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Died.

In westbrook, April II. Charles W. Watson,
formerly of Waterford, aged n years.
In Lewiston, April u, Mrs. Minerva Chandler.
wife Of Albert P. Chandler Of Norway, aged 70
years.
years.
In oxford. April 70. Mrs. Fannie French. aged
II years, months. 10 days.
In Bethel, April O., Alvin e. Chapman, aged %
years, months, % days.
In Portland, April 8. Martin v. stowell, for
merly of Bethel, aged 80 years.
In Arlington, Mass, April II, 8. Gibbs Wyman,
formerly Of Bryant's Pond. aged 70 years.
In Andover, April 10, Anita Parsons. youngest
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Laurena Parsons.
In Gorham, N. H., April IL. Mrs. Sarah Helen
(Rich) Farwell, formerly Of Bethel, aged IS
years. months. % days.
In Dover. April II, A. H. Elwood, formerly Of
Buckfeld, aged 66 years.
In Portland, April 8, Mrs. Eleanor R; Flint,
formerly of Hiram, aged IS years, months.
In Portland, April 16. Mrs. FRAME Isabel
Holmes Of Norway, aged 80 years, II months,
days.
In Lewiston, April Q, Mrs. vesta DeMerritt
Dearborn, formerly of Peru.
In Rumford. April 10, Miss Sue A. Thompson
aged 30 years.
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Born.

In South Paris. April 10, 10 the wife Of Ralph
g. Charles, Of Lowell, daughter, Ruth Huo'
bard.
In South Paris. April Ia, to the wife OF Jason
q. Smith, daughter, airline.
In Buck6eid. April II, to the wife Of Wallace
In Canton, April .. to the wife Of Charles W.
Walker, daughter. :.
In wilson's Mills, April 5, to the wife OF
Charles Ridley, daughter.
In Dix6ald, April IS, to the wife OF Laforess
Collins, q daughter. !.
In North Waterford, April 9, 70 the wife OF
Leslie Hobson, daughter. Edith Mary.
In North Paris, April II, to the wife OF Henry
Billings, daughter.
In North Paris, April 10. to the wife of Arthur
In Andover. April Il. to the wife Of Stephen
Abbott, daughter.
!. In R1mford. April Is, to the wife Of William
Martin, son.
In West Lowell. April Il, to the wife Of Charles
Merrill, son.
In West Lowell, April 4, to the wife Of 3. 3.
McAllister, son.
IN Rumford, Aprils, to the wife Of Vincent
Perry. o son.
In Rumford. April 8, to the wife Of Patrick
Doherity, daughter.
In Canton. April 8, to the wife OF Appleton
Hodge, o son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-20
Paris High School Notes.

There was debate In the sophomore
class Friday. The question was: Re-
solved that students whose rank is less
than 70 per cent should be excluded
from athletics until the work is made
up. Affirmative, Merton Curtis, Ronald
Tyler, Stanley Greene; negative, Howard
Aldrich, George Colby, Hollis Mckinley.
The affirmative won having three points
and the negative two.
There was also a debate in the junior
class. The subject was: Resolved that
pupils having an average rank Of 90 per
cent should be excused from examina-
tions. Maxine Bennett, Gertrude Cush-
man and Bessie Greedy were on the
affirmative, and Gladys Starbird, Helen
Cummings and Perley Shaw were on the
negative. The negative won having
four points and the affirmative three.
Those on the sick list are Martha
Fletcher, Grace Movers and Elsie Nevers.
There was no school Patriots Day.
A pleasing ceremony was carried out
last Thursday when Mr.. Gsrcelon award
ed their diplomas to the ninth grade
students Of last year.
Miss Martel went to her home in Lew
iston for the weekend.
Mrs. Hall was the delegate from the
faculty to the Conference Of Women
Teachers held in the Library of the Port
land High School.
There was large attendance both
nights at the presentation of the senior
drama, "No Trespsssing." The pro-
ceeds were at least a hundred dollars.
The season athletic tickets will be out
this week. The price is S1.25 each.
There will be nine home games this sea-
son.
Mr.. G. Boardman Smith gave an illus.
trated talk on writing and drawing last
Monday. Many of the students secured
cards written by Mr.. Smith.
The new suits have arrived for the
base ball team. They are white, and
the hose have q red stripe.
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MRS. George w. Holmes.

