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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Not Yet Settled, Yes or No.

Ii was thought that perhaps, after the
meeting OF the governor and council
last Monday, we might know what the
official vote of the state on the repeal OF
the prohibitory amendment was declar'
ed to be, but the matter is still othcisily
undecided, no action having been taken.
At the meeting the clerk of Matinicus
Plantation appeared and submitted ms
records, showing that the yes and
mo" figures were transposed IN his re-
turns sent to the governor and council
He was sharply examined by members
of the council, and, as in the case OF
some other towns, it appeared that there
were certain informslities in his manner
of making the record, memorandum
having been made on a sample ballot IN
the town meeting, and the record writ
ten out later.
No decision was made by the governor
and council. The time has now expired
during which requests could be made
for corrections of the returns by suost
tuition of copy OF the record. Tue
governor and council will give forma
notice OF a public hearing on the matter
of substituting the amended returns, al
which all parties interested may appear
and be heard. The final announcement
of the result may be made not later thar
Dec. LIST, but it is not thought 1t will o.
delayed as late a. that.
The official returns now on tile show
majority of 20 for repeal Of the prohioi
tory amendment. With the correction
made which have been asked for, II
three towns and one plantation, to agree
with what was undoubtedly the vote II
those precincts, the result would be
majority against repeal of 74S.
The suggestion has been made tina
the matter may eventually 90 to th'
court for decision.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Green wood,

CHANGING at the forests on the hills II
is plain TO be seen they have very much
faded during the week, and so have We,
for it is said on good authority that 1--WE
all do fade al the leaf" only perhaps mol
quite so rapidly.
Harvesting is now mostly In the past,
but not entirely since there Is some corn
yet to husk, apples to pick, and garden
truck to gather in. On the whole it has
been rather an unfavorsble season fol-
the most of crops. CHANGING at the
principal kinds grown about here II
might be said of the small fruit thai
strawberries, blueberries and cranberrie'
were fully an average, while raspberries
and blackberries were nearly failure
The hay crop was an average in some
places, while in others it was injured
one-half By the drouth, and the same
might be said Of the apple, corn and pc
tato crops, the latter rotting badly II
some sections.
There have been several husking beef
about here, the last one being at Wesley
Rings Saturday evening. They came
from every point of compass to the mum
Der of nearly 100, and husked out 60(
bushels of picked corn. The supper wal
all that could be expected in first-clas'
boarding house or hotel, and though i
was feared at first there would not b
food sufficient for such crowd, "afte
they had all eaten aud were filed" ther'
was nearly enough left for as man.
more. After supper the barn floor wa
cleaned up and games were played unit
The morrow, and the hour TO
retiring when they all left for home
we'll pleased with the evening festival
What charming day this Thursda!
would be for Thanksgiving Day, and ",
arc trying to make it so, while feastin,
on deer killed few days ago. Nor
about it next week IL not forgotten.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Mother at Prayer.

Once, says writer, | suddenly open
ed the door Of my mothers room and
saw her on her knees beside her chair
and heard her speak my name in pray
er. I quickly and quietly withdrew
with a feeling Of awe and reverence
In my heart. Soon l went away from
home to school. then to college. then
into life's sterner duties. But new.
er forgot that one glimpse Of my moth,
er ut prayer nor the one word--my own
name--which l heard her utter. Well
did I know that what I had seen that
dny was but glimpse Of what was
going on every day In that sacred clos
ct Of prayer. and the consciousness
strengthened me thousand times in
duty, in danger and in struggle. When
death came at last and sealed those
lips the sorest sense Of loss felt was
the knowledge that no more would my
mother be praying for me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
North Paris.

