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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
West Paris.

The annual veterans reunion of-Co. +,
9th Maine Regiment and Co. G, 9th Regi-
ment will be held on Friday Of this week,
August 20, at "The Pines" the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Durham. There
will be quite number Of invited friends
and good time is expected. Dinner
will be Furnished according to the usual
arrangements and will be served In Gen.
tennial Hall.
Rev. and Mrs. D. r. Ford are in Port
land for vacation and for two Sundays,
preaching services are omitted At the
Methodist church.
Last Sunday the only preaching in
town was at the Free Baptist church and
choir consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Wei
come, Mrs. White and Mr.. Wheeler, with
Mrs. Estes Organisf, furnished good mu-
uic.
Next Sunday at the morning services,
+" Rally Sunday :" will be observed at the
Free Baptist church. The opening ser
vice will consist of several exercises and
songs by the children, followed by an ap-
propriate sermon by the pastor, Rev. L.
w. Raymond.
Mrs. Emma W. Mann, who has become
quite an expert chauffeur" took the
family automobile on quite trip last
Wednesday. She took her cousin, Clar-
ence E. Stearns, who is K. r. d. carrier
on No. l, over his route and arrived safe
ly home without accident. AS some OF
The roads are rather difficult and several
steep hills, Mrs. Mann showed skill in
handling the machine which would com
pare favorably with most anyone.
Miss Alice E. Barden is having q vaca-
ton and is camping out with her uncle,
Mr.. Fred z. Durham and family OF
Rumford.
Mr.. John Durham of Rumford is Wis.
iting his sister, Mrs. c. F Barden.
Work on the new Grange hall which
has been suspended some time on
account of lack OF necessary supplies
has again been resumed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blount of Bryant.
vile, Mass, are visiting their nephew
Jesse G. Dexter, and Mrs. Dexter's cous
In, Mrs. Haley and daughter, Alice, are
also guests at the Maple House.
Mrs. r. T. Flavin and daughter, Ethel
are visiting her sister, Mrs. Minnie Mer
ret, at Bridgewater, Mass.
Miss Effie Raymond is spending few
weeks at Ocean Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Welcome anG
daughter, Alice, and Mrs. Neal and
daughter, Miss Bernice of Waltham
Mass, are spending three weeks vaca
ton at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. w
Durham.
Mrs. George D. Robertson and daugh
ter, Miriam, of South Paris, are visiting
Miss Jennie NJ. Brown for few days.
Mrs. Elva E. Locks is visiting he
daughter, Mrs. Gerrish, at AuburA.
Mrs. Elvesa Dennen is spending a few
days at Marshall's camp.
Miss Nellie Marshall is nurse for Mrs
Charles Fl. Curtis. A little son was borr
to Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Monday Of las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Kicker are visiting
their son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthu
E. Kicker, at Bristol, N. H., for TIVE
weeks.
| Our people were somewhat nervous
and frightened during the electro
shower of Friday evening and the ligh
from the burning buildings belonging Il
Mr.. Charles Dudley on Stearns Hill wa
sufficient to make quite light in thu
village. Much sympathy is expressed
for Mr.. Dudley and family in their sever
loss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
Bacon Was Not Shakespeare.

But the strongest appeal of all is not
to scientific analysis or to the peculiar
product of scholarship, but rather to the
broad sign.manual that both Shakes
peare and Bacon have stamped indelibly
across their respective pages. The indi-
viduality OF authorship has never been
more pronounced, the inherent differen-
ces between two styles has never been
more accumulated. Making all allowan-
ces for the Emergencies in subject mat
ter and for varying styles necessitated by
the themes, 1t seems impossible to believe
that the same hand wrote the plays and
essays. They are both pure gold, but 1t
ia not from the same crucible nor of the
same coinage. A sentence from Shakes
peare transplanted TO page of Bacon,
however cleverly cemented to its context,
would yet stand out as boldly as though
written In red ink. 1t is because the
real Shakesperiau scholar knows these
things, because he Is familiar with the
whole field, that he refuses to waste bis
time over few. childish condolences or
to handy words with those who are not
Shakesperian scholars at all and who 81
low few infautile puerilities to occupy
their whole vision.-SAn Francisco Argo-
naut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
North Paris.

