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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Conserve Household Coal.

The Conservation Bureau and the Fue
Wood Committee of the Maine Fuel AID
ministrstion have urged and still urge
that the consumer husband bis supply
OF household coal. And that be delay
the use Of the hard coal which be has
been able to obtain until severe weather
by substituting in so far as possible fue
wood, soft coal, coke, gas and kerosene.
The statement of the Federal Fuel Ad-
ministrator that more coal has been min
ed this year then usual and that he does
not anticipate as much trouble this win.
ter as last bears more accurately on sof
(bituminous) than upon hard anthracite
coal, and upon other localities thar
Maine. II any one 10 inclined to b.
optimistic as to there being an abun
dance of hard coal of the ordinary stove
and nut sizes in this State, be only need,
(,f he be not boarder) TO look at biz
own coal bin and ask his dealer to I'll
mp. There are numerous instances com
Ing to the attention Of the Maine Fue
Administration OF people who placed
orders last July with their dealers who
mp TO date have not received q single
pound OF coal!
We will get through the winter with
out undue suffering and hardship. Thil
will not be due to an abundance oil
household fuel coal but 10 will be By
conserving the fuel coal 10 comparative
ly mild weather through the use Of sub
stitutes in greatly reducing In the OK
treme weather, the number Of rooms
that are kept at . livable temperature
and adapting ourselves, ~ We tried to de-
last winter. TO . temperature rather
more than five degrees lower than W
have been In the habit OF maintaining In
the living rooms of our homes.
II anyone 10 using fuel wood and ID
not getting satisfactory heating results
from II, the State Fuel Committee
(Orono, Maine) invites correspondence
on that subject. 1t maintains that q
cord Of good quality dry hard wood such
~ rock maple, beech, yellow birch, etc
has the heating val ne Of . ton Of Goa
and that cord Of such wood a. white
birch, gray birch, soft maple, etc. has
the heating value CT about 1900 pounds
Of coal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19

Prof. Hertelle from Bates College
preached Sunday.
Stanley Glover was at homo for few
days furlough last week.
Alton Conant, who has been operated
on for appendicitis In France, 10 doing
we'll.
A good time reported at the Harvest
Home Festival Tuesday, and over . hun.
dred dollars taken.
Prof. Sargent, q. Z. Stearns and A.
n. Richardson attended the meeting OF
the board Of trustees Of the academy at
Congress Square Hotel In Portland Wed
nssday.
Mrs. Mary Bearoe 10 with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Walter Conant, for while.
Miss Ethel Philbrick 10 now here with
her brother, Floyd Philbriok. All are
glad to see her back.
Miss Elinor Bearce Ia now at homo and
fast recovering from her operation.
Miss Chase gave NJ . handful OF
beautiful psnsies picked Nov. 10.
1t Was our mistake In last week items
% ying Frank Moody Vas IN Oxford
Bear. His father, Prof. ]. =. Moody ID
an Oxford Bear.
Frank Moody raised three tons oil
cabbages this year, al very large ones.
The largest weighed 10 pouuds and IA
ounces. 1t ID worth quito walk 10 zoe
them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19

