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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.

Frat Baptist Church, Rev. G. W. r. HILL pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday ~ 1913 A. II.
sunday School at II. Sabbath evening service
Z. SO. Covenant Meeting the last friday before
the LIST Sunday of the month at 80 r. n. All
not otherwise connected are cordially invited.
DR.. Charlotte F. Hammond is with
Miss Benjamin at Augusta, Ga. They
will occupy the cottage which President
Taft and his family had during their
stay at Augusta two years ago. Miss
Leverich will spend the month of De-
cember with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Shaw are visit
ing their son Fred in Auburn for q few
days.
Mrs. Dora Jordan of Auburn is here
to spend the winter with her sister, Mrs.
j. C. Cummings.
Alfred Daniels, Francis Slattery, Les
lie Bennett and Arthur and Harold Cole
made up deer hunting party, who spent
the past week at Andover. As they had
not returned at this writing results are
not reported.
Admiral and Mrs. Lyon and Mrs.
Lunt, who have been at the Hubbard
House for a few weeks since closing
their houses here, leave Tuesday for
New York and will sail from that port
for Barbados on the tenth.
Leslie E Newell and family have gone
To- his mothers farm in Sumner for
time where Mr.. Newell is engaged in
getting out wood and pulp wood. They
have closed their house here.
DR.. and Mrs Charles l.. Aldrich have
moved to their new home, formerly the
Jairus h. Hammond place, which they
have remodeled aud improved, making
il one of the best places in the village.
Miss Ella Clark has gone to Massachu-
sets where she will spend the winter,
and her home here is closed.
There is an unclaimed letter at the
post Office for Mrs. l.. G. Parks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Stephen II. Cummings.

Stephen Henry Cummings, who died
in Norway, Nov. 20, was IS years, 5
months, 22 days old, was born June 4,
1892, in the fine old colonial house at
present owned by Col. <. F. Smith, at
the foot of Pixies Hill, and by the road
which leads into the village. His father,
Stephen Cummings, was the grandson OF
Jonathan Cummings, proprietor OF
Cummings Grant" a part OF the town
in Norway's early history.
He was the grandson of DR.. Stephen
Cummings, a physician and surgeon OF
prominence of Portland, Maine, in the
first half of the last century. His moth
err was Frances Whitney, or Fanny, as
the near relatives best liked to call her,
daughter of VIM. Clark Whitney, who
has held high county Office, and was a
prominent business man In this town.
Mr.. Cummings parents, when he was
small boy, moved to East Bethel, and
after growing up in farm life to man
hood, he went TO Massachusetts, to work
as carpenter. Following this trade a
few years he returned to Norway, and
married Mary Louise Loring In 1863, OF
Topsfield, Maine. She died in 1918, aged
32 years. They bad no children.
Afterwards he went to Conway, n. a.,
and carried on a grain and feed mill fo'
about ten years in company with Henry
Cotton. He again returned to his native
town and conducted livery stable with
and for his brother John. His life work
also includes the manufacture of clothes
pins, sugar shook slaves, and leather
goods. The oldest citizens will remem-
Der Mr.. Cummings as an inventor of the
coil fat iron handles and stove cover
lifters, which he patented and manu-
featured, and from which our modern
coil wire stove cover lif,ers and fiat iron
handles and oven door handles evoluted.
Mr.. Cummings was the fourth child of a
large family. William Clark Whitney
Cummings was the oldest, after him,
Sumner, who died in California; Ellen,
who married Otis True; then Stephen,
FOLLOWED by Chas. B., John NJ, and Mrs.
Harriet Cushman Tibbetts, formerly OF
Fryeburg, now of Arlington, Mass, the
last of the family, and who survives.
"Uncle Steve" as he was called by the
neighbors, had genuine sympathy for
troubled hearts. He loved children and
their society and his little neighbory
kindnesses will be sadly missed. The
funeral was held at the home of S. B.
Cummings, his nephew, Tuesday, Nov:
goth, at 100 p. NJ. Rev. NJ. c. Ward
officiated
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Halter Shelter.

