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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
West Lowell.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Lord and Evelyn
Bsyley are all sick with colds.
V. Fl. McAllister went to Portland to
DR.. Cousins hospital Monday for treat
ment.
B. II. McAllister started for Massa.
chusetts Monday to spend the remainder
of the winter. He and his nephew Fac
cheus were at North Lowell Sunday to
see Eden McAllister, who has cancer on
his tongue.
W. S. Fox is booming the logs on Lake
Kezar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
About the State.

During a snow storm at Palmyra We'd
nesday. lightning struck a barn, which
was burned, together with nine head OF
cattle and fifteen sheep.
Bartholomew Welsh, foreman of a sec
ton crew, was killed near Portland Mon
day by being struck by locomotive
while walking on the railroad track. he
Is survived by wife, having been mar
ried less than year.
Rev. Geo. W. Hinckley, superintendent
of Good Will Home, has been chosen a
delegate from the United States to at
tend the international convention of boy
workers in London in June. he is one
of six to be chosen from this country
and is one of 90 to attend the convention
from different countries. Mr.. Hinckley's
wonderful success with boys at Good
Will makes his choice especially fitting
as we'll as gratifying to Maine.
The Portland park commissioners are
loaded down with more heavy ordnance
than they can care for. They have re-
ceived one of the immense guns formerly
mounted on the battleship Maine, and
know not where to put il. Ii is Is feet
long, very heavy, and in bad condition
from its long rest In the waters OF
Havana harbor; and, just now, the Ex-
press thinks it is something of white
elephant on the commissioners hands.
AS the result of a scheme worked out
by Sheriff Stevens of Audroscoggin
County and his deputies, Andrew Bell
veau and Fred Breton of Lewiston and
jeremiah Minnehan of Auburn have
been bound over on the charge of at
tempted bribery. Three men, one of
them q stenogrspher, concealed under a
pile of coal, listened TO conversation
between deputy sheriff and these three
men, who are alleged to have offered
money to the officer to let the liquor of
one Of them "go through"
Two indictments for manslaughter in
connection with hunting accidents last
fall were returned by the Piscataquis
grand jury: Cornelius c. Cable of
Brooklyn, Y. Y, was indicted for the
killing of Charles Dodge OF Guilford,
who was shot while hunting at Schoodic.
An indictment was found against Morris
Crockett of Abbott for the shooting of
Herbert Z. Foster of Guilford. Coun.
sci for Cable asked for continuance of
his case, pleading that he was physical
and mental wreck as result of remorse
over the accident. Affidavits to this
effect from a New York physician were
read. The continuance was granted.
The Maine highway commissions
plans relative TO the construction of
State roads under the recent bond issue
were briefly outlined at the annual ban
quet OF the Camden board of trade
Thursday night by Hon. Paul d. Sar-
gent, chief engineer. Within four weeks
the contracts will have been let for the
construction of a considerable portion of
the 1900 miles Of road to be built this
season. The longest section OF trunk
line will be between Portland and Bruins
wick, In the construction of which the
state will have Federal aid to the amount
of sos, 900. Twelve miles Of trunk line
will be built between the New Hamp-
shire state line and Bridgton through
the town of Fryeburg. Other important
stretches of road will be built between
Woolwich and Warren, Camden and
Northport, Ellsworth and Bar Harbor,
Calais and Eastport, and in Houlton, Dow
or and Etns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Wllson'8 Mills.

Sybil Bennett was An over.Sunday
guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Wilson,
at tho Bean place.
Leon Bennett 10 hauling lumber from
Azlscoos Dam to rebuild the house at
Enrol recently burned, occupied BY
Frank Allen and owned by tho Lewiston
Water Power Co.
Tie machinery Of the mill ut Axis.
COOS Dam Is being hauled to Colebrook,
and will be taken to Lewiston. The
boiler was taken out Wednesday BY one
Of Jameson's six. horse teams that have
been hauling up gasoline for tho motor
boats on the new lake.
The visitors at school the past week
were Mrs. Bertha Wilson, Mrs. O. T.
Fox, Mrs. s. L. Littlehale and daughter
Iva, and John Hewey, whose children
have been attending school here the past
winter.
Mrs. VIM. Cobb and little daughter
have been guests Of Mrs. w. b. Hart
while Mr.. Cobb wan away on business.
Elwyn Storey has been TO Rangeley to
take E 8. Benefits work horses homo.
School closed Saturday, Frank Smith
teacher. There will DO vacation Of
several weeks.
A. W. Linnell has been appointed road
CommlsslOnAI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Mason.

