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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
LOWELL.

Thel memorial services In charge Of
Parket Post will be held this year at the
yillagI.
Mrs owen G. Eastman OF Bridgton
has be En visiting 10 town this week.
CyrIs Andrews, Barnes Walker and
C. II. Davis, who were chosen TO APP
praise the real estate of the town, began
their York this week.
Roai Commissioner !. II. Steirns be-
gan ~ repairs on the road this week.
Engine W. Stanley and family have
moved back to his place at No. from
North Chatham.
Johl II. Stanley and family are visit
ing In town.
EdNI1 Meserye Is recovering from his
recent illness.
MrslF. L. Pottle will teach the Slab
City SIhool, taking the place OF Mrs.
viii burlington, who resigned the place
on ACCOUNT of Ill health.
Mr.. alvin Head Is quite III, and his
son. CElvin ;. Head, is At home with
him.
Mr.. lC. II. Brown was in Portland
Tuesd V and Wednesday.
J. n farnham has given up the col
leCting OF cream Tor the BrldgtOn
CreamI ry, owing 10 other work. The
creams now gathered by Bennett Ne
Daniel, and team from Bridgton come.
here fdr IL.
MrslEva Remission and son are stop
ping q, the village with her father, Mr..
SalmoI Cushman.
We lear that -. L. Lord il building "A
blacks hith shop at North Lowell.
ABBOTT the same crew are with the road
machiJe - last year. Oscar kimball
draws D. with six horses. Charles Barker
runs n + machine, and Dana and Edgar
McAllit ,er finish up the work.
Frank l.. Howe Is here from Brighton,
Mass for COWS or any other animal in
which there l. dollar for him.
llOvLrd Charles has quite large
stock n oxen on hand this spring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
BETHEL.
Last Monday evening the Bethel
library Association held Its annual meet
Ing and elected the following officers:

Last Monday evening the Bethel
library Association held Its annual meet
Ing and elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. o. NJ. Mason.
Vice President, Mrs. A. T.. Herrick.
Secretary, Miss Annie Frye.
Treasurer Mrs. Ceyion Rowe.
Trustees, Miss Pbebe Buxton, Mrs. y. ;.
Chandler, Miss Alice Purington. Rev. y. H. Bar
ton, Mr.. A. NJ. True, Mr.. Herbert G. Rowe.
Librarian, Mrs. l.. T. Barker
The secretary, Miss Annie Frye, gave
q very interesting report In which she
paid tender and loving tribute to the
memory Of Miss Cora Burnham, who
served the library SO faithfully for
several years. The secretary made the
following report which showed the
library to be in very prosperous con-
dition. 325s books were taken out by
library members during the past year,
and go by transients, II more than the
previous year. The library now contains
1910 catalogued volumes and "A good num-
Der Of miscellaneous reports beside. The
income from loan of books has been
s7l .33. The bills have all been promptly
met and $3.50 remain In the treasury.
The friends of the library have reason TO
take courage and labor on, for 1t has
grown from the very least to Its present
usefulness, through the efforts OF those
who from the first have been its strong
supporters. 1t Is not ideal yet, but its
friends see bright future before it.
Tuesday afternoon the w. e. L. 1.
met with Mrs. Chandler.
Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Club
held very interesting and profitable
meeting at the home OF Mrs. A. 4. Her
| rick.
Judge Woodbury. was at South Paris
Tuesday evening and Wednesday, and
was among the speakers at the temper
ance meeting.
Pomona Grange met at Bethel last
Tuesday. An unusually fine program
was carried out and all pronounced IL
enjoyable and helpful.
Odeon Hall Was well filled 10 witness
the drama Shamrock and Rose, which
local talent has been preparing for
some time. Every part was we'll sus-
tanned and was success.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
RROWNEIElD.

Mr. Luther Rogers of West Brown
field lost the sight OF one eve, and the
sight Of the other has lately become
much impaired, and he went to Portland
Saturday for treatment.
Mr.. Alexander McIucas has moved
into the Howard MOulton house.
The bridge near the red mill will soon
be completed.
Mr.. James Rogers, while working on
the bridge. WAS very badly hurt by the
falling of one OF the timbers, nearly
crushing him, but it is thought he will
recover.
Mr. Benjamin Rowe Of Brooks is visit
ing AZ William Rowe's.
schools commenced in the village
Monday.
Miss Josie Mansfield Of North Frye
burg is visiting Mrs. Fred rhAyer.
Mrs Eastman and family have moved
10 Danbury, y. III.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
SOUTHEAST sUCkFleLD.

