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Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Green wood.

When the snow squall was on last
Tuesday morning, the flakes falling
thick and fast and nearly as large as
butterflies, covering the ground an inch
deep in very short time, it is no won
der if some one remarked, 1.-THE stormy
April is come at last" But the furry
soon passed over and an hour or two
later the cattle were out in the pasture
to see how tall the grass had grown.
Smelts have been running again for
several nights, and myriads of them
have yielded up their tiny bodies for
food for the creature man. Tiny is
the adjective to use this year, in connec-
tion with these fish, since they do not
average more than three inches in
length.
Bad luck seems to follow Alfonzo
Cole and wife in losing their children.
He married Portland lady, where they
lived while, then moved to the Center
and later to Locke's Mills, where they
still reside. During that time five sons
and one daughter were born to them,
and now only one of their family is liv-
ing, their girl baby having died only a
few days ago.
Visited Patch Mountain last week,
Charles Verrill's family with several
others, to learn the facts in regard to
his oven explosion. They differed some.
what from the reports given, but to no
great extent. 1t was fortunate that Mr..
Verrill was near by and opened the oven
door, thus giving the powder more vent
otherwise the chimney would have been
demolished and his family more or less
injured.
Those twin Herrick boys are growing
finely; but the most interesting sight
occurred while calling on o. L. Peabody
While there his nine-year- girl drove
up to the door from visiting neighbOr,
on thirteen hundred pound horse, then
took on her little five-year-old sister and
drove off for another ride. That is what
might be called young America of the
feminine gender.
Two weeks ago paper printed an
article, entitled, care We All Liars?''
The writer claimed that we all come
very near to that, and perhaps not with.
out reason. The psalmist, away back In
his day, iutimated about the Same thing
in these words: 81 said in my haste, all
men are liars" Ps. 1l8, II.
John Titus Of Bryant's Pond called
here aud gave US the history of the bur
glary committed there the morning pre-
vious. Evidently the burglars had no,
graduated in that fine art, as it nigh,
now be called.
Frank Brooks bid adieu to camp life
Thursday and moved back on to his
farm. On the same day Ernest Brooks
and family of Locke's Mills and Henry
Brooks and family of Fryeburg visited
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Brooks
These two brothers have each one baby
boy, and as Delphon Brooks, wife anG
three boys, visited there at the same
time, the ratio of male to female sex was
5 toe.
Speaking of smelts again, three mer
went from here last evening and got al
they wanted and of the same length.
In consequence of their small size, it IL
proposed to cook them without dressing
as the French do their snails, and we
Americans our oysters. Why not, and
thus save time and food?
According to the almanac dog days
begin about the 25th of July, but Cal
nights have already arrived.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

"There is time for all things.
Grim Winters far away.
And till It come truce to gloom,
Be glad that Springs to-dayl"
Cool and dry.
Mont Shaw has gone to Berlin, N. H.,
to work in the Cascade Paper Mills.
John Carleton nf Newry has again
been hired as ferryman here.
Miss Bertha Cole of East Bethel is
working in the village hotel.
T. W. Vashaw has hired E. P. Phil.
brook to complete the repairs on hit
house.
The old ferry boat is being repaired
and will soon be ready for business.
The large drive of pulp wood in Pleas
ant River is hung up for lack of water.
Francis D. Mills visited his sister, Mrs
Walter Bartlett, OF East Bethel, las
Sunday.
Martin Whitney has returned from hi
visit in Sebago, and is again with W. A
Farwell and family.
Ebert R. Briggs was at home from
South Paris for few hours Sunday, re-
turning on the afternoon train.
The "sugsring off" party in Grang'
Hall on Thursday evening of last weel
was we'll attended, three long tables
being filled.
j. Henry Briggs of New Gloucester
who is employed in portable saw mil
in East Bethel, visited relatives in thi
end of the town Sunday.
c. E. Tolman of South Paris frequent
ly visits this village and is we'll liket
here as an insurance agent.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Oxford.