Mrs. Ida NJ. Brown is at home for q
short time.
Wilfred Parker visited his sisters last
week, Mrs. Arthur Abbott and Mrs.
Trssk.
The church has been newly papered
and looks very nice. T. K. Flavin did
the work.
Mrs. Cad Dunham's sisters visited her
recently for few days.
One of Mrs. Putney's sons is visiting
her for few weeks
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
Farm Bulldin Is Burned.

CHARLES 5. DUDLEY OF PARIS LOSES
BUILDINGS, HAY, CATTLE AND HORSES
In the shower of last Friday evening
lightning struck the barn of Charles 5
Dudley, situated on Stearns Hill il
Paris, and the fire spread rapidly con
Stunning the entire set of buildings anC
nearly all the contents, including thir
teen head of cattle, three horses, abou
forty tons of hay and most of the farm
ing tools and household furniture.
Mr.. Dudley, who is one of the largest
farmers in Paris, had gone to South
Paris for the night with his oldest son
planning to take the early train fol-
Portland Saturday morning. Mrs. Dud'
ley and the younger boy were at home
and the boy had retired for the night,
put Mrs. Dudley was still sitting up
when early in the progress of the shower
q bolt of lightning went into the barn
and the large quantity of hay, some
forty tons, spread the flames very quick
ly.
AL the stock except some young cat
tie at pasture and the horse that Mr..
Dudley had driven to South Paris,
persisted in the flames, and there is some
evidence that they were all either stun
ned or killed BY the lightning. II IL
very doubtful IL any could have been
saved bad help been at hand. Richard
Gates and other neighbors arrived as
soon as possible and assisted in getting
out a few things from the house. A
moving machine, hay spreader and bar
row were out and were saved. The
flames soon communicated through the
shed to the house and burned everything
in their path clean.
Although Mr.. Dudley carried an in
surance Of two thousand dollars, that
amount viii only partially cover his loss,
which will probably be at least twice the
insurance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
Lowell.

Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Stevens of New
ton Center visited at C. K. Chapman's
recently. They are boarding at W. S.
MOulton's in Sweden.
The Lowell band gave a concert and
dance at the town hall Friday evening,
Aug. @
An entertainment was given in aid of
the Women's Library Club at the town
hall Wednesday evening, Aug. 4, consist
ing of talk on books and reading by
Prof. Chubb, with vocal and instru-
mental music and readings by summer
residents and guests. There was large
attendance.
The ladies of the Congregational Cir
Gle gave supper Wednesday evening,
Aug. 4, at their church hall.
Miss Lila j. Bassett is on visit to
Hayorhill, Mass,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17

NOTICE.
In the District Court of the United States for the
District of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of
NEWELL J. MALOON, In Bankruptcy
of Mexico, Bankrupt.
To the creditors OF Newell J. Maloon, In the
County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice ia hereby given that on the 18th day OF
August. A. d. 1909 the said Newell J. Maloon
meeting Of his creditors will be held at the Office
OF the Referee, No. s Market Square, South Paris,
on the 1t day Of Sept, A. ID. 1909, at 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon, at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, appoint q
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
South Paris, August IA, 1909
WALTER l.. GRAY,
Referee In Bankruptcy
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East Bethel.

