Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-19

We went % Nc. Frank Spiirf = 'ts'
deld." 4. wsEp. in.
PARis very pleasant exercises were
heli Al the schOol.hou.c 10 the Partridge
District. last Tuesday evening, consisting
OF a drama. too fArces. sloglns. reelis'
tlons aud ordinations Qalte q large
crowd Of our yoauE P,opls from the VII
lagc attended.
The village school. will close Friday.
The closing exercises % The Primary de-
partment will be held Thursday At 2 y. N,
and those OF the Grammar department
Friday Afternoon, beginning Al ] 80
O'Clock. school soclabie Tharsday even
lng
wEsr Pans. Fcb. 18th" SHREK last
week wss written shrill; "Geno" should
have been Geneva
Mr.. q. W Yourg died Saturday night,
AFTER painful and lingering sickness OF
nearly 100 days Mrs. Young will be much
missed 10 mi. community and Der death
b. deeply mournsd BY friends srd relatives.
particularly hy husband and children. AT
~ the latter were present a, The funeral
which occurred q, the Union church, Tues
DAY. sermon BY Rev. l.. II Tabor. Mt.
Young will accompany his sou 10 Mass --
and his stand will be Tor sale or rent
The Mum SupPsr Festival held bV the
NE Socisiy on the 9TH insi, was well
attended. The gentlemen were Inclined 70
be- rsfiesaf. while the ladies' monoPolifed
conversation. A. ne second table The IA
die. tried 10 keep stlli and succr~'ied adj
mirably while the gentlemen did The TAX
log several on both sides spoke out In
mestlng" -loslng q halfdlme thereby, thus
proving Carlyles famous saying ,tn ~
speech j. slr,risilsHc, Is golden. Music
was furnished by The Gliead Qusf,siie
Club. consisting Of The foliosing Miss
Blsuche stuart. soprano; Mr.. Geo. Barn
ham. Tenor. Mr.. Stella Buruham. Alto
NJ Scott wight, Basso. The singing was
very fue and wa. heartily applaadei' one
selection Professor 81 Home, being up
roarloasly eucotci. Your correspondent
being UNEXPECTEDLY called upon. delivered
himself ola defamation a. best he could
Following was The programme l. Dane
log over the Waves, " Qaariei,s s-paei
" 90 Messy B,nks~ 5--"Siar ~ Descend
lng Night oaaftetie solo. Walt
log by Miss stuart; S-DeclAma'ion'
Cd The Roman sentinel. ~ D. II Jodkins
g." Professor At Home. Quaricits' =
pact. Master and Pupil s-ktsisr Al
them. Qiar,stte . -" strike the cymhai'
Qaariet,e. Mr. julian Young presided II
the organ. Daring ihc evening the aioam
qsnt was soid % Mr.. 5. u faruham, for
a. sO. The whole suisftainmeni nstied
the society 81 The qulh Wa heAut'
fli specimen Of feminine Industry. IL
squares contained the names OF seventeen
person. each, and were obtained from va
rios- sources We noticed Que square
from the Forcs, City ant one or two
with Games from out % the State. The
Granite Lodge y A VI ~ This place,
aus The Jercrson Lodge OF BfyanIs Pond
each contributed Masonic square. The
ministerial square contained names u for'
mer pastors. Your hunired sud n'iy-eigh'
names In all were ON The qulli. they were
very neatly written by Nj. Annie loung
Soon after the sale a movement wa- on
foot. among members Of the Society, - r..
purchase the qoili for their pastor. Mr.
b J Porter. however. gos 'head OF then
10 The negotiations Mr. farnham declined
% sell. but nnslly sgreed Ia present The
Quilt ADD Mr. Porter The MONEY - ,h'
Rev Mr. Merrill Determined not - lose
their fun, the other party 10 the number o
thlrty-othsrs would have lecn out had
they known it-made q raid a. hr Ner
ms: took them by surprise, bad a clan
supper. enjoyed "the be-i time Of The sea
son. and departed, leaving the price o.
the Quilt and some more The shove dem
onstration .. only one o. many similar iok
eus % our peoples appreciation ~ ih'
worth and merit % Rev. Mr Merrill Ant
ADD wife ga the whole the quili ha'
turned the Society and pastor over $50
SO much Tor Aqull,lug, and now ior Al
apron festival
Chester Flcketts three years old steer
became entAngled somehow In the chaib'
or sled. Monday last. and lex Of each wa
broken.
We did not think there were any ineen
diaries 10 the neighborhood, but it seems
q suit has been brought against several o
our citizens for the alleged burning Of
camp al ID" pond. last fall The part
were on a fishing excursions the oamI
burning next day. II Is claimed To hav'
been caused BY this party's Are Of the dal
before. 500 Is the sun sued for.
Hon. John Z. ssasey was ln town Wed
nesday. and len his team here while b
went up the q. T. X" lie thinks ths
Mr.. Foster stands the best chance for III
vacant Judgeship. Were the choice lef
70 the people OF this section, upon merit
Mr.. Foster would certainly receive the ap
poln,ment-lfitw were no, for dspriylng III
County OF 80 able a counsellor.
Rev. j. &. Andrews arrived al Bryant
Pond lsst night with the body Of his da1gh
ter. Cora. who recently died In Florids
Although knowing that her life hung by
slender thread. We little though, wheI
saying goodbye on the train In Port
land. last fall. when they were on thel
way TO the sunny South, that so soo'
they would retBrn-the Que cold In death
the other a grief-s,rieken father Mr.. An
drews recently buried his wife, and th
deepes, symps,hles Of the community ar
ELECTED by this, his double sffilction- j
seems sad for one 30 young and gified 4
thus suddenly behold LIES morn decline.
Miss Andrews was In her twenty-nrs
wear. and q most estimablc. talented su'
well educated young lady, beloved by al
who knew her.
Mr.. Herbert Emmons sawed one OF hi
nngers quite badly 10 the steam mill today
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