Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-04-28

There is letter advertised at the post
office for Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J.. Jones.
I, Miss Alice Wheeler was at home from
Gorham Normal School over Sunday.
Headache aud eye-strain can be cured
J by wearing glasses fitted BY DIR. Rich
: ards.
Rev. Mr.. Hsughton exchanged pulpits
Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Roberts Of the
Hill.
Odd Fellows Block Il surrounded with
a four-story staging, and the outside
work on IL has begun.
Samuel l.. Russ Of Woodstock WAS at
South Paris las, week looking over the
improvements Of the town.
". L. Morton and Chester Record
brought home fOrty-four trout as the
result OF Fast Day fishing trip.
Rev. I. A. Bean, the new pastor of the
Methodist church, and family, were Civ
en- reception at the vestry Monday
evening.
| A. Il. Allen of Lewiston was la town
lsSt week taking orders for awnings.
Billings Block and Odd Fellows Block
viii be equipped FROM his establishment.
Five Auburn grammar school teachers
/ spent day with Miss Hattie Haskell
lsst week They were Miss Rideout,
Miss simmons, Miss Ham, Miss Paul
and Miss Brown.
A religious service was held at the
a a.. ka[ h.
Rev. +. ]. Ramsdell. Ii Is probable that
these services for the prisoners will be
held regularly Ia the future, conducted
by the pastors Of the two villages.
W. p. Morton and family will move
this week into the second story Of ;. Il.
>tearns' new house on Pleasant Street.
The first floor will be occupied later BY
station Agent Adams and family, instead
of Register Of Probate Park as previous
II announced.
Y. DAYTON Bolster x Co.'S sale OF 3 Ia
cent ginghSms was great success. In
the last week 5000 yards have been sold,
and the sale will be closed this week bv
offering Tuesday noon one case (sooo
Yards Of good style, perfect singhams
al ) cents per yard.
soon there'll be bloody massacre
among the bOw-wows- Ot l60 dogs In
the town only about sixty have yet con-
formed Ia the laws Of the state Of Maine.
The ROYAL dog SLAYER will soon be abroad
in the land, and the price OF sausage
meat will be within the reach OF the
humblest purse.
"a. nj. ,.,,,r;n, "a has haer
running ~ith two boilers for few days
on account Of a "blister" on the other
boiler. WorkmeH from j. W. Penney &
sons az Mechanic Falls came up Friday
night and put patch on, finishing Sun
dav night, so that they are all right
now.
4 crew of railroad men put IN the new
diamond on sunday for the crossing of
the Grand Trunk and the street railway.
The neW one Put 10 was on the main line
OF the Grand Trunk; the one IN the sid
ing will be allowed 10 remain while
longer. The electric road ran car each
side Of THE crossing, and transferred pas
sepgers acroSs. Another crew OF railroad
men put in the day driving piles at the
bridge near the Norway station.
some over eighty odd Fellows and
Rebekahs attended the services st the
Congregational church Sunday after
noon. in celebration of the seventy
seventh anniversary Of Odd Fellowship
The sermon was BY Rev. Mr.. Hanghton,
fro,n the text, ''lussmuch as We have
dons il unto one Of these my brethren,
even these least. We have done IL unto
me. Further exercises will be held at
The hall ~ Mount Mica Lodge this Mon
day eVening.
Thursday was quite day for base
ball. there being, besides the match game
In the afternoon, considerable playing IN
the forenoon on the village grounds,
Two mines representing south Paris ana
Norway PLAYED four or five innings and
cot tired and stopped, the score stand
ing 9 10 in favor of South Paris.
few innings we're also pisyed between
tho south Paris and Paris Hill boys.
south Paris was ahead when play was
stoppad. bur what the exact score was,
no Teller can find out. The noise made
would do credit TO league game IN New
York.
There was A little excitement on
Pleasant Street near the Methodist
church Thursday afternoon. ttzroy
Foster was driving up the street with
his wife and another lady and baby IN
an omen wagon. aud met a heavily load
cd open car returning from the ball
game. Something about the appearance
OF the car seemed to set the horse up IN
the air. though he Is not ordinarily
afraid OF Il. sud he ran wheel against
the stone hiJchlng post In front OF the
church. throwing the occupants OF the
wagon over the dasher. Some damage
MAS done 20 the wagon, but 20 one was
seriously hurt.
News WAS received here the middle OF
The week Of the death al Chicago OF Asa
a. son OF Ausel Swift Of this place. MI
swift was on the Way from Waterville TO
Nerhanicsyille. lows, in charge OF three
horses belonging 20 George y. Alden OF
Wateryille. which were 10 20 on the
| Grand circuit. While he was carrying
water 10 the horses ia the railroad yard
,t chicago. he was run down by the
/ sbifter with several cars attached, ana
instantly killed. His brother, \. e
swift II Minneapolis, learning OF the
| accident, went AT once 10 Chicago, ana
came on with the remains. The funeral
ms held al 2. NJ. Sunday. Mr.. swirl
was = years of age and unmarried.
ELM HILL.
L. ;. Swan sowed peas the first OF
last week.
Our fish mau, Deacon Henry Porter,
travels this way once more.
| DR.. F. III. Packard was in the place
Friday and visited the school.
| L /. jackson Of Gorhsm, \. H.,
caIled on his sou here Tuesday last.
Morris hlsin has just made his semi,
annual trip through the neighborhood
collecting old rubbers and rags
Ansel Dudley has had room finished
In his chamber. The mason WORK was
done last week by Asa Swift Of Norway.
| Word was received here Wednesday OF
the death OF Asa A. Swift, Youngest son
of Ausel swift. IL is understood that
his death was caused by the cars al
Chicago, while en- route from Waterviile
to Iowa with a car of horses.
PERSONAL.
II Is Col. smith now. Major T.. r
-. a N-.,v,,.. a, ,va- On Friday evening