Mr.. Edgar Swan is at his home her,
for short vacation.
Mrs. Irving Kimball of Boston is
spending her vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Holt.
Prof. G. d. Howe of Waltham, Mass.
is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. K Hast
ings.
Mr.. Henry Howe and Mr.. Earl Kim
ball OF South Paris visited at F. B
Howe's last week.
Mr.. Bert Bartlett of South Framing
ham, Mass, is at his home here for &
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cav of Cam
bridge, Mass are guests of Mrs. Gaw'i
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E Bartlett.
Mrs. George Armitage and little son
of Lawrence, Mass and Miss Rilla Bart
lett Of Litchfield, Me-, are guests of Mrs
Eta Bean.
Mr.. Lester Bean is spending a few
weeks with friends in Massachusetts
and Vermont.
Mr.. Fred Cole, Mr.. Charles Swan oil
Washington, d. c., and others from
here, have gone to the lakes for few
weeks recreation.
Mr.. j. NJ. Bartlett is having his new
house painted.
Mrs. R. c. Clark and two SONS left
here for Boston last Wednesday.
Miss Elsie Bartlett has returned to
Lowell, Mass.
Busy days In the hay field the past
two weeks. A number have finished up
haying.
Mrs. L. E. Cole and two neices visited
relatives at Lowell, Mass, recently.
Mr.. C. N Kimball made his usual trip
to Portland, Aug. Sd.
Mrs. Harriet Foster visited her daugh.
ter at Locke's Mills a short time ago.
Mrs. George Armitage and little son
OF Lawrence, Mass, we're the guests Of
her aunt, Mrs. Eta Bean, last week.
Mr.. Bert Aksrs has moved his family
to Mr.. Ira Beans, where they have
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bartlett recently
entertained friends from Neponset,
Mass.
The Wheeler circus vas we'll patron.
lied from here. Three generations
rao.aoankad nno 70 mile,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
East Sumner,

Quite goodly plumber from the place
attended Marcos celebration at Canton
on last Wednesday. A fine day and a
big crowd.
A few meadows are yet to be cut, but
the haying season Is mainly over. On
the whole more hay has been harvested
than on last season.
Stock Is being offered In new pros
pective scheme to operate the bog near
E. Browns for peat. 1t may at any
rate be better Investment than some
western mining stock. II our boys can
be made a.source OF fuel for our homes,
they may be of some use yet. The solic-
itor for sale of shares tells good story.
Maine has great untold wealth In her
bills, forests and lakes, and, perhaps, in
her boys.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
North Waterford.

Marion Andrews Of Norway is visiting
here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cooper from Mil
ton, Mass, are boarding at Fred Hazel.
toms.
AL Hatch has moved here in one Of
Perkins rents.
Leroy Andrews Of Albany lie visiting
his uncle. Fred Hazelton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Elliott and Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Kilgore are visiting at Port.
land. They went with Henry Role In
his auto. =
Mrs. Maude Bradford, who. has been
very sick with jaundice Is getting better.
Mrs. L. A. knight and Edith and Ray
mond Knight, also Louise and Helen
Lord and Mrs. Anderson are at the
Playhouse. -
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BrownfieId.

Mrs. Jennie johnson and granddaugh
ter of Chicago are at Mrs. T. B. Beans.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mcdonald are guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mcdonald.
|. Mrs. Julia Bean is in Portland.
Miss Hattie Cressa is suffering with
an attack of appendicitis.
j. @. Frink is suffering with exzema
in his face.
Mr.. A.. Blake is 80 far recovered from
his last sickness, that he rides out.
DR.. and Mrs. Fitch went to Portland
last week in their auto.
Blanche Cole (nee Blanche Linscott) il
spending the month with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Linscott of this village
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
North StOneham.

Mrs Nancy Thomas is visiting at VIM.
Gammon's. Mrs. Thomas was Nancy
Stiles, and her home used to be here.
Warren and Herbert McKeen from
Lowell are helping j. G. Sawyer hay.
All the cottages around Lake Kezsr
are full of summer boarders which make
business quite lively.
Capt. William Brooks visited friends
in this place last week. He is staying
at North Lowell this summer With his
daughter, Isabel Brooks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
Hiram.

Mrs. Fred Flye is very sick.
Mrs. Irving Sawyer is at the Maine
General Hospital, still, but improved in
health.
Mr.. Asbury Huntress who has been
very III Is now In hopeful condition.
Mrs. Levi r. Robbins is quite Ill.
The mercury rose to "a on August 9Th
and fell to AZ on the 18th.
Llewellyn A. Wadsworth went to Den.
mark on the 18th.
Eli C. Wadsworth went to Sebago on
the 10th.
The fruit crop is failure.
The new corn shop is being fitted for
business.
Thomas Spring, George Merrill and
Nell Osgood took stroll last week some
fifty miles through Hiram, Sebago,
Bridgton and Naples, and return.
Hon. Vinton Pike, of st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, is visiting his mother and his bro
Their, John B. Pike, Esq. He left Cor
nish for the West, In 1859.
Dea. Edwin Pingree of Denmark was
in town Friday.
Harry p. Young is extending the state
road betwean Hiram and East Hiram.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17

