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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hul.

First Baptist Church, Rev. G. W. r. Hill. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday a. As A. u
sunday School at l2. Sabbath evening service
st I: 80. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening ii
the LIST Sunday of the month At 80 p. y. Al
not otherwise connected are cordially Invited
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Maxim, who have
spent the winter in Newton, Mass, re-
turned home on Saturday and opened
their house here.
Jarvis N. Thayer has the lumber on
the ground for the house which he 10 to
build this season on his farm. The
house will have six rooms and bath, all
on the ground floor, with q chance to
finish two chambers If needed later.
The farm, instead of being Elmhurst
Farm as heretofore, will now be known
as Sunnycroft Farm.
Hiram r. Hubbard continues to i'm
prove in health 90 that his recovery in
sures the opening of the Hubbard House
on May first as originally planned. A
long distance telephone will be installed
in the house.
Mrs. George NJ. Atwood and Mrs. Z.
Grant Harlow went to Dixfield Saturday
for a visit of few days to relatives.
Mrs. Fred Shaw is In charge at the post
office during Mrs. Harlow's absence.
Ernest F. Shaw having purchased the
store of Penley & Plummer opposite the
Grand Trunk station at South Paris, will
remove with bis family in about three
weeks to the rent over the store. The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw in
this village regret to lose them from
this community.
Mrs. Austin p. Stearns, who was
operated upon at the Central Maine
General Hospital at Lewiston last week,
| is reported recovering nicely.
The last week in March and snow over
the walls and fences; but the warm
weather of Sunday and rain of Monday
settled il very rapidly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Bryant's Pond.

George L. Cushman was 10 Poland
Friday on business connected with the
estate Of Bavid B. Harding
D. A. Cole is in Boston this week and
is staying at the Boston Tavern.
The spring term of the Bryant's Pond
High School will open April Sd.
81. Alton Bacon is confined to the
house with severe attack of the
measles.
Mrs. Bessie Walker of Lewiston il
visiting at Jerry B. Farrar's.
Frank Cushman came from Gorham,
n. H., Monday to see his son Ernest who
is still very feeble from the effects OF
rheumatic fever.
Mrs. Caroline W. Hill returned Wed.
nesday from New Bedford.
A large portion of our townspeople
are still on the sick lisH New cases are
reported every day.
Olive, wife of Frank Andrews, was
reported dangerously i'll Friday. She
was taken i'll with the measles first and
in few days pneumonia also develop.
ed.
Rev. Dannie Joslin OF Norway supplied
here last Sabbath for the Baptist church,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Br0Wnfield.

]. L. Frink, who has been sick for q
number of weeks, Is convalescent.
Ralph Eaton, student at Westbrook
Seminary, is at home suffering with an
injured ankle, but is some better.
Mr.. Sam Warren died last Saturday
and was buried from the house. His
wife is very sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. Reuben Linscott Is very sick with
pneumonia. Her daughter, Blanche
Linscott Cole, from Arlington, Is caring
for her.
There is a good deal Of sickness In
town.
Mrs. Allen, nee Lima Frink, OF Port
land, is still at her old home, ]. L..
Frink's.
There are piles Of snow. don't see
much prospect of being less, although
there was one crow In town last week.
The Brownfield men say It's awful
hard times, and of course 1t Is II they
say 80. Who Is to blame II not menp
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Oxford.

The schools began here Monday,
March Goth, after two weeks vacation.
Margaret Mcneil Is able to be back to
her school after long illness.
Miss Mary Andrews Is visiting rela'
tives here.
Mr.. John Dyer is receiving congratula.
tions on the birth of daughter to bis
wife.
Miss Crystal Fox Of Auburn 10 visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Skillings, on
Allen Hill.
Elbridge Edwards has recovered from
his illness and IL able to be in his store
now.
Mrs. John Eden, who has been suffer
ing from rheumatic fever, Is recovering.
The Congregational parish held their
annual meeting and entertainment Mon
day evening, March 20N,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Byron.