Mrs. Frame Isabel Holmes, wife OF
George W. Holmes of Norway, passed
away Friday morning at 8 O'Clock at the
Eye and Ear Infirmary in Portland after
long and lingering sickness.
Her sickness began year or more ago
developing into phlebitis, from which
she has been great sufferer. She was
taken to the hospital In December and
submitted to an operation, which re-
lieved her for time, but she failed to
gain and returned to the hospital the
last of January, where she remained
until death.
Mrs. Holmes was born In Ebensburg,
Pa, May 9, 1859, the daughter Of DR..
George Parmenter and Olevia (Stearns)
Jones. When very young the family
moved to Lowell, and In 1884 moved to
Norway, where Mrs. Holmes acquired
her education, having graduated in the
high school class of 1879.
On June7, 1881, she was married to
George Holmes. Two daughters were
born to them, Miss Helen, who 10 the
librarian of the Norway Public Library,
and Miss Mildred, who Is training for a
nurse at the Eye and Ear Infirmary,
Portland, and who has been with her
mother during her sickness.
Mrs. Holmes was a member OF the
Second Congregational Church and has
been prominent in all departments Of
church work. She has been teacher In
the Sunday School since Q young woman,
her class being known as the Sunshine
Glass. For many years she was presi'
dent of the ladies' circle and was hon.
orary president at the time Of her death.
For more than thirty five years she was
in charge of the dinners served by the
circle at the Oxford County Fair. She
was also president Of the Woman's Mis-.
sionsry Society.
Outside church interests, she was a
member of the Barton Reading Club.
Beside husband and daughters, she
leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary e. Briggs,
and brother, DR.. Harry P. Jones, both
of Norway. Her twin sister, Mrs. Mabel
Bradbury, died number OF years ago.
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ll0.8so.W

It was voted to have poll taxes due
and payable May 10; other taxes due
December / with six per cent interest
charges after January l, 1921.
1t was voted to purchase bonds for the
treasurer and collector.
It was voted to abate taxes to be as
sessed against Mary F. Csnwell for the
ensuing year.
The question of the new FIRE alarm sys-
tenn created some discussion. L. NJ.
Carroll made q proposition to place q
six inch chime whistle on the roof OF the
Carroll ellerson shoe factory, and guar.
anteed that steam would be kept up at
the rate of fifty pounds at all times. he
would donate the piping required to con-
nect the whistle with the boiler. 1t was
voted to accept Mr.. Carroll's offer, and
alarm boxes will be placed about the vii
lsge and connected with the apparatus
to blow the whistle with, 1t Is estimated,
about one and one.half miles of wire.
Considerable discussion was INDUCED
in on the question of sprinkling the
streets. Heretofore the sprinkling has
been done by popular subscription. but
1t has not been sufficient to support the
sprinkler, and municipal sprinkling had
been suggested. 1t was voted to adopt
this system, the corporation to appropri-
ate $4,000, and the AUDITORS to pay an
equal amount.
1t was voted to purchase three watch
mans clocks to be placed In three sew
eral parts of the village 80 that tabs
could be kept on the night Waterman.
Notwithstanding the storm quite .
number of voters were present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-20
Norway Village Corporation.

The annual report of Norway Village
Corporation for the past year was given
the residents last week.
In II, the valuation rs found by the
assessors was placed at 81 ,120, $4,000
The real estate, resident and non-resi.
dent was found to be 1914, $40 90 and the
personal property resident and non-resi-
dent figured up $500, 1904. 90. am
The polls found numbered 6S9, OF
which SAG were taxed.
The poll tai rate was $3.50. The
property tax rate was $3.50 on one thou
sand dollars and the sewer tax rate was
a 10 on one thousand dollars.
The total assessments for the year 1919
amounted to $10,037 10.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-20
Farm For Sale.

80 acre farm, s acres Of tillage, A acres
of pasture and wood, good orchard, house
nearly new with furnace 10 COLLAR, barn
24x88 with basement, IL mile from
school and academy, near neighbors.
Telephone and r. r. D. Price $4,000
For sale by L A. BROOKS, Real Estate
Dealer, Office 81 Market squrre, South
Paris, Maine. 14tf
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Notice..

All users of city water are advised for
the present to boil all water used for
drinking purposes. This precaution is
taken on account of excess surface water
in the system. Drinking water should
be boiled until further analyses OF water
are made when the public will again be
notified. Conditions are abnormal; there
are q large number of breaks every day
which are being repaired as fast as pos
sible and the commission is doing this
work In q way to protect the whole
system and village rather than the In
dividual. These conditions and surface
water make this precaution necessary,
and we trust all will follow the sug-
gestion and be patient with the commits
sion until the whole system can be
brought back to normal.
ALTON c. WHEELER, water
GEO. F. EASTMAN, Commission
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Married..

