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Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Dlckyale,

Mrs. E. B. Hines and SON Ralph Of
Jay lately spent few days with Mr.. and
and Mrs. B. G. Putnam.
Mrs. Olive Bisbee, formerly of this
place, is spending few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. 4. B Hines Of Jay. Mrs.
Bisbee is spending the winter with her
son, Leroy Bisbee, in Portland.
Mrs. Elmer Flagg has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Esther Gordon.
Herbert Libby and family from Massa'
chusetts spent Wednesday with his
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Linas
Libby.
Elder Elmer Osborn has been holding
meetings at the school house.
Mrs. B. e. Putnam and daughters,
Audrey and Bernardine, spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Elbridge Child.
Mrs. Grafton Gordon and daughter
Jennie are attending conference meet
ing at Canton.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Waterford,

Mrs. George Miller dislocated her
shoulder last Tuesday night. It was
worse than break.
Leon Kmball's two children are very
sick with pneumonia. One is at his
grandmothefs and tho little boy is at
homo.
s. 8. Hall 10 gaining.
We are pleased to hear that Mrs. d.
Rolfe Is some better.
Genie Everett and VIM. Jacobson have
been breaking the roads for the last
week.
L. E. Abbott 10 drawing bolt wood to
Cummings' at Norway.
j. b. Stone Of Harrison 10 reported
trif]e better, but 10 very sick man yet.
Mrs. l.. e. Abbott spent the day
Thursday with Mrs. j. C. Harvey.
George Skinner 10 drawing pulp to
Norway.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Mason.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Mckenzie are re-
joicing over 1-2 pound boy born JAN
uary Goth.
On Saturday night Eli A. Growers
house caught fire from burning chin
ney, but they succeeded in putting the
fire out before it did much damage.
T. E. Westleigb was on the sick list
one day last week.
. A few from this place attended Pomo-
ma at Bryant's Pond, Feb. I'd.
Miss Mabel Scribner of West Bethel is
caring for Mrs. ]. A. Mckenzie and
baby.
d. w. Gushing, Z. 81. Morrill, and Will
lard Mason were in Berlin at an Odd
Fellows gathering Thursday night.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
North Buckfleld.

Mrs. G. A. Holmes has been on q visit
to her sister, Mrs. A. L. Purkis, in Au-
burn.
Bragdon's moving pictures are we'll at
tended. The pictures are Of Q good
class.
Some Of the farmers are getting Ice.
c. b. Keene has sold bis horse to his
son, V. c. Keene. He has also sold bis
COW and purchased another.
Will Harris Of Augusta has been visit
ing in this vicinity.
e. D. Heald is better at this writing.
The third and fourth degrees will be
conferred at Mountain Grange Feb. 9.
N. E. Bessey is able to get out on
orutcbes.
Ethel Buck has finished work at P. c.
Heald's.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Locke's Mills.

Miss Nancy Millett of Milton was the
guest of Mrs. Harry Swift last week.
The members of the Girls Club are
planning on giving an entertainment In
the near future.
Mrs. Helen Bryant attended the Pyth-
ian Sisters meeting at Bryant's Pond
Thursday afternoon.
Jerry Farrar of Bryant's Pond 10 In
town, saving wood with his gasoline
engine.
The Ladies' Circle met with Mrs. C..
E Stowell last week.
Rev. j. H. Little preached at the Un-
ion church Sunday, Jan. 81, also Feb. Z.
Mr.. Little 10 very interesting speaker,
and It 10 to be regretted that more peo-
pie do not attend bis meetings.
Mrs. G. b. Tebbets 10 able to cit up
each day, but trained nurse h still car
Ing for her.
Mrs. Charles Bartlett attended Pomo-
M Grange at Bryant's Pond Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
One Tree Brings 500.

The United States government has re.
ceived 900. 40 In settlement for single
sugar pine tree which was cut in tres
pass In the Stanislaus National Forest,
in California, and which yielded more
than enough actual lumber to build a
good sized suburban frame house. Th e
lee fcaled 1888 board feet and was
valued at IS % per thousand feet.
Not many trees contain enough lumber
TO build two.foOt board walk nearly
two miles long, and this is believed to
be the first case on record in which a
single tree felled in National Forest
was valued at almost 800 on the stump,
although National Forest timber is fre.
quently sold at considerably higher
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
North Paris.

Irwin Lowe, who has been homo on &
vacation, has returned to Portland.
Mrs. B. G. Lowe has been away deliver
iug their painted work which bad been
ordered.
Herbert Gibbs was In Lewiston re-
Gently.
Mr.. Whitteu was In Portland and Low
iston recently on business. he will not
move to the place be has bought at West
Paris until warmer weather.
Next meeting of the Willing Workers
will be with Mrs. Webb.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Purely Mechanical.