Fred Pottle has been chosen from the
Oxford High School to compete In the
prize contest at Colby.
The Hersey Guild met with Mrs.
Frank Keene.
The Congregational Ladies' Circle met
Wednesday with Mrs. c. r. Starbird.
An entertainment with sale is being
arranged to take place on Wednesday,
April 9th.
The II. E. ladies met with Mrs.
Weston Dunn.
Mrs. Knight fell Sunday injuring her
self quite severely. Mrs. Nathaniel
Lamb Is staying with her.
Miss Hall Of Norway Is visiting at DR..
Hsskell's. Mrs. Haskell is able to move
around some in q wheel chair.
Mr.. Houghton Of Lewiston is visiting
his brother, Geo. Houghton, and bis sis
ter, Mrs. Eden.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
North Waterford.

Mrs. Charles Berry and Mrs. Merle
Morse and three children from Wolfboro
N. H., are visiting relatives here.
The river drivers are here boarding at
Paris Paige's and will go from there to
Fred Hazelton's to board.
Born, April 12, to the wife of Herbert
Lord, baby girl.
The village schools began Monday, the
11th, under the instruction of Maude
Dresser in the grammar room and Ids
Holt the primary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bickford of Stone
ham are visiting their daughter, Mrs
Will Rice, and family.
Charles Crosby of Norway is stopping
at Ernest Nason's.
Mrs. Merton Hobson and Leah spent
last week with relatives in Paris.
Mrs. Annie Hazelton was the guest oi
Mrs. Lila Hobson one day last week.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
North Buckfield.

The river drivers have ther logs partly
in the mill pond and are now waiting
for rise of water.
Mrs Rosetta Warren has been visiting
her brother, Frank Turner, in Lewiston.
Wash Heald's children have been on
the sick list.
Emerson Tucker is moving back on to
his farm.
Mrs. +. Z. Hesld spent part of the
week with her daughter, Mrs. l.. A.
Kicker, in Hartford.
A special meeting of Mountain Grange
was held Monday night for the purpose
of comforting degrees.
School commenced Monday with q
larger attendance than usual. Myra
Irish. of Buckfield, teacher.
Irving Smith has moved his family
into the AL Buck place.
Greenleaf Spaulding Of New York was
brought here for burial last week. he
was former resident.
Westley Scott is spending his vacation
at B. s. Records.
Levi Turner, who injured his shoulder,
is with his daughter, Mrs. r. j. Warren.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
East Waterford,

The following are the teachers for the
spring term:
City-Emmie j. Young.
Temple Hill-Elsie v. Sanderson.
East Waterford-Mary Dresser.
Plummer Hill-Charlotte Morse.
Mutiny-Gorham Normal Graduate.
North Waterford Grammar-Maude Dresser.
North Waterford Primary-Ida B. Holt.
Fiat-Agnes r. Plummer.
All the schools opened Monday excep,
this, as the school house is being repair
ed
Temple Hill school house has had a
new chimney built.
Mrs. Hubert Walker Is caring for her
sister, Mrs. Fred johnson, who it Is fear.
ed will have rheumatic fever.
Selectman w. V. Kneeland and G. A.
Miller took Josiah Weeks to the Insane
Hospital at Augusta Thursday.
The pulp wood is being run down the
river.
B. G. McIntire has been in Kingfield
the past few days.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Peru.

NJ. Fl. Babb has returned home from
the hospital.
l.. Z. Irish's son is on the gain.
Mrs Chas. Kidder and sou, W. B.,
have gone to Massachusetts,. Mr.. Kid
der returns home the 18th, Mrs. Kidder
will spend the summer there.
C. c. Young is building him house.
G. III. Conant and w. b. Gillispie have
been at work at Howard Turner's saw
mill.
Mrs. Hattie Getchell has returned to
Rangeley.
B. Walker McKeen, the State Lecturer,
and State Deputy, E. l.. Torrey, visited
Rockemeka Grange last Saturday.
The farmers are starting their springs
work.
E. g. Poland is saving birch at East
Peru.
The farmers have got lots Of potatoes
but no market.
J.E. Conant lost a valuable cow last
week.
J.E. Conant unloaded car of fertiliz
or Wednesday.
b. G. Kidder has been on the sick list.
D. II. Conant has bought a COW of A,
A. Babb.
Chas. Howard has taken the ferry for
the season.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Wilson's Mills.

