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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Mexico,

Geo. A. Gates and wife from Phillips
are visiting their numerous relatives
here. After three weeks spent here
they visit relatives in Lewiston, plan.
ming to take in the state fair.
Lewis A. Thomas, Jr., with wife and
two children, after two months visit
with his father and other relatives here,
started on the return trip to his home,
Hico, Calf, the 18th inst.
Miss Emma P. Gleason is spending her
five weeks school vacation with her
father and other relatives in Mexico and
Phillips.
Willis MCGUIRE and VIM. Buzzell have
returned from the Alberta region after
an absence OF five months. Mr.. Nc.
CURE has rented the Stanley barber shop
and is occupying it.
VIM. W. Bolster from Auburn spent
the Sabbath with Mrs. L. q. Reeds
family.
Miss Luella Phelps spent few days
of last week with her niece, Mrs. Eta
P. Richards. She proposes to remain
two weeks longer in Maine before re-
turning to her home in Cambridge,
Mass.
Sunday, the 21st, hen house belong.
ing to Duncan Law was burned. Cause,
ash barrel.
Commencing in front of the Lewis
Reed house and continuing to the Har.
low Hill road, Road Commissioners
Virgin has widened the road bed ten
feet on the east side and four feet on the
west side; on the east side by excava-
ton and on the west side by dumping
hundreds of yards Of the dirt excavated
over the steep bank. BY the excavation
made be also secured gravel enough to
level the road bed from the Park barn
to the Harlow Hill road.
From the cemetery to Houstin's barn
be put in a concrete wall eight feet high,
three feet wide on the bottom and one
foot wide on the top, graded the side hill
and sodded and seeded it. This work
cost from $1,000 to S1400 and may entail
law suits for damage to property of
abutters.
John N. Thompson and son, George,
from Dixfleld, spent quite a part of
Wednesday at Mexico, visiting John N g
birthplace where he had not been during
the last forty years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
North Paris.

Mrs. Mary Deuham has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. NJ. S. Bubier. for two
weeks. Saturday they went to Hartford
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Frank York.
While there they visited the Robinson
Library building and found there large
collection of ancient and curious things
which were very interesting to look at
Mrs. Rosetta Ryerson of West Sumner
and Mrs. Hanson of Mechanic Falls have
been visiting at A. T. Hollis.
Mrs. G. E. Peterson is so much Inn
proved In health as to be able to de
thousework.
Mrs. Willard Wescott and little child
and Mrs. Robert Wescott of Portland
visited at b. K. Dow's Aug. rs.
We understand that the G. A. Church
i'll farm recently sold to Maurice Noye'
OF South Paris has been bought by Kar
| Lindi,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Large Difference In Favor of 1909
The Fairfield Journal SAYS:

The frantic efforts the Republican papers arr
making to prove that every town In the state Il
getting back more from the state than II pays In
state tax would be laughable II 1t was not fol
the fact that some people will be badly fooled by
it. That this happens to some towns no ont
doubts but IN many of them and In practically
all the larger the balance is the other way, anC
while In things of that nature IL can be made e
appear that the town Ia getting back great deal
the real effect Is very small and the tax payer
has to go into his pocket deeper.
We have not observed any efforts
frantic or otherwise, to show that "every
town in the state" is getting more back
from the state than it pays in state tax
Some towns, which have a large num-
Der of scholars, get back for common
schools alone more than they pay in
state tax. Other towns pay more state
tax than they get back in school money
But when we come to compare the
year 1882, the last year OF Democratic
administration in Maine, with 1909, the
last year of Republican administration,
we find that most of the towns are pay
ing a much smaller net state tax in 1909
than in 1882 Each town pays certain
amount of state tax, and receives from
the state a certain amount of money fol-
common schools. Deducting the amount
received for common schools from the
amount of state tax, we will call the
difference the net state tax. On this
basis we find that only seven of the
thirty-five towns in Oxford County paid
a larger net state tax in 1909 than in
1882. These seven towns, and the net
amount they paid in 1909 more than in
1882, are as follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
West Sumner.

