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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
East Sumner.

The largest attendance at the Grange
ball for years was on Tuesday night,
Jan. 9th, when the drama, above the
Clouds" was finely presented BY local
talent, and followed BY dance and sup
per. The receipts from oil sources must
have been encouraging.
James Il. Cobb went to the city last
week to visit his wife at the Central
Maine General Hospital, Lewiston. Mrs..
Cobb has improved nicely, and may be
at homo again before this item appears.
A letter from r. q. Potter, formerly
of East Sumner. states that he 10 located
ut Tampa, Florida, and 10 with the Eu.
reka Marble and Granite Co. he likes
the climate aud Ia we'll located. While
be likes Maine society, he has no desire
for Maine winters. Mr.. Potter since he
left Maine has lived In Brooklyn, N. T.,
At Atlanta, Ca, twelve years, at Tampa,
Florida, three years. At ono time he
had . largo orange grove 10 Orange
county, Florida, but lost Il 10 tho big
freezes In 1894 and 1895. In his business
he frequently visits st. Petersburg, Fla,
and sees Mr.. E. A. Cannon OF Mechanic
Falls, who 10 spending the winter there.
Mr.. Pottsr's first wife was Hattie, daugh-
ter Of John Thompson Of Hartford. By
this union he had son, Thompson Pot.
ter, now in Portland. Some 10 years
ago Mr.. r. q. Potter married . Boston
girl, and they have reared four children,
the eldest now II years of age. John
Thompson, Mr.. Potter's first wiie's
father, 10 still living In Hartford and ID
over so.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
speed the American Slogan.

(Gugllelmo Ferrero In the Atlantic Monthly
One day In New York was compli.
menung an example OF American archi
lecture to an American architect OF great
talent. Eyes, yes" be answered with .
touch Of satire, my fellow countrymen
would willingly spend hundred millions
OF dollars to build q church a. beautiful
ss st. Marks in Venice, but they would
command me, as condition of the work,
to finish 1t within 10 months" That IL
. significant phrase. How is 1t possible
to beautify world which 10 necessarily
In transformation, wherein nothing 10
stable, and which wishes to multiply
everything It ossesses-buildings, as It
would furniture? To create beautiful
palaces, to construct beautiful furniture,
to attain the distant ideal OF perfection,
time 10 esseDtial-time and wise deliber.
alton, reasonable Limitation OF the multi.
plicity Of human demands, and certain
stability in taste. No one could have
built st. Marks or Notre Dame In Is
months, and France could not have Gre.
ated her famous decorative styles of the
18th century II public taste had been 60
tickle as ours, and II everybody at that
time had wished to change his furniture
every ton years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
). Professional Elementary.
aarnudarv
Forest Notes.

The war department is reforesting .
large area near Fort Baysrd, New Mexi-
CO, for use 30 an army hospital site.
The light house reservations on the
great lakes are able to grow all the
white cedar needed for spar buoys IN
their district.
The Kaibab and the Coconino national
forests adjoin each other. Yet it takes
from two to three days to 60 from one to
the other across the Grand Canyon Of
the Colorado.
DR.. B. E. Fernow, dean OF. the forest
school Of the University Of Toronto, and
Bristow Adams of the U. 8. forest ser.
vice, have just been elected president
and secretary, respectively, of the socie.
ty Of American foresters, the only or.
ganization of professional foresters In
the western hemisphere.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Mason.

Henry Bennett flushed work for Nor.
Till & Westleigh the first OF this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Mason and little
daughter Of West Bethel visited biz
mother, Mrs. w. Il. Mason, Sunday.
Carroll Martin returned to bis home 10
Harrison Wednesday.
q. P. Hutchinson was In Hsstings one
day last week.
Dean Martin 10 working for Morrill, &
Westleigh.
Chanting Scribner, who has been at
A. j. Hutchinson's working. ID now
working for E. W. Rolfe In north rest
Albany.
Miss Fannie Westleigh, who has been
Visiting her sister, Mrs. e. B. Mason Of
West Bethel, returned homo Sunday.
A. j. Hutchinson and ]. A. Mckenzie
were ut their homes over Sunday.
Messrs. Ernest and Melvin Bartlett of
StonehAm vere In town on business FRI
day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Hebron.

