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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
The Grand Trunk in London,
England.

The browning Importance of the Grand
Trunk Railway System, the expansion
and extension of business, has necessi-
tated the building of new Grand Trunk
building in London, Eng. The need of
more room has been made all the more
apparent since the Grand Trunk Pacific
was projected. The Company has been
fortunate enough to secure site at No.
17-19 Cockspur Street, s. w., from the
London County Council. Upon this site
they have erected splendid building.
The Canadian Government Emigration
Offices are at Charing Cross, but stones
throw from the Grand Trunk building.
1t is at the very hub of London. 1t is
within five minutes of half dozen lead.
ing Hotels and near the intake to the
tube at Trafalgar Square Station. Motor
buses pass the door every few seconds
to all parts of London, North, South,
East and West.
The inside furnishings of the new
buildings are luxuriously complete; mail
is picked up every hour of the day.
A noticeable feature of the building is
the range of circular fronted balconies
on the fifth floor in front of deeply
recessed windows, which are surmounted
by very effective heavy moulded and
medallioned main cornice.
Tho carving on the front wall, which
includes the Coat of Arms of the Cana
dian provinces traversed by the Grand
Trunk System, was executed by Mr.. w.
S. Firth. The graceful figures over the
principal entrance, emblematic of travel
by land and sea, are the work of Mr..
Albert Drury, A. R. A.
The public offices entered from Cock
spur Street, through the great. central
doorway, is fine room forty feet long
and eighteen feet high. The floor is
marble, the walls are panelled in teak,
with inlays of ebony and holly. In this
room there is a magnificent frieze, BY
Mr.. Frank Braugwin, A. R. A., which
pictures Canada in the wild, hunting
scenes: Indian life; the meeting Of the
pathfinder the engineer with the
Indian chief, and finally the civilizing
influence of the railway, and the white
man upon the red mems country.
The new Offices we're opened on Do
minion Day, and hereafter the European
Traffic Department of the Grand Trunk
Railway System and the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway will occupy these new
premises, which have already become one
of the sights to be seen in London.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
West Sumner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl West of Bowdoin.
ham are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
West.
BE. Gerrish aud wife of Buckfield
visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Lothrop
Sunday.
Mrs. John Heald, who has been III In
bed about two weeks, has had an attack
of pleurisy and is in critical condition
At this writing Dr.. Wheeler has been
called to consult with DR.. Atwood.
Bert Clifford, wife and daughter Flea
nor, and Arthur Hatch, Alton Maxim,
wife and daughter, Mildred, aud son
Ralph and Mrs. Frances Harlow, all of
South Paris, we're the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Young, Sunday. The
party came In two autos.
Raymond Small of Pennington, who
has been helping his uncle, D. D. Small j,
get his hay is quite badly poisoned with
ivy. The little daughters of D. D.
Small, Mildred and Rachel, are both
having hard run of whooping cough.
They seem to be having a malignant
form of the disease. Clara Hammond,
daughter of Wesley Hammond, who has
been very i'll, owing to the effects Of
whoopinR cough, is much improved. She
rode to this village, Sunday.
E. e. Field, wife and daughters, Ora
and Doris, visited Mrs. E. G.. Small Sum-
day. Mr.. Field is In very poor health.
Lyman Smith and wife of Canton called
on DR.. and Mrs Il. F. Atwood Tuesday,
coming in their touring car.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Hiram.

Hon. Peter B. Young died July 26tt
after lingering illness, aged IS years, 8
months, 8 days. He leaves a widow, one
brother, four sisters, and large circle
of more distant relatives. His funeral
was held on Friday afternoon. Rev.
Isaac J. Mead of Everett, Mass, preach
ed a fine discourse. Prayer by Rev.
Hervey II. Hoyt of East Hiram. Among
friends from abroad we're: Charles d.
Young, Esq, of Naples, Mrs. Almon
Young of Portland, Mrs. George W.
Clifford and Miss Daisy N. Young OF
Avon, Mass. Geo. W. Gray of Denmark,
Messrs. j. G. Babb, Reuben Dyer and
Charles Davis of Sebago. A more ex-
tended notice will be furnished later of
the public and business life of Mr..
Young.
Mrs. Levi R. Robbins is quite Ill.
Mr.. Geo. Colby of Conway Centre was
In town Tuesday.
The thermometer on the 2Sth, Goth
and 30th has been above eighty.
James Evans, postmaster at East
Hiram, Is infirm from fall, disabling
his right shoulder three months ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Bryant's Pond.