"Helter SHELTER" has been sugges-
lively defined as n jingling expression
vaguely initiating the hurried clatter
of feet rapidly and irregularly moved.
Most dictionaries. however. led astray
probably by the ordinary photography.
have missed the true etymology Of this
phrase. II should he "helter kelter.'
Heller" is an old word for hang"
probably connected with halter, and
'kelter" Is used by old writers In the
sense of order" or the proper state
Thus Barrow. the divine, says. IF the
organs OF prayer be out Of keller how
can we prayY "Helter SHELTER" there
fore. Is literally hang order" and
means. "Oh. bang order: let Us do IT,.
or let II take it's chance" Ben Jon
son in Every Man In His Humor
writes. Heller skelter. hang sorrow.
care II Kill cat" and Shakespeare.
using II to express rush aud hurry.
says. Heller SHELTER have | rode to
thee"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Healing the Sick
So-called Hopeless Cases
Cured by Electricity and
Magnetism.
AN ASTOUNDING CURE OF
PARALYSIS.

The following open letter explains it.
self:
SIN 1894 I had typhoid fever which
left me with paralysis of the left leg.
81 did not recover although l treated
with various physicians who are first
class. used electricity for over year
under physicians care without benefit
IL did not permit myself to get dis,
couraged, for I believed that If l could
find right doctor he would understand
my case and cure me. l heard OF the
work of the Caldwell Electric Specialists
and determined to try them, although
some tried to discourage me.
81 felt that they knew their business,
but when they stated that / needed cleo.
trical treatment / told them that had
been tried and failed, then they described
the particular form of electricity required
and how it should be applied and said
that electricity used in any other way
would not cure; then l realized that
had not been treated that way, and that
electricity in the hands OF specialist
was different thing altogether.
~ took their treatment and there 10 no
more grateful and happy patient. They
cured me just as they said they could,
although / scarcely believed 1t possible
at the time. think everyone sick with
any chronic disease should see the Cald'
we'll Specialists"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Bethel.

Chester q. Bean of New York, who ID
employed in the bridge construction de-
partment of the Erie railroad, spent only
a few days vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Bean, being called
back by the illness of one of the assist.
ants.
Mrs. Eliza Chase of Bluehill has been
spending few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. A. E. Herrick. She returned to
her home with her son, Judge Chase, to
spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Will Bryant shot fine large buck
on Tumbledown Dick Mountain. Mrs.
Bryant has become quite successful in
both fishing and hunting.
A laage number OF deer have been
brought out of the woods, both by our
local hunters and these who come for
few days bunting.
DR.. o. n. Brann Of Augusta, formerly
with DR.. Tuell, spent Thanksgiving with
friends in Bethel.
Last Monday the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Chapman died from the of.
fec.s of whooping cough.
DR.. r. r. Tibbetts' brother is visiting
the doctor aud enjoying the hunting
season.
Mrs. W. II. Young underwent a
serious surgical operation at DR.. Kings
hospital in Portland and her many
Bethel friends are pleased to hear that
her condition is considered favorable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Kilborn were
guests of W. T. Kilborn in Portland
Thanksgiving. The party of thirty-one
diued aethe Falmouth.
DR.. Edison Buker spent Sunday with
his parents and left for Boston Monday
Schools in the brick building opened
Monday. The academy will reopen
Dec. Is.
F. E. burlington, the station agent,
has recovered from his operation and is
out on the street.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
PURE eLYcERIN.
Il 10 q Queer Substance Endowed wiz
6Ae,,ltoe 0robArtiaS.

Il 10 Queer Substance Endowed with
Peculiar Properties.
One of the great advantages Of glyc-
erin in its chemical employment Is the
fact that it neither freezes nor evap'
crates under any ordinary tempera'
ture. No perceptible loss by evapora
ton has been detected at tempera'
rure less than 200 degrees F., but II
heated intensely 1t decomposes with a
smell that few persons find themselves
able to endure. 1t burns with a pale
flame, similar to that from alcohol. II
heated to about 800 degrees and then
ignited. Its homeopathic qualities
make the compound Of much use as
vehicle fer holding pigments and col
ors, as in stamping and typewriter rib
bons, carbon papers and the like.
II the pure glycerin be exposed for a
long time to freezing temperature Ii
crystallizes with the appearance OF
sugar candy, but these crystals being
once melted 1t is almost an impossi-
bility to get them again into the con
gealed state. II little water be add,
ed to the glycerin no Capitalization
will take place, though under suffi-
Client degree of cold the water will
separate and form crystals, amid which
the glycerin will remain In its natural
state of tluidity. If suddenly subject
cd to intense cold pure glycerin will
form a gummy mass which cannot be
entirely hardened or crystallized. Al,
together 1t is quite peculiar sub,
stance
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
an iJnrcasonsbie Friend.

