Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-30
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As usual, the Chautauqua season
brings back many of Fryeburg's chill.
dren to their homes, and many Others
take this opportunity to visit friends In
town.
Mrs. Grace Warren Kellogg Of Somer-
vile, Mass, Is at her fathers, Mr.. o.
Warren's.
Mrs. Cora Barker Wyman OF Charles
ton, Mass, are at Mr.. Flies.
Miss Katie Walker of WoodfOrd's Il
visiting her friends In this, her early
home.
Mrs. Cynthia Warren Messer Of South
Bridgton has been at Mrs. Tarbox's FOL
a short time.
S. S. Stearns, Esq, and family, OF Nor.
way, were at DIR. Bartlett's the first OF
the week.
Mrs. Carrie Osgood Reed Of South
Bridgton has visited her sister, Mrs.
Wright Cousins.
The little Merriam boy, who was In
jured BY falling from the horse car June
20, has improved so far as to have the
broken leg put into a plaster cast, and
has taken short ride on the car.
Mrs. NJ. A. Randalls house Is over
flowing with boarders, and Miss Page Is
lodging several at neighbors'.
Rev. Mr.. Prescott OF kennebunk is
taking his outing here for few weeks
A tent Is placed upon the corner lot In
which a miscellaneous entertainment Is
given every evening in the interest oil
various medicines which are for sale.
Mrs. Cullen Chapman Of Portland, and
her sister, are among the numerous
guests at the Oxford.
Miss Eva Goodwin went to Bridgton
on Thursday to play In concert given
at the Universalist church by the bo:-
ton Ideal Concert Company OF Portland
who are to appear at the Grove on FRI
day evening.
The attendance at the Grove Is very
good, many remaining after the teach
ers' institute Of last week.
George d. Smith, book seller ut SO
Fourth Avenue. New York city, offers
for sale his collection OF autograph let
tiers addressed to the late James Ripley
Osgood, by well-known British and
American writer's. The most OF the
letters have to do with the proposed
publication Of editions OF the works OF
British authors In America or OF those
Of American authors In Great Britain.
The letters constitute very interest
ing collection, and show generally
friendly feeling to exist between author
and publishers condition OF affairs, by
the way, which Is not currently supposed
10 exist. Mr.. Smith has issued cata-
logue Of the letters, briefly describing
each letter and giving extracts from sew
eral OF them. The prices at which the
letters are held are given In the cata-
logue, ranging from $50 to 30 cents per
letter. the former sum being the amount
asked for a letter from Charles Dickens.
The other well-known people whose let
tiers to Mr.. Osgood are embraced In Mr.
Smiths collection are Charles Francis
Adams, Jr.. william Arlington, Walter
Besant, William Black, Prof. II. II.
Boyesen, Robert Browning, William
Cullen BRYANT, Prof. James Bryce.
Elihu Burritt, Benjamin +. Butler, Will
liam Allen Butler, Joseph Comyus Carr.
lydia Maria Child. Frances Power Cobb.
Wilkie Collins, Moncure ID. Conway,
Anne NJ. Crane. Mary A. Dodge, Neal
Dow, Fanny Fern" (Mrs. James Par
tom, Eugene Field, Edmund Gosse'
"Grace Greenwood" Mrs. 5. j. Lippin-
cott), Bret Harte, Julia Ward Howe
Thomas Hughes, Henry James, Henry
James, Jr., John Cordy Jeafireson'
Sarah Orne Jewett, Clarence King
Andrew Lang. George Henry Lewes'
Mrs. Eliza Lynn Linton, Frederick
Locker, Henry W. Longfellow, Lord +
G.. I.ytton (Ouen Incredibly Brander
Matthews, John Neal, Charles Eliot
Norton. Elizabeth =. Peabody, Thomas
buchanan Read, Captain Mayne Reid
John G.. SAKE. Edmund Clarence Sted-
man, Anne Isabella Thackeray Mrs
Ritchie). Celia Thaxter, Henry /. Tuck
erman, John G. Whittier, Marv 5. VIII
kins, Justin winsor, Prof. G.. +. Wood
bury and Mrs. c. +. woolson.