There was a republican rally here
Monday evening, Aug. %. The speakers
were Hon. James S. Wright of South
Paris and Hon. Geo. D. Bisbee of Rum
ford.
E. B. Robertson, wife and SOD, Albert
of Cambridge, Mass, are with Mr.. Rob
ertson's mother, Mrs. a.. s. Robertson.
Mrs. o. G. Chandler is in very poor
health. DR.. Yates is the attending
physician. Mrs. Chandler is said to be
somewha improved.
Mrs. Mabel Foster and three children
of Bryant's Pond are visiting Mrs
Fosters mother, Mrs. freeman Farrar.
Mrs. Alice Austin and three children
of Peru have been spending a week with
Mrs. Austin's sister, Mrs. Ella Bonney.
As Freeman Farrar and wife were
driving on the meadow road last week,
they saw fine deer bound across the
meadow and disappear in the woods.
Edwin Barrett Of Mexico, who has
been the guest of his brother, 7. G. Bar
rett, has returned to his homo.
The s. b. Reading Club held meet
ing in the club room Thursday after
noon. Author, Thomas Jefferson.
Next meeting Sept. 1st.
The Club was entertained Wednesday
afternoon at Ryemoor by Deaconess
Clarke and others. Games and music
made the time pass very quickly and
pleasantly. Refreshments of cake and
Ice cream were served. All departed
hoping the Deaconess will return next
year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Maine News Notes.

A large pulp mill is to be built by the
Pejepscot Paper Co. at Topsham as an
addition to its present plant.
A stabbing affair among Italians In
Portland on Aug. 9Th has resulted fatal
ly. Mersigilo Valendino, the victim,
died on Thursday. Santo Ferranto is 10
Jail under heavy bonds for assault, and
the charge will doubtless be changed to
either murder or manslaughter.
DR.. Robert j. Alley, superintendent of
instruction in Indiana. has been rendered
the chair of the presidency, University
of Maine, by the trustees, and has &C
copied the position. DR.. Alley Is native
of Indiana, born in 1868, and has been
engaged in educational work since he
began teaching at IA years of age.
Drownings reported In Maine within
two or three days were Sydney Jones, q
real estate broker Of New York, and bis
son, Sydney, Jr., from the capsiz'ng of
canoe at Yoke Pond, near Katahdin Iron
Works; Joseph Legasse of New Auburn,
whose body was found in the Little
A ndroscoggin River after he had been
missing several days; James A. Mckay,
Al years of age, who fell overheard
while deep sea fishing near Portland
Harbor; and William Dudley, seaman or
schooner at Calais, who Is supposed ia
have walked overheard in his sleep.
Burglars entered the Lisbon FALL
post Office Monday night, and got from
the safe about $75 worth of stamps and
nearly the same amount of cash. Early
Tuesday morning at Brunswick Officer
Stetson had running duel Of shots witt
three suspicious appearing men who got
out of sight. Post Office Inspector Rob
inson, who has done number Of good
jobs in rounding up burglars, was mott.
fed of the Lisbon Falls burglary, aud
Tuesday night he and Officer Stetsor
watched at the Topsham railroad sta
ton. About 10 o'clock three men ap
peared on the track, and as they rar
when ordered to stop, the officers open
ed fire. One of the men was brought
down with q wound, not dangerous, Ii
the leg. On him were found revolver
and cartridges, some fuses, and nearly
quart of nitroglycerine. The other mel
got away, but it is thought they mus
have been hit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
East Sumner.

A party of government surveyors have
been working for several days at and
near East Sumner.
The Minot Packing Co. are putting
their plant in order for the seasons pack
of sweet corn which now promises to be
good.
The annual agricultural horse trots''
will soon be in evidence at the fairs.
Quite a crew of men are at work on
the state road up the Ford valley.
A few old soldiers attended the dedi.
cation of the soldiers monument at Can.
ton last Thursday. It was an impressive
and very appropriate affair.
The soldiers meeting at Buckfleld on
Wednesday, the 31st, promises to be an
event of unusual interest, and we'll at
tended IL weather conditions are good.
We were recently very pleasantly en-
tertained at the cosy residence OF Her
bert Harlow and wife, by the rendering
of q large number of graphophone &C.
lections of fine production. Mr.. Harlow
has q large and finely selected list of
Edison and Columbia records.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
East Waterford.

Miss Wilma Millett has gone to Strick.
land to help care for her father, Sewell
F. Mihett, who is very low with cancer
of the stomach.
Miss Marion Green OF Connecticut and
Myra Haggett of South Paris are guests
at Il. o. Rolfe's.
Herbert York of Bethel has bought
the old McIntire school house of L. E.
McIntire and is converting it into a
dwelling. he will work for Mr.. Nc
Intire.
Mrs. Steady of Berlin, N. a., is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. Will MCGOWAN.
Mrs. Kinnard of Portland has joined
her son, Philip Craven, at 81. b.
Doughty's.
Mrs. Doe, son and daughter, of Turner,
have visited the past week at G. l..
Stevens and at the Gibbs cottage at
Pappoose Pond.
B. G.. McIntire's family aud Mrs.
Lizzie Sawin are at Pine Lodge, Pap
poose Pond.
n. o. Rolfe went to West Bethel
Thursday to attend the funeral of bis
uncle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Green wood.

