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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlNdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.

First Baptist Church. Rev. g. W. 7. Hill. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday as lo'1 A. -
Sunday School at II. Sabbath evening service
at 7:S6. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening q
] 80. Covenant Meeting the last Friday beforS
the LIST Sunday Of the month At so ?. =. Al
NOT otherwise connected are cordially invited
Miss Elzada Paine OF Portland and
Miss Virginia Paine of Bath are guests
of Miss Robinson and Miss True at Camp
Pollyanna.
Mrs. Alpheus G. Rogers of Portland
has returned tn the Hubbard House,
where she has spent several previous
summers.
George Lunt of this village, who holds
a position in the United States Depart.
ment OF Commerce as special agent OF
the Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, which bureau is engaged In
the promotion of trade at home and
abroad, has recently received an order to
proceed to Honolulu upon business for
the government, and left here the past
week, after brief visit to his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Garland and
their daughter, Mrs. George Sanders and
children, of Boston, are guests at Loren
B. Merrill's.
Miss Marion Harlow of Dixtield is the
guest Of her cousin, Miss Gertrude
Brooks.
The next entertainment Of the Univer-
salist Circle Will be held at Academy
Hall on Tuesday evening Of this week
and will consist of q masquerade ball.
1t is expected that all who can will sp.
pear in costume and is hinted that some
special features worth seeing may ap.
pear. The music will be piano and
traps and the admission is twenty five
and fifteen cents. Dancing free.
Mrs. Thomas Twitchell of Portland
and her daughter and granddaughter
are guests at Mrs. Carter's.
George and Priscilla Quinby of Welles'
ley Hills, Mass, who have been at Elm.
hurst for two weeks, went to Portland
Monday for visit to relatives in that
city.
Miss Helen Cole has returned from q
visit to Massachusetts,.
Rain broke up the tennis tournamen,
at the courts of the Paris Hill Country
Club Saturday. 1t Was found necessary
to wait for the courts to dry 80 that the
play was not started until afternoon
soon after starting q smart shower put
an end to the play. At the time the
games were discontinued the Paris Hill
team was leading Norway and the South
Paris team was leading Buckfield. 1t II
hoped that the tournament may be play
ed in the near future.
Mrs. W. c. Briggs and little grandson
Master Clinton Hall, OF Auburn, were
he ecent guests of Miss Annie L. Par
ris, who has been confined to the house
for fourteen weeks by illness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Wedding Reception.

On Saturday evening, July 10, the
Pratt homestead in East Oxford was the
scene OF q pleasant gathering, 1t being
the wedding reception of the eldest SOD,
Harold Marshall Pratt, whose marriage
to Miss Isabelle Benson took place at the
home OF Mrs. Sadie A. Farris in Auburn
q short time since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt both attended he
bron Academy. where be was graduated
In the year 1912, and where he was most
popular among his schoolmates and
teachers. He was one of Hebron's best
athletes, and was captain Of the base
ball team. Afterwards he attended the
University of Maine, and now Ia In the
automobile business. Mrs. Pratt has
devoted a greater part OF her time since
and before she graduated to teaching In
Hebron and adjoining towns, where she
met with success, and was loved by all
her scholars and friends. She attended
Fitchburg, Mass, High School, and was
graduated at Bridgton Academy by Prln-
cipal ]. F. Moody, later completing
courses at the Corcoran Art School In
Washington, D. c., where she received
honors, and where she spent very pleas
ant winters.
Between seventy and eighty guests
were present, among whom were: Mrs.
Sadie A. Farris, Auburn; Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Wilder of Arlington, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Bearce and bis
daughters; E. A. Bradford and family:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Nelson, Christine
Nelson, A. A. Nelson of Mechanic Falls;
Fred Dimock and family, Miss Nancy
Farris, Minot; Ethan Farris and family
Buck field; Percy Skillin, Rumford; Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Record, Minot; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Ramsdell, Oxford; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. q. Thomas and family, j. F.
Fuller, Miss Grace Paine, Miss Marian
Fuller, Miss Agnes Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs
J. P. Hall, c. c. Rowe and family, Miss
Eva Cooper, Mrs. Sarah Deane, Walter
Deane, Frank Paine, Mrs. Nellie Ward
ell, s. o. Dudley, Wilbur Downing, For
est Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Thorn
as, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Pratt, Mr.. Tar.
bault and Mr.. Churchill.
During the evening the guests listened
to vocal solo by Miss Mildred Dimock,
. student at Hebron Academy, and
piano solos by Miss Dimock and Miss
Marian Fuller, recitations by Miss Dim
ock and Miss Agnes Fuller, teacher al
Oxford.
Misses Dorothy, Janice, Mary and
Julia Bearce, and Norman and Bonnie
Sturtevant, former students OF Mrs
Pratt, helped to serve the refreshments
of Ice cream, cake, fancy crackers and
punch, after which Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Record furnished music for dancing,
which was enjoyed by many.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt received many
beautiful and useful gifts Of solid silver,
hand. painted china, cut glass, towels,
guest towels, linen, band crocheted
dolly, and table cover. The grandpar'
epts of Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt gave them
beautiful parlor lamp.
The house was beautifully decorated,
and all enjoyed most pleasant evening,
and wish Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt the best
that life can offer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Oickvale.

