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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
Garage Collapsed.
LARGE NEW CONCRETE BUILDING AT
DIxFIELD CRUSHED By WEIGHT OF
SNOW ON ROOF.

The citizens of Dixfeld village who live
near the Paine Bros. garage on Main
Street were awakened Thursday morn
ing about Q O'Clock by terrible noise
which proved to be the collapsing Of the
building. With the exception OF the
room used as the Office the entire
building was ruined. There were fif-
teen cars owned by different parties
housed in the garage which were nearly
all crushed. Many of the citizens Of
the village left their place of business
Thursday forenoon and with their
shovels helped to remove the debris in
order to learn the condition of the auto
mobiles that were stored. The building
was new being completed about year
and was made of cement blocks and was
an ornament to the street. Paine Bros.
who owned the building have been sue
cessful the past year in the garage
business. The garage was built on the
site of the old hotel stable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
Iierbert 0arduer Kllled At Percy.
YOUNG WEST PARIS NAN FALLS FROM
TRAIN AND Is RpH OVER.

WEST PARIS, MAINE, Jan. 81.
Herbert Gardner was instantly killed
by falling from freight train on which
be Was braking Saturday night at Percy,
N. 81. He wss the son Of W. W. Gard.
uer, station agent here: He 10 survived
By bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner,
aud two sisters, Edith and Ethelwyn,
and . brother George.
he Was member of the graduating
class OF West Paris High School, 10, and
lott school recently and went on braking
two or three weeks ago. 10 Was good
scholar, clean and good In sports and ,
general favorite. His death has cast .
gloom over the village, - he was .
young man Of good habits, courteous
and pleasant to everyone, and liked by
oil. The sincere sympathy OF all goes
out to the stricken family. He Was
born Sept. 20, 1893.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Wilson's Mills.

A. w. Linnsll started for Portland
Monday with his son Willard, who Is
suffering from an attack of appendicitis.
Geo. Mason took them to Berlin.
Robert Storey with his team 10 work
ing for j. W. Bucknam hauling supplies
into the woods for the Thurstcns and
the Brown Co.
Lester Littlsbale is convslesoing, and
Dermont Fox has got 80 that he can
walk some, but has bad looking leg.
James O'Connor was hurt by falling
tree at Thurston's camp. He was
brought to his homo In Magalloway
Plantation.
Died in Wentworth Location, N. H.,
Jan. IS, Henry B. Flint, aged 70 years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
North Waterford.

Waterford Grange had the following
officers installed by James Kimball Of
Round Mountain Grange assisted by
Mrs. Evelyn MoAllister:
M.-Bert j. Flint.
O.-Guy B. Morse
S.-HoWard A. Allen.
C.-Mary Lebroke.
S.-Annie B. Hazelton.
C.-Lavanna Allen.
F.-Lenora Abbott.
. A. S.-Linwood Flint.
T.-Elia n. Lebroke.
G.>K.-David Lebroke.
P-Charlottc Morse.
A nice lunch was served of cake and
coffee at the close of tho meeting.
Mrs.. Rilla Marston 10 stopping with
her mother, Mrs. E. j. Page, a. she 10
very lame.
Philip Lord has several wild rabbits
for pets.
Nell Knight has charge Of Harry
Browns mill business while he 10 away.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Hazelton were Sun
day guests ct Merton Hobson's. .
Louise Lord visited at s. L. Lebroke's
last week and visited the Bisbeetown
school with her friend, Phyllis Sawin,
who IL teacher there.
Henry Durgin was Ut Norway Tues
day,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
And0Yer.

There will be moving pictures in the
Town Hall every Saturday night.
Alvin and Linwood Averill are work
ing in the woods for Ray Thurston.
Oscar Hobart of Portland was In town
last week.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. At
wood Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Frances Bartlett, Red Cross
nurse, has gone to Washington.
Harry Lowe Is working In the mill st
East Andover.
Horace Hanson attended the funeral
of his mother, Mrs. Hannah Hanson, Of
Rumford Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

Mrs. Elizabeth Rich, one Of the oldest
women ut Biddeford Pool, was % years
old on the 9th. She and her husband,
Capt. Freeman Rich, went there from
Truro, Cape Cod, half . century ago,
when the SEQ at the peoinsular town Was
alive with fish. She was teacher OF .
Sunday School class here until several
years ago, when she Was unable to walk
to church. All winter she has been
knitting socks for the soldiers IN France.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
East BrowufleId.

