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whore she had been for few days
yieit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
samuel Douglas. Miss Marie Ostar.
man taught the Center school during
hor absence
Miss Molly Ford was home from
Chicago several DAYS during the past
;vonl
Mrs e T. Foucht and grandson re
t,,rnad home on Tuesday from thr
visit in Bloomington. Her mother.
Mrs kimbro went on TO her home at
titchfeld
Frank Calyetti is still very i'll at
his home.
Mrs. Mabel Richey went 10 Peoria
ON Thursday for visit with relatives
and to ;stend the teachers institute
Frank Adams formerly of Peoria Is
now manager Of the Farmer Machine
Co garage in this city
Mrs r. q. ,Crumrine visited with
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
| Suffered
Three YEARS
Finally was Restored TO
Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.


Lowell Mass was al run down end
mad an awful pain in my right side. Was
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
Roof Painting

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Paint Can be used on any KIND oi a
roof; is Greproot; seals small holes;
makes leaky surface water-tight. Best
Paint on the market.
Parties having roofs to paint, give
US a chance to figure ON them e
also handle all kinds Of House Paints
1T Wholesale; all pants guaranteed,
l.. G. BALLARD & co.
Ottawa. ILL.,
Care If Chase Fowler.
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SHIP TO INTRODUCE
JAPS GOODS TO WORLD

Tokio-A japanese millionaire l.
planning to send AIN exhibition sin p
around the world to introduce J"utn :
products to foreign lands, The st'am-
or is to be 10000 toi, Naarl recon
structed so as to afford room for cN-
hibition shelves and rooms for enter
tainments and is 10 start IN April
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16

by the sophomores Of the Rutland
township high school, The proceeds
were $40.
Waller Brandin as - mcmbere Of tie
American Legion attended at Toldca
or Sunday the funeral services which
were military OF the late Bert Rode
valid, whose romans were recently
brought home from England. lie aied
in that country while serving IN the
late war.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Mary Jordan stearns.

Mrs. Mary Jordan stearns, widow Of
the late Judge Seward 8. Stearns OF Nor
way, died Of pneumonia In Alfred. New
York, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Stearns was born In Poland. She
was educated In the public schools Of
her native town and ct Hebron Academy.
After graduating at the latter institution,
she served for time % member Of tho
faculty.
On becoming the second wife Of Judge
Stearns she went to Norway to live,
where she was prominent socially. Her
husband died Aug. o, 1899, when she
found herself with two young sons to
bring mp. After time she went to Port
land 10 live where she resided until last
fall when she went to Alfred to make .
home for her sons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09

The Metropolitan Singers will give q
concert at the Opera House this tues.
day. evening under the auspices OF the
high school.
A choral club has been organized In
connection With the Congregational
church. Philip F. Stone is president,
and Elon Brown vice president. The
music committee Is composed of the fol-
lowing people: Mrs. John Briggs, Mrs.
Oliver Foss, and Mrs. 8. B. Dwinal.
Committee on books, Philip Bradeen and
Herman Horne.
The organization Of the United Ameri-
cans was formed Wednesday evening 10
Portland and Hon. Bertrand g. McIntire
was appointed one Of the state executive
committee Of the organization. The
movement 10 to neutralize Bolshevism
and combat radical propaganda.
Prof. Drew T. Hathorne Of the Coburn
CLASSICAL Institute, Waterville, Will give
lecture on Maine, March 18th. The
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Paris High School Notes.

The Senior drama, mo Trespassing,"
will be presented at Grange Hall April
10th and 10th. Don't forget to reserve
one of these nights for 1t. You'll De
sorry II you miss this evening OF laughter.
All the canned goods and most of the
fancy articles left from the school fair
have been disposed Of. approximately
ten dollars has been realized from this
source.
The Seniors spent tho after session Of
Tuesday and Wednesday arranging the
class ranks, which will appear later. An
adding machine, loaned by Mr.. Maxim.
was greatly appreciated, and its manipu.
lation found to be q new and Interesting
experience.
The Girls Glee Club, conducted by
Miss Barnes, held lite first rehearsal at
the high school building Friday after
noon.
Beginning Monday, the Senior girls
will serve hot lunches daily from II :05
to II 80. To-day chocolate and hot dogs
will form the menu.
The school committee, together with q
special committee, appointed at town
meeting to Investigate the conditions OF
tho public schools of South and West
Paris, met at the P. q. 8. building last
Saturday.
The essays which we're written Feb
20 on "Enlistment In the U. 8. Army"
have been judged by the P. b. 8. teach
ers and Mr.. Hugh Pendexter OF Norway
The awards were as follows:
LIST. Ruth Winslow, 20.
I'd, Herman Noyes, 20.
Sd, Frank Maxim, '23.
4tb, Gladys Doran, '21..
The FIRST prize essay was sent to the U
8. Recruiting Office at Portland. An au
tomobile trip to Augusta is the reward
to the fonr successful students. The es
says will appear In the order OF theil
| rank al spsco will allow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Mrs. Annie BeryI Churchill Hill.

Mrs. Bsryl (ChurohilD Hill died at her
home on Hill Street, Wednesday morn
ing, after two weeks illness OF iDflu-
epzs and pneumonia, complicated by
Bright's disease.
She was the daughter of Almon and
Anna (Fletcher) Churchill and was born
In South Paris 20 years ago. She was
educated in the public schools of the vii
lsgs and worked, previous to her mar
riage, In local millinery stores.
She married belmont Hill, who sur
wives her. She is also survived by three
children, Eugene, aged 8 years, Almon,
aged Z years, and Frank Alton, only two
weeks old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill have lived most OF
their married life In South Paris. A lit.
tie while after their marriage they moved
to North Leeds, but returned to this vii
lage about two years ago.
Her parents, who live In North Leeds,
survive her, as does also q brother, Low.
ell Churchill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09

lecture will be given under the auspices
Of Parent Teachers Association and 100
stereoptioon views will be- shown.
Florence Scothorne, q member OF the
Army Nurses Corps, who has been sta.
toned ut Fort Bayard, In New Mexico,
has been transferred to Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas.
David Klain has completed the census
Of Norway and returned 10 bis studies In
Boston.
The Browning Club will meet this
Monday evening with Mrs. Grace Nevers.
For the benefit Of st. GATHERINGS
Church, for the moral instruction Of all
people and the satisfaction OF oil lovers
Of art, there will be presented at Rex
Theatre, under the auspices Of Rev. Fa-
Their Cassidy on Sunday evening next, 9
sacred photo-play, "The Victim," .
product Of the Catholic Art Association
Of Boston.
Mrs. j. G. Briggs and daughter were
called to Berlin last week by the illness
of her mother, Mrs. @. e. Barker, and
her sister, Mrs.. NJ. E. Barker.
Elon L. Brown, Arthur Weloh and En-
nest B. Jackson were In Portland Tues.
day.
Miss Clara Schnuer IL In Everett, Mass,
called there by the serious illness of her
sister, Mrs. Frieda Barker, who has
pneumonia.
William r. Kneeland has returned to
work for G. B. Cummings q Sons Com
pany. he was badly injured on . saw
some two years ago, and has been In the
hospital much of the time since; but an
operation on the brain has brought back
his strength and better health.
Albert McCready was In Lewiston sew
eral days last week.
Leroy Spiller was In Lewiston Wednes-
day.
Arthur Herrick Is working for A. B.
Kimball at Songo Pond.
The W. G. T. o. will meet with Mrs.
Arthur Crsgin Wednesday afternoon.
The roll call, habit of great men and
women. Subject, The Power Of Habit.
Leader, Mrs. D. L. Joslin.
Older people will remember 81. Price
Weber, who used to come to Norway
regularly each year with bis Boston Com
edy Company, giving one or more enter
tainments at each visit. Mr.. Weber has
been off the road now for several years
owing to the poor health Of himself and
bis wife, whose stage name was Edwina
Grey. Mr.. Webber went to ParrsborO,
N. S., last May, hoping the change would
benefit Mrs. Webber's health; but that
was not to be and there she passed over
the great divide. Since her death, Mr..
Webber has been managing the PARIS
boro Opera House, but is now organizing
a new company for the road; so Norway
people may again see him; but they will
miss and regret the absence of his de-
parted helpmate, who has charmed them
10 many times in former years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
The Mason Manufacturing Company
lnsures All Employees.

