Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
THE OXFORD BEARS.
the oo,Ncs or THE WEEK m ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY,.
PARIS HILL.

g,rst Rants. Church: Preaching every sun
lav M II An. sunday School al u NJ ssbeatn
Eyening Service al I 90 r. n Prayer ncetink
Thursday Evening at tef.h.
Universalist Church; Sunday sehooi every
sunday st II A.
Miss Mary l.. Bisbee Of Rumford Falls
visited friends here last week.
Master VIII Atwood went To pixneid
last Thursday for visit TO relatives.
N. u. Hammond Ii hauling hemlocs
logs TO Billings saw mill.
A party Of young people from mere
attended the play given by the Dixneid
Dramstie Club at Buestield last Thurs
day evening. Even vet there linger
around the rugged sides OF Streakeo
Mountain yistas Of a fitting hat ana
Young man In hot pursuit.
A Paris Hill man says he recently met
At North Cambridge, Mass, a very
smart old gentleman in the person oi
Thomas Stearns, ESQ, who is 81 years
old. and vet he uses no glasses, and was
walking on the lev walks without cane
Mr.. Stesrus is a large real estate owner
az North Cambridge. He Is member
Of the Stearns family OF this town.
Single copies Of the Democrat are on
sale at the Paris Hill post office.
Bizar Andrews, son of A. ;. Andrews
met with a peculiar accident last week
While eating an apple he slipped dowr
and stuck the blade of his jsckknife
through his cheek.
Miss Mary Newell gave tea party Il
some Of her young lady friends last
week.
Mrs. E. A. Chase OF Dedham, Mass
arrived Friday. Her husband has beer
here several DAYS, helping to care FOL
his mother, Mrs. William Chase.
A. ID. Park, Esq, was at North tarl;
Saturday as auctioneer IN the sale oil
property belonging to the Olivia An
drews estate.
Misses ANY Head and Matte Bradeen
were the popular clerks at the probate
Office AZ south Paris, Saturday.
Rev. ". W. Hooper will preach at The
Uniyersalist church next Sunday at IL
O'Clock.
Owing TO sickness Mother Goose viii
De unable 10 appear at the Universslis'
circle next Friday evening, and variety
entertainment will be substituted
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pear two weeks from Friday evening.
This week we are called upon tc
chronicle the death Of one more Of oul
oldest and most beloved residents, Mr.
Ellen A., widow OF the late WilliAu
ChSse, who died saturday, after Ions
but patiently endured Illness. Mrs
Chase has been more or less OF an In
valid for many years, having seen muei
Of the sad side Of life in the death o.
relatives and family. Eight childrer
and an adopted daughter have long beer
awaiting her on the other shore, anS
nearly all Of our citizens will remember
the sad death by ears az South Paris o
the husband some wears ago. Abou
thirty-tiye years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Chss'
purchased the old Hannibal Hamlii
/ homestead. and for several years enjoy
/ cd IL as a summer home, but for the pas
TWENTY-FIVE wears IL has been the perma
neut home Of the family. Mrs. Chase
/ bv her kind and cheerful manner, he
high sense OF honor and integrity, he
patient bearing Of sickness and trouble
and her charity and loving words u
those 10 trouble, has endearec herself Il
| the hearts of all Who have been blessed
with her acquaintance. Her home Ia:
been happy one during the summer
months for MANY relatives aud friend
from Portland, Boston and other cities
The summers and Paris Hill will be jus
as full OF beauty aud health, but what I
vacancy there will be in that household
which will know her no more Mrs
! Chase early accented God "a her guide
and refuge, aud since her residence her
has been a member Of the Congregation
al church at South Paris. We can no
feel too thankful that such true Chris
tian life should have been allowed Il
shed its influence among Us. Mrs. Chas'
leaves two sons and two sisters u
mourn her loss and they have the heart
| felix sympathy OF the whole village
Funeral services Al her late residenc'
Tuesday, at o'clock. 2. VI. lntermeni a
Evergreen Cemetery, Deering, Wednes
day, at about the same hour.