Mr.. Percy j. Bowker of Wakefield,
Mass, is passing his vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Bowker.
Fire early Tuesday morning partially
destroyed the engine house at the Grand
Trunk pumping station. The fire COM
pany was promptly on hand and through
their efforts the boiler and engine were
saved from any damage. The company
will repair the building at once.
Mrs. Julia Cole, widow of the late
Albion P. Cole. is quite Ill. A nurse
was called Friday TO attend her.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Richie are at
Old Orchard for few weeks.
Letters were received here Monday an
noupcing the death of Mrs. Betsy G.
Rowe at Jamaica, New York. Mrs.
Rowe was native of our town and many
years of her life were passed here, where
to- day, there are but few Of her old
neighbors and friends left. She was
born March l3, 1921, the daughter of
Joel and Sophronia tBisbee) Perham, be-
ing the second child of the family, her
brother, Ex-Gov. Perham, being the
Oldest. Joel Perham was one of the
early settlers in the Perham neighbor-
hood, and of this family only one is now
living, Mrs. Cynthia A. Lapham of Nor
way.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Hebron.

Mrs. Rose Paris of Bath visited Fred
Sturtevant recently.
Mrs. Cornelia Moody is at Prof.
Moody's and Miss Althea Stetson of West
Sumner has been there for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Melcher, Miss Alice
Melcher, and Miss Frances Glover have
been in camp at Mathews Pond for few
days this week.
Mrs. Ralph Whitney of Worcester,
Mass, is at H. L. Whitney's.
Mrs. Jennie Packard Hanscom and lit
tie daughters, of New York, who have
been visiting relatives here, will 90 to
Camp Ellis for a few weeks, where Mr..
Hauscom will join them. Miss Edelle
Cushman will 60 with them for part of
the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Cushman of Lynn,
Mass, have been at A. n. Richardson's
q few days.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
East BroRnfield.

Mr.. Dana Jordan of Raymond visited
friends here last week. Mr.. Jordan In.
tends to teach in Bethlehem, N. r., the
coming year.
Mrs. L. N. N. Stevens and Miss Anna
Gordon were guests Of Mrs. Gertrude
Leavitt. July 1880.
The Congregational Circle supper at
Mrs. E. A. G. Stickney's, July 20, was .
successful affair In every way.
Mr.. Geo. Haley il to teach in Frye
burg Academy during next year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
East Bethel.

j. NJ. Bartlett is doing hayipg for VIM.
B. Bartlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bartlett Of
Billerica, Mass, are guests of their rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Eta Bean is having few weeks
vacation at her home here.
Miss Marie B. Wight is visiting rela-
tives here.
Mrs. j. Coolidge and son, Master Ara
Burgess, recently visited at Mr.. Elmer
Trask's.
Miss Rilla Bartlett of Litchfield Ia
spending q few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Eta Bean.
Miss Elsie Bartlett Of Lowell, Mass,
is spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. H. K. Bartlett.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03