DR.. s. Taylor is planning to tap 500 Il
700 trees the coming season. He hal
ordered the latest improved Grimm
evaporation, new buckets, cans, spouts
etc, has L. A. Dunn, John Hodsdon anG
V. d. Taylor at work erecting his SAP
house and expects to tap as soon as the
weather h warm enough for sap to run
He intends to make gilt edged syrup
He has been hauling lot of spruce tim
Der to the mill to be sawed.
L. A. Mason has flushed hauling
spruce to the siding at East Branch. j
A. Taylor has been helping him with bis
team.
Joe Albert has nearly finished hauling
birch and poplar from j. Z. Shaw's
land. E. G. Knapp and Fred Ladd with
their teams are helping him.
c. A. Mardin has been at work for G
T. Hodsdon with his team.
J. Z. Shaw is quite lame from the ef
fects OF slipping on the ice and wrench
ing and bruising his back and side.
The late snow and cold weather !,
beneficial to those who want to finish
logging.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Peru.

Snow enough 10 the cry now.
March 10, to the wife Of G. S. Luce, 9
girl.
Lucille Robinson is better at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Ssbrs Robinson is on the gain.
Mrs. j. Z. Conant and daughter, Mrs
NJ Fl. Babb, have returned from week
end visit in Livermore Falls and vicinity
Z. A. Packard has been visiting his els
ter, Grace Conant.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Conant spent Sun
dsy at her mothers in Dixfield.
Ella Curneil called on Mrs. G.. Fl
Conant one day last week.
Grace Conant visited Edith johnson
last Tuesday.
Q. G. Stimans and family have moved
to East Peru in E. c. Poland's rent.
d. 81. Conant has sold the most OF hi
stock.
B. Walker McKeen, state lecturer, viii
meet with Rockemeka Grange March %
NJ. L. Walker is at work at e. 5
Luce's.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Robinson return
from Augusta this week.
Mildred Walker spent a few days II
Rumtord Falls last week.
Emerson OLDHAM has moved his famil!
to Worthley Pond.
Mrs. p. G. Oldham Is gaining slowly
S. A. Getchel and family are comini
TO spend week or so at Mrs. q. <
Stillman's next Thursday.
Irving Getchell and sister Stella art
coming from Hebron next Friday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

The academy closes to-day, Thurs
day. for the spring vacation.
The athletic exhibition was on Friday
evening of last week and the prize speak
ing Saturday. First prize, SO; I'd, IS
Boys, lst prize won by John Mathews
I'd BY Earl Andrews. Girls, 1st prize BY
Miss Brown; I'd by Miss Ellen Glover
Prof. Joy, who has been quite Ill will
the grippe, Is now out again.
The Ladies' Circle met in the church
Tuesday.
An all day meeting was hold at Grange
Hall Wednesday, March 22d, and fiv.
new members were taken in. The din
ner was followed by exercises: Reading
by Mrs. Mary Bearce, Miss Gertrude
George and C. FL. George.
Miss Gertrude George. who has beer
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Carr Of Cam
bridge and other friends in Massachu'
sets, has returned home.
Louis Phillips has moved with bis
family to Lake Street, Auburn. They
will be greatly missed.
Miss Eta Sturtevant, who has beer
here with her brother for some time
goes to Houlton this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Green wood.
Haste thee. winter, haste away;
Far too long has been thy stay;


This is what they used to sing way
back in the 40's, and although it Is
spring in the almanac, 1t is still winter
in temperature and appearance, and the
words can be sung with equal propriety
to-day, except that the pouring Of the
rain has been very light, so much so that
many people have been obliged to obtair
their water by melting snow or hauling
it from distance.
The widow Charles Durham of West
Bethel visited here recently and reported
that she and her daughter, Ada, ha6
lived alone all winter, taking care Of five
cows and horse, and nearly all theil
water came from melted snow. Hel
maiden sister, Bessie Mills, who lives on
the homestead near by, has been on the
sick list much Of the time, thus making
1t necessary to visit her frequently, 80
that on the whole they have had and are
atill having hard time of 1t. The
widow brought the news OF the death Of
Cyrus Lawrence of Lawrence, Mass. He
was a son of the late Rev. Manssseh
Lawrence of Sumner and belonged to q
large family, only one of whom, Mrs.
Dustin Kicker, Is now living. he was a
veteran of the civil war and In the same
company and regime emit with my brother,
Charles Dunham-Co. l, 5,h Maine.
NJ. NJ. Hathaway of Bryant Pond call.
ed on us recently, his business being tax.
ing orders for wall paper and oilcloth.
Mr.. Hathaway is brother OF our mail
carrier whom he much resembles. He
was on the sick list during part Of last
winter, and we we're all glad to see him
out again.
Old Boreas rolled up snow balls about
here in the fields as elsew here, some OF
which were hollow as in other places. 1t
was a phenomenon which seldom hap
pens and we never saw anything similar
with one or two exceptions.
Have read Frank E. Guernsey's speech
against Canadian reciprocity, and one
thing is certain he knows what he Is talk
ing about, and put up strong argument
against the idea.
Frank Morgan has been troubled for
years with enlarged tonsils, and Wednes-
day he submitted to the operation OF
having them removed, and also obstruc.
tons from his nose. He Ia now doing a.
we'll "a could be expected,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Locke's Mills.