Several young artists iii Philadelphi"
are te!in.. story on another weller
If tn. brush who is fellow member
IN a li,tle club. One of the rules of tn,
club is that each member must keep
his finished paintings MP to Il certain
number. the artist on whom the story
is told is no.ed for his Incidence. He
kcrDs I'D to the requirement resnrdin:'
the n:.mbpr. bu, never exceeds 1t. But
for lis diStaste for work the artist
probably would be very comfortable!
ixed Gnan tally. rs he has consider
able talent. AS matter Of fact, he
is usually Oh the edge Of penury. Sev-
pral Gays ago. when his cxcheGuer was
unusually low. Il friend visited him in
his studio. The friend looked ut sew
cr5l Of lhe paintings. while The ARTIST
Law cn couch. smoking pine.
II like this" the friend finally Said
pointing 10 one Of them. He named Il
god p..!ce viii Ii he was willing to
nav. The artist looked ar him mourn
fully
Jaw. don't do that" he said. III
You DO I'll have to paint another.
Philadelphia Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
.lohu'R Letter.

Selfishuess is the father of many a
uniformed child, impish and scottish and
brutal. Monopoly could have no exist
ence in this country were not selfishness
the handspring of the human heart. 1t
passes legally current that corporations
have no souls worth mentioning, that
the impeling power is greed, that the
source of all their inspiration is gain,
the greatest gain with the smallest out
Law, and no matter If the toiling millions
are empty as the vulgar air." If only
they are full. One other instance where
the Golden Rule is set aside for leaden
one that weighs down the world with
needless cares and SORROWS. The love
of neighbor does not enter there, but the
love OF pelf and the love of power.
That inspiration was not drawn from
the Gospel fount. The teachings OF Him
who spoke as never man spake meet with
no favor in Wall Street. And those who
tamper with the bread of the people,
and create CORNERS in life's necessaries,
are not among those who visit the widow
in her affiiction and keep themselves un-
spotted from the world. They are not
of those who give cup of cold water
even in the name of the Master; who
clothe the naked, feed the hungry and
visit the sick and In prison. But they
are of those who hold lightly all things
sacred and divine.
We test the vine by tasting the grape,
and the conclusion is that that Ia the
kind of grapevine they are, and grating
would be an advantage every way.
What they count as gain is everlasting
loss when thus obtained-a world gained
aud life wasted. Balance the account
and give US the result!
After a few fleet years whose shall be
the heaped up riches, wrung like blood
from the heart of the wretched and
wrenched remorselessly from the worn
aud weary hands of toll, when they have
gone down to the darkness and stillness
of the grave where there is no oppression
and no scheming for that which perishes
with the using, and where all are equal,
the king and the beggar, the rich and
the poor, the oppressor and the OPP
pressed, the bond and the free?
JOHN,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
DON'T GET TOO sEDATE.
Play Is as Coed For Grown Persons az
For Children.

Play Is as Coed For Grown Persons az
For Children.
Play is just as necessary to keep
a grown man young and Il middle aged
man FROM growing old as 1t is to make
a child grow into a man. Words
worths lines are as sound physiology
as good poetry:
My heart leaps up when | behold
Tho rainbow in the sky.
So was II when my life began;
So be ii when am man
Or let ne die.
In childhood we play because we
are young. in middle age we are
young because We play, and If we
keep it up we shall never know that
we are old until we are one day sud
denly dead. Yet the absurd idea has
grown zip, and Mrs. Grundy has adopt
ed il with her usual fatuOusness, that
play is something undignified in a
crown man and unbecoming in a lady
And this unfortunately is one OF the
rare instances where thinking makes
il So" After man has practiced this
belief in the uselessneSs Of exercise
for half Il decade or so and become
fat and pompous and red faced or pale
and slack muscled and short winded
then the contortions that he INDUCES
IN when he decides to unbend and try
to play furnish considerably more en-
tcrtainment to spectators than to him
self.-Dr. Woods Hutchinson in Out
ing
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Cicero on Wit.

