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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
Hebron.

The football game here Saturday, the
Sd, with Kent's Hill, scored Hebron 40,
Kenl's Hill 0. Our boys bad quite q
celebration, with ringing OF the bell,
cheering and parade with music by q
band from Mechanic Falls. Go ahead,
boys.
Rev. Mr.. Griffiths preached at Rumford
Falls Sunday, and Prof. Coleman from
Bates here.
Henry Bartlett from Berlin, N. H., has
been In the place for few days. Mr..
Bartlett Was former student ct the
Academy.
Mrs. W. E. Sargent is In Portland for q
week.
Miss Hattie Murch, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Bearce,
has gone to Mechanic Falls for the win.
ter.
Quite q number from here attended
the meeting of the Maine State Pomo-
logical Society at Portland last week.
Frank Moody reports . very interesting
meeting.
Fred Sturtevant carried the R. r. D.
mail while Mr.. Conaut was In Portland.
Professors Field and Mariner are now
occupying the John D. Long Cottage,
and both families enjoy housekeeping
very much.
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East Sumner.

Postmaster A. L. Palmer is still suf-
fering from the effects Of q fall sustained
two weeks ago. Mr.. Palmer practically
lost the use of one leg several years ago,
and in falling the leg was quite badly in.
jured, causing much pain. His wrist
was also badly sprained, causing much
suffering and inability to do any work
In the Office for several days. His sor
Chester has been very Ill from an attack
of measles. w. b. Eastman has assisted
some In the Office, az Mrs. Palmer has
been very busy taking care of the family.
Mrs. Sharon Robinson was made the
happy recipient of post card shower
on the 9Th inst, when occurred her SOL
birthday. A large part Of the cards
we're from sisters Of the G. A. r. Relief
Corps, whose many acts Of kindness
during her III health will ever be CRATE.
fully cherished.
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BroWnf1eld.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Leland Linscott and
family have been guests OF relatives In
the village.
Earl Jackson shot seven point buck
Wednesday.
Mrs. Grover johnson of Smiths Mills
was in town few days recently.
The funeral of Mary Brooks ut the
homo of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Brooks, Friday afternoon was
conducted BY Rev. Mr.. Young. The
bearers were four little boys. Inter
ment In Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Hattie Sands Of this village, who
has been In New York for . number Of
weeks caring for her son, who died
October Gath, returned home few days
ago. Mrs. Sands has the sympathy of
her many friends here.
Miss Geneva Sands is at homo from
Portland spending her vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Hattie Sands.
Thursday evening, October 25th, the
Boys Club held . meeting at Town
Hall.
Charles Howard is making extensive
repairs on bis house.
Miss Lena Perkins who spent the
summer at North Conway, 10 at home
for the winter.
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Bryant's Pond.

Mrs. Georgia z. Hayden. wife of the
court stenogrspher, John A. Hayden,
died at her Portland home Thursday,
Nov. 8. She had been in feeble health
for some months, though able TO attend
to ordinary cares Of her homo until q
few days ago. She was born in Wood.
stock fifty-five years ago, being the
daughter of Amos s. and Jenett (Per.
ham) Bryant. Besides her husband she
10 survived by an aged father, now living
In Sumner, and sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Lane, of Portland. The funeral was
held In that city on Sunday.
Contractor Bacon has several men en-.
gagged this week In putting up cement
walls for the new storehouse contracted
for by the Farmers Union. This will
be the third building in the village used
for handling and distributing grain.
Walter Knight Of the Gore is disposine
of part of his stock, farming tools apC
other goods. An auction was held Sat
urday on the premises. Harry Dyer oil
Hanover was the suctioneer.
Last Saturday Winthrop Grange o.
Shelburne came down to Join Franklir
members In an all-day meeting, ant
worked the third and fourth degrees OF
several candidates. After the usua
banquet members of Franklin Grang'
entertained with musical and lIterar!
program
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Azsl Bryant returned Monday from
South Portland, where he has been 81
work for the past two months.
Mrs. Will Crockett, Mrs. A. R. Stowel
and Mrs. Nellie Moody attended IN East
ern Star meeting ct West Paris Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Mitchell and Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Swan are living In Mrs
Ida Crooker's house.
At the homo Of Mr.. WILDER r. Bean,
Saturday evening, Nov. 8, bis daughtol
Lydia Elaine became the bride Of Milton
j. Pierce Of West Paris. The ceremony
was performed BY Rev. j. q. Little,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce left Sunday fol
Waterboro, whore they will mako theil
home.
W. W. Coolidge Was In Bethel Thurs.
day on business.
Mrs. Wallace whitman Of Bryant'l
Pond Was In town Friday.
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THE OXFORD BEARS.
TnH DolNGs OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.

