Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-24
Now hang your stocking.
w. h. Clifford is very sick.

Allen and Lizzie Hutchinson are a,
home from Bates College.
II. +. Dennisou, Esq, returned from
canada Thursday morning.
The Paris Manufacturing Company
have added a new mortising machine.
The NJ. E. Circle gave an oyster sup.
per and entertainment Wednesday even
ing.
;. Richards, jeweler and optician, l.
receiving new Christmas goods every
day.
What's the reason subscription 10
the Democrat wouldn't make good
Christmas gitts
Having got over the rush of work at
the sled factory, they have discontinued
running evenings.
Now that Mr.. Hammond is gone,
Frank Clark win work in Powers bar
Der shop evenings.
c. A. Clifford, Of Rumford Falls, for
merly OF this place, was made happy by
the arrival of another son in his family,
born the 18th.
4. Z. Stesrns. ESQ, Of Rumford Falls.
Was in town Wednesday. Mr.. Siearns Is
one OF the rising young lawyers OF that
rising young city.
On account Of the warm weather
Richardson x keuney have decided to
reduce their large stock Of stoves by
selling them at cost.
+. A. Thayer shows a handsome line
OF furniture in the new store In Billings
Block. His daughter, Miss Grace Thsyer,
is the clerk az this store.
II. +. Morton, Esq, superintendent Of
the Paris Manufacturing Company, was
confined 90 the house several days last
week with severe cold.
The Lvres Club meets at Lambe's
store. They will say of US as Artemus
Ward did Of Chaucer: Hes good
Teller but he kant spell"
John VI, Cummings has rebuilt his
telephone line between South Paris and
Norway, using the electric railroad poles
and putting on metallic circuit.
George b. IIilborn and wife returned
10 Dixficld Thursday. lie has been EN-
ployed by the Paris Manufacturing Co.
for several weeks during their rush
season.
South Paris Savings Bank pays tax
ot Sl.5s4.20 for the six months ending
Oct. 20. Norway Savings Bank pays
sl,l70.45, and Bethel Savings Bank
$3.50 80.
Mrs Ida W Fuller, widow of the late
Herman \. Fuller. with her son and
daughter left Thursday for Orange, Cal-
fornia, where they win make their
future home.
DIR. f. IL. Andrews Of West Sumner
was in town saturday. DIR. Andrews
went from Paris and succeeded 10 the
practice Of DIR. Bisbee who removed 70
Rumford Falls.
The scraping OF the snow off the cove
70 hasten the freezing OF the ice iield has
given the boys and girls q good skating
rink, and they haven't been slow in TAX
ng advantage OF il.
one OF our attorneys has an execution
ssuei hy the municipal court OF a
town. which is dated the
.tW entieth day of Davis The question
:, how many days is the honorable court
"a for:
Owing 70 request by the patrons OF
he South Paris skating rink, the man
,gemcnt wishes 20 announce that the rink
Sill be open Christmas Day from ! 10
. 30 2. NJ. Music from until 4. Prices
Is usual.
County Attorney Smith SAWS Billings
Block has the handsomest front OF any
building IN the county, but thst Norway
aas the largest one. The County At
.Orney Il a man of good Judgment and
IN artistic taste.
Fred ". Warren Of Bucktield was In
own last week. Mr.. Warren runs a
plating establishment at Buckfield-per-
nAps the only one In the county--where
ne does excellent work in the line Of
gold. silver and nickel plating.
=. h. Rawson Of Mechanic Falls was
no town Wednesday. Mr.. Rswson Is
contractor for heavy jobs. When any
body around this section wants large
building moved thew send for Frank aud
he lob is done with neatness and dis
patch.
II loooks as II the recent midnight
alters Il the grist mill made their exit
from this region via Auburn, aud, get
ing hungry by the time they reached
hat place, made unceremonious calls al
he houses OF some of the citizens, aud
aid In a supply Of provisions and Few
,eteras. At least, it Is easy 10 inquire
put such a route for them.
George B. Shaw aud George Proctor
u Paris Hill commenced moving the
county office equipments 10 the new
buildings al South Paris last Saturday.
The shelving and cabinets from the
clerk OF courts Office came do~n
on the first load. The other once
will he moved this week
aud the county officers will soon be do
ing business at the new stand.
The annual Christmas tree festivities
NJ the Congregational church will be
held in the vestry on Tuesday evening,
Christmas eve, at quarter past seven,
sharp. \ csntats of unusual interest
,gili be given BY the children. Santa
Claus will be present with large corps
of brownies and fairies. There will be
nlepty OF recitations and bright singing.
The committee on decorations will be Ia
the yestry on Tuesday at O'Clock, anu
an who have gifts for the trees are re-
auested 10 bring them early in the after
noon.
He. Hammond, Esq. of Paris HUI,
Looked over the new county buildings
for the first time last week and WAS
much pleased with their appearance.
MIR. Hammond has been court erier Ia
the supreme judicial courts at Paris
Hill for many years, and some OF the
Judges are authority for the statement
mai he's the best one in the state. Mr..
Hammond will serve in the same eapac-
NV In the new court house. dis voice
court" will be one Oh the
familiar things which connect the old
with the new.
Mr.. W. W. Small, associate editor OF
the Rumford Falls Times, called on the
Democrat while ia town Tuesday. Mr..
small. as We have before observed, Is an
\ ll-around hustler, and IL we hadn't
known il before We should now, from
The fact that he started out on bicycle
and made the trip from Rumford Falls
To Norway on il. Where the travelling
il worn smooth, the hiking isn't bad for
short distances. but a cross-eounty run
of thirty miles, and take your chances
OF roads and weather, is rather a sim
contract for a December day.