These warm days furnish just the kind
of weather for maturing the crops, al
though some of the nights are rather
cold for that purpose. For instance,
Saturday morning the temperature stood
just at 40, and Sunday morning at 49,;
later frost was reported in some less
favored localities, but no damage done.
Have not yet heard from Alaska nor
northern Siberia. Probably many will
remember that Jack Frost commenced
his fall work along that line 10 business
like manner on the morning of August
81 last year, but did not show up here
until into October.
The new school house has been treated
to another coat of white paint, and is
now about ready for the "schoolmarm"
and her little kids. The work was done
BY RawsOn Martin, who is known as a
first class painter Ed Pike bought the
old one and has moved part of it home.
Brooks farm, is repairing the buildings
and has done some other kinds of work
on the place Possibly, girls, here may
be chance for one OF you. Mr.. Ben
nett is young man, single and good
looking, some pretend he already has
girl on the string, but gossip isn't al
ways reliable, and even il he has, per-
haps you might "cut her out" There
is prize worth looking after to say the
least.
Blackberries are now plentiful and our
little grandkids are picking lots of them.
They make very good sauce or pies, and
are the only kind of small fruit grown
about here to any extent this season.
The widow Cobb Of Deering is again
visiting Mrs. A. S. Brooks, and Monday
they made very pleasant afternoon
visit at the Bennett place.
Two callers Wednesday, first Mr..
Bstchelder in search of ginseng, and,
second, Mr. Carter in search OF cattle.
Both kinds of property rather scarce
about here at present.
This is said to be the season when
farmers live the cheapest of any time In
the year, plenty of new potatoes, green
corn, cucumbers, peas, string beans aud
onions, and all by going into the field or
garden after them. An off year for APP
Piles, but sufficient for to-day, and per-
haps to- morrow will take care of itself
Smoke generally ascends into the air,
but some of these hazy mornings it falls
to the ground so as to become almost
suffocating Is il then heavier than the
air or lighter? Who will rise and explain?
Friday, August 20, 1910, which means
that your humble correspondent has oc-
cupied small place somewhere on this
mundande sphere just so years. Posi-
bly, the subject may be referred to again
next week.
Two more visitors to-day, our daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ira W. Swan, of Locke's Mills,
and Ransom Dunbar Cummings OF
Bryant's Pond, family relative, or to
be more exact, a first cousin to Mrs. L.
D.
The weather this week is better for
growing crops than getting hay. Hun
garian grass cut the first of the week Is
still out and got fine shower on 1t this
But dog days will SOON end
and so will the fall election, and then |
We shall know who's who and what's
what. The thing to do now seems to be
10 talk about politics, and the thing to |
ak about il politics.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Byron.

]. E. Shaw and his brother, lothian
who have worked together, have finished
haying. They had V. D. Taylor and
Fred Garno to help them.
Virgil Taylor is at work on Summit
section.
L. A. Mason had three sheep killed BY
bears recently. Traps were set, two
bears got in and both pulled their feet
out and got away.
Mr.. Mason finished haying last week
and is helping DR.. Taylor cut his.
A. G. campmeeting at Mechanic Falls
began the 18th and closed the 18th.
Elery Poland has q carpenter at work
on his blacksmith shop at Gum Corner.
he has good shop we'll under way to
completion.
A. o. Reed Is having the Wallace
house shingled.
The big teams hauling spool squares
from No. 6 and West End have cut the
roads badly.
The recent showers have washed the
hills considerably.
DR.. Taylor went to Rumford Friday
on business.
Two men from Mexico are mining on
East Branch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Mason.

Mrs. Hannah Mason has returned from
visiting her daughter, Mrs. P. W. Saun
ders, of North Waterford.
j. A. Mckenzie sold a COW to G. D.
Morrill, of West Bethel.
Ira Putnam OF Lewiston visited at A.
E. Tyler's Sunday.
Stephen and James Westleigh are cut
ting wood for E. 81. Morrill,.
Miss Irene Morrill, is visiting relatives
in Norway.
John Westleigh is at work for Allen
Mcleod.
Roy Grover and daughter Gertrude
are visiting at S. o. Growers for few
days.
W. W. Hastings with a party was in
town with his auto August "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. B. Mason of Wesl
Bethel were in town Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Sryant's Pond.