Oh, don't ask me, Look at the school
laws, The subject has been butieted
about so much of late in the pure airs OF
Buckfield that we are dizzy and disgust
ed. Law and Gospel are obsolete terms
down here. We are law unto ourselves
and we obey not the gospel. To keep on
good terms with the best society we
must hold our "yawp," but we are one
OF the yswping kind when there Is an
evident crowding over the line, and
pushing with the horns. There are sew
eral who don't love Us any more because
OF that calm and considerable piece OF
literature that we sent 10 the Rumford
Falls Times. They even 90 so far as TO
call IL impudent In the extreme, when
We were flattering ourself that we were
keeping within bounds, aud were draw
ing IL mild. Well, We must rub along
IL isn't pleasant.
And now can you tell me for what rea-
son the state, that Is so flush with mon
ey, should Withhold any part of 1t from
little. short-legged scholars and the mid
dle-siZed scholars, aud give 1t all 10 those
who are old enough 10 work out their
own salvation: suppose 1t Ia all right.
And suppose il is all right, IL you, as
farmer with eggs and butter 10 sell, and
having a regular customer that you can
not fully supply, purchase of neighoor
10 meet the demand, that you get your
self into the net of the law. Probably
next YOU will have no regular customer
unless you are ordained. And pretty
-. ~s..l xx-tsh q
special permit from the town clerk.
Hamilton claimed IL would be a fine
thing 10 be able TO exclaim II am an
American citizen wonder IL he would
modify il now and write il Hottentot:
Not long since was at the town farm
aud was much pleased with the improve
ments that have been made there since
Mr.. Andrews took possession-more
needed improvements than have been
made since we had farm. | see no rea-
son why the farm need not be self-sus-
tanning when the good time coming
comes. IL IL ever does come.
found an old paper among the papers
that have been in the family longer than
| have, where man by the name OF
Chandler decided certain piece OF land
70 my grandfather, Thomas Irish. IL
bears the date of Nav, l.9. There my
father Was born, and there his children
we're born. Mr.. Gerrish tills the soil
and gathers the fruit there now.
came across another ancient docu-
meut down by the river the other day In
the form OF turtle. The letters cut in
his shell were B. ii. b. and the date was
I ISL. Who did the cutting that uncom-
municatiye creature will carry a secre,
To the grave. He wouldn't tell me, and
couldn't guess.
Niece Mabel Is teaching in northwest
ern Massachusetts,.
| 4 Bates college student teaches the
advanced school in the village. Mis-:
/ Crockett and Miss Prince the other two
JoUS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
eRyssuRc.

"A photography Of the State Of Maine
from the Earliest Period to 1891" COM
piled By Judge Joseph Williamson OF
Belfast, aud which has just issued from
the press, In two large volumes contains
several photographed facts of special
interest to the people OF this town. Cop
les of each of the two editions OF Rev.
Thomas Symmes's volume containing his
sermon on aud account OF Loveweifs
fight published In l725) are very scarce,
a perfect copy Of the second edition hav-
ing been sold for Sl15. Copies OF the
history Of the fight which Elijah Russell
published here In 1889 are also extremely
rare; in fact, all the copies of II known
to exist are frsgmentary, and from all
of them IL would be impossible to form
one complete copy. No copy OF IL con-
tanning the title-page can be found
Copies of the history Of the fight pub
lished at Portland in ISIS by A. 4 j.
Shirley are also very scarce. IL Is also
impossible TO find a copy OF the 18th oil
July Grafton which was pronounced here
in I-gS by John Burnham.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
WEST 6EIkEl

Mrs. Stearns of Monroe, who has been
visiting her mother in this place, returns
home this Friday morning. Her mother,
Mrs. Nelson Wilbur, has recovered from
her late illness, but looks rather poorly
as yet.
Leon Tyler has been appointed high
way surveyor for the West Bethel dis
trict.
Farmers are generally engaged plow-
ing and seeding their ground.
Cows are in good demand. A man
from Gorham, n. H., was in the place a
few days ago buying, but found but two
that he could buy.
Roy Bracket has an lS-mOnths-old
Jersey heifer that has calf about a
week old.
A S. Bean Is well along with his drive
Of spruce for pulp.
Our school is progressing finely.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
DENMARK.