Miss Florence Littlefield, who has beer
working at D. A. Thurston's at RumfOrt
Corner, returned to her home Sunday.
T. n. Bean, who has been very II
with pneumonia, Is on the gain. Hi
son, John Bean, of Rumford, has beer
helping care for him.
Clifton Swan lost COW recently.
B. Wilson and wife of Portland were
at Birch Haven over Sunday.
Several from here attended the auction
Mt A. G. Cushman's at South Bethel
Wednesday.
c. z. Stowell was at South Paris We'd
nesday on business.
r. B. Howe and W. q. Crockett load
a . oar Of potatoes last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Bethel.

Sylvanus Mason, the oldest resident OF
Bethel, was buried from the homo Of his
son Sunday, March 10. The funeral
services we're conducted. by Rev. G. L.
Banghart, his pastor. It was to Mr..
Mason the Boston Post "honor cane"
was given. G. P. Bean 10 probably the
oldest resident In Bethel now.
Tuesday the W. c. T. U. held IN inter-
estipg meeting at the home of Mrs.
Horace Andrews In recognition Of Neal
Dow's birthday.
The recent SHOWS and blows make 1t
look very winterish.
Thursday, Miss Belle Purington re-
turned from Andovsr, Mass, whore she
spent several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. j. V. Holt.
Scholars returned for the spring term
of Gould Academy which opened Tues
day.
Thursday evening at 6:l5, the men OF
the Congregational society announced
Supper ready and the tables In the
dining room were soon filed. II some
were drawn thither by curiosity they
were soon assured that the men we're
masters of the art Of cooking clam
chowder and pastries, also Of preparing
the tables and serving in most credita-
BILE manner. Evidently the corps OF
walters had been we'll trained for they
we're most attentive to the wants Of their
guests and everything was Of the high
est order. On all sides were heard COM
pliments for the men who had we'll won
the hopors accorded to them. It was Q
| most successful affair.
Miss Maud Thurston has been appoint
ed librarian of the Bethel Library. Miss
Andrews who has served most acceptably
for the past three years resigned.
The little Becker girl, who has been
so very i'll, is more comfortable.
Rev. VIM. Mann Of Westbrook Ia to
assist Rev. VIM Curtis in special Lenten
services at the Congregational church,
beginning April I'd.
Invitations are out for the golden we'd
ding reception to be given by Postmaster
Jarvis Billings and wife Monday evening
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Passed On.

In West Minot, on March oath, James
Sullivan Davee passed on to the higher
life. He served his country faithfully
during three years Of the Civil War in
Co. G, 18th Maine Volunteers. He was
brave soldier, a good citizen, y tender
father and true friend.
See that the watch-fres burn both clear and
bright;
We still are marching on with weary feet.
From earthly shadows upward to the light.
"And when We see the old Gag floating mp above,
And the old corps badge greets our longing
eyes.
Wen meet again. and clasp each others hands
In your new home. the Camp ground OF the
skies"
HENRY MAXIM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Denmark.

Denmark Lodge, No. so. I. o. o. F.,
will confer the initiatory degree upon
ak candidates on Tuesday evening, the
2Sth, and the third on Ave candidates.
Cumberland Lodge degree staff Of
Bridgton visited Denmark Lodge Tues.
day evening, the 2lst. and worked the
first and second degrees upon five can
didates. There were present 40 brothers
from Bridgton, quite q number from
Brownfield. About IS brothers sat down
to an oyster supper after the close Of
lodge.
Mr.. R. C. Harmon died the 10th after
a long sickness. Funeral was held Sun.
day, the 18th.
The spring term Of the high school
began last Monday. Mr.. Harry Clifford
principal, Of Cornish.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
We1chyiIle.

