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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Hiram.

On June Goth our excellent schools
closed at East Hiram, taught by Miss
Saunders of Deer Isle in the grammar
school; Miss Lyls Pendexter of Porter
in the intermediate; and Miss Nellie L.
Rankin of East Hiram in the primary
On Saturday very pleasant picnic was
held at the grove of Gardner 81. Rankin.
On Saturday at town meeting, Isaac
Is. Lowell was elected moderator. After
an instructive address by Mr.. Varney,
the engineer in charge of the state roads
in this section, it was voted to change
the route Of the Pequawket Trail, or
state road, to the southwest side Of the
Maine Central railroad, going under the
railroad near the VIM. c. Clemens house,
and continuing to q point near the
Pierce crossing. This route will dis
pepse with three grade crossings, also
the narrow place where the Saco River
gullies near the Buckuell Hill.
On Saturday Rufus N. Lowell finished
q fine piece of state road from the Daniel
W. Pierce house to Brownfield line. he
has been working on 1t some two months.
Austin Lamont Of East Hiram return
ed from the war the 25th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Literary Union Organized.

At meeting held at Bethel Inn on the
10Th to complete the organization of the
Women's Literary Union of Oxford
County, representatives were present
from a number of the women's clubs Of
the county. 1t was decided to hold three
meetings during the year, the first at
South Paris in October. The January
meeting will be held at Congress Square
Hotel, Portland, or some other central
place, and the June meeting Is left for
invitation.
Officers were chosen as follows:
President-Mrs. J. 8. sturtevant, Dixfeld.
First Observation-Disclosures. Alton G. Wheeler,
South Paris.
Second Vice President - Mrs. Fred Latham,
Rumford.
Recording secresary-Mrs. E. Brooks stra,ton,
Rumford Center.
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs. Emma r.
Small. Dixfeld.
Committee on Program for October meeting
Mrs. II. Z. Carter, South Paris; Mrs. W. NJ.
Pease, Dixfeld; Mrs. Leslie Mason, South Paris
Mrs. ]. @. Greene. RRmford; Mrs. A. J. Stearns,
Norway; Mrs. w. Z. Curtis, Bethel; Mrs.
Elliott, Rumferd Center.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Bryant's Pond.

Mrs. Emma Nutting OF Washburn,
Me-, Is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Martha
Dudley of Dudley Hill.
Sergt. Russell G. Adams of Co. B,
l0Sd Infantry, has received his discharge
At Camp Devens, and is now at the home
of his grandfather, Samuel l.. Russ.
DR.. Ralph NJ. Bucknsm, who formerly
prscticed here, but now q resident OF
Hollywood, CAL, is on visit east. He
intends to take up the month of July in
study at Harvard.
]. NJ. Bryant, who for q number OF
years has occupied the jeremiah Curtis
farm in the Curtis neighborhood, has
sold the property and moved to West
Paris.
John Barr of Boston will soon move
here with bis family and has rented the
house in the Whitman district known as
the Newell place. Mr.. Barr is employee
as chauffeur by William Ellery.
barry 81. Crockett has purchased q
lot on Bethel Hill and will build there a
garage and repair shop, 40x60 feet. The
premises are to be occupied by his son,
Ray 81. Crockett. The building is to be
of cement blocks and steel.
Old fields and pastures have produced
a tremendous crop of straw berries and
there has been no scarcity of help in
securing them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
East Sumner.

A sad and fatal accident occurred al
the railroad crossing near the station on
Tuesday forenoon, the oath. Charles 81
Bonney, Summers we'll known tax col
lector, was crossing the track In his auto,
and was struck by the down passenger
train. The auto was pushed quite dis
lance down the line. Mr.. Bonney was
extricated from the wreck and placed on
board, but died on arrival at Buckfield.
As be was q little hard Of hearing, be
probably did not hear the near approach
OF the train. he was So years Of age,
and leaves q widow who before marriage
was Miss Ida Newell of Sumner. Truly
. sad case and startling.
The heavy frost on the 23d inst. did
considerable damage to garden and field
crops of beans and corn. Many persons
predicted frost and protected their gar
den plants az far as possible. Two years
In succession, after the middle of June
heavy frosts have done serious damage.
The farmer who feeds them ALL" also
takes about all the risks of frosts,
drought, heavy rains, high winds, etc.,
and pays heavier taxes according to his
actual values, than any other class of
people. The only class that really seem
to appreciate bis worth are the politicians
during heated political campaign who
want his vote. He then Is worth notice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Albany.