DR. ninn and wife OF Boston are stop
ping at The Bartlett House.
Abel ingalls, died at East Denmark
Thursd ~, May eth, of pneumonia. liz
was number Of Denmark Lodge, |. o
q. F., add veteran OF the late war. Flu
neral url Her the auspices of Odd Fellows
Lodge saturday, May 9th.
Mr.. WI. l.. Jones has accepted Il situa
ton in Lowell, Mass, as engineer at the
water works.
Rev. Nr. Hatch, secretary Of Maine
Mission, Try Society, spoke in the church
Sunday evening 10 full house, aud
much interest was taken in his remarks
Mrs. ueo. W. Gray is visiting friend;
in Mass chusetts.
Mr.. Clio. W. Gray Is at work for the
Portland Star Match Co. surveying tim.
Der.
The olive Of logs has reached here,
and theJ will begin to slip in a day OF
two
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
OBITUARY.

Died. in Cornish, March 18th, of quick
consumption, Mrs. Zilpha Durgin, wife
Of Austin y. Durgin, aged 81 Years, 6
months. % days. She was a daughter
of the late Capt. samuel and Mrs. Jane
|. Wadsworth of Hiram. An sequaint-
anee OF forty years enables me 70 say
that have never known person more
pure, peaceable and blameless. Her
home life WAS a model, and upon its altar
all her powers and her hottest affections
were eonsecrated; and her quiet. gentle,
lovsble nature was an inspiration 10 her
many friends who receive with sadness
the tidings Of her death. Her departure
was calm and tranquil, and she passed
into the dark valley cheered by fade
less faith in the Christian religion.
Sweeter than the beautiful wreath that
graced her casket, is the tender tribute
of her bereaved husband that she had
never spoken an unpleasant word 70 him,
OF in his presence, during their married
life of twenty-One years.
Rest loved one. rest,
For the beat Of thy loving heart Is still.
LLEwELLYN A. wADswoRTH.
Hiram, May 9th. 1895.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
WEST PARIS.
CHURCHES.


Me,hodist-sunday service at 10 70 =; n, .o,'
lowed by sabbath school, Young Peoples meet.
ing followed by prayer and social meeting every
alternate sunday evening at O'Clock.
Free Baptist.-sabbath School at 30 =: NJ,
followed at $3.50 by preaching WIN i'"hs
PEOPLES and other services as above: .
Internationally School mt 10; ~ a; J.
The Y. l.. l.. A. meets every Monday evening.
Lodges.-M asonic.--w ednesday evening on OF
before full moon each month. Odd fe,rows, :,
Every Saturday evening. Rebckahs.-Ihe is'
and SRI Tuesday evenings each month. u. ".
Golden Cross.-The End and 9Th Friday in eao''
month. az, s.,,x
West Paris Grange.-The End AMI 18th satur'
day.
Dry and hot In this vicinity with mer-
curry In the nineties on Saturday ana
Sunday.
Mr.. S. b. Locke has a crew OF men re-
pairing the fume to his -four mill.
Mr.. w. +. Durham of High Street lost
his house and nearly all his furniture by
fire Tuesday morning OF last week
Barn not burned.
Mrs. l.. c. Bates and her mother, Mrs.
Warner of New Haven, Conn, have ar
rived for the summer.
Mr.. II. G.. Brown went To Shelburne
last week and bought several carloads oi
hard wood lumber for the NJ. w. X. Com
pany, one load Of which Is 10 come this
week.
Mr.. o. A. Hanford started for Salem
on Saturday morning, and will bring IN
family back with him. He secured q
rent In the house Of II. Curtis.
w. +. Willis has had his house paint
ed and Adoniram Curtis and II. u
Brown are having their buildings paint
ed.
Mr.. r. l.. Swan Ia away on a trip Il
Boston and New York.
&. II. Sweat OF Boston has been visit
ing relatives here the past week.
Our factory is now making over three
thousand pounds OF line butter esei
week, some days reaching nearly To tn
seven hundred pound mark.
Tuciers' Minstrels, those prime enter
tainers, are coming TO Dunham's Hall
Monday evening, May Is, with mighty
avalanche of talent, whirlwind o
music, cyclone OF fun, miustrelsy in IL
most original and unique performance
introducing laughable oddities and &C
centrcities. You can afford To wait 70
YOU know you'll be more than satisfied
Tickets at usual place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
EAST BETHEL.

