Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-29
The New County Officers.
SEVERAL CHANGES IN INcUMBENcY
WITH THE FIRST OF JANUARY.

SEVERAL CHANGES IN INcUMBENc'
WITH THE FIRST OF JANUARY.
During the present week the terms o
q number of the county officers expire
the terms Of the new officers beginning
with the first of January. There ar
more than the usual number of changes
In the offices, because the political con
ditions were such as to give the election
of this year to the Democrats.
In the Western District, Dean A. Bal
lard, Republican, was elected Register
of Deeds, but on the general count!
ticket the successful candidates were al
Democrats.
The new member Of the board o.
County Commissioners is Don A. GATES
of Dixfield. Mr.. Gates is we'll known
especially in eastern Oxford. he wa
born In Milan, N. a., Jan. l, 1855, bu
most of his life has been spent in Dix
field. He graduated from Kent's Hill
Seminary in 1888, and afterwsrd laugh,
for five years, in Paris Hill Academy ane
elsewhere. He has since been engaged
in farming and numbering. Mr.. Gate'
served seven years as deputy sheriff. III
is married and has three daughters.
Mr.. Gates succeeds Henry d. Ham
mond of Paris, who has served one tern
Of six years in the Office.
George l.. Sanborn of Norway will as
sumo the office of Register OF Deeds fol
a term OF four years. Mr.. Sanborn /,
the son of Darius S. and Adelaide Viii
son Sanborn, and was born in Norway
June 10, 1887. He graduated from Nor
way High School in the class Of 1904
For about eight years he was employed
in the shoe trade in Norway, Auburn
and Portland, as a cutter and doing
some Office work. He has sold insurance
and at present is engaged in manufacture
ing floor polish and dust layers. He ID
unmarried.
Mr.. Sanborn's clerk in the registry
will be Miss Carrie r. Hall OF South
Paris, who has been there for some
years.
The retiring Register Of Deeds is j.
Hastings Bean, who came to Paris from
Mason, and has held the position contln'
uously for twenty years. There will be
no dissent from the statement that dur.
ing those twenty years the records have
been kept and the work OF the office
done in a manner above criticism and
highly pleasing to all who have had busi'
ness at the registry.
Ernest j. Record of South Paris will
begin a four years term as clerk OF
courts. Mr.. Record is the son OK the
late Levi Record, and was born in South
Paris, March 3, 1865, and attended the
schools of Paris and Nichols Latin
School, Lewiston. He is contractor
and builder, and has done large
amount of work in that line in Oxford
County and elsewhere. For the past
two years under Sheriff rockingham he
has been court messenger. He ia un-
married.
MIR. Record succeeds Charles F. Whit
man of Norway, who has held the office
of clerk Of courts for twenty years and
was previously judge of the Norway
Municipal Court. Judge Whitman will
resume the practice of law In Norway.
Albert Belveau of Rumford will be-
come County Attorney for term of two
years. Mr.. Beliveau was born in Lewis
ton March 81, 1887. He was educated in
the parochial and public schools and at
the University of Maine, and was admit
ted as an attorney in February, 1911,
since which time he has been engaged in
the practice of law at Rumford.
Mr.. Beliveau succeeds Frederick r.
Dyer of Bucktield, who has served one
term of two years, and has proved him
self an able and energetic prosecuting
officer
Howard D. Smith of Norway, who
will become County Treasurer for term
Of two years, is we'll known in the conn
", and has a wide acquaintance through
out the state, not only through business
affairs but from his prominence 10 the
fraternity. Mr.. Smith was born
in Oxford Aug. 10, 1874. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of Oxford
and at Norway Liberal Institute. For a
few years he taught school, and since
Jan. /, 1875, has been cashier Of Norway
National Bank. Mr.. Smith is married
aud has four sons and one daughter, all
Of mature years.
Mr.. Smith succeeds George NJ. At
wood of Paris, who has been County
Treasurer continuously for twenty-six
years.
William o. rockingham OF South
Paris, who has been sheriff for the past
two years, will begin another two years.
term in that office. John A. Titus will
continue as jailer, and there will be few
changes in the list Of deputy sheriffs.
Deputies have 80 far been appointed
by Sheriff rockingham as follows, aud
there will be few additions to the list:
Everett NJ. Bessey. Rumford
Arthur j. Landry, Rumford
Thomas W. Penley, Mexico
John Briggs, Canton
Harry ID. Hastings. Bethel
Willis II. Kigore, North Waterford
Corridor T. Shortridge. Fryeburg
John r. Talbot, Andover
George II. Record. Buckheld
Luther NJ. Hodsdon, Dixdeld
Eugene T.. Libby, Norway
Ernest 8. Bennett, Wilson's Mills
Lewis W. Clark, South Paris, Court Messen.