Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-04

Is visiting his nephew, III. W. Powers.
There's an unclaimed letter at the
South Paris post Office for Mrs. Alice
Pix.
Rev. w. II. Bolster, ID. D., will preach
at the Congregational church again
next Sunday.
Whit Stuart can hang 400 rolls Of room
paper in day. We don't have To prove
this; Whit admits il.
Miss Maude l.. Taylor Of Newton,
Mass, and Miss Mary II. Taylor Of Bos-
ton, are visiting relatives here.
Charlie Stuart, Percy Hathaway and
Harry heough spent several days camp
ing at PenpesSeewaSsee Lake last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. ;. Richardson went
20 Newry Friday 10 attend the funeral
Of Mrs. Richardson's niece, Mrs. J. ;.
Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Willis go to their
cottage at Poland Camp Ground this
week, and will remain until after camp
meeting.
Miss Flora Mitchell Of Portland,
/ former CompOsitOr in the Democrat
office, wss here over sunday, the guest
Of Miss Maud Douglass.
Misses Ida and Clara Ieveque Of Port
land aud Miss EleAnore Hayden Of North
| Cambridge, Mass. we're guests OF Miss
Cassie Briggs last week.
The Paris HIN Brass Band are entitled
| ;o credit for the excellent music furnish
cd the WageEarners' Mckinley Club
last Wednesday evening.
IL sounds peculiar for the first day Of
August. but frost is reported from sew
eral places saturday morning. Not
killing frost, but just enough to brag of.
Rev and Mrs. I. J. Ramsdell wen,
Monday 20 Upton, were they will spend
a vacation ot two weeks. The pulpit
will be supplied during Mr.. Ramsdell's
Sbsence.
saturday WAS busy day AZ the Office
Of DR. Richards. People came from all
parts OF oxford County TO have glasses
fitted, His price is moderate and work
guaranteed.
Mrs. Weymouth and son Of Holyoke,
Mass. are AZ T. \. Thayer's for few
DAYS. Mrs. Weymouth was formerly as
sistant in the high school here, when
she was Miss Davis.
". T. Maxim aud family, also Mrs. Ii
G. Ripley and two children and Miss III.
u. Field aud daughter are taking an out
iug at Lake View Cottage, Lake Pen
nessewaSsee, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W Bowker started
Friday morning for four or five days
trip through the White Mountains by
team. They took tent alOug, aud
camp FOR the night along the way.
n pleasant Tuesday evening there will
ht q trolley party and band concert on
the electric road from . 30 20 . 80. Two
open cars will De- coupled together, aud
one fare viii pay for she round trip.
ALERT u. Park has purchased a house
Tot OF Gary Y Andrews. The lot CON
taius about an acre. and lies in the angle
~ three streets, fronting on The nsmeleSs
street nesr the Pleasant Street school
house. lie intends 20 build Sooc.
:. :. Maxim Is moving his photograph
husines. from Davis Block into the new
building on Marke, square. He will
have one side II the front on the lower
-oor. and the second floor except the
room occupied - an Insurance Office by
| G.. +. Tolman.
The Savings Bank has purchased the
Ava Hersey stand and has crew oi
Workmen putting il Ia repair and fitting
/ 10 FOR three t,ucmentS. Principal Win
| gate % The High school has engaged one
renr sud Writ stanley, foreman a, the
| Democrat ofi,e. has engaged another.
There will he another free stereopticcn
| exhibition aud band concert given by
the Norway and Paris street Railway
7 Company on Thursday evening OF this
week An entirely new set of views
will De shown including some very pleas
/ ing diSSolying effects. IL stormy Il will
| DE- postponed 20 the first pleasant even
ing.
Prof. G. l.. Record sud wife OF this
place have eng ged a. principal aud
assistant 81 piNiield Academy. Mr..
Record has had considerable experience
| i'm teaching. having served a. principal
Il the south Paris High school aud OF
Paris Hin Academy. The school AZ Dix
ield Is 20 Pc congratulated upon secur-
iug their services.
The steamer Rainbow, owned by +.
". aud \. L. Royal OF this village, that
has been Ia service on Norway Lake,
"a. sold last week 20 a Boston man who
spends his summers AZ Harrison. -Four
horses hauled the ste mer 20 Harrison
last Friday where she WAS pa, into the
water and given trial by Mr.. Royal
and r. ". Bouuey, and delivered 10 her
new owner.
\ family party Of fifteen will go from
here "Wednesday for weeks teuting at
Concord Pond The party will consist
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ". L. Morton, Mr.. and
Mr.. &. 4. Record. Mr.. r. W. Morton,
George Il. Morton. Harry \. Morton.
. tlar,u,e G.. Morton, