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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-18
RIDGEVILLE MENTION.
RIpGEvILLE, O., June Is, 1ss

RIDGEvILLE, o., June 15, 1891.
Chas. Emery returned home from
Ann Arbor last week.
A son of ]. w. Shaffer, is lying at
the point of death at Stryker.
E. w. Wry and wife spent Sunday at
Geo. CTOsslaud's.
Mrs. f. A. Rowe has returned home
from her visit at Pleasant Lake, Ind.
She says if her husband had given her
fifty dollars instead of fifty cents when
she started, she would have spent the
Summer there.
Charley Chapman has gone to Ober-
lin to complete his course of study in
telegraphy.
Everything has been rather quiet at
the corners oflate, except our hustler
E. E. Tressler, the only practical car
penter at this place. Business is so
rushing with him that it would be ad-
visable for anyone wishing anything
done in that line, to apply at once so
that it will give him time to commence
work before snow falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac VanNess, of Cora
Ind, are visiting relatives and friends
at this place.
VIM. Harmon and wife entertained
about twenty young people of Defiance
Thursday evening of last week.
The ice cream festival at the M. E.
Church last Friday evening, was a sue
cess in every particular. 1t was attend
ed by large crowd and everybody
seemed to enjoy it.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. o. H.
Gilmore, who has been confined to her
bed the past two weeks with heart
trouble, is convalescent. A. 3. c.
Mr.. George Wilson of Lorain Coun-
ty is here to see his sister, Mrs. o. H.
Gilmore, who has been quite sick for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosenberger of Conti-
mental, were also called here by the ILL
ness of Mrs. Gilmore, who is an aunt of
Mrs. RS, Mr.. Rosenberger returned
home Friday but his wife remained
here.
Old grandmother Eicher, mother of
Joseph Eicher of this place, died last
Friday at the home of the latter. Fun
eral was held at the house, yesterday,
after which the remains We're taken TO
the cemetery, about s miles north from
here, on the old state road, for inter-
ment. Mrs. E. was an old resident of
this place. She was 84 years old. y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
AIRAN

We have never known more slesly
period In Hiram. III q. Wad.sorth '.
sick al.o n. a.. Grc.n. aud wife aud thu
call for medical AID come. from every
direction.
Mr.. MArshill l.. whdsworth !. Wilt
Ing In Boston.
Eugene STANLEY. the undertaken, Ia
south Hiram Il seriously w. Nr. lsaac
VI. stinl., takes hi. place meanwhile.
Dr. !. l.. Bennett 81 iiriigiou va. In
town thl. week.
Beautiful above all earthly thing. In
th..e home. ~ sorrow t-am. the heaven
born virtue 10 sympathy and fraicrnil
sindnc.., toward the .lck, IA" bcr-syrd,
aud stricken. God hle.. them.
Mrs.. winthrop VI. wadsworih, oi
Pennington, Conn, having buriei her
husband No, .iih, came last week {"
,i.it her friend. ani natiy. home. IIef
.i.p-mo,bcr, Mr.. Harry wad.sorth,
ag-l ~ years, dlcl D-c. 18th ~ pnru-
MONA. IA. va. unable to reach her q.
her only sister, Mrs.. seth wai.vorih,
ag,Si 80 years, lsy diving In Hiram II
pneumonia. she dl.,i on the 18th. Her
.on snd dsughtcr.in-lss la the .am.
hau.. we're detained from the funeral by
llln-.., aud her only daughter, Mr.. Wm.
a. CIemon., lay within speaking di.-
tanc-, dangerously M With the same
dr-sd disease; her thr-c children brins
.l.o ~. Her husband. father, Caleb 4.
Clemon., ani wlfc. .on aud daughter
we're al.o M.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
SOUL. niIcs.lIIn