West, Paris We not bshisd In joyful sx-
pressioa vhsn the news Of the signing OF
the arnistice was rsesived. Before
i've o'clock the whistles were
blown, church bells rang. houses II
Illuminated, and the village dag Vas 6y-
ing over the street at sunrise. Early In
the morning the Kaiser WAS burned ct
the stake In the square, and oil day can
non, guns, FIRE crackers and every noise
imaginable. In tho evening huge
bonfire vss lighted on Berry Ledge and
about eleven o'clock oil was q uiet. Our
local committee, Rev. b. A. karkley, on
the War Work Campaign, arranged for
q peace jubilee Tuesday evening which
Vas very inspiring and patriotic meet
ing. Among the speakers were r. L.
Wyman. . civil var veteran, Postmaster
B. T. Rlavin, Rev. b. b. Hathaway of
the Federated churches, LAuri Immonen
Of the FinnIsh people. Mrs.. Diana Wall
Pitts, principal Of the high school, Rev.
and Mrs.. q. A. Narkley, and Madeline
Peabody Of the Uaiversalist church.
The school children and teachers sat in .
body and sang patriotic songs with
Edith Stevens at the piano. Stewart
Kidder recited Kaiser Bill. verybody
was joyous and full Of enthusiasm. The
we'll filled hall Was prettily decorated
With the colors. A sociable for the
young people was enjoyed after the
meeting, with Shaw Of South Paris
at the piano.
Rev. b. A. Narkley, A. C. Perham, r.
T. Flavin and 81. b. Wardwell have been
soliciting on tho war work drive. Z. j..
Mann and G. L. Ridlon have furnished
auto conveyance some part of the time.
One leading citizen presented check Of
500 early Monday morning payable to
Peace.
Mr.. and Mrs.. b. b. Wardwell have
been in Lewiston where their son
Howard 10 having treatment for .
fractured arm near the shoulder. The
arm did not get along we'll, and he was
obliged to 60 to the Central Maine
General Hospital for an operation.
West Paris Grange held meeting
Saturday afternoon, the first since the
lifting Of the influenza restrictions.
There will be an sll-day meeting Nov.
%. A harvest dinner and good program.
Miss Agnes L. Gray 10 recovering from
an operation at the Central Maine
General Hospital, Lewiston.
Vernal Bates of New Haven, Conn,
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C. Bates.
Misses Ruth and Eva Tucker were at
South Paris one day last week.
Last Friday District Superintendent
Holt of Lewiston and Rev. Mr.. Faulkner
of South Paris spoke at the NJ. z. church.
Services Of the Federated churches
will begin At 10 O'Clock Sunday morning
hereafter, to accommodate the pastor,
Rev. q. q. Hathaway, to preach else
where and remain for time to Sunday
School.
Mrs. Bessie Small has moved her
family into the house recently vacated by
Harry Rowe at Trap Corner. Mr.. Rowe's
family have moved into Lewis n. Mann
and sons house recently purchased Of
Mrs. Curtis on Pioneer Street.
Maynard T. Chase was at home Sum-
day, Nov. 10, on forty-eight hours fur
Tough.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Ridlon and Miss
Alice Penley attended the Rebekah As
sembly at Portland last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. B. Ellingwood are
away on hunting trip.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
eusIness and Bureaucracy.

As In business where initiative IL
essential for success. just 30 in bu,
reaucracy is the exact reverse the
case. Initiative involves q willing
ness to venture, to take risk. In
order to secure a desired end. An
element Of mistake Is, therefore, pos
sible. In bureaucracy a mistake, that
Is. one Of policy, Is fatal to career.
This arrangement artiacially places a
premium upon the lack Of initiative,
50 that to retain his post, the govern
ment employee must either be congo
Dially devoid Of that quality or stifie
1t to Its ultimate disappearance from
desuetude. Hence, 1t follows that
with promotion based upon seniority,
the man In the highest post is the man
with no mistakes to his record and.
as like corollary, no achievemente
either. nor. in the natural course OF
things, a possibility or any.-New Re-
public,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
East Sumner.

Not the least of the great blessings
that accrue from the close Of the war is
the relief from the terrible strain OF
anxiety, uncertainty and indecision sx-
perienced in families with q son In the
conflict, or one or more members liable
to be called at any time. The awful
strain these persons endure cannot be
expressed In words. It 10 unwritten
language that emanates from Q heart
that cannot express its deep emotions,
and only the actual sufferer knows it's
indescribable anguish and worry. The
Joy and gladness at relief can only be
fully realized by the one affected. Re-
lief from bodily pain affords no just
comparison.
There 10 no anguish like that Of the
mind. It Is we'll and proper at this time
TO give expression to our exuberance Of
joy. "There was q sound Of revelry by
night-Did ye not hear it''-"On with
the dspce-let joy be unconfined-no
sleep till morn when youth and pleasure
mset"-A thousand hearts beat happily
etc. (Lord Byron in his battle of Water
loo)
Really, 10 some respects, the crisis as
regarding tho tuture Wehsro VI our
country was more serious and moment
Gus than at the time of our civil war.
Certainly more far reaching In its effects.
World peace was threatened a. long a.
Germany remained uncrushed In heI
vile. wicked desires. Let us all rejoice
at the elimination OF gigantic struggle
Cor freedom from autocrscy. America
now has bright future before her. And
rejoicing is worldwide.
The war IL over. give God the praise.
To Him our highest notes wen raise.
Our cause was noble, just and,grAnd.
And it has saved suffering land.
Let Freedom from her heights proclaim
All honor 20 the sons Of Maine,
For they went forth sturdy and brave.
Our country and It's rights 70 save.
The sacrifice for them was great,
For they must brave vile German hate
For this they left their homes 90 dear
To nght for Justice without fear.
Their noble mission near Ia end.
On whom our hopes Of Peace depend.
For them our graf eful volce we'll raise
And praise their acts TO endless days.
SLoCUh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
The Day OF Peace.

