Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-04

Last sunday. July 2Clh, At The Methodist
church, two persons were baptized BY
sprlnkling, thrcs received as members on
probation, and I've a. members In full
three by profession and two BY letter
N,at sun day there will be- Grant me.
mofisl service At the Methods, church.
Dr. J W. Davis, Dentist vas Al his
branch oflce In Gofham. \. n during
Tuesday. Wednesday AMI Thursday % The
pas, week.
MIR. c. Samncr Is on vlsl, 10 friends
In LED. and Wayne.
Mrs walter Farfn spent The past week
a. Paris Ilill. visiting her parents.
The shoe shop ~ W A. Rockingham
Co Is aboui shutting down" or a short
time
We have been requested by the Commit
tee % say that The Annual Excursion OF
Mt Mica Lofge, |. q %. r., 90 Portland
aud the i.lAnds. comes OF next wednes-
LAY, The 5ih lost Pare 90 Portland
adults. o.; children under twelve years.
SOC. Steamooa, tickets will be Tor sale on
the tralu
Mrs T.. Morse OF Marlboro, Mass, Is
visiting AZ y. Is MaNim's.
The Pcck'- Bad Boy Show exhibited here
last Monday night 10 small audience, BIT
there was nothing small about the din and
noise they made.
The Portland Truascriyf. OF JAY 20, In
noting the fires OF the week, says OF the
Gre al Aaron q. Corbctt's, "caught by .
spark from train" bot inasmuch a. Mr..
COTbeu lives some I've or more miles from
the nearest railroad We can hardly coujec.
tufe what sort OF q train the TrdHscripi had
reference 10 The Hebron correspondent
OF the DENOCRAr reported the hre A. oc-
cAsl0ned by spontaneous combustion OF
the manure" while Mr.. Corbett told your
correspondent that ~ thought the nrc was
caused by sparks from the chimney OF bis
house 20 IL seems there Is quite = divers
ny OF opinion A. 10 the origin OF the IRE.
Next"
Mrs. J. 4. Richardson has gone for .
little outing al Peaks Island.
Geo. Burnhsm, esq, OF Portland, Supt
OF BurnhAm 4 Morills corn factory here,
Was At the Andrews House, Friday night
G. q. Andrews has been looking amer
the cutting OF the hay on his farm In Low
ell for the past two weeks.
Several OF our village clerks are forum
ate enough 10 have . short yscstlon granted |
them, and are cot for look ~ the sun aud |
out on "ticket-of.leaye" are jim Halnes At |
". ID. Bolster's, Al sturteyant n A. NJ. |
Gerry's, and Fannie Herssy. assistant at
the Post Office. whose place has been
taken temporarily by Carrie Hall.
The intense base ball furore OF the past
two weeks eliminated, Saturday, the lst
inst, In q match game between the bust.
ness mems nine aud the regular uinc OF the
sonth paria nasa nsn Clnh ~ an. E.lr
Ground, At 3 s 80 p. ~ This was the third /
game between these two mines. Al the frst
game, July tth. the regular nine beat the /
business mems nine BY ? scores. The re-
suit OF the second game, July 18th, was
triumph for the business mems nine by q
score OF III To 4, who were quite elsted
therest-but not 80 the regulars. who were
stirred up TO the hearts core, 90 that they
gave out their challenge for another game
then and there, and also inserted "a card
10 the DExocRAr OF the issue OF July "a.
This only added fuel 10 the fame and dur.
ing the past ten days excitement and En-.
pectancy were rife, and every night men,
bers OF both mines were out In the street
knocking and catching " flies" 10 the det-
rlrnent OF business and the imminest dan.
ger Of teams and ladies who had the temer-
ity TO go on the street AZ this third game
the business mems nine labored under dif.
fculties which they could not foresee, and
they went 10 their defeat a. unsuspecting.
~ a. did General Braddock into the Indian
ambuscsde, bot the results were quite ar.
ferent, for while Brsddock's forces were
almost anpihilated, the business men came
within On ace OF winning the game, only
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