~ YOU throw your luck away you will
never nnd u.
". ar, At I-icc With all the world
and u,hi ther-N lth to h. content. Hut
". must always have something tn nor
~ aboat--oh, ~ have 1.-THE fhurlow
MARI. She I. q. bri.k q. ever hat not 40
fie.hy al year ago. What can We do
for the rhufiov m,rrt Nh, agaln Ne
have IL. More oti. from th. i've scrr
lot. Alth"agh south Buckheld enjoys
an occasional rifle after the Tharlos
mare BE- /. emphiiically home-m "a.
Hut az cauno, r,frsin from telling YOU
hos hugely Ne snlpy~i our.elf AZ 49,
let party the other night ~ which Rob
and Ion were ~ the party. south Hulk
field I. h.ing forty ani Rob sni lou
we'll, no m,ii.r about th"ir agrs-thsy
sr- It'll the bpy. II long $50. We DID
not take our leave until Ne slw Rob
.n.concci In bci At the my.tic hour of
midnight.
IN many way. man u hat the creature
~ hl. oNn CREATION. Habits formed aud
persisted Ia bs,rom- .econd nature. III.
man sho form. the habit - arising II
i've o'clock In the morning ]. u.u'lly
awake aud ready Ia arl.. ~ that hour.
- Il Z. With al the habits - our lives.
Habit. ~ slo,h aud indolenc~, ~ false
hooi and lax moral. generally are the
ch,ln. that hind ~ Ia that degraded con
dillon. Exiraneou. ahs these may IL
for good or III la IA. silent Vet potent
influence. existing all around "a, Yet In
the highe.t aud truest sense u man the
architect of hl. osn fortune through hl.
own enic.,or. must be- work out hi.
osn advancement, elevation aud rcguls-
lions.
our ID niei, of East Hebron, ishauling
forty cord. ~ seasoned wood io the city
for Charlie. T.. Allen. Dcluctlng cos, of
cutting aud hauling Charlie ind. he Ia.
about two dollar. for stumpage. our
Daniel I. q trump card.
According Ia >locum's authority south
Buckheld h,. been Ia distinguished CON-
psny Tor once.
Galu. with Ill. I,lackhswk gelding fol-
lowed "a. from the city lately aud he
aid, ~ didn't know before that the
Thurlow mare wss trotter."
Horace Morrill, sni &. 4. spaulding
are buying dried apples.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
0ucHe,ClO.

The remains Of Alberto Warren. th'
.~rond sou of the late Walter y. Warren
who died st Auburn of cerebro-spins
meningitis on the 10Th Inst, were brought
here for Interment. Aged lsycars.
i,ev. u. y. tIibbsri, of East sumner
CongregsiIonsiist, preached nc ths
baptist church sunday forenoon, i3th
Inst, In exchange With Rev. w. y. Law
rrnee.
Mia. Mabel Irish returned from Water
Vile last week on account ~ the sick
mes. IL her mother, Mrs. Henry ID. Irish,
With Ia grippe.
Mr.. 4. T.. Cole % Boaon Il visiting
at her fathers, q. a. spanidlngs.
Mas ssdi. Crommet has returned from
q visit to Massachusetts,.
Mrs. iIersey, mother Of u. IL. iler.cv.
ESQ, has been quite seriously III for
several weeks.
Tie Methodist society give an enter
talnmrnt nc Ncyln.cot Hall, Tuesday
evening, Dec. and. consisting of q
drains. tablesux. music, etc.
FIR, slrlghlng Dee. 18th.
We had m. first touch of wiuter
weather last Thursday, the tsmpcra-
TURF ranging In the low numbers close
Ia ,efo al DAY With stlf breeze FROM
IN. northwest. The f,ll and winter at
issi was very much Tx. the present
season, mild and pleasant and me- .ieigh-
Ing until the 10th of Dcccmb-r n " va.
this year.
To-day. dec. 18th, Il the anniversary
of one II the toughest sni most block
log storms ~ last winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
MlSI SUMNER.

