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Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
West Paris.

Five from here went to the Oxford
County W. G. T. u. convention at Buck
field last week. Mrs. L. @. Bates, Rev.
Isabella S. Macduff and Miss Della 81.
Lane went by team with II. H. Ward
well as driver. Mrs. c. Howard Lane
and Mrs. S. T. White went by train.
All report q profitable and enjoyable
session. Mrs. White, In behalf OF the
county, gave the response to the address
of welcome by Mrs. Pottle of Buckfield'
There was a school sociable at Cen,
tennial Hall last Friday evening. Ice
cream was served.
The regular weekly Friday evening
free socials which have been held at the
Universalist church all winter, have
been discontinued for the summer.
The Murray-Rostell Company which
were expected here the first of June,
have changed their dates and are billed
for three evenings this week, beginning
Monday, the 25th. They advertise q
new list of plays and Mr.. Murray will
appear In some of his special character
impersonations.
Mrs. Hiram Y. Bacon, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. o. q. Marston,
attended the funeral of her niece, Mrs.
Frank Noyes, at North Norway last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred C. Perham went
to Bryant's Pond last Thursday to the
funeral service of Mr.. Perham's aunts,
Miss Sylvania Perham and Mrs. Martha
Davis.
1t is now the intention to play the
drama "a Woman's Honor" either the
first or second week in June.
Mrs. Edgar Barrows and son Leslie
have both been i'll with the measles.
Mrs. Rebecca Bryant is in failing
health.
Mr.. George D. Robertson of South
Paris was in town three days last week
looking after some repairs on the stand
owned by Mrs. G. W. Bryant. The top
of one of the chimneys has been rebuilt.
Several in town including Mr.. McKen-
ney and Mr.. Mayhem have been having
chimneys repaired.
A. K. Shurtleff is having his drug
store remodeled and enlarged inside.
Emerson Curtis is doing the carpenter
work. He has also screened the upper
piazza which will make it very nice for
summer.
There will be an observance of Me-
mortal Day on Saturday, the 30th. The
usual line of march to the cemetery to
decorate the soldiers graves will be
formed at the square in front of the Bap.
tist church and the procession will be
led by the drum corps. There will be
appropriate exercises at the cemetery
and every one interested is invited to 60
After this all the people will assemble al
Dunham's Hall where suitable exercises
will be given including an address by
Hon. C. H. Prince of Buckfield.
There will be a union gospel temper.
ance meeting next Sunday, May 81, at
the Methodist church. The committee
will arrange a suitable programme.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
How is Your Stomach ?
EASY WAY TO STRENGTHEN 1T AND
GET WELL.

EASY WAY TO STRENGTHEN 1T AND
GET WELL.
A good digestive system, one that acts
so that you do not know that you have a
stomach, is Gods birthright to every
man-tO every woman.
If digestion is weak, If food turns into
gas, If you suffer after eating, If you are
sleepless, nervous and out of sorts-then
the stomach is diseased and prompt
action should be taken.
w. A. Ennis, a well-known builder In
Syracuse, tells an easy way to strengthen
the stomach and get we'll when he writes
"Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets have done
more for me in one week than all the
doctors the two years was under their
care. Thanks to Mi-o.na, l can work
once more, the first time in over year.
1t is an easy thing to strengthen the
stomach and cure indigestion by using
Mi-o-na. Get so cent box from F. A
Shurtleff & Co. with their guarantee tt
refund the money unless the remedy
does all that is claimed for it.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
East Brownfleld.

The men of the Congregational circle
are to have charge Of the supper next
week.
Frank Howard's blacksmith shop has
been removed from Brownfield Centre to
our village.
Miss Mary Marston has kindly con
sented TO take charge of the L.. L. l..
for the present.
Mrs. <. A. G. Stickney and daughter
Isabel attended county convention of the
W. C. T. U. at Bucktield. Mrs. Stickney
was reelected county president. All
other officers were also reelected.
Rev. Mr.. Harbutt held interesting
services at Bradbury Hall May II.
Mrs. Eliza Poore is visiting in Gorham
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

