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Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Denmark.

The lawn party by Silver Rebekah
Lodge, No. 10, which was held on the
lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Gray
Wednesday evening, was success aud
largely attended. A baked bean supper
followed by ice cream was the first on
the programme. The orchestra, COM
posed of Z. W. Berry violin, W. B.
Lord cornet, Mrs. Katie Sanborn piano,
rendered some fine music. The singing
by the great prima donna which came
across the water for this occasion gave
great satisfaction, and she has been en-
gagged to sing at the next party which
will be July Goth at Odd Fellows Hall.
Mrs. Gray deserves the thanks and great
praise for the use of the lawn and for
the opening of her whole house for this
party. A About S25 was taken which
goes into the treasury of Silver Lodge,
No. 19.
In the heavy thunder shower which
passed over this place last evening, the
21st, the heaviest which has been known
here for years, the farm buildings Of II.
NJ. Moxcey, East Denmark, were struck
and destroyed by lightning. he had
finished his haying, about 80 tons OF
hay, seven nice cows. 6 heifers, farm
ing tools, etc., were burned. Mr.. Mox-
cey was away at the time, but arrived
home in time to help save some of the
furniture. He was insured for 5000,
loss estimated at about $4,000.
Yesterday afternoon, the 21st, quite a
number of Mr.. Cobb's boarders went up
Mt. Pleasant, taking only thin blankets
with them to spend the night. They
must have had pretty wet time in the
heavy shower, and saw some fine fire.
works in the lightning which played
around them.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Bryant's Pond.

Our station agent, Roy NJ. Kierstead,
was called to his home in Danforth We'd
nesday by the death of his mother. Mrs.
Kierstead was thrown from q carriage
Monday and died from her injuries Tues
day night.
Mrs. Daisy johnson and family re-
turned to her home in Ashland, N. a.,
Tuesday.
Alton R. Allen has given up the buy
ing of stock for the present and Is now
employed as fireman on the Grand
Trunk.
The Village Improvement Association
is planning to have fair early in Au'
gust.
The wife of DIR. William Elliott of Ber-
wick is visiting at D. D. Peverley's.
It's a big crop of hay in Woodstock
and some Of the farmers lack barn room
to store their crop. r. G. Davis expects
to cut 100 tons and there are other farms
that will yield nearly that amount. r.
L. Cummings, the South Woodstock
orchardist, will probably cut 125 tons.
Edwin Bisbee has finished work for D.
A. Cole and is snow employed by Cleve
land Yates of Greenwood.
S. L. Russ, who was injured some
three weeks ago while crossing the rail
road track at South Paris, is now able tc
move around on crutches.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
TOOK THE GUARDS PLACE.
Or. Byles shouIdered q Gun and Kept
Himself From Escaping.

Or. ByIes shouIdered a Gun and Kept
Himself From Escaping.
One of the most famous Of the old
Puritan divines was DR.. Mather Byles,
who was born In Boston In 1108 and
who was The first pastor OF the Hollis
Street Congregational church, to which
he ministered for more than forty
years.
Dr. Byles was famous as humorist
and wit and innumerable anecdotes
are related Of his clever quips and re-
torts. He was a Jealous Tory and
warmly advocated the cause OF the
mother country" against the colonies
In November, 1777, he was arrested as
q Tory, tried. convicted and sentenced
to he confined on board a guard ship
and sent to England with his family
within forty days. The sentence was
afterward commuted by the board OF
war 10 confinement in his own house.
a guard being placed over him with
Instructions not to permit him to leave
his residence for a moment under any
circumstances.
On Thanksgiving morning. obserV'
ing that the sentinel. who. like many
of the colonial soldiers. was a simple
rustic, had disappeared and that Dr
Byles himself was pacing up and down
before his own door with a musket on
his shoulder. the neighbors crossed the
street to inquire the cause OF this SIN
gular spectacle.
You see" said DR.. Byles. 81 begged
my guard to let me go out to procure
some cider with which myself and
family might celebrate Thanksgiving
day. but he would not permit me to
stir. argued the point with him. and
he has now gone to get the cider for
me on condition that keep guard over
myself during his absence"
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
BuckneId.

