Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-03
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T.. II. Virgin has sold his livery bush
nes. tn y. =. Crafts Of Auburn.
y. =. stowell has purchased the team.
and trucking business of Maurice Nc.
Intire. We understand that I'd Virgin
1. 20 be- Interested la the bushes. with
Mr.. Stowell.
Quite a large number attended the
picnic Tuesday last, at Canton grove.
Every one that went had q good time.
T.. W. Hammond, clerk for j. l.. John
.ton, passed Tuesday at Weld.
Among those who attended the SUN.
mer term 81 school just closed aud
taught by Miss v. l.udden, the follow
Ing deserve especial mention because
they were not absent nor hrdy during
the term Ella u. Ame-, Mary nrsckett,
Lutte VI. Marsh, Ina \. Mclntire, Ella
Randall, Mary =. stowell and Victor
Eastman. Arthur Frost and Henry III.
Harlow were tsrdy but once. Emma
Toothaker, Lucy Eastmsn aud Frank
Dayi. were absent only oBe-half day.
We consider that excellent result. have
been attained In the line of punctuality
In attendance at school.
"wednesday, July ith, at II An. L..
u. kidder Post, u. \. H., will meet al
their hall and form line headed by the
Dixheld Cornet Band. The procession
will march Ia the Dixfeld station on the
l.. and u. y. Railway, and on the arrival
~ the noon train committee viii meet
Department Commander Gilman aud
other Invited guests, and escort them Ia
the Grange Hall where dinner viii be-
rIar (.Il-
man has requested several posts Ia be
Ia attendance nj thi. time. AZ 2 4. ".
short addresses aud other exercises Will
be In order. In the evening NJ 20 a
rouslng campfire will be- In order, also
fireworks. Frank stanley will be- mar.
.hal Of the day. The Portland and
I,umford Falls Railway kindly give
reduced fares 10 all who wish Ia attend
this celebration.
Al Mari, Specially Company played
10 \ fair house In Music Hall Friday
evening. Al Marts gave one Of his usual
good shows. Everything passed on
smoothly aud all were well pleased. lie
shows July I In Bridgton Centre, July J
In Conway, y. H., the 9Th In North
Conway, and July . In Jackson, y. II.
II. VI. Cox's family have arrived aud
will pass the summer al their home Ia
this village.
Geo. NJ. Jacobs of New York, and Dr.
u. A. Swasey are among the late arrivals
IL the National House.
4. u. Barrett, our supervisor ol
schools, has finished visiting the SUN
mer term Of the school. In town, and
With one or two exceptions reports th'
work done satisfactory, and excellent
progress In studies. The schools In thu
village deserve especial credit. Fred n
Robinson aud Mis-. v. Ludden were thp
teachers. The school on seyery I'LL
also deserves especial mention. Thi'
school was taught by Miss Nettie Hutch
ins0n.
Floyd SWEET was riding on = bicycle
Wednesday afternoon, and when neal
Abel Ilolt's house ran into tree. ll'
Was somewhat shaken NJ, aud tn
wheel Was badly damaged. lie wa
racing.
Many really fine and expensive monu
ments and tablets In the marble" GENE
terry are now dwarfed into lnsignihcanc'
by the erection Of the elegant Dow mon
ument, believed to be the finest work o
the Kind TO be found this aide Of Lewis
ton. II IL Of beautiful design and work
manshlp, rising In symmetrical proper
lions from base seven feet, six inche
square to an altitude Of sixteen feet
The weight Of the base alone IL seve'
tons, and II required team OF elgh
powerful horses In Its transportation
here from l,umford Falls. The tota
weight Of the monument 10 about thir
ty-hve tons, and II WAS the work OF sew
eral days to place IL In positlon.
The ladies' Church Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. j. T.. Edmunds Thurs
day, July 9Th, at 2P.M. Every lady U
the village IL invited To be present, an
u not members TO present their nam
for membership.