Mrs. Bradbury of Paris visited this
place with full line of millinery Thurs.
day, Nav eth.
Mrs. Porter Farwell entertained Mid.
die Interyale circle last Thursday.
Arthur Tracy, our new stage driver,
has moved his family TO Hanover village,
where he will make his home.
BERTHE Bartlett has gone TO Berlin, y.
H., 10 work for the Berlin Mills Co.
Charles Swan goes 10 South Boston
May 9th 10 work for the summer.
Porter Farwell has recently purchased
a matched pair Of gray colts, and now
drives handsome span. he has also
purchased four nice cows and horse OF
.. Z. Twitchell. He now has hand
some herd of cows which number about
thirty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
SOlJTH RtJMEORO.

Frank Wyman Of Holbrook, Mass.
made his mother, Mrs. Erastus Abbott
flying visit last week, and called on
other relatives and friends here. lie
represents the Davenport Suspender
Company and has the agency for the
New England States.
&. NJ. Elliott met with painful acci-
dent recently by getting thrown from
his wagon on to the wheel, and starting
two ribs of. He ia confined TO the
house and will be for some time.
Annie Martin from Rumford Point Is
teaching here and boards with Mrs.
Harvey Neal.
Mrs. Beals is working for c. X. Cary.
N. l.. Wyman bought Jersey cow OF
Job Morrill,, and sold two cows for beef
TO Joe LOyejOy, recently.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
NORTHWEST REIhEI.

Miss Brownie Stearns had the mis-
fortune 10 burn her foot badly by spill
ing boiling water on Ii, the 18th.
Seth and Ed Mason are working for
Irving Wilson, putting finish on TO his
barn, recently purchased of II. b. Chap
man.
James Tyler went TO Grove,on on a
visit TO his brother, DR.. John Tyler, this
week.
Harold Chapman's youngest son,
Ruel, is very i'll threatened with inilam-
nation of the bowels.
). 5. Bennett came and got his horse
TONY, recently. which has been At Mrs.
). X. BENEFITS for some weeks. lie has
just purchased very handsome wagon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12

Mrs. Dorcas l.. Fletcher, wife OF c.
c. Fletcher, passed from this 10 higher
life May lst, aged - years. She leaves
husband, daughter and grandson be-
sides numerous other more distant rela-
tives. She WAS worthy woman re-
spected by all. Mr.. Fletcher has the
sympathy of friends and neighbors In
his sad bereavement. This is the fourth
time that he has been called upon 10 part
with one Of his family during the last
six years. First an only son, aged -,
then two daughters, all active, enterpris-
ing children, and now his companion in
life, leaving but one daughter aud a
grandson.
A. 4. Richmond and wife Of Bethel
are AT work for NJ. Alley.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
MASON


James Oleman's wife from Nova
Scotia arrived in town the past week,
and is stripping at Ernest Morrill's.
Dana Philbrook and lady Of Bethel
we're in t4wn last Sunday.
Rev. q. Hamilton preached at the
church laEt Sabbath. Sunday, May 18th,
the Sabbath School will be recognized.
Charles Durham and Addison Bean
we're at Bethel to attend the Pomona
Grange all Pattee Hall.
School begins this week Monday, Miss
Florence Abbott of Bethel teacher.
A little girl Of Melvin Rowe's, while
playing Oh the river bank, fell in, and
would hale been drowned had not Fred
die Lovely seen her and jumped In and
rescued h,}r.
J. II. Bthn Of South Paris was In town
the past week. We learn he has let his
farm for this year to Archie Hutchinson.
He had 1t The past year.
Our r0aa commissioner has rebuilt the
bridge near +. l. Beans mill.
s. o. Gibver has put wire fence on
the line between his and Addison Beams
farms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
ROxBuRY.