Miss Helen Howard of Wellesley Hills,
Mass, is the guest Of Miss Shirley Hall
at the Saints Rest.
Mr.. G. B. Spaulding went to Caribou
Tuesday for weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rawson went tO
South Paris Tuesday.
Miss Gladys Whitson of Boston, Mass,
came here Tuesday and will board at E.
B. Austin's for few weeks. Miss Whit
son is the daughter of Rev. j. II. Whit
son, former pastor here.
Oscar Eastman has purchased the
John Irish place on the Turner road, and
will take possession at once.
The telephone exchange has been
moved to the house leased from Mrs. B. E
Gerrish.
Mrs. Myrtle Bowen went to the Cen.
trail Maine General Hospital at Lewiston
for treatment Thursday and was operat.
cd on Friday.
Miss Theo. Townsend of Waterville is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. 81. F. Rawson
DR.. A. E. Cole and family returned
from Bailey's Island Friday.
A. F. Warren, c. II. Prince and T. r
Dyer were in South Paris, Tuesday, at
tending the meeting of the chairmen OF
the several Republican town commit
teas
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Io]an,s Iatfer.

We cannot seem to remember the
limit of q Sabbath days journey OF the
olden time. Whether there be limita-
tions to a modern Sabbath days journey
we have not been informed. Our jour-
ney on W. s. Shaw's automobile was
limited to III miles. It was not for
pleasure only, but was mostly visit 20
the sick and the afflicted, and for rev
calls upon those who may be sick ana
afflicted some time II nothing happens
like stroke of a live wire or some such.
The stations that were passed without
stop are Chase's Mills, North Turner,
Brettuu's Mills, Livermore and Falls,
Jay, North Jay, Wilton, East Wilton,
West Pennington, Pennington, Strong
and Phillips. Here we were tagged and
stopped by DR.. Blanchard, who once on
time physicked the sick OF Buckfieid,
and 70. yrar has done the same for the
sick and ailing of Phillips.
Afterward a call was made on o. Il.
Hersey and family, who appeared to be
in the enjoyment OF life and pleasantly
situated. We are little thick OF hear,
ing, but we understood that he proposed
building a more commodious house, as
it was getting to be rather monotonous
to sleep with his legs sticking out OF the
window. Perhaps he didn't say it, but
that is the impression left on our ear
wax. Their daughter from Los Angeles,
CAL, is at home for while, also the son
whom we did not see.
We arrived at Willard Russelfs before
the noon hour-73m's. We found the
sick improving and glad at our coming
At o'clock we were again on the move,
through Weld village, the Long
Woods" Berry's Mills and Dixheld,
where we wooded up" with gasoline.
Down the east side of the river and-a
tire breathed its last not far back from
Gibertville. Spent an hour in patching
the leak, then on again across the
bridge into Canton across to Brettun's
and home again before the evening
services began, Graham roll and some
thing hot.
At no time was struck over 40-mile
gait, it being Sunday, don't you know.
An average of 18 miles per isn't bad-for
Sunday. Getting over the landscape by
auto is the way to be preferred II some
other owns and runs 1t. JOHN.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Maine Optometrists.
INTERESTING SUBJECTS DISCUSSED AT
STATE ASSOCIATIONS MID SUMNER
MEETING AT EAsTPORT.