Apropos of the high cost OF living OF
tho present time Of which 20 much l,
said and written, II 10 we'll to compare
present prices of groceries, -four, oil
etc., with tho cost of these articles In
the years Immediately following the
civil war and be content. In old day
books used In 1867, 1868 and 1859 fol.
lowing prices are noted: Flour 17.25
per bbl., corn and meal $50 per bu.,
potatoes 90, tea lbs per h., coffee 80,
butter IS, pork 20, salerstus IA, sugar
Is, cheese %, lard 20, rice IS, tobacco
LOO. ginger so, molasses 10 per gal,
vinegar 40, kerosene oil 80, crackers
were 80 per 100, dairy salt 40 per box,
behring's so, matches 80 per 1,S gr.,
scythes were $50, pitchforks ITO, hoes
90, rakes IS, brooms 40, lime was 200
per cask, print was IS per yard, sheet
inx 20, silesia Is and cambria so, nails
were 8 cents per h., and nutmegs 10
per ounce. These wsre maximum
prices and run trife lower at times.
q. D. McAlister Is to close his store
Tuesday evenings at $50.
Labelling at the corn shop 10 expected
to close this week.
C. E. Peterson is boarding At z. E.
Fields.
E.E. Field Is laid up with bad leg.
Alton Coffin of Bryant's Pond has
moved into the Hazelton stand which he
bought recently.
Mrs. George Ripley has had para
lytic shock and 10 quite low.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.

First Baptist Church, Rev. g. W. r. Hill. pas.
tor. Preaching every Sunday IS l0a6 A. u.
Sunday School at u. Sabbath evening service
at 7:S6. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening Of
the Is: Sunday of the month at so Pm. All
not otherwise connected are cordially Invited.
Albion L. Abbott WAS on crutches last
week, caused by being kicked by q horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Kilburn and Mrs.
Miller, who have occupied "Crossroads"
during the summer, left here last week
for Boston.
DR.. and Mrs. Hill and daughter, Doro-
thy, who have spent several weeks here,
went to Portland last week.
Mrs. Albion Keith Of Portland Is the
guest OF Miss Persis N. Andrews.
The Misses Helen and Josie Cole were
at home over Sunday.
Mr.. Fraser of Auburn Is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shaw.
Miss Edith Pomeroy and Miss Thema
Davis spent Sunday with relatives in
Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Adams have sold
their farm east of this village to Almon
Churchill OF South Paris who will occupy
il in November. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
will move to their new home, the Will
lam G. Hammond place, in this village.
Mrs. Joseph P. Thompson and Miss
Olive Thompson were at Paris Hill last
week.
Mrs. William T. Eustis and Miss lone
Harlow of Dixfield were guests of rela-
tives here Sunday.
Hon. George d. Bisbee and Mrs. Bis
bee Of Rumford were guests at George
NJ. Atwood's last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Court Fools.


Court testers were either misshapen
half imbecile midgets. whose senseless
remarks were welcomed with laughter
cuick witted, half mad fellows or poor
merry poets who devoted themselves
to tie task for the income which II
brought.
It was their business in medieval
times to entertain kings and mobiles
with amusing sallies.
One of the early French testers was
Mathurine. woman.
English testers made use OF calfsKin
coats, which buttoned down the back
and protected them from the anger OF
those who were provoked ut their ga
tirical thrusts.
A fools cap was adorned with three
asses ears and a cocks comb and
worn on a shorn head. he had a wide
collar. carried n scepter. aud his cos
tune and cap were decorated with
bells
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
WHEN HER BACK ACHES
WOMAN FINDS ALL HER ENERGY
AND AMBITION SLIPPING AWAY.

South Paris women know how the
aches and pains that come when the kid
neys fail make life a burden. Backache,
hip pains, headaches, dizzy spells, dis
tressing urinary troubles, all tell of sick
kidneys and warn you of the steaIthy
approach of dropsy or Brights disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kidneys
only. They attack kidney diseases by
striking at the cause.
Can South Paris sufferers desire
stronger proof than this wOman's word?
Mrs. C. L. Hersey, Peaks Island, Me-,
says: II can recommend Doan's Kid.
ney Pills highly to anyone suffering
from disorded kidneys and lame back:
This was my trouble for three years, and
although 1 tried everything l thought
would do me good, l was unable to get
relief. I heard Doan's Kidney Pills
highly spoken of by my ueighbors and l
finally began using them. The results
both surprised and delighted me. 1 i'm
proved at once and in six weeks every
symptom of my kidney trouble had dis
appeared"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other. AZ
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Locke's Mills.

