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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlNdS OF THE WEEK m ALL
SECTIONS OF the COUNTY.
Paris nm.

First Baptist Church. Rev. g. ". 2. Hlll. pas
Sunday School at l9. Sabbath evening service
at 7:38. Prayer Needing Thursday evening q
tho LIST sunday Of the month as 50 =. An
mot otherwise connected arc cordially Invited.
hiram r. Hubbard has presented to
Hamliu Memorial Library the first key
which, in 1922, locked the old Jail which
Is now the library.
The Library Association has also re-
ceived from Hannibal Hamlin Emery .
photograph OF his father, the late Hon.
George r. Emery Of Portland, to be
hung in the library.
Rev. Charles G. Ames, D. D., who has
in recent years several times been sum-
mer guest at The Beeches, died ut his
homo In Boston Monday night Of last
week. DR.. Ames Was "a years Of age.
He had been since 1889 pastor Of the
Church Of the Disciples, (Unitarian),
succeeding the Rev. James Freeman
Clarke, and was preacher and author
Of note.
The Hubbard House will open for the
coming season on Nay twentieth instead
Of May 6rst.
Col. e. T. Brown, U. 8. Army, retired,
and his family, are expected here this
week. Col Brown and family have spent
the winter In Honolulu and California,
and will make their summer homo in
this village.
o. A. Thayer and John Pierce have
equipped their buildings with . new
water system consisting of . pressure
tank and gasoline engine, that appears
to be successful system.
Mrs. Jarvis NJ. Tbayer, who was re-
Gently operated upon at the Lewiston
hospital, returned to her home here last
Thursday very much improved in health.
Mrs. II. w. Lyon and Mrs. Lunt, who
have spent the winter In the West Indies,
are expected here on Wednesday of the
present week.
Charles G. Allen, Of the firm of F. O.
Bailey 81 Co., Portland, who died last
week, has spent several seasons In this
village, where he had many friends
whose sympathy goes out to his family
Jarvis N. Thayer had the misfortune
to lose a good brooder house and two
hundred chickens by fire last Wednesday
night. The fire was discovered about
eleven O'Clock In the evening and created
quite little excitement in the neighbor
hood FIR short time. Owing to . lacl
of wind the near. by buildings were moi
seriously endangered. Our postmistress
qualified as fire-alarm system of the
first grade.
Mr.. Winslow was called to Buffalo
N. Y, recently by the condition of hi,
mother. Mrs. Winslow, who for many
years had been a summer guest either al
the Beeches or Miss Mellen's, passed
away Easter morning at the residence oil
her married son In Buffalo. The enc
came suddenly without suffering OF
previous illness.
Bert Curtis has sufficiently recovered
from his recent sickness so a. to again
be able to attend to business.
4 PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mrs. W. 8. Mason spent . few day,
last week with her mother, Mrs. e. V
Canwell, in the King District.
Roscoe Slattery carries the scholars Il
Paris Hill to school this term.
The roads are very bad up this wa!
now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Parlin have return
ed home after an absence of two weeks
visiting relatives in Connecticut ant
Massachusetts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator Of the
estate Of
HELEN 8. ROBERTSON late Of Sumner,
In the County Of Oxford, deceased. and given
demands against the estate Of said deceased are
desired 70 present the same for settlement. and
all indebted thereto are requested TO make pay
ment Immediately.
April 10th, 1919 ENOCH B. ROBERTSON.
BYRON II. SMALL, Agent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
estate of
S. ELI CUTTING late Of Andover,
In the County Of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds IS the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired 10 present the same for settlement
and all indebted thereto are requested to make
payment Immediately.
April 10th, 1912. BIMSLEf l.. AkEkS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
West Bethel.