Done are the tolls and the wesrisome marches
Done IL the summons Of the bugle and drum.
Softly and sweetly the sky oyerarches,
Sheltering land wht re rebellion IL dumb.
Dark were the days Of the countryb derange
Sad were the hours when the conflict was on,
But through the gloom Of fraternal estrangemenl
God sent his light. and We welcome the dawn
Der the expanse of our mighty dominions,
Sweeping away to the uttermost parts,
Peace, the widenying, on untiring pnions,
Bringing her message OF Joy to our hearts.
Out Of the blood of conflict fraternal,
Out of the dust and the dimness of death,
Burst into blossoms Of glory eternal
Flowers that sweeten the world with theii
breath,
Flowers Of charity peace and devotion
Bloom In the hearts that are empty OF strife
Love that is boundless and broad as the ocean
Leaps into beauty and fullness of life.
80 with the singing Of peans and chorsls.
And with the nag flashing high In the sun,
Place on the graves of our heroes the laurels
Which their unfAlterinS valor has won.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
0ilbertville.

Mrs.. s. e. Tasker has arrived In town
to spend some time At her homo here.
Mrs. Ivory Harmon Wa In Livermors
Falls last week.
Mrs. Winnifred Foster Toberts was In
Livsrmore Friday and Saturday giving
music lessons.
Mrs. @. A. Ellis has been quite III.
School began Monday, Nov. 8, with
Miss Eleanor Westgate teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lamkin OF Ches-
terville were weekend guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Albert Ellis and family.
Everybody turned out Monday evening
to celebrate tho latest German sur-
render, which this time proved to be
the real article. Bonflres, torchlight
parade, drums, guns, horns and whistles
oil told the glad story Of the dawn Of
peace.
Merle and Walter Hodge are loading
lumber for K. w. Howe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Alban

The Bean deer hunting party arrived
from Lewiston and Greene, named as
follows: Rev. I. A. Bean, Herbert /.
Bean, Amos L. Bean, James L. Gould,
Arthur Robinson, all from Lewiston.
and one from Greene We failed to get
the name. They report plenty of deer
signs, but no one has got shot at them.
The Beans are quartered at A. G. Beans,
the others at Miss Anna Z. Cummings.
We wish them better luck before they
leave town.
d. G. McNally 10 preparing to move
into the Hunt house, and expects T. T.
Cole, who is quite poorly in health, to
board with them.
q. G. McNally has bought . COW OF
Will Grover.
Abel Andrews has bagged several
foxes and coons, for which be expects q
high price.
Tyler T. Cole has sold his horse to
Will Grover. Price unknown.
b. G. McNslly bought flne shoat OF
T. T. Cole, and sold 1t the next day to
George Cummings at good advance.
Eggs IS cents per dozen. Why should
the farmers CRY hard times?
The report 10 that W. B. Cummings
and Howard Allen secured q fine large
buck last week.
Abel Andrews lost . fine 2.year-old
colt from some unknown cause . few
days ago.
Mrs. d. T. Sawin spent Q week with
her sister, Miss Estella Bean; went home
last Saturday.
Robert Bennett came to George Cum.
mings' with . cold, called the doctor, be
said influenza. Now Parker Conner has
It, but lightly.
Arthur Cross has gone to Andover 70,
q weeks hunting.
There are four different parties board
ing 10 this little town hunting.
Lincoln Cummings has been through
town buying fur.
Arthur D. Bean and ]. K. Wheeler are
hauling hay from Martin Lyden's.
Dick Lawrence from Rumford 10 al
George Cummings'.
Mrs. Lena Shaw of Bethel was with
her mother, Mrs. o. ]. Cross, Sunday.
The people were saddened to hear OF
the death Of William Desrden, and very
sorry for the wife and daughter.
Miss Estella Bean heard . frog the
18th. Il sounded like spring.
CLARK DISTRICT.
George Clark 10 stopping at Chas.
McKeen's. He shot . big buck deer
Monday which had nine points.
Roy Lord and Mrs. Allen went "a
Mason Saturday after Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Neil Mills.
Ernest Gross and son.in-law stopped
several days Ut j. A. KimbalPs Las,
week door hunting. Frank Abbott and
Clarence Buck were also there and .,
Leon Kimball's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marston were ai
Norway and South Paris Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles McKeen has recently
made two quilts which contain 1850
pieces.
Wallace Cummings and Howard Allen
got deer last week.
Nina Briggs and Gladys Lord and
Glendon Allen visited ut Howard Al.
lens Tuesday evening.
Roy Lord carried four from Charles
HcKeen's to North Fryeburg Wednes-
DAY, Nov. 18th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Thinking.