In Norway, April 10, by Rev. II. O. Baltzer,
G.. Harrington Flint and Miss Myrtle Elizabeth
Jewett, both OF Norway.
In Sharon, Pa, April 8, Albert Foster CLARK.
formerly Of Bethel. and Miss Ethel Gertrude
Burton. of Sharon.
In Oxford, April 9. bv Rev. F. L. Buck. Ralph
Hatstat, of Oxford, and Blanche e. Kimball, OF
Bethel.
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Mrs, Minerva Chandler.

Mrs. Minerva Chandler, wife OF Albert
p Chandler of Norway, died at the Cen
trail Maine General Hospital In Lewiston
on Monday of last week, aged about "
Mrs. Chandler had been In poor health
for a number of years, but has failed
very rapidly during the last Two mon'hs'
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler have lived 10
Norway about seven years. They came
to the town 40 csretakers OF the iarm
and grounds owned by F. W. Sanborn 81
Round Pond. w
The body was taken to Berlin, N d..
for burial.
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Grow Your Own Pop Corn |

Plant Golden Progress Pom Corn
Hardy and prolific, delicious flavor.
Send 35c for garden size pkg. $50
hills). Order early as supply is
limited. Address Progress Farm,
C M. MERRILL, Prop. South
Paris, Maine. 1919
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FOR SALE.

The double tenement house of the
late DR.. 0. K. Yates at West Paris
Maine. Will rent both tenements
and stable until property is sold
House has flush toilet and fine spring
of water. Also garden.
c. r. DUNHAM, Admir-,
South Paris, Maine.
lRlQ
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invitation to occupy their hall and the
terms have been accepted. Tho chapter
was instituted In 1914. Their meetings
are held on the Tuesday following the
first Friday after the full moon.
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LOST.

A sum of money in or near Market
Square. Finder please leave at
Democrat office and receive reward.
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Eight acres Of land yielded $l749.S7
worth Of sweet corn, seed and fodder the
past season for Fred K. Dodge OF Au-
burn who used Bowker's Fertilizer In
growing the crop. For sale BY Osmsn
K. Clifford, South Paris. Adv.
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LOST

In South Paris Grange Hall pink
amethyst pendant and chain. Will
finder please notify Box ID, Paris
Hill
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At the regular meeting of Mt: Pleasant
Rebekah Lodge Friday OF this week
there will be ar auction. Each member
10 asked to bring an article costing NOS
less than FIVE cents and - much more
as you want to put into 1t. Lots OF run.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-20

Secratary's report
Essay on Paderewski-----------Gle nda Garcelon |
King's Gavotte--- ------'Srace Ne"'on
Heather Flower
Duet-who Goes There--------,;Doris Tnuriow
Up In swing Fsrcss y9sst
Rose q ar,ien Helen Juuu
Pilgrims Song Miriam Chapman
Irish Lullaby Rufh Rogers
Fin Elise 49, Geraldine Stewart
Doris, Helen. and Miss jackson
sSnsn eM. nessls 81 Love.
Richard Noyes and Miss jackson
The last meeting of the season of the
Musical Fourteen was at the home of
Nellie NJ. jackson Friday evening when
covered dish supper was served. a
jolly good time was enjoyed. A poem.
"The Musical Fourteen" was read by
the poetess of the club, Miss Edith Low
ell, who shows marked talent. The
members then adjourned to music room
where the following program was given:
EssayIPsderewskiHsr m 1s Moves yes
Song or the Birds.--------.- Dorothy Dennisoo
Duet-Minuet Paderewski.
S,-r.,. Sui'n Lo"s., msls poSsr ~ sS,
Evening Chimes .Hermon Noyes
Fountain --------------.Marguerite Porter
silver Ny mph---. Christine Davis
paaoes1.Si M;nnss M.rssrst West
There will be church supper at the
Baptist church on Thursday, the 22d, at
$3.50 P. NJ, at which all the members OF
the church and congregation are urgently
requested to be present. The purpose
of this gathering 10 for instruction and
inspiration for the coming Interchurch
World Movement drive, and there will
be no soliciting and supper viii be free.
Rev. II. 81. bays Of Saco will give an
address, and 1t 10 expected there will
also be an address by Harry Brown OF
Waterville, state campaign director for
tbe Baptists. At 8 O'Clock in the main
auditorium of the church there will DO
an illustrated lecture by Rev. Fl. Il.
HAYS showing the necessity and the scope
of the work. This is very interesting
and instructive lecture In which large
number of slides are used, and the gen.
eral public are urged to attend.
| An interesting event was the father
and son banquet given ct the Universal
ist church parlor Monday by the Path
| finder Class of the Sunday School. This
clsss has been for several years IN charge
Of Mrs. Elizabeth W. Morton, and 10
composed of boys OF an average age OF
about fifteen years, who are quite regular
10 their attendance and interest. Inc
bows invited their own fathers, and in
addition the next younger class OF boys,
the minister and superintendent, ana :
few other guests, 50 that the NUMBER
who sat down to the banquet was some
over thirty. Following the supper there
we're toasts, Frank B. Maxim presiding
a toastmaster with grace and case;
Zach Of the boys Of the class responded
briefly to toast, and the guests wnen
called upon talked ct moro length. CAPS.
Guy I. SWEET In connection with bic tals
on hls experiences, bad . collection OF
interesting photographs which were
exhibited. Mrs. Morton was presented
by the boys with . handsome pin. and
though tsksn b. snrpriss. sxprsssed hss
thanks grAcsfuily.
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List of Officers and Corporators
Elected at Annual Meeting Of
South Paris Savings Bank,
of South Paris, Maine.
March ~, 1870.

