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Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29

OO83O1o
Notwithstanding tho severity OF thu
weather good number attended our
churches, Sunday, the 20th.
Hon. b. 81. Hastings and bride have
returned from Portland and occupy the
"Rev. David Garland house" In May
Vile, which Mr.. Hastings purchased and
renovated for their home. They have
the best wishes OF . large circle OF
friends.
DR.. J. G. and Mrs. Gehring returned
from trip to Cleveland, Ohio, last We'd
nesday.
Evelyn Chandler of Norway is visiting
her grandparents for short time.
There was social Friday evening Civ.
en- BY the Nethodist society.
Friday evening the girls basket ball
team played game with Q team COM
posed of the alumn@.
The Academy fair will be held In Gar
land Chapel Thursday, March I'd.
Miss Goddard of Deering Ia Q guest ot
her nephew, Charles Valentine.
Saturday morning heavy rain falling
which makes the travelling anything but
agreeable.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
L. @. Stevens says they are nearly oil
sick in his family Of eight.
More or less sickness all around.
The cook at the Carter camp 10 out
with the grippe. One Of the best OF the
men In the crew supplies.
Blanche E. Kimbsll has some chicks
Just out of the shell.
Frances Carter has returned from her
stay in Lewiston.
Mrs. Mary Wiley Ii at her old homo,
the Carter mansion.
Who does not like to watch hen
with her chicks? We we'll may learn q
lesson from them, also from the birds
and bees and ants. Who can doubt the
Bible, or that there IL God? Even
Socrates was led to believe the truth,
from nature. II people would 60 back
to nature and obey the lave Of nature
what change there would be in life and
living.
Mrs. A. NJ. Bean has been III with the
grippe.
Blanche E. Kimball has received z
beautiful letter from her teacher, Miss
L. n. Sargent of Scarboro. We remem-
Der we'll what bomesick feeling we had
when vacation time came-a longing to
be with the dear little scholars again.
Many of them have passed on to the
Higher School, and 1t may be those lit.
tie children we have led with fsltering
hand will be the first to greet rs over in
that better land.
Saturday morning Mrs. Mary A. Need.
ham died from q shock. Although she
had been i'll for several weeks, the end
came suddenly. Her sister, Mrs. Emily
Cook of South Paris, came Saturday.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29

An exchange calls attention to what It
thinks is good omen-that II the first
Eve letters OF preparedness are taken of,
Il leaves redness. That 10 just tho dan
ger that turks In preparedness-that
when We see IL accomplished we shall
lose sight of the first five letters and see
rednaaa
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
Here and There.

A dictionary which is being distribut'
Cd TO patrons by newspaper is adver.
tised to contain q full vocabulary OF
sporting terms. II that means that II
covers the fold OF base ball Rnglish, We
don't care for % large book. The or.
dinary unabridged dictionary 10 big
enough now.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29

Fsrrar Bros. are hauling cord wood.
J. G. and 3. j. Tyler have recently
bought two cows.
=. c. Chase 10 drawing logs to The
mill ct West Peru.
G. ]. Tracy 10 III with bronchitis.
Mrs. z. G.. Child 10 III with q bad
cold.
Mrs. Esther Gordon 10 In poor health.
Mrs. Nellie Andrews remains about
the same. NJ. Andrew daughter
Bertha is with them. &
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
OlckYale.

Herbert Richardson has returned to
Gorham, N. q after spending . week
with bis mother, Mrs. Elmeda Richard
SON, and sIsters, Mrs. Oscar Putnam and
Miss Florence Richardson.
Herman Fuller was at home from Mil
ton over Sunday.
Miss Mildred Tracy spent last Thurs-
day with Mrs. B. G. Putnam.
Will Dixon 10 staying With his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Herman Fuller, in Mr.. FulIsr's
absence.
Charles Tracy 10 III with the grippe.
Bernard Putnam cut ice two days last
week for Carl White.
Mrs. Elbridge Child and Mrs. Roscoe
Tracy and daughter Mildred called on
Mrs. Will Child at Dixfield recently.
Mary Gordon was at her homo here
over Sunday.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
TO LET.

Norway, corner Of Fair and Green SITS.
Lower floor, three rooms, clothespress,
stable, horse stall. Upper floor, six
rooms, open room, stable chamber, two
clotbespresses. All In good repair. En-
EUGENE ANDREWS, s
10 Green Street, Norway, Ne.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
West Par,s.

