Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-11
This looks more like winter.
Shall we have court week storms
Charles Waugh of Boston was at J. z

Richardson's last week.
DIR. +. II. Andrews of West Sumner
was at South Paris saturday.
| The Congregational Circle meets We'd
nesday evening OF this week. Supper
and entertainment.
Freight business Is rushing on the
Grand Trunk. Four or five special trains
went down the line Sunday.
\ petition Is in circulation to have
Crockett Lane laid out as town wsv.
extending from High Street TO the riy,r
The places Of business were generally
closed Tuesday afternoon, during the
funeral of the late stephen Richardson.
Two ears were run Friday night to
take the Rebekshs who went by speeisl
invitation to visit the lodge at Norway.
WI Maxim went To Loeke's Mills
Saturday where he il building private
telephone line for Hon. +. l.. Tebbess.
Mrs. Charles Walker, wife of Post
master Walker If Lewiston, Ia visiting
her brother, Rodney y. Hall, In this
place.
The Rebekahs who went TO Norway
Friday night report that they had one OF
the best times, aud one of the best sup
pers, on record.
Rubber boots were at a premium all
day Friday. There was absolutely no
other kind of footwear that was entirely
safe 70 travel in.
The Ladies' Relief Corps will hold a
special meeting on Saturday afternoon
AZ o'clock. All members are requested
TO De present. Per order PRES.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office;
Powers \ Estes
Messrs. Hogan. Evans \ Co.
Mrs. l.. Abbott
Wasn't Thursday night wild one,
though: People gathered around their
bright tiresides aud thanked their lucky
stars that they were not on the oriny
deep,
The hotels Will be well filled this
week. Quite number OF rooms IN
both hotels are already engaged. Judge
Foster aud Sheriff Porter will stop al
the Grand Trunk Hotel.
Mrs. Y. +. Strickland has II pullets
which began TO lSy the 9Th Of December,
1895, and have. from that time 20 Jan.
30th. lS96, laid COS eggs. The flock Is
mostly Plymouth Rocks.
Joseph II. Jones was at home over
SUNDAY, and started Monday morning
for a two weeks trip through Vermont.
Joe SAYS h. blushed when the actress
presented him with the doll at Bath.
Work on can making at the Burnhsm
Il Morrill, factory l. temporarily sus-
pended owing 20 the lack of tin plate. IL
i reported that 4 steamer with load OF
tin plate went ashore on the coast OF
Ireland, whence the shortage.
The celebrated horse stealing case at
the grange court saturday was not
flushed, but continued for one week
20 summon more witnesses or
20 have experts examine the horse and
make sure whether it is Dolly, the re-
porter did not learn.
4 rural constituent recently wrote to |
the congressman from his district: "A |
lot OF darn fools around here are talking |
shout the MunrOe dccteriHg. They don't |
know what il i aud neither do |, but II |
the government Is giving Il away, please
send me what YOU can afford 70.
Il was suggested some time since that
the well-known strong Temperance senti- |
ment OF South Paris should find ex-
preston in a public temperance meeting |
during the session of court, and " Is /
probable that such a meeting will be |
held some evening during the present
week.
Upon his return from Buckfeld Friday, !
| ndertAker ThSyer found a call awaiting /
him % 90 20 Hebron 70 care for the re-
mains OF Mrs. Moody, widow OF the late |
Dea. Moody and mother of Prof. John |
+. Moody OF the Edward Little Institute, /
Auburn. and WIN. h. Moody OF the Bos-
ton Herald.
Jailer Garland has begun moving from
the Hill into the new jailer's residence.
The prisoners will be brought down |
some time this week and put into the |
new Jail without cells, guard being |
placed over them az night. The cells |
have been on the road several DAYS, but |
will probably not be put in till after
court.
Now. don't get alarmed and rush out
expecting fire. The bell on the Methodist |
church will be used 10 summon people |
TO court. During the sitting OF the
Supreme Court this bell will be rung |
twice each day, at the opening OF each /
session of court. Tuesday morning the |
bell will be rung about ten o'clock, after |
that AZ nine O'Clock for forenoon sessions |
aud ~ two O'Clock for the afternoon |
sessions.
And there was hurrying in hot haste. |
Men went travelling TO and fro. with |
lamps in their hands, aud the boys got |
new wicks aud a supply OF kerosene, |
and. like the wise virgins, put oil In |
their lamps. Aud all because word came |
from the electric light station. Saturday |
that they had h2d a break
down and wouldn't get fixed for several
DAYS. And when the shades OF night |
drew on. the people turned the switches,
and 10 the light shone out. And now
the kerosene lamps are trimmed and
filed, ready for the next emergency.
y. DAYTON Bolster 4 Go. are fast get
ting together one Of the finest country
stores To be found. improvement Is the
order OF nearly every day. Last week
they added very handsome counter
with glass covered compartments in the
front for showing a class Of groceries,
and raised an elegant new sign OF raised
gold leaf letter. The maker of the
counter was K. y. Hall, whose fine
is in evidence To a consid-
cradle extent in this village, including
the wood work for the South Paris
savings Bank. The credit for the sign
belongs 20 Charles 4. Young, and IL IS
credit 70 any mans ability as a sign
maker. IL Is perhaps the best sign. In
tl-e county. Both Hall and Young are
experts In their line and Bolster Il Co. al
WAYS employ the best the market affords.
ELM HILL.
Mrs. f. /. Libby of Pennington, Ne,
is visiting at III. l.. Switl's.
School closed here last Friday. The
names OF the scholars not absent one
day are: Lena witchell, Vernon Curtis,
Roy Curtis. Vivian Weber and Rodney
TiteOmb. OF the others, some have
missed because OF sickness or bad
weather, but the average attendance Tor
the term has been unusually good. The
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