Hunts Corner people are rejoicing
over their escape from the freeze the
22d. 1t fell to the low lands. Crops
are looking fine, grass especially.
Miss Anna K. Cummings has two
boarders, aside from her brother, Dexter
A. Cummings.
Our new minister, Mr.. Osborne, has
been here two Sundays. Next Sunday
he will enlarge bis field BY taking In
Songo District for the next ten weeks at
2 P. n.
Mrs. Abel Andrews has five bosrdsrs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Manley with three Of
their friends from Hyde Park, Mass.
The Skeels have arrived from Savsn.
nab, Ca, and are occupying their sum-
mer home, the late Deacon Lovejoy
place, for the summer, five 10 all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos G.. Bean have re.
turned from Oxford, Auburn and Lewis
ton, where they have visited three of
the children, and report fine time.
Farmers will smile to see this rain,
which Is coming slowly but surely, and
will help the crops "a 1t is getting dry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Oickvale.

Mrs. Edna Tracy of Augusta spent q
few days last week with her sister, Mrs
Linas Libby, and her brother, Oscar
Putnam.
Mrs. Bernard Putnam and daughters
Audrey and Bernardine spent Wednes.
day with Mrs. Elbridge Child.
Mrs. Annie Chase is working for Mrs.
Lowell Shaw, who is i'll.
Will Lowell is spending few days at
bis home in Buckfield.
Grafton Gordon and family motored
to East Dixfield Wednesday.
David Chenery and daughter Gladys
have gone to Auburn to see his mother,
who has had shock.
Mrs. Hiram Washburn and little SOD
have returned from a visit to her par
ents In Weld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Lovejoy were call
ers at Mrs. Linas Libby's Sunday.
John Wyman is visiting bis son Thorn
as In Weld,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Norway Lake.

Elva Perry, student at Bates College
Is going to Poland Spring to work thil
summer.
henry Healy recently visited his moth.
or 10 Portland.
Georgina Harwood of Augusta is visit.
ing her cousin, Lucy Witt.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Stephens recently
spent few days out OF town.
The Mothers Club will have q dance
at their hall Saturday night.
Mrs. E. G. Murch of Norway and Mrs.
L. A. Crane Visited ut V. L. Partridge's
Wednesday.
r. L. Jordan Of Denmark, Mrs.. Will
lard GRAHAM and son Rupert of Bridgton
have been visiting at Ralph Floods.
Sergt. 1st Glass Eden D. Hall Of the
317th Field Signal Battalion, recently
returned from France, has received bis
discharge from the service and 10 at
home.
Esther Priestly, Q trained nurse of
Boston, IL Visiting ct David Floods.
Mrs. n. e. Howard of Allston, Mass,
10 visiting at j. 8. Smiths.
Mrs. George Devine and little daugh.
ter Louise Of West Paris, and Mrs. Roy
Frost spent last Tuesday ct v. L.
Partridgs's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
James X, Tucker,

Mr.. James Rutillus Tucker of West
Paris died on Tuesday, June "a, at hi:
home after an illness Of many months.
Mr.. Tucker was born 10 Sumner,
Maine, 80 years ago. He was the son o:
Amasa and Ruth r. Tucker.
He enlisted 10 the Civil War, serving
three years with Minis I'd Battery Light
Artillery OF Massachusetts,. After the
war he was In business many years in
Boston.
He returned to Maine, and in 1893 was
elected sheriff of Oxford County, where
he served three consecutive terms.
He was q charter member of Granite
Lodge Of Masons at West Paris.
The funeral services were held at bis
late home on Friday at 2:30 o'clock, the
Rev. 81. A. Markley officiating. The
floral tributes were many aud beautiful.
The cssket, drsped In the American
flag, was borne by six boys lately re-
turned from overseas. he is survived
by his wife, Adelia Benson Tucker, one
SON, George 81. OF Portland, and two
dang Ruth A. and Eva n. Tucker.
Mr.. Tucker was q well known and
highly respected citizen and leave large
circle of friends who sincerely mourn bis
death.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Hebron.

