of residence or postoaice address; ana me
South Paris Savings Bank, who has not made
DEPOSIT or Withdrawn any part thereof, or any
part OF the dividends thereon, for period OF
more than 90 years next preceding November J,
1907, and is not known to the treasurer 10 DE
living.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28

Among the peculiar happenings OF
this peculiar winter is grass fire in
tield near Biddeford few days since, for
which hose company was called out, to
protect the houses near by.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
Prices as usual.
Howard w Shaw and the hotel team

Howard W. Shaw and the hotel team
did stunt Thursday afternoon which
wasn't so funny as it may perhaps
sound. Howard and Elmer Lane were
driving up the steep hill on Highland
Street below s. p. Maxim's after a
trunk. As the hill was very icy How
ard decided to get off and walk at the
edge of the road. They had got nearly
to the top of the hill when the horse,
which was not very sharp-shod, lost his
footing, crouched, and began to slide
back. Howard caught hold of the wag-
on to guide it, when he too lost his foot
ing, and the whole outfit slid together to
the bottom of the hill. 1t scared the
people who saw it almost out OF their
wits, but no harm was done except one
little scratch of no consequence on the
horse.
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Died..

In Paris, Jan. 20, Henry E. Hammond, aged
so years.
In South Paris. Jan "a, Florence Ellen. daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Haskell, aged /!
years.
In Bethel, Jan. II. Mrs. James seavey.
In Canton, Jan. 10, Miss Mary A. DALEY, aged
- years.
Mrs. I. NJ. Linscott.
In Denmark, Jan Il. Mrs. c. E. Smith, aged
In Lewiston, Jan. II, Henry Perkins Of Ok.
ford, aged 81 years.
In Oxford, Jan. 20, Charles F. Smith, aged 63
In Canton, jan 20, Maurice H. Daley. aged
about Is years.
In Canton, Jan. Is, Ansel G. Staples. aged 20
years.
In Norway, Jan. IS, Sebastian S. Smith, aged
SIS years, IL months, "a days.
In South Paris, Jan. 20, Mrs. Eliza II. Moore,
aged 81 years.
In Mexico, Jan. Is, stanwood son of S. D..
Packard, aged year.
In Rumford Falls. Jan. II, Mrs. Benjamin Nc.
Donald.
In OYfori, Jan. 10. Erwin Lindsay, son OF
William and Marcia Ronney, aged years.
In Buckfeld, JAN p, Miss Eunice Burt, aged
81 years.
50 years
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CORSET COVERS, fine muslin, front
trimmed with deep embroidery, two
rows beading with ribbon, edged with
lace front and back, SOC
CORSET COVERS, soft muslin, front
has four rows Val. lace insertion and
four rows beading with ribbon, back
has two rows lace insertion, two of
beading with ribbon, front and back
trimmed with lace, SOC
CORSET COVERS, very soft muslin,
front trimmed with two rows lace in
sertion, one of hamburg and two Of
beading with ribbon, back trimmed
with one of each, edged with lace, csc
CORSET COVERS extra fine Nansook,
front trimmed with two rows fine Val.
lace insertion, three rows beading with
ribbon, one row insertion with two
rows beading with ribbon down length
of front, with ruffie of wide Val. lace
on both sides, wide lace around neck,
aswell thing, sl.49
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28

SKIRTS, good materials, Is inch flounce
with three rows lace insertion and
hemstitched tucks, edged with lace,
dust ruffie, only 9ec
SKIRTS, good cotton, II inch tlounce
with hemstitched tucks, inch ham
burg ruffle, 81 2o
SKIRTS, 20 inch flounce with three rows
of inch lace, three clusters of baby
tucks edged with deep lace, Sl.49
SKIRTS, II inch flounce with 10 inch
fancy embroidered lawn ruffle headed
with small tucks, dust rutfle, $l.9S
SKIRTS, fine materials, % inch tlounce
with three clusters Of tucks each, II
inch flare, fancy hamburg ruffie, s2.49
SKIRTS, II inch flounce trimmed with 4
clusters pin tucks, two rows wide dia.
mond pattern lace insertion, edged
with inch lace to match, dust rntfie
edged with lace, s2,9S
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
Corset Covers.

CORSET COVERS front trimmed with
deep lace and beading with ribbon,
back and armscye trimmed with lace,
only 25c
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
Short Skirts.