D. W. Cushing was in Norway Satur-
day.
Morrill, & Westleigh have finished log
ging.
j. A. Mckenzie il working In Albany.
z. c. Mills and wife spent the week
end with relatives in Bolster's Mills.
r. L. Westleigh has hired out with E.
81. Morrill, for the season.
Mrs. Stephen Westleigh visited at her
brothers recently.
Miss Rosie Tyler Ia on Grover Hill.
d. w. Cushing sold some hogs and .
calf to j. NJ. Philbrook.
F. II. Hunt and family OF Mobiles
Corner, Norway, have moved into h. N.
Upton's cottage.
Z. q. Morrill's team 10 working for q.
N. Upton.
N. e. Mills Of Lewiston was In town
recently on business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Hebron.

The ipterscholsstic debate at Hebron
Academy, March 18th, between Oak
Grove Seminary and Hebron Academy,
was won by Hebron.
At the prize speaking March 14th, the
first prize for boys was awarded to John
Bowers Matthews, second to Harold An.
drew henderson; girls, first to Kstheryn
May Sturtevant, second to Grace Evelyn
Littlefield. The judges were Miss Rachel
Sargent, Bates College, Vernon Bracket,
Buckfield, and Mrs. George Wilson.
The 18th was observed % go.to church
Sunday. The music was very fiDe. Miss
Alice Barden sang several solos and Miss
Gardner played the violin.
Albion Cushman spent Sunday at A.
II. Richardson's.
Lloyd Bessey Was given . post card
shower Tuesday and received So cards.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Peru.

Henry Bryant died on the 18th. he
got up in the morning feeling as well as
ever and did bis chores, and after he had
bis breakfast went out to start his gaso.
line engine to 60 to saving wood, then
went back into the house, and had g
paralytic shock, and did not live more
than two hours. He was SO years old
He leaves q widow, three brothers and 9
aister TO mourn bis loss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
West Bethel.

"I ALT no sage. but It seems to me
That when folks gin to disagree,
An fault.flnd at the way things done
In this old world,-think they could run
The whole machine themselves, an make
Things better'n now. theirs some mistake
An generally. them at wants to rule
The most, has been the least TO school.
There air some folks who know It all,
Alvin on this revolvin' ball,
This God made world which long has
stood,
An which Its Maker thought 30 good
Some folks In their own mind immense,
Who think they could teach Providence!
This thing. or that, had they been here,
Or there, when this old rollin' sphere
Was In construction, might have been
A burned sight better-what sin
They hadn't livet In that far day
An by the Flood been washed away
The world would better be, p'raps,
Without sich wisdom buriened chaps.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

Mrs. Margaret Heald and daughter
Dottie visited at the home Of K. W.
Spauldipg and family Sunday.
Fl. A. Sturtevant and wife visited Mrs.
c. B. futile one day last week.
Mrs. Ellen Poland returned homo
Thursday after . two months visit In
Waltham, Mass.
Mr.. Packard, who has been saving
wood In this vicinity, broke bis engine
and has had to leave several unsawed
wood piles In this vicinity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Albany.

Mrs. Addie Conner and daughter Ethel
spent the evening at 8. G. Beans one of
those nice moonlight nights last week.
Jack Mckenzie is working for Rain
Morrill, hauling timber from the Mason
lot to the mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Gross went to
Bethel Monday. Very smart old couple.
Johnnie Haselton moved Lance Try.
lon and wife to Bethel Monday ont OF
the woods; went In early last fall.
Roy Andrews and Albert Remission
have hired the town house this year for
dances.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Browufield.

j. l.. Frink is very feeble.
Little Donald Wakefield was taken to
the hospital to have an operation on his
leg for tuberculosis.
E. Gilpatrick is on the sick list; also
Mrs. Frank Ham.
Arthur Linscott and Miss Matte Went
worth were married in Boston last week
Reception at Town Hall Thursday even
ing.
The snow is leaving slowly, but lots Of
it on the ground now.
There is a good deal Of sickness in
town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Paris Trust Co.
Blue Stores
z. l.. Merchant 4 Co.
showing Of Spring Styles.
Bare Facts.
Real Estate for Sale.
Spring Clothes for Men.
House for Sale.
Twice-Told Testimony.
judicial, Contractors Federal anu flaenty
Bonds.
DIRECTORY Of Central oxford County.
Probate Notices.
appointments.
For Sale.
Call for oxford County Bonds.
Transportation Of Scholars.
Proposals.
Lost.
Notice
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
North St0neharn.