Private Hudson Hawley, formerly o
the New York Sun and now Of the edi
torial stan of tho Stars and Stripes owe
In FRANCE, takes . hand now and thel
and signs his output. Here 10 one o
bis lyrics:
standin' up here on the hre-step,
Lookin' ahead In the mist.
With . tin hat over your ivory
And rife clutched In your hstl
Waitin' and Watchin' and Wond'rin'
II the Huns comm over tonight
Say, aren't the things You think Of
Enough to give you . fright2
Things you Amt even thought Of
For couple o. months or more;
Things that 'ull set you laughin',
Things that 'ull make you sore;
Things that you saw In the movies.
Things that you saw on the street,
Things that you're really proud Of,
Things that sre-not 20 sweet.
Faces Of pals In Homeburg,
Voices Of women folk,
Verses you learnt In school days
Pop up In the mist and smoke,
As you stand there, Grippin' that rife,
A-starin', and chilled to the bone,
Wonderin' an Wonderin' and wonderin',
Just thinkin' there all alonei
When will the war be over2
When viii the gang break through
What will the q. s. look like?
What will there be to do?
Where will the Boches be thenl
Who will have married Nella
When's that relief s-comin' up?
GOSH But this thinkin's hell
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19

p..lA.ia vck. se,sv NSadsv morilne
.n1 thers - iov exnree.ed 81 ahoutS
- 49, snd -. svervtkins tkat oould
.sts ar be msde "a ma : nojee vss
doIno fnll dutv. shona and sohools vere
cIo.sd And evsrvhody ioined n eiyipe
srnrersion In ons vay or another to the
s.tisf.ction fslt ~ the osasation OF hostil.
;t,s. n Tia crsat vorld var. A biz
rs.t,r. -. NAMED for Monday evan
inc Int hsd h ia oivsn mn ~ he Last
MINT. IN sooount Of the Hines Of tie
.n..Ls,
stors, co,. nrs.ohad Sunday. Nov. 10.
n Tia R.ntist CHURCH.
Snndsv evsning 4 meekina Va hsld
In tha intereat Of the var work
Dive Snaoiai music Wa rendered bv a
chorn. and brief speeches were made
hv Messrs- r. r. Dvsr. A. y. Warren. 81.
r Fists and Min <. ii. Prince. Annie
D,er sane 4 solo. Storsr Cole presided.
Tr,d.c sftsrnoon = food saIe vas he'd.
and SATURDAY evening ten per cent Of the
nrocea6s of the danoe vent for the var
rork fund.
Raw. Geo. q. Hsmlen of Lewiston
preached at the Baptist church Sunday,
Nov. II. and Rev. L. r. Cook of Apple
ton viii preach Nov. oath.
Nathan Morrill, Loaf 4 valuable or this
vesk Death vas oaused bv eating corn
meal
Arthnr Turpar. manager of the farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Waterford.

Mr.. and Mrs.. ]. B. Aldrioh and grand
daughter. Bertha Boyle, Nelson Decker,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. d. Morsy, (Mr. Norey
has just returned from Camp Devens)
Mr.. and Mrs.. Bert Aldrioh and daughter
Hazel, and Ben Aldrich, Ill from Port
land, called on Mrs. ]. B. Aldrich'i
brother, y. A. Damon, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liston Abbott and
Master Frankllu visited her father, =. A.
Damon, Sunday. Herbert Howard, and
Samuel Damon also we're visitors at the
ssme place.
Murray Prosser has returned 10 Grove
ton, N. a., after staying ten weeks With
bis uncle, =. A Damon.
Mrs. =. A. Damon wns called to Port
land BY the Illness Of her daughter, krs.
p. a. Ripley.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Oxford,

Monday WAS day Of rejoicing. Busi.
ness WAS suspended, schools closed.
All the bella were ruug, whistles sound.
Cd and flags we're displayed. There wa
Q parade Of autos with fsgs flying, bands
Of boys and children with drums. and
girls on horseback. Tho streets were
filled with eager people. There was q
dance in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Walter Dawes Of Auburn
were In town Monday.
Herbert Dsnning, Who has been spend
ing week or 20 hunting and short
time ct bic home, has returned to Ports
mouth, n. b.
The Congregational church was sup
piled Sunday By student from Bates.
Work for the War Drive 10 being car
ried on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Locke's Mllls.


