Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-26
SOUTH PARIS.

ICass-ouve Fuller. Florence Richardson.
Asa Brett. May pcCOster, Harold eammon'
NJ Class.-Iohn McAr,iie. Allie Narston. Scott
| Narston Harry Briggs, Osmond Chase, Robert
TUFTS. Carroll Edwards, Frank bonney, "ater
iii clss-.-Fiorenoe >tarblr,l, BERTHE Davis, Al
bertha Andrews, Eva Child, Leila Cannon,
Mary l0rke. Allie Monk
MABELLg c. PIKE, teacher.
y. DAYTON Bolster 4 Co. will close
their store Wednesday, Feb. q, 10 take
stock.
Mr.. X. c. Sumner WAS called from
Portland 10 South Paris last week TO see
his little son, Elgin, who has been very
sick with lung fever. Little Eigins
mother died last April, and since then
he has lived with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. y. F. Strickland, where kind
hearts and loving hands administer TO
all his wants.
Mrs. John Whitman, who has been
1 sick nearly all winter, is convaleseent.
/ Miss Lula Perry Is at present doing
homework for Mrs. Whitman.
II vour ewes are troubling you call on
Or. Richards.
Mrs. Ada Pulsifer and son Shirley
have returned from six weeks visit
among friends In Massachusetts,.
Quite an amount OF sickness prevails
AZ present. John Bennett and W. n.
/ rockingham are among the afflicted.
The annual meeting of the Paris Man
ufaCturing Co. was held last Friday.
The same board of directors were elect
ed for another year. The company Is
In prosperous condition, and will pay
A dividend of per cent.
There seems TO be one industry that
the legislature has not mentioned THIS
term, and that i the killing of skuaks.
And WHY should they prohibit the kill
ing OF them. " hen lifelong Democrat
remarked the other day that he never
would vote the Democratic ticket again
as long a 4 blauked skunk skin brought
more In the market than sleeps pelt
u Those in the primary department
brick school house, not absent one-hali
Iday: Clara Stinchheld, Minnie Elwood,
sadie SWett, Freddie Record, Wallie
ICHfOrd. Howard Maxim, Edwin ORR,
Charlie Henry. Those absent put one
lday. Mortie Bolster, Bertha Merrill,
, Annie S;iuchfeld. Minnie klwood has
been present every half day for three
terms, and Sadie SNett his been aosen'
but three DAYS In the last five terms
Whole number Of pupils forty-elght'
Average attendance forty i've.
~ The class of -, Hebron Academy,
came here on their class ride last Tues
day evening. \ sOciSble was held ~
Ia. A.. IL. Hall, after which they went u
the Andrews House for supper. They
were ACCOMPANIED by Principal W. T.
. Sargent.
To accommodate those who wish 70
attend the dedicatory exercises OF the
new Congregational church AZ Norway
next Thursday evening, barges VII
I leave the square at Is 80 and g; ID,
several OF our Young people attended
. the clerks ball al Norway last Tuesday
! evening. Judging from their tired "p
pearance on Wednesday We should say
, .hev old not come home till morning.
The Frankie Carpenter Co. played Il
. good-sj1ed audiences the tir,t three nights
, of last week. The parts were we'll TAX
, en-. The sptcislties by Miss Carpenter
= and Mr.. Grady were well received, whIi'
the dancing and singing Of the babies
Dora aud Rens, brought down th'
. house.
Frank Dobie has ended his engage
! ment with \. /. S;urieysut.
. Springs are getting low. >evera
= families are already without water.
The nlia-week prayer-me,tiDg at th'
, Congregational church will be hel1
Tuesday evening Instead of "Wednesday
, eyeuing for the next few weeks. IL Thu
- lcveuing proves 10 be more satisfactory
! ! than Wednesday evening the church vii
= probably vote TO make the chlnge per-
, maueut.
I Miss susie Rounds Was 81 home from
Bates College over SUNDAY.
p Next Wednesday, Feb. 27th, th'
ipi,tric; Lodge. /. -. G.. +. will holC
/. their spring meeting here. The day
E will be occupied IN attending TO IN,
|. usual business IN the evening grand
, temperance rally will be held.
Hon. Geo. \. Wil.on vas in Portland
Friday on business connected with ih'
bank.
The Corgr,ga tioual ladies' circle will
De held in the VeStry Vt Friday even
, ing. supper at . :3c, followed by AZ
: entertainment.
Rev. K. J. Haughton and Rev. IL. l.
. Nichols exchanged pulpits sunday.
+ Died. in South Paris, February 9th
Edith. aged II wears, only daughter o.
Mrs. l.. ". Jackson.
Edith Was bright and active child o.
! unusual promise and her early death hS'
carried sorrow - many hearts. iel
Kind and cheerful disposition made her j
general favOrite and il Is seldom that
child OF her wears leaves 30 large a circl;
of friends 10 mourn her loss. She bor'
4. her sutlrrings with rare fortitude ant
. patience. IN the midst Of severe pait
she frequently expressed the wish ina
the loved ones who cared for her NIGH
not be wearied and kept from their rest
All that medical skill could do 70 checI
. / the progress OF the disease Was done
e. kind friends supplemented the tende
miuistratiOns OF the stricken family, bu
lall In vain. The day before her death 4
was thought FIR short time that she
, was better and hope revived. But th'
. improvement MAS only temporary anc
, after a few hours Of intense suffering
she passed calmly and peacefully To Hin
Who said. suffer little children 10 com,
lunto mc. The funeral services wer'
held on the afternoon 81 Monday. Feb
ruary llth. Among the many present
were large number Of her Schoolmtte'
Who came 10 look FOR the last time upot
. the face OF their little frient and 20 ex'
, press their sympathy with the family sc
? SOrelv iiliCied.