The "druggists' bill" so called, now
before the legislature, reminds . friend
OF the Democrat Of an Incident which
occurred . good many years ago, under
a former system OF allowing the dispeps-
ing OF alcoholic liquors for medicinal
aud mechanical purposes. A msu sp-
piled for gallon Of liquor at the place
where 1t was legally obtainable, and as
tho dispenser, Who was quite liberal in
constituting the law, was putting up the
purchase, be asked,
"Whst are you going to use this for,
Hiram, medicinal or mechanical pur-
posesP"
"WsI," said Hiram, II guess you'd
better call 1t mechanical. We're going
to start In haying, and / shall have to
turn the grindstone for the boys"
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
What High School Students Study

The question is not intrequently rals-
ed as to whether Maine high schools are
giving expression to the changing con-
ceptions in the education of boys and
girls of secondary school age. The
changes in enrolment in the various
courses offer some evidence upon this
point. Comparing the English, or gen.
eral, course enrolment with that of five
years ago, there is a gain of $50 pupils
while the number OF pupils enrolled in
college preparatory courses has fallen
from 400 in 1910 TO 6,267, loss of LAP
Iu courses whc" may be said to have
some trace of vocational tendency, in
cluding commercial, mechanic arts, do
mestic science, training for teaching and
agriculture, the increase in enrolment
was 1901 or los percent. This gain
may be compared with the gain of 73
per cent in the English course and loss
of IL percent in the college prepara-
tory course. This significant showing
for vocational courses would doubtless
be further augmented il the data on
commercial courses in academies were
available. In other words, while five
years ago the courses with a more or
less direct bearing upon vocational in
terests enrolled nine percent of the stu
dents, similar courses for last year en-
rolled twenty-one percent.
Some further analysis of the special
courses in industrial education may be
of interest. Five years ago no high
schools reported pupils iu household
arts or agriculture while 2S9 were in
manual training courses. In the acade-
mics at that time, s pupils were enrolled
in household arts, l05 in manual train
ing and % in agriculture. For the year
ending July l, 1914, there were 429 stu
dents in mechanic arts courses, lS9 in
domestic science and 361 were studying
agriculture. These courses are subsi-
dized by the state, are under specially
trained teachers and are required to have
full equipment to meet their special de-
mands. There has been an equally
marked extension of the commercial
courses as indicated by gain of 1892 in
the high schools alone.
The trend of student enrolment is
somewhat further indicated by the sta
tistics relating to the distribution OF
boys and girls in various courses for the
last five year period. The English
course gained 211 boys and 325 girls
The college preparatory gained boys
but lost So girls. The commercial
courses in high schools gained 4S6 boys
and COG girls.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Family Pride.

Mrs. Blunt-Well. Louisa. ! don't sup
pose you will attempt to deny that your
original ancestors were stone age ruf.
fans who lived In a damp cave.
Mrs. Tree If my earliest ancestors
were a part of the geologic period Of
which you speak they must have had
q red sandstone chateau of their own
on Flinthead avenue. with stalactite
decora tons and running water on the
first Hoor!-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09

The Lsdiss' Social Circie Of the Free
Baptist church are going to give .
Concert Wedus5day. Fob. II. There
will be aprons, quilts, food and candy on
sale in the afternoon and evening. The
entertainment will consist Of soDgs BY q
chorus Of thirty or more voices, with
solos, quartette, and . southern scene
with colored pickanlnnles and readings 10
costume and otherwise. It will be held
in Grange Hall. All are very cordially
invited.
Considerable excitement prevailed
here Thursday afternoon when 1t was re-
ported that Amos Buck had committed
suicide by shooting and thus added an
other tragedy to Oxford Couniy's al
ready overcro DIVIDED list. Still greater
excitement prevailed when It was found
that he was living and denied having
done the deed, and mentioned the name
OF his sssailant. Sheriff Frothingham
and Jailer Titus arrived little later In
the afternoon, but did not deem the evil
dence sufficient to warrant an arrest.
Buck has made 1t his homo for several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Laforest Estes,
who went to housekeeping in the early
mart of the winter season In small
house on Maple Street, which the owner,
Lorraine Willis, had rem0delled after
the fire which nearly destroyed the
building. Those who were In the house
claim that three shots were fired. DR..
Wheeler, who was called, found that one
bullet struck Buck 10 the head, glancing
and making q flesh wound along the side
of the head and taking off the tip OF
his ear. Buck, accompanied by DR..
Wheeler, went to the Central Maine Gen.
eral Hospital Saturday afternoon. Amos
Buck has two brothers, Solomon and
Lewis Buck, and two sisters, Mrs. 10.
seph Radcliffe and Mrs. Robertson Of
Portland, besides many other relatives
In this vicinity. He was divorced sever.
al years ago.
Harvey Corbett, who is suffering from
some mental arrangement, was accom-.
panied here Friday by three United
States soldiers. He was met by bis
brother Moses and taken to the home Of
Alton Day In Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington s. Mann at.
tended the funeral of Mrs. Mann's aunt
In Sumner last Thursday.
Miss Lillian Tibbetts of Portland Is
the guest of Mrs. F.,E. Wheeler.
James Lapham is very i'll.
Mrs. Nell Moody has been quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Ridlon, Miss Alice
Penley, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mann and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Mann attended the
clerks ball Tuesday evening at Norway.
Roscoe Tuell has been called to Sum-
ner twice this week with the hearse.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
BuckfieId.