The town Of Scion will celebrate its
centennial on the 18th Of August.
Miss Francina McCosker, aged %, was
drowned at 12:45 Thursday morning by
the upsetting Of canoe in the river at
Bangor.
Mrs. Laura Chase, rs years Of age, fell
down stairs at her home In Newcastle
Friday night, and broke her neck, dying
Instantly.
Charles Alley, aged about 50, COM
mitted suicide by shooting Thursday
afternoon at his home in Winslow. He
had been mentally unbalanced for some
time.
James Kelley, tramp weaver hailing
from Somerville, Mass, while intoxicat.
ed was run over by an electric car in
Lewiston, and died as the result of his
injuries.
Ambrose Pinette, %, unmarried, resi-
dent of Lewiston, was drowned Tues.
day night In Round Pond, Webster,
while attempting to jump from boom
of logs to the shore.
Angelo Cacchione, one of band Of
strolling musicians, WAS shot and in
stantly killed at Richmond Friday.
There was some suspicion of foul play,
but the coroner decided the evidence
clear that the boy accidentally shot him.
self, and deemed an inquest unnecessary.
The boy was 10 years of age.
The Custer Manufacturing Co., which
ia building a ciotbespin factory in
Phillips, will move its mill bodily from
Michigan, where it's plant was formerly
located, and erect 1t on the foundation
now being laid in cement and rock at
Phillips. Four engines and boilers
which will constitute the power of the
plant will total more than 400 horse.
power, and in this respect this will be
by far the largest mill plant of its kind
in Franklin County, or 10 fact nearer
than Lewiston or Waterville.
DR.. C. o. Hunt of Portland, who was
for twenty EIGHT years superintendent OF
the Maine General Hospital, died very
suddenly at Scarboro Beach on the 24tl
OF July. Although 10 years of age, ht
had taken bicycle ride of four miles
from his hotel to the railroad sat dowr
on a settee, and almost Immediately
died. Mrs. Hunt, arriving by carriage
at about the same time, saw the grouI
of men about him, and hurryipg as she
supposed to his assistance, fell and sus
tanned a compound fracture of the leg
At Biddeford Pool Friday evening, a
power boat with thirty young people
aboard tnrned turtle while returning
from moonlight sail, and two of the
girls, Katharine Lynch and Margare
Harvey, both of Biddeford, were
drowned. Fortunately the Sylpb, Presi
dent Taft's yacht, was anchored near by
A boat Immediately put out from th'
Sylph, and searchlight was turned upoI
the scene. Twelve men and twelv,
women were rescued by the boat, and ;
power boat which was near by rescuet
some more.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
North Waterford.

A very pleasant time was had at the
Playhouse Thursday Of last week. Mrs.
L. A. knight and Mrs. Martha Bisbee
entertained the Woman's Relief Corps
and few invited friends to the number
of thirty -four. A baked bean and pastry
dinner was served on the piazza.
Mrs. Viola Beal, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fanny Brown, here has
gone home. Mrs. Brown went with her
Rev. Mr.. Aldrich 10 preaching here.
Prof. Henry Warren aud family are
here at their summer home.
A crew of men turned out and did
most OF Daniel Lebroke's haying. he
has no use of one hand since he had q
shock some time ago.
John Willis has just built him a dandy
boat.
Alphonzo Charles went to Norway
Sunday and took bis mother homo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Denmark.

A valuable dog belonging to Mr.. Fl. /.
Perkins was run over and killed Friday
by an auto.
1t Is reported that Mrs. G. q. McIn.
tire has been discharged from the
hospital and will return home In few
days.
Denmark base ball team defeated the
Mooseheads Saturday by score of 10 to
2 first game, to 8 second game. A
fine dinner was served by the Moose
heads at the camp of Mr.. Lewis Riggs.
The dance at Odd Fellows Hall Monday
night was largely attended and fine
civil time was bad.
A heavy shower of wind and rain
passed over this place Friday noon
doing much damage. A large elm tree
in front of Mr.. Elbridge Thorn's house
was blown down and fell on the roof of
his house crushing In the roof and gable
end. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn were IN Port
land at the time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Coming Events.

Aug s.-oxford Pomona Grange, South Water
ford.
Aug 2427.-Eastern Maine Fair, Bangor.
Aug. 25.-Meeting OF Sumner Soldiers Veteran
Association. Canton.
Aug. 27.-Unveiling of memorial tablet to Han
nibal Ham'in on the centennial anniversary
OF his birth, Paris Hin.
Aug. determination for state teachers certi-
fcates. South Paris and other places.
Aug. 2S-Grange field day. fair grounds, South
Paris.
Aug 30-Grange field day. Fryeburg.
Aug Sl-sept 3-Central Maine Fair. Watervie
Sept 6-9.-Maine State Fair. Lewiston.
Sept IA, Is, l6.-Oxford County Fair.
Sept. q, -, sS.-Androscoggin Valley Fair. Can
ton.
Sept y, 20, 3O.-west oxford Fair. Fryeburg.
Nov. 8. 10, ll.-Meeting of Maine State Pomo-
logical Society, Norway.
Jan. l. S, 6.-Exhibition Of Western Maine Poul.
try Association. South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
L0cke's Mills.

Mrs. Abbie Trask went to Berlin, N.
H., Tuesday to attend the funeral of her
cousin, Albert Hobbs.
Mr.. Oscar Brown spent last week in
Portland, the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Mellen Cole.
Mrs. Addie Rand and daughter Elsie
are at Perry Lspham's cottage for few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellingwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wardwell and two children of West
Paris are at Camp Echo for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Foster and Mrs.
Fosters mother are nicely settled In their
coy new home at L. C. Trask's.
l.. P. Bryant has moved into his new
home.
Addison Bryant went to Milton Thurs
day to help his brother Fred through
haying.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Befhel.