Frank 8. Farnum b very III With rheu-
matism.
The members Of the high and gram
mar schools enjoyed ride to West Sum.
ner the evening Of Washiugton's birth
day, whore they held . sociable and had
q supper.
The scholars of Mrs. q. s. Mann's
| Sunday School class had . Washington
party at Good Will Hall and gave gen
eral invitation to the children in the VII
lage. A good number ont, and they had
. good time.
Among those In this vicinity who At
tended the auto show at Portland were,
g. A. Smith, L. a. Penley, F. b. Penley.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mann, r. r Andrews
of Woodstock, and Mr.. and Mrs. b. D.
AcAlister of North Paris.
Rev. D. A. Ball was In Boston part OF
last week. He went to attend . meet.
ling on Monday of the officers Of the Fer
/ ~ Beach Park Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Bates have been
spending several days ct the New Chase
House,. Portland.
Miss Alice Barden 10 taking lessons on
the violin, and goes to Lewiston every
week.
Mrs. Walter Cole has been very III
with grippe.
Renie Higgins has moved his family
into the upstairs reot in the Benson
house on High Street. he works In
Mann's mill.
Harold Jackson of Milton Plantation
Is the night wstchman at Asnn's mill.
He boards at .Abner q. Nann's.
81. g. Brown, who has been very sick
with grippe and complications, II i'm
proving slowly.
News of the marriage of Harry John
son and Miss Clara Hall st Grovetop, N.
H., has been received. Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson are popular young people and
have the best wishes and congratulations
Of many friends.
C. N. Herrick and family have gone to
housekeeping In Mrs. Fields rent.
Mrs. James 8. Dudley entertained the
Sunshine Club Feb. Is, and the members
| were invited to remain for q most at
tractive supper, after which they were
joined by their husbands and few in
vited guests, making jolly party Of
forty as birthday surprise for Mr.. Dud-
ley. A very pleasant evening was spent
In playing games, enjoying music on the
victrola, and refreshments OF punch,
home. made candies, ice cream and as
sorted cakes. The guests wish Mr..
Dudley many more such pleasant birth
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Swift were In Port
land one day last week to see . doctor
about Mrs. Swift's eye, which had been
causing her much trouble.
March I'd Mrs. Julia Shaw will. enter
tain the Sunshine Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Richardson
spent few days in Portland recently.
Guy Boutelle with friend, spent Sum
day with his father, Geo. 8. Boutelle.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
West Bethel.

1--WE watch and wait for thee. U bonny spring,
Away, so far away, beyond the snowl
We list to catch the rustling Of thy wing,
{" 'Tis vain to watch for still long, weary days
s@sx Se sS s.p wsys
Where thy bright face We shall In raputre
greet.
"For many days old earth must meekly wear
Her robe Of white and feel the icy chill,
And all the winters reign of terror bear,
A helpless subject to Its iron will"
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
Paris Town Report.

The annual report of the town Of Paris
10 about being distributed to the citizens.
IL is q book of 116 pages, about the
usual size and in the usual form.
The assessors report shows the foi-
lowing facts:
Amount Of resident real estate ---$ no 100 90
Amount Of nonresident real estate so,oo W
Total real estate ,2Oo6so W
Resident personal estate -s34s, $40 90
Non-resident personal estate H.SsoW
Total personal estate.---.----------- Sso,Is5 90
Total valuation 1896 .S4o W
Value Of lsnd..-------------- lls.5t0 %
Value Of buildings 79l $50 W
Increase In valuation over last year 1855 90
Total committed 20 collector S,6o4 20
Rate Of taxation, rs mills.
Polls taxed, s6S. Not taxed. l26-
Male dogs, 122. Female dogs, 10.
Most of the appropriations show a
balanced condition or a small unexpend-
ed balance. There are however out
standing bills reported, against the high
way s1S7.l5, snow bills $500, collectors
bill s101 .S5, text books $500. Actual
overexpenditure to any considerable
amount is reported only In the poor
account, where the expense has been
large, and the overexpenditure amounts
to s706. OF.
Traasurer's report shows total receipts
OF 65,57S IS, with cash on hand Jan. 81,
$7.588 05.
In the collectors account the same
amounts as last year are reported due on
bills committed to Alfred 81. jackson,
1906 TO 1910 inclusive, amounting to
$160.10. On the bills OF Harry D. Cole
there is due on the 1914 assessment
$500, and on the 1915 assessment
S524.04.
The statement of financial condition Of
the town Is as follows:
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29