Miss Marion Curtis Of West Paris has
been spending week with Mrs. Oscar
Putnam.
Mrs. Grafton Gordon has gone to Weld
to visit her brother, Thomas Wymsn.
Mrs. Arthur Child and Mrs. Bernard
Putnam called on Mrs. Herman Fuller
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Fuller welcom-
ed little daughter to their homo July
9Th. The little one has been named
Evanah.
Mrs. David Chenery has gone to Ne.
chanio Falls to DO with her brother, who
10 very sick.
viii Dixon 10 shingling for Linas Lib
BY.
Mrs. Joseph Putnam 10 working at
Luoius Lovejoy's.
We bad . severe fr6shet on the 9Th,
which did much damage to crops and
roads.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
BuclIileId.

Frederick ". Davis Of Norridgewock
has been elected and has accepted the
position OF principal Of the high school
here. Mr.. Davis 10 Colby graduate OF
the class of 1918, and has taught two
years In Canaan. Mrs. Davis IL gradu.
ate OF Pennington Normal, and has had
six years. experience, and will teach the
primary grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Newton have been
away for week, returning Monday.
M. and Mrs. A. Cannon OF Mechanic
Falls were guests Of Mrs. Ada Shaw
Wednesday. :.
Lena Iugersoll is at home from visit
with Miss Imogene Smith Of Sanford.
The interior Of the Baptist church hal
been given thorough renovating, q new
steel ceiling put in, walls tinted, pewi
vanished and the wood work painted
The work was done by j. G. Wilson oil
Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan of South Paris have
been here with Miss Josie Shaw for
few days.
Miss Mildred Holland has returned
from visit with her sisters In Portland
accompanied by her niece, Miss Dorothy
Jewett.
Mrs. A. F. Warren returned Saturda!
from visit at Phillips, accompanied BY
Mrs. o. d. Hersey.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Maine News Notes.

| James Thompson of South Berwick
committed suicide while visiting at th'
home of Q relative In Bowdoin. BE wai
81 years of age and leaves two adult
children.
Carmen Morrison, 8 years old, wal
drowned at Rangeley Monday by falling
into the water from boom log while
fishing. bis mother is widow, and ha,
two younger children.
The body of Oswald Starsau, an aged
German farmer who had been missing
for number of days, was found in the
Androscoggin River at Lisbon Falls
Thursday. Death was from drowning
Edward M. Verge of Portland, an en-
ploye In the Delsno planning mill, who
was seriously burned while fighting the
recent fire in that mill, died on Thurs
day from the effects, six days after the
| FIRE.
Frank Coro, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Coro Of Waterville, died
Tuesday with lockjaw contracted in 9
wound suffered from the explosion OF q
blank cartridge while celebrating the
fourth.
Dennis Morrow was drowned In the
canal at Waterville Thursday, when he
either jumped or fell from the bridge Of
the electric railway. He was 20 years OF
age, aud leaves widow and two small
children.
William Goodrich was killed at Bling
ham Monday evening by being hit by q
falling log after be had exploded q
charge of dynamite to start q jam. he
was Sc years Of age, and leaves widow
and four children.
The amount of fertilizer hauled into
Aroostook county so far this season is
reported to be about 10,587 tons short
of last years amount, only 1l,291 tons
having been delivered. The acreage OF
potstoes 90 far reported fails to show a
proportional decrease.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston, along with
near ly all the women members OF the
summer colony at Bar Harbor, has
pledged herself to sew shirts, surgical
baudages and other articles for the allies,
for at least one hour week. At meet
iug OF the recently formed Bar Harbor
Relief committee the work was outlined
along the same lines as those that pre-
vailed at Aiken last winter. A room In
the Bar Harbor high school will be the
Office and workroom and each day from
10 to member of the society will be
In charge.
To William Gilmour of Westbrook, a
native of Scotland and . widely known
member of tho st. Andrews Society of
Portland, belongs tho credit of making
valuable suggestions for the course to
be pursued By Great Britain In its war
fare on the German submarines, says the
Portland Press. It will be remembered
that few days ago there appeared In
the news dispatches story to the effect
that contracts bad been placed In this
country for the construction Of large
motor boats to be used In ramming the
undersea craft, and It Was Mr.. Gilmour
who conceived this idea. His plan was
forwarded to tho British admiralty and
Il bears fruit In this order for large
number OF the motor boats, which are to
be about 90 feet In length and equipped
with . sharp ram penetrattag the com.
paratIvsly thin shells OF IL Submarines.
Mr.. GIlmour 10 not An inv9dssg, and he
had nothing to do with furnishing the
designs for the new miniature see fight
orc but he made the suggestion and 1t
has been followed ont By the admiralty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
East BrOwnfield.