There's song In the maple, thrilling and new
There's fash Of wings Of the heavens own hue
There's veil OF green on the nearer hills;
There's burst OF rapture In woodland rill
There are stars In the meadow dropped here and
there;
There breath of arbutus In the air;
There's dash of rain, as II nupg In jest;
April Ii herel"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23

Examine Our Goods.
House Cleaning Helps.
Plush Robes.
Beautiful Showing Of Cotton Dress Mate
rails.
Fabrics That Wash and Wear.
A. W. Walker 4 Son.
Start Right
Home Wanted for Children.
Camp Lots for Sale.
Probate Notices
4Notices Of Appointment.
Auction Sale.
Deeds not Words.
Deafness Cured.
Are you Guilty.
Bald Heads not Wanted.
The Effective Laxative.
The Engineers Eyesight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator Of the
estate Of
EMILY L. EMMONs late Of Paris,
In the County Of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-.
mands against the estate Of said deceased are
desired to present the same for settlement, and
all indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
April 18th, 1912. DAVID EMMONS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
Deafness Cured
WHEN CAUSED BY CATARRH.

II you have ringing noises in your
ears, catarrh germs are making their
way from the nose to the ears through
the tubes.
Many cases of deafness caused by ca.
tarrh have been cured BY breathing by.
OXEI. It reaches the infamed mem.
brane, heals the soreness and banishes
catsrrh, which Is the cause OF most
deafness.
r. c. Vanaman, railroad conductor of
Bling hamton, N. Y. writes that he was
cured of deafness after specialists had
failed.
HYOMEI pronounce 1t High-o-me) Ia
guaranteed to cure catarrh, coughs,
colds, asthma, Group and sore throat, or
money back. Complete outfit with in
baler 31.O0. Extra bottles 80 cents.
Sold by Chas. q. Howard Co. the enter
prlsing pharmacist, and druggists every
where.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator OF the
GREENFIELD H. HORNE late Of Dix field.
In the County Of Oxford, deceased, and giyer
bonds az the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased
ART desired to present the same for settle
mako payment Immediately.
April 10th, 1912. VIVIAN G. HORNE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23

8h1y ChtIotSh AZ DsoKhys
Nother 0ray's Sweet Powders for Children
HSsdache. Stomach Troubles, Testhing Disor.
d0rp, and Destroy Worms. At al drusIieess %.
Sample msileA FREE. Address, Allen 3. DIN:
eoods Lomo4s MI. Ao'U
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23

"An officer and gentleman" II you
never knew just what that expression
should mean, the picture of the last
hour Of Major Archie Butts life will
show YOU.
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SINGLE COPIES.

SINGLE COPIES.
Single copies of THE DEMOCRAT are four cent?
each. They will be mailed on receipt Of price by
the publishers or for the Convenience OF patrons
single copies Of each issue have been placed on
sale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Towards Drug Store.
Shurtlen's Drug Store.
Norway, Noyes Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckfeld, Alfred Cole. Postmaster.
Paris Hill, Mrs. Harlow, Post once.
West Paris, samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23

TOILE WnRs
the stripes dHorad designs, "a 10. wide. l5c 3D.
COTTON FoULARDs assortment patterns sheer and
wide, I'D.
LAWNS 81 in pretty patterns TO select FROM II Lee 3D.
LAWNS in plain colors, % and 20 in wide II l2cyd
KASHNIR PONGEE material 25 wide In coor jc
WASH MATERIAL wd fine silk raised dot Special
value tic. I'D.
MERCERIzED POPLIN popular wash materials wild.
all coos. 25c.
SOIESETTE 80 n wide fabric with nice ustre &
FANCY pretty all Of the soft shades
In. wide. &c.
design 25c I'D.
PRINTED grounds with white figures
ITO QUOTA SILK MUSLNS, nice line Of plain coors 25c
FLAXON WIDE blue and white and black white
stripes. Very sheer and dainty 25c
WELTS and white, black and white stripes, q in &
TUssAH JACQUARD silk pattern good line
37 12c.
There many that have not to tell you
about and an endless of pretty Ginghams
Percales.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23

A paper published almost within the
classic shades of Harvard College ex-
presses the conviction that its city should
have modern high school "liks others
have" Shades Of Lindley Murray and
Noah Webster.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
lra.v Chilar.n Are siekly.

New spring shirts, ties. hats, caps 10
show yon. F..H. Noyes Co.
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Coming Events.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

May 7-o1tord Pomona Grange. Bethel.
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Here and There.