First Baptist Church, Rev. g. W. 7. BIN. pas
Tor. Preaching every Sunday q loa1 4. Z.
Sunday school q IL sabbath evening service
oo9 rSs1 s ssss II Las iSsy Sesoss
the lss Sunday of th month at $50 Pm. Al
not otherwise connected are cordially mvieed.
Mrs. Harriette c. Aldrieh returned
Saturday from visit Of . few days to
friends In Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert York have moved
to South Paris In order that he may be
nearer his work ut the factory Of the
Paris Manufacturing Company during
the winter.
Preparations are being made for the
construction of an artistic stone wall on
the east or rear line OF the summer
place of Mrs. Caroline r. Nieman and
separating IL from the Country Club
links.
Extensive remodeling Of the
home OF Prof. Edwin A. Daniels, both
inside and out, 10 progressing under the
charge of Philip s. Mason. Piassas
have been built over the front and south
entrances greatly improving the out
ward appearance Of the place.
Mrs. j. N. Thompson, after visit to
Boston, has returned for short time to
close her home here for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Shaw are clos
ing their home for the winter. Mrs.
Shaw will spent the winter with Mrs.
Perley r. Ripley In South Paris and Mr..
Shaw and Clyde are to board at South
Paris.
The Baptist Circle supper will be held
at Cummings Hall on Tuesday evening.
A baked bean supper will be served ut
$50 sharp to be followed by . social in
the evening. All are cordially invited
and attention Ia called to the fact that
the supper is at $50 and that all are ex-
pected to be on hand at that hour.
One of the largest meetings OF the
Sunshine Club met last Thursday with
Mrs. Adna Barrows. Twenty-Five mem.
bers were present, also four guests and
four children. An excellent dinner Was
served and much sewing accomplished.
The next meeting will be Nov. 22d
with Mrs. James Dudley on Stearns Hill.
The Wheeler Lumber Co. has pur-
chased the S. P. Stearns wood lot Just
north of the Moody Brook bridge, and
will cut the lumber off during the COM
ing winter and take il TO the mill at
North Paris.
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Albany.


Mrs. j. e. Bennett and friend Mas
Cspen went to Lewiston Mondsy, Miss
Capen going home to Brockton, Mass,
Tuesday. Mrs. Bennett came home
Wednesday.
Good crowd and good time ct the Hal
lowe'en party. The scholars did finely.
g. G.. Becker and Calvin Cummings
are repairing the road from Town House
TO Hunts Corner.
Arthur Gross and James Wescott are
laying stone underpinning under bis
barn.
/ W. /. Becker was down from Shell.
burne to Mr.. Nanning's funeral.
Fred Clark has bought the Inman
place and built camp, and 10 cutting
timber.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Lauren Lord came to
Bethel Tuesday, and he came from there
to 8. g. Beams TO try his luck hunting.
@. g. Beckler shot deer Saturday IN
the snow squall.
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0ilbertyllle.

