Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
Speak for your turkey.
Thanksgiving November 18th.

MISS J0tia HARLOW has been VISITING
, her mother In Boston.
The night watchman will be eoutiuue,]
IN business, for the present at least.
4 The plastering Is done at the county
buildings, aud the windows are going
lin. e
Mertie Maxim and Lizzie Hutchinson
were at home from Lewiston over sun
day.
Winfield ;. Starbird attended the
National Grange In Worcester last
week
| A. W. Walker. our enterprising ice
dealer, has the frame up for new ice
house.
\ Charles Edwards was a; Worcester
last week where he attended the National
6range.
II. Everett Farnum Of Lowell and T..
7. Woodbury. Of sweden were In town
Tuesday.
Franklin Maxim has good collection
OF confederate biils,-but they won't
buy bread.
Joseph III. Jones arrived home Friday
night from an extended trip in Vermont
and New York.
The Democrat establishment put out
handsome new sign last Tuesday, the
work of Charles 4. Young.
DIR, c. l.. Buck thinks that he has
good opening for hair dresser In con-
oection with his dental rooms.
DIR. +. \. White and Miss White from
Toronto have been the guests OF their
brother, Station Agent Frank White.
Walter l.. Gray, A. B.. of this place,
graduate of Colby University, Is principal
Of the high school a, Bridgton Centre.
VIM. ]. Wheeler has had the Hillside
aqueduet water put into the house he
has recently built near the Baptist
church.
Harry Maxim gave a birthday party
20 about twenty Of his schoolmates
saturday night. AL seemed TO enjoy
themselves greatly.
MeSSr>. Richardson & kenney, our
enterprisirg hardware dealers, are max
ing a very handsome display OF house
plants in their show window.
:. L. Hawkes. of Mechanic Falls was
IN town Thursday. Mr.. Hawkes. was
formerly a merchant at Paris Hill, where
he conducted successful business.
". n. Kimban Post, c.. A. K, and
Relief Corps, have had an invitation
from Harry Rust Post and Relief Corps
to visit them At Norway next Wednes-
day night
DR.. A. Y. Witham has decided 10 To- |
cate az Westbrook aud has moved 10 |
that place. DIR. William has made many |
friends during his stay here who will
regret his departure.
Aunt Betsey Gray, who is 90 years |
old, does her own homework, and Is as
smart and spry as most women of 80. |
She il making her a nice black dress |
without the help OF any dressmaker.
Mrs. Abner =. shaw of Concord, y. H.,
made brief visit 10 her father, William |
&. ROYAL. and other relatives in this |
place last week. Mrs. shaw has not |
been az her old home before for two |
years.
Miss Lena Abbott If Bangor, who is
teaching school in Andoyer, has been
visiting Miss Julia 7. Morton AZ her
home ia this place. Miss Abbott and
Miss Morton returned 20 Andover Satur- \
day 70 resume teaching thi> week.
Contractor George ". Cook met with
an accident last week while AZ work on
the b. \. Russell store. lie stepped back
ward through the scuttle and fell 70 the
cellar bottom. Fortunately he escaped
with no worse injury than scratches.
The following South Paris gentlemen
have been drawn 20 serve as jurymen at
the Uuited states Court in Portland on
the first Tuesday Of December: Grand
Jurors: Frank Z. Burbank and Frank \.
Shurtlef. Petit jurors, Franklin Maxim
and Swasey G.. BurneI.
BY. Russell will open his new gro
Gerry store AZ the corner OF Gothic Street
aud Western Avenue on wednesday OF
this week. He will Dc glad 10 see you
whether you want 20 purchase or not.
lie will have an opening "Wednesday
evening 10 which all are invited.
The Oxford Democrat will have new
home az south Paris. The SUE wishes
this genial and enterprising bear all
success aud happiness In its new Office.
Nav its "growls'' continue 10 be as
prominent and newsy in the future as
they have been in the past.--lewiston
sun.
Miss Hattie \. Hooper, who has been
teaching the grammar grade in the South
Paris schools, has resigned her place 70
accept a position In the RutlsDd Street
school in Boston. Miss Hooper taught
Al the Rutland Street School before com
ing 10 South Paris aud has been offered
an increase Of salary 70 return.
Work on the sewer from Billings
Block 70 the river has progressed Well
the character OF the WORK
but It's quite slow job. The tile has TO
De laid most OF the way ten or twelve
feet below the surface, and the earth Is
OF such a character that II has 10 De
,imhered nearly 70 the bottom OF the
trench 10 prevent caving in. When u Is
finished. though, il viii be "a mighty
good JOB done.
Rev. T. f. Millett, field secretary OF
the Maine State sunday School Assoeia-
tion. i doing much earnest and faith
fol work In the line indicated by his
official title. Such at least IL the natural
verdict OF those who attended the Sun
dav school Convention at the VI. r.
church LAST week. His evening address
MAS full Of helpful suggestions ana
rousing inspirations. During his stay
he Was the guest Of Rev. W. L. Chap
man.
Mrs. III. +. Cummings sends to the
Democrat beautiful bouquet OF pansies
and with il note saving y on ask Tor
items from every school district 10 town
have none but a bouquet, the frult OF
ms labor. picked from nv garden ths
sjxteenth day Of November, 1870
Thanks. Mrs. Cummings. This seems
"a efT,4etually disproye the statement OF
he southerner Who said that the climate
~ Milne vas nine months winter and
three months very late in the TALL.
The following pupils were not absent
one-half day from the grammar grade
49, ohsse Jessie Curtis.
-, Esnnev susie Porter.
Maud Pariin- beie -
49, I,..,,ngtt Ava Brett.
Sslss,,, p,unev MAY peCO-ier
,1-,i,5 - ,muo.n Willie Marston
,i..1. H,,isifer Winnie Thayer.
Albert Murphy was absent only one
half day. Alta Walker, oarrie ulss,