hebron Grange held an all.dsy meet.
Ing Wednesday.
Fred Sturtevant and bis mother went
to Auburn Thursday to the funeral of
her brotber.in-lsw, j. C. whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Richardson and
Mrs. Fred Sturtevsnt went to Lewiston
Thursday to attend the organ recital by
Miss Wells of Auburn In the new chapel
at Bates College and the Ballard Orches-
ira concert in the evening.
Mrs. Will Hylan has tho mumps, and
We hear there are other cases 10 this
place.
While Watering his horse In tho stall
q few days ago, L. A. Maxim got his foot
badly hurt. Some slight noise startled
the horse, which reared and knocked Mr..
Maxim down, bruising bis leg badly, but
It is thought no bones are broken.
Prof. Atwood has some fine postcard
Vows OF the campus and school build.
ings for sale. The picture 10 the best We
have seen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
West Sumner.

o. L. Varney has sold his farm to
Cory Bonney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ford went to Nor.
way on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Heath, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Arthur Bonney and Mrs. Lettls Ford
attended the drama at East Sumner. Had
the weather been fine . large number
would have gone from here.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
will serve 4 dinner At the vestry next
Wednesday.
Miss Eta Hollis OF North Paris has
been visiting Mrs. Rosetta q. Ryerson.
Mrs. Fannie Adams and Mrs. Cora
Hardy Of Paris Hill are at Warren Lo-
throp's.
There will be an old folks ball aud
oyster supper on Friday evening, Feb.
9th.
Fidelity Lodge, No. 1873, K. of p,
worked the ranks OF Page and Esquire
Thursday night, and will work the rank
OF Knight at the next meeting. Refresh.
ments will be served.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Hiram.

For variety We had cold Jan. 23d
at % below zero, and on the cath, thirty
hours later, bad 1t A degrees above. We
think that this beats tho record in our
recollectiOns of 70 years. Thursday,
Goth, was magnificent winter day, and
on the 30th the heat reached 4S above
zero.
Lemuel Cotton Is 10 quite poor health.
Fred Sanborn's son, Everett, 10 sick
with typhoid fever.
1t 10 suggested that the centennial eel
ebrstion of Hiram. due on Feb. 9th, be
deferred until Old Home week ir An
gust, or the first week in August. This
will include the 5th and 9th. These dates
mark the l40th anniversary Of the first
survey Of land by Lieut.. Benjamin In
gals, the first settler Of Hiram, and
three others.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
L.ocke's Mills.

Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert B. Crockett Of
Bryant Pond we're in town Wednesday.
Roscoe Cummings 10 staying at Owen
Demerritt's this winter.
Mrs. J. C. Littlefield was at Norway
Tuesday.
Miss Florence Hunting of Norway was
entertained over Saturday and Sunday by
Miss Mary Dresser.
The "Broadvisw Inn" on Howe Hill
was burned early Wednesday morning.
The barn was saved.
Charles Bartlett was at Rumford Falls
Wednesday.
w. J. Wheeler OF South Paris was ip
town last week.
Mr.. A. K. Hicks Is 10 poor health this
winter.
Mrs. Charles Bartlett has been on the
sick list, but 10 better ct this writing.
Several from here attended the dance
at East Bethel Saturday evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

February.
The sleighing is fine.
The days have heightened an hour.
Mrs. G. W. Harden and Mrs. C. l.. Alb
bott are still on the sick list.
John B. Murphy is living alone, with
not even cat or dog for company.
Not enough women in town can be
found to care for those who are i'll.
We now enter upon the last half of
the winter season, let Candiemss day be
stormy or fair.
The weather IL too changeable to be
healthy, mercury going from 20 degrees
above zero to the same number of de-
grees below in few days.
Almon Tyler while working in the
woods was struck by falling tree, break
ing his leg below the knee.
Mrs. Vienna Holt has . sister from
Massachusetts, and Mrs. Addie Conner
of Albany to care for her during her Ill.
ness.
Lydia Peabody and Nettie Mason are
recovering from their illness, but Mrs.
L. D. Grover was much worse Thursday,
and her husband is still unable to do
any work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Resolutions.