G. Albert Ellis is visiting relatives in
Pennington. Mrs. Ellis is supplying
in the station during his absence.
Mrs. L. B. Fisher has been visiting
relatives in Bemis.
Chas. Hollis is stopping at G. A. Ellie
and assisting with the work during hia
absence.
Mrs. Elsie Hines recently visited her
brother Elmer DALEY in Lewiston.
Mrs. Msrgery Weld has returned from
visit with her sister, Mrs. Elva Hsines,
in Mexico.
Fred Trip is In Gray, called there
BY the illness OF his father.
Idella Wyman was In Weld for the
weekend.
Carrie Bartlett Ia working In Liver.
more.
Mrs. Mildred Worden Is visiting hel
parents in Albion.
Mrs.. C. L. Worden is in poor health.
Mrs. Byron Waite Is visiting relatives
In Livermore.
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Nrs. Amauda Frye Morton died at the
home Of her sister, Mrs.. Sidney Abbott,
In Andover, on the Sd Inst. Mrs. Nor
ton was native Of Bethel, whore nhe
was born eighty.two years ago, the
daughter Of the late Hon. William and
Lois (Twitchell) Frye. In 1881 she
married Dr.. John A. Morton OF Bethel,
who died some twelve years ago. After
the death Of DR.. Morton, she made her
home with her foster daughter, Mrs. A.
Van Den Kerckhoven, until about three
years ago when she went to tho homo Of
her sister In Andover. She leaves two
foster daughters, Nrs. Grace Jones
Faunce Of Atlantic City. N. j., and Mrs.
Van Den Kerckhoven, and niece, Aits
Annie Frye Of Bethel, besides other
relatives mostly In the West. The
funeral was held at the homo Of Mrs.
Van Den Kerck hoven Tuesday, Rev. W.
G. Curtis officiating.
President Charles T. Thwing Of
Western Reserve University, Cleveland,
O., was recent guest OF W. ]. Epson at
Bethel Inn.
The Mems Club will hold its first
meeting for the season Wednesday even
ing OF this week, when officers will be
Mrs. Emily j. Phillbrook has returned
to her homo In FeIlsmere, Fla, after
spending several months with relativei
here.
W. W. Hastings and Mrs. w. o. Straw
left Monday for Fellsmere, Fla, where
they will spend the winter.
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Wils0n's Mills.

H. Perkins and friend, Mr.. Wood
side of FIyeburg, were at e. 8. Bennett
from Saturday night until Wednesday
morning, Erving Cameron, guide. They
secured one deer.
From Monday evening to Tuesday
night, one Of the worst storms OF tht
season was In progress. The roads were
flooded in places, and several bad wash
outs. A number of hunting parties
were held up by It.
A hunting party from Haverhill arriv
cd at E. s. Benefits. They were s. E
Cass, W. P. McIntosh, D. T. Mcintosh
and James Mcleod.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Littlehsle have
returned from Auburn and are stopping
with their daughter, Mrs. j. W. Buck
nam.
D.A. Cameron, who is taking charge
ut the Spaulding camp, came down ovel
Sunday to visit his family.
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.

It has long been the honored custom
of our people to turn in the fruitful
autumn of the year in praise and thanks
giving to Almighty God for His many
blessings and mercies to US as nation.
That custom we can follow now even In
the midst of the tragedy OF q world
shaken BY war and Unreasonable dis
aster, in the midst of sorrow and great
peril because even amidst the darkness
that has gathered about US we can see
the great blessings God has bestowed
upon us, blessings that are better than
mere peace of mind and prosperity OF
enterprise.
We have been given the opportunity
to serve mankind as We once served our
selves in the great day of our Declaration
of Independence, by taking up arms
against q tyranny that threatened to
master and debase men everywhere and
Joining with other free peoples in de-
manding for all the nations OF the world
what we then demanded and obtained
for ourselves. In this day of the revsla-
ton of our duty not only to defend our
own rights as a nation, but to defend
also the rights of free men throughout
the world, there has been vouchsafed Us
In full and inspiring measure the rssolu-
ton and spirit Of united action. We
have been brought to one mind and
purpose. A new vlgor Of common
counsel and common action has been
revealed In US. We should especially
thank God that In such circumstances
In the midst of the greatest enterprise
the spirits Of men have ever entered
upon we have IL We but observe a
reasonable and practicable economy,
abundance with which to supply the
needs of those associated with rs as
well as our own. A new light shines
about us. The greatest duties OF q
new day awaken q new and greater ma
tional spirit In Us. We shall never again
be divided or wonder what stuff We are
made Of.
And while we render thanks for
these things, let Us pray Almighty God
that In all humbleness of spirit We may
look always to Him for guidance; that
we may be kept constant In the spirit
and purpose Of service that by His
grace our minds may be directed and
our hands strengthened; and that in
His good time liberty and security and
peace and the comradeship Of q common
Justice may be vouchsafed all the nations
Of the earth.
Wherefore, /, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States oil
America, do hereby designate Thursday,
the 10th day of November next, as day
of Thanksgiving and prayer and invite
the people throughout the land to cease
upon that day from their ordinary
occupations and In their several homes
and places of worship render thanks to
God, the Great Ruler of nations.
In witness whereof I have hereuntc
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia thit
7th day of November, in the year OF Our
Lord one thousand nine hundred sno
seventeen, and OF the independence oil
the United States OF America the ont
hundred and forty-second.
WOODROW WILSON.
By the President:
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State.
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West Buckflsld.

