Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-21
VILLAGE DIRECTORY

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and a. oar Br.n,h Ofics-
Splendid hay weather here nearly All the
past week, aud jsdging from appearances'
We should say that the farmers OF THIS VI.
clnlty ..lmprOyed each shining hour %
the utmost The most Of them report the
crop 10 be fully Up 10 the average, Ani
some say that they are getting more than
last year, and. speaking OF haying' re-
minds us that the Norway Airfr'i,fr says
that G. @. Mason Of Norway has soid over
100 scythes this season. ) richardson a
i Co. Of this village will 20 him more than
90 better than that
n. Dayton Bolster and VII, are on at"o
weeks yislt among their relatives 10 Mass
Aehusstts.
The Plouc,r Art Club are about r,moy.
log their partphofnalla rom iheir oid
quarters Al y. A. Thayer's % The rooms
which they have hsi fitted bp Tor them IN
Masonic BLOCK.
The Selecimtn have Al last succeeded
In getting the cOttftd bridge finished
aud IL Il once more opsu 10 The puolic.
Mrs J. l.. Richardson returned The nfsi
ofths past week from a visit 90 her hfoih'
o.. Rev W u Bolster. ~ Weymouth,
Mass.
Owing q TIE pressure of che haying
season. the South Paris Shooting Club did
not meet this last wuk o. shoot Tor ihe
badge, bot as soon A. re fnsh H. over vii
have two shoots week - heretofore,
when ~ hops through The courtesy ~ A.
NJ Gsrry. uq o. keep The DEuucnkr
readers posted Ca their weekly score.
Those spoftsmcu % the gun and rod.
Who Know a good outfit when they zee 10.
should rot fall 20 examine GsrIy'- stock.
and see N 10 Is not the largest AMI best pa.
lcctsd assortment of sportmtn's pAraphcr.
MALTA b. be- found outside tho cities.
Eagtnr Fletcher has bis street sprinkler
complst'd And unless an ostffgIug Prov.
hsncc lntefposcs with a soaking faiu, vii
commsucc today % lay she dust In olf
streets
There Ar s,s,fal cases of messl,s ln tlo
village
A fcw days since ~ crl sea ihe p.,a.
sure Of v.sit to thc kuIght Homestead of
Hudson AMI Horace knight ln Co., ffm ID
name Tor two gCurrafioua, nu thc hii two
miles south ~ ihs vllsge Although 30 q
little distance from 90 msin r1ai, w.
we're most sgrssan.y surprised to hli their
farmhouse. in asCstIc polut m flcN. one
o. The most drightmiiy located in thc
county From the nrii south of ne house,
- the sOutb. wesi AMI north. a. heauiifai
panorama ~ bill aui dale, forest sni
field. lake aui river, scattered hamlsi- ani
Villages. lay spread OCT a. one nscd wish
10 look opon \ spieudld iandscap,. long
% be ftmsmi ofci. ani most rttngly
framed 0u thc rof,h by The bold outline
OF The rugged bile aud mouuuIus ~
northern O1rfl. Goa the south hy thr
green hill. of RAYMOND ani Giouttsttf, 90
TIE east hy Od Sirssksi near si land.
sud On the Wet ~ NJ Pleasant I'D ln
The dim distance. ksarsafgc. M1ntinnck
aud Choc0fus. with NJ Washlngton's
hOaTy sammt o'rrioppirg oil with Nj
Knights large glass. she houses ou Mts
Pleasant. kesr~afge ani Wastlrgtou could
be- plainly seen. and the usighporlng VII
lagos OF NorNsy and 50. Paris brought 80
near a. hand that The time ~ The town
clock was easily taken and people To- the
streets seemed almost recognifa1ic A
look Al the crops. aelis and fences. easily
oonyincss one that they are The ucatest
and ihrlnisst of farmers. aui their cows
AMI oxen are large and sleek. Their oxen.
exhibited H the County Pairs. rarely fail
% take nfst prizes They have a very
thirty young orchard With the trees head.
ed l0x-A capital Idea, A. u facilitates the
hand picking OF the ap2lss. q necessary
practice n you would have them Keep well.
/ They treated a. % RoXbufy Resets. A.
sound and ffcsh The middle % JUS a. when
picked from the tree last autumn. We
also enjoyed The pleasure a. eating from
a rare set OF oli Chlus, nearly A. perfect A.
when their mOihrr. Mrs. Martha lllough.
ton Knight, blushlng bride brought them
with her b the farm nfiY-ihfec years ago
For splendid view ~ The surrounding
county. and The pleasure Of a most ho.pt.
able social call. take tfip on clear DAY
10 the knight farm
Who says I'M. i 90, one - The most
hsalthfai localities ln New Englaud la
which . liver Where else in al The broad
| domain throggh which the OxFOnD DEuO.
| Graf goes IT, weekly visits can you God
smother ylllsge school district 10 which
there are 20 May people who have A.
tained 10 80 ripe an old age a. those
whose names Ne enumeraie below Why
travel ~ foreign counirics Tor health,
when the fountain ~ perennial youth-
vAlnly sought ~ Poncs De- Leon through
the everglades OF the South-may per.
chfucc b. found right here. al homer An
The following are eighty years % age OF
past
Mr., James Dcerins. NJ NJ james Desiring.
q. Mr.. Robert smith, - Mrs nubeu
smith. si. M. OTIS swim, 20. NJ Robert
Gray. - M. Robert Gray. y. jonathan
Holmes, - Col. YIN sScit, n Ms. ALPHA
whitman, Ms. Eufus -toscll, NJ Leon.
arr ,huruer. g, Mrs Esther Royal, ID NJ.
John iiOSe, W bayii jordan, ~ nea. Perry
7 Record, -, Miss kllfa Nyman, over -. NJ.
kmrnu l. 4 AL IN.
Knight, ~.
There are one or two whose exact ages We
could not obtain without too much trouble,
but We assure the Kind reader that none Of
them are under eighty. one OF these old
ladies', Mrs. StOwell, nearly 80, has been
DOT several mornings lately and MIXED the
COW before O'Clock. and not through any
necessity for 50 doing either. Now. let
Us hear from some OF the other cOrrespOn.
dents OF the DENocRAT.
There was spirited aud exciting game
OF base ball here, Saturday, between a nine
organized by the business men OF the VII.
lage and the regular nine OF the So. Paris
Base Ball Club. As 10 the Ordinary course
OF life, when the business" men OF the
country determine on a " corner. they
are certain 10 pot the dependent public 10
lsuomiuious TOutcr 20 10 thls instance TIE
business mems nine oornered the regular
nine In style too ine by Ear for them 10
half appreciate aud victory perched ri.
umphant on their banners 10 the "tune Of
III 10 4" The regular nine returned 20
their homes defeated, but dsuntless, and
clanoripg loudly for another trial at the
bat on the coming Saturday. Herewith,
We append the results OF the nine innings,
bat minus the elaborsteneness OF detail
which usually eharacterizes such reports,
and perforce. too. for OF this science" We
csndidly confess 10 the most profound TX.
norauce
1V-NHss NESs NINE.
Runs.
Russell, G,
Holden p,
Brooks a.,
Howe. b.,
Richardson, AID b..
whitney, q, D
Greenleai l. 4,