D. W. Adams has sold his driving
horse to Walter Lord OF Albany.
Will Fox Of Lowell 10 getting the boom
sticks for the pulp across Great Brook
and getting ready 80 whom . rise Of water
comes be can run the pulp.
Myrtle Adams 10 ut home. She has
been working for Mrs. Arthur Andrews
Of Albany.
Deck Charles and Onra Charles, from
Chatham, N. a., were In this place Mon
day looking for oxen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Stevens, from
Harrison, are keeping house In one Of H.
n. Adams camps. Mr.. Stevens IL work
ing for Lyman Chute.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

The lumbermen Of Maine In 1900 orig.
mated in this country the use OF noun
tain lookout towers with telephone con.
neotion for tho prompt location and sup.
preston OF forest ares.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

Many Of tho forest fires attributed to
railrosds are caused not by sparks from
locomotives, but BY cigar and cigarette
butts thrown from Smoking.car win
doWs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
SINGLE COPIES.

Single copies Of THE DEMOCRAT are four cents
each. They will be mailed on receipt OF price oy
me publishers or for the convenience Of patrons
single copies Of each issue have been placed on
ale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Towards Drug Store.
Shurtleff's Drug Store.
Norway, Noyes Drug Store
stones Drug Store.
Buckfeld. A. l.. Newton. Postmaster.
Paris Hili. Mrs Harlow, Post Once
West Paris, Samuel L. Whte.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

"Snow bills" figure more or less in
Maine town meetings, sometimes more,
sometimes less; but for the real thing in
snow bills you have to go to New York
city, where about two million and half
dollars has been spent to get rid of the
snow the past winter. 1t may be re-
marked, by the way, that New York has
bad more snow than Oxford County has
had this winter,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Here and There.

A man who is in the porcelain bust
ness In New York proposes to erect a
porcelain house. II will be built on a
steel frame, but all else will be porce-
lain. Walls, floors, ceilings, stairs, etc,
will all be porcelain, and "it would be
possible to wash down such a house
with hose every day IT, necessary. {"
Does the man really suppose that his
wife will consent to live in a house
where the finish is permanent, and
the rooms can't be 'done over" in
new paint and paper every year or two?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

For Group or sore throat, use DR.. Thonas' 20
lectio OIL Two sises go and 800. At al drug
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Bethel.

Gould Academy opened Tuesday for
the spring term.
Tuesday afternoon tho W. @. T. q.
met with Mrs. F. 3. Chandler. A pub
lie meeting will be held Sunday evening,
Mar. 29th.
wednesday was noted especially for
the variety Of the weather and the unusu-
al occurrence of thunder while heavy
snow was falling.
Miss Ethel Hammons, who teaches In
South Portland, Is spending weeks va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Skillings.
Nearly all of the Thurston party have
returned from Florida.
Harold Chandler spent Sunday with
bis parents in Norway.
Edwin Stearns is very III, and Mrs.
Frances Whitman is assisting bis daugh.
ter, Miss Lillian Stearns, In caring for
him.
Thursday evening Miss Helen Far
quhar OF New York city, q representative
of the National Y. W. c. A., addressed
the Gould Academy Y. W. G. A. and
their friends. Her address was intense
~ interesting, as she has an intimate &C.
auaintance with the work in all Its
branches and in all countries. For more
than an hour she held her audience
spell-bound. The Y. n. G. A. connect
ed with the academy was invited to the
meeting, and the speaker gave history
of the 7. NJ. C. A. as we'll as the work
of the girls. Miss Farquhar has very
pleasing personality, and is enthusiastic
in her work.
Asa and Everett Smith went to Boston
Monday for q short time.
The lumbermen have come out OF the
woods. Guy Thurston sold . number
of his horses to an Auburn party.
Harvey Pbilbrook and his son Wen
dell came to Bethel and took back to
Greene pair of large horses.
Thursday Mr.. Clifford Wheeler passed
away at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Fred Wood, after q long illness. Mr..
Wheeler was born In Bethel and married
Myra Cummings, who died nearly twenty
years ago. Mr.. Wheeler has left sons and
daughters, Chester, Lyman and Wesley,
and Mrs. Fred Wood, Mrs. Albert Gro
YER, and Miss Amy Wheeler Mr.. Wheel
or was a member Of the Baptist church.
Go.to-meeting Sunday will be observ-
ed March Goth.
MIDDLE INrERvALE.
School here, with Miss Leona n. Par
lin teacher, closed the 18th, with the
following program:
Poem-Life is Mirror School
Exercise-D0n't school
Poem-A Secret ;,--honaa Stevens
| Song-The B1rds.-----.- kianche y. himoai!
Poem-spring is Blanche Blanche S Kim JAIL
| Exerclse-March Winds-----.-.--------:-ssc School
Poem-Little -------Ronald Steven,
Poem-A Child's ----School
The teacher bad nice treat and games
in order after the program was carried
out. Several of the neighbors were
present, and all enjoyed it. Miss Parlin
has been a student at Mortified Sem
mary, Mass, aud it is easy to sec the
good influence in moral IS we'll as men,
tai training.
We have lovely cards from friends and
relatives scattered over the United States
for 70 hjch wa ara sO thankful
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