The many friend. 10 the newly mar
fi.d couple, \. l.. He'll. and bride, met
II the ,r.try ~ the i'uiSrrsali.i churvl
Tor a wedding rccrPtion, Tue. lay even
log.
NIs. cole ~ Prospect il,rbor, slater
81 the Young lady ~ho dici 81 sudd"nlN
AZ Captain small. the past summer, Is
,islting IL her Aunt's, Mr.. sm,lr..
Th~ fB~ skating 10 late va. well I'm
proved. especially a.. evening 81 th'
am h~forr the snow % the newt day,
when th~r, w.r- nearly forty people on
Pleasant rond.
The beautiful snow .~cm. To have
come 10 STAY. followed by high wini'
which burn ca, chimncys and warn u'
60 look cut fot fir-.
Mi. Edith Berry 7. .till at home.
Srtflatina has broken out In the
family 20 l.. n. Iii.hrr, on Sumner iiill,
three % th. children l-'lng .lck. TIE
.ch.ol Ia that district, taught by John
A.. berry, l. stopped; hoping Ia prevent
|. .l.rrad of the dread disease.
EV-fyun. s-sm. Ia take kindly to run
nsrs and sleigh. are dying round lively
IL 4. iust cold enough to mskr eNrrNon'
glad that snos aud winter have cpine.
Chri.tms. trc-. are t-ing plinnrSi fo'
this most Jayful SEASON of the YEAR, Whit
the little folks are shrouied IN SON
my.tery, they know not Whit; which
all come. to light after the si,h.
Mr.. Cole. cousin accompanied h"r
frum Prospect ilarbor. e. .p-nd the Nln'
ter With her cou.in. Mr.. Erncs, flcld,
u no live. about thr-e mile. from here.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
ALBANY.

Tie kimi,all lIro.. have two team
hauling spool stock to bethel depot To-
Dexter Cummings.
4. a.. Il-an had tso-ycar-old belief
grt away from hi. barn "a the pasture a
few dsys lcfow the storm; after tn
.iorm they ~.ui for her and she was 81
sild they could no, ct her. The neNi
day they wsnt Nth eight men and :
dog. After hard chase ih"N socur~I
her.
\ surprise party at Austin Hutchinson.
Thursday night.
The Young peoplc'. "Muiual Improve
meui society" met Friday evening Al
Gco " iI.cklsr's.
LYMAN johnson .e,ms Ca D. falling.
CYRUS kneclsnd'. wife al Alhani
Rasin. Z. Vet quite feeble.
The sbos aud rpin 81 Iuesday ha'
m,de a good foundation for .lelghing,
Dexter Cummings l. sending mill
sopi to market.
Mr.. A.plnSall Il on deck again and u
carving the mail.
Mr. Robin. hss swapped her 10
hot.- Nth o,i. ilsyford aud got -lp Z,
hout
More snow l. needed Ia make go"'
.leSliing la the woods.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
AhpovER.

The welcome snow made fun for th
hunters. several hne DEER we're taken
O~cn T.. smith NJ New York, formerl,
&c this place. IL visiting his friends sns
mother for , few days.
We are to have q union Christmas tree
In the Congregational church Tharsds,
evening with literary exerrises BY thu
scholars. II IL hoped that the poor Ia
town will be specially remembered.
lsemembcr that be that givcth Ia the
poor lcndeth On the Lord.
Lots ~ our enierpri.lng iownsmen In.
tend 10 20 a. the agricultural lecture ri
the Change Hall, kumford Center. next
rnesjsy. the III.
I.cmcmher th. hook aud l,dder dance
aud supper at the hall Tuesday evening,
th.c. al.
Mis-. Lizzie Hall has moved Into her
house at the lower village.
several of our boys are cutting birth Tor
the dowel mlll. Dstus Merrill has shout
80 coris ysr,iei. Rand and IIcdg,ion
have contracted 10 put la 100 cords Sew
ersl either psrtic. will put In smaller lot.
To make up the oDo corls wanted.
The commlti.- chosen several weeks
ago tn swamp out the Rad through black
Mountain notch mustered crew aud set
forth last ru..dsy. They report very
fair location Tor q road. The altitude
tn overcome !. shout the same NJ R"x-
hurry Notch. or go feet above Anloycr
,lll,ge. hi. elevation Will not serious.
" affect anything. for the distance y. 81
great the rice will he for the most part
very gradual.
10 YOU want tn sp"nd an evening al
social enboyment come In th. lodge.
New memhers coming In most every
evening.
Mrs.. =. D. Tslhot revived . dispatch
Tuesday announcing the death ~ her
mother in Massachusetts,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
LOANS LCTrER

