Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-05


PARIs.-Carl Mason, son OF Emery Ma
son Of this town, about three aud hal
years Of age, dropped, in one day
last week 1920 hills of potatoes. Wher
you are telling of the deeds of smart ole
men, don't forget the little ones.
VIM. X. Greene has been appointed RoaC
Surveyor for Paris Hill District. He pro
proposes TO begin work on the highway:
next Thursday, June :. Al who wish to
work out their taxes, are requested to ap
pear on Main Street at a. m, on that
day, with tools, teams, &c.
The scholars in Miss CHESS school gave
a Longfellow memorial exercise, last Fri
day afternoon. Quite number of citi'
zens interested themselves to attend, and
all were well paid for their trouble. Miss
Giles had arranged very appropriate ex'
ercise, and is entitled to much credit for
the excellent manner in which the pupils
carried it out. The program was as fol-
lows: Memorial Song by the school
Sketch of Longfellow's Life, by Lizzie
Giles; Recitation, The Angel and the
Child, Ida Brown; The Village Black
smith, Louyie SWEET; Ny Arm Chair, to the
School Children Of Cambridge, George
Shaw; Hiawaths's Childhood, MaryTaylor
Song, The Bridge, Maggie Stanley, Birdie
noLla. E,o,ualira circumstances Of writ
ing the poem and extracts from same, Hat
tie Crocker; Something Left Undone, Ellis
Doble; The Poet and His Song, Susie
York Footsteps of Angels, Belle Colburn (;
The Children, Maynard Maxim; My Lost
Youth, Birdie Doble; Song, The Arrow
and the Song, Carrie Briggs; WEAKNESS,
Lille Shaw; Wreck of the Hesperus, Car
RE Davis; The Builders, Sewell Rowe /;
Legend from Evangeline, Mamie Doe !;
The Two Angels, Mabel Crockett; Song,
The Day is Done, Lena Wright, Mamie Doe /;
Killed at the Ford, Maggie Stanley; The
Children's Hour, Lena Wright; Excelsior,
Carrie Briggs; Short quotations from
Longfellow's writings, suggestive of char
acteristics of his own life-recited by the
school, in concert, and by each member,
Song, The Psalm of Life.
The school room was prettily decorated
with flowers, and upon the blackboard be-
ing photographic portrait of the poet. At
one side of this was written the date of
his birth-Feb. %, 1907; on the other side
the date of his death, Mar. p, 1882.
Scholars in Miss Ripley's school that
have not been absent or tardy for the
month of May: Mary Perkins, Winnie
Willis, Myra Spoford, Linda Bell Rawson,
Mildred Willis, Lila Doe, Flossie Mason,
Anna Mason, Jarvis Thayer, Fred Wright.
Mrs. Marcia Mason was thrown from
carriage at SHOWS Falls, Saturday after
noon and quite seriously injured. She was
Just turning the carriage around, when the
horse took fright at some unknown reason
and whirled square round, nearly upset.
ting the carriage and throwing her out
on to her head and shoulders, inflict-
ing quite serious wounds; but it is hoped
no bones were broken. As yet, it is not
known how badly she is hurt, but it is
much feared serious internal injuries were
She had little child in the car
rage with her, which escaped unhurt.
Her husband was also within few feet Of
her when the horse started: but all hap
pened so quickly, he was unable to render
assistance.
Wedding.-Saturday, the I'd inst, there
gathered at the old family homestead Of
Alexander Thayer in Paris, relatives and
friends to the number of seventy-fve