The cable for the new dam arrived
from Colebrook Saturday night with q
horses. 1t has been on the road fol
three weeks.
Joseph Murphy is digging the ditch
for w. b. Hart to lay pipe for running
water to his house.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. C. Ripley was inferred in the Wilson'S
Mills Cemetery the 5th, age three days,
Mrs. Mary Wilson Is working for Mrs.
P. C. Ripley.
School began Monday, April 11th.
Lillian Corbett, teacher.
Miss Cecil and Pearl Bennett are at
home from Portland, where they have
been attending Shaw's Business College.
Jennie Laundry has finished work at
the Umbsgog House and is stopping at
the Aziscoos House.
Claude Jordan moved to Aziscoos
Falls Sunday. He will keep q barber
shop.
One of the men at the dam had the
misfortune to cut his foot very badly,
cutting of one toe and breaking several
bones. 1t was thought he would bleed
to death before the doctor could get
there. DR.. Twombly Of Colebrook dress.
ed 1t.
Fred Shaw went to Berlin Thursday to
work on the drive.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
East Bethel.

Mr.. Edgar Swan is at his home for 9
short vacation.
Miss Bertha Cole was at home from
West Bethel over Sunday.
Mr.. Francis Mills of West Bethel was
a guest of friends last Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs. o. E. Jones has gone to Portland
for few weeks.
Mrs. Berte Goodwin of Norway visited
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Jones quite recently
Mr.. G. M. Bartlett of Litchfield, Me-.
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bart
lett last week.
Mr.. u w. Bartlett is having his build.
ings re-painted. The house will be
white with green blinds. The right
colors for farm house.
Mr.. Nelson Bartlett is buying potatoes
at Locke's Mills, paying 20 cents pei
bushel.
Some farmers have commenced work
on their land.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
East Sumner.

The sick ones in the place seem to be
improving of late. While many in the
vicinity have been exposed to the meas
les, very few have as yet come down
with them.
Business is quite lively at R. G. Ste
phens' mill and store, and gives employ
ment to eight men. Ben Bisbee also
employs several men 10 his board and
shingle mill.
The June session of Oxford Conference
of Congregational Churches will be held
at East Sumner.
The census enumerators will soon be
around with a host of questions, some
Of which will be hard to answer in de-
tail. II those who have received blank
schedules will carefully fill them out, 1t
will greatly help out the matter.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

Mrs. Bertha F. Smith, wife of Profess
or Harold B. Smith of Worcester Poly.
technic Institute Of Worcester, Mass.
was drowned at MacMahan Island Sum
day. While pursuing her favorite study
OF bird life, walking along the rocks, she
fell over cliff twenty feet into the sea.
Mrs. Smith, her mother and q niece
opened their cottage April 1, and Pro.
fessor Smith was passing Sunday with
them. She was 40 years old.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
North Paris.

Mr.. and Mrs. America Andrews and
granddaughter, Miss Beatrice, went
April 13 to attend the n. E. conference
at Portland.
One days business at North Paris.
Chas. Buck, A. D. Littlehale, A. T. Hol-
| liz and Ernest Mason each bought a
horse. S. j. Keene, r. A. Littlehale and
John Ross each sold a horse. Will
Poland swapped horses. A. T. Hollis
sold his oxen.
Mrs. Carl Peterson is on the gain.
N. s. Bubier is great deal better.
We understand that the Misses Helen
and Marie Sawyer, who have been board
ing at C. A. Churchill's, have returned
to their home ip Southwest Harbor.
Geo. Noyes has swapped horses with
his brother, Maurice Noyes, of South
Paris.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Tho Doctor and His Automobile.
By DB. PRANK B. swARrzLANDEB,
DoYLEsTowN, PA.