The first thing that impresses the un-
informed landsman, in connection with
that disaster which has so nearly mo-
nopolized the attention of the world for
the past week, is the fact that the
Titanic carried SO few boats. A total
boat capacity of about 900 with about
1900 on board left the larger part of the
people to die literally like rats in trap.
Back in the country people at first
qaeried why u was NOT possible 70 get
off more in the two hours that the
that there we're boats to take care of
them. Ifthere bad been enough boats
or RATS, II is conceivable that within a
few hours every one of the Titanic's peo-
pie might have been on some other ocean
liner bound for some port.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23

"Buttercup" Eggs
for Matching.
Best Layers Known. rs cents per
setting.
L. E. MONK,
1917 r. F. D. I, Buckfield, Me.
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And Of course the thing that must i'm
press every one is the value of the WIRE
less telegraphy. Had the disaster &C.
Cured only a few years ago, the world
would not have known Of 1t until days
later, when some boat load Of survivors
was picked up by a passing vessel or
was able to reach the nearest port, some
six hundred miles away. And how
many of the little number of survivors
would ever have reached port is problem
atical.
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Nor is it alone the uninformed lands
men who have been interested in that
question, for il seems to be about most
prominent question with every one. why
there were so few boats. The answer is
simple, of course-that the Titanic, the
latest word in maritime construction,
was supposed to be unsinkable-a sup
position which was quickly proved in
correct. Lifeboats enough for every
body would take up lot of room, and
were deemed unnecessary, so they were
not used. II is really another case Of
sacrificing safety to speed and luxury.
AS the result, ocean travel is likely
eventually to be little safer and little
more costly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
FABRICS THAT
WASH and WEAR

If you are in search of pretty mn.
terial for q new dress, you should
read every word in this space, bs.
cause it contains items of interest To
The Laclede blade., 1912-08-23
Death Of Mrs. Eyman

Mrs. Catherine |Eyman, wife OF
Chris Eyman of route two, died OF
pneumonia at the family home four
miles northwest of Laclede at eight
O'Clock Tuesday morning, after an
illness lasting two weeks. She was
about fifty years old and leaves,
besides the husband, two sons and
three daughters, all of whom were
at home when the end came.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day and interment was in the Lin
neus cemetery. She was a good
neigh6or and friend and the whole
community mourns with the be-
reaved relatives.
The Laclede blade., 1912-08-23
Sbau We Have a Fair?

A meeting of citizens of Jeffer-
SON township viii be held in the
park in Laclede Saturday after
noon, Aug. "a, at 2:3O to decide
whether a fair shall be held in La
cleds this year, and to elect officers
and make the necessary arrange
ments to hold one if it is thought
best. All who are interested in
having q fair this year should be
present. GEO. W. ANDERSON,
President.
The Laclede blade., 1912-08-23
The MeadviTIe Chautauqua

The Meadville chautauqua this
year bids fair to be the best in the
history Of the association. There
are about 26O tents on the grounds
this year, which breaks all ehau-
tauqua records for Missouri. The
majority Of those who are tenting
have eamped there before, and they
and the other campers are enjoy
ing q very pleasant week. The
The Laclede blade., 1912-08-23
BIG FIRE DOES $4,000 DAMAGE
Famed BY Light Breeze, Flames Almost Sweep
Entire Business District Away