An .ntsrtsInmsnt viii - given
TUESDAY evening" before Christmas, c"n-
si.tins Il musk. tshlrauX. . drama ~
We have soui~has ct MIXED az in IT,
We had LTD our.slf on ths shsli, a. ~
fhourht. rsfman~uily. hut When = good
Ia,kius Nonan Nth a blue, black 80
rrav eVe loaks AZ us calmly snd ssrcuN
sud ~. please ~ grt miNed ag'n'
Ia H.
Ne met : u. by mo"nlisht wedne.-
"a, s,suiug iu q narrow Say. on ls"nnl-
sf-uut Hridgy 80 called, bat Shh lliil'
.Hsins.ring ~ pss.s-d - ith"ut a rub. :
q has rather pleasant Noice. We
...is ~. proposition o. him that 80 spai
1a mor.. HoSe,rf . little sharp sh"",ins
ana .ru.. fring DE- uo harm shsn Que
-lr d. loadci 9TH nothing bat powder
a1i sai.
Va. down "a Auhurn wcinesihy "a
.a,a sIrk uncle. IT, hss l.'"n On this
..rfh nsari, ninstv Nears. To l. draslns
a-ir the ,rus.ing psinlsssly tnd fearless
It shall 80 knoS each ether thsf"
-.lttr - the " 10 onrs tell us Their = No
nsrv hut th~ grave Nth IT, rnilr-.
.ilmhsf Nnd .nuis seem 10 thlhA that
Ifth-rv -. r,sn.siuus sNisisnc' = = "nh
the sall~, aud thu .hsios W shall n",
have ssu.e enough Q" rrc"gn'fe our
fri.uI. \ PRETTY siim 1dra That
shria remembered Msry and hsd q
Lna~ i..igr q hi. fri~uis aud an an"''
ttnn fsr th.rn after III. Death and r~sur-
r,rfian. m awake IA nj, likeness ~.
aI.a .h,ll knas AMI love thoss 80 loved
ADD lnsi h~loN.
JouN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
DENMARK.


The lsdie. 10 the Eastern star enter
tainci the natives Dec. 18th, With a
dam,, supper aud dance. Notwiih'
standing the storm u Va. quilt. we'll si'
tended.
Walter inck. our cnterprising meat
man, has .e,ur-i legscy IL some sii0l
fron hi father. estate In England. We
are glad that good "i.uck' attend. HIN
In hls new home.
=. q. Davis. E.q., spend. the week Ia
Portland.
4 part ~ the farmer. have .igned q
paper plc,iging Themselves not Ia plant
s.ect rpru for lee. than thr-. and hall
cent. for tNeniy-.lN ounces. They held
\ meeting al the town house the 10Th
from which all -,cep, .lgners were eS'
cmp,el. What trsn.plr-'l u not known
but Il Il rumnrci tlnt COMMITTEES ~.
cho.cn IT, present sn uliim,tam "a Burn
ham a Morrill,. u I. a. bc hoped that
no rupture will cnm, between them aud
this excellent fiun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
BETHEL

