Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-10-13
October court.

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the place Saturday.
Mrs. 0rdwsy OF North Woodstock Il
visiting her son, 5. c. ordway.
Rev. Mr.. Bean occupied his pulpit
again Sunday, and the church was well
flied.
\ tine erayon portrait Of Judge FRYE
OF Bethel has been hung in the probate
Office.
Mrs. W. b. Edwards entertained the
Old Orchard cottage party Thursday
evening.
The Seneca Club will meet In the
Board OF Trade room this Monday
evening.
BY vote Il Paris G age there viii be
A meeting at Grange Hall next Saturday,
Oct. 18th, at | 10 o'clock.
J =. Howlsnd Of Milton, NSss., With
/ family sDd friends, arrived at Mountain
View Stock FTm saturday.
F. A. Thayer went To Boston Sa,ur-
lay 20 attend the meeting of the National
Fanersl Directors Association.
j. Ii. Stuart shows curiosity In the
form Of potato from the eyeS Of which
Nell defined small potatoes are protrud-
ing.
some slight changes IN the in'oriOr OF
che court room are bring made, one OF
which = An elevated aud rallied stand
Tor the sheriff.
The Bates students Of this place, six
in number, spent sunday AZ home Miss
Lena Hicks, Bates 90. Of Gilead. was
here with them.
That was smart crew that put up the
iron ri 2. When thev bad the m toll
al, "a work With they hustled the bridge
up In short order.
The Democrat crew Is placed under
Marble 81 Paris HIN. This time rs
generous contribution Of pears.
Mrs. C. W. Bowker gave a birthday
oartv 70 twelve lady friends Friday
evening. An elegant supper was served,
ind very pleasant evening spent.
One little South Paris girl snapped
her fsvorite cat for another little girls
baby sister. When il came % delivering
the goods the owner OF the cat wept and
backed out.
The VI. f.. Circle will meet 1T the yes
trv 81 the church Friday evening. Rev.
Mr. Bean will give his illustrated lecture
ON rhe worlds fair. Ice cream and cake
will De sold.
VIM. X. Kimbal Post. &. \. X, with
their ladies have had an invitation To
visit Roberts Post AZ oxford next Fri |
cav az 10 AN All 81 the old vets are
requested 10 respond.
Hon. Geo. \. Wilson suggested that
The new bridge DE called rockingham
bridge, sud also that the one by the
grist mill De called the True bridge In
memory % TWO Of our lsmented citizens.
Advertised letters in the South Paris
post office, Oet. Il, lSgG
Ms E.Uth L Bri--s.
NJ Leon : Beverage.
Newell tu-hman.
NJ Harry >WtM
The high school bovs of South Paris |
aud Norway PLAYED return game Of
a., thall on The Perry field Friday night.
Oar boys sire plucky but light, and they |
only succeed'd in holding the score
down 20 p "a 0.
VIM. h. KimbAll Relief Corps will
Holt an spron sale and supper Saturday |
afternoon sud evening. October l.. Adj. |
miss.oa free. supper AZ the usual
prizes Ice cream will be served 20 |
those Who wish.
Mr.. Pratt of Pownal, Vt, and DIR. J.
". Davis II ChArlemont, Mass, were AZ
G. l. Bucks over sunday. They were
90 their way home from a hunting trip
which resulted In total OF seven deer
for seven hunters.
After the bridge crew finished work |
on the Park street bridge, they did some |
work on the other iron bridge. They |
found a sag on the up-river side in the |
middle. and rsised il II inches on the
middle pier, puttiDg Us pounds of iron
under H.
The bridge voting WAS done very iair- |
Is except that one citizen IN his zeal Tor
the csuss put ia a photograph Of him
self. He Was excused on the ground
that he MAS Democratic postmaster
and political anxiety had temporarily |
upset his mind,
The ancient passenger eosch that has
been standing on the siding ~ the depot
for several DAYS, when compared With
the modern yestioUled coach speaks
eloQueutly OF the tendency of the times,
aud the improvements which latter day
skill has sought out.
Joseph Hall Of this place died very
suddenly last Tuesday. tie was laying
a floor AZ O. h. Cliiord's, when he was
suddenly taken IN and died in about two
hours. He Was a son Of the late Cyprian
Hall and = brother % A. &. Hall. He
leaves son and dzughter. His age was
- years.
saturday evening the little school
mates of Raw Chapman, with their teach
er. Miss Hattie Leach, gave him com
plete surprise IL was his ninth birth
dav. and his surprise and JOY, when he
Ssw the company enter. may be imSgin-
81. The visitors brought with them
many gifts as marks Of their friendship
After an evening Of games the merry
little company left for their homes.
~ the result Of an informal confer
euce held one day last week. meeting
Wil DE- held al Grand Army Hall, Thurs
day afternoon 40 , O'Clock. 70 organize a
county temperance society. The active
tempersuce workers ot the county are
expected "a be present. Thursday even
inc a public Temperance meeting will be
held II the court house, which everybody
i invited 10 attend. Alden Chase, Esq,
Of Brysnt's Pond, has been invited 10
preside.
The work Of laying out the court house
I grounds i in progress. Mr.. Frank NJ
/ Rlaisdell. Of GRAY & Blsisdell, Boston,
/ civil engineers and landscape architects,
! (. doing the necessary surveying prep4r-
,torv 20 making plan of the work. Mr.
Risi.deu i the man who laid out the
/ ipnroyemeuts al the now somewhtt
noted resort, RivertOn, near Portland,
which has been developed during the
present season. The court house grounds
I viii be laid out according 10 the terrae-
I ing and lawn treatment. Mr.. blslsdeii
.s1sit Is an ideal location and a GOOD
hUildiug. aud he feels sure that he shall
\ ,ivs he grounds treatment that VIII
m ,ke them in harmony with the build
\ ine, nd set IL of a. il should be- Inc
work OF grading will probably be begun
within few days.
Three hunters went cunning out into
rhe woods. And a. they drove oy
f,rm house on their way, one OF them
remsrked, pointing 10 a tree near the
sul;,,,. - oueer thing happened