Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-24
West paris.

Frank Small committed suicide BY
shooting himself In the head Thursday.
Mr.. Small left bis homo Thursday morn
ing and carried . gun % though starting
on Q hunting trip. At night he did not
return, and his family, fearing that he
had suffered from bad attack, - he had
been In poor health Tor some time,
notified some people at West Paris, who
went into the moving picture show and
got several men who searched oil that
was possible that night. Friday morn
Ing the factories did not start, and every
available man turned out TO search. In
about fifteen minutes after the searching
line started, his body was found about
one-balf mile from bis homo near the
portable mill, where Willis and Penley
had operated during the winter. The
skull was blown of, and evidently be
died without . struggle. No cause 10
assigned for the sad act except Ill health
and encouragement on that account.
Mr.. Small was the son of the late
Nathan and Mrs. Lucinda Herrick Small,
and was born In Norway Al years ago.
He was in trade in dry goods and
grocery store at Greenwood with bis
father, under the firm name of N. NJ.
Small & Son. Later they ran store at
Bryant's Pond, where his father died.
Selling the business there, he came to
West Paris, where he ran q store under
the same name, for few years. Then
he moved to Berlin, N. a., where he held
q good position as book-keeper In or
office until last spring, when be resigned
on account Of bis health and purchased
farm of Mosely Foss on the road lead
ing to Shows Falls, about IL milet
from West Paris. Here he started q
poultry farm and had r. large number
of chickens.
He leaves besides bis mother, widow
who was before marriage Miss Bessie
Oldham of Rumford, and five children
Kathleen NJ aged II; Evelyn j., aged
10; Nathan NJ, aged 8; Bernard, aged 8
and Rose Ellen, aged year. A brother
Walter Small of Dixfield, also survives
He was Q nephew of Judge A. E. Herrich
of Bethel, and . cousin Of Ex.Msyol
Morrill, Packard of Baltimore, Nd. Mr.
Small and bis family are we'll known
here and have many friends who deeply
sympathize with them.
Mr.. Small was a member of Jefferson
Lodge, F. and A. NJ, of Bryant's Pond
The funeral was held at Bryants POND
Sunday, and the interment was In The
family lot In Bryant's Pond Cemetery.
A large number from West Paris at
tended the Woodstock centennia
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Day spent the week
end with friends at Portland, and Mrs
Day remained for a few days longe
visit.
S. w. Durham has returned from {
visit with bis son, Il. r. Durham o
Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Durham hav
moved back from Dixfield, where the!
went last spring.
Rev. Isabella s. Macduff of Canton
Mass, a former pastor of the First Uni
versalist Church OF West Paria, Ia CUES
at j. r. fuckers.
Ivan Tuell of Greenwood, Mass, 10 th
guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Melind'
Tuell.
Miss Alice Barden returned from Ferr,
Beach Tuesday, and Friday went t.
Wayne to join a party of friends on
camping trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Durham OF Port
land are guests at e. r. Barden's.
Frank L. Willis went Tuesday to tn
Central Maine General Hospital, Lewis
ton, for treatment. He has never re
covered from his severe fall. Mrs. Will
is with her daughter, Mrs. j. S. Rose,
Kittery.
Vernon Ellingwood recently under
went an operation on his knee at th
Central Maine General hospital. He i
doing we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Wyman and Nj
and Mrs. Otis Curtis were among thos
who attended the G. A. R. reunion q
West Sumner Friday.
Bernice Newell of Sumner Is visitin
her sister, Mrs. Maud Mann.
Joseph Leonard will sell bis HON
farm cn Stearns Hill at auction on Tuet
day, Aug. 81, together with farmip
tools, household goods, horses, COW an
pigs, and many other things. Hour, LIZ
IP NJ