NOTICE.
Ip>thc District Court of the United States for the
District of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of
ENOS A. FARNUM, In Bankruptcy.
Of Milton Plan, Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Enos A. Farnum, In the
County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the eth day Of
Aug, A. ID. 1909, the said Enos A. Farnum was
duly adjudicated bankrupt. and that the ffst
office OF the Referee, No. 8 Market Square, South
Paris, on the lat day Of Sept, A. d. 1909. at
10 O'Clock In the forenoon. at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business a. may properly
come before said meeting.
South Paris, August u. 1909.
WALTER l.. GRAY
Referee In liankruntcy.
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Greenwood.

The drouth has become serious, and II
continued much longer the corn crop
must be failure, especially where
planted on dry ground. There has been
but little rain for several weeks, the light
thunder shower Sunday and the one on
the following Monday, minus the thun.
der, giving about the same quantity of
moisture rs copious dew. In q nut
she'll, good wet rain is very much
needed.
he was washing and scraping cake
Of Ice for the creamery, when lady
came along and inquired If that was
type Of the process to which we all must
submit, In order to be purified for the
next world. The question was unique
and the answer rather inclined to che
affirmative. Some tell US that no one is
wholly good nor wholly bad; the only
difference being the preponderance Of
one over the other. But when the bad Is
all secured and washed away from such
tpbumau monsters az Nero OF old, who
set fire to Rome aud then flddled' when
1t was burning, 1t Is doubtful II suffi
cient good remains to be visible with
the aid of the most powerful microscope.
Our visitors this week were Jason Ben.
nett, Mrs. A. S. Brooks, accompanied by
her little daughter and neice, Mrs. Edgar
Morgan aud Rev. Seth Benson and wife,
of West Paris. Not having seen this
venerable couple in more than year,
and eventful as the world has been dur.
ing that time, no wonder the divers
events presented themselves to mention
over, q few of which might be noticed
here in passing, such for instance as the
present state Of Persia, Turkey, Spain,
Panama and Cape Cod canal building,
air ship sailing. ETC., with good sprinkl-
ing of theology thrown in for spice.
They we're much interested in that little
amethyst colored glass mug, and won
dered, as we all do, where the color came
from and how 1t got into the glass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanks electric light,
better known generally a. the planet,
| Venus. Is again evening star, but not 80
bright as 1t will be later on, when 1t gets
further from the sun.
] Again we have looked on death; this
time it was the widow of the late Albion
Cole, of Bryant's Pond. Her funeral
occurred at that place last Friday.
Travelling a piece of road the other
day, 1t seemed to be free from toads as
usual; but on returning in the afternoon
myriads of those little creatures were in
the road, not much larger than the COM
mon horse fly, and nearly all going the
same direction. Whence came they and
whittier bound? The question Is put as
not being much versed in toadology.
1t was only two weeks ago that Amos
Bryant was here in search of house
keeper, his daughter having been recent
ly married, who was keeping house for
him, and wished to 60 with her husband
to her new home. Mr.. Bryant had a
G rod set Of buildings and now they are
all swept away BY the fire fiend. He hat
our deepest sympathy for his great mis-
fortune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
East Waterford.