The bad spell of weather seems to be
giving way to better things. Two feet
of snow In the woods, and plenty in the
roads. Lumbermen are upon the jump
getting out their timber and next years
firewood.
Almost everybody is now or has been
sick with the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Bean have both
been housed for over two weeks with
grippe, but are so as to have their
clothes on each day, but neither has
been out doors for long time. Mrs.
Beans sister is with them to help care
for them.
The town snow rollers have been used
on the roads to a good advantage.
Mrs. Nellie Grover, who has been In
Massachusetts, for several months, has
come back to her home with her son.
Harry G. McNally 10 having his turn
with grippe.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
Albany.


Mrs. o. j. Gross is better, 30 she sits
up some.
Mrs. Shaw 10 better, but very weak.
Mrs. Mabel Bartlett Is taking care Of
her.
Mr.. Shaw and daughter we're out to
see Mrs. Shaw Sunday.
Eben Barker was at North Waterford
Sunday, and at Bethel on business Mon
day.
E.T Judkins was at bis old home
Tuesday, and took dinner at j. K.
Wheeler's.
F.G. Sloan was at bis place Tuesday,
and got load of hay.
Mrs. Eben Barker and Bert Brown
were at Bethel Tuesday.
A rough day, Saturday, the 10th.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-29
Young Man, Save Now !

Liabilities of the town. 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
CHILD'S SOUL-SEARING
REMARK UPSETS YOUTH
Five-Year-Old Thinks Him a "Big''
Boy When He Learns He Is
Unmarried.
ooh, such a big boy are YOU"

'Oh, such big boy are YOU.
That remark, which came from the
lips of a child-a little child of maybe
five years of age-made a certain young
man, in the class described as "hefty.
feel extremely cheap before a car full
Of grinning fellow passengers for
about fifteen minutes yesterday.
It happened this way:
The aforesaid "che-iId" and the said
young man had struck up that charm
ing temporary acquaintance that often
springs up when going about by sur
rendering his seat by the window of
the car to the youngster. During the
course of their short trip together the
two talked of everything under the
sun. nearly. from Andersens fairy
tales to what makes the cars go,
when near the end OF the journey the
boy asked the young man "if he had
any children of his own"
NO" replied the young man, Il have
none-I-am not married"
who do you live with" pursued
the youngster.
with my father and mother" was
the reply.
And then came the soul-searing re-
mark that opens this story.
And it Is to be asked, How would
any young man. secure in the belief
that he can be rated as regular
man, feel after having such a remark
made by one SO young? And children
are supposed to have q naturally deep
err insight into some things than
groWn-ups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
SEVEN INJURED IN MIsHAPs.
Automobiles Figure in Four of the
Accidents,

Bertram HERMAN, thirty-nine years
old, 5s0$ Colorado avenue, was thrown
from his motor cycle at 18th and La
mont streets yesterday as result of
q collision between his machine and an
automobile operated by Kenneth v.
Reed. 1647 Lamont street. His face
and lips We're badly cut and two ribs
broken. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Mrs. C. F. Lewis and Miss Clara
Lewis, her daughter. the latter two
and one-half years cid, 22s' q street,
down by motor truck belonging to
Adams Express Company at 1th and H
streets. Neither was seriously injured.
They were taken to Homeopathic Hos
pital.
Mrs. Lena Norman, 500 4th street.
was knocked down by bicycle ridden
by Louis Rouzer. 420 K street, while
crossing the street in front of her
home yesterday afternoon. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital and
treated for slight conclusion.
e. NJ. Barnes, 1905 North Gay street.
Baltimore. Md. a lineman in the en-
ploy of the Washington. Baltimore and
Annapolis electric line, fell from a
pole near White House station yester-
day afternoon and injured his back.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital.
The automobiles of Austin Thompson,
49, Florida avenue. and Robert Pendle-
ton collided at 18th and P streets yes
terday afternoon and were damaged.
George Brown, colored. a pedestrian.
was struck by one OF the machines
and slightly hurt He was taken to
Emergency Hospital.
While crossing Nichols avenue at
Good Hope road last night. about 2
O'Clock, Michael Stearn. seventy years
old was knocked down by an automo.
bile. owned and operated by W. E. Sat
terfeld, 2245 18th street southeast. He
was slightly Injured. but refused an
offer of hospital treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
OPPOSE NAME CIVIL WAR,
United Daughters of Confederacy
Prefer War Between the States"

