Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-18
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X. A. Weber, the artist. spent Sum
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X. A. Weber, the artist. spent Sunlt,
ia Portland.
The court attendants mostly wen
home to spend Sunday.
Hon. Waldo rettengill Of Rumfor,
Falls was In town last week.
We have an occasional touch of old
fashioned winter weather, after all.
Fred n. Wright Is clerkiug for Wis,
Il Glass in the Record clothing store.
Anywhere FROM lSs to 2ie below
zero Monday morning, according 4
location.
The new county buildings look bettei
in the evening, now that the jailer's
house Is lighted up.
Miss Helen Dick gave valentine
party To some of her Young friends, ai
Mr.. Hsughton's, Friday evening, from
) to o'clock.
E. Louise Durgin Is slowly recovering
from severe illness, under the care OF
DIR. Bradbury Of Norway. She was
strongly threatened with blood poison
ing.
Rev. X. J. Haughton preached Sunday
evening 10 good audience on the
Parable of the Rich Fool" He will
preach sgsin next sunday evening. All
are invited 10 attend.
Our station agents make crossing
with each other every week, Mr.. Adams
spending Sunday with his family In
GOrhSm, and Frank White coming home
from GorhAm 10 spend Sunday with his
family here.
We blush 20 relate il, but IL Ia said
that a woman came into one of our
stores the other dsy, and looking az a
roll Of fibre channels on the counter,
read the label, "60 inches WIDE" and re-
marked; "well, there's the paper but
where's the goods"
Town meeting will soon be upon Us.
The warrant this year will contain a
number Of important articles out OF the
line OF routine business. 4 number of
new road locations are 70 be acted on,
and several important measures relating
TO schools and school houses will be
The pupils not absent one day from
the grammar grade during the winter
term are "a follows: Alta Walker,
Belle Tufts, Carrie Gray, Ethel Ellis,
Florence Richardson, Harold Cannon,
NAV DeCOster, Mabel Penley. Maud
Psrlin, Walter Pulsifer, Walter Chase,
Walter Curtis, Winnie Thayer, Willie
NarSton, Susie Porter, Stella Corbett,
and Stoney Andrews. Quite a number
Of others were absent one day only. Eva
NJ. Richardson, Teacher.
The students OF the high school held
very interesting lyoeum Saturday even
ing, With the following programme:
singing by school
Question Resolved That woalih pro.iuees more
crime than poverty
Affirmative. Meftie Walker. Nathan Chase.
Question decided In favor Of Affirmative.
Negative, WIN Chapman. Kate Royal
Recitation, Bertha shaw.
by susie Wheeler. Ethel Dean.
singing By the school
Adjournment until four weeks frOm las; Thurs
lay.
The horses don't like 70 stand this
Neather, and two OF them got frissy
Monday morning. Ben Russell's horse
~ lked around post and broke a shaft
IN his delivery sleigh, and little later
John HOoper's horse made rapid cir
lie around Marke, Square, narrowly
Missing several big store windows, then
,leared himself from what WAS left of
he sleigh and started for home. He
vas stopped at Barrows' blacksmith
hop. No damage except TO the sleigh.
Primary department Il. ). H. Those
rot absent oIe-half day Annie Stinch-
ield. Bertha Merrill, Sadie DeCoster,
susie Strickland. Mortie Bolster, Howard
Maxim. BERTHE Chesley, Maurice White,
Archie Parlin. Robert Wheeler, Lora
White, Herbert Cole, Perley Cole, Ethel
Curtis. Jimmie Childs, Lewie MSrston,
Arthur Marston, Roy Bennett zone half
law Those absent but one day:
-harlie Merrill, Louie keene, Leon
Ripley. Vida Jenne. Chester Merrill,
Carrie Clifford, Carl Robinson.
on Thursday evening last, the teachers,
Miss Richardson OF the grammar grade
aud Mrs. Pike Of the intermediate,
rendered reception 10 their pupils, AT
Grand Army Hall. \ short but interest
Ing program WAS carried out, consisting
of readings and reCitstions by the pupils,
ADD TWO selections by our popular super
.ntendent were heartily applauded. The
treat WAS perhaps the part of the pro-
grain Of most interest 70 the children
and the Way the nuts, candy aud cookies
disappeared argued well for the appetite,
n not FOR the health ot the scholars.
Court Crier Henry +. Hammond has
been assigned by the court TO show the
ladies around the buildings. This AS
signment eyinces recognition OF true
merit aud especial fitness. Mr.. Ham
moud .'does the honOrs" handsomely and
has even introduced reciprocity act.
or some SIGH, for while the ladies are
admiring the buildings the crier en-
braces the opportunity TO admire the
ladies. He's an unrepentani sinner, too,
for he SAYS he'll never get 80 old a. not
10 like the looks OF handsome
woman, Verify, this is wicked world
and how few of US may hope to get out
Of il alive"
Our cup has competition. y Sitieen
OF neighboring town says We don't
have such winters a. we used to, and he
solemnly declares that when he was a
boy he and his father cut the winters
supply Of wood, chopping the trees
down as near a possible to tie top of the
snow, aud that when the snow went oil
in the spring the stumps left standing
Nhere they had chopped were three
times the length OF the OK sled! This
story will have 20 take the place OF our
usual candidates story for this week, ss,
owing To there being so many lawyers
in town, the gallery members have been
a little shy about expressing themselves
for few days.
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.