A reception was given at the Home
Friday evening to Miss Hodsdon and
Miss Packard. A very pleasant time re-
ported.
There was baptism In the church
Sunday evening.
Lieut.. Newman is spending the week
at his home In Weston, to be present at
the marriage of bis sister Wednesday, the
25th.
Prof. and Mrs. Field and Prof. Dryer
are at Rangeley for q few. days. fishing,
the guests Of 81. K. Stearns and Drew at
their camp.
Frank Moody went to East Corinth
Wednesday, where he is to speak before
the Holstein- Friesian Association.
Mrs. G.. 81. George. who is in the
hospital at Lewiston with broken hip,
Is reported rs doing we'll.
Mrs. Fred Quincy had word from her
daughter Florence Scothorne that she
expected to sail for home on June 9th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Wilson's Mills.

Rev. c. 81. Clark of Langdon, N. a..
held services at the church for the first
time this season June 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. B. Davis, j. L. Ben.
nett and Nellie Davis of Colebrook were
guests at 81. w. Rckett's Sunday week.
D. s. York is back to his native place
again. He spent the winter and spring
with his niece, Mrs. Quincy Davis, al
Colebrook.
Fred Ssnborn of Upton is doing car.
pentsr work for e. s. Bennett, also Ed
gar Bennett.
Mrs. 8. A. Pickett is keeping house
for Mrs. Azel Wilson while she is away
caring for Mr.. Wilson, who il under
medical treatment.
Harold Bennett of Bethel 10 q guest of
his cousin, Linwood Wilson.
An old-fashioned barn raising Thurs
day called out quite q crowd for the
place, including the two towns, fifty
men, old and young, the ladies and chill
dren brought the number up to seventy.
five that were present to dinner. Mr..
Bennett gave dance to oil that cared
TO 60 10 the evening at Grange Hall,
where Ice cream was served to those
who attended. N
Helga Gulbrandsep and Forest Remick
Are spending their vacation ct Benefits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
West Peru.

Mrs. Hiram Wsshburn has been to
Wilton on visit, and brought home q
quantity of strawberries which are quite
plentiful.
Stowell's crew are packing the shed
full of squares at Dickvale.
Alton York remains about the same.
He is going to have an operation per-
formed on his left eye to try and regain
his lOst sipht
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Andover.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Kinsiey and Sol
Allen from Boston are guests at Hote
Milton.
Lester Thurston Is home from Orono
There will be ball in Union Hall OF
the night Of July 4th.
There was heavy frost Sunday night
June I'D.
Mrs. Charles Ripley and daughter
Doris were in Pennington last week, The
guests of Lewis Ripley and family.
Mrs. William Kilgore is quite III.
Fred Dresser and son Frank of Somer
Vile, Mass, are visiting relatives In
town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
ATWOOD &c FORBES
Editors AND Proprsetors.
GEoReE NJ. ATWOOD. A. e FORBES.

Terms 81 50 year II paid strictly In advance
Otherwise s200 year. Single copses cents
ApyERrrsEMESrs:- legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions for Sl-S
Der inch In length Of column. Special con-
tracts made with local, transient and yearly
advertisers.
jon PRINTING New type, mast presses, electric
power, experienced workmen and low prices
combine 70 make this department OF our bust
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
West Sumner.

The community was ssddensd by the
death Of Charles Fl. Bonney june "a. A
good neighbor and an exemplary and
worthy citizen, be win be greatly missed.
Death resulted from An acoident on the
railroad I'd East Sumner. He Was killed
instantly. Funeral st p. n. Thursday,
Rev. O. G. Miller officiating.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Oxford.

Mr.. Joslin of Norway preached the
memorial sermon to the Knights OF
Pythias and the Pythian Sisters at the
NJ. E. church Sunday, the 22d. There
were no services at the Congregational
church, all attending the memorial serv-
ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Starbird went to
Boston to attend the graduation of their
daughter Marion, who has been taking q
years course in Simmons College.
Beth and Helen Morris were here for
few days and attended the high school
graduation. Beth Morris will teach in
Conway, N. d.
The following is the program of the
graduation of Oxford High School on
the goth. This is the largest class but
one (that of 1879 which has ever grad
uated:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
The estate of the late .Ex.Governo

Tne eetato OF the late Ex-30vern0r
William T. Haines Of Waterville 10 esti.
mated ct half million dollars. In his
will he leaves 100000 TO the city OF
Waterville In trust, the income to be
used for the relief Of such poor, destitute
and unfortunate women and children ~
are not paupers but are In need Of
financial assistance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01

Considerable damage was done In
Maine by the frost on the morning OF
June Esd. In Aroostook County IL IL re-
ported that the potato fields were badly
nipped.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Coming Events.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