The Congregational Circle, under thu
direction of Mrs. Charles Harmon anC
her daughters, Mrs. Blake and Mo.
Wakefield, held a very successful supper
at Odd Fellows dining hall on Wednes
day evening.
An auto party from New York are at
the New liberty for few days.
Mrs. VIM. Walker, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Myrtle johnson, In
Massachusetts, returned SATURDAY.. and
on Sunday fell and broke her hip She
was taken to the Maine General Hospital
A party Of the Allen families, consist
ing of Mrs. Martha Allen, widow of j jhI
Allen, and the SONS and daughters OF
John and Charles Allen, who were in
business at the Center fifty years ago
motored from Portland one day this
week. They had delightful time going
over the town and calling on few old
friends who are still left.
Mrs. j. L. Frink and her daughter,
Mrs. Linnie Allen, have closed their
house at the Center and returned to
Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Wilson's Mills.

The sermon Sunday by Rev. Mr..
White was very interesting, as study Of
sin and its consequences, to individuals
and nations, and closed as befitted 4th
of July service by hearty singing OF
America.
G. P. Wilson of Boston, An old resi-
dent of this place, is spending the sum-
msr with his cousin, II. w. Pickett.
Epstein has spent the week in town
with his usual line of dry goods.
The rain of Thursday was unprece-
deuted since the days of Noah. as 1t was
one continuous downpour from early
morning until night. There are num-
Der of washouts between here and Er.
rol.
Miss Pearl Bennett, who has been at
home on four weeks vacation, left
early Saturday morning on her return to
her work In the Office of the Mason
Manufacturing Co. at South Paris. She
was accompanied by her brother Clinton
and wife.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
North Paris.

Mrs. Ida n. Brown and children are
spending the month Of July with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Abbott.
The old school house has been remov.
ed, and the work Of exosvating the base
ment of the new house 10 we'll under
way.
Mr.. McAlister is drawing the lumber
for his new house.
A. j. Abbott and wife and daughter
and children visited In Waterford recent
ly.
q. D. McAlister was in Portland last
week.
George Gibbs has had charge Of NOV.
ing the old school buildings.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
West Sumner.