DALLAS, Tex, November 11.-Resolu-
lions to educate the people of the
United States. especially the Confed-
war between the states" in prefer
ence to civil war" were adopted here
today by the general convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Information that the veterans them
selves preferred to use the term civil
war" and that the Daughters had made
fruitless attempts to have an inscrip-
ton on the Red Cross building at
Washington changed. led to this ac-
tion.
Condemnation of certain text books
used in some states of the south for
their alleged Partially in chronicling
war between the states was contained
in another report.
A resolution was passed demanding
that histories and readers used in the
schools of the south have a fair and
impartial account of the events before
the war. during the war and in the re-
construction period"
All indie edness OF the United Daugh-
tiers Of Confederacy incurred for the
Arlington and Shiloh monument prof.
ects. il was declared, were liquidated.
Chattanooga. Tenn. was selected as
the convention city for 1917 at the aft
arnoon session of the organization.
Birmingham. Ala: Asheville. y. G.. and
ST. Louis were in the race also.
Among the resolutions adopted was
an Endorsement of the congressional
project for the placing of a Clara
Barton window in the Red Cross me-
mortal building at Washington, and
funds were provided for installing a
memorial window in the building by
the organization.
The Tennessee delegation parodied
a popular song-invitation ITO come to
Tennessee" as their campaign battle
cry and won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
FUNERAL OF MIR. LANHAM.
Services Tomorrow for Builder of
CAPITALS Shade Tree System.

Funeral services for Trueman Lam
ham, superintendent of trees and park
ings of the District. who died yesterday
morning at the home of his son. Capt
Charles L. Lanham, United States coast
artillery, at Fort Howard. Nd. will be
held tomorrow at his late residence. at
Lanham. Md. The hour for the services
had not been definitely decided on last
night. Interment will be in the Whit
field Church cemetery. at Lanham.
Commissioner Kutz said yesterday
that practically entire credit for the
building up Of Washington's wonderful
system of shade trees should be given
to Mr. Lanham. Tributes were paid his
work and services for the District by
Assistant Engineer Commissioner Low
ing. Assessor William p. Richards. DR.
william Tindall and other oficials OF
the government. At the direction OF the
Commissioners the ONCE Of trees and
parkings did not open during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
URGED BY CREDIT MEN.
Closer Cooperation in Protecting In
terests Suggested at Meeting.

Closer cooperation in protecting
their interests was urged by members
Of the credit mems section OF the Re-
tail Merchants Association at a meet.
ing at the Metropolitan Hotel Thursday
evening. 1t was decided that tho credi,
bureau Of the association should be
made the repository of all credit appli-
cations and likewise for all overdue ac-
counts.
Announcement was made that a com.
mittee representing tho Washington
Bankers Association. headed by Cor
coran Thorn, would cooperate during
nittee of the association in regard &c
breaking MP the bad check evil"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
MEN ON THE BORDER
NOT TO LOSE PLACES
All Those in Government Service Are
Expected to Be Rein
stated.

the law giving assurance to civilian
employees of the government now in the
military service of the. United States as
members OF militia units that they will
be reinstated in the government serv-
ice. there seems little reason to doubt
they will get back their jobs when they
return to civil life, it was learned yes
terday.
There is a pledge implied perhaps in
some instances, yet in others almost
positive in terms. from heads Of adj
ministrative departments that would
seem to make sure the return of all
such individuals to the civil service at
the same salaries they received prior to
the call to arms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
Democrats Handicapped.

II - We'll understood that had not
the democratic organization and ma
chine been 50 greatly in disfavor with
the public Of the state Wilson should
have carried Indians. The b!unders of
the republican organization and the
resentment toward old guard control
OF the party gave the democrats the
nnest Kind o. chance in this state. but
they were SO badly handicapped by
their machine management and the
disfavoT in which IL was held by the
voters that they did not flock to Will
son as they might have been expected
10 do under other circumstances.
The democratic managers realized
early in the Campaign that Wilson was
stronger in Indiana than his party,
and they sought to pin their state
ticket to the tail of the Wilson kite
SO ar 10 gain as much help from his
popularity as they could. II seems to
be well settled. too. that Wilson sui
fercd in Indiana from the weakness
of the state ticket Therefore. ii is
pointed out that Wilson owes nothing
to the Indiana democratic organization
that he might he expected to pay in
the next four years. This il y poor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
TO CONTINUE REVEALS.
Baltimore Evangelist All Week at
Bethany Baptist Church.