With the severe storm, wind blow and
bad accident In the mountains, the train
service has been very irregular this
week.
The schools have all been suspended
for some days. and feeling Of depres-
sion pervades.
Jan 20 the train service will be chang
cd, and We shall be put back to the
"good old times" not exactly "stsging
days" but pretty near to 1t. This may
como next In the order of conservation.
People are willing to conserve II It can
be equalized.- The question comes
often, what next?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
Government Seeds.

Congressman Wallace 81. White, Jr.,
writes the Democrat that the govern
ment allotment OF garden and flower
seeds for 1918 is now available for dis
tribution and that be 10 ready to place
those ut his disposal 10 the hands of
people 10 this Congressional District
Who wish them and viii make good use
OF them Congressman White asks the
Democrat to say that he will send an
allotment OF these seeds TO any resident
Of the Second District who will write
him, asking for them, % long a. his
supply lasts. A few packages for dis
tribution Will also DO placed with the
publishers Of this paper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

Rev. C. b. Fisher visited in the place
last week.
The snow and wind blow following
Tuesday night necessitatsd lot Of
snoveiing to get the B. =. d. man
through.
There was no school Wednesday.
Edgar hcAllister Of North Lowell ID
With his nephew, D. =. HeAllistsr.
Miss Christine Fox II stopping Q few
days with her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alonso Lord.
0lden hcAllistsr b working for
Arthur Fox.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

We cannot al be geniuses or conquer weenn
We csnnos I'll do wondrous things. to make our
We cannot III Tel confident Of meeting every
But when We have our work to do we ali can do
We cannot III be famous-if We were 'twould
We cannot eli Be rich enough 10 give ourselves
We cannot all expect 10 be distinguished from
But soma reward Il certain for the man who
uoe' n'' D'''' -somervile Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
More Verses on Knitting.
I knit at dawn and set of sun,
lknit In shine and shower,
I knit In seam, I knit In plain,
And hour after hour,


knit in seam, knit in plain,
And hour after hour.
First eighty stitches 1 take up
To start this precious sweater;
! eye them with worried frown
And wish that they looked better.
knit at Red Cross meetings here,
And knit them DER the river;
knit at church, knit In bed
think I'n knit forever.
knit while and drop stitch,
Ihunt while and find IT,;
T G1ssh Jumps my y ssos s1 %hss s
chatter as knit the purl,
And chatter when I'm scanning;
knit as still chatter on
] knit when am dreaming.
Many time I've knit across
While at the theatre waiting;
knit AZ on the street walk,
I knit while roller skating.
knit when am roasting hot,
And when with cold l SILVER.
Though Red Cross boxes come and 60
Still knit on forever.
knit the front with greatest care,
l knit with care the shoulder;
begun this In my younger days
Ill knit Il when much older.
wonder when my life Is DER
And I'm with angels sitting,
Will /, upon my marble throne,
Be knitting on my knitting9
How can play harp Of gold
Beside the crystal river9
For still my needles must needs 20
While knit on forever.-RErA
RowN, Milbridge, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
BroNnheld.

On account Of tho big snow storm
Tuesday all Of the village schools are
closed for the week.
There was New Years ball ut Town
Hall.
Raymond Ham. one of our Brownfield
soldier boys, stationed 1t Charlotte, N.
c., spent the greater part Of last week at
his old homo ct r. g. Hams. He was
accompanied BY bis bride, Mrs.. Susie
Garland Ham.
DR.. Fitch and Will Davis have gone to
Boston, Moss, on business.
Mrs.. Lima Allen 10 on the sick list.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends for the
beautiful floral tributes In our recen,
bereavement, also our relatives that
could mot be with % for the lovely
floral tributes We received.
MRS. G. WATERHoUsE AND FAMILY.
MISS ABBY BRYANT.
MISS MAXINE JOHNSON.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

The toothpick mill at Strong has been
shut down for want OF white birch.
There 10 plenty Of birch In the woods,
but transportation 10 at standstill for
want OF help and fat cars. It 10 ex-
pected that the shutdown will be only
for Q short time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

For the first time In u years, the con-
vocation week of Bangor theological
Seminary. with lectures BY eminent
tbsologians and gathering Of clsrgymen
from al over the state, will b omitted
this year. This 10 due principally to the
coal shortage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

James Chandler of Portland, purser
on the steamer Chelsea, was one of three
men who lost their lives when the steam.
or was burned while tied up at dock at
Jersey City last Monday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
South Paris. Maine, January u, 1918
ATWOOD 6 FORBES,
Editors and Proprsefors.
GEORGE n. ATWOOD A. K. FORBES.