Mrs. Gatchell OF Lisbon II Visiting heI
daughter, Miss Lizzie Dyer, ct W. L.
Fogg's.
NIss Bsrpics Flasg Of Dlxfsld Il visit.
Ing relatives here this week.
Mr.. and Nss. E. v. Pearson Of Buck.
field were ct ]. v. Psarson's Sunday.
Mrs. g. 81. Warren Of North Buckdeld
visited &c Harry Bucks Last week.
8. Z. Briggs attended the fruit show
ct Portland Thursday, going with Mr..
and Mrs.. 81. g. Bowman OF Hebron.
Mrs. Thomas Bradbury came home
from Norway Saturday.
Irving and John Smith, Roy Boswell
andWill Foeg went 10 FryeburR oatur.
day dssr hunting. They returned
"wednesday.
Nrs. P. n. Bennett and son Gerald
and Miss Doris Back went 70 South Paris
and Norway Tuesday.
Mrs. y. n. Cooper had severe attack
Of Indigestion Saturday morning.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
In the District Court Of the United States for
TIE District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of
OXFORD COUNTY COOP.
seosporssiea essssi.sd ssd In BANKRUPTCY.
existing under the hws
Of the etato Of Maine,
Of Rumford, Bankrupt
10 The creditors Of Oxford County Coopera.
i've Apsociations IN the County Of Oxford and
Nodes & hsre6y Owen that on the ioth day Of
November, 4. D. hi, Tia said Oxford County
Cooperative A.sociaeoR wss duly adJudicased
meditofs win b held 8 ths o1les Of the
Refsree, No. 8 Aarket Square, South Paris.
Maine, On the 1etht day Of November,
A. ID. tel7, e 10 O'Clock In tbs fosenoon, ~ which
time the slid crediton may attend,. prove thslr
and tran1sct such Cher b0slnooe - may proper
b come before ea1d meeting. =. =,
WxITiR I. GRAY,
~ neouoe + 1anlulyt1v.
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And0Yer.

Miss Annie Akers was the guest of bel
brother, Nathan Akers, and family, oil
Rumford Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Adams, who has been
spending the summer In town, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. David Sturges Of
Gorham.
Lone Mountain Grange held an all
day meeting Saturday last.
Mrs. NJ. D. Bedell was the guest o.
her sister, Mrs. Edward Akers, Friday Of
last week.
Rena Learned visited friends In Rum
ford recently.
Oscar Hobart of Portland was In towr
the first of the week.
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Hanover.

Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Stesrns and son Leroy
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Saunders and three
children went In Mr.. Saunders' auto to
the Glen House In New Hampshire last
Sunday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Chan Frost
Murlsne Harmon has been very sick
John Morse 10 working for Mrs. Martb'
Bartlett saving pulp.
Mrs. Everett Billings has been in poor
health.
Nelson Lapham of South Paris IL visit
ing his son, Auverne Laphsm.
e. d. Harmon and Leroy Stearni
were In Milton one day last week or
business.
Harry Isaacson bought nice heller o.
Eli Stearns recently.
G. n. Kimball has his we'll completed
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Go-to-Suudsy. School day was observed
by tho Universalist, Baptist and Meth.
odist Sunday Schools BY union temper.
| ance service. ct the Baptist Church.
There was good attendance, the W. @.
T. q. program being given. Sixty
seven scholars were present from the
IUniversalist Sunday School and 81 from
II the Methodist and Baptist schools com-
biued.
Mrs. Almeda Richardson Of Dickvale
ID Waiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
10. Churchill.
Mn. WIN F. Durham Of Lynn, Mass.,
10 Visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
G.. Brown.
Granite Chapter, o. E. g., was inspect
ed Thursday evening BY Ars. Cora
Charles of 'Fryeburg. District Deputy
Grand Aatron.
Nrs. Elisabeth Buck OF South Paris,
who has been visiting relatives and
| friends, returned homo Tuesday.
George Durham has recently been on
business trip to Portland and Scarboro.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Eleaxer Durham and
daughter Nora of South Paris were
guests recently Of Charles Barden and
family.
Mr.. 81. Farrar has taken an extensive
carpenter job at West Bethel for Charles
McInnis.
Mrs. Jennie Andrews has arrived to
spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. L. N. Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. MoInnis were
weekend guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. b.
Farrar.
Geo Devine has moved his family from
Norway into the Mrs. Phils Shedd
house on Main Street.
A. e. Cox has moved to Woodstock,
and o. A. Robbins 10 going to OCCUPY
the house they vacated.
Mise j. L. Bradbury Of Lewiston is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Bradbury.
Milton ]. Pierce was united In mar.
rage With Lydia E. Bean Of Locke's
Mills, Saturday evening the Sd. The
young couple will reside In WATERFORD
with the groom's uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Profit OF Lewis
ton were the recent guests Of Mr.. Profits
cousin, Mrs. d. Farrar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson have returned to
their home in Boston after spending the
summer with Mrs. r. s. Farnum.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Emerton returned
/ to their home In Auburn Sunday after
spending q few weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. q. Penley. Mr.. Emerton has
done considerable hunting for foxes
while here.
Clarence L. Ridlon was elected
treasurer of the West Paris Library for
the rest of the year to I'll the vacancy
caused by the removal of Rev. D. A..
Ball.
Mrs. Arthur Stowell, Mrs. W. g..
Crockett and Mrs. Nell Moody of Locke's
Mills attended the Eastern Star meeting
Thursday evening.
The Grange held harvest dinner and
supper Saturday, Nov. 8, with an inter-
esting program in the afternoon and q
social in the evening. A goodly sum
was Melted.
E. ]. Mann has been driving around
the surrounding towns posting bills
calling for more timber ct advanced
prices If hauled on wheels to the factory
of L. N. Mann & Son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Lovejoy OF Bethel
were in town recently.
Mrs. D. A. Ball of Augusta arrived
Friday afternoon, and was Q weekend
guest at DR.. Wheeler's.
Dance at Centennial Hall Wednesday
evening this week. Music by Shaw and
True.
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Woe Loyell.