As result of over q years study for
some plan whereby the company could
reward the efforts of it's employees, Mr..
L. L. Mason, treasurer of the Mason
Manufacturing Company, decided to
benefit all alike according to the length
of service, and that one OF the best ways
In which to do this would be In the form
of life insurance policy. These will
be given toeach employee who was on
the pay roll on February 9th, 1920,
namely, those employed at the South
Paris toy factory, the New York office,
Chelsea dowel warehouse and the j. A.
Kenney mill, the latter having just been
purchased by the Mason Manufacturing
Company.
The many employees will In short
time be presented with their Life In
surance Certificate, which reads as fol-
lows:-
To Our Employees:
This Certificate of Life Insurance is
presented to you In appreciation OF your
earnest and faithful services and as an
expression In substantial form OF the
value this Company places upon your
loyal cooperation.
Life Insurance Is something everyone
should have, but often one does not take
out policy because one does not get
around to It; or does not want to bother
with the medical examination; or is not
in good enough health to be accepted.
The group method of insuring all the
employees of concern at the same time
makes it possible for the individual to
avoid all the trouble incident to taking
ont policy. All one has to do is to
answer few simple questions. In sd.
dition to the life insurance there Is 9
provision that II one becomes totally and
permanently disabled before reaching
the age of sixty the policy becomes due,
and payment may be taken In either
annual or monthly payments as desired.
The Mason Manufacturing Company
pays the entire cost Of this insurance for
its employees.
The amount of insurance is shown in
the table below, being based on the
number of years of continuous service
in the employ of the Company, and Ia
continued in force az long as employ
ment by the Company continues.
All employees as of February q, 1920,
are insured. All persons employed after
said date Will become insured after
having completed sixty days continuous
service.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Mrs. Adelaide e. Pledge.

Mrs. Adelaide e. Pledge, wife Of James
Pledge, died ut her home on Winter
Street, Norway, Wednesday.
Her illness was OF short duration and
her death came a. shock to the COM
munity.
She was born In England Feb. 2, 1851,
the daughter Of George and Charlotte
Springer.
She came to Norway thirty-two years
ago and has been very prominent 10 the
activities OF Christ Episcopal Church
since its organization.
The funeral was held ct her late home
Saturday afternoon at Q O'Clock.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Died.

In Rumford, March 20. Mrs. Fred Eastman.
In Norway, March 8, Mrs. Adelaide &. Pledge,
In Denmark, Feb. 90, w.P. Cole.
In Sweden, Feb. %, Samuel Bryan, aged o.
years.
In Rumford, March 8, Mrs. Rebecca 8. Foster.
aged s. years.
In Bethel, Feb. %. Mrs. Anzilla Swift, aged 50
years, months, 8 days.
In Lewiston, Feb. 90, Rev. Eugene W. Kenni.
son, of North Anson, formerly Of Andover and
In Norway, March /, Donald Philbrook BIZ.
lirgs, aged year, 1 months.
In Reading, Mass, March 8, Thomas 8. Carter.
formerly Of Norway, aged SO years.
In South Paris, March 5, Mrs. Annie Beryl
(ChurchilD Hill, aged 90 years.
In Canton, March 8, Mrs. Donald d. Chamber.
lain. l.
In East Bethel, March 8, Mrs. Emily j. Field.
widow of Ernest e. Field, formerly of North
Paris.
In Alfred, N. Y, March 3, Mrs. Mary (Jordan)
stearns. widow Of Judge Seward 8. stearns, for.
merly Of Norway.
In Bridgton, Feb. q, Mrs. Lorenzo Kelley, q
native of Denmark, aged 60 years.
In Ruckfeld, March 4, Nathaniel Whittier,
aged 40 years.
In Rumford. Feb. %. John Foster. aged 4s
years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09

The meeting was adjourned to March
20, to act on bond issue to raise $1S, 600
to build the cement road to Paris. Two
other articles were left to be considered
at that date, viz: the appropriating and
raising money to entitle the town to
receive state aid on Its roads and appro.
priating money for the construction Of
state highways.
The Norway High School basket ball
team won from the Portland High School
team in fast rough game at Norwsy
Friday evening, by score Of IL to g.
The SCORE follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09