The Maine Association of Opticians
held its midsummer meeting at East
port, July 12, and the gathering proved
to be one of the most profitable In the
history of that progressive organization.
There we're members present from all
sections of the state, together with other
leading optometrists from without its
borders.
This association was instrumental in
placing upon the statute books OF the
state the law governing the practice OF
optometry, which law has already driven
from Maine large percentage of the
hordes of incompetent and irresponsible
itinerants who for many years have been
exploiting for the benefit of their own
pockets the eyesight of the public. The
law has also raised the standard of COM
potency among the practicing optome-
trists and, in the future, will be even
more effective in this direction.
The association is likewise expendiDg
it's efforts to increase the efficiency and
to perfect the knowledge of its members,
and, while the social part of its meetings
is not neglected, yet the greater emphasis
is placed upon those portions of the pro-
gramme that have to do with the uplift
of the profession.
At the afternoon session the pro-
gramme included practical talk and in
teresting demonstration of lens grinding
at the optical rooms of John R. Roche,
who is the treasurer of the State Board
OF Examiners in Optometry, and whose
office is equipped with all the latest ap-
pliances and apparatus. A lecture and
clinic was conducted by Harry j. Covelle
of Bangor, who gave practical demon
stration of his methods in dealing with
certain difficult cases. This was followed
by an Illuminating paper on deep Curve
Lenses and How to Order Them
Ground" by G. II. Philbrick of Boston.
At the business meeting several can
didates were admitted to membership,
and the association adopted resolutions
endorsing the action of Columbia Uni
versity of New York City in adding a
two years. course in optometry to its
curriculum and pledging the support OF
the organization to make the new course
the success it is considered to deserve.
A pleasant relaxation from the more
serious work of the convention was q
delightful drive around historic East
port, the most easterly city in the United
States, and a shore dinner served on
Crosby's Beach at Deep Cove.
In the evening George Mel. Presson
of Pennington, president Of the State
Board of Examiners in Optometry and OF
the Maine association, lectured on
Diseases of the Eye That Should be
Recognized by the Optometrist" His re-
marks were illustrated with naturally
colored stereopticon slides and were one
of the instructive features of the meet
ing. He was followed by F. G. Blanch-
ard of Southbridge, Mass, who describ-
ed the A. o. Co. works there.
The members of the association from
this section are Samuel Richards, South
Paris; V. W. Hills and F. A. Cole, Nor
way,
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Maine Wants Girls.
NOT SUMNER GIRLS, BUT ALL-THE-
YEAR-RoUND GIRLS.

State Labor Commissioner Lyons
states an old but always-with.us-and-
ever-shall-be problem in a letter in these
words, which he is sending out to the
papers of the state:
AUGUSTA, Me-, July 20, Especially
Wanted-10,00O girls to help around
the house. Must be honest and willing
to work. Good homes for those who
suit.
Such a want advertisement expresses
one of the needs of the people of Maine.
Think of it! There are 10000 homes in
Maine in which there Is demand for a
competent girl who is willing to work
for good wages under congenial and
healthful conditions. Maine is famous
the world over for its hospitality, its
home comforts and its home life. Girls
are needed to maintain the standards
set in the days before the store, the
office and the factory made such inroads
on the supply of girl workers.
Maine wants 10000 girls at once. She
needed as many as 10000 three years ago
and conditions have not improved. The
wages paid are equal to or better than
those paid in stores and many Offices.
First-class girls are offered from three
dollars to six dollars a week and all
reasonable privileges. A further ad
vantage is that there are no long periods
of non-employment. There is always a
demand for her services.
The Bureau of Industrial and Labor
Statistics asked for information on the
subject In 1908. Circulars were sent to
every one of the 52l cities, towns and
plantations. Definite figures were re-
turned by 113, one OF which was large
city. These 1l3 cities and towns report
ed conservative estimates OF the number
of permanent positions available for girls
willing to work, as $3.50. II that can be
taken as an indication of the demand
throughout the state, the other towns
require at least $500 more.
THos j. LYONS,
Commissioner.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26

What is considered an important de-
cision has just been handed down by the
Maine law court to the effect that pur-
chaser Is not liable for goods ordered to
be delivered at a certain time and ship
ped in advance of that time. The case
was an action brought by q New York
clothing firm against Bangor retailer,
who bought winter clothing to be deliv-
cred September l, 1908. The goods ar
rived August II and were burned in q
freight house fire August II. The de-
fendant claimed the order specified the
goods should not be delivered until the
date named, as defendant had no room
to handle them. The law court rules
that the plaintiffs action cannot be
maintained.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Greenwood.

To mention the injury done by the
tempest of the 10th inst in addition to
that done by lightning, it i reported
that the roads are washed out in places
SO that now they are in worse condition
than they were before being repaired in
the spring.
But the leading business at present is
haying, and the leading topic in conver-
sation is something about haying; so
here goes for one more mention of that
subject al least. While some are said 10
have finished up, perhaps on the princi-
pie that a short horse is soon curried,
there are others only just commenced,
and now and then one not even that.
rhe weather on the whole has been
favorable, and hardly any hay has been
damaged by rain, which is again needed.
A company of Gipsies, occupying six
horse teams, one double, passed here the
other day; where they stopped the night
previous is unknown, out it is said they
put up the following night at South
Bethel. A strange and unpopular race
of people are they; but there is one ex-
ception at least, and that is Gipsy
Smith, the evangelist.
More recently two Mormon mission.
aries, or elders as they call themselves,
stopped here, probably with the inteu-
ton of making a Mormon or two, but
finding the place rather forbidding a.
indeed was the whole neighborhood
their calls were brief. They left small
booklet or tract Of 50 pages with the re-
quest that we read and benefit by it. We
have read it through with considerable
care, aud while part of it is common
sense, the most Of it is mere nonsense.
The tract is entitled, The Plan of Saliva
ton, by Elder John Morgan.
On the same day Singer sewing ma
chine agent called here and wanted to
sell one for $50, but when informed that
there was New Home in the house,
equal to any machine on the market, and
bought for $50, he had but little more to
saw
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
THE ROYAL HOAX.
And the Missing Sword of the Duke Of
Cumberland.