A. L. Chaplin WAS in Lewiston les
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Holmes Of Sebagc
visited ct Seth Ames' last week.
Mrs. Scott Patterson visited her aunt,
Mrs. Jane Soule, last week.
Clayton Ames from Waltham, Mass,
was called home by the illness Of hii
father, Seth Ames.
Miss Agnes Fuller has returned home
from Hebron.
Margaret and CelestIne Mcneil are At
tending school ct Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

"Ifan evil thought comes to you,
Knock It out.
IL old Satan trieR to "do" you,
Knock him out.
II to harm you, ones at .empting,
And you're feeling like resenting,"
Lest you'll have to be repenting,
Knock IL out"
Winter weather with drifting SHOWS.
Hay is quite plentiful and cheap.
The roads are in good condition fol
the last week OF March.
There is still scarcity OF water Ii
shallow wells and small brooks.
Mrs. G. W. Harden has been quite II
during the past week.
Miss Wavs Richardson of Gorham
n. e., visited W. A. Farwell and family
last week.
Francis D. Mills is again attending
Gould Academy, and for this term is TIT
only scholar from this village.
Bert Brown of Northwest Albany II
hauling spool strips to this station fol
F. l.. Edwards of Bethel Hill.
Mrs. Edwin Kennaugh was in this vii
lage last week in search for her husband
but did not find him here.
hdEIdH duu Isooott bohuioou VI Soue1
Paris have been enjoying their schoo
vacation with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Il. P. Dennison.
No person need suffer of hunger wher
mealy potatoes can DO bought for twenty
FIVE cents per bushel, and salt for two
cents per pound.
Addison 5. Bean will be 10 years o.
age on April 18th, and his wife 70 on th'
same day, and it would please them t
receive shower of post cards from theil
friends.
Thomas W. Vashaw is building new
barn, and the work from the start II
being hurried along as fast as possible
it being needed in which to keep th'
horses he has been working In th'
woods during the winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
North Stoneham,

Jennie Lawrence is selling her furni.
ture, potatoes and other things.
Nellie Sawyer went to Fryeburg Wed
nesday to get some potatoes.
Nell Allen of Albany has bought the
Chss. Lawrence place and Is moving on
to 1t.
Dennis Adams is boarding at East
Stoneham and hauling pine timber from
North Lowell to East Stoneham for a.
n. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Adams visited
their son Perley in Albany last week.
ham. He was eighty-one years old
March 9th. He 10 smart for man OF
bis age. He does chores and cut lots of
wood.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
West Lowell.

W. 8. Fox and brother Walter are both
sick.
Mrs. Kate Williams has been sick with
q bad cold.
z. McAllister went to Portland the
last OF the week to enter the Maine
General Hospital for surgical treatment.
Weudal McAllister was given birth
day party on his eleventh birthday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Sumner.

A large flock of wild geese were seer
flying north last Sunday.
The crows are with US again.
o. L. Newell sold pair Of yearling
steers to B. r. Glover of Hartford.
Union Grange will have a sale and
supper Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Dennis Parlin recently sold cow to
Oscar Newell.
Mr.. Averil and W. A. Palmer Of Will
ton are in town looking for cattle.
John Redding and Mr.. Lewis were In
this vicinity buying cows last week.
John Libby's teams are hauling wood
from Long Mountain to East Sumner.
l.. II. Poland is working for John
Libbey.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Alban V,

S. G. Bean saw flock of q wild
geese one day last week.
There has been fine attendance at the
dances held at the town hall.
An epidemic Of grippe seems to be
very prevalent.
Mrs. A. G. Bean has been assisting
Lydia Feruald who has been very ill.,.
Bertha Andrews and Francis Wsrdwell
have been helping her too.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
East Waterford.

William A. Emery has been up from
Portland to see bis mother. Mrs. Ella
Ames is caring for her.
Mrs. j. B. Haskell returned home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Pride and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Hilton attended the funeral
Tuesday In Norway OF Mrs. Martha
Pride's sister, Mrs. Mary Hall. Mrs
Pride was not we'll enough to attend.
Hubert York went to Bethel this week
for belongings left there.
Will Brown injured his back quite
seriously Tuesday while unloading logs
at the mill. The cantdog slipped and
he fell backward, striking on knot.
Helen Sanderson is visiting at F. c.
Shaw's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
North Waterford,