Whereas, 1t has pleased the Great
Master of the universe to remove from
our order our worthy brother Peter c.
Pickett, therefore,
Resolved, That In the death of Brother
Pickett West Paris Grange. No. 29S, has
sustained the loss OF . faithful brother.
an earnest worker, and . man OF the
striotest integrity In al bis dealings. q.
Resolved, That We tender our heart.
felt sympathy to bis relatives In their
deep affection.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon our records and . copy Of
the same be sent to the Oxford Demo
crat for publication.
r. L. VIVIAN
A. j. ABBOTT
Commikkae IN Resnlutiona
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
RllclllleId.

BUckfIeId.
Tho officers Of Good Faith Rebekah
Lodge were installed Tuesday night by
D. b. President Ada Libby Of Norway
and suite. Refreshments were served
after the meeting.
Paysou Smith lectured under tho aus.
pIces OF the Parent and Teacher Asso-
citation Wednesday night to good audi
ence.
The officers of the Eastern Star chap
ter we're Installed Friday evening. and .
chicken pie supper was served By the
members.
B. SpauldIng. Jr., has been In Port
land for . few days.
Miss Amy Shaw 10 In Rumford with
Miss Elizabeth Pettingill.
Y. P. DeCoster went to Portland Sat
urdsy to join Mrs. DeCoster, who has
been there several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Staples Of Kezar Falls
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. War
rem.
Mrs. Eugene Vaughn with her mother,
Mrs. E. L. Gardner, went to Watervills
Saturday morning.
Walter Record Il at home from Au'
burn for q few days.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
East Br0wnfleld.

The weather nan Is treating us with
less severity.
The body Of Charles b. Fogg was
brought to Brownfield for intsrment In
the family 10. at Pine Grove Cemetery
on Monday last. Mr.. Fogg was native
Of Brownfield, but had resided ip Low
ell, Mass, for number OF years. he
was the son Of the late Charles Fogg,.
one Of the early settlers of the town.
The Fogg farm was on the Dugway
road, where Mr.. Fogg lived until the
house was destroyed by fire. He then
sold the farm and moved to Lowell. OF
the family OF seven but one Is left, Mrs.
Angelina Fogg Stanley Of Kezar Falls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

At the annual dinner OF the Bowdoir
College Alumni Association Of New
York, held in New York city Friday
night, It was announced by President
Hyde that Bowdoin receives . beques,
of $500, 900 In the will Of the late Edwin
B. Smith, former assistant attorney
general of the United States and widely
known New York lawyer, who died on
tho 9Th Of January. No particulars 40
to the bequest are made public, except
that It 10 to be paid from the residue Of
the 0ltate.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

Miss Bertha Cole has been at her home
here for several days.
j. Il. Swan, who has been seriously III
the past three weeks, 10 slowly improv-
ing.
Miss Elsie Bartlett has returned to her
teaching at Hastings.
Mrs. II. E. Bartlett was recent guest
OF her son, Walter Bartlett, and family,
at Bethel village.
Mrs. Herbert Lyon and family were
recent guests Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. K. Bartlett.
Porter Farwell is having his house
wired for electric lights throughout,
using storage batteries.
z. W. Bartlett recently purchased .
handsome pair Of young work horses.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Paris Trust Company.
The New York Life Insurance Company.
Smiley's Red Tag Sale.
Bargains In Stable Blankets.
4. II. Moves Co
The Norway National Bank.
Y. Dayton Bolster Co.
Y. l.. Merchant 4 Co.
Fosters Winter Clearance.
Wanted to Exchange
Iron Age Sprsyers.
DIR. George NJ. whitley.
This New Medicine Saves you Money.
Helpful Words.
Bankruptcy Notice.
e.. II. Cummings 4 Son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Alban

Wednesday morning the fire alarm
rang early. The large, nice house on
the Sam Felt place on Howe Hill burned
to the grouod. It was an unfortunate
loss. 1t 10 very pretty there, with flae
view all round, nice farm and orchard.
II lots Of city people could have seen the
place, they would have been delighted.
John Grover from Stoneham has NOV
ed into Arthur Andrews house, and is
hauling pulp wood for Bruce.
The pulp teams are just hustling.
Mr.. Mprrill's men got moved from the
Mason lot, and . cook came, 90 they
commenced work In the mill Monday.
Ed Good, Leslie and Raymond Cum.
mings work In the mill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Peru.