SKIRTS, some with rutfies trimmed with
pin tucks and hemstitching, Others of
lawn. rutfles with lace insertion and
hamburg edge, 25c, SOC, 75c
SKIRTS, fancy embroidery ruffie with
hemstitchng and lace edge, headed
with hemstitched tucks, csc
SKIRTS, fine muslin, II inch lawn
fiouuce with four clusters of tuck, two
rows lace insertion edged with lace,
Sl.25
CHEMISES of good cotton, long cloth
and Nainsook in choice design, trim
med with lace and hamburg with
ribbon, SOC, 9Sc, sl.25, $3.50, s2.49
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ROBES, extra good muslin, square yoke
of hamburg insertion and pin tucks,
hamburg ruffle around neck, 4 inch
hamburg cuffs headed with insertion,
very pretty at Sl.9S
ROBES, long cloth, pointed yoke Of 9
rows lace insertion, ) rows embroidery,
yoke, neck and sleeves trimmed with
beading with $ inch satin ribbon and
lace edge, only s2.9S
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28
The Oxford 9s1marrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
ONCE Hours: 40 A. Il. 70 Z 80 p. u.
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II That's Society,"

-HE Rev. c. w. Gordon of Winnepeg-
! he is better known as Ralph Con-
NOR. the brilliant novelist-startled his
brother cergymen at Becent convention
AT the Hotel Aston in New York by ad-
vocating the saving of souls right off
the bat" He said that souls worked upon
slowly were apt Ito go bad Oh ones
hands.
Af,erWard Mr.. Gordon compared the
honest and sincere ways of the frontier
with the false and venomous ways of GER
tain circles of society. He illuminated
the comparison with a dialogue.
II overheard this dialogue" he said,
lat IL reception that l once attended in
Washington The speakers were two
rrandes dames-I believe that is the word
two powerful social leaders one from
Philadelphia, the other from New York.
well said the first grande dame, I
must be off I've got to go and see my
mother
.The second put up her lorgnetae and
drawled:
'Really-at-you don't mean to say
you've got q mother living!
THE first grande dame laughed-a high,
thin laugh. with something biting, fke
acid in il.
".Oh. yes she said; my mother is still
alive-and she doesn't look a day older
than you do, l assure you.
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air and at Others pushing cheerful Y q
lone flower pot. The other type of the
push-cart man. tie fruit vendor. is usual
~ from the sunny shores of the Mediter-
ranean, and he usually makes a success
at the business of fruit selling in this
country. Seventh street above the ave
nue. is where most of the fruit men make
their Standard frequently Ii is net a
very long stand. especially when the po-
liceman on the beat comes in sight. Then
there is a general exodus from the shady
spots. which they have picked out near
the curb. and as long as the policeman
Is in view they push their carts indus
triously up and down the street. only
pausing now and then. long enough to
make a sale. Keep moving is the rule
governing the pusl-cart business. and the
vendors try to live up to it-when the
police are in sight.
The small boy CT girl. as the case may
be. Is sometimes used as the motive power
of ella SIS of delivery vehicles that are
seen very often. Prominent among these
is the little boy who calls for and delivers
the weekly wash. He comes scudding
along. on the pavement sometimes. bus
usually in the street. one foot on the
wagon and the other vigorously propelling
it over the ground. Or it may be the
wee tot of a girl who trudges bravery
alCng dragging the cart with its heavy
burden. happy in the thought that she Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