At the Congregational church Sunday
morning, Mrs.. Edwin Gehring Of Port.
land and Master ellison of Portland
sang solos which were much appreci-
sted.
Mr.. John Kellogg and family have re-
turned to New York where Mr.. Kellogg
il to resume the greenhouse business,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Y. Holt and family
went to Auburn Wednesday to visit Mr..
Fred Chandler and family and visited
New Meadows Inn and some Of the
islands of Cssco Bay, returning to their
homo In Andover, Mass, Saturday.
Tuesday the W. @. T. U. held an In
terestiDg meeting with Mrs. Ellen
Chandler.
Friday the funeral of Richard Doug
lass was held at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Douglass. Mr..
Douglass lived in Island Pond and has
left q widow and three children. His
death was due to- q. very sad accident
While helping raise safe the chains
broke after the safe had reached the
height of ten feet and the safe fell to the
ground, crushing the young man. Very
much sympathy il expressed for the
bereaved family.
While on fishing trip Monday Mr..
Holt and Will Gill found q curiosity, 1t
being q twig containing apple buds, full
blossoms and fruit already turning red.
This was found in Newry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gotthard Carlson have
been spending few days at Sumner.
Friday Miss Minnie Capen went to
Portland for treatment.
The beautiful new cottage of DR..
Gehring on Broad Street is completed.
Misses Hilda and Marjorie Chandler
of Auburn are visiting their grand
parents in Bethel.
Mrs. Carey Field, Secretary for the
Children's Home in Augusta, is 10
Bethel in the interest of the home.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Walter Balentiue has been working for
Frank Russell.
Mr.. Brown supplied for Mr.. Hutchius
ON mail route No. l, July 9th.
Eva Farwell is gaining fast.
Marjory Farwell is with her sister,
Mrs. Walter Wight Of Berlin, N. H., for
a week.
Wallace and Grace Farwell went t"
Berlin and returned July 25th, to See
their sister, Mrs. Wight.
Little Blanche, the girl given to Mrs.
Kimball, goes out among the birds and
flowers and sings and shouts. She says
"Ikuow Gods voice Is speaking
wherever may be;
And II only listen,
I'll hear 1t speak to me.
So can ne'er be lonely,
Nor ever be afraid,
For can hear my Fathers voice
In all that he has made"
Our sister, Rose Packard Houghtaling
of Philadelphia, says in recent letter :
81 was glad to see the account In the
Democrat OF the reunion at North Paris.
often think of our mother as walking
in that uppor garden-and picking the
flowers just an she loved to do here. My
earliest remembrance of her Is seeing
her walking at the old place In Paris,
Green's garden, and my latest remem-
brance Of seeing her walking as far
as she could get at your place that
last time she went with me there. She
could only get as far as the we'll.
She always loved to walk in the fields.
God grant that now she walks 10 the
green fields of Paradise among the ever
living flowers. l shall certainly see you
soon and visit her grave"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
West Lowell.

Mrs. James Kenney and Mrs. Ernest
Kenney returned to South Paris Sunday
after weeks stay at Geo. q. Fox's
cottage.
Miss Annie Fox of Lewiston spent Q
week here with relatives.
VIM. Hutchlns with his family and
friends 70 the number of eleven are ut
their cottage at Northwest Cove, Kexar
Lake.
Mrs. Eliza Lord spent Wednesday ut
her daughters, Mrs.. Correne Fox's.
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East Greenwood.

Mrs. Jacob Curtis is spending few
days with Mrs. Sewell Millett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abby Noyes of Bryant
Pond spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Alva Estes.
Albion Tubbs of South Paris was in
town Sunday.
Mrs. W. s. Emmons is sick with ton
silitis.
Mrs. Maggie Walton and son Leo Of
South Paris were guests Of Mrs. Fred
Edgerly few days last week.
Bert Curtis has been in town buying
lambs.
Mildred Lewis, who has been visiting
at George Coles, returned home Satur-
day.
Elmer Packard and mother have been
on visit to Mechanic Falls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
NORWAY Lake.