Miss Flora Sawyer had to leave the
school she was teaching at tho Center
on account of lameness of her hip, and
20 to Lewiston to the hospital. Miss
Mildred finishes out the term.
Walter Chase OF Dixfield 10 teaching .
dancing school at Grange Hall on Friday
nights.
Roy Lunt of Falmouth is visiting at
d, E, Stillman's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Welsh Rarebit.
Lobster q Ia Newburg.
Pickles. Olives.
Sherbet. Ice Cream.
Aaanv<ad NoEa
Bryant's Pond.

Horace E. Littlefeld has purchased the
livery stock Of Charles G. Hill & Son,
and has taken possession, the business
being continued as heretofore, In the
Dudley stable.
o. Littlehale has sold bis house and
lot to Sockalexis Newell, who has taken
possession. Price, $3.50.
Ellsworth Hill and family will move
to Woodland, Maine, within Q few days.
Fraternal Lodge gave banquet Mon
day evening at which many invited
guests were present. It was the night
Of the regular Installation Of lodge off,
GERS and those of Evergreen Assembly.
District Deputy W. A. Lewis, o. N.
Cummings and Jesse P. Edwards were
the officers in charge Of the installation
service.
The following officers have been elect
ed for 1914 10 the Baptist Sunday
School:
Supt.-Amos. II. Barnett
Asst. Supt.-Charles MeInnis.
TIeas.-Mrs. Mabel Rowe.
sec.-Laura Day.
Librarian-Miss Penlcy.
Asst. Sec.-Florence Farrar.
School Visitor-Mrs. Anna r. Chase.
Organist-Laura Day.
The high, grammar and primary
schools Of this place will give free en-
tertainment at Grange Hall, Wednesday
evening, at 7:S0. A program OF speak.
ing and singing is being arranged, and
at the close OF the entertainment plans
will be discussed concerning . new
school building. It 10 hoped that all
those interested will be present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
FEEL MISERABLE

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Denmark.

Miss Effie Wilkerson of Providence,
K. L., Isl guest of Mrs. Doris Jack.
The Changers are 10 make extensive
repairs on their hall in the near future.
The sick ones of the town are reported
gaining.
There is good time coming the sixth
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ball.
Mrs. Fred Alexander has gone to Cous-
ms Hospital, Portland, for treatment.
Every one seems happy to see it warm
er.
The farmers are busy hauling saw
dust. The ice crop is Of fine quality.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
West Lowell.

v. b. McAllister was poorly the first
OF the week.
Mrs. Eliza Lord was able to be out
Wednesday for the first time for two
months.
Sarah Stearns and Lsoua Fox were ut
homo from Frysburg for tho week. end
vacation.
George Marcus and Bsrton Stearps
and Webster MoAllistsr were able to re-
turn to school Monday, after being at
homo with chlckenpox.
Gus Fox 10 still confined to the house.
Mr.. Ralph AcAllistsr ID spending few
days With her father, Warren NoKsen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Notice to Teachers.

A written examination OF candidates
for the regular elementary grade certifi-
cate will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18th,
1914. This examination will be given at
the several county seats and at other
places, full notice of which will be duly
given.
Opportunity will be given on the same
date (Feb. 2s) for those candidates who
may desire to qualify by written exami-
nation for any Of the following grades Of
certificates:
A. Professional Elementary.
B. Secondary.
C. Professional Secondary.
D. Special applying to special branches(.
Any candidate desiring to qualify for
any Of these grades of certificates, OK.
cept the regular elementary, must file
An application not later than Saturday,
Feb. 10th. Such will be forthwith mott
fed of the place where they will report
for examination.
Only those persons who already hold
the elementary or the secondary certif1.
cate are eligible respectively for written
examinations for the professional Gle.
mentary certificate or tho professional
secondary certificate.
Forms for making preliminary applica-
tions for state certificates of all grades
will be sent on application to the State
Superintendent of Public Schools, Au.
gusta, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
North Stoneham.