Laclede was visited early Thurs
day morning by one of the
most destructive fres-in it's history.
When the fire was discovered by A.
j. Baum it had spread through the
True building, occupied by F. W.
Groes's general merchandise store
and Miss Ella Hancock's millinery
store, and before the flames could
be checked they had destroyed the
building with its contents and the
opera house above, the Standby
building on the south, including L.
E. Eichman s. Sons drug store,
VIM. Kraft's general merchandise
store, the Masonic hall, the tele-
phone exchange and rooms occu-
pied by A. j. Baum and N. A.
Ormsby, and j. W. Anderson's
frame building used as a garage
for his auto and by the electric
light company for store room.
Mr.. Kraft saved a small part of his
stock and Baum and Ormsby part
of their clothing and furniture, but
the others saved nothing.
AS soon as the fire was discover
ed the alarm was given and
crowd gathered and did all that
was possible to check the flames,
but had all they could do to keep
the fire from spreading to other
buildings near by. Electric light
poles used as props kept the falling
wall from reaching the postoffice
and Blade building on the
south and checked the flames in that
direction. On the north the heat
broke several windows in the Lo-
max s. Standby bank building, but
it did no other damage there,
Blazing brands fell on all the
residences to the northeast. F.
w. Groes's house caught, but
little damage was done. The frame
buildings along the alley to the
south were saved with the utmost
difficulty. The entire stock and
fixtures of the Lomax dry goods
store were moved across the street
to the park, but fortunately the
fire did not extend to that building
The total loss will probably reach
$4,000, perhaps half covered by
insurance. Some of the buildings
and stocks were well insured
while others had little or none
VIM. Kraft moved the remnant OF
his stock to the Wait building just
south of the postofice and Miss
Hancock will reopen in the Allen
building, while. F. W. Groes will
not continue his business.
1t is probable that one or both
buildings will be replaced with new
ones before long, but no definite
arrangements have been made yet,
The telephone service will neces.
sarily be poor until new switch
board can be placed in new To-
cation.
This is one ofthe worst disasters
in the history of Laclede and part
of the damage might have been a.
verted if there was a fire depart
ment or some kind of fire-fghting
apparatus here, but the bucket
brigade did the best work possible
and we are fortunate indeed thai
the whole town did not burn.
The Laclede blade., 1912-08-23
Local and Personal

1uo DuChIAA IdlE WAA Oo uCAu
Sept. 26 and 27.
Geo. w. Weaver was over from
Chillicothe Wednesday.
Fresh turnip seeds on sale at J..
N. Wilson's cash route store.
Layton's baking powder 3 cans
for 25 cents. Carothers & Allen.
Dr. 2. T. Standby has 200 or
800 bushels of corn for sale at his
farm.
Moberly Bros. want to buy your
grain, hay and field seeds. See
them before you sell.
Telmo shredded cocoanut, best
quality, 3 packages for 25 cents.
Carothers & Allen.
DIR. J. Fl. Kittredge, dentist,
will be at Anderson house the 26th
and 9th of August.
Sweet potatoes, the first of the
season, 5 cents the pound. Car
others & Allen.
DIR. J. II. Kittredge, the Chilli
cothe dentist, will be at the Ander-
son house the 26th and 9th of
August.
Galvanic soap, the magic soap,
makes wash day easy; 6 bars for
Is cents. Carothers & Allen.
Pnnltry will not be sold at re-
tail at the poultry huusu l..t - ta.D---
4 p. m. each day. Those who
wish to buy will please come
earlier in the day. J. Henderson
& Sons Produce Co.
Carothers & Allen are cash
buyers of poultry, eggs, butter
and cream. Bring US your pro-
duce.
We now have our building COM
pleted and can take care of any
kind of grain you have to sell in
large or small quantities, and'will
l.nax-tha HIGHEST market price possiI
BILE. See w. S. Savage.
White Loaf -four, the highest
patent -four in Laclede, costs q
little more than other fours; for
sale by Carothers & Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Bruins re-
turned home Thursday from Wis
it with Lee Love and family al
Roe. Mr.. Bruins reports the drOuth
worse in parts of Laclede county
than it was here before the rains
Miss Ella Hancock, whose milli'
merry stock was burned in the fire
Thursday morning, has rented tht
room at the north end of the Aller
building and ordered a new stocA
and will again be ready for busl,
ness in few days.
The Laclede blade., 1912-08-23