Hamlin Lodge, z. Of p, will work thu
rank Of Esquire next Friday evening.
DAME Dresser of Auburn, formerly Of
this village, was In town over Sunday.
The Philatheas will meet with Mrs.
Clarence Morton Tuesday afternoon.
Please come prepared to sew.
There will be postponed meeting OF
the Optimistic Glass with Mrs. Grover
Saturday afternoon Of this week, weather
permitting.
"No school" signal again this Monday
morning. What with weather and dis
eases, not to mention frozen water pipes,
the school schedule has been pretty thor
oughly shot to pieces this winter.
Harry Kerr has returned home from
the Central Maine General Hospital at
Lewiston, after Q stay OF fifteen days,
and Ia making good recovery from the
operation which he underwent there.
The leap year ball, which was post
poned, will be held on Tuesday evening,
March 10th, with music BY Shaw's Jazz
Banjo Orchestra. Lady floor manager.
Dancing from $50 till 11:S0. Every one
invited.
On account Of the severe storm on Sat
urday no dance was held that night.
There will be q dance this week, Satur-
day, March 18th. Dances half and half.
Music by Shaw's Orchestra. Every one
Invited.
The Woman's Mission Circle of the
Baptist church held its annual meeting
at the home of Mrs. Clarence G. Morton,
March 4th, and elected the following of.
fioers for the coming year:
Pres.-Mrs. J. L. Wilson.
vice-Pres.-Mrs. g. B. Crockett.
Treas.-Mrs. W. o. Bryant.
Sec.-Mrs. Inez Hollis.
The storm of Saturday was 80 severe
that all trains were cancelled Saturday
evening and several OF them were stuck
in snowdrifts. No trains, except work
trains with sh0veling crews, ran Sunday,
and none are promised for Monday. 1t
was reported Monday morning that
twelve engines were stalled In snow be.
tween Portland and Island Pond, most of
them without coal or water.
Quite jolly party of snowbound pas
sengers passed the Sabbath at Hotel An
drews. There were nine men and two
women. 1t was rather disagreeable
situation for most of them for some had
important duties to attend to in other
places; nevertheless, the genial hospi-
tality of mine host Tuttle made the en-
forced wait as pleasant as possible.
There were spicy discussions and an i'm
promptu concert, with an original verse
made on the moment and set to an old
song by one of the prisoners, something
like this:
ave are here because Of the snowstorm,
We are here because of the cold,
We are here because the cars are gone,
We are here because we've been sold"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS, Carl NJ. Heald of Buckfeld, in
the County Of Oxford and State of Maine, by his
D. 1918, and Recorded In Oxford County Regis
try Of Deeds. Book 342, Page 294, conveyed to
me, the undersigned, a certain lot Of land with
the buildings thereon, situated in said Buck
North by one Clinton Mason's farm; on the east
by one Thomas Bradbury; on the South by the
Colonel White farm; and on the west by the said
Colonel White farm; being the homestead place
Of the said Heald In Buckield; AND WHERE
AS. the condition of said mortgage has been
broken: NOW, THEREFORE, BY reason o:the
breach Of the conditions thereof, claim the
foreclosure of said MORTGAGE.
CHARLES g. BROWN.
By WILL G. ATKINS. his Attorney.
Gardiner, Maine March 2, 1920. 10.12
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09

Said sum shall be paid to the insured
In case of total permanent disability, or
In case of death, to such beneficiary as
is named in this certificate, II such
beneficiary survives the insured, other
wise to the executors, administrators or
assigns of the insured. In case OF
suicide within the first year of insurance
the policy Ia void,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Thomas S. Carter.