The presentation of DIR. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE did not materialize owing to
the failure of the company to appear as
sdvertised.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
Samantha Allen at the Court of Fame
was enjoyed by the large crowd OF peo.
pie who had been anticipating first
class and unique entertainment. Miss
Harriette Harris has been In Bethel for
week training the people who were to
make up this cast of forty characters.
The parts were we'll chosen and no one
was disappointed In the entertainment
which was under the auspices of Purity
Lodge, o. E. s. Samantha was well
impersonated by Miss Cleo Russell, and
the local hits were we'll conceived and
kindly received. Worthy matrons and
danes and young people all did credit
to their training. Columbia won out
and was chosen and crowned by the
goddess. This was success in every
way both evenings 1t was presented.
The East Oxford Local Union Of @. E.
societies met in Bethel Wednesday with
the C. E. society of the Congregationalist
church. A good programme was pre-
sented, the evening address being given
by Mr.. C. D. Meigs. Thursday the
annual convention of Oxford County
Sunday School Association met at the
Congregational church. The programme
was especially helpful to teachers in the
Sunday School.
Mrs. o. NJ. Mason, Mrs. Eva Rowe
Fox and Mrs. Emma w. Chandler at
tended the Oxford County w. c. T. U.
convention at Buckfleld Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. o. NJ. Mason is entertaining hel
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee,
who have not visited Maine before for
many years.
Memorial Sunday was observed by a
union service at the Congregations
church, the sermon to the G. A. r. and
| W. r. C. being preached by the pastor,
Rev. William Curtis Special music
was rendered by mixed choir and the
decorations were appropriate.
Memorial Day will be observed 6y
Brown Post, G.. A. R., with more thar
usual mpressiveness and interest, as the
dedication of the soldiers monument is
| to take place. The graves of comrades
will be decorated as usual and the moDu
ment erected to the soldiers who wenl
out from Bethel will be dedicated will
impressive ceremony, in which th'
school children of the town will par
ticipate. In the evening there will b'
exercises in Odeon Hall and speeches
will be made by many old comrades.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Oxford.

Mr.. George Oliver Robinson, formerly
of Cambridge, Mass, native of Oxford,
died at East Oxford, Sunday, May II,
aged 81 years. Funeral services were
held Wednesday at his late residence,
Rev. Frederic Newport officiating. He
was carried to Cambridge, which for
many years had been his home, for
burial. He leaves daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Wilder.
Mrs. Geo. Cash and Mrs. Charles
Bumpus went to Portland to attend the
Pythian Assembly. 49,.
The school In the Webber District will
have flag raising Friday. The school
here and the W. r. c. are invited. The
flag was presented by the Corps, to
whom it was given by Harry Goodyear.
The Brotherhood Of st. Paul had a
banquet on Friday evening with invited
guests. They had cold meats, salads,
cake, pastry, strawberries, ice crea m,
oranges and bananas.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Iocke,s Mills.

Mrs. Lydia Bryant is visiting at L. G.
Trask's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Purington are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving White of
Cbazy, N. Y.
Mrs. Lola Foster attended the Grand
Lodge of Pythian Sisters in Portland
Wednesday, May 20.
The baked bean and pastry supper at
Mrs. Ida Crooker's Thursday evening
was = success, $5.25 being added to the
v. I. s. fund.
Mont Abbott has sold his house to
Will Coolidge, who will soon occupy 1t.
Mr. Abbott will move to the Virgin
house at Walkers Mills.
Mrs. Frank Hawthorne and children
visited 1t John Titus last week.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Norwav Lake.

DR.. C. A. Stephens is in Boston for
few days.
Mrs. George Horr is stopping at c. A
Stephens.
VIM. Wood and wife and his sister
visited at her fathers, Asa Frost's, re-
Gently. .
Mrs. Geo. Frost visited at G.. F
Boober's the 2lst.
Mrs. Belle Hussey is caring for Mrs
G. F. Whitney.
Several from this place attended Mrs
Frank Moves funeral the 10th.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

Mrs. Isaiah Moody, aged IA, committed
suicide by taking 81 strychnine pills and
her husband, who Is two years her
junior, was prevented from taking bis
own life as he was adjusting the moose
about his neck at their home near Bruins.
wick Monday. The aged couple, be.
cause of dependency, had threatened
to take their lives and 1t is supposed
from the fact that their acts were com
mitted almost simultaneously that they
made q suicide pact.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