BY -DR. PRANK B. swARTZLANDER,
DoYLEsrowN, PA.
(Tne Bucks County Medical Monthly
After some experience with car
weighing over eighteen hundred pounds,
over roads that are, to say the least,
bad, 1t became necessary from an econ
omical point Of view, to carefully study
the output of the 1909 market for
product that would more perfectly meet
my requirements.
First, of course, low price limited my
choice. Our incomes here In the coun-
try will not permit indulgence In such
mechanical poems as the Fiat and lsota
chassis-perfect marvels of lightness
and strengthen even the light models
of some of the famous American makes.
This first restriction OF cost. with
liehtness in weight, limited my choice
| to four or Eve cars, and finally after
two months of careful Investigation, l
selected the 1909 Model T Ford for the
following reasons:
Light weight, long wheel base, three
and one half inch rear tires, unit power
plant, all parts enclosed, three point
suspension and the simple and practical
way In which the car as whole, IL put
together.
Every movable bolt ia fitted with q
castle nut and cotter pinned; all parts
are easily taken down, and every one
can be duplicated in Philadelphia.
Tho little engine IL simply q wonder
and has power to spare; the magnetic
has never failed me, and the transmits
sion Is q marvel of simplicity.
My car worked practically every day
from the 25th of May until the 25th day
of December, when took 1t down and
overhauled it. The speedometer had
over 5000 miles registered. Three oi
the tires had Detroit air in them, and
the fourth had been punctured five
times during the season. The tire tina,
suffered most was that on the righ,
hand front wheel. The car, being left
hand driven, this tire did not get the
care the others did, and bad to take
many hard knocks, being away from my
line of vision and on the outer side ol
the road as well.
The car carried two as we'll as foul
passengers, and ran practically every
where on high gear, gasoline consump
ton has been low, and the oiling system
has never given me moments thought
except once, when carbonizsd m!
piston head and valves by using to-
heavy an oil.
When gone over this winter and al
broken and worn parts replaced, my bill
in full from the company was seventy
seven cents. think this is remark
able showing for an automobile of thi
class, and proves conclusively In m!
mind, that one does not have to buy tn
higher priced machines to get goo'
service in our line of work.
No machine, no matter how vel
made, is STOOL proof" but this little car
in the hands Of one who intelligent.
looks after it and learns its moods, ant
respects its CUTS, will give more servic
at less cost than anything In the market
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Mason.

Misses Florence and Maidie Haseltor
of Albany called on friends Wednesday
Mrs. Robert Gushing Is at work II
Bethel at this writing.
G. A. Tyler has sold his horses to DR.
j. A. Twaddle of Bethel.
W. A. Bragg was 10 town recently.
A. E. Tyler is repairing his carriage
house.
Moses Grover of West Bethel is a
work at s. o. Growers for few days.
Rosie Tyler is visiting her sister, Mrs
c. L. Whitman, on Grover Hill.
Died, Lucy G. Mckenzie, aged
months, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. A
Mckenzie.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Hebron.

The selectmeu are at their Office ut 81.
L. Melcher's making out taxes.
Mrs. q. q. Merrill has had two lots oi
hats from Boston which she is disposing
Of at very reasonable prices In this town
and Minot.
Hebron Grange hold an all day meet
ing Wedns ,day, April 18th.
Several in this place arc taking board
ers. Meh who are at work on the new
building ststhe Sanatorium.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
NORWAY Lake,

Your correspondent has been in th'
clutches of the grippe for several weeks
DR.. c. A. Stephens is at home again
He spent several weeks In Washington
and Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Flint's baby II
very sick and has been for several days
Miss s. P. Newhall visited at Norway
March 14th.
Donald B. Partridge went to Water
vile April IA. he is one of the speakers
for the Lyford prize.
Most of the sick ones are improving.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Denmark.