Henry Keenan,, with Mr.. Locke as
guide, is looking over the spruce timber
on the Berlin Mills Co.'S land, with 8
view 10 logging next winter. He did q
good job for the same company the past
winter in township Letter ID.
l.. II. Reed and Swain & Reed shut
down their mills Wednesday afternoon
and gave the men chance TO go by
special train to the show at Lewiston.
All the officers OF the Sunday School
at Frye are women. May Heaven bless
them.
There is now considerable travel al
though the roads are in poor condition
Mr.. Chapman is called to South Paris
to his little son Ray, who has met with
sad accident broken leg, and very
badly broken, ii Is said.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

;. HASTINGS BEAS. REGISTER.
ALBANY.
Abncr =. Paine to Josiah = Lowering, 90
Carrie l.. Cole u Angie 4, Bean, u %
jacob W. Dresser 20 A. +. Paine, 500
ASpoyER.
Ira C. sprague to Joseph l.. Chapman, 100
BETHEL.
LOttle Bridge q Ella NJ. Young, 1850 ~
Hiram H. Bean % {. &. Bean, JoOo
Thos. y. Kendall 10 Austin wheeler. 10 90
BUcKFIELD
&. Il Written 1t al 90 I. II. Fuller. 1000
Abel Irish TO G. VI Irish, 1000
CANTON.
Town of Canton 10 Parker wyman, 20 80
sarah T.. Pettengll 10 Hugh J. Chisholm, 100
Waldo Pettengill TO same. 90
Hugh J. Chisholm 10 otis Falls Pulp Co.. 100
GRAFTON.
stephen Gaudes to II. X. Godwin. 100
HARTFORD
". Il. Russell 70 Amasa =. Carter. 40 o.
MILTON PLANTATION.
Geo. Brown 10 r. Billings, 300
Joseph Aklcy 10 same, 900
MEXICO.
Alphonse Gagne to \. l.. Mitchell. rs %
NORWAY.
Norway Savings Bank 10 &. II. Cummings. lOo
c. u. Cummings ct ais 10 Lctitia LeGrow. si2 50
PARIS.
Sumner Tucker 10 Dora Farrar. l25 90
Geo. b. Hammond 10 Charlotte r. Ham
mOnd, 100
;. +. Briggs 10 Mary c. Walker. lsO %
PERU.
Geo. W. Ridlon ct al to Rumford Falls
Brick Co, 500 90
III. T.. Burgess to {. VI. Child, 100 %
RUMFORD.
j. l.. Thomas 10 Katherine VI. Thomas, 100
WATERFORD.
Geo. o. Shield ct al 10 VIM. T.. Abbott. 500 %
WOODSTOCK.
Thos. K. Day 10 Joseph Seam. Jr., $500
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
RuMFORD CENTRE.

/. E. Richardson aud Chas. Virgin
have planted their gardens.
Frank Simpson and Charles Rowe
have moved on to the j. X. Simpson
farm.
Mrs. Dolloff Is on the sick list.
Aaron is digging dandelion greens.
j. F. Keith has twenty wagons on
hand TO paint.
Bartlett & French are painting C. Il.
Abbott's buildings.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
NEWRY.

We are having warm days, but cold
nights.
The sheep are glad 10 get rid OF their
coats.
Orrin Littlehale Is at home from Bos-
ton, where he has worked the past win
ter.
Julian Stowe is the happy father of u
fine boy.
Herbert Kendall and Loren Trask are
throwing their pulp wood into the river
Margaret Spinney is very sick. She Is
with her sister, Mrs. Kendall.
Not much planting done yet. The
land is wet.
Mayflowers are scarce, but Maybas-
kets plenty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
SUMNER HILL.

School commenced here Monday, the
27th, Alice Davenport teacher.
Amelia Bishee teaches In District No.
s, Sadie Heald in No. 8, Fannie Sewall in
No. 10.
Wilson Morrill, has hired out for the
season to Lennie Merrill.
s. G.. Barrett has bought him 3 two
year-old Jersey Of John Robinson.
George Morrill, Is canvassing for
nursery stock for Homer Chase.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
NORWAY LAKE.

