Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-03
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Fred rarwell Il Introducing q new
rubber dater that excels the oil style,
An arrangement can be found on this
stamp that prevents the Ink from solllnR
the fingers. Ask 10 see this stamp.
Mr.. aud Mrs.. lIerrisk and Alice Pur-
ington attended the Bowdoln commence
ment Thursday.
Edwin Gehring aud Herbert Rowe OF
the Gould Academy class ~, went Ia
Boston Wednesday for the purpose OF
taking the entrance examinations TO the
In ,tltute Of Technology.
Two severe thunder showers came
together aud united over the village
Wednesday afternoon about S 30 o'clock
lasting about twenty-five minutes. Dur
Ing the storm Fred A. Clark, aged 80
years, WAS struck by lightning and In
stantiy killed opposite the Twltchell
house on Vernon Street, while going
home from his barber shop. The bolt
passed through his hat rim, striking the
left temple, running down the neck to
the chest, then going To the right side,
leaving the body from the right foot.
Mr.. Clark's clothes and shoe In the
course were torn TO shreds, aud frag-
ments were thrown several feet away.
II seems that before the shower came
M, Mr.. Clark was shaving Clinton Bsr-
ker and had the Job nearly flushed. A
the rain commenced To fall Fred said
"If you were not In the chair, Clint,
would 90 home aud STAY with my wife.
She Ia badly frightened In . thunder
shower Mr.. Harker told him To 90 at
once and not mind the fnishlng touches.
30 Fred left on the run for home where
duty called. Mrs. Clark happened tn be
In the Twitcheli house with Mrs. wight
nj the time and received \ severe nerv-
Gus shock by the same fash, not know
ing then what had happened 10 her hus-
band. willism e. Bean aud Willie
Parker were driving cows within q few
feet of Mr.. Clark. a. n result the fell
lows and animals were thrown down
aud rendered helpless. Will bean was
not hurt much. but the little Parker
boy received q had shock. Ilis right
side was blistered and Il Il . wonder
that serious results did not follow.
Lightning hit . tree near the sidewalk
on Paradise Street. Geo. Fernald just
passed under the tree aud Was not more
than twenty-five yards away when the
shock came. several persons living In
the immediate vicinity were knocked
about by this disturbance.
The Gilead nine agsin met the Bethels
In combat on the common last saturday
afternoon. The visiting team Was made
up Of PLAYERS from Island Pond, Cor
ham and Gilead. This combination
made a strong club and q hard one to
beat. Wiley 4 Scribner. pitchers on the
home team. kept the the runs down
clo.e, allowing only seven With . total
Of : hits 10 be made. This game makes
the third In succession that the Bethels
have wrc.,ed from Gilead. Following
are the totals;
An H. MI. Tn pa. A. D.
, ,.f.s = F. X . \
Score by innings;
ne,hsl, oostgseo,uis
Gilosi, 100000 o.
July i,h, In the evening at Odeon
Hall. the famous New Orleans Jubilee
singers will give one Of their popular
This troupe consists OF seven
genuine dArkies who are pronounced
the finest colored singers In the country.
This troupe Was formed In the New
Orleans University some years ago. u
l. now on q tour through this section
and no one should miss hearing them.
They have 10 repeat In many places.
This will bea good way To close the
GLORIOUS Fourth"
The breaking OF q hammock last
Tuesday evening caused Charles l'us-
sell Ia meet with q severe accident. a
partial psrsiysi. Of the lower limbs and
= shock 20 the whole spinal system
resulted by the fall. II seems now that
some time may elapse before he Will be
able Ia be- about.
The West Paris base ball club gave
the Bethels q hard tussle on the COM
mon saturday afternoon. shaw, the
Paris pitcher. was batted for seven hit.
with total % ten bases. Scribner OF
this place gave seven with total of
seven. The PLAYING was sharp, =. is
proved by only three errors resulting
during the hour aud twenty minutes OF
hard work. Score by innings:
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