Cold weailrr, but Zoe sielghlng for q
fec days past. Advantage IL being
taken Of the snow and good roads aud 4
great deal ef green ssi dry wcod IL
being hauled Into the village.
Work on the Methodist ehurcl VAS
suspended Tor . time when the cald
wave reached us Last week. IN. build.
Ing IL closed In and .hlnglei. Mr.. q. n.
Adam. has had charge aud large crew
~ss WORKED up To the middle 10 last
week.
L.. r. RaIker IL cauvassing the town
Tor the History Of Bethel which Il being
prepared by Dr. IAphsm. The s,mple
copy has about one-hsif printed matter
and the remainder blsnk showing -ise of
book. \ large number of the histories
have bc~n .old.
a. a. Adams hss purchased Oh. bu.i.
NJ. ~ ~. n Perklns on Main street.
Nr. Perkins ka fir.i-cia.s barber and
Ne arr sorry 80 lose him. o.. Ne under
stand he u soon to leave our village.
Mr.. Aisms has had quite an experience
In the business sni will no douh, please
all patrons.
whlteey Bros.. marble workers. have
dissolved psrtnershlp. v. y. whitney
coni.nu-s the hu.lness ~ the oil place.
They have built up large ,'n.lness since
coming here.
The masons have completed their
Work on Cole Biock aud the carpenters
are now n work putting on the finl.h
AMI lsyl log the noors. Work wiil b. push
.l "a completion. The contract Tor p,int-
Ing the buililng outside and In has been
taken by Messrs Clancy a sawyer ~
Norway. Me-. Who will h-gln work a.
som az IN. wcc,iwork Inside 4. ready.
The third entertainment of the L. L..
:. course wss given st Ideal Halt Thur
day eNenlng last Ia large house. II
"a. q r-sding sni musicale. Ml.. Ellen
y. Gibson wondered several selection. Ia
Zoe manner. Tho music Nss hy loc,
talent aud WAS exc.ll.nt.
The coaut.r Il b-lng put luto the hank
room. In Cole block. n u Ia run length
wi.e 20 the main ruom With screen or
gls.. sha,e u. These rpoms when hnlsh-
81 will y. most councillor. aud suitable
Tor banking r,om..
Ths Christmi. concert 10 the Waiver
saii.t sunday school orvarrsi Sanisy
sNcuing last, at the church. ltc'nsisted
~ r-Citstion., Staging. ani the r-nder-
Ing ~ the he,utlful .srNics cntitlci
'',hristmas JOY" by th. school. \
gooily number werr present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
MASON

The hr.t in.tallmcnt 70 winter l. here.
Th.r. l. snoS ,boagh Ia make go0l
.lsighing for q feS day. u u l. net too
warm. The teams started out on runners
"Wednesday morning.
CO Rro~n l. having birvh cat Ia
haul 10 West Bethel.
:. ~. Gro,er l. 10 haul poplar and
hlfCh Zoe y. a.. Mills.
II Hutchinson has sold hi. oHru "a
\. :. lissn.
Archie Hutchinson y, going Ia Bo,tou
o. work thls Nintsf.
ulerr xas qasricFly meeting In
Mason. Tuesday. Eli.r adams ~a'
prrssnt.
IA PRESCOTT has novel Into \. :,
beans boarding house. IL sill hoar'i
Mr.. Bean's men.
n l. hsri work a. hil q card TO-DAY
n sssms Ike q big task.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
OlCkvAlI

Dlck,ale and IT. surroundings. -lIl,ck
Mount aln. cold Hack" nec,is no Intro
iuction Ia the hundreds ~ past aud prc.-
.nt reader. ~ the Oxford Democrat who
In bygone season. h,,, climb~i Ia ".
rugged shoulder. to gather the succulent
hlu.bcrry. u take u. name from the
heavy black growth ~ spruce, plnc aud
hemiock by which " was covered from
lasc Ia dome, when fir.t SEEN bN Merrill
Knight. thu pioneer 81 i'cru, . century
rgo. The wcoiman'. axe and fnrrs,
firrs have denudci ". .outhwe.isrly
sides, shoulder. and top ~ its forest,
aud where grew the stately pine nov
spring m. w.c-bii bushes from which
the people ~ TIL. sni adjoining coun,is.
gather annually hundreds of bu.hcl' III
luscious fruit.
The northeistrrly front facing Dick
and this yslc--i. stlll covered by tn.
prine,,l forrest 80 valuable timber, o..
much az In all the town hc.idc. II was
bought when the railroad boom bsgsn
Ia rumble, mostly by q company 81
gentlemen ~ whom your srsble ii.gi.-
ter IL Dc,Sis I. Que. >incc III. Anasa.
guniicook. 10 tril.~ 20 the ,Nbenaki na.
tion ~ rrd mem dwclt AZ Rocksmc,-,,
Canton rolnt. TIL. region hs. h~en the
paradise 10 hunters, a. evidenced by the
hons-litisr-,i c,,-rns and cyrics. The
remains 10 ,-cs,rr dam. and otter slide.
and especially hy the legend. ~ flghi.,
tus.le. aud frolic. ~ every settler With
Indian devils, b.srs, bobcats, Wolves,
wolverines aud esglcs, % handed down
fron father Ia sou. 81 the Iisb-rs, Uou.
neys, Ball.y., Bufg-sse., knight. and
Oldhsm.-put CA the brakes DID YOU
.syt Well. odd people like Ia dwell on
.ccre. that are past. and io'isr on IN
bu.lnc.. To the last. "DaSc Pratt" sc-
co.ic,i "a. q. "old msn" on his train
q while .incc. We were slightly piquci
Ia.i then bat shall have Ia own o. the
characteristic bearing.
Mr.. BRAY. people despair II his bcing
able a. D. moved to Ill. home here.
After nearly eight weeks - sickness
Mr.. lea. wym,n :. able Ia .lt az.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
MES1 hIIhIl

