Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-10

Town meeting and the flood are things
OF the past.
+. W. Bartlett IL clerking for his
brother, A. +. Bartlett, in Lynn, Mass.
MIR. and Mrs. e. X. Smith started for
| Cornish the first OF the week but were
Obliged to turn back owing 10 the roads.
Grant Abbott has agreed with the
Turner Creamery Company to collect
the cream on the Pike Hill route until
the first Of December, 81, for one cent
per pound.
Mrs. Susan +. Libby is spending few
DAYS with her sister at Naples.
Mrs. Otis Jones aud daughter, Miss
Mary Jones, OF Boston, are visiting
| friends and relatives In town for few
days.
No mail Monday and Tuesday from
any direction. Much sport was created
BY Lee NJ. Watson, who rushed into the
hotels and sold several copies OF the
| Lewiston Journal, Of the week before,
for 10 and % cents each. Everybody
| was anxious 10 get the news and perfect
" willing TO pay any price for IL, but
they did not seem we'll pleased when
they discovered the joke.
Eugene Warren who has been at work
for A. l.. Richmond In Dover, y. H., for
some time, has returned.
Benz. Howard has leased the building
In the rear OF the Beal's House for the
sea son and will open his upholstering
business there.
By some mistake the Womsn's Relief
Corps did not give dinner at Ryerson
Hall Monday noon as advertised. Many
went there for dinner, but OF course
went away unsatisfied.
Frank Mayo went to the Central
Maine General Hospital Tuesday, and
had tumor removed from his face.
Rev. W. W. Hooper, OF Deering, state
missionary, was In town few days ago.
Rev. Mr.. Hooper was at one time pastor
OF the Universaiist church In this village.
The village schools, excepting the
high school which closes next Thursday,
closed Friday Of this week for two
weeks vacation.
The only church services Sunday were
held at the Methodist house by Rev. Mr..
Grovenor.
Concert Hall floor was from one TO
two and one-half feet under water Sun
day. The land In the rear Of the church
Is much higher than the hall floor, and
in some way the water was turned into
the hall.
A. 5. kimball, appraiser at the Custom
House at Portland, came home Saturday
afternoon and was unable TO return until
Wednesday.
The matter Of ii. o. Holden's deed, for
l q l. Il. 49, hxav al
bic to him, also the exchange OF land
with V. +. Dunn, were left by the town
meeting with the selectmen to adjust.
Coleman +. Lord Is still confined to
his house but is rather better than he
has been for the past two or three
weeks.
The Universalist fair Thursday and
Friday was complete success In all
WAYS. The refreshment and fancy tables
were well patronized throughout, and
the net proceeds of the fair were very
satisfactory. The electric fountain was
shown on the opera house stage both
nights, and on Friday evening the myth.
illogical story of Cupid and Psyche
was illustrated in tabieau and panto.
mime, description Of the several scenes
being read by Rev. Miss Angel. The
acting of the characters In this was ex.
cellent, and a number of mechanical
effects, such as Psyche's sail through the
air, and the fire from the throat Of the
monster in hades, were very realistic
The tumbling done by the imps wa:
good for amateurs, and was heartily ap
plauded. The exigencies Of the case
seemed to interfere with the lighting ar.
rangements of the stage, or the spectac
ular effect might have been much en-
HANGED.
The electric fountain was devised by
Ed Cummings, and Is very credit
able piece OF work, and one that hal
attracted much attention. The ligh
was furnished by eight arc lights, repre-
senting large amount of electric power
These lights of course were out OF sigh
of the audience, and were arranged with
a reflector behind each, which threw th'
powerful light directly on the water
Between the lights and the water was
screen of glass Of four different colOrs
this being revolved gave the different
color effects upon the fountain-nov
red, now green, now violet, now glisten
ing white, now changing and shifting
The form of the fountain was also con
tinually changing, and altogether 1t wa
good reproduction on small scale o
the electric fountains which have attract
ed 30 much attention at recent expOsi
tions and elsewhere. Mr.. Cumming
and the Universalist fair may be prout
| NJ their auccess In presenting II.