And the Missing Sword Of the Duke Of
Cumberland.
What became of the Duke Of Cum.
berland's sword. which was lost or
stolen at the Haymarket theater Jan.
Ii. 1149?
1t was on the night Of the great
Bottle Hoax" According to adver.
tisement. man was to play on a
common walking cane the music Of
every instrument now used to per.
fection. get into quart bottle with
out eQuivocation and while there sing
several songs" besides doing other
things only a little less marvellous
more marvellous that the theater
should have been packed with spec
tators. including many Of the nobility
and the Duke Of Cumberland of Cullo-
den fame
The conjurer did not appear. but
enc of the theater officials did and In
formed the house that all money
would be returned at the doors. Cum.
berland was the first that dew In q
rage" contemporary account tells US.
land called to pull down the house.
He drew bis sword and was In such
II rage that somebody slipped In be-
hind him and pulled the sword out OF
his hand. which was as much as to
say. Fools should not have chopping
sticks This sword Of his has never
been heard Of nor the person who took
It Thirty guineas Of reward are OF.
fered for it."-London Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
West Sumner.

DR.. and Mrs. II. F. Atwood left Fri
day on horseback for short vacation.
They will stop at Lewiston, Brunswick
and Portland, thence by boat to Boston
where they expect to enjoy horseback
rides in the suburbs. 4.
A. A. Hebert, agent for the Madawaska
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Van
Buren, is boarding at John Heald's.
Mrs. Addie Mason and Mrs. Margaret
Sturtevant of North Buckfield were in
town Sunday.
p. G. Barrett is having the piazza on
the tenement over his store extended,
which will make it much more roomy
and convenient Herbert Barrows is
doing the work.
George Crockett and wife of South
Paris were in town Saturday, and they
called to see Mrs. Abbie Bates.
Miss Bertha Melcher of Brunswick,
who has been spending a week with
Mrs. n. F. Atwood, left for home Thurs
day.
Mrs. Lydia Doble of South Paris, who
formerly resided here, is with her niece,
Mrs. Delma Farrar.
Rev. Daniel Tuttle of Pownal was
present at the services in the Univers-
alist church Sunday.
Geo. Berry, Ph. D., OF Hamilton,
N. Y, assisted at the services in the
Baptist church Sunday.
Carl Andrews of Rumford is spending
part of his vacation with his uncle,
Harry Jacobs.
Clinton Bsbee of Auburn was here
over Sunday with his father, Sylvester
Bisbee.
Mrs Harris of Winthrop, Mass, who
is visiting at W. T. Bisbee's, had shock
of paralysis Tuesday night in her left
side. Both arms are completely paral-
yzed and she is confined to her bed in a
very helpless condition. She has recent
ly recovered from an attack of pneu-
monia and was in poor health when she
was stricken with paralysis. DR..
Thayer, a specialist of Portland, was
called to her Wednesday to consult with
DR.. Atwood. She may recover II she
does not have another stroke.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
North Buckfield.