The W. d. Pearson Relief Corps wai
organized here Thursday with the fol.
owing charter members: Ida Croker,
Lola Foster. Helen Bryant, Hannah
Coolidge, Mary BARTLETT, Mabel Tirrell
Ella Bryant, Mary Phelps, Clara Cum
mings, Annie Emery, Ruth Young,
Edith Douglass. Several members OF
Brown Relief Corps Of Bethel were
present and did the work in . pleasing
manner. Tho Department President,
Mrs. Rolfe of Clinton, was also present,
and was entertained by Mrs.. Mary Bart.
lett.
Chris Bryant and daughter Blanche
went to Boston Monday for two weeks
vacation.
Nelson Austin of Rumford was Ii
town Thursday.
Mrs. May Kimbsll will name her cam
"Outside Inn"
Walter Chase of Dixfisld was in towr
last week.
Mr.. Fred Bubier passed away Oct.
after long and painful illness. The re
mains were taken to Sabattus Monday
for funeral services and interment.
Miss Nancy Aillett OF Milton Is work
ing ut Azel Brysnt's.
Mrs. May Grant will close her house
here and spend the winter at Bethel
She will be greatly missed by oil he
friends. Her son Dana attends Gould
Academy.
Mr.. ]. c. Littlefeld 10 attending cour
at Paris as traverse juror.
Mrs. Abbie Trask 10 visiting relative
at Gorham, N. q. Mr.. Trask spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her.
Mas Elizabeth Swift, who Is at the c
n. G. Hospital at Lewiston, is gainin
very slowly.
Mr.. Roscoe Cummings went to Ketch
um Thursday on hunting trip.
j. "A. Pratt and niece Laura of Port
land were in town last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Norway Lake.

Mrs. Lydia A. Titcomb, who has been
stopping with her daughter here for
several months, returned to her homo
Thursday evening.
Erwin Bean of Auburn has been spend
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Crockett.
A flock of hermit thrusbes visited us
for two days recently, feasting on the
woodbine berries. Several visited US In
the spring of 1910, and We have seen
none since until this month.
Miss Goldie Frost 10 visiting In Bethel
for short time.
Mr.. Geo. Frost has bad Q telephone
put in bis house.
Mr.. Norman Smith Is spending short
time in Massachusetts,.
Seymour Smith 10 spending short
time at home.
Miss Agnes Billings 10 at homo from
hor summer at the White Mountains.
W. s. Partridge had quite an Ill turn
the morning of Oct. Z, and has not been
able to be 10 the store and mill since.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
MRS. Elizabeth D. Barrows.

The oldest resident of Canton, Mrs
Elizabeth D. Barrows, died shortly after
midnight Tuesday morning. She wai
the daughter Of Gustavus and AbigaI
Hayford, and was born In Hartford June
8. 1916, thus being 90 years of age at the
time of her death.
She married Andrew Barrows, who
died In 1890. he was the first postmas
ter of Canton. Three children wert
born to them: Rosaltha, wife of the
late Gideon Ellis, who died q few years
ago; Ronello A. Barrows, for many years
deputy sheriff and now trial justice In
Canton; and Melvina, wife Of William K
DeCoster of Canton. For the past few
years she has made her home With hel
son. She has for some years been blind
and was III for long time before bel
death. Mrs. Barrows was an earnest
worker in the Canton Baptist church.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Hebron,

Mrs. q. A. Cushmsn Is In Auburn
visiting relatives.
Mr.. Emery Wing of Bath and three
friends spent Sunday at A. G. Bowman's.
Mr.. WILDER j. Merrill and Miss Lizzie
Besrce were married Wednesday, the
l1tb, at the residence Of the brides
mother, Mrs. Ella Bearce, Rev. Mr..
Book performing the ceremony. A re-
ception was held from three till five, at
which a large number were present.
Prof. ]. F. Moody was at North Bridg.
ton last week.
Mrs. Ira Bsarce and her two children
left here Thursday for her home 10
Washington, D. C. Mrs. Bearce's father,
Prof. j. F. Moody, accompanied her to
Portland, and Prof. Bearce will meet her
In Massachusetts,.
Prof. Moody starts this week on an
auto and fishing trip with Mr.. Day Of
Auburn to Lake Lomburg. Mrs. Day
will 20 with them to Bangor and visit
relatives In that vicinity.
Mr.. Montgomery Is at H. L. Glover's.
Mr.. Moutgomery's business Ia In Canada.
The football game played here Satur.
day between Deering High School and
Hebron scored $50 In favor Of Hebron.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
The Fountain of Good English.