TERMS Ell 50 . year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwise $500 year. Single copies cents.
ApvERrIsK1ENrs:- An legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions Tor Sl.oo
per Inch In length of column. Special con-
tracts made with local. transient and yearly
advertisers.
JoB PRINTING New type, rast presses, electric
power, experienced workmen and low prices
con 3lne 70 make this department. Of our ousi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

OF course all this drying up of the
state is very annoying from the stand
point of those who are sticklers for
"persOnal liberty" But II, as We have
many times been assured, a large por-
ton of the people of Maine are "for the
prohibitory Law but sg'in its enforce
men,," there is a surprising lack OF
popular protest against the present con.
dition. Indeed, It almost seems as If
people generally liked it pretty well.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
SINGLE COPIES.

Single copies of THE DEMOCRAT are four cents
each. They viii be mailed on receipt OF price oy
the publishers or for the convenience OF patrons
single copies Of each Issue have been placed on
GALE at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Towards Drug Store.
Shurtlenrs Drug Store
Norway, Noyes Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckheld, A. l.. Newton. POSTMASTER.
Paris Hill. Helen Z Cole, PosS Omce-
West Paris, Samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
Here and There.

That prohibition may be made to pro-
hibit there is further evidence In the
failure Of the Kennebec County grand
jury to find single liquor indictment
-,be first time in many years that such
q thing has happened. 1t is further in
evidence that not single liquor dealers
tar has been paid to the collector OF in
ternal revenue from Kennebec County.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot. Ease, the antiseptio powder for
painful, smarting, tender, nervous fest. Ittakes
the sting out Of corns and buniops. Over 100000
packages are being used BY tho American,
French and British troops at the front. Sold
everywhere, &c. IS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Brown. Buck & Co.
2. l.. Merchant.
Paris Trust Co.
The Norway National Bank.
Chas. II. Howard Co.
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

For any itchlness Of the akin, far skin rsshes,
chap. pimples. eto., Try Doan's Ointment. 600 at
al drug stores.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
Rafhel.

Mr.. Albert Eames and daughter
Alice Of Sunday River have moved out
to the village. They have hired rooms
1t Miss Blake's on Spring Street and are
keeping house 20 that Miss Aloe can
have . home while attending Gould
Academy.
The first time Miss Blsckington, the
new music teacher, has missed any
weekly lessons ut any school house, WAS
Jan. 10, whom the roads were blocked 90
that It was not suitable to get through
to East Bethel. She drives over the
roads alone.
Arthur Douglass ID seriously III at his
homo.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Kimball spent
Sunday at the home OF their daughter,
Mrs. J. r. Howe of East Bethel. Mrs.
Howe has small son, ono month old.
Snow, snow, and then moro snow.
The annual installation OF Mt. Abram
Lodge, No. 81, I. o. o. r., occurred Fri.
day night, Jan. 10. The following were
installed for the ensuing year by Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master e. j. Sharon
and Marshal John P. Judkins OF Nor
way:
N.G-Leslie 81. Chase.
v.G-David Forbes.
Seed. G.. Loyej0y.
Treas.-C. x. Fox.
Chap.-Weslev Wheeler.
W.SChester Cummings.
3. S.N. G.-Irving French.
LIS. N. G.-Edwin Barker.
R.S.v. G.-Everett McKeen.
L.S.v. G.-Esrl Cummings.
: &. 8. S.-Carl L. Brown.
L. 8. Salary Sawin.
O.G.-Roy Good.
IQ-Porcy Brink.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DoIN0s OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.