There are witty sayings which car
ry a concealed suspicion Of ridicule, Of
which sort Is that Of the Sicilian who.
when friend Of his made lamentaton
to him saying that his wife had hanged
herself upon Il fig tree. said, II beseech
y0a give Inc some shoots Of that tree
that | may plant them" OF the same
sort Is what Crissus said to u certain
bad orator who. when he imagined
that he had excited compassion at the
close of II speech. asked our friend
here after he had sat down whether he
appeared to have raised pity in the
audience Very great pity" replied
Crassus. for I believe that there is no
one here so hard hearted but that
your speech seemed pitiable to him.
Cicero's OratOry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
North St0neham.

c. X Flanders of Livermore Falls and
Wen TALL Flanders from Norway spent
Thanksgiving with their mother, Mrs.
V. W Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. McKeen have NOV
ed TO Waterford. Their friends and
neighbors were very sorry to have them
move away.
Ephrsim Durgin went to Sweden to
carry his beans that he raised on r. NJ.
McKeen's place.
Perley Adams and family from Albany
are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester A dams.
Beryl McKeen was at home from Nor
way few days last week.
Mildred Frost visited at Augustus
Manuing's in Waterford during her vaca-
ton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Iocke's Mills.

Alfred Hobbs of North Bethel spent
Sunday with Lis cousin, Mrs. Abbie
TraSk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bennett celebrat-
ed their twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
sary last Tuesday.
Mrs. d. A ThurstOn and children OF
Rumford Corner were at Mrs. Helen
Bryant's Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Dudley and Mildred Chap
man spent several days at South Paris
and Norway last week.
Roy Brown is at Conway, n. H., work
ing for the Conway Lumber Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tirrell of Milton
were in town Saturday.
Will Coolidge is going into the hen
business on a large scale. Will is a
hustler
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Bryant'S Pond.

The Dearborn Spool Co.'S mill has
shut down for a few days. Cole &
Kicker, the proprietors, will leave Satur-
day for New York on business trip.
Percy j. Bowker left Monday for his
home in Wakefield, Mass.
The lumber has arrived for the par
sonage stable and the carpenters expect
to have the building we'll along before
Christmas.
Ernest Cushman is recovering slowly
from an attack of rheumatic fever.
There is much discussion over the pro-
spective railroad to Rumford Falls.
Thurston and Warehouse are logging
in New Hampshire for John Mckenzie.
Nearly all of our sportsmen are up
country hunting deer.
Mrs. Emily j. Felt is visiting in Can
ton and Rumford this week.
Elmer K. Bowker of Colby, 1913,
passed Thanksgiving with his parents,
and returned to Waterville this week.
The high school closed this week and
the principal, Perley Ford, returns to his
home in Kennebunk for two weeks
vacation.
The common schools of Woodstock
will open for the winter term on Mon
day, Dec. II; the high school opens
Monday, Dec. 10.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
North Paris.

Six of the seven children of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Abbott we're at home for
Thanksgiving with seven grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Trask visited her
mother in Chesterville recently.
Mrs. Sarah Starbird has sod her place
and George Curtis has moved in.
Ralph Emery of Melrose, Mass, Is
visiting his cousin, Mrs. L. j. Abbott, fol
a few weeks.
The Ladies' Aid held sale at Morri.
sons Hall Friday, Dec. I'd.
The Willing Workers will bold fair
and sale Monday, Dec. -, in the after
noon and evening. An oyster supper
with pastry will be served after which
there will be drama.
Freeman Ellingwood has moved his
goods back to this place.
Mrs. Jane Stevens is very sick. She
has a trained nurse and Mrs. Hartman
is also working there.
Pearl Parker and wife visited his sis.
sister, Mrs. Trask, last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
West Bethel.

ale growled about the weather-if twas comm
hail and snow,
Or II the sun was sendin' all his frebrands be-
low;
An the reason he was growlin', he was just
born SO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
North Waterford.

The drama, How the Story Grew, will
be played Saturday evening by eight
female characters, also short farce.
Dancing after the farce. Packard's Or
chestra will furnish music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Littlefield and son
spent Thanksgiving at Sidney Hatch's at
Stonehsm.
Riley McKeeo, who purchased the
Knight place some time ago, has got all
moved.
Raymond Knight of East Lynn spent
Thank ,giving here with his mother and
sisters. &c and bis cousin, Winifred
Knight, have been camping at the Play
house.
viii McAllister is saving wood with a
steam engine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Maine News Notes.