The fountain of good English Is not
the newspaper, the printed book, the
school or the college but the home
where English is spoken, and the origi'
nal sin against the purity OF the mother
tongue is committed In the home-not
excepting the home of education and
culture. Ink is merely the embslming
fluid of good English and printing 10
truly "the art preventative"
Sloyenliuess of speech Ia the char
acteristic, perhaps, Of a majority OF the
American people. The college-bred
man. or woman, who has spent years
studying grammar and composition
grudges the time and pains to speak
correctly; and as for pronunciation, not
one in a thousand regards IL o. the
slightest practical significance. Our
representative lawyers, school teachers,
editors and even college professors often
find themselves embarrassed in polite
company by suddenly awaking to the
consciousness that they have mispro-
pounced word when they hear II utter
ed by some other person TO whose repu-
tation in such matters they defer.
Around his fireside the well-read man
with a literary or scientific degree or
two attached to his name drops into
double negatives, misuses past partl-
ciples and past lenses and employs vul-
garisms completely demoralizing to the
receptive minds of his children.
How often does one hear converse
ton which, il geographically reported
and printed would not make the parties
to il ashamed? Let the reader listen IN
tently to his peighbor and silently count
his errors, II he can, In his casual OBJ
servations about the weather and ousi-
ness. and he will be convinced speedily
that the man who has bad excellent
schooling is rarely guiltless OF atrocities
upon a language which, properly spoken
Yields a positive pleasure when 1t is
heard.
The spoken word precedes the writ
ten-at least, the general rule may be 80
set down. A little care and little per-
severing attention by the mothers and
fathers, first to their own speech and
then to that of their children, would &C
complish more in the teaching OF En-
plish in a single generation than the
schools and colleges can accomplish In
dozen generations.
In truth, the teaching OF English In
the schools ought not to DO necessary
except when il is desired to instruct IN
the theory and science Of word and sen
tence construction. The child entering
school should be ignorant of the use OF
other than correct English. That 10 the
Ideal condition and 1t should not be an
unnatural one. The child Is taught not
to blot the page before he is taught how
to frame the letters. He should be
taught not to blot, il We may 80 say, the
spoken word and senteuce--in other
words, it is necessary only to teach neat
ness Of speech to make 1t common.
Speech teaching is for the most part
done at home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
East Bethel.

Mrs. F. B. Howe and Miss Elsie Bart
lett went on the excursion to Boston.
Mr.. A. N. Bean is attending court al
Paris as a grand juror, and Geo. Z
Hastings on the traverse jury.
Mrs. S. Z. Rich 10 the guest Of hel
sister, Mrs. A. n. Bean.
Miss Ella Farwell visited at Berlin, N
a., last week.
Mrs. Walter Bartlett was the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. z. Bartlett q few day,
last week.
Reynolds vaudeville aud moving pic
lures exhibited at Grange Hall foul
nights last week. Miss Edith Trask re-
ceived the most votes In the voting con
test aud 10 the possessor of nice fount
ain pen.
Mr.. Victor Rowe and daughter, Mis-,
Maud Rowe, of Melrose, Mass, were re
cent guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Far
we'll.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Wilson's Mills.

N. K. Bennett Of Norway 10 visiting
his daughter, B, 8. Wilson.
Monty Fox 10 driving team for Win
York.
Mrs. Henry Woodrow 10 cooking At
the Aziscoos House.
Fred Shaw has gone to Enrol to work
for Al Thurston.
Mrs. Thayer OF Littleton ID visiting
relatives in this place.
The infant dsughte: of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Hoyt Is very sick.
Helen Sullivan Of Rhode Island has
been Waiting her aunt, Mrs. Archie
Travers.
Ray Linnsll hns returned from North
Rumford, whore he has been at work.
Twenty-Five Masons Of the Bethel
lodge were here Ocf. Q and s and gave
Jesse Flint and Geo. Mason degrees
Monday night Ice cream and cake
were served and Tuesday night . chicken
pie supper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
North Waterford.