A. S. Bessey went to Rumford Satur-
day on business.
Merle Sturtevant is at work haying in
Hebron.
Lee Paradis contemplates moving into
Carl Heald's rent. His little boy who
has bad typhoid fever is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Bicknell spent Sun.
day at Selden Barrett's on Sumner Hill.
E. D. Heald is out of the mill at work
haying.
Judith and Clithroe Warren are taking
music lessons OF Mrs. Allie Mitchell at
Buckfield.
Mordant Rowe's children have the
whooping cough.
Ralph McAlister of North Paris is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G, B. Keene.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Hebron.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bartlett and son of
Boston are visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Bartlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Day Of Turner
took dinner with Alton Hibbs Tuesday,
and in the afternoon called TO see their
grandson, who is in the Maine Sanato-
rum.
Miss Fannie Hunt has been spending
two weeks at her home in Norway.
Miss Bernice Webber of Auburn spent
Sunday with Mrs. (. c. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Everett and daugh-
ter of South Paris spent Sunday with
Mrs. Everett's grandfather, Joel Foster.
Ruby Verrill entertained eighteen OF
her young friends on Monday, her ninth
birthday.
Ralph Glover hurt his hand quite bad
ly few days ago, while unloading hay
with horse hay fork.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Why She Couldn't Accent.

Telephone operators who plug wrong
numbers or get the wires crossed some
tiEies are responsible for very embar-
rassins situations. as was exemplified
by II broker In this city the other morn.
.ng. The broker called up his home
rumber and said to the person on the
other end Of the wire:
Hello. deur. Is that your
YES" replied a sweet toned voice.
We'll. I've been thinking about you
all morning. want you to come
downtown and meet me for lunch, and
we'll 90 to show this afternoon"
We'll. that would be very NICE" re-
piled the person on the other end, "and
| should dearly love to do 30, but my
husband Is home, and I'm afraid he'd
object. Don't you think you've got
the wrong numbsrT - Philadslphia
Times.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26

"The man who made mosquito bars
should with the angels stand.
And float around among the -.
harp within his ss-"
Edward S. Smith is confined to his
home by illness.
Jared Luton is on a visit to his old
home in Connecticut.
<. K. Briggs has sold all his upland
and meadow grass to Hazen B. Lowell.
Mrs. Cleveland Bell of Oxford is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. G. Dana Morrill,.
Wesley Dennis has sold his house in
this village and will move to Bethel Hill.
Postmaster Dennison and wife spent
last week at Old Orchard Beach.
Ernest Rollins and wife Of Auburn
were in this village on Sunday, the 17th.
II. B. Lowell and three hired men are
hay ing this week for Mrs. Helen Tyler.
George Fisher has changed his occupa-
ton from printer to section hand on
the railroad.
Miss Grace Farwell had pleasant ride
to Hale in An automobile one day last
week.
Miss Blanche HENDERSON Of Dixfield
visited her aunt, Mrs. E. j. Bell. and
other relatives in this village last week.
Howard Tyler of Bethel Hill is work
ing in the printing department Of the
Whitten & Dennison post card house.
No freight trains are being run since
Monday night, July 18th, over the Grand
Trunk Railway, owing to a strike OF
trainmen for higher wages. Thus far
three passenger trains each way have
gotten through from thirty minutes to
three hours or more behind time, with
the mails and express.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
Oxford.

Mr.. Harrington of Boston and Miss
May Vannah sang at the Congregational
church Sunday. They are giving series
of lessons to class at the Congregational
chapel evenings, to close with concert
Saturday evening in Robinson's Hall.
T. A. Roberts w. r. C. will have a
picnic Saturday at Mrs. Warren's grove.
The Dwinal Post corps of Mechanic
Falls are invited to be present.
The Hersey Guild met by invitation
with Mrs. Hitchings of Oxford Spring
House on Wednesday. Refreshments
were served and it was very pleasant
occasion.
The Oxford Division Sons of Temper.
ance installed their officers Thursday
evening.
Curtis Keene OF Boston is spending
his vacation at his fathers.
John Farris and wife of Boston are
visiting their relatives here.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-26
East Sumner.

E. E. Tucker started on a trip to
Washington County on Wednesday.
Mrs. Bertha, wife of Geo. Bonney, oi
Mexico, was In town calling on friends
on Wednesday. Mr.. Bonney is running
the early passenger train to Lewiston,
returning on the afternoon mail train.
Harold Keene is working on the rail.
road while Mr.. Cummings is on a vaca'
ton.
Rev. L. NJ. Robinson Of Philadelphia
is on his annual vacation at his home.
stead farm. A part of his time is spent
at his seaside cottage at Bailey's Island.
Stephen Doten is making his summer
visit to the scenes of his youth. At this
date he is stopping few days at D. W.
Piper's, West Peru.
Ralph Hodsdon is at home from South
Paris, having had an i'll turn.
The drought has nearly ruined some
CrOpS.