Mr.. Lovejoy from Rumford visited his
son Eugene and family last week.
The little child of Frank Coffin that
was 80 sick last week Is improving some.
Walter Brown has been quite sick Blu,
is able to be out again.
Mrs. Lizzie Jewett is working at D. n
Lebroke's. Mrs. Lebroke has had the
grippe but is great deal better.
Ezra Lebroke has finished work a.
Stoneham, and he and bis mother, Mrs.
Washburn, will 20 to their home here
10 live.
Guy Bancroft Is stopping at Mr.. Bill.
lings' at Waterford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

BENZ. Spaulding returned from trip
to Washington Monday, having been
away little over week.
The funeral Of Mrs. Betsey Hersey
was held from the home of her daughter,
Mrs. B. e. Gerrish on High Street, Sun
day afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Miller of Free
port officiating. Mrs. Hersey Was IA
years OF age and was born In Sumner.
She had been In feeble health for some
months.
A large flock of Wild geese passed over
this place Sunday afternoon.
The funeral Of John P. Record was
held from his late homo Thursday after
noon, Rev. Mr.. Pottle officiating. Mr..
Record was IS years of age and is surviv.
ed by widow and three sons and three
daughters. He has always been . resi-
dent Of this town.
Frank Berry was In Canton for short
visit this week.
Mrs. s. B. Harlow has been In Boston
learning the spring fashions in millinery.
Nezinscot Lodge of Odd Fellows has
conferred the initiatory degree on FIVE
candidates recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor Of Boston
returned to their home Thursday, having
been called here by the illness and death
Of Mrs. Taylor's mother.
Mrs. E. L. Pbinney and son Raymond
went to Lewiston to visit her sister and
will be gone for . week.
Emery DeCoster is having some win
dows put in his house on Elm Street and
other improvements to his buildings.
Several of our poultry fanciers report
fine lots of chickens out. Pretty severe
weather for the little fellows.
Miss Mae Chsfin Is at home from Nor-
way for two weeks vacation.
Fred Record has been very i'll with
pneumonia but Is better at this time.
The high school base ball association
gave dance and supper at the hall Fri
day night.
Miss Warren OF Westbrook Is the guest
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.
Pottle.
A team belonging to Chas. Starbird OF
Sumner ran away Friday afternoon,
smashing the sleds, but doing no serious
damage. The horses ran from the sta.
ton having been frightened by . special
freight train.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Irish spent Sum-
nay IN RumIOEu Will MT. duu MD LoWic
Irish.
Miss Mabel Lamb went to Salem
Saturday for visit with friends and will
also visit in Brockton before her return.
Miss Sallie Warren of Westbrook Is
spending a week with her grandparents.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Pottle plan to start their
household goods for Wsterville April 4,
and 20 themselves the day following.
The trustees of the Methodist church
met at the parsonage Tuesday evening
and organized by electing j. NJ. N illett,
president, and E. NJ. Atwood, secretary
and treasurer.
Rev. A. w. Pottle by request will re-
peat his sem-centennial sermon In Buck.
field Methodist church Sabbath morning,
May I, and In the evening will be In
South Paris where he was ordained TO
the ministry and appointed to his first
charge at Bethel at the conference held
there In 1851.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Wilson's Mills.

Steve Patterson is gaining slowly.
Leslie Hart is toting from Colebrook
Clinton Bennett has returned to school
Mrs. Michard has gone to her home il
Old Town on visit.
Harry Lancaster and Frank Lewis hac
a dance March 18th. Roland RIPPLE!
furnished an oyster supper.
Ray Linnell Is working in the office Of
the A. r. Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

People rubbing their sars to keep
them warm In the middle Of the day
And Saturday morning Thermometers
showed any where from zero to ter be-
low. How's that for the last week In
March? Last year more or less ground
was plowed and got ready for planting
before the first Of April.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

In accordance with the economy
policy recently inaugurated by the New
Haven road and Its subsidiary lines,
forty .elght employees In the Maine Cen.
trail repair shops ct Waterville have been
dropped.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

VIII te sale.
The Rain Coat Problem.
To Save Money.
Baldheaded Men.
Indigestion Goes.
Hair Health.
The Doctors Question.
Wearing Glasses.
Probate Notices.
Z Notices Of Appointment.
so Apple Trees, $500.
Officers South Paris Savings Bank.
Funeral Pieces-
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
New Lice OF Groceries, etc.
Mrs. Jane Hopkins Boy proof Suits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

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