OFFICERS
President-J. Hastings Bean.
Observation-Disclosures S. Wright.
Treasurer-0eorge M. Atwood.
Secretary-0eorge M. Atwood.
TRUSTEES-N. Dayton Bolster, ]; Hastings
Bean, Albert W. Walker. James 8. Wright, Ed
ward W. Penlev, Harry D. Cole, Charles
Howard, Hanno II. Cushman, Nelson g. Elder
CORPORATORs,
N. DAYTON Bolster Joseph A. Kenney
7 Hastings Bean Charles W. Bowker
John Pierce VIM. A. Porter
Albert W. Walker Walter L. Gray
P. Nj. Walker Albert D. Park
James 8. Wright George r. Morton
George M. Atwood James G. Littlefeld
Hudson Knight Delbert ID: stewart
Leander g. Billings James D. Haynes
Franklin Maxim Loren B. Merrill
Winfield 8. Starbird Oscar Barrows
Alton G. Wheeler Albert l.. Holmes
Arthur e. Forbes Frank A. Taylor
Nelson g. Elder Alfred H. Jackson
Charles Fl. Howard y. Hiram Head
J. Ferd King Eben e. Chapman
j. P. Richardson Donald d. Bean
Olban A. Maxim Hanno q. Cushman
Geo. r. Farnum Harry D. Cole
VIM. o. Frothingham Irving e. Andrews
Irving o. BarroWs Stanley n; Wheeler
John A. Titus Perley =. Ripley
Fred W. Bonney Osman 4. Cnnord
Edward W. Pepley Leon A. Brooks
Edwin N. Haskell Seward P. Stearns
Attest: GEORGE N. ATWOOD, Clerk.
1918
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FOR SALE.

A nice Lauter piano, upright
Grand, practically new. Inquire of
lock box 14a, South Paris, Maine.
1919
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"Thought probably / might take :
shot ut duck, doncherknow, "-Sir
Arthur Choke, British sristoorat.
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"My will 10 law" "She ID my guest
and 10 to be treated ~ such. "-hon'
John Eulne.
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Setting Eggs

from my selected breeders of Brown
and White Leghorns. 81 for I3.
Orders taken in L. L. RusselPs grain
mill.
F. TAMM, South Paris.
1917
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When baby suffers with Group, apply ana g 1ywe
DIR. ThomasS EcleoEic on at once. eafe ior Gnu.
dren. A ntsle goes long way. 20 sno ''0 -
III drug seores.
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The Dot that II takes its name from
one OF its Incidents rather than from the
motV OF Ito action 10 somewhat signif1.
cant a. to the style Of the play which
was presented under the auspices Of the
senior class Of the high school Wednes.
day and Thursday evenings. In fact,
mo Trespassing" is largely succession
OF amusing and interesting Incidents,
strung on sufficient thread of plot to
hold them together. For this reason the
action 10 not Of 90 absorbing interest %
that Of some other plays, though 1t gives
ample opportunity for the dslineation of
character.
This opportunity was we'll employed,
and the cast was we'll balanced. Some
OF the actors have established their repu-
tation by previous appearances, while
others are Of less experience, but they
all presented the characters which they
represented finely, and did credit not
only to themselves, but to Mrs. !. e.
Andrews, who has coached the play, Is
she has done many times before.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-20

Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind piles
have yielded to Doan's Ointment. 6Oc at all drug
stores.
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Mrs. Palmer ruth Winslow) lie the
typical matronly farmers wife; Peggy
Palmer, her daughter Harriet Judkins),
aspires to be lady, and has her nose
forever stuck in book; Barbara Palmer
Emma West), the younger daughter, is
an exceedingly lively and bright girl of
the soubrette type; Almeda Meader
Florence Eastman), just such an un-
couth character as might be expected Of
the daughter Of q town pauper; and
Lisle Irving Evelyn Wight), the city
boarder, winsome young woman even
il sophisticated in the art of matching
wits and wiles with q mere man.
OF the male parts, Mr.. Palmer (Henry
Woodwortb) is the New England farmer
Of approved type, even If slightly over
done as to makeup; Cleveland Tower
raymond Shaw and Herbert Edmund
Raynor Maynard Curtis) two decidedly
eligible young men, who after some vi
cissltudes finally get the girls they
wanted; Bill Meader (Glenn Ross) son
the town." and with positive sntipathy
to anything like work; Jim Meader, his
son, (Osms Abbott), something of an i'm
provement on his father in energy; and
Mr.. Irving Charles Hsmmond), impa-
tient to remove his daughter, but too
late, from the sphere of dangerous male
influence.
Shsw's orchestra of five pieces fur.
uished music for the play, and for the
dance which followed the play Thurs
day evening. Between acts Miss Muriel
Miss Viola Walton, with the
Of an unwilling pup on
string, did song and act which brought
down the house, and responded to an
earnest encore.s
The hall was filled to capacity both
nights. The play will be put on In other
towns in the near future, and audiences
may be assured of good thing.
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Norway village Corporation Meeting.

Norway village Corporation Meeting.
The annual village corporation meet
Ing Of Norway WAS held Tuesday evening
ct the Opera House.
The meeting was called to order BY
corporation clerk 8. W. Goodwin, and
Henry B. Foster was elected moderator.
The following officers were elected on
one ballot without dissent with the ex.
oeption of chief engineer:
Clerk-Stuart W. Goodwin.
Assessors r. Hathaway, Robert +.
Bickford, d. n. French.
observation-disclosures N. SWEET.
Collector-Eugene G. Libby.
Chief Engineer-Giles r. Frost.
First Assistant-Frank 81. Hurd.
Second Assistant-Harry Lovejoy.
Fire Police-S. G. Hatch, Guy Estes, George
Hancock, e. @. Winslow, e. @. Libby, +. A.
Hail.
The following appropriations were
voted:
Corporation expenses. S,OOW
Retirement of bonds C1S20) ..----.--...- $4,000
Interess--. w ~
atcnman'e CLOCKS ----.---.-..-- oV!W
Sprtnkling streets. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1voO0.U
New fire alarm system. 100000
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| uoW OIu pcICnluk Ou tno oOuoosS Va
some Of the South Paris ladies-or IL not
new Is an old one recreated through the
combined efforts of the chemist and the
milliner. II one sees girl IN q smart
surosn Of straw trimmed with long
sprays OF ostrich, quite likely they are
isstners from the new bird. These sprays
are oens into fixed shapes, as graceful ~
ne milliner 10 expert, or they may DC
round srtisticslly over the entire nat
toey look better than natural ostrich
aao are made possible by glycerine and
We Art OF the milliner. For this reason
.ue feathers are called glycerined o.
mien. This new creation can be laid to
ns war. During the war the govern
leot required vast quantities OF glycer
ue, and after the armistice this demand
suddenly ceased so those Misunderstanding
nus article could consider other uses fol
,usif increased output. II 10 long cal
nom war material to millinery, bpt there
ss those who say the intent Of both II
one OF the distinguished visitors q
ue 'own OF Paris In the years gone 81
george Frederick Kunz OF New
s0rk. For many years be was the gen
,apsrt OF the Tifanys and came ber'
- ouy sourmalines and other semi
Rsecious stones. Later be accepted I
-. position in government employ. H'
me author of . book, "Gems AND
tIecious Stones" He has received many
ouofs from scientific societies and de
s.ses from colleges, both 10 Americ'
sa ss 10 Europe. He 10 Of German par
ssge and, naturally. received reccgni
'u 10 the country Of his fathers. II !
ais connection that this item 10 writ
Nv, oecause II may be Of interest &
Sose who knew him when he visits'
s", "wn. Among the German institu
s,. u' which honored him With the de-
rae o. doctor was Nsrburg University
n. M eniversity has now stricken hi
me nom the rolls Of the institutions
ssulne 70 the Vossische Zelsung, b
~. o. Dr.. Knnx's astacks on The Gel
ssop's afesr the axmisticss