our delightful autumn weather cams
a. close lt.t ruesday, and q IN Incl
hatch 10 SNOW With go"d crust !. tie
result. Thursday was q cold dsy viii
very high wind. Thermometer was only
- alDye r-ro all day.
I.umbsrn@n are making the heat of
III. snow anil farmer. ar. hauling soo'i.
The CROW. are .till with us In cousld'
-riblc numbers, an omen ~ an open
winter or possibly they ARE STAYING 10
cheer up their old friend, u. II. H., sho
!. .omeNh,t ''under the weather" this
wlnirr. lie hs. closed hi. store at West
Bethel for the present.
Aa Prescott has moved To Mason
where D.. tak-- chsrg. ~ the boar dlne
hou.. sui run. the engine AZ \. -
Bean. mlli which will soon start up, ~
au,ntliIe. ~ blrrh are cut ready Ia come
la on IA. fret snow.
Berihs youngest daughter Of D.
Pay.on Grover, MAS married last Mon
day "a Charlie. T.. Valentine ~ Bethel,
our loss has turned Into congratulations
Ia Mr.. Valentine and they are many, a.
TIA. bride. friend. here are limited only
a. the number who knew her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
THE OXFORD BEARS.
TIA po,Nos or rnG WAX M Al,
SECTIONS o. T-s COUNTY.
ERNsauRa.


The monthly Temperance meeting va,
held AZ the s~~ienborgisn church ga
sunday evening. pec. 18th. Remark,
hy Miss fsruhAm and q solo hy Mis,
'artis gave the mesting unusual Interest
Mhss flfFie sawyer of bartlett Ia.
bccu visiting friends her..
John 4. >ouihsr 10 Chicago wss al a.
u. Barro~s' for two DAYS. Mr.. soaihel
!. buyer for the nrm n.h a Go. In I'll.
c.go, commissioa MERCHANTS. The mag
nl,aie ~ their ba.lns.s NAV 10 e.tl.
u,sis~i a. tso carload. ot proiar~ which
they have hsndlci this yesr; mos, III
Shhh sss hsaght BY M. ~sa,h-r.
Mr.. n. 4. >oaiher and her son Thom-
- started Tor c.lsl. on Thurs
day morning..
NJ. aud Mr.. VIM. n. Brsdlcy aud
daughter left rhur.isy f"r the win.
ter. Mr.. Bradley for boston aud Mr..
Bradlcy rnd daughter Zoe Brligton.
Mr.. J. y. osgood 20 i'itt.neld. Mass.
l. u hi. mothers, Mr.. 4. ". Jeunc..
Ti- pastoral slsli ofihe Congregation
al socisty took plsce al Rev. Mr.. Noangs'
on thursday evening.
u. >,rupc Howe I. az home.
Dr. hartisti has harvesting business.
Nany ~ the absent ones are coming
boms nsNt week for Christmas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
IASr SIMMER

