Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-31
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oolNGs or THE WEEK M ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

Thursday Evening at AoP.M.
Cniversalis, Church: Sunday School every
Sunday at IL An.
Three gentlemen Of the road stayed at
the Jail Monday night, and Tuesday
night nine celebrated Christmas eve BY
taking lodgings at the same place. When
they were let out in the morning they
looked like small army going down the
hill. Their anxiety TO change their man
ner Of life was shown by conversation
which y bystander had with some OF
them. why don't you go to work
he asked. They answered that they had
tried to get job, and upon being ques-
toned further admitted that one ofthe
largest lumber operators In the county,
who Is financially as good as wheat.
had offered them work In the woods.
"why didn't you take liz" was asked.
"Well. they said. ''how were we 10
know that we'd ever get our paw" Sew
eral other tramps have put up AT the u
since.
Professor George l.. vose has return
ed TO the Hill.
Professor and Mrs. Edgecomb left
Wednesday for their new home at Cam
den.
R.K. Eastman of the Oxford County
Advertiser office spent Christmas with
his fathers family here.
4 very pleasant affair was the Christ
mss tree Tuesday evening. About an
hour was occupied with exercises. The
music was furnished by double choir
from the two churches, and the selec-
tons we're good. Devotional services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Roberts
and Rev. Mr.. Hooper, and both OF them
made brief remarks a. representatives OF
the two sunday schools. There were
some appropriate exercises by the
smaller classes of the two schools. Then
Santa Claus made a very short visit, and
three trees were unlosded, 10 the great
satisfaction of the children as well as
older ones.
Just before the Christmas tree AZ the
Baptist church Tuesday night there was
an accident which little later might
have been serious. While Will Daniels
was lighting the lamps in the chandelier,
the whole thing came down. VIII broke
the fall with his knee, and Is somewhat
lame in consequence. The result was
some damage TO pews and carpet, and
considerable 70 the chandelier. The rod
which held the chandelier had by some
ones oversight been screwed into
socket without nut or washer on the up
per side, and when il had been turned in
one direction far enough, II simply came
out, as any screw would.
Grant and Gertrude Harlow drove
from Dixheld TO Paris Hill last Tuesday
10 spend Christmas with relatives here.
Mr.. Harlow reports the travelling the
worst he ever saw il.
Arthur W. Hammond aud wife OF Ber-
lin, y. H., were at Capt. {. IL. Ripley :,
sunday.
The winter term Of Paris Hin Acad-
emy will begin on Tuesday, Jan. l+;h,
aud continue eleven weeks. The board
OF instructors will probably be announc-
ed in the next Democrat.
W. III. French, Esq, of Turner, died
last week. Funeral Tuesday afternoon
AZ 30. Rev. and Mrs. a. I. Wedge
are Al Turner. Mr.. French was leading
business man, prominent in the Baptist
denomination, and trustee of Hebron
Academy.
The Uniyersslist Circle Friday even
lux Will ~ a ptNtAtN RAANN. W. pc
will be offered for the worst looking
rigs-one for ladies aud one for gentle
men-and the more like = tramp you
look the better. Picnic supper will be
served al o'clock as usual, followed
oy two hours dancing. You are re-
quested 20 leave your good clothes az
home. aud come in your rags, stay in
YOUR rags, and 20 home in your rags.
II Is now settled that Charlotte +.
Hammond. VI. D.. Wiil during the pres
sent season carry out plan which she
has for some time been considering, of
establishing and conducting summer
health resort or sanitSrium az the home
stead, the residence Of Hon. George r.
Hammond For this purpose an addition
will be built on the house, and IL i I'M
derstood that work will begin at once.
For natural advantages, the location i
unexcelled for such a purpose. DR..
Hammond il already well equipped for
the work, but intends % Increase her
qualifications, and will go 10 New York
early in January TO take a special post
graduate course in nervous diseases and
acknowledgements.
The oxford Baptist quarterly meeting
will be held with the church in this
place Wednesday and Thursday, aud 10
connection with Il, Mr.. III. 4. Roberts
will be ordained as pastor OF the church.
The first session Il the meeting OF the
Ordaining council AZ z. NJ. Wednesday,
and the ordination services will be held
on Wednesday evening.
There was an exciting runaway just at
dark sunday night-or rather, series
OF runaways and smssh-ups. George
Proctor and Perley Ripley had been to
North Buckfield. On the way back,
near Edwin Stearns's, the horse sudden
IN started up, and couldn't be held, but
cleared himself from the buggy and ran
for home, coming right along over the
Hill. Albert smith and wife of Norway
had been up 70 the Hill 10 make visit,
and were on their way home. Near the
foot Of the hill BY the cemetery they
met Misses Lille and George Shaw, and
while the two teams were turned out 20
pass each other, the runaway horse came
along and tried TO go between. he
struck and smashed Mr.. Smiths carriage
and struck the Shaw horse squarely In
the chest, pushing her into the ditch and
breaking thill. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
were both thrown out, and Mrs. smith
was badly bruised, having narrow es-
cape from being trodden on by the
horse. Mr.. Smiths horse, spirited
animal, found the excitement too great.
and ran with what was left OF the bug
gy. The original runaway turned In at
the corner aud brought up in the field
by Z. NJ. Thsyer's barn. Mr.. Smiths
horse left the buggy aqusrter OF mile
further on, and, showed up in Cy
Churchill's barn cellar on Singepole
about midnight. Mrs. Smith was badly
bruised, but no bones were broken. No
one else was injured, though quite a
number were badly scared.