Mrs. N. II. Sawyer has returned from
her visit to relatives in Lowell.
Mrs. Mamie Hartman 10 sick Rosie
Adams stays with her days while Mr..
Hartman Ii ut work In the woods.
q. r. Andrews and Leo Andrews OF
North Lowell are helping b. B. AcKeen
I'll his ice house, also A. P. Stones ics
house on Rattlesnake Island.
Dennis Adams Lost one Of bis pair OF
horses. He was coming down the
mountain and drove over . beech top
and stuck limb into the horses bowels.
Marge and Donald MeAllister have
been quite sick with tonsilitis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
A WINTER COUGH

A stubborn, annoying, depressing
cough hangs on, racks the body, weak
ems the lungs, and often leads to serious
results. The first dose of DR.. Kings
New Discovery gives relief. Henry d.
Sanders, Of Csvendish, VT, was threat
ened with consumption, after having
pneumonia. He writes: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery ought to DO In every
family; It 10 certainly tho best OF oil
medicines for coughs, colds or lung
trouble" Good for children's coughs.
Money back II not satisfied. Price Soc.
and $1.0O. At oil druggists. b. E.
Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or st. Louis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
West Bethel.

ION the old bob.sled, coasting down the hill:
How We loved to go. skimming Ger the snow
those happy dsys-days Of long ago.
"On the obi bobsied, flying down through
space,
Clouds and stars otttimes seemed giving US q
race,
Fast and faster go, slow and then more 90,
Those were happy days-days Of long ago.
ION the old bob.sed. gracious how 1t iies.
Hearts were all q nutter; tears start from our
eyes,
Cheeks so red and bright. showed the Frost
Kings bite.
1 live those happy days DER again tonight"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

Natioual Commissioners Of Education
Claxton ID likely to get himself disliked
BY portion Of the population Ut least.
He has approved . plan which provides
for continuous school year without
vacation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

There arc several bands of tho Persian
fat-tailed sheep on tho national forSsts
of southern Utah. The large fst tail
sometimes Weighs ~ much a. forty
pounds, and, like the hump on the cam.
81, 10 . reserve supply Of nourishment
whom food 10 lacking,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
This Will Interest l(ethsrs.

Mother 0ray's Sweet Powder for Children 70.
lieve Feverishness. Headache, Bad Stomach,
Ieeshing Disorders. move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy worms. They break M
Colds In q hours. Used BY moshers for g
years. All druggists, Sc. Sample FREE. Ad.
dress, A. 9. Olmseed, Leroy. N. r. "a
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No Dackashe or Kidney Pei.s,

II you have pains In the back, urinary, blad
der or kidney trouble. dizziness and lack Of
energy. try Mother Grsy's AROMATIC.LE LEAF
the pleasspt herb remedy. AZ tonic laxative
Il has no equal. AZ Druggists. or BY mall, SOC
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
North Buckfield.

Mrs. Jennie Heald, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Cora Crockett, at
Locke's Mills, returned home Saturday.
Miss Althea Stetson went to South
Royalton, VT, the 25th, to visit her
aunt. Mrs. Margaret Sturtevant.
dot, the Miners Daughter" was
played at Mountain Grange Hall Friday
evening, the 23d, by the dramatic club Of
Paris, to large and appreciative audi
ence.
Merton Warren is having electric
lights installed In his house.
Mrs. Cora Keene has had another Sc
we're attack Of her old trouble, and is un-
der the doctors care.
Mrs. Jane Head is quite sick with q
severe cold.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

TERMS I'll so year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwise 500 year. Single copies 4 cents.
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East Bethel.

Bleak February. with thy many naws,
Thou art forever dear to me because
Thou holdest In thy hand two brilliant rays-
Both washingt0n's and Lincoln's natal days.