Mrs. James Durham died quite sud-
denly Tuesday of heart disease. Mr..
Durham is very sick.
J. a. keene and wife are quite feeble,
and have been since their severe sickness
in the winter.
Bessie Towne is teaching the school
here, and there are quite large number
Of scholars this summer.
The l.. ;. c. will meet with Mrs. c. A.
Stephens the I'D Of May.
Mrs. Winnie Hall and Ralph Flood at
tended the funeral OF Mrs. James Dun
ham Thursday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
HIRAM.

On May ID, the Local Union OF
\. L. 5. c. +. held convention at the
Congregational church. Eighty-iivc
members, also large audience attended
forenoon, afternoon aud evening. Corn
ish, Hiram, Sebago, Convene, Denmark,
Fryeburg, Browntield and Conway were
we'll represented. Dinner and supper
were served at Grange Hall. Able pa
pers and addresses OF an instructive and
elevating nature were offered by Messrs.
T.. 7. Darrell of Sebago, James ID.
Wilder, Hon. Almon Young, J. b. Pike,
Esq, Geo. Z. Merritt of Hiram; Rev. G.
+. Sargent Of Denmark; w. G.. Stickney
OF Browniield; Rev. c. ). Young of
Fryeburg; +. A. kaharl Of Conway.
Llewellyn a. Wsdsworth read poem.
Solos by Miss Nesta Chadbourne and
Mrs. Clifton Evans. And, of course,
the women talked-well.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
THE OXFORD BEARS.
ThE polNGS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY,.
PARIS HILL.

FRS, Baptist Church. Rev. II. A. Roberts,
Pastor. Preaching every sunday at ii A: n.
sunday School at Il NJ. sabbath kyen,ss Ss,
UnIversalis, Church: sunday School every
Sunday st II An
Mrs. ). c. Heald and Miss Amy Head
of East Sumner have been at Mr.. Park )
for A few DAYS. Miss Hesld will remain
a few weeks and assist Mr.. Park about
some work 10 connection with the rear
rangement OF the files In the PROBATE
office.
During the caucus Saturday afternoon
J. 4. Kings horse made something OF
sensation around the square, and
brought up in W. II. Cummings stable.
The carriage was pretty nearly wreck
Miss lone Harlow of Dixfeld Is visit
ing relatives here
Mr.. Lewis NJ. Brown and family are
expected TO arrive during the present
week. and open the Old Brick for the
summer.
About sixteen couples attended the
dance at the hall Friday night.
While :. NJ. Ming and family were on
their way 10 church Sunday, they saw a
doe feeding 10 Mr.. Kings orchard. She
was within two rods of the road, and
manifested very little fear OF them.
The community was shocked Sunday
forenoon 20 learn % the sudden death Of
Mrs. Kate ". Willis from neuralgia OF
the heart. She had not been III enough
10 require the attendance Of n physician
until the preceding afternoon. Mrs
Willis was the widow of the late George
ID. Willis, and the youngest child OF
STEPHEN u. Hutchinson, with whom she
and her daughters have made their home
since the death ~ Mr.. Willis. She
letves one daughter, Winifred y, the
Younger daughter, Mildred T, having
died few months since. Within year
Mr.. Hutchinson has lost by death a son.
a daughter, granddaughter, and a
great-grsudchild. Mrs. Willis funeral
will be held al the house at 7. Vi. Tues
dAv.
The work of painting the outside OF
the Universalist church is well along.
For the next TWO sundays the pulpit
Of the Universalist church will be oc-
cupied BY Rev. T.. W. Pierce of West
Concord, VI, who comes as candi-
date.
Miss Harriet TWitchell, who has spent
the winter with her nephew In Massa-
chusettS, has returned 10 Paris.
Along the last Of the afternoon sun
dAv most Of the sble-hodjed men aud
BOYS turned out 20 fight fire 10 the woods
by the river. The fire, which started on
the west side Of the river, WAS carried by
the strong wind across the river, through
the woods 10 the road and across the
road. ~ is highest point getting into
the grass in Wallace Cummings field.
IL burned over quite part OF Cum
miugs' wood lot and burned up twenty
or thirty rods OF his board fence. \
couple of hours Of hard work checked
its progress, and about that time the
shower began 20 get in its work, and
there was no further danger.