Mrs.. Ksts Williams 10 visiting frispdi
10 Massachusetts,.
Isaac Fox and Lawrence Rowe are
with Geo. b. Fox and doing little
hunting.
z. NcAIlistsr has sold pair OF steer
10 his brother Daniel.
Walter Laroque 10 working for Fred
Brown at the 0snter.
Mary Hartman Of the east side Of
Lake Kssar b visiting ct Mrs. Caroline
Hox's.
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North Waterford.

Elmer Henley is threshing beans fol
some here In the neighborhood.
Fred Littlefleld got his arm filled with
shot while In the woods Saturday, the
Sd, and some in other places, as Elmer
Saunders shot him for partridge. he
went right to the hospital, but they
could not remove the shot, so he re
turned home to wait ten days before
returning to the hospital.
Mrs. Annie Hazelton visited her daugh
ter, Mrs. Don Smith, at Auburn from
Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. Lois Littleield Is guest at hel
son Roland Littlefield's.
Inez Flint from Lynn, Mass, has beer
visiting her brothers, Bert and Linwoot
Flint.
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Cattle are still grazing the fields.
The biting November air Is worse thar
June mosquitoes.
Good crops of rutabaga turnips art
being harvested.
Hunters and trappers are quite numer
Gus, but game is not very plentiful.
Erwin Hutchinson and Fred Tyler ar
saving wood in this village with gaso
line engines.
Sugar is now so scarce here that only
two pounds will be sold to customer a.
q time.
A few days of Indian Summer las
week, and It is hoped many more vii
come later.
Unreasonable prices are being asket
for fuel, and many must suffer from
cold during the winter.
W. A. Farwell remains in fee bl,
health, and Robert Edwards is deliver
ing milk In the village.
Mrs. Elsina Coffin and her sister, Mrs
Sarah Brown, are making prepare ton
to close their house and spend tn
winter With niece In Portland.
am not coin collector, but vii
pay q good sum for q United State
"penny" Of any date.
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Oxford.

T. A. Roberts W. r. @. and the Red
Gross society had supper Friday even
ing, the proceeds to be used to buy
material for the Red Cross work.
wilfred Perkins has been quite click
and unable to attend to his business.
Rev. Mr.. MacKsy preached at Farm
ington Sunday. His pulpit here wa
supplied by student from Bates Col
lege.
Mrs. Anna Edwards will spend the
winter with her daughter and grand
daughter at Portsmouth, N. q.
Marion Starbird Of Colby spent SUM-
day ct home.
Born Oct. 18th 10 the wife Of Harry
Andrews, . daughter, Eleanor.
Born Oct. II, to the wife Of Walter
Scribner, . daughter.