Greenville Whitman, hard working
and respected citizen, passed away at
his home May 10 after short sickness
of measles and pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cole will give a
reception at the hall at the City Satur-
day evening, May 80. All are cordially
invited. An evening of games, music
and dancing is anticipated.
Gladys Cole is on the sick list, requir-
ing the care of physician.
Mrs. Grace Smith of Boston is guest
at Walter Emmons'.
Mrs. Walter Penley has . young Finn
woman to assist her with the house
work.
Alma Hayes is stopping at A. G..
Whitmau's.
Celia Pike has recovered from the
measles so as to be out once more.
Maybasket hanging is enjoyed by all.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN THE -
Arrr,Ory, Bangor,
TUESDAY, JUNE goth, 1908,
At2 O'Clock, Y. NJ,

for the purpose Of nominating candidates for
Governor and State Auditor to be supported at
the September election, and transacting any
other business that may properly come before H.
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled
to one delegate, and for each - votes cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor In 1905
an additional delegate, and for fraction OF AZ
votes IN excess OF IS votes, further additional
delegate Vacancies In che delegation OF any
city, town or plantation can only be filed by
residents OF the County In which the vacancies
exist
The State Committee will be In session In the
anteroom OF the Armory at one O'Clock,
on the day OF the Convention for the purpose OF
receiving the credentials OF delegates. In order
10 be eligible to participate In the Convention,
delegates must be elected subsequent TO the
date OF the call for this Convention.
All electors OF Maine, whatever their political
affiliations may have been, who believe IN the
general principles and policy of the Republican
party and desire its success at the polls In the
coming election in this state, are cordially invit
ed to unite under this call In electing delegates
10 the Convention.
Per order, Republican State Committee.
SETH NJ. CARTER, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Lewiston, May 9, 1908.
Under this call, the towns and plantations In
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

E. 81. Morrill, has bought = pair ol
work horses OF Charles Roes OF Rum.
ford.
A. j. Hutchinson has bought pair OF
Ed Cummings Of Bethel.
Rosie Tyler Is confined to the house
with sickness.
j. N. Philbrook was in town the 10th.
Herbert Wheeler Of Albany was In
town the 21st.
James westleIgh is at work for Doug
Lac Gushing.
]. A. Mckenzie reports that q bear
came into his shed the night Of the 20th
and had little tussls with bis dog.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Wilson's Mills.

II. G.. Bennett and wife have been te
Pennington and visited relatives in Rum
ford while away.
Mrs. Alden Farnham has gone to Cole
brook. Mr.. Farnham has man and his
wife from Colebrook at work at the
hotel.
Edgar Brooks, who came home from
the hospital some weeks ago, has gone
back again.
W. W. Linnell has gone to the hospita
and has got to have his leg taken off.
c. /. Wilson is working for Peter Lit
tlehale.
Mrs. Fox has hens egg which is
inches long and 6 around.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
THE WORLDS BEST CLIMATE

is not entirely free from disease, on the
high elevations fevers prevail, while on
the lower levels malaria Is encountered
to greater or less extent, according to
altitude. To overcome climate affec-
tions, lassitude, malaria, jaundice,
biliousness, fever and ague, and genera!
debility, the most effective remedy IL
Electric Bitters, the great Alternative and
blood purifier; the antidOte for every
form OF bodily weakness, nervousness,
and insomnia. Sold under guarantee al
r. A. Shurtleff & Co.'s drug store
Price SOC.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
East Waterford.

Misses Helen and Elsie Sanderson are
at home for short time.
j. E. McIntire was in Lewiston and
Portland on business the first Of the
week.
Mr. Record of South Paris is building
the cottage on the island in Island Pond
belonging to S. Augustus Lord and his
sister, Mrs. Edgerley.
w. A. Emery has sold the goods in
his store to Henry D. Rolfe.
Clayton McIntire is doing we'll, only
making occasional trips to Portland to
see his doctor.
Lulu McIutire has been spending a
few days with her grandparents at Nor
Way
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Retired Business Man Is In Favor.
Success.
Memorial Day Observance.
Gloves News.
Auction.
New Incubator.
Annual Meeting.
Probate Notices.
8 Notices Of appointment.
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
Statement Of Continental Casualty Company
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
West Buckfield.