Rev. George Pitt Beers, pastor of the
Liberty Heights Baptist Church. Bal
tirnore. Md. who has been conducting
evangeiistic work at Bethany Baptist
Church, Rhode Island avenue and Cd
street northwest, Will continue that
work the coming week, according to an
announcement last night by Rev. Hugh
T. stevenson. pastor of the church.
Mr. Beers will conduct "A special il
Illustrated evangelistic service for pupils
Of public schools every afternoon this
week at 3:15 o'clock and will preach
every night at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
THEFTS REPORTED TO POLICE.
Washingtonians Report Loss of Jew.
elry From Residences.

Walter j. Baldwin. COS Lamont street.
last night complained to the police Of
a robbery committed at his house since
early last month, during his absence
from the city, entrance being gained
by forcing open the trapdooT III the
roof. The house was ransacked and a
gold watch worth s20 stolen.
Intruders visited The residence OF
Mrs. Charles Bolek. apartment .. goo
9Th street southeast, some time yester
day afternoon. The place was ram
sacked. but nothing was found Is IS.
Kenneth w. Southall of apartment
2l3. the Parker. told the police of the
tenth precinct that his apartment was
entered some time, between 4:30 and
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
a gold watch and fob We're stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIES,
Purpose of Farm and Live Stock
Show at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. La. November IL
The national farm and livestock show
one purpose of which is to aid In deveI.
oping the southern agricultural and cat
tie industry. opened here today and will
continue through November 49,
A prosperity day pageant, partici-
pated in by military, civic. fraternal and
commercial organizations and city and
state departments. was one of the fea-
lures of the opening.
Exhibits of rize-winning live stock
and machinery. farm products from state
fairs in many southern. northern and
middle western states were brought here
for the exposition. $4,000 having been
reserved for premiums.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
DISPLAY ZEN MAKE PLANS.
To Emphasize Electrical Week and
Shop Early for Christmas.

The spirit of shop early for Christ
mas and electrical week. are eX-
pected to predominant in the display
windows of Washington in the imme
date future, according to plans dis
cussed at recent meeting and sup
per of the display mems section of the
Retail Merchants Association at the
Hotel Occidental. Both movements
were given the Endorsement Of the SEQ
ton.
It was decided to forego the Decem-
Der meeting OF the section in view Of
the busy season. The next meeting of
the group is to be held the second
Monday in January. J. Madison Car
roll, chairman of the section, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
No Provision for Paw.

Officials OF the office of the controller,
commenting on the provisions of the
act of May 10 last. as amended by the
act of August 80 last. interpret the
ruling of the controller as finding
nothing contained to give the civil
service employees right to pay as such
employees for any part of the period of
his service with the National Guard
under the Presidents call of June Is,
which is not covered by annual leave
earned and granted in accordance with
the laws and regulations pertaining to
the granting of leave with pey to such
employees. 1t was not held, 1t is point
ed out. that the act as amended pro-
hibits the reinstatement of civil
service employe after the termination
of his military service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
ON TRADE RELATION-HIP.
Report Prepared in Interest of Com
mercial Education.

In the interest Of establishing ade.
ouate courses in commercial educa-
ton, with a view to stimulating the
trade relationship between the various
republics of northern. central and
southern America. the bureau of edu-
cation Of the Department of the In
terror has had complete report pre-
pared on the commercial education sub
section of the second pan-American
scientific congress.
The report. which was recently is
sued, was prepared by Glen L. Swig-
gett, special collaboration In commercial
education, Of the bureau. s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
May Get Back Old Desks.

Most likely the greater number of
them will take back the same desks
from which they were separated by the
national exigency. In some instances.
however, where an unfairness would be
to do the work during the period of alb
sence. some other duty may be as
signed. but at the same compensation.
This seems to be the understanding
of officials Of the government. 1t is en-
tirely an administrative matter. The
Office Of the controller of the Treasury.
which cited the law in a recent de-
cision, would have no part in dete. min
ing the question Of reinstatement I'M
der these conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
Expect to Conquer Bandit.

Confidence that Gen. Trevino. the
CarranZa commander in Chihuahua
City, and the forces under other Car
rama commanders in the region where
Villa is now active will be able to con-
duct successful campaign against the
bandit was expressed in a message
yesterday from Mexican Consul Bravo
at Ell Paso to the Mexican embassy