Edwin Doble, who has been spending
his vacation with his parents, has return
ed to his duties in Buffalo, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tuell of West Up
ton, Mass, are at Walter N. Chambers
for the summer.
Deaconess Humphrey and her mother,
Mrs. Ashman, of New York city, are
at Ryemoore.
MT and Mrs. G. A. Chandler are n,
James A. Tuell's.
Mr.. aud Mrs. James Buck are in Lew.
iston.
Mrs. Hattie Howe, who has been visit.
ing in Rumford, arrived home on Tues
day accompanied by her son, Luther
Howe. and granddaughter, Miss Hattie
Merrill.
The Harmony Club gave fine enter
tainment on Saturday evening VII ca was
we'll attended. Mrs. Alice Wood OF
Suow's Falls gave several readings. The
music consisted of piano so,cs by Mise
Bertha Swift and Sydn.y Brown, vocal
selections by Mrs. Charles Barrows, R.
n. Stetsnn and Sidney Brown. Miss
Mildred Conant, who won the prize at
the speaking contest in the West Paris
High School, also read "How S1lvator
Won" Each number was encored. Ice
cream and cake were served.
Tha farmers around here are working
lively to get their hay In between the
showers.
Mrs. I. Beck and two sons of Liver
more Falls are visiting Mrs. Beck's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs w. R. Glover.
Mrs. Ella Dunn Is stopping at P. G..
Barretts.
The many friends of Mrs. L. 81. Bis
bee are glad to learn that she is recover
ing from her recent severe ill-ess.
Mrs. Julian Dyer and children Of
Massachusetts, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Bisbee.
Mrs. Cummings of Freeport is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Mallett.
William r. Glover shot large hedge
hog which was travelling along the road
near his garden.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Hebron.

H. z. Stearns and Drew spent . few
days at his camp at Rangeley recently.
Mrs. Henry Sturtevant has been visit
ing her children here.
Archie Quincy and family Of South
Paris are ut his fathers for few weeks.
Miss Eva Barrows Is spending her va.
cation with her brother, Harry Barrows.
Sturtevant Home is now closed for the
summer, and the matron, Miss Poor, ID
to have vacation Of year to recruit
her health.
Professor Joy has moved into Howard
Glover's house.
A. j. Turner has returned from q ten
days trip to Auburn and vicinity.
While there he went to Portland to at
tend concert at City Hall. After the
concert was over and the house cleared
the organist played several pieces for
Mr.. Turner'S benefit, and then took him
through the great organ, explaining all
the parts. It was . rare treat for Mr..
Turner, and his friends congratulate him
on bis good fortune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Locke's Mills.

The funeral services OF the late George
Woodsum were held at the church Tues
day afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. G.
Curtis of Bethel. There was large At
tendance of relatives and friends. There
we're several beautiful floral pieces. Mr..
Woodsum had always lived here, and will
be missed by every ono. he leaves q
widow and one brother. Burial in the
village cemetery.
Twelve Of the Rumford Boy Scouts,
who are at Camp Echo, went Wednesday
TO the White Mountains, accompanied by
Rev. William Gaskin. The rest OF the
boys remained In camp In charge Of Rev.
j. NJ. Arters.
Mrs. Ruth Young 10 still very i'll.
Chris Bryant is having his house
painted.
Work is progressing on Geo. Days
new house. 1t will soon DO ready to
plaster.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Oxford

Mr.. MacKay of Boston, who has been
visiting his brother, Rev. Malcolm Mac
Kay, has returned to Boston, and has
taken with him his sister, Miss Kath
crime MacKay. Miss MacKay has been 9
patient at Hebron Sanatorium for two OF
three years.
Mrs. John Baker of Welchville wat
found dead In her bed Tuesday morning
Heart disease was the cause OF bel
death.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Circle had Z
supper Wednesday evening, baked beans
salads, cake, pie and coffee. There wal
q good attendance.
Mrs. George Jones Is gaining.
Ivan Edwards IL visiting his uncle
Ralph Edwards, at Dexter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Showers and sunshine.

Showers and sunshine.
Catching weather for drying hay.
Webster E. Walker of Ketchum was II
this village Wednesday.
Station agent Harry o. Reid has had {
vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. Nettie Mason and son Gordon
spent the Fourth in South Paris.
Miss Violet Morrill, is assisting W. j.
Douglass In the post office and store.
Mrs. Dorothy Martin has been very III
for two weeks, but 10 recovering.
Miss Ermiua Allen of Manchester, N
H., visited her uncle, L. E. Allen, and
family last week.
Miss Ethel L. Allen 10 at home from
Cambridge, Mass, to enjoy vacation
with her pareuts.
G. D. Morrill, was visited last week BY
his married daughter, Mrs. Harlan Bean,
Of Auburn.
Stephen Westleigh has bought the
stand in this village which G. A. Tyler
recently exchanged for farm In Gilead.
Ebert r. Briggs has moved bis house
hold goods from the P. b. Rolfe house
in the village to the farmhouse Of Mrs,
w. D. Mills on Flat Street, and has gone
back to Northwest Albany to work In
the mill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Norway Lake.