Mrs. G.. III. Warren of North Buckfield
is at her sons, o ID. Warren's, this week.
Miss Jessie Bonney is at work for Mrs.
Fl. II. Buck.
Mrs. Harry Crockett of Dixfield is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Emma Bonney.
Frank Warren of North Buckfield call.
ed at Harry Bucks and o. d. Warren's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bradbury were
in Norway over Sunday.
Fred Bennett and son Ralph went to
Sumner Sunday.
Charles Sanborn has returned to work
for s. M. BOnpey.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
North Paris.

Mrs. NJ. s. Bubier is carrying the
cream to Buckfeld.
Eta Hollis has had an operation upon
her ears and also eight teeth taken out
Mrs. Collins Libby and little son Of
Minot visited her sister, Mrs. Q. A.
Churchill, and family, q few days recent
ly.
Charles Cotton 10 moving into the place
vacated BY Ernest Mason and family.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Coming Events.

June l4-Uniyersaist state convention, Dexter.
June 2.-Oxford Pomona Grange, Hebron.
June l7.-Republlcsn county convention, South
Paris.
June 2S.-DemOcratic county convention, South
Paris.
June q, 25-Semi annual meeting Of Oxford AS
ISOLATION OF Unlyersalists Paris Hill.
June 3O-Republican state convention. Bangor.
July l5-DemOcratic state convention, Bangor.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Lowell.

J.E. Farnham is still on the sick list,
has been confined to the bed number OF
weeks with rheumatism.
The North Lowell mail now connects
with the morning mail at the village in
stead of afternoon as during the winter.
Isaac Hobbs is at work for the sum-
mer for Oscar Brackett.
Some good salmon are being taken
from the Lake.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Sumner.

Martha Mcpherson is working for Mrs
W. L. Dyer.
O. L. Varney attended the Grand
Lodge of Knights of Pythias in Portland
last week.
Leland Andrews, wife and son, visited
at q. r. Robinson's In Peru Sunday.
C. F. Silver is visiting friends In Au.
burn.
W. E. Bowker and wife visited rela-
tives in West Peru last Sunday.
Aubrey Dyer of Norway and lady
friend of Massachusetts, are visiting ut
Julian and Lynn Dyer's.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
SINGLE COPIES.

Single Copies OF the Democrat are four cents
each. They win be mailed on receipt of price by
the publishers or for the convenience OF patrons
Jingle copies Of each issue have been placed on
sale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Shurtlen's Drug Store.
Norway, Noyes' Drugstore.
Stones Drug Store.
Buckheld, Alfred Cole, Postmaster.
Paris Hill Mrs. Harlow. Post Once.
West Paris, samuel T. White.
r A Shurteh L Co.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
A CALIFORNIAN'S LUCK.

"The luckiest day of my life was
when bought box of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve;" writes Charles F. Budahn
of Tracy, California. 1.-TWO 25c. boxes
cured me of an annoying case of itching
piles, which had troubled me for years
and that yielded to no other treatment" ="
Sold under guarantee at F. A. Shurtleff
& Co.'s drug store.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
North Stoneham.

Jack Bowers and brother Frank from
Massachusetts, have been boarding at 81
B. McKeen's and going fishing.
Jim Hatch of Lowell is teaching the
men at Bartlett McKeen's mill to bunct
dowels.
Oriu Barrows of Stow was at VIM
Gammon's Saturday night. He was or
his way to North Lowell to lay the found
alton Of Charles Garcelon's new cottage
Miles Adams worked for his brother
Perley of Albany last week.
Christopher Adams from Peru Is here
visiting his brother, Sylvester Adams.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he hal
been duly appointed administrator OF th'
WILLIAM P. BRIDGHAM, late Of Buckaeld
In the County of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate OF said deceased AT
desired 10 present the same for settlement, and
ali Indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

B. G. Stewart, a merchant Of Cedar
View, Miss, says: 81 tell my custom.
ers when they buy box OF DR.. Kings
New Life Pills they get the worth Of
that much gold in weight, il afflicted
with constipation, malaria or bilious.
ness" Sold under guarantee at +. A.
shurtlsH q Co.'s drug store. 2tc.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
East Bethel.