First Baptist Church, supplies. Preaching
every Sunday at 1oa5 4. \. Sunday Scnool
g y; sabbath evening service 3 10; rsn yct
Meeting the last Friday before the lst Sunday
of the month at 80 r. u. All NOT oenerWise
connected are cordially Invited.
Mrs. Jennie Strout Of this village ID Q
patient ct the Central Maine General
Hospital in Lewiston.
Mrs. Cora Robinson Of Bethel ID visit
ing her brother, Solomon @. Buck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark P. Shaw received
two letters last week from their son
Arthur, who is In the Engineer Corps
with the American Expeditionary Forces
in France. He is we'll and writes that
be is working on Q hospital building
that will be one of the largest In the
world when completed.
Orland Daniels returned recently 70
Greenwich, Conn, after q visit to his
parents, Prof. and Mrs. Edwin A.
Daniels, and will resume his work Is
teacher while awaiting call to service
in the new National Army.
The earthquake shock, or whatever IL
was, on the morning Of January 9Th,
was distinctly heard and felt in this
village. j..
Col. and Mrs. Edward T. Brown closed
their home here and started last Thurs
day for Boston where they will remain
for about two weeks after which they
will 90 to Washington, D. c., where
their son, Capt. Thomas w. Brown, 10
stationed az q member OF the General
Army Staff. -.
"Ovsr the top!" applies here a. we'll
as at the battle front; and with us it's .
battle of snow and drifts; and much OF
the travel of the past week has been
sover the top" We thought We had
more snow than We bad ever seen so
early In the winter, but last Tuesday
gave Us the hardest storm of the season
thus far. One man who has travelled
the highway between this village and
South Paris nearly every day for forty
years says be never had so uncomfort-
able and difficult trip a. on that day.
Another got his horse into q drift 90
badly that the animal fell down and was
unable to get up until assistance was
summoned and several men with shovels
were required to get the team ont as
the sleigh was buried out OF sight and
the horse was in nearly the same con-
dition when assistance arrived and the
driver was so nearly exhausted that the
aid of men on snow-shoes was required
to get him to bis home. The mail was
carried by means of snow-shoes Tues
day and Wednesday, but the drifts have
been shoveled and the roads broken out
again now, awaiting the next blizzard
while the fuel situation becomes more
serious.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Miss Hattie Mason is working at Stur-
tevant Home, Hebron, Maine.
Mrs. Albert Hamblin has been sick
with bad cold for some time.
The teacher In the Partridge school,
Miss Hazel Lambert, is boarding with
Mrs. Will PsrliD.
Ernest Cutting was Sunday guest at
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mason's the 18th.
Miss Lenise Cummings has been visit
ing relatives at South Paris.
Mrs. Fremont Field and little daughter
Nellie are visiting with Mrs. Fields
brother, Albert Dean of South Paris,
while Nellie is being attended by DR..
Rradhnrv of Norway
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

Light refreshments were served and a
pleasant time for all.
Quite little surprise party met at N.
L. Thurston's Friday, Jan. II, when
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Bean and Miss
Catherine Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Jor-
dan and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Thurston
we're invited to birthday six O'Clock
chicken dinner in honor Of Mr.. Thurs
tons 6Sth birthday. After dinner they
had toasts, . poem by Miss Howe, and
social time which was much enjoyed.
DR.. Twaddle 10 quite Ill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-22

1t is likely that during the coming
season, by force of law of congress, we
shall work under the daylight saving"
plan, the clocks being set ahead an hour.
While approaching the advantages OF
getting to work earlier In the day during
the summer, the Democrat has frequent
ly protested against doing II by "falsify-
Ing the clock" but we are not so hide
bound that we can't see two sides even to
that. That is, by the system of standard
timein use, the clocks are mostly falsifled
now as far as true astronomical time is
concerned. Under the proposed plan,
our clocks in this longitude, instead Of
being nineteen minutes and some
seconds slow as compared with local
time, will be forty minutes and some
seconds fast by the same comparison.
Some more or less governmental CON-
mittee in Russia wants the former czar
and bis family placed on trial before q
revolutionary tribunal. The news
would be more Illuminating to the gensr-
al public 10 IL were announced what they
are TO be tried for.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-10-03
Just a Flower.