Arthur Mansur Of Burlington, VT,
and Jack Storrs, bis nephew, Of Newport,
VT, Waited their uncle, Albert Nswhall,
. few days recently.
People are beginning to cut their hay,
but do not find good weather yet.
A. 8. NswhalPs health has improved
considerably since last winter. Mrs..
Pike 10 still with him..
]. 8. Smith makes regular trips up
the lake supplying cottasers with gro
oerles, etc., also carrying their mail.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
North Stoneham.

j. C. Bowers from Boston and Franz
Bowers from Franklin, Mass, are board
ing at 81. B. McKeen's.
Susie Lewis from Albany Is working
for Mrs. /. A. Andrews. Etha McAllis
ter, who works for Mrs. Andrews, is hav
ing a weeks vacation.
Carroll McAllister has gone to Lowell
Center to work for Reggie Pottle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliston Mcallister and
son Carlton from Auburn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Andrews and son from North
Lowell visited at q. B. McKeen's Mon
day.
Lyman Hilton OF North Lowell is driv
ing q. N. Adams auto, bringing biz
boarders from Fryeburg.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
American Feeling about German Note

New York Evening Post.)
Comments by the German press, so fal
as sent by cable, on the reply Of the Ger
man government to President Wilson's
protests are all of one mould. They
praise their government for its firm re-
fusal to surrender q single German
position. Equally of one mind are the
American newspapers. As by q single
voice they express disappointment and
dissatisfaction with the communication
from the German foreign minister, de-
clare that the President cannot recede
and offer him hearty and non-partisar
support in maintaining American rights
and digni,ies. Thus il would appear
that the Fourth Estate in the two coun'
tries is as much at variance as their gov
ernments. Yet on neither side Is there q
pronounced spirit Of belligerency. A
deadlock Is admitted on the main point
at issue, yet there plainly persists the
hope, open or tacit. that a solution OF
the crisis may be found without . rup-
ture between Germany and the United
States. We believe that q majority OF
the people In both nations sincerely de-
sire that peace may not be broken.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20

Walter E. SWEET, who has taken The
school census of Houlton, has gone to .
great deal Of trouble and obtained much
moro valuable information. The popu.
lation of Houltou he finds to be 1924, AZ
increase of 1915 in the past years and
this gain too from the fact that many b
g A. employees have moved to Oakheld
With their families. Mr.. SWEET finds the
following of school age 8 to
20, 2SO4; population 1924; number Of
males, 1886; number Of females, 3SsS;
number Of foreign born, 17S5; number OF
American born, 5lS6; number between
Is and 81, 81.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
West Bethel.

81 could write such beautiful poem
About this Summer day
II my pen could catch the beauty
On every leaf and spray,
And the music all about me,
OF brooks, and winds, and birds
But the greatest poet living
Cannot put them into words.
"SoI may not write down the poem
As 1t came from the hand Of God,
In the wonderful, wordless language
He writes on sky and sod.
In the words that we tell our thoughts In
That will make you feel and see
The beautiful, beautiful poem
This day has been to me-"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Coming Events.

July es-Aug. e-Empire Grove camp meeting
East Poland.
Aug. 6-Meeting OF oxford County Patriotic As
ISOLATION, Central Park, South Paris.
Aug. l2-State Grange field meeting, Oxfort
County fair grounds.
Aug. lS-Centenniai celebration. town Of Wood
stock.
Aug 81 Sept. 3-Centrsl Maine Fair, Waterville
Aug 2tsT-Eastern Maine fair. Bangor.
Sept. 69-Maine State fair, Lewiston.
Sept N-l6-Oxtord County fair.
Sept. 29S0-Northern oxford fair, Andovcr.
Oct. 5T-west Oxford fair, Fryeburg.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
Sumner.

Mrs. Lydia Wiley and daughter Edith
OF Cambridge, Mass, ara visiting Mrs.
C. b. futile.
John Morrill, recently lost . horse.
Lizzie Dyer 10 working for Mrs. W. L.
Dyer.
Mrs. Julian Dyer and Eve children arc
visiting at Herbert Bisbee's.
Mrs. L. q. Bisbee 10 getting along
nicely.
C. B futile has sold his horse to
Moses Young.
Harold Spaulding and family have
moved to Livermore Falls.