First Baptist Church, Rev. g. W. r. Hi. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday ~ iOAo =. =.
Sunday School at II. Sabbath evening service
so. Covenant Meeting the Last Friday before
the LIST Sunday Of the month at 50 7. =. Al
not otherwise connected are cordlauy nSiseo.
Marion Hammond and Harland Shaw
were the only pupils in the primary
school not absent or tardy during the
winter term. The average attendance,
however, was s. A out of 8.
w. A. Barrows is visiting relatives and
friends In Massachusetts,. He will be
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. w. l.
Allard of Cambridgeport.
Chas. F. Mathewson, Esq, OF new
York, was at Paris Hill last week. 1t 10
quite probable that Mr.. Mathewson will
take a place here for the coming summer
and the many friends Of the family are
much pleased at the prospect Of their re-
turn.
There will be a supper and entertain
ment at Cummings hall on Tuesday
evening of this week. Everyone cordial
~ invited to come.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer goes to Syracuse, n.
Y, this week to attend sale of Holstein
cattle of high breeding.
Mr.. Edward Clinton Robinson OF
Brookline, Mass, has rented "Old
Home" of Mrs. Jarvis Carter for the
coming season.
The past week has seemed more like
winter than spring. Cold weather has
prevailed with q snow storm that
brought out the sleighs again for q few
days. During the snow storm there oc-
Cured the very unusual combination OF
thunder and lightning.
Mrs. Fl. w. Lyon is at the Hubbard
House for a time in order to superintend
improvements now going on at Lyons
den", which includes the putting in OF
five hardwood floors and an open fire.
place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

Fremont Field has purchased two pairs
of steers of Ben Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Barrett and son
spent few days with her mother, Mrs.
VIM. Mason, this week.
The school in this district closed this
week.
Two crows were seen on Friday by the
school children.
Mrs. W. S. Mason has returned from
her work at Frank Coverings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cushman and chill
dren called on her sister, Mrs. Hiram
Linscott.
Ralph Field is working for Jim Dud-
Law
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

That the use of the telephone has
grown in America by leaps and bounds
was known before, but the fact is called
specially to the attention by the annual
report of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Co., and particularly by a
chart which is made part Of it. 1t Is q
rather surprising fact, according to this,
that the number of telephones connected
with the Bell system has doubled since
1905, and It is likewise surprising to
learn that the number now connected is
more than ten times the number in 1900.
That the Increase has been so rapid in
the past few years largely because of the
policy Of the Bell companies Is as true as
that the increase was comparatively slow
for many years because of the policy of
those same companies. No other coun-
try makes such use of the telephone a.
does America, and its use is destined to
Increase still more.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

Here 10 an important newspaper talk
ing about the financial plumbers OF the
late j. p. Morgan. To DO sure, Il refers
to them ~ the few financial bluuders,
but that 1t should be admitted that Nor
gan made any financial blundsrs is sur.
prisiug. Perhaps, though, In another
generation the work which Morgan did
In the financial world may not shine with
% bright luster n 1t does to-day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
MIDDLE INTERvALE.