Clarence E. Foster, the we'll known
lumber operator, died at his home here
early Tuesday morning after an illness
lasting several months, at the age of 63
years. Mr.. Foster was born In East Ma
chias, son OF Moses and Elizabeth
Comstock Foster. There were six chill
dren in the family, of whom only one,
Miss Alma Foster of Paris, survives. A
widow, two sons and FIVE daughters are
left all Of whom reside In this town. Mr..
Foster came here about thirty five years
ago, and has resided at the present home
on the Hebron road for about twenty.
ak years, and during that time has been
actively engaged in the wood and lum.
Der business, in which be has been very
successful, and had large holdings OF
lumber tracts all over the state. A
keen, far-sighted, square dealing bust
ness man, an upright and clean citizen,
and devoted husband and father, be
will be much missed by wide circle Of
friends and acquaintances. The funeral
was held from the home Thursday, Rev.
c. q. Miller of South Paris officiating.
Burial was in the Damon cemetery.
w. d. Conant has been In Connecticut
for several days this week on pomologi'
cal work.
E. E. Conant has been in Boston this
week on business.
Helen Keene is working for the fam
lily Of BENZ. Spaulding.
s. NJ. Benson has moved from the
Shaw rent to the one over the telephone
exchange.
A. F. Warren and w. n. Brigham
(Billy and Phon) went to Rumford Mon
day to play the fife and drum at an
entertainment given by the Relief Corps
there.
Mrs. Addie Forbes has been away fol
a visit, returning home Monday.
Mr.. Files was in Portland Monday or
business.
Miss Ada Heath Of West Sumner Ii
here with her sister.
Special meetings have been held at the
Methodist church all the week with
some interest being manifested.
Lincoln's birthday will be observed
by the Sons OF Veterans and Grand Army
by meeting at the school house Feb
II at p. NJ.
Grace and Alton French of Upper
Street, Turner, we're guests Of Mrs. A.
r. Warren Friday.
Buckfisld Grange held an all-day meet
ing Saturday.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DoiNoS OF TnE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
psris nlIl.

rira Baptist Church. Rev. q. ". 2. HIN. pas
tor Preaching every sunday N 0S 4. =.
sunday school at u sabbath evening service
AZ Sd. Prayer Meeting Thursiay evening q
7 0 Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the lsi sunday Of the moeth at 80 p. =. Al
nos otherwise connected are cordially Invited
Recent gifts received by the Paris Hill
Country Club toward the furnishing OF
the club house are a group OF framed
pictures cOusistiug OF several colored
Russian views from Mrs. Lewis II.
Brown and some etchings from Mr.. Win.
slow that add to the attractiveness oil
the rooms. The club membership is
now larger than ct any time since organi'
ration with every prospect OF success
ful sumner.
Advertised letters in Paris post office:
Mrs. James o. Walton.
Mr. Thopane Reaulieu.
A. Guy Bennett and family of Poin,
Anre, Ontario, have been guests Of Mr..
Bennett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bennett, for few days, and have now
gone to Bangor TO visit Mrs. Benefits
people. Mr.. Bennett is with q large
limestone plant at Point Anne, going
there to install the electrical equipment
when the plant was established, and has
remained there for four years.
Remember the mems supper at Cum
mings Hall Tuesday evening. The men
are good cooks.
Mrs. G. p. Harlow went to Boston
Monday for a visit to relatives for the
remainder Of the month. Mrs. Fred
Shaw will have charge of the post.office
during Mrs. Harlow's absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Atwood OF
Hebron, and infant son, were guests here
Saturday and Sunday.
F.W. Shaw and E. B. Curtis were in
Auburn several days last week to assist
Charles L. Shaw who met with an acci-
dent to his hand that developed into
blood poisoning. Mr.. Shaw is getting
along well now but will probably be un-
able to use bis hand for a few weeks.
Mrs. Curtis was a. Auburn over Sunday.
Several days of thaw the past week
with slush, followed Sunday night by a
few inches of damp snow that coated
every wire and twig and bent down the
limbs of every tree, making view OF
"Fairyland" Monday morning.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Oxford,

