Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-05
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Asia Kicker and wife az worvstrr
Mass, were the guests of !. w. shaw
last week.
A. 7. Maxim ~ Pari. was Ia town re-
Gently.
On ac,ount ~ an lnhamatory afitc-
ton Of ons Of his eve. Rev. u. y. law.
renee wa. obliged Ia suspend the preach
Ing service at the baptist church sunday,
July 9th.
SUNDAY afternoon, July s.ih, Rev. &,
r. Keen (frec Baptist administered the
ordinance NJ baptism Ca three candidates
near the Morrill, bridge.
james y. Jeweti and ". &. i'crclval III
Auhurn were In t"wn last week.
Mr.. Henry Adams ~ walla walla,
Washington. was the guest 81 benjamin
spaalilng "wednesday.
Postmaster Atwood has moved "a the
tenement rcccntly vacated by Mr.. Du
Mar.
Mr.. John Calvin steven. ~ Portland.
aud children are al her fathers, u. ID.
waldron's.
Mrs.. Addison Richard. ~ Greeley, Col
GRADE, visited her friend. In thl. vicinity
the past week.
Mrs. Clara Marcelle Green ~ Portland
l. the guest 81 Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry
Hangs.
samuel IIcsrce 81 Dana & Co., Port
land. with III. Wife was In town Friday
aud !. journcying through Oxford Coun-
" for vacation.
Thursday afternoon an ominou. cloud
approaching from the northwest swiftly
and suddenly burst over the village With
Icals II thunder aud terrible lightning,
sending dlsmay to many hearts, a. the ~
cent cyclone. visiting New Englsnd
we're remembered. Onc of the bolt.
struck the residence 10 Mr.. Homer ".
Chase q mile az two out of the village,
Instantly killing Jane. Briggs, u year.
~ agc. son ~ 'yu. Brlggs, ani proc
trailing little son ~ Mr. Chase, Who
Tor little while was unconscious, bat
I. nov better. There vcr two other.
In the house At the time bat they wcr-
not inlursl. The holl dld considerable
damage "a the ron. AMI rooms 81 the
horse. Mr.. aud .ir.. chase were In Nu-
burn al the time ~ the shower. Several
trcc. wc-c struck In the vicinity.
10 'ln.on Dean, owner IL iIuckhclds
famous trottlng stallion, "I.obln.on u,
fufmcrly aud popularity known Ia TIL.
state a. "lIsby Dean" returned home
Friday for few day. and IN an Inter-
view with your correspondent reports
the horse a. meeting all expectation. 80
far. IL has trotic,i slx rac-. on the
circuit In New York, winning them all
In straight icats without q kip az a
hrr L. beginning AZ Syracuse be- Vas
entered IN two race. aud tru,i"l the first
In - ~, $50 ~, 80 ~. Ia the
other class h. Was drawn oat for cun-
side alton. IL next. APPEARED At M.
burn, Y. Y, which va. a repetition 81
hi performance ~ Syracuse. Coming
next to Osvegu. y. v, he trottci In two
ci.sse., winning both RACES Ia straight
heats, making about the same time a. AZ
the other races. Thence to Phoenix, y.
y. where ie WAS rntc ri for two nccs.
iic troticl the fir.t aud Won la straight
heats. aud In the NEXT was drawn Tor a
confederation. Returning Ia syracuse,
n. was started ln another race, only "a
repeat hi former triumph. Ia the hrst
IL the cirruli. lie has made one or two
exhibition ifi,l. In 2:sJ slnc" he left.
sI,ohlnsan H." l. now AZ Rochester, y.
Y. awaiting the great slu,up conflict
ca the lsth Inst. lie l. . level headed
hors. and a .Too,h, natural tro,tcr aud
m. never Vt hern prrss'sl "a hls hsie.t
time. These arv the flrsi raCr. In which
he has ever h-rn entered. Mr.. l,-an
Will rvtufn to l,o, hester, y. \. next fri-
day.