Thomas 8. Carter, native Of Norway,
who has lived for some years In Lewis
ton, died In the Office Of DR.. E. D. Rich
mond In Reading, Mass, Wednesday
night.
His death was the result Of fall on a.
10y sidewalk In Reading Square. which
fractured bis skull. He lived only . few
moments after the accident happened.
He was . maohInist by trade, and %
years old.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Memorial Church

On account of the unexpsDded balance
of some over $500 in the fire department
appropriation, nothing was raised for
that.
Temporary loans by the treasurer were
authorized to the amount of $1,000 90.
A motion was made under the appro-
pirate article to discontinue the two
lights in Moore Park, but after this bad
been briefly opposed by E. P. Woodbury.,
N. L. Noyes and q. w. Dennison, the
motion was unanimously defeated.
The assessors were instructed to in
stall q new light on Bolster Avenue, and
another on Sburtleff Avenue near the
house of A. F. Goldsmith.
There was some discussion over the
matter OF laying q water main on Oxford
Street, but as any considerable expendi-
ture did not appear wise in view of the
probable expense which will follow the
thawing of the ground, the article was
passed over.
1t was voted as In previous years to
abate the taxes for this year on all prop
.erty lying north of the Norway Branch
Railway and west of Hicks Crossing, q
section which is without water mains
and lights.
Payment for bonds for the collector
and treasurer from the miscellaneous
account was authorized.
The compensation of the tax collector
was fixed at one and one-half per cent;
the pay of the chief engineer at one hun
dred dollars, and of the two assistants at
fifteen dollars each.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
FOR SALE.

One Jersey cow, 8 years old, due
to freshen about March 20. Also
one three-year-old heifer. Will sell
or exchange for good potatoes.
CHARLES M. JOHNSON,
Iotf Paris Hill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Born.

In South Paris, Feb. 20. to the wife Of Mitchell
Reynolds, daughter.
IN South Paris. Feb. %, to the wife Of Frank
w. Thomas, son.
In South Paris. March 4, to the wife Of Clarence
jackson, daughter.
In Dixneld, Feb. %, to the wife Of Frank Weld.
son.
In Somerville, Mass, Feb. %. to the wife of
Ralph Kneeland, formerly Of Norway, o son.
In Andover, Feb. %, to the wife OF Jesse
Elliott, q son.
In Waltham, Mass, Feb %, to the wife OF
In Mexico, Feb. %, to the wife Of G. P. strout,
son.
In Rumford, Feb. %, to the. wife Of Joseph 1.
D0rion, daughter.
In Rumford, Feb. 81, to the wife ofi1.James
Wishart, daughter.
In Rumford, March l, to the wife Of Eugene
Landry, q son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
All Village Officers Reelected.
A RIPPLE IN THE SERENITY OF
CORPORATION MEETING.

About forty minutes was occupied
with the annual meeting of the South
Paris Village Corporation at the fire
station Tuesday evening. The business
proceeded rapidly and quietly, though it
might have gone faster IL the citizens
had been more prompt In making neces-
sary motions. 1t was quite contrast
with the numerous divisions and the
talkfest of Mondays town meeting.
Walter l.. Gray was elected moderator,
and the old officers were reelected with
out suggestion of opposition, in several
instances only one or two ballots being
put In the box. The officers are:
Clerk-Edwin n. Haskell.
Assessors-Samuel f. Davis, John s. Brown.
i. l.. Russell.
Treasurer-Charles H. Howard.
Collector-Harry n. Shaw.
Chief Engineer-Byron w. Tuttle.
Fir tAssistsnt Englneer-Harry I. Lowell.
Second Assistant Engineer-L. L. Russell.
Member Of w alter Commission for three years
George Y. Eastman.
When the vote for chief engineer was
taken, Byron w. Tuttle, the former in
cumbent, stated that he was not candi-
date for reelection, and when the ballot
showed that he had been unanimously
elected by the IS votes cast, he stated
that he could not accept. There fol.
lowed discussion as to the responsible
ity for care of the hydrants, and 1t was
voted as the sense of the meeting that
the testing of the MIGRANTS and keeping
them In condition should be cared for by
the water department.. When this had
been passed, Mr.. Tuttle was asked II he
could accept, and though be said be
would rather not, he did not positively
refuse, and his election stood.
Appropriations were made as follows,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
Married..

In South Paris, Feb. %, by Rev. Chester g.
Flora G. johnson, both of South Paris.
In Mexico, Feb. %, by Rev. Clarence Emery,
Winslow Kennard and Mrs. Jennie Jackson,
both of Mexico.