Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-25
Sweet potatoes in the markets.

Rumford Falls this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha NJ. stevens O
Minneapolis are visiting at A. E. Morse's
Amos Bird is painting the blinds
trimmings and horse shed at the grang,
hall.
Ed Fuller, who Is one OF the clerks Al
ShurtleiHs pharmacy, is taking his vaca
ton.
Walter 0rdway and family OF Wood
stock are visiting his brother, ;. c.
Ordwsy.
Work commenced last week on the
new building for the match factory and
IS progressing well.
| Professor aud Mrs. r. L. wingate
moved into their rent in the Hersey
house the middle Of the week,
f. L. Jewell, the merchant tailor, is
moving into his store In Davis Block.
lie and his wife will occupy the rent
connected with il.
Charles \. Gray Of the Democrat office
i on his vacation. Among other recrea-
lions he includes bicycle trip to the
Poland camp meeting.
The secretary Of the Board OF Trade,
&c. W. BOWker, l. ready 20 have the
members call aud sign the bylaws, aud
will furnish each one with copy.
/ Presiding Elder Corey will preach at
I the Methodist church next sunday morn
ing. Rev. Mr.. Bean will give chalk
talk on Incompetence In the evening.
Arthur Y. Record, formerly employed
Al Shurtletl's drug store, and now with
Il. q, y G.. c, Wilson, wholesale drug
gists, Boston, Is spending his vacation
/ here.
| {. f. Tolmau has moved his family
from JAY and they are about settled In
their new home on Gothic Street. Mr.
rolmsn will put on piazzas and other
wise improve this stand.
Mr.. II. l.. Whitman. who has been
/ spending a few weeks az home. left last
/ Thursday morning for Limiugton where
he has position a. principal of Linn
iugton Academy.
The Grand Trunk will sell tickets for
one fare a. usual during the county
/ fair, sept Il, t.. l9,-good 10 return
until the l9th. special train service is
expected, which will De announced later.
Il was peculiar typographical
hlundcr that made the attendants OF the
Fryehurg thautauqua assembly demons
Of rural Maine, when our correspondent
wrote "denizens." Such things will
happen.
The electric bell ringing contest az the
itir grounds Thursday evening was won
hv james Tubhs 81 Norway, II bells
Ned Cross second. The views shown
Included a number OF local slides, views
in and. around south Paris aud Norway.
Ouitea number ~ south Paris boys
are AZ the state muster this week with
Co. u Of Norway. They went Saturday
forenoon ION the special; that i, their
car was hitched 20 the rear of freight
train and they went 10 Yarmouth
Junction AZ freigh, speed.
Work on the new bridge ahutmeut has
progressed we'll during the past week.
The stone work on the east sbutment
will De finished In a dav or two, and the
work Of topping out the other abntment
will be completed, IL nothing happens 10
prevent, during the present week.
Hon. James =. Wright addressed
large audience upon the political issues
81 the dav 10 Duuhsm's Hall, West
Paris. Saturday evening. From those
who were present we learn that Mr.
Wright gave Jh,m an able aud conNiuc-
ing address. aud thtt the audience con-
tanned s. good many Democrats.
Fred Bouuev and Myrou Maxim re-
turned from their week in the lake re
g.ou saturday. They had fair luck,
hrir gjug home l3 - pounds OF dressed
trout, besides all they could eat while
there. They said they guessed they
had the best luck Of anybody there,
and no one who knows them a. fisher
men would doubt il.
one Of II. +. Millrtt's valuable young
horses became suddenly very lame last
week. Upon investigation be found a
wire nail driven into the foot. lie took
it out but the horse seemed 20 get no
better. The next DAY hs made further
examination aud found about half Of Il
horse shoe nail driven W straight into
the bottom of the same foot.
The Democrat received brief call
Saturday from one Of IL valued friends
and CORES poudeuts, Henry ". Park,
E,g.. OF Mexico. squire Park has been
one IF the war horses" 81 the Republi-
can party in this county from IL birth.
Not even the hint that south PSris-\or-
way would need a mayor soon could in
dUce the squire 20 abandon Mexico.
Asa ". Durham, who was living on
the Solou Royal farm IN the Chase
ueighborhood, dropped dead while rak-
ing oats In the field last Thursday. Mr..
Durham Was - years old, and lived
formerly In Paris, afterwards for the last
ten or fifteen years in Norway, before
returning 90 Paris. His family consist
ed of himself. wife and two grandsons.
one Of the latter WAS with him At the
time Of his death and gave the alarm.
\ party consisting Of Silas L. Maxim,
Florence and Sanger Maxim of south
Paris. T. J. Nppett and wife OF Toledo,
ohio. Misses Bertha and Jennie Packard
of Hebron. Henry Packard OF Blanchard,
Miss Christa Wood Of Randolph. y. H.
and Miss Bertha wayland OF Gorham,
Y. IL. made trip 70 the White Mount
aims last Tuesday. At the Madison Hut
they encountered thunder shower
which turned 10 hail and then TO snow
which latter fell 20 the depth OF one and
a half inches and the party enjoyed a
snow-balling contest. They went 10
the top OF Mount Adams.
Herman Stuart is in training for a
trick bicycle rider. While some OF the
other bows were getting gay with the
steel steed in the square the other day,
he came down High Street, fishpole
over one shoulder and the case over the
other. and his steering head taking care
Of itself. When he struck the crossing
his wheel swerved. and before he could
catch it MSS living on its side in the
street. He lighted on his feet, and
though he went about two rods before
he overcame his momentum, he didn't
lose his footing and he didn't drop the
pole or the case. Maltby couldn
have done neater trick.
Notwithstanding the weather looked
30 dubious aud menacing for church
goers on sunday morning. an audience
assembled AT the Cougregationallst
church which almost completely filled
il: with the exception OF few vacant
seats in the very front, every seat SEEM
ed 70 De occupied. The church seats IN
he vicinity OF 300, just that number we
believe. This speaks well for our
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