School here, with Miss Leons n. Par
lin teacher, closed the 18th, with the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

Measures are being taken to form
now political party In Connecticut. 1t
10 TO be composed principally of certain
Progressives and certain Republicans.
That ought to finish the job in Connecti-
cut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24

II WAS the irony Of fate that Professor
Mercalli, director Of the observatory on
Mt. Vesuvius, after living for years IN
more or less danger from the volcanoes
fires, should at last perish in q fire in
his bedroom originating from an un-
known cause.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-05-08
TWELVE PERISH IN STORM.
Many Towns Visited by Gales and
Tornadoes.


Tornadoes.
Oklahoma City, Okla, May 6.-Three
lives were lost and nearly a million
dollars in property was swept away as
result of the floods on the South
Canadian and Cimarron rivers in west
ern and southern Oklahoma. Twelve
large railroad bridges and one wagon
bridge crumpled and fell into the wa
tiers, and bottom land crops for 400
miles along the Canadian and 200
miles along the Cimarron were de-
stroyed.
Galesburg, ILL.,, May 1.-TWO men
were killed in the storm which swept
this section of Illinois. William Filler,
seventy-five years old, of Alexis, was
caught in the wreckage Of his home.
He was instantly killed. Herman Bur-
rell, fifty years old, was struck and
killed by bolt of lightning.
Clinton, Ia, May 6.-Two persons
were killed and two villages, Hale and
Olin, Ia. were cut off from commune
cation by a storm which wrecked
houses and barns.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-05-08
GENERAL o. E. slckLEs IS DEAD
Reconciliation With His Wife at
Deathbed Ends Enhancement.

Reconciliation With His Wife at
Deathbed Ends Estrangement.
New York, May 5.-Gen Daniel e.
Sickles died at his home here Sunday.
He had been iii since March, when he
suffered hemorrhage. A week ago
last Thursday he was seized with an
other hemorrhage and was compelled
to take to his bed.
At his bedside were his son, STAN
ton, and his wife, from whom he was
estranged for 20 years until Thursday.
At reconciliation was effected at that
time through the untiring efforts OF
the son. and since then Mrs. Sickles
had been nursing the aged veteran
When 1t became apparent Saturday
night that his death was almost GER
tain. Mrs. Sickles, it was said, took
her place by her husbands side and.
although he had been unconscious for
an hour prior to his death. she was
holding his hand when he breathed his
last.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-05-08
GENERAL DURYEA is
SLAIN BY MAD SON
Prisoner Talks incohevently and for
Some Time Had Been Acting
Strangely.

New York, May 6.-While suffering
from mental delusions Chester Duryea.
forty-three, shot and killed his father,
Hiram Duryea, millionaire starch
manufacturer, at 1870 o'clock Tues
day morning, in their splendid home
at 100 Eighty-fifth street, Bay Ridge.
The father was eighty-one years old.
Since 1909 Chester Duryea has been
watched internationally by nurses be-
cause Of his peculiarities, but at no
time was he regarded as dangerous.
In June, 1909, he created scene when
nurse attempted to remove him to a
sanitarium for mental treatment. He
was later declared sane by physicians.
The Staying of General Duryea was
dramatic. He was asleep on an open
porch on the second floor of the home
when he stole cautiously upon him.
The son was armed with a high-pow-
cred rifle and revolver Of large cali
Der. Whether Chester awoke his
father before firing is not known, but
servants were suddenly aroused by
hearing seven shots ring out.
The son had first fired several shots
from the revolver into the body OF his
father and then sent two or three bull
lets from the rifle.
The sleeping house was aroused In
an instant. Frightened servants
rushed to the sleeping porch and
found Chester, wild-eyed and threaten
ing. They Gained him, took the
weapons from him and led him to his
bedroom while awaiting the arrival of
police from the Fort Hamilton station.
The son made no resistance when
Lieuteant Lake and squad OF men
placed him under arrest
why did you kill your father?"
asked Lieutenant Lake.
Il was justified in doing So" said
the son.
What Justification had you; what
had your father done?"
ooh, was justified" retorted the
son, who then began to talk incoher-
emily. He could give no valid account
of his actions, and there was every In
dication that he was mentally ire
sponsible.