Eugene Lovejoy has had cellar dug
under his house and has cut the bushes
and trees behind 1t which makes . great
Improvement. His father from Rum
ford 10 helping him.
Marshal F. Charles and Mary Tubbs
were married few days ago.
Mrs. Sarah Washburn and her son,
Ezra Lebroke. who have been With
relatives in Portland for some time,
have got back home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Paige from Nor
way were guests at his brothers, Paris
Paige's, Wednesday.
Mrs. P. w. Saunders from New Hamp-
shire was hero at her son Arthurs and
attended the fair.
Mrs. Nellie Vogue and children, who
have been at Mrs. Sarah York's, went
homo Sunday.
Mrs. Daniel White and daughter Ruth
from Hartford are visiting at Ernest Nc
Gray's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
North Buckfield.

Mrs. n. s. Cressey, who has been
boarding at Mrs. Isabelle Swallows, ID
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Martha
Record.
George Holmes has moved to tho place
he purchased OF j. n. Aillett.
A very interesting meeting Of Mount
ain Grange was held Oct. Z. State
Master Stetson and other visitors were
present.
WILDER Warren has finished work for
Will Fogg.
Mrs. a. 8. Bsssey spent . few days
with her brother, G. G. Turner, In South
Sumner last week.
Mrs. Howard Emery and her mother,
Mrs.. Ssnborn, will leave soon.
Mrs. Freeland Durham Of California
has been Visiting Mrs. Celia Durham.
Mr.. and Nrs. n. A. Sturtevant were
In Hebron last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17

The Congregational Circle met with
Mrs. John Eden Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Keene 10 visiting friends In
Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. James Cooke has gone to Port
land to spend few days.
The state school inspector, Mr.. Taylor,
visited the high school here Wednesday
The Methodist Circle gave harvest
supper Friday night and took In about
SIS.
The ladies of the Congregational Cir,
Gle have bought a new individual com
munion service.
The Hsrsey Guild met with Mrs. c. F
Starbird Monday evening.
Martha Attean, who has been Visiting
her parents at Oldtown, has returned
and has resumed her studies in the high
school.
The Oxford Congregational conference
will meet here the 18th and 18th Of this
month.
The teachers from the village schools
are intending to 60 to the teachers con-
vention at Augusta the Goth and 9th Of
October.
Mrs. Kate Hanscom has returned from
Boston, where she has been for few
weeks.
Quite number of the Pythian Sisters
went to South Paris Wednesday.
Mrs Mary Frost went to Portland
Tuesday.
Gladys Rowe 10 working for Mrs. /. n
Keith.
Everett Staples of Welchville gave an
apple bee Saturday night. About AZ
were present. The proceeds are to 60 to
the Methodist Circle.
Mrs. Carrie Jordan is visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. James Kay.
The students of Oxford High School
had speaking Thursday afternoon.
A large apple crop is reported In this
vicinity,
Charles Davis has large crew Of m on
at work on his farm picking apples, and
he expects to have several hundred bar
rels.
RI. Morse. who has been at the Au'
gusta Insane Asylum for some time, ha'
returned to his home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
North SfOneham.

S. C. Kimball, Orripgton Rowe and
Walter Whitehouse of Lowell are camp
ing at Arthur Stones and trimming ap'
pie trees.
Lizzie Dill from Portland visited heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Adams,
Saturday and Sunday.
Nell Allen and son Theodore went to
Bethel Thursday.
Mrs. N. II. Sawyer visited relatives In
Lowell . few days last week.
The remaius Of Isaac McAllister OF
Auburn were brought here Saturday
and buried beside bis wife. His sons,
Sey mour McAllister of Shelburne, N. H.,
aud Corey AcAllister OF Gorham, N. r..
accompanied the remains.
In Stonshsm, Oct. s, Jesse W. Adams
Of Stoneham and Bessie Flint OF Norway