July l-Oxford Pomona Grange, Norway.
July % 2T-Community Chautauqua, county fair
grounds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01

Tuesday evening . busincss meeting
Of the Red Cross was held and tho FOL
lowing officers elected:
Pres.-Mr. T. r. Wheeler.
vice-Pres.-Mrs. +. b. Packard.
Second vice-Pres-Mrs. A. Rata
Sec.-Mrs. G. L. Rdlon.
1 Treas.-L. G. Bates.
Voted to close Red Cross for summer
vacation, to bereopened the first Tues
day in September.
Arthur K. Sburtleff of New York and
Miss Ida Shurtleff of South Paris are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Written and son
Melville, who have been guests Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Written,
returned by auto to their home in Bos-
ton Saturday.
Paul Written has been spending q
vacation at home, returning to Boston
the first of the week.
Mrs. Matte Tuell of Boston is q guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Doble and other
relatives.
Mrs. Mary Sanborn of Massachusetts,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. J. Kicker.
Rev. b. A. Aarkley attended the
memorial service for Ralph Frost at the
family home In Newry last Sunday.
Other relatives and friends who went
from here were Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Tuell,
George Tuell and daughter Margaret,
Mrs. Swift, Mr.. and Mrs. q. r. Tuell,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mann and son Lewis,
Mrs. Cynthia Curtis, Mrs. g.. A. Mark
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ridlon and
Mrs. G. L. Briggs. A very large num-
Der Of people gathered at the home to
unite in paying tribute to one who had
made the supreme sacrifice for his coun-
try.
Mrs. Hattie Lyons and Mrs. Marietta
Willis we're given farewell party at the
home of Mrs. W. s. Jackson by the men,
bers of the Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E.
church one day last week.
Rev. 81. A. Markley attended the
funeral of Mrs. Will Abbott of Waterford
at her late home on Saturday. The re-
mains were brought to West Paris GENE
terry for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons, who recently sold
their home to Henry Heikkenen, went
to Island Falls last week to spend the
summer with her son, Frank Mooney.
Mrs. F. q. Packard and Frank and
Helen and their guest, Miss Fannie Flint
of Baldwin, spent several days last week
at Camp Idylwilde, Locke's Mills.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Wheeler were guests
Wednesday of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy W.
Titus of Bryant's Pond at Camp Echo,
Locke's Mills.
Pleasant View Farm opened June 6
with guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Watson, Bos-
ton, Mrs. Nelson Howard, Lewiston,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. johnson, Newfoundland.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Shedd and Mrs.
Allace Hook of Portland spent the week
end with relatives at r. s. Fsrnum's.
Mrs. Martha Durham spent several
days at North Paris.
Arthur Welcome of Walthsm, Mass,
has been recent guest of friends.
Mrs. Samuel Estes and Elmer Ham,
mond are both in very feeble health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dean are soon to
move from Aaron Cox's house in Wood
stock to the upstairs tenement In Mrs.
Ellen Willis house.
DR.. and Mrs. F. z. Wheeler have re-
Gently entertained the doctors brother,
wife and two children, from Oakland.
West Paris Grammar School gradua-
ton program:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
Here and There.

In connection with the return to for
mer postage rates on the first Of July, II
is 10 be noted that postmasters will re-
deem from the public two-cent postal
cards and three-cent stamped envelopes,
not in cash, but in postage stamps,
stamped envelopes or postal cards, "pro-
vided they are convinced such cards and
envelopes are presented by the original
purchasers. Gan original purchaser OF
postal cards and stamped envelopes is
the person who bought them at post
ofice.)" The provision for redeeming
them only in stamps or stamped material
is simple common sense; but the COM
mon sense or necessity of requiring that
they shall be presented only by the
original purchaser is not so plain. The
only good reason for refusing to redeem
the stuff would be that the one In pos
session of il had stolen 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01

Frankly, we can be glad that those
German wsrships at Scapa Flow are at
the bottom of the sea, the worlds stock
of armament reduced just so much, and
possible source of controversy remov.
ed. But that doesn't make the sinking
OF them any the less dirty Hun trick.
And the Huns talk grandiloquently
about their "honor''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01

An effOft 10 being made to have thu
members OF the Congregational, Uni.
versalist and Baptist churches unite In
hiring minister.
Miss Lucinda Wentworth 10 spending
her vacation In different towns In Maine.
Miss Grace Weeks, who closed hel
house during the winter and spring, has
returned to her homo In this village.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01