Rev. Mr.. MacKsy attended the con-
vention Of ministers at Bangor.
DR.. Stevens Is very low and . trained
nurse is In attendance.
The trustees OF the Mary Baker Eddy
will have presented to the Freeland
Hol.ues Public Library several books on
Christian Science. The magazines, pa
psrs, etc., published BY the society will
be sent.
Mr.. Luck of Norway is driving q meat
cart here.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09

The little town of Bradford is rejoic-
ing in the rather unexpected gift OF
public library and money to maintain 1t,
s2O, 1000 in all, by the will of John Ba-
con Curtis of Portland. The building is
practically completed and will be dedi-
Gated in a few months. Bradford was
not the native town OF Mr.. Curtis, for he
was born in Hampden, and much OF his
business life was spent in Bangor and
Portland, but be reckoned that the foun-
dation of his large fortune was started
in Bradford, for 1t was there that bis
father and himself founded the spruce
gum business, particularly the "run" or
strained gum.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
East Waterford,

Mrs. L. E. McIntire, Miss Lizzie Hall
and Mrs. Lulu Pinkham attended Pomo-
ma at Bryant's Pond.
Mrs. Fl. o. Rolfe and daughter Mildred
are in Oxford for a time with Mrs.
Rolfe's sister. Mrs. Rolfe's health is
improving with the change and rest.
Mrs. C. S. McIntire spent few days
with her sister, Mrs. Elmer Eiske, at
Locke's Mills recently.
Moody Scribner ia back working for
Il. o. Rolfe. He will run the engine
when work is begun 10 the mill.
Harry Look has finished testing at L.
E. McIntire's and gone to Arthur Cum
mings' in Oxford to test COWS.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Hebron.

The Hebron Debating Council held q
banquet Saturday evening, Jan. 30th.
Norman Richardson spent Sunday at
home.
Winter is here in earnest. Tuesday
brought raging snowstorm and zero
weather. The past week has been one
Of severe cold.
Mrs. Clyde Keene and little boy visit.
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. q.
George, recently.
Mrs. v. N. Philbrick, who has been
quite Ill, seems to be improving in
health, but 10 still very poorly.
Good weather for snowshoeing now.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
West Lowell.

C. D. Lord is at work for Arthur Fox
with his horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Lord visited his
brother Granville In Sweden last Sun.
day.
Charles johnson has finished work for
Alonzo Lord.
Walter Laroqus has bought heifer oi
Wesley Smith.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Fire at Rumford.

The house owned and occupied by
Dana Bishop on Burgess Hill, Rumford,
was burned Sunday afternoon, Jan. 81.
The chimney burned out In the morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop remained at home
until Q O'Clock In the afternoon, and then
loft to visit friends 10 Mexico. About
4:3O the alarm was given by neighbors.
When tho 6remen arrived with the auto
chemical the house was too far gone to
save, and the fremen assisted In saving
the furniture, most OF which was got
out. A shed between the house aud
barn was torn down, and by this means
the barn WAS saved.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09