A perfect day was furnished for the
annual grove meeting of the Universalist
Association held here last Sunday. The
attendance this year was not large. Elk
cellent services were held both forenoon
and afternoon. Rev. FL. E. Benton OF
Stamford, Conn.,, who is passing his va
cation in Maine, was present and gave an
interesting talk. Mr. Benton will preach
at the Universaist church here Aug. 2S.
Lawson W. Cole died at his home on
Billings Hill quite suddenly Thursday
morning, Aug. 25, of heart trouble. Mr.
Cole was about go years of age and was
the son of the late Southern Cole of this
town Besides several brothers he leaves
four children, two sons and two daugh-
tiers. The funeral was held at the North
Woodstock chapel Friday afternoon, at
tended BY Rev. A. II Carville.
Among the arrivals this week were:
Zilpha Porter. Island Pond.
Mrs. Alvah Hanson, Pennington, \. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. n. Billings, Centre Harbor
Y. II.
Lena Howe, BROOKLYN.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. r. Atwood, Somerville, Mass
Rev. A. III. Carville and wife, Littleaeld.
MIR. Slower of Poland was in town
Thursday looking over the fields OF
sweet corn. He decided not to open the
shop for few days as none of the crop
is ready to cut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Loclke's Mills.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bartlett, Bertha
Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Trask,
Florence Littlefleld aud Lola Foster at
tended the Universalist grove meeting
at Bryant Pond Sunday, August 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Cobb OF West
Paris visited at L. C. Trask's last week
Mrs. Dolly Carroll of franklin, Mass,
was the guest Of Mrs. j. G. Littleheld
last week.
The buildings at South Bethel owned
BY the E. L. Tebbets Spool Co., and oc.
cupied by Peter Moody, were destroyed
by fire Thursday afternoon. :,
Mrs. Elva Locke, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Gerrish and daughter of West Paris, and
Mrs. John Marshall and Miss Elizabeth
of Providence, R. l., are at Camp Echo
Mrs. B. Wilson and Mrs. Hanson Of
Portland are at "Birch-Haven."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Hebron.

Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Glover are board
ing with Herbert Csntello for few
weeks. Mr.. Glover Is q native of He
bron but for many years has lived In
Massachusetts,.
Miss Ida Leslie and Dram Lawry have
been In the place for few days. We
understand Miss Leslie will remain for a
short time.
Quite q number from here attended
Pomona Grange field day at South Paris
Tuesday.
Hebron Grange held their annual field
day at Grange Hall Wednesday.
Mrs. Florence Durham Pinkham oil
Newton, Mass, with Miss Louise and
Master Harry, locally known as "Sonny",
are at E, s, Dunham's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Browufield.

Company at Mrs. Julia Beans, also at
Mr.. Blake's.
Democratic rally at town hall Tuesday
evening. Speaker, hon. Obadiah Gard
ner.
Myrtle Harmon, who went to hos
pitai in Portland for treatment, has re-
turned much improved. Mrs. Harmon
Is very feeble, also Mrs. Fogg.
Mr.. Leslie Poor has bought house
lot on the Kezar Falls road.
MI. Slower Is repairing his house. It
IL said he attends occupying 1t later on.
Mrs. Elmer Thompson and son are
still ct Mr.. John Sands.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
West Lowell.

Mrs. Marietta Fox has returned from
South Paris where she has been at work
in her son Guy Fox's family several
weeks.
Lewis T. Fox, wife. and two children,
of Bangor, are visiting at his parental
home.
Mrs. Joan McAllister is at North
Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bracket Of
Sweden have visited her uncles, A. and
o. C. Lord.
G.. w. Andrews visited Cornish fair
last week and il at his cottage entertain
ing Geo. Nudd and wife Of Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30