Christina. festivals arr being talked
az, aud m. Lady that wants your name
vnd lust = tribe Co ct Mr.. >o-and-so q
pr~-sut. l. around on her snnusl tour
There sr- many a. call Toe your attention
foe a momsnt.
Rev. n. y. Lawrence 70 Bnckheld en.
changed pulplts ~iih Rev. Nf. iilhhard
ca ti- 18th inst. IL preached very In
tsfssiing disCuur.s.
The hrst sl-i. for the season appear
"a un the strv.ts on "Wednesday.
There viii D. lot. 20 t.iming Nhcn
little more snoN come.
Iuriu. Packard hss hought the GLOW,
~ farm ou Field. lllli and Will cut or
ths timhsf.
w very big oil. stories VT.
Noar reportsr killed a spring pig that
dressed IT. ~.
Itis general time Tor colds, aud
many ar. AFFLICTED.
SIUHtN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
SUMNER

NJ. abd Mrs. 4. 4. Doien ~ North
Turner wvre IA tosn saturday.
klwin Samp.on of Hartford cut hi.
lsg last st-oN, IN. kns. J,int while cat.
ting Wood for iriss Boaney last weck
h. u gvtting slnng nls'sly AZ present.
Mr.. q. a. futile has guR. "a Cam.
bridge, Mass, 90 Vlsit her sister. Mrs.
WILEY.
n,srv ~ili - Christmas festival s'
the Merrill school house. Thursday even
lng, pcc. eith.
Mr.. and Mr.. Allen Abbott have gone
to Ahlngton, Mas, Ia .p~Dd the Winter
y. q. Bosk.r. Who has te-n working
In Quincy, Mass, returned home FRIDAY
20 Last week.
M. and Mrs. l.. ~. Brackctt and
daughter 20 Aaburn visited hls sider,
Mr.. D. q. Bosker, lat saturday.
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EAST BGrrel.

Preparations are being made for
Christms. trr. aud entert ,lnment 90 be
held Al the school house, Thursday even
Ing, Dcc. 2Ith.
Mr.. jacob k'mball has gone 20 Nns'
sachusstt. Ia yi.ii his son, william MIN
bill, Who IL very low with consumptlou
and not expected "a live.
Mr.. Mary Darling 10 spending thu
winter az T.. ". Bartlstt's.
Thomas Hastings, George iIasting'
aud Jane. ssan have go0e bear hunt
Inc.
A heavy fall of snow, Tuesday night
Die 18th, aud the slrighs are oat TO-
the fir.t time thi. sssson.
No crossing the river.
q. n. Hastings has Killed about v
partridses the past season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
OXFORD.

Rev. Geo. Avery Of Top.ham preach
ell At the Congregational church, sun
day. exchanging With Mr.. wathen. Mr..
Avery lectured NJ the ". y. church sun
dsy on temperance, under the auspices
Of the Division % Sons of Temperance.
A large audiencs vas present. Muslc
was furnished 10y the ". u. choir.
There was q snrprise party nj The home
% q. y. HAYES, Friday evening. Theft
friends In the number of sixty or more
spent . pleasant evening With music
games, etc.
The Sons Of Temperance celebrated
their third anniversary With an oyste'
supper. u Was thoroughly enjoyable
occasion. The division u In . very
prosperous state; there are ninety-eighs
member. Ia good standing and they an
csastastly adding 70 thelr nsnbsrs.
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GRAFTON

Tu~.day. In the afternoon. u snose'
IN ~ net over three inches, followed ~
auIte a rain l-aNtEg the snow quite wrt'
ia the afternoon the weather changed 70
cah. snd thl. "Wednesday night u i
guiie cold. making all the water lnt'
A.. and . goci hard bottom for .le'iiing
Richmond DaVi. l. very sick Vii
~h,t the doctor calls bilious pD~umona
Mr.. r.. I. brown "a little mor- com
Portable. bat l. very low.
Report come. that Fairfield Coolidge
a merchant of Upton. has had a shocA
aud I. Ia very critical condition.
Iumt-rm~n ...m happy since th'
snow but th-rr !. not enough Tor I've
si~,iding timber.
Rev. n. =. whliman aud wife started
on their trip Ia fioriia, Monday last
Thy intend TO speed the winter there.