Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-07

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win kenney was home from Auburn
over the fourth.
/ Including the fire department South
Paris furnished eleven teams In the pa
rade.
The hand of fellowship was given to
ten new members at the Baptist church
on Sunday.
! Mrs. Clara Armstrong OF Danvers,
Mass, Is visiting her brother, Rev. L. J.
Ramsdell.
J. J. Emeley's residence was very
handsomely decorated with national
eOlors Saturday.
\. h. Jackson ofreres for sale twenty
tons of good English hay, 60 be deliver
ed from the field.
The road machine was at work several
DAYS last week upon Pine Street, aud the
Pine Street extension.
George Shurtlefl Of SSowhegan visited
his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Sylvan
Shurtleil last week.
Mrs. &. NJ. Hutehins OF Mechanic Falls
spent the Fourth with her mother, Mrs.
Rawson, in this village.
4. f. Harlow went TO Buckfield
tield 20 attend the funeral % his brother,
the late Granville A. Harlow.
The annual picnic of the Baptist sun
dsy School viii be held st Gihson's
Grove on Thursday next II the weather
Is fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. r. Mcdonald of
S&owhegan visited Mrs. McDonsld's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ". Il. Stuart
last week.
Mrs. Harriet HAYES of westbrook,
and Mrs. VI. +. King and daughter OF
Denver, Col, are stopping at j. Mellen
Cummings
Or. Richards is the only optician in
Oxford County who has reached the
Doctor II Refraction degree. See sd in
another column.
II. G.. Fletcher started saturday on a
business trip to Portland. Brunswick
and Bath. He expects 10 return Tues
day or Wednesday.
T. \. Thayer got the contract To
furnish the new hotel at Paris Hill. !
The Beeches." aud he delivered the
furniture last week.
The Democrat crew Is indebted to
Prof. Twitchell, prOfes sional fruit vender |
and al around hnguist, for generous |
supply Of oranges and bannas.
Norway. south Paris and Bethel have
set quite pace in the way Of street pa
radeS for the back towns" like Port |
land and Lewiston TO keep up with.
Sup,. lee OF the electric road is
genius. one OF his latest improvements
i an extension step on the side OF the
car for the convenience OF aged people. !
: NJ. King has had made some excel |
lent photographs Of his peerless herd of
Kingleside Farm Jerseys. Unfortunately !
no photograph can DO justice to these
animals.
Annie I. Parsons has recently return
ed home after Sn absence OF about three \
years. She hAs position ~ shorthand /
and typewriter in New York publish
ing house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Ripley are visit
ing r,latiyes here and AZ Norway. Al \
though residing IN Paris, and within nve /
miles Of south Paris, this i Mr.. Ripley's
first visit 20 the village for three years.
He thinks the growth of the place IN /
that time has been marvellous.
Mrs. \. W. Pratt of East Orange. '.
J. Vi,h her two sons and two daughters
have arrived in town. Miss +. W. Fohes
has also returned from Cornish, where
she has been engaged teaching school.
They will all spend the summer WITH
their father and grandfather, Mr. Henry
FObes. az the family homestead.
A pleasant home wedding took place
40 the residence of Mr.. William Stiles on
Thursday last, when his daughter Leila
was united ia marriage 20 Mr.. Leon -.
Glover. Mr.. Glover, since graduating
from Colby two years ago, has been
teacher In Kicker Institute at Houlton.
The many friends OF the young couple
wish them a future full of happiness.
The south Paris village corporation
are very thankful for the kindness OF The /
following gentlemen in furnishing /
horses for the parade July 9Th W. Is. |
Russell TWO horses, Prentiss Crockett /
two horses. W J.. Wheeler two horses,
Newell Porter one horse, l.. ;. Billings |
one horse, and Geo. HusSey one
horse; also Mark Richardson for mark
ing banner.
The Paris Manufacturing Company |
had the finest matched pair OF horses
In the parade. They are worthy oil |
special mention in many respects. They /
are not only handsome and fine workers /
but they weigh lust fourteen hundred 4
pounds each aud each horse ups the
scale on the same notch. They are So /
well matched FOR color and markings |
that il i almost impossible 10 tell one
from the other.
The handsome little steamer Rain
bow owned By T. W. x \. L. ROYAL of
this village i now in service on Norway /
lake and will make regular trips, leaving /
the landing al the head % Main street al
: O'Clock every pleasant evening. sun
dav trips, weather permitting, every |
two hours during the day, commencing !
Al O'Clock. The steamer may be char-
tered by the day or hour by applying 70
the owners AZ South IArls.
4 Young horse belonging 10 Marble y
Pierce OF Paris Hill was hitched In y.
d. Bolster x CO. : horse shed Thursday
afternoon. when she became frightened
AZ something and pulled away, running
up Pleasant Street and into Skillings
Avenue, where her legs got mixed up
with the road cart in such way that
,he was stopped, and gotten into Chas.
MerrilTs stable. lt Was found That the
mare had cut of the cord In one ieg' ana
Mr. Pierce offered her 10 any one VINO
would take her. Mr.. Merrill took the
mare and called veterinary who thinks
she will recover. This mare was we'll
bred. having for dam Fannie Patehen,
aud sire Hebron.
ELM HILL.