L =
women and children are fully as
safe dts they would be at home.
The program this year, as in the
past, is a good one and is meeting
the approval of all who attend.
The popular National Chautauqua
band was wrecked in Iowa and ar
rived Sunday afternoon, giving
their first concert that night, but
the music furnished by the Chilli
cothe band Saturday and Sunday
afternoon was very good. DR..
Roy Russell Teeter is the platform
manager this year. He is good
speaker and a man Of pleasing
personality and has everything
moving smoothly.
The Sunday crowd was a big
one and enjoyed a good sermon by
DR.. Thomas McClary in the morn
ing and a splendid address in the
afternoon by Hon. Richard Yates,
ex- governor of Illinois, who spoke
on THE Greatest American, " The
speaker deplored. the fact that
while Mr.. Bryan and Bob" La
Toilette were permitted to talk
politics, Dick" Yates was for
hidden to do so because he is q
republican, and was heartily ap-
plauded when he said he was not
the only American who used the
first person, singular, good deal. "
Discussing Lincoln as a POliti-
clan, +" he read letter written to
the governors father by Mr..
Lincoln when the latter was a
candidate for United States senator,
which shows that Mr.. Lincoln
firmly believed in party 0rganlza:
ftion and was organizing eighteen
months in advance to bring about
( his own election. The following
i is copy Of the letter:
i Springfield, Sept. 30, 1857,
Hon. R. Yates,
I Dear Sir:
"Your letter, called out by the
letter of J. O. johnson, was re-
ceived by me on my return from
Chicago.
''Mr. johnson wrote the lettel
by concert with me, and is entire
ly reliable. He is a newcomer
but can devote more time to get
ting up an organization, than an
one I know, who knows as well a
he, how to do it.
) And now, let me say, wisl
/ you could make up your mind t.
come to the legislature from
Morgan next time. You can b
elected, and 1 doubt whether an!
: other friend can. 1t will be some
thing of sacrifice for you; bu
can vou not make it?
Yours as ever
A. Lincoln"
Gov. Yates said he did not be
Elieve in party organization,
which has always been a republican
belief.
DIR. McClary gave an interesting
lecture Monday morning and DR.
VIM. spurgeon gave An English
mans View of America" in tht
after noon. The other speakers OF
the program have all been gooC
and some Of the very best number
are to be given during the remain
, ing days of this week and Sunday
, If you have not been there, yOl
are missing. something well wortl
! your time and attention.
There will be a special train t
MeadYille and back again mex
Su nday, leaving BrOOkfeId in th
morning at 8 o'clock and leaving
Eeadville on the return trip at
The Laclede blade., 1912-08-23
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Mrs. F. F. Pratt returned to
New Cambria Wednesday.
Guy Bigger was up from Marco
line on business Wednesday.
Oral Matsell of Brunswick visit
ed Laclede friends the first of the
week.
Mrs. Maurice Walters and little
son are visiting relatives at Streat-
or, I'll.
Miss Lucille Watson of BrookfeA
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ralph
Eichman.
VIM. Kraft was at Bethel and
Hunnewell on business a few days
this week.
Miss Frances Denbo visited rela-
tives in Brookfeld Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah Henry is visiting her
son, John A. Henry, and family
east of town.
Clarence and Karl Mathiasch
have spent the past week with rela-
tives at Chillicothe.
MIR. and Mrs. T. B. Allen of
near Rothville spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Allan
Mrs R. T. Dye returned home
Saturday from a>yisit with relatives
at Monroe City and Anabel.
Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Enyeart are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. A. S.
Hill, at Kirksville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 81. Moberly of
Gait are visiting their sons, j. W.
and G. G. Moberly, and families.
Miss Flo Hunter of Browning
was the guest of Miss Kathryn
Brown the latter part of last week.
Mrs, J. A. Cooke returned home
Monday after a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. B. F. Thompson.
Mrs. c. R. Hamill and children
returned home Sunday from an ex-
tended visit with relatives at Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. o. Dye of
Monroe City are guests of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
T. Dye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Piggott Of
Forker left Monday night for Den
yer, where they will spend a week
or two,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bower of
Bethel, on their way home from
spending the summer at Denver,
visited Mr.. and Mrs, VIM. Kraft
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Bruins will
leave in few days for their new
home at Anaheim, Cali, carrying
with them the best wishes of their
many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Neal of near
Linneus, who have been visiting
relatives at Walnut, KAN, were
called to Iowa last week by the
death of Mrs. Meals mother.
J. P. Johnston of Kansas City,
chief pOstofice inspector, on his
way to attend the meeting of the
Missouri press association at Han
nlbal, visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Johnston Sunday.
Mrs. John Mairs and Mrs. Anna
johnson of Browning, on their
i way home from a visit with rela-
tives at Seymour, Iowa, spent =
couple of days this week with their
brother, w. B. Calhoun.
o. T. Regenold and family Of
Americus, Kan, came through La
clede in their large auto on their
way to StreatOr, H., and stopped