1t was with much pleasure that we
read In late issue of the Democrat the
account of the happy membranes ten
dered to much esteemed friend of
former days, Harry Jordan, on the coca.
sion of bis fiftieth birthday.
Mrs. James Dunbar, who has been for
some weeks at the Sisters Hospital in
Lewiston, is said to be improving and lie
expected home in q short time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
North Buckfleld.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Crockett oil
Locke's Mills were weekend guests al
Washington Heald's. Franklin Heald
returned with them for a visit
Mountain Grange celebrated its ami
versary, with q goodly attendance Satur.
day, the 21st. One feature of the day
was the burning of-the note, thus clear
ing the grange property OF all indebted
ness.
Seward Sturtevant of Waltham, Mass,
who has been In the service the past two
years, and arrived home from overseas In
April, was calling on friends in the place
Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Damon from East Winthrop
is having the humps while visiting at
Alton Damon's.
Charles Damon at st. Marie's Hospital
has bad an operation on his stomach.
Mrs. Clyde Keene returned Monday
from Lewiston, where she had been
stopping for few days with her mother,
Mrs. Charles b. George, who is at the
Central Maine General Hospital with q
broken bip.
Roger Clapp and Mrs. and Miss Bailey
returned to their home In Massachusetts,
Monday.
Mrs. Bertha Turner and SON Harlan
of South Paris are visiting her father,
Calvin Keene.
Mrs. Lucy Cummings, who has been
very sick at the home of her father,
William Stevens, the past winter, was
taken to Portland by DR.. q. F. Atwood
to see specialist Wednesday.
The comedy drama, 1.-THE Corner
Store" was presented at Canton to q
large audience June %. 1t was followed
by dance with music by Arthur and
Eleanor Wes:gste.
Clithroe Warren 10 attending summer
school at Pennington.
E. N. Holmes 10 having Q new sill put
under bis barn.
Hiram Keene and family are living at
the White farm.
Miss Marjorie McA1ister of North Paris
has been visiting relatives here.
Miss Belle Gibbs of Livermore has been
visiting her ahnts, Mrs. A. 8. Bessey and
Mrs. Isabelle Swallow.
Clithroe Warren, Ralph Bessey and
Bertha Barrows from this vicinity are
In the graduating class of Buckfield High
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Jack and baby
spent the weekend with her parents, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Fred Skinner, In Waterford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01
BrOwnfield.

Graduation exercises of Brownfisld
Bean Memorial High School we're held at
the Congr egational church Tuesday after
noon, June "a. The class motto, "Be
sharp, Be natural, but never Be fat"
Glass oolors, crimson and silver. Flower,
red rose. Straw's Orchestra furnished
kha vnusio pro0ronn.
Cheyenne record., 1919-07-03
PubliC1 Sale

Having sold my farm. will sell ut public sale
southeast Of theye Wells, Colo.
Cheyenne record., 1919-07-03
NOTICE. OF ShI.I,

By virtue OF Il Decree, OF t.l" District Court oi
Ch.yernc county. Co,or: do. rendered June Ind.
D. 1919. in the case of Raymond A. Tato and
l. hcNctt. pIaintiI!s
J hn r. Hanna Eurann Hanna and Frank b.
Watson. defendants
l:ruLght for the force, and sale of the prop
c.ty hereinafter dcscrb d to satisfy IL Judgment
asain.t drfen'!ants John r. Hanna and Eurunia
llama in the amount OF six Thousand. four hun
,rtd fifty eight and 6i-l'U g.; !5S 6D besides the
costs and expenses of sa d proceeding. and where
in | am dirrC ted to sell said real estate at public
: tle to satisfy same.
Now therefore. notice is hereby given that l.
the under signed. sheriff ms aforesaid. will sell the
property described follows: Section thirty
i've 60 in township fourteen Ni' south of range
four H4) west of the sixth principal r,ei id
ian cont aiming six hundred forty acres more or
less to the highest bidder for cash at public
ton at the front door of the Court House in Chey
cnne Wells Colorado the Bird day of July. 1919.
at 10 o 'cloc. in the forenoon Of said day
Dated Jun. II. 10y" ART BROWN
WI. j, HNSON. Sfcrir. Cheyenne county
Attorn ~ for Plaintiff Colorado
First published June II. lolo II