Mrs. r. L. Edwards and daughter Dor.
othy are iu Augusta 10 spend the month
Of February With Representative I'd
wards. =,
Much sympathy Is expressed by Bethel
friends and old ueighbors for DIR. and
Mrs. Arthur Wiley, who lost their homo
10 Bar Mills BY fire Tuesday morning. =.
Suowshoeing parties are quite the fad
among the Bethel young people.
Claiming Grover has advertised his
poultry farm for sale. It's we'll equip
ped for the business.
Several from this place attended the
clerks ball In Norway.
Thursday night . delegation OF ODD
Fellows went TO Berlin, N. H., to WORK
the first degree.
Thursday evening the young people OF
the Methodist church gave very pleas
Ing entertainment at Grange Hall. A
pleasant social followed the entertain
meut.
The Academy Alumni Club held q
very interesting meeting at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs. Gehring. A review OF the
work OF the past seven months was given.
The club has been fortunate 10 its line
of study. DR.. Gebring has most kindly
used bis stereopticon slides, taken while
abroad, and Mrs. Gehring explains the
chateaux and the places they have visit
cd, and 1t Is next best to seeing these
places with ones own eyes. The club
IL very apprecistive of the kindness and
interest of DR.. and Mrs. Gehring In CIV
ing them this opportunity of study. -.
Elmer Stearns has started on the milk
route he purchased of E. A. Barker.
The Mems Club will bold another
open meeting Wednesday evening.
The Bowdoin deputation of the Col
lege Y. NJ. C. A. is the guest OF the
Academy Y. NJ. c. A, and will have
charge OF the services In the Congrega-
tional and Methodist churches.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Such cold and cough we can hardly
see or write. Blanche has coughed four
weeks and attended school.
Ice has been harvested by farmers
here.
White birch is yet being hauled from
the Carter lot.
Blanche Kimball has two hens sitting
aud more to follow.
We have received lovely card from
Florence G. Packard with a view OF the
town where she is teaching, West Pea
body, Mass. She says there are many
places of interest there. She Is the
daughter of j. B. Packard OF Monmouth,
Maine.
Our diary of 1888 on February page
has written these school.room notices:
Hearken to good advice, Learn to do
we'll, Be always learning, Do wrong to
none, Beware of evil, Never give up,
Always be prompt, Knowledge is power,
Wisdom is strength, Idleness leads to
vice. Be cheerful, Do your best, You can
if you will, Speak the truth, No lie
thrives, Dare to do right, Never be late,
Obey orders. Strive to please, Time ia
money. Truth is noble, Learn to wait,
Be polite, Never be idle.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09

Mrs. Angie Burgess of Corlnna has re-
ceived q check for 800 from the federal
government In recognition Of her SER
vices in helping to apprehend the man
who broke into the st. Albans post Office
about year ago.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09

Four soldiers from ono of tho Portland
forts are bound over on the charge OF a.
sault with intent to kill, to await the out
come Of wounds received by Patrolman
Dorsey Of the Portland police depart.
ment. Dorsey received two stabs In the
side In IN ARRAY on q harbor steamer.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Queens,

(Read by Mrs. Julia e. Abbott at q receptio
the Queen Esther Circle of Deering Memorl,
hurch.)
hear the footsteps Of queens
In the aisles Of long ago;
And they live and love again
In The light of history's glow:
They glide through the misty light
In costumes Of beauty rare,
And their jewels glitter bright,
And their faces still seem fair.
hear the footsteps Of queens,
And one queen honored stands,
Eobler than all the rest
Among the royal bands;
Esther, the beautiful queen,
Ready to do, and to dare,
Whatever the cost should mean,
For the sake Of her people there.
Ihear the footsteps Of queens
Who bear her honored name,
A noble, loyal band,
Unknown to worldly fame.
Yet with eager feet to go,
And willing hearts and hands,
IT'S the sweetest Joy they know
To obey the Kings commands.
hear the footsteps Of queens
In the fair kingdom OF Truth;
With all the graces and gifts
or strong and beautiful youth;
For great things are they come
In this the time of need,
To help the lost ones home,
And earth's redemption speed.
hear the footsteps Of queens,
Our loyal queens OF today;
And may the blessing Of heaven
Speed them upon their way;
And many stars may they win
For the crowns that they shall wear,
Triumphant over sin
In the heavenly kingdom fair.
Welcome, Queen Esther bands!
You are needed far and near;
To help where the tempter stands,
And the weak and sad to cheer:
From the harvest fields all white,
here the laborers are few,
While the day declines to night,
The Church is calling you.
hear the footsteps of queens,
And We pause as they draw near,
To give them q welcome glad,
A wish for the bright New Y ear;
Better than gems or gold
Is the service they have planned;
Col grant an hundred fold
To our ovn Queen Esther band.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Clrcumstantial.

patricia denied that young Wasser.
by kissed her In the conservatory. but
the evidence was against her"
"How sor'
There was large hole In her COM
pledon on the left side Of her face"-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
STOP THAT CoUGH-NOW

When you catch cold, or begin TO
cough, the first thing to do is to take
DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. 1t pene-
trates the Innings of the throat and lungs
and fights the germs of the disease. Civ.
ing quick relief and natural healing.
sour whole family depend on Pine-Tar.
Honey for coughs and colds" writes Mr..
E. Williams, Hamilton. Ohio. 1t always
helps. 25c. at your druggist.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09

No. l3. An act to amend Chap. 290 OF the
Private and Special Laws of 1911, entitled "An
Act to Incorporate the Rumford and Mexico
Water District"
Leonard A. Pierce, Sec.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09
Explanation.

"How could two such silent people
ever do their courting"
well, she has such speaking coun-
tenance."
"But what about himT
"Oh, bis money talks" - Baltimore
American.