Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-01-07
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Jack Frost picked pansies.
Zero sat on the cook stove.

Jack Frost picked pansies.
Zero sat on the cook stove.
The sled factory started up again
Monday morning.
;. A. True, Esq, of Portland, was in
town on business saturday.
This is the week of prayer" Meet
ings al all the churches this week.
lisa cold night when we don't have
burglars-they kept away last week.
J.H. stuart is building small sddi-
ton on the rear Of his house on High
Street.
Plummer C.. Lowering is intending to
make A trip 20 California. lie thinks he
NAV start Thursday Of this week.
Twas so cold sunday night that IL
cracked the surface Of the earth open in
many places in the road. Pretty cold
when the ground freezes up and ousts.
Advertised letters in the South Paris
post office Jan. 9th:
Carroll Benson.
Mr. Cart Nathan walker
Mr.. and Mrs. William Il. Edwards
visited their Dixfield friends last week,
going over Wednesday and returning
saturday.
The deer sire breathing easier. This
has been 3 bad December for lumbermen,
but the deer have occasion TO rejoice
over the lack Of snow.
Contractor Philbrook says of the
county buildings contract: 1T has
been the.best managed JOB, financially,
ON the part OF the county commissioners
that | ever did" IL certainly looks as
though the people OF the county had
got good value for their money. Many
express surprise that so fine SET OF
buildings could be built for the contract
price.
Miss Helen Dick had a little party al
/ Rev. Mr. HaUghton's last week,-from .
| till :. IL was lemon party. Eaeh
guest brought a lemon, and the one VINO
brought the lemon containing the largest
number of seeds captured prize OF
fancy note paper. The one with the
| least number secured the bloody prize.
Then all the seeds were put into bot
tie. and the little girls were asked 10
guess the number, and little prize was
offered to the one guessing the nearest.
They all had Jolly time-they say.
The Rev. Salem ID. Towne Of Bangor
will begin series of evangelistic services
al the Congregational church next sun
day evening at o'clock. All the
churches will unite in these special
meetings. The Rev. Mr.. Towne has
| associated with him Mr.. Goodwin who
is singer OF remarkable sweetness
and power" Mr.. Towne is editor OF the
Word and WorS,-snd has been very
successful Ia evangelistic work. All are
cordially invited TO any Of the churches
this week. and also 10 the union meet
ings which will commence next Sunday
evening.
Perhaps the pleasantest social affair OF
the week, if not of many weeks, was
the installation OF officers OF Hamlin
| Lodge, h. of T., Friday evening. The
/ officers whose names were reported last
week, were installed by ID. ID. u. e., ),
IA. kenney, assisted by other grand
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served In the hall, and an excellent adj
dress was given by Hon. James D
\ Wright; and Mingled with the othei
exercises, 10 pleasing variety, was AL
entertainment which Is universally pro
nOuneed one Of the best ever given II
South Paris. There was singing by
male auartette, aud solo and encore by
little Miss Helen Dick; readings by Mis-;
Ollie Stuart aud Miss Hawkins OF Deer
ing; Frank l.. Stsrbird gave selection
Rev. Mr.. Haughton read description
of the three ranks of knighthood; ant
the inimitable a. /. Morse detailed th'
trials ot the s'Jiner's" wife. Everything
WAS adapted 10 the occasion, and every
thing was hugely enjoyed by the larg'
audience.
+. W. Bonney has bought what wa
left of the engine which formerly ran TN
presses in the Democrat Office. I'M
engine in its palmy days did i great dea
of work. Many years ago II ran iitti
steamer on the river az South Paris
Then for about ten years il WAS In tn
Democrat office, and the products OF IL
labor went all over the woIit. IL wa
| little out pluChy, anu ~ u~ ~
but, like man who works peyona III
strength, it needed repairs often. A
last the owners decided that they MAJ
got 10 get new and larger machine
and while they were negotiating for on
the old one departed from existence. !
, screw came out of the piston head On
dav. and the follower" being in tw
, pieces, one Of them came off with th
screw. The result any machinist ca
: imagine. When the short fracas wa
. over, the cylinder head was chips, tn
, piston rod and pitman resembled
! drunken mau's path, and various othe
minor changes were made in the ms
: chimes anatomy. IL any man can recon
: construct the machine and make 1t wor
, again, Fred Bonney Is the man, and W
.guess" he's tackled q tough joo.