does make one feel slightly &c; up to have
one of the silk-hatted gentlemen consider
him prosperous enough to be able TO pat
roniZe cab. especially when 1t is the
other end of the month from pay day. fer
the drivers of these cabs are notorious for
their ability TO size UP d probabl fare,
Under the friendly cover of night a night
liner presents fairly respectable appear
ance. but once let II make its way into
broad daylgh, and every one begins to
wonder where such an antique was resur-
rected. Nearly every morning. it seems s
if he only comes out in the morning, the
poor express man, whose existence is pre-
carious. appears in all his glory. His
wagon is a mighty spectacular affair.
Spectators hold their breath as it passes,
SO imminent IS It's approach to destruction
az it SWANS from side to side. rises high
on one side and low on the other creak-
ing ominously all the while. Ropes hold
the contraption together and the noble
steed may be either dilaD idated horse
or some relation of n mule.
Round the corner is the less pretentious.
hut more reliable competitor. the man
with the pusil-cart express He is omni-
present in some localities waiting for
job to move any and everything. from the
marketing of some overburdened house
wife to the entire belongings OF a small
family. Sometimes he may he staggering
along with his freight piled high in the
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leaning over and crawling UP the baSke
supports. After we had passed Waipol'
the sun came out strongly and the Con
uuercr rose to 1850 feet. At this enor
NOUS altitude the ratification of the all
is great. but none suffered seriously from
it,,
The earth was practically invisible a
Il 900 feet on account of the clouds. anC
what glimpses We did get of it were ST
fleeing that it was impossible to be sure
that we really did see the forests at all
Now and then the balloons shadow would
create ringed rainbows: their iridescen'
hues were beautiful.
BY George she's still going up! Mr.
Forbes announced at 1850 feet. =
The silence was intense. One felt alb
solutely and wholly lost from everything
that pertains 20 the earth. When one
shouted il seemed as though ones voice
was thrust back into ones throat. BY
the aid of glasses we could barely dis
tinguish farmhouses beneath. and the tall
est pines were mere shrubs and rivers
were tiny silvered threads lacing the
country The heat was more powerful
At l4.M1 feet-our highest alt!tude-it
was ninety four degrees on the shady side
of the basket And by the way. that
same basket had none too much room
What with the sand bags that we carried
inside and our instruments and our feet
to say nothing of food and bottles o.
waite. there was no space in which to
move. No one thought OF that. though:
all were too engrossed in the successful
flight to bother about personal comforts
'She's heading east by north.
Ave. aye, sir.
And then because of clouds intervening
the Conuuercr began to drop. Down 1t
went at the rate of 7iO feet a minute, but
had II not been for the aneroid We should
never have known it. All the way down
to > 900 feet.
Stopped the Descent.
She's dropping too fast?' MIR Forbes
threw out few handfuls of sand and the
giant gas bags fall stopped in 800 feet
more.
So near the earth the sailing was mex
pressibly remarkable. As the balloon
passed over small towns and villages we
could hear the cheers and shouts; often.
indeed. enc could distinguish wor1a
plainly.
The villages were as toy things. and 1t
was amusing to hear the wild cackling of
chickens and TO see the frantic cavortings
of the cattle as the Conqueror f1oated over
them. The drag rope fell straight from
under us, showing that our wind was the
same az that 45n feet below.
There's Sunapee lake
Glistening family in the far distance.
Lake Sunapee shone up at US as though
it was bit of mercury set into green
cloth.
Then the wind shifted. More sand was
put out and the car rose to S,VW rect. mop
ing to find the northerly wind again NO
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helping mother
Many times has the little messenger boy
been made the subject OF jokes for the
slowness with which he delivers MESA ges.
but since the telegraph companies have
supplied their boys with bicycles the jest
has lost some of its point. The messen-
ger boy of the present day is the boy in a
hurry. and the boy who doesn't cover
thirty or forty miles during the day is the
exception. Along with The messenger boy
in the delivery and collection of messages.
the mail man on the motorcycle has be-
come familiar sight in Washington dur.
ing the last few months. Collections can
now be made in half the time that was
formerly necessary, and the promptness
of the mails facilitated to that extent
The Postmaster General has had convert
ed a couple of automobiles to accommo-
date the more heavy packages in this city
And the patient white wings too
Their little carts are on wheels also, and
though their occupation Is humble one.
the cleanliness of the streets of this city
is due to their efforts.
The ice cream pusf-cart vendor is king
at this season of the year. His merchan-
disc is he most sought after and the most
grateful that reaches the stomach of the
pleasure loving little boy and girl. His
business thrves during the summer
months and he collects as toll vast
amount of pennies. so many in fact that
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A SHE RIG FdR THE CHILDREN.

neat trap in which he takes the fair on-
jeCt of his affections out to view the
beauties CT nature. then comes the sol
der. too busy now riding in new eighty
horsepower automobile, to seek the bauble
reputation at the carrons mouth; next.
the judge as full of wise saws and mod
ern instances as ever VINO drives an cleo
trio runabout as he HES to and from his
Office; Shakespeare's old man has faded
from sight in these modern days. but the
cctogenarian, his successor. may still be
seen driving about town in his luxurious
victoria.
Where do they all come FROM" is the
thought of one passing through the down
town section of the city any evening and
seeing hundreds of boys and girls skating
along as II their very lives depended on
their speed They are only small part
of Washir gton On wheels. but collected as
they are II gives the impression that every
child in the city is in the great roller
skating fnelange.
Hark. What's that? \ wagon passes
like streak and all the little skaters
| rush for the sidewalks. Then comes
another wagon of the same type and go
ing at the same speed. And then some
more of them. Where are they going so
earnestly? The boys and girls as we'll as
the grown-ups know that they are news
paper wagons on their way to the trains
or to distributing points, hurryng so that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
UNCLAIMED FAME AWAITS INVENTIVE MINDS