Here comes market basket filled
with meat, potatoes, turnips, onions,
caulihowers and radishes, a substan-
tial supply for the hungry household,
but peeping out from these varied table
needs Is a flower. blooming from a
little pot down among the potatoes.
What world Of melody Its happy
presence impels! There is soul in
that family desire sure enough. We
looked at the good woman who carried
the basket and saw IN her countenance
something faIrer than appetite; a sense
OF beauty that put smile on her face
and gooCress In her heart. That was
Q sign OF the love that she had for her
FAMILY responsibility: somewhat to
grace the table and lend charm to
tne family life. Amid the dull neces-
sites Of life she had planted a little
flower. What radiance 1t would bring
to her modest household, and how God
would thank her for itl-Columbus
ohio State Journal
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-10-03

Savoy BY q fellow officer who had
bet three other friends of mine that
l would be home by Christmas. This
wager had been made at the time he
heard that was prisoner of war.
and the dinner was the stake.
The first intimation he had of my
safe return from Germany and the
fact that he had won his bet was a
telegram / sent him reading as fol,
lows:
"Lieut. Louis Grand:
"War bread bad, 90 I came home.
pat"
He said he would not part with
that message for q thousand dollars.
Other banquets followed In fast sue
cession. After / had survived nine Of
them ! figured that l was now In a.
much danger Of succumbing to sur.
felt Of rich food as l had previously
been OF dying from starvation. and
for my own protection, l decided to
leave London. Moreover, my thoughts
and my heart were turning back to
the land of my birth, where l knew
there was loving mother who was
longing for more substantial evidence
Of my safe escape than the cables and
letters she had received.
Strangely enough, on the boat which
carried me across the Atlantic, I saw
an r. f. C. man-Lleutenant Lascel-
les.
l walked over to him. held out my
hand and said "Hello!"
He looked at me steadily for at least
a minute.
my friend. you certainly look like
Pat O'Brien." he declared, "but can't
believe my eyes. Who are your
l quickly convinced him that his
eyes were still to be relied upon. and
then he stared at me for another min
ute or two, shaking his head dubi-
ousfy.
His mystlfication was quite expli-
cable. The last time he had seen me
l was going down to earth with a
bullet in my face and my machine do
Ing a spinnlng-nose dive. He was one
Of my comrades In the flying corps
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-10-03

and was In the fight which resulted
In my capture. He said he had read
the report that I was prisoner Of
war. but he had never believed 1t, as
he did not think 1t possible for me to
survive that fall.
He was one Of the few men living
out Of eighteen who were originally
In my squadron do not mean the
eighteen with whom I sailed from
Canada last May. but the squadron I
Joined In France.
As we sat on the deck exchanging
experiences, l would frequently no
tice him gazing intently In my face
as IL he were not quite sure that the
whole proposition was not a hoax
and that ! was an imposter.
Outside Of this unexpected meet
Ing. my trip was uneventful.
l arrived at st. John, New Bruns-
wick, and eventually In the little
town of Momence, ILL.,, on the Kan
kakee river.
/ have said that I was never 81
happy to arrive in country as l was
when set foot on Dutch soil. Now,
I'm afraid l shall have to take that
statement back. Not until l finally
landed in Momence and realized that
l was again In the town of my child.
hood days did l enjoy that feeling Of
absolute security which one never
really appreciates until after a visit
to foreign parts.
Now that I am back, the whole ad.
venture constantly recurs to me as a
dream. and I'm never quite sure that
l won't wake up and find It so.
(THE END)
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-10-03

as much concern as the unexpected
sight Of German spiked helmet had
caused me In Belgium. 1t read as
follows:
"Lieut. P. A. O'Brien. Royal Flying
Corps. Regents Palace Hotel, Lon
don:
The king Is very glad to hear Of
your escape from Germany. II you
are to be in London on Friday next.
December 7th. His majesty will re-
ceive you at Buckingham palace at
10 80 q. N. Please acknowledge.
-CROMER."
OF course, there was only one
thing to do and that was to obey ord
ers. l was an officer in the army and
the king was my commander in chief.
l had to 90. and 30 I sat down and
sent of the following answer:
Earl Cromer. Buckingham Palace.
London:
Il will attend Buckingham palace
as directed. Friday, December TIN, at
1890.
LIEUT.. PAT O'BRIEN."
In the interval that elapsed, must
confess. the ordeal Of calling on the
king Of England doomed up more
dreadfully every day. and l really
believed would rather have spent an
other day In the empty house in the
big city In Belgium or. say. two more
days at Courtrai. than to 60 through
what | believed to be In store for me.
Orders were orders. however. and
there was no way of getting out Of it.
As It turned out. 1t wasn't half as bad
as l had feared-on the contrary. 1t
was one Of the most agreeable expe-
riences Of my life.