JIM. Bartlett's new house is well un
der way, with F. B. Howe carpenter.
Miss Blanche Bartlett has returned
home from Boston.
Mr.. Elmer Cole of Washington, D. c..
is visiting his father and other relatives
here.
Mr.. Ezra Chamberlain has moved to
North Rumford, and Mr.. Obed Jones
has moved to the Kenniston farm, which
he has recently purchased.
Mrs. 2. W. Bartlett is again very i'll
She is being cared for by Miss Dingley,
hospital nurse from Portland.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

Fernald stock is we'll up. Fernald has
a large majority of the delegates so far
chosen to the Republican state conven-
ton, and it rather looks as if the con-
test would be practically settled before
the convention opens, even though
things of a political nature are very un-
certain.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed executor OF TING
last will and testament OF
ELEANOR WHITMAN, late OF Woodstock,
IN the County of oxford, deceased, and given
bonds ss the law directs. AL persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased are
desired TO present the same for settlement, and
all indebted thereto are requested to make pay
"'"' 'GE GEoRaE LEON cUsHAAN.
May 18th, 1905.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

TERMS 81 50 year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwise ea.00 year. Single copies cents.
ADVERTISEMENTS: An legal advertisements
are given three consecutive insertions for Sl.5O
per inch In length Of column. Special contracts
made with local, transient and yearly sdvertis-
ers.
JOB PRINTING New type, fast presses, electric
power, experienced workmen and low prices
combine to make this department Of our busi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

A wooden mill at North Dexter which
has been closed for year has resumed
operations with full crew. The mill is
under the management of the Amos Alb
bott Co,
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Here and There.

ApropOs the Wood-Platt case, it may
not be amiss to remark that the COM
bination of an old fool and blackmail-
ing woman is pretty sure to produce
trouble.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed Administrative OF the
estate Of
in the County of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate OF said deceased
are desired 10 present the same for settlement,
and ali Indebted thereto are requested TO make
payment Immediately.
NAV 18th, 1908. NANCY L. PAhhEh.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Personal.
VALUED SAME AS GOLD.

J, H. Barrows of Bethel has been ap
pointed rial justice by Governor Cobb
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
Greenwood.

In the Democrat OF May IL Wo gave
he history of a snowstorm in verse by
Hartford, with no fatal result; and now
will give another attended by a sad
tragedy, having an idea that very few of
the present generation ever read or
heard of it. Since the explanation in
prose is not lengthy, it is thought best
to give the full text as found in Intro
duction to the National Reader, and en-
titled, The Snowstorm.
In the month of December, 1921, a
Mr.. Blake with his wife and an infant,
was passing over the Green Mountain
near the town of Arlington, Vermont,
in a sleigh with one horse. The drifting
snow rendered it impossible for the
horse to proceed. Mr.. Blake set of on
foot in search of assistance and perished
in the storm before he could reach a
human dwelling. The mother, alarmed
las is supposedly at his long absence,
went in quest of him with the infant in
her arms. She was found in the morn
ing, dead, a short distance from the
sleigh. The child was wrapped in her
cloak, and survived the perils of the
cold and storm.
The cold winds swept the mountains height,
And painless was the dreary Wild,
And, mid the cherries hours of night,
A mother wandered with her child.
AS through the drilted SHOWS she pressed.
The babe was sleeping on her breast
And colder still the winds did blow,
And darker hours of night came on,
And deeper grew the drifts Of snow
"6 God" she cried, in accents wild,
''If l must perish, save my child"
She stripped her mantle from her breast,
| And barred her bosom to the storm,
And round the child she wrapped the vest,
And smiled to think her babe was warm.
With one cold kiss, one tear she shed,
And sank upon q snowy bed.
at dawn a traveller passed by;
She lay beneath snowy veil;
The frost Of death was In her eye;
Her cheek was cold. and hard and pale;-
He moved the robe from of the child;
The babe looked up. and sweetly smiled.
There is a sequel to this melancholy
event, which is one reason that induced
me to yepublish 1t at this late day.
Quite number of years ago some paper
stated that the person who was found
alive after the storm had abated, was at
that time in the legislature of one of the
western states-Ohio If not mistaken,
and later some one inquired through the
Christian Herald where the story could
be found, and gave the desired infor-
nation.
Speaking of the event to the late AL
den Chase, he said that when he was
register of deeds at Paris, man came
there by the name of Blake in search of
some old records, and he was said to be
the very man in question, and who
knows but he may be still living.
Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

1t seems likewise certain that Taft has
a majority of the delegates to the nation
al convention, and his nomination is
reasonably assured.