Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-08

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Sunday.
New railroad time cards II the Dem
oerat office.
A new sign is out Monday morning o.
, Davis Block for T.. l.. Jewell, merchant
tailor.
Sanford l.. Fogg, Esq, Judge Of tn,
Bath Municipal Court, was in town oyel
Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Newton Stanley Of Port
land spent sunday and Monday with
relatives here,
Miss Sadie Blake returned last weel
from Boston, where she has been fol-
about month.
Mrs. j. +. Stanley, who has been a,
Dlxfield and Auburn for some time, re-
turned 10 South Paris Monday morning
Charlie Hammond, who has been
night operator here for some time, has
been promoted TO operator and station
agent at Empire Road.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. J. Haughton are in
Boston for few days. The Congre-
gstional pulpit was supplied on Sunday
by Rev. J. l.. Harding Of the Norway
Baptist Church.
The Methodist Circle will meet Thurs
dsv evening ST the vestry. supper from
30 TO 30, and in the evening Rev. Mr..
Bean will give his illustrated lecture on
the worlds fair.
See that your name is on the voting
list before next Saturday at five O'Clock.
The selectmen will be In session at the
town house next Thursday, Friday aud
saturday on purpose 10 put it on.
The handsome decorations of the
stage in New Hall saturday night were
done under the direction OF W. Bow
Ser, who has on several occasions dem-
IonStrated his ability and taste for that
kind of work.
! There Is some satisfaction in knowing
that Every davll DC sunday bv-and-
by" on sunday We get the Boston
morning papers al . IL \. NJ. and the
other six DAYS 10 the week we have TO
/ wait for them until :O1 in the evening.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office sept. 1th:
Mr. N. A. wvmau Mr. Wesley Whitman.
| Mr. Prank : Rogers. Earnest \. Perkins.
Mr. NJ =. Merrill. NJ. r. IL. Gatcs.
? l. Kills Mr~. Mary n. bennett.
| Walter ,. Dearborn. Mr., Walter Cole.
Mr. John 2 Corbctt. Ell Croft.
Mr.. T.. h Andrews.
The horse driven bv one OF our mer-
chants on his delivery wagon has gone
into the trick business. lie strikes out
4 =. - hat ha
runs up againSt n stable door he paws no
attention 10 IL, but goes through ii like
black cat through brick wall in case
Of iim-iams.
south Paris aud Norway alone paid
the Grand Trunk Railway Company
shout ninety thousand dollars last year.
The Maine Central Railroad Company
have a route surveyed from Mechanic
Falls 20 South Paris. Can the Grand
Trunk Railway Company afford To dis
regard the wishes of its local patrons In
the matter OF train service:
The bridge abutments are finally COM
pleted when the water * just at the
top Of the dam. il is seven feet above the
bottom Of the foundation Of the east
abutment. That gives some idea of the
size Of Il. The bridge, by the way, is
still Ia parts unknown 20 the town of
Paris aud the citizens thereof. In other
words. nobody knows when il will get
here.
Under the new train arrangement, We
have lust two mails 4 day, each way.
ONLY this aud nothing more. The up
and down trains which cross here At
@ 40 \. VI. are both mail trains. The
second mail down goes on the train al
Z ~ r. NJ. and the second up mail
arrives AZ 90 r.. VI. The early and late
trains carry 40 mail. After the good
accommodations that we have got used
90 during the summer. this seems Ike
going back into the eighteenth century.
\ hearing is in progress at the court
house to-day. Monday, in the equity
case OF the Odd Fellows Graded Mutual
Relief Association W. Charles W. York
90 ais The suit i brought 20 determine
who i entitled 20 the insurance on the
life Of the late Charles ID. Speers OF
Stouehsm. The policy was assigned 10
York. aud the question in dispute i
" whether il was an absolute assignment
or An assignment as collateral security.
The ease Is referred 70 Judge Strout OF
the supreme Court, who i hearing it.
New Hall was filled 70 oyerohwing
saturday night 70 listen to Hon. Harold
VI. NewaN. The stage was effectively
decorated with the national colors and
lace curtains, and pictures Of Mckinley
and Hobart, and Blaine and Logan,
occupied prominent positions. The
Norway Band appeared out in its new
uniforms and PLAYED finely. William j
Wheeler. oxford County's member OF
the state Committee, introduced Mr..
SewaU. who spoke about an hour and a
quarter. Although laboriug under some
disadvantage with regard 20 his voice.
which he said he had lost in a good
cause" Mr. SewaN spoke easily, aud his
remarks were clear aud able statement
~ the Republican position in this cam
paign. He made reference only Incident
ally to his position as opposing his
father politically, stating that he had no
apology 20 make. and considered none
necessary. lie was listened 70 with
marked attention throughout.
Following is the program Of the con-
cert at the congregational Church next
Friday evening
T. Fanfare, organ. Le'Hr'eHs.
Mis- Plummcr
. The Wanderers NIGHT song, Rubiasi'eH
Nj. Day and Doctor Coleman
s. willamette, py request De, itYHd'
Mis- Flummer
4 Fantastic scene de Ballet, "a. De Berioi.
Mr.. Cousins.
o. The Two Grcnallier- >'hhHsdnh.
Doctor Coleman.
s Su, vie lie NIcht. "oei-e'
Mis- rlummer and Mr.. Day.
Nj. Day.
s. Homamgc rAmitie, CO. bGHeid.
MI Cousins.
o. Streuade Violin Obngato, schubert.
Miss Pluumcr and Mr Cousins
TO- Pastor;slc. iohS''
Bv a misunderstanding Mr.. Cousins
was spoken OF So a member of the Boston
symphony Orchestra. He is not a
member. but Is pupil Of Loeiller, who
is a member of the orchestra.
The Maine Populist of Sept. Sd con-
tains the following notice of the death
OF Or. John &. Cummings OF Auburn,
formerly of South Paris;
1.-The death Of DR.. J. G. Cummings
which occurred at the insane hospital
last week. removes one OF the Old ana
best known citizens of Auburn from our
midst. He WAS Of = genial, kindly
nature and leaves many friends 10 mourn
his loss. His constitution had been
badly shattered for several years and
last winter his mind gave way ana II De-
came Necessary 70 send him 10 the nos
pital. Since that time he rapidly failed
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