The reason for the increase in these
towns is not far to seek, TO any one IA
miliar with the situation. Rumford has
increased in valuation since 1882 by over
500 per cent through the development OF
Rumford Falls. The other six towns are
small towns, increasing slowly in popu-
lation and number of scholars, but with
large areas of timber land, which has
advanced rapidly, so that the increase in
valuation in these towns since 1882 has
been from so to 240 per cent.
Every one of the other twenty-eight
towns in Oxford County, notwithstand-
ing general increase in valuation, paid
a smaller net tax in 1900 than in 1882,
the decrease varying in amount with cir
cumstances. As one instance, Canton
paid net state tax in 1882, of 81 ,063. 36.
In 1909 Canton actually received from
the state for common schools Sl99. So
more than the amount of its state tax,
making the difference in favor of 1909 as
against 1882, 81. 262.91.
Six towns in the county, Canton,
Greenwood, Mexico, Peru, Porter and
Roxbury, received more common school
money from the state in 1909 than they
paid for state tax.
In this reckoning only the amount Of
money for common schools is reckoned
as an offset 10 the state tax. III there
were also included the money received
for high schools, roads, and other pur-
poses, the difference in favor Of 1909
would be larger.
These figures are pleasing, but not
''laughable." There is no mystery
about the matter, no attempt on the part
of any one to create something out of
nothing. New sources of taxation and
increase of taxation, mainly on railroad
and other corporations, have given the
state revenue which 1t did not formerly
have, and have permitted Of reducing
the amount of direct state tax on the
people. This is in the line of equaliza-
ton of taxation, and has been done
under Republican administration. II is
true that in some of this work assistance
has been rendered by Democratic MEM
bers of the legislature, though they are
now so eager to disown it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
North Buckfield.

Madge and Dwight Turner have been
visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Emily
Bicknell.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Heald and Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Sturtevant spent the day at
Lake Auburn, Aug. "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Swallow were al
her brothers., o. E. Turner's, Sunday al
East Sumner.
Mabery Mayhem and wife from Au-
burn spent Saturday and Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. j. e. Mayhem.
Helen Heald entertained some of her
friends at lawn party Tuesday after,
noon.
The Clapps arrived at the Spauldine
, cottage Friday, for their annual visit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
North Waterford.

Mrs. Fred Black has returned from
Casco.
The spool mill has shut down for tht
regular vacation for the help.
A. B. Cooper of Milton, Mass, who
has been spending his three weeks va
cation with his wife at Fred Hazelton's
has gone to his home.
Mrs. Nellie Vogue is visiting at Mrs
Sarah York's.
Eighteen of the W. R. G. ladies wen
to Norway last week to visit Norwa.
Corps. They went on the tally-ho ant
had a grand good time.
A party of six boys from Albany hav
been camping in tent at Pappoos
Pond.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
East Bethel.

Misses Dorothy and Gilmore Simpson
of Boston are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
W. Bean.
Mr.. Henry Howe of South Paris visit
ed at r. B. Howe's last week.
Judge G. F. Rich and family OF Der
lin, N. a., were recent guests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Insley Young OF Eas,
Weymouth, Mass, visited friends herr
last week.
Miss Rilla Bartlett Of Litchfield, Me-.
il the guest of her sister, Mrs. Eta Bean
I.lder River Grange has quite recent!
purchased new handsome Poole piano
for it's ball. 1t was put in by Mr.. W. j
Wheeler of South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
Oxford.

George Houghton has been quite sick.
F. B. Andrews is very sick. His sis
ter, Mary Andrews, of Portland, Is with
him.
Quite number went on the excursion
to Togus on Wednesday.
A delegation from T. A. Roberts Post
and Corps went to Bethel Wednesday to
meet the Bethel w. r. C.
Mrs. Homer of Providence, r L., is
stopping at Belmont Lodge.
Miss N. 1. Corning, who has spent the
summer in Europe, will sail Aug. "a for
New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30

The proverbial luck of the Portland
Railroad Company held when two cars
on the Old Orchard run crashed head-on
on Sunday, the 21st. Although about
a dozen passengers were injured, no one
was killed, and the worst injury, the
breaking and bruising of leg, will not
necessitate amputation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30

As the outcome of the death of Willis
Mcleod in ruction In q Bangor brick
yard, Daniel Sheppard, John McTigue
and Patrick McTigue are held charged
with murder. The trouble Is said to
have originated in An insulting remark
name by Sheppard to McLeod's daugh'
Tar
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
How "Extravagance" Hits Buckfield

In the economical Democratic year Of
1882 the town of Buck field paid state
tax of S1,792.8S, and received from the
state in aid Of common schools, 1856. 40
making net amount of state tax Of
81 1877 46. In the "extravagant" year of
1909, under Republican administration,
Buckfleld paid state tax of S1,30s .04,
and received common school money to
the amount of 81 ,072.50, making the net
state tax $232.54.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-30
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