Our little village had quite . peace
celebration, blowing the mill whistle
and ringing the church bell when the
welcome news reached here, and In the
evening, fireworks and an auto parade
with the "Kaiser'' on ono Of the mill auto
trucks. After the parade, huge bon
fire was made, In which, after being
riddled with bullets, the "Kaiser" was
burned.
@. B. Tebbsts and family and Fred
Norton were recent guests OF Mrs. Lizzie
Tebbets Of Auburn. E
Mrs. Annie Emery has returned from
Bethel, and 10 ut her homo on Howe
Hill.
Mrs. SWEET Of Andover 10 the guest OF
Ars. w. w. Coolidge. Aims Noyes
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Coolidge.
George futile lost ono Of his horses
Last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Maine Auti.Tuberculosls Association.


The annual business meeting Of the
Maine Anti-Tuberoulosis Associa.
ton, postponed because Of influenza, 10
to be held Thursday, 1890 A. NJ,
November 81, 1918, In Council Chamber
of City Hall, Waterville. Reports OF
Executive Committee, = Secretary,
Treasurer, Field Worker and two
Special Committees Joint Health Com
mittee, and Open Air School Committe).
Election of officers: president, two
vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, o
directors for FIVE years and one for two
years. Future plans for discussion.
The new tentative dates for the State
Conference of Charities and Corrections
are January 8 and 0, 1919. At this time
We will probably plan for rally in joint
session as at first. The. regular bi.
monthly business meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee Of our Association may
also DO held at the same place (Portland)
1t is due January Z.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Abest tie stats.


In spite Of incrsase Of fare from i've 70
seven cents, the Lewiston, Augusta and
Watervills Street Railway reports that
Id NET receipts for tho four best months
Of the year show falling OF In receipts
instead Of IN increase.
Wiscassst's dream Of an era Of pros
perity u over, owing 70 the sudden can
osllstion Of contracts for two big batges
10 bs bnIlt BY the Standard Shipbuildlng
Co. Nearly 100 men were thrown ont
Of smploymsnt. The plant 10 said to
have ono Of the finest equipments OF any
wooden yard along the cosst, from
$75, 900 TO 800, 900 having been spent by
Boston capitalists during the past sum-
mer In the purchase Of the most modern
machinery to be procured. Fred +.
Pepdleton, . wellknown boat builder
and ship yard man, was the master
builder and general superintendent and
the majority Of employees were family
men living In tho Immediate vicinity.
who did not want to 60 away 10 accept
the high wages offered elsewhere. Keels
for both barges were stretched and 70
frames had been set on one.
The city Of Auburn has engaged the
American Park Builders Association to
prepare permanent plans for the perfec-
ton of the city's growth along tho best
social and economic lines, and President
West Of the association 10 already In the
city ut work on the preliminaries.
President West has also been In consulta-
ton with the Lewiston city authorities
In regard to similar survey and plans
for that city. Il 10 bis idea that the
two cities, even though they arc separate
political entities, should be developed In
common and along . definite and we'll
formulated plan. A meeting OF the
Lewiston City Council will undoubtedly
be held In tho near future to consider
the matter. it's stated that the entire
cost of . uniform plan for the the two
cities, II made ct the Same time,. would
be no greater than 1t would be for Lew
iston alone II Auburn's is made now and
Lewiston's later and Independently.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
Wilson's Mills.

A party Of Ave young men arrived
from Dover Saturday night, ct The
Bean place, and stayed six days and
sucoesdsd In getting two email deer.
Nov. 4th wss our 6rst snow storm.
School began again Monday, Miss
Cecil Bennett, teacher.
The Nagallowsy Plastatiou school be.
gan Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Snow Of
Bangor teachers. They make their
homo ct b. w. Fiokstt's.
A little son Of A. W. Hart oame near
being drowned By falling into . cavity
filled with water. He Wa unc0nscioua
whom taken out b. a older brother.
Mrs. Holman We taken In closed car
10 her homo Wednesday.
Alfred Hart has bought . farm at
West Milan md moved Ne past week.