After a long illness, Mrs. Louise E
Jewett, mother of Mr.. Algernon Jewett
SO years of age, died April 14th.
Silver Lodge, No. 10, r. D., /. o. o. r.
conferred the degree upon candidate
Thursday evening. Cake and coffee
served after the close Of the lodge.
Mrs. Sarah Blake has purchased the
homestead place formerly owned by Mr.
Geo. w. Moulton.
Mr.. C. E. Cobb is making extensive
alterations on the Bartlett house. A
number of rooms will be added. Mr.. N
S. Thomes, assisted by Geo. l.. Went
worth, is doing the painting.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

Maine Woods: At the Oquossoc
hatchery, whsle there was five feet OF
snow year ago to-day, the ground is
now bare and dry, and the superintend-
ent, Mr.. G. o. Hayford, has already be.
gun the annual painting of the 12O fish
troughs. The work was done late in
May last year. Mr.. Hayford says the
season is all of three or four weeks
earlier than last year.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

A burglar was captured at BOwdoin-
ham Thursday morning. He gave bis
name as George Williams, his age as 5s
and his place of residence as New York
when be is at home., Roscoe Given, who
was waiting the return of brother from
a dance, heard breaking glass and on in
vestigation saw light in the store of j.
E. Cornish. He aroused the proprietor
and the latter hastened to the store pis-
tol in hand. Firing shot through the
hole in the glass in the door, Mr.. Cornish
entered the store and there found Will
liams with arms up and more than will
ing to surrender. The man said the bul.
let passed very close to his head.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
SAVED FROM THE GRAVE.

81 had about given up hope, after
nearly four years of suffering from Sc.
we're lung trouble" writes Mrs. NJ. L.
Dix, of Clarksville, Tenn. "Often the
pain in my chest would be almost un-
bearable and 1 could not do any work,
but DR.. Kings New Discovery has made
me feel like new person. It's the best
medicine made for the throat and lungs"
Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hay
fever, Ia grippe, asthma, Group, bronchi.
tis and hemorrhages, hoarseness and
whooping cough, yield quickly to this
wonderful medicine. Try it. SOC. and
S1.00. Trial bottles free. Guaranteed by
F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Albany.

W. A. Bragg, the Grand Union tea
man, was in town last week.
Edith Briggs OF Norway is with heI
sister, Mrs. W. E. Cummings. Mrs.
Viola Durham is caring for Mrs. Cum.
mings.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Lord and Mrs.
Cora Sawin were in Lewiston recently
George Briggs came near breaking his
leg while working in Barker's mill.
Colds are quite prevalent.
Smelts are running.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Conner visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Bartlett,
of East Bethel, last week.
Mrs. Myra Lord and son Vivian called
on her son, L. L. Lord, recently.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

TERMS :-sl so year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwise s2.00 year. Single copies cents
ADvERrIsEMESrs: All legal advertisements
are given three Consecutive insertions for tl.oO
per Inch In length of column. Special contracts
made with local. transient and yearly advertis-
ers.
JOB PRINTING New type, fast presses, electric
power, experienced workmen and low prices
combine 10 make this department OF our ousi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
THE CALL OF THE BLOOD

THE CALL OF THE BLOOD
for purification, finds voice in pimples
boils, sallow complexion, jaundiced
look, moth patches and blotches on the
skin, all signs of liver trouble. Bu
DR.. Kings New Life Pills make rich rec
blood; give clear skin, rosy cheeks, fine
complexion, health. Try them. 81
cents at the pharmacy of F. A. Shurtlef
& Co.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Annual Sale of Lace Curtains.
Elue Stores.
Mems Heavy Shoes.
Special Sale of Plush Robes.
Special.
New Perfection oil Cook Stoves.
Hair iie0lth.
AL Ready Cor Business.
At 10 20 Years.
Probate Notices
For sale.
We Want Agents.
Notice 10 Contractors.
For sale.
Notice of Bankruptcy.
The Famous Sinety-Day Corn.
Bank Book Lost.
For Sale.
Auction.
For sale.
Woodbury's Seeds.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
SINGLE COPIES.