The Atlantic Shore Line Railway telec.
tric), has been sold under mortgage, and
the company will be reorganized
Carl r. Pierce of Livermore Falls, %
years of age. a brakeman on the Maine
Central, died in a Lewiston hospital
Tuesday as the result of injuries receiv
ed the night before when he walked on
a car while shifting at Chisholm.
South Bristol will endeavor to be set
off from the town Of Bristol, and made
town by itself South Bristol is sum-
mer resort, at quite distance from the
main part of the town. lt is under
stood that there will be little opposition
to the division. az it is recognized that
there is a great difference in the interests
of the two communities.
Joseph Fletcher, a respected citizen OF
Kittery, died Thursday from the effects
of deep cash in his throat made with
razor with which he was shaving. He
had been i'll for week with nervous
prostration and brain fever. He was
conscious long enough after being found
to state that it was an accident. He
was 65 years of age, and had family.
Joseph Gamache, an employee in the
Maine Central round house at Bruins
wick. was fatally injured when he was
struck by a train. He was standing be-
tween the tracks as two trains came into
the station in opposite directions, and
while he watched one train he was struck
in the back by cylinder head on the
other. He was about 55, and leaves
family.
The Peoples Safe Deposit and Saw
ipgs Bank, at Bath, has closed its doors
by request of the state bank commits
sioner. The reduction Of its dividend
rate from 4 to IL per cent was followed
by heavy withdrawal of deposits, and
il is probable that the bank will 60 into
liquidation. 1t is thought that the de-
postors will get the full amount OF their
deposits.
At the special election held Nov. Goth
in the Legislative class composed of the
towns of Atkinson, Brownville, Medford,
Milo, Lake View, Orneville and Williams
burg, William II. Monroe of Brownville,
Republican, was elected as Represents
tive to the Legislature, defeating Hiram
Gerrish of Brownville, the Democratic
candidate, by a majority of II votes.
The total vote thrown was COS. This
special election was made necessary
owing to tie vote at the State election
when the same candidates received STA
votes each. This class has been Re-
publican stronghold, the ordinary ma
jority being about 500 votes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
East Sumner,

The first sleighs out appeared on Nov.
3Oth, but the much needed rain is still
delayed much to the discomfort OF those
obliged to haul water for stock.
School opened again on Monday after
one weeks vacation, and in charge OF
another teacher
W. II. Eastman was In Stoneham last
week on petition for location of road.
Phila Bosworth returned from four
weeks visit in New Hampshire on Tues
day.
Members of Union Grange will present
a drama and serve a supper at their hall
ON Tuesday evening, Dec. 9th.
Algernon Ryerson of West Minot has
been visiting relatives in town for few
days.
Both stores at East Sumner are we'll
stocked with seasonable goods and trade
is good.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Oxford.

The ladies of the Congregational Cir.
Gle met with Mrs. John Eden Wednes-
day afternoon.
The ladies of the NJ. E. circle will give
supper and sale December IS.
Rev. Samuel Eaton of Sumner preach
ed at the Congregational church Sunday.
Mrs. Baldwin and son spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Frost.
The Hersey Guild met Monday even
ing with Miss Lillian Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Rich have moved
from Welchville on to Republican
Avenue.
Miss Harriet Andrews spent a few
days with relatives in Gardiner.
Linwood Keene has returned from
the hospital.
Miss Verna Denning spent Thanks
giving with her parents in South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06

A bold attempt was made early in the
morning of Nov. Goth to blow open the
vault of the First National Bank at
Richmond, bat 1t failed, although ap-
parently three attempts were made with
nitroglycerine. A safe expert who was
called thought they were professionals
and that their supply Of explosives gave
out. The inner door of the vault was
not damaged.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
In the Shadow Of Fame.

There are number Of former celeb
rites VIII, are now running roOming
and boarding houses in New York city.
Many u singer. actress or writer who
formerly held place in the public eye
has now settled down to the prosaic
occupation Of housing and feeding a
small portion Of that same public.
Their houses are magnet for young
persons with the artistic temperament.
One woman who once enjoyed fair
reputation as violinist has five fur
nished apartments which she subjects
room by room to aspirants for drama
tic, operate and literary honors. Re
fected glory rather than physical COIN
fort Is the portion Of most Of these
satellites. but the privilege Of hObnob
bling with yesterdays greatness com
pensates for material discomfort.-New
York Press.