souls as we'll as coin. for failure here
has caused the death of thousands of
weaklngs who could not bear the dis
appointment of failure. Whole fortunes
have been entirely wiped out in the
fruitless search for the mystery of mo-
ton, and not few splendid minds have
been wrecked on the rocks of prac-
ticabilty, \ sister siren is the ''philoso-
piers stone or the secret OF natures
la boratory where the precious metals
are made. The price of ungained fame
in this line has been more than hun
dred millions of dollars. During the
hundred years spent in costly trials not
so much as a grain of gold has been
.esitimately produced by chemical pro-
ceSSeS.
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the people may get the news Of the world
expeditiOusly as Il can be delivered 10
them.
When swarthy man pulling d street
piano comes in sight there is an imme-
date cessation of all skating and the
whole crowd at once collects to hear tie
sounds that are given forth. Better st.il
Is the satisfaction if the music producer
IS one of those old FASHIONED hand organs
with a monkey attachment. Anything
that makes sounds that can be hkencd to
popular airs seems to be appreciated by
the youngsters.
In rivalry 10 the organ grinder il the
matter of popularity With the children is
the hokev-pckey man and the popcorn
man. The popcorn man has long gradu-
ated from the rusii-cart stage to the dig
nifty OF a hcrse-drAWn vehicle. but the
hockey pckey man sin sticks to his old
cart. which he pushes merrily through the
streets with his familiar cry of Tho key.
po-key ice cream, five cents. He would
lose all of his picturesqGeness if he We're
10 substitute horse as q means OF pre-
puson and probably IS well aware of
the fact.
One does not have to be hahit,al night
wanderer to be familiar with that old-time
institution. the night liner. How often has
he been accosted by the driver of one of
these as he wendell his way home ward.
probably after the cars have stopped 1t
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seemingly but an oil-silked mass of ma
terial.
Ready with your gas?" an official
shouted
Right
Let her come. then
With hiss and deep roar the gas
poured from the iron pipe through the
rubber tubing and into the balloon Little
by little the great bag fllled rising inch
| by inch from the ground, while the crowds
cheered. In two hours the imitation was
complete, basket attached and sandbags
ready.
Jump i'm Mr. Forbes ordered
The balloonsts did
Hands off. everybody
She would not rise. Out went two ba Ss
of sand. The Conqueror swayed gently
! from side 10 side in the breeZa. Another
/ bag of sand out,
! Hands on
| Thee earth left us: We did NOT leave the
earth With the mos. delightful sensa-
/ tions we rose over North Adams to the
/ height OF $500 feet.
/ The great white clouds seemed just
above and the cheers of the crowds be
/ low could be family heard.
+ Great was the verdict.
/ Soaring without apparent motion. Yet
/ four thousand feet toward the heavens
the Conuueror moved onward and upward
/ North Adams faded into the lower dis
! tances. lost in the blue heat haze. Up
! and up and still up the car went. follow
/ ins the valley line.
| six thousand seat." Mr.. Forbes said
quietly.
| Altitudinous Photography.
/ | peered over the edge of the basket and
continued my photography. That finished
/ l began to appreciate our situation. Way,
/ way, a long way. beneath US the country
| side seemed to be one mass of level green
/ Hillsides. mountains. they all appeared
/ fiat, although we knew by our maps that
we were crossing high ranges of hills
! Prospect mountain seemed just wart
/ on the face of nature and the surround
| ing ranges were plains
/ Up through the clouds that damped the
! faces causing drops 10 gather on the
hair. and beyond them, scared The Con-
! queror
| Eight thousand feet
Mr.. Forbes of course had charge of the
| statoscope and the anerod. In split
masses the clouds would open now and
I then and through these riffs could be
seen giimpses of farms and villages eight
| thousand feet below
| The sun. when we rose above the damp
| ness-uncomfortably warm. even to the
temperature of ~ degrees-cane out
/ brilliantly. causing the gas in the balloon
| to expand and we rose still higher.
Watch that statoscope. Mr.. Forbes
/ said.
Going up yeti.
Nine thousand feet"
Then there came cloud. The gas con-