Single Copies of the Democrat are four cents
each. They win be mailed on receipt of price by
the publishers or for the convenience of patrons
IlnSle copies of each issue have been placed on
salo az the following places In the County
South Paris. Shurtlen's Drug Store.
Soryay, Noyes' Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckaeld Alfred Cole. Postmaster.
paris Hiu Mrs Harlow. Post Ofice.
West Paris Samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

At the last regular meeting of George
NJ. Knight Relief Corps, No. 95, held
April 9th, 1910, three new members
Joined the order. This Corps is gaining
fast in membership. A supper and fair
is to held in the near future.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
Coming Events.

April 2O-Meeting Of oxford County Fruit
Growers Association, Grange Hal, South
Paris.
MAY S-Oxford Pomona Grange, Bethel.
NAV lO-COnventiOn Of Oxford County sunday
School Association, South Paris.
Nav l3.-ArbOr Day.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
West Bethel.

Filing wide the generous grain; we ding
Der the dark mould the green OF spring
For thick the emerald blades shall grow.
When flrat the March winds melt the snow,
And to the sleeping flowers below.
The early bluebirds sing"
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19
PROBATE NOTICES.


To all persons interested In either of the eststes
hereinafter named:
At q Probate Court. at Paris, IN and for
the County Of Oxford, on the 18th day OF
April, In the year Of our Lord ono thousand
nine hundred and ten, the following matter
having been presented for the sction thereupon
hereinafter indicated, It is hereby ORDERRD:
terested, by causing copy Of this order to be
published three weeks successively In the Ok.
ford Democrat, newspaper published 1t South
Probate Court to be held M Rnmfcrd, on y
the second Tuesday Of May, A. d. 1910, q nine
Of the clock In the forenoon. and be heard there
on II they see cause:
Catherine X. eevery, late of Dixneld, do.
ceased; first and 1nal account hled for allow.
ance BY Byron @. Waite, administrator.
ADDISON Z. HERRICK,
Judge Of said Court.
ALRIRT D. PARK, Rseisssr.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

NOTICE.
In the District Court of the United States for
the District of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
Of Paris, Bankrupt.
To the creditors Of George n. Tubbs, In the
County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day Of
Apr, A. d. 1910, the said George n. Tubbs was
duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that the first
meeting Of his creditors win be held at the
oiiice OF the Referee. No. Market Square. South
Paris, on the 4th day Of May, A. d. 1910. at
10 O'Clock In the forenoon, at which time the
appoint trustee. examine the bankrupt. and
transact such other business ~ may properly
come before said meeting.
South Paris, Apr. l6, 1910.
WALTER L. GRAY,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-04-19

The Socialists have elected their can
didate mayor of the city of Milwaukee,
and an apparently authoritative an
nouncement of their programme is made,
telling what they will do and will not do.
In the list of things they will do there is
only one that might be regarded as dis
tinctly Socialistic, which Is to build and
operate a municipal electric light and
power plapt--and one doesn't need to
write himself a Socialist TO be 10 favor Of
that. OF the other items of their pro-
gramme, there is hardly one but that
might be adopted by any party which
plans Reform with big r after a po-
litical overturn, and most of them are
expressed in general rather than specific
terms. This programme goes but very
brief step toward the complete pro-
gramme of the Socialist, which includes
public ownership Of all public utilities,
railroads, and all lands. On the other
hand, the list of that which they will
not do assures US in the first place that
they will not attempt to "abolish cap
italism" or create state of business un-
certainty. Really, this programme is so
mild that it can hardly be satisfactory to
radical Socialists.