Mrs. e. N. Mansur OF Newport, VT,
and Mr.. A. G.. Mansur Of Burlington,
visited Miss s. P. Newhall, arriving the
25th Of July and starting for home the
30th. They came in an auto.
Miss Janet c. Stephens is stopping at
her home, C. A. Stephens. She has
been teaching in Torrington, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Rowe and daugh-
ter of New York came to this place the
25th. They came to bury his mother.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03

A woman not long since made the re-
mark that when visiting at the home OF
a not too fastidious friend she partook
with hearty relish of only two things
potatoes and eggs cooked whole. Even
the safety of those forms Of nourishment
is now called in question, since an out
break of typhoid on the battleship fleet
Is laid to the potatoes eaten. By what
means the germs got into the potatoes is
not stated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03

And not only are the flying machine
records going, but balloon has actually
started from one city in Europe with the
intention of reaching another certain city
if possible, and landed at its destination,
BY the help of favoripg winds. Such q
thing never happened before, and might
not happen again in a thousand trials.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Mason.

q. N. Upton and T. Luxton's folks
visited at Clarence Tyler's Sunday
Almon Tyler and mother were in town
Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Gushing went to work at
H. N. Upton's Wednesday.
Miss Eva NJ. Wheeler is stopping at
Archie Hutchinson's for while.
A. E. Tyler is cutting the hay for Clar-
ence Tyler.
Eli A. Grover has finished cutting
A. r. Growers hay and has commenced
cutting the hay on the late Peter Wheel
or place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Farm for Sale.

Farm $50 acres. Good Buildings.
Winter 20 head and team. Good
wood lot. Orchard $50 trees. Silo.
Private trout pond. Sold with or
without crops 10 room house.
Barn 4oxSo, with basement. Build
ings connected. Shed. Carriage
house. Good road. Mail delivered.
Cream collected. Telephone.
A nice summer home.
GEORGE 0. CHASE,
3o-3I Route 3, South Paris, Me.
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Albany.

= Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bumpus of Au-
burn are receiving congratulations on
the birth of twin daughters born July
9th
Alton Fernald had the misfortune to
get thrown from the moving machine
and got hurt quite badly.
Mrs. Myrtle Plummer Whitney Is very
III at her mothers, Mrs. Caroline Plum
mer's.
DR.. r. r. Tibbetts of Bethel was at A.
E. Cummings' last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
{ A bug sat on a blossom,ng tatur,


He little knows. and more's the pity,
The board each day comes from the city"
" A bug sat on blossoming tatur,
And thus to himself he said, said he:
tell you 1t beats all human natur',
What set of dolts these mOrtals be.
0hey leave their homes In the city fair,
With large apartments, pleasant and cool;
And come In the country, only to swear,
And growl at everything, like fool.
And the farmers will slave out their very lives
And soon to the grave 20 the weary wives,
just for the sake Of a little " tin"
The city folks must have everything;
Aid at country folks their shoulders shrug;
When think OF all this jOyfully sing,
And am kind Of glad I'm tatur bug"
Mrs Charles P. Dennison is visiting
relatives in Michigan.
Mrs. Mary Bean of Concord, Mass, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Vienna Holt.
Augsut and dog days it is hoped may
be more pleasant than was July.
Mrs. Albert Davis and daughter of
Worcester. Mass, visited relatives in
town last week.
William Francis went to Biddeford
last week to attend the funeral of his
mother.
Mrs. James H. Burke and daughter of
Worcester, Mass, are visiting w. D.
Mills and family.
A. B. Tyler of South Paris was in this
village last Sunday, and made US short
visit.
Lack of sunshine caused haying to
move along slowly last week, but the
rain set vegetation on the jump.
Misses Merna Thomas and Vella Ladd
of Byron have joined the crew of girls
in the Written & Dennison post card
house.
Ebert r. Briggs returned home from
Albany last week, and found many
orders for photograph postcards await.
Ing his arrival.
Carroll Abbott. our street-lamp lighter,
is working in the Written & Dennison
printing room.
Whooping cough is having q run
among the small children of the village
Coming during school vacation in mid.
summer, but little notice Is taken of the
disease.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
Olckvale.

T. Fl. Thornton of Boston is stopping
with Will Phinney for . short time.
The sizzard was broken by shower
Friday forenoon.
Gerald Tracy has been whiting rela-
tives In Paris the past week.
Haying is progressing rapidly this
good weather.
Those who attended Wheeler's circus
at Dixfield reported good show.