Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-08

Miss Alice Wheeler Is teaching the
Elm Hill school.
Mrs. Asa Durham has gone to live
with Frank l.. Starbird.
Mrs. W. o. rockingham went TO
Boston Friday for visit.
Rev. Mr.. Bean will speak next Sun
day evening on the subject of dancing.
Miss Alice Puriugtou of Bethel Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James ;. Wright.
Mrs. T. ;. Barnes gives five o'clock
tea Monday In honor OF Miss Puriugton
of Bethel.
Ernest Crockett returned 10 Dixield
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Record, and
will attend school there.
Charles II. Flagg of Buckfeld has
moved 20 south Paris, and occupies one
OF the rents over the Howe store.
Some skaters coming up from the
river the other day picked up gold
ring near the cemetery and left IL At the
post office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac W. Andrews of
South Woodstock were At South Paris
last week and made the Democrat
pleasant call.
Mr.. Granville VI. Whitehead has re-
turned home after having a pleasant
time at his sunt's, Mrs. c. \. Eddy's.
walthsm, Mss.
Miss Nellie l.. Whitman, the popular
Hebron Academy teacher, Is spending
the holiday vacation Of three weeks al
her home in this village.
\ party Of eighteen from Hebron came
up Friday evening 10 the Bubbletou
Spauker entertainment and two car
loads came from Norway.
Mrs. William NJ. shaw of this place
and Miss Annie shaw Of Portland have
returned after 4 very pleasant visit 10 |
Mrs. Shaw's mother, Mrs. G. \. Eddy, |
Waltham, Mass.
George Wise and Wallace r. Atkins of |
Gothic street had their residences illu- !
minated at the Mckinley celebration.
Their names we're accidentally omitted |
from the published list.
Miss Hattie Buruell entertained the
Erskin Club formerly known as the |
old Orchard dove party Wednesday |
evening. Ice cream, cake and fruit |
Were served for retrc>hmeni.
The annual meeting Of Paris Grange
and election 81 officers for the ensuing |
wear will De held next saturday, Dec. |
u The meeting i called for 1880 IN /
the forenoon. Basket dinner.
The Bates students are at home for a
short vacation. In the preliminary |
sophomore debates Miss susie Rounds |
won a position in the champion division /
TO compete in the spring term,
The good skating during the past few
DAYS hiss not been allowed 70 go unim- |
proved. and the river has been dotted /
with graceful forms. \ number have |
also come from Norway snd from Paris /
Hin.
Miss Bessie Ripley lost pair Of gold
bowed glasses last week between the /
corner Of Oxford and Highland Streets 4
aud Engine House Hall. The case bears /
the address Of Kansas city optician. /
The finder may return them 20 the /
owner or leave them al the Democrat /
office.
II WAS 4 very successful entertainment !
given by the Junior Epworth League |
Thursday evening, according TO the
programme published last week. The |
programme Was all given by the little !
folks. The march and pantomime. The /
Angels Of Buena Vista, was an especi- /
allv fine feature. The children were (
drilled for the occasion bv Miss Cook, /
Mrs. Bean aud Mrs. OrdWsy, aud the I
result was credit 20 all concerned.
Register Park says he has moved so
MANY times that q soon as he begins /
taking up carpets the chamber sets /
commence 20 shake themselves, and 4
some Of them have shaken themselves /
nearly 10 pieces. IL takes 81 least three !
OF this kind 10 constitute elegiolllty TOT |
membership Ia the club, when the cluo |
i in running order, but just now II l. IN |
a somewhat demorSlized condition |
owing 70 the breaking down OF the |
presidents chair and the refusal OF the |
member in the light suit TO swear to the |
age OF acknowledgements
old negro.
Superintendent Harris OF the South |
Paris match factory entertained callers
one day last week. As he was oushy
engaged IN the dipping room, couple OF
men walked in and looked things over
one claimed 20 De a Portland patent law
yer and the other an employee OF the tx
relsior Match Co. Of Deering, IN which |
case both ought 20 ne gentlemen aud bus'-
ness men. bur their actions were more
like those OF trAmps, safe-crackers or
sneak-thieves. Upon being refused adj
mi,tance % the room containing the
forming machine. they charged the
superinteudeut with having machinery
that he had no right 20, and passed along
the outside % the building, peeSing IN
~ each window. They claimed that the
machinery In Use here was an infringe
m.rt. Snd that they would 20 in II they
had 10 get au officer They did not go
in. and IL they ever do, they wilt find IN
Mr.. Hawkins machine 40 infringement
upon anything now 10 use.
Next Thursday and Friday, Dee. lu.h
and llth.N sale OF useful and fancy
,rricles i'm be held Al New Hall. There
all be various booths in charge OF at
fr.c,ive Young ladies who Will sell
srrops. u>t ful articles and fancy candies
is'lies. dolls. and things too numerous 20
mention. The sale will be on thursday
and Friday afternoons from oclocS'
md IN, han will he open 20 the public
free on the evening Of Thursday al
,l3 folks entertainment will be given
.,lIs3 Those Goode Ode Tvmes. III
viii % fun II mirth, aud will be given
bv P.r,on Goodman. Mistress Goodman,
Prudence Bradford. Mercy Jerusha
Gallup. Phabe Pettijphn, squire Doc
little Obedish Jones, Didymu~ Apple
bIossom. HierOuVmus Bigelow, charity
Sophia BrsmblehUsh and many other. a.
Jo5 Adoniiih Symes, etc, etc ihey
Oil sing The Yankee Pediar'
..Cousin Jededixh." III We weren't 80
,eskv slow" etc. etc. Ga Friday even
7 inc ~Spripg." floral concert, will De
,,iVen by about forty children and young
Tsople Weeks OF hard work have been
pDr into this. and the public will De
giveu a treat-in fact both evening";
I Tbe voung people attired in beautiful
7 co.,p,pes nil represent Crocuses, Dan
delions, Wild Flowers, Daises, OSrue1
I Flowers, ViOlets, POppies, Spring anI
I so forth. The singing viii re speciai
I te,ture. and much time has been ex-
nerded upoH il. other features VIII oe
Y ,.The brsiding Of the May Pole with
r,nsjc the "Crowning of the Queen
Mr.. George Briggs, whose singing
always delights, will take the part Oh
..Tbe Recluse'', having retired from
Z - = t;ya a hermit life he l.