G. l.. Hilton has lost his valuable bay
horse.
Mrs. Dana Berry has been critically Ill
but is now better.
Mas Angie Bracket of Newton, Mass,
is spending the week with Mrs. B. G.
McIntire.
The three children OF Irving Merrill OF
South Paris are visiting at Fl. B. Dough.
tvs. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill spent night
there.
W. A. Emery has been at home with
his bride. They 60 to Portland where he
has work.
Thursday was great day in the Nc.
Intire neighborhood, when about 500
people gathered at l.. K. McIntire's.
There were three meetings combined.
Bear Mt. Grange field day, COW testing
association and denomination meeting
at which Mr.. McIntirs's Holstein cattle
were scored. State dairy instructor,
Merrill and Prof. Newman and Asst.
Campbell of the State College we're pres
emit. Mackatonquor band furnished fine
music. A game of base ball was in
progress in the afternoon. Elmer
Twitchell and II. c. Smith were on hand
with fruit and ice-cream and with the
coffee served and good things brought in
baskets the inner man was we'll filled.
The day was much enjoyed. Geo. Fl.
Keen's horse became frightened at an
auto and threw himself, cutting his foot
badly,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
Mason.

Sumner Skillings and wife of Bolster's
Mills are visiting his sister, Mrs. A. K.
Tyler.
Mrs. Arthur Hutchinson and three
children of Reading, Mass, are visiting
friends and relatives in town.
Archie Hutchinson had the misfortune
to cut one of his horses quite badly
while moving for g. B. Mills. He drove
on to scythe that had been laid down
10 the grass.
Mrs. w. II. Mason has returned from
Waterford where she has been stopping
with her daughter, Mrs. Saunders.
Mrs. Hersey Fernald of Pittsburg,
Pa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Douglas
Gushing.
Fred Lovejoy and friend Jackson from
Norway have been in town for a day or
two.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
NORWAY Lake,

DR.. Edna q. Stephens of West Somer-
vile, Mass, is spending short time at
her fathers, Dr.. c. A. Stephens.
Mrs. John Wood and her sister, Mrs.
Jack Smith, visited Lewiston and Au-
burn the 18th.
Mrs. James Stone OF Lewiston and
little daughter visited at Asa Frost's a
few days recently.
Ernest G. Murch, wife and son. Clayton
are spending his vacation at W. 5. Part
ridges.
Mrs. C. r. Whitney has not been as
we'll lately.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

Lenses for the Ewes.
Before You Start on Your Vacation.
The Maine Power Company.
The go Between"
For Sale or to Let.
Notices of Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
Albany.

Mrs. Belle Foster and little Dorothy
Blennerhsssett of Lowell, Mass, are
visiting Mrs. Fosters sister, Miss Estelle
Bean.
There has been a large bear in Ora
Saunders field lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holt of East Bethel
recently visited her sister, Mrs. F. G.
Sloan.
Mrs. Charlie Conner visited her moth.
or, Mrs. Mabel Bartlett Of East Bethel
last week.
The Changers held dance at the Town
House, August 14th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17
SINGLE COPIES.

Single Copies Of the Democrat are four cents
each They will be mailed on receipS OF price by
she 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, Shurtler's Drug Store.
Norway, Noyes' Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckfeld. Alfred Cole, Postmaster.
Paris uill, Mrs. Harlow. Post ONCE.
West Paris samuel T. White.
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Coming Events.

Aug 24-27.-Eastern Maine Fair, Bangor.
Aug. 25-Meeting of Sumner Sol Hers veteran
Association, Canton.
Aug. 2T.-Unveiling of memorial tablet TO Han
nibal Hamlin on the centennial anniversary
OF his birth. Paris HILL
Aug. Determination for state teachers certi
fcates, South Paris and other places.
Aug 2s-Grange field day, fair grounds, Souti
Paris.
Aug. SO.-Grange field day, Fryeburg.
Aug. 3l-Sept 3-Central Maine Fair, Watervile
Sept. 69.-Maine state Fair, Lewiston.
Sept. IA, Is. l6.-0xford County Fair.
Sept q, %, 23.-Androscoggin Valley Fair. Can
ton.
Sept. %, %, SO.-west Oxford Fair, Fryeburg
Nov. 9, 10, ll.-Meeting OF Maine State Pomo
logical Society, Norway.
Jan. 1, 5, Rehabilitation OF Western Maine Poul
try Association, South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17

1t is reported that arrangements have
been made to bring the Boston American
league team to Portland after the close
of the regular league series, and have it
play an all-Maine team. The event
should call out record-breaking crowd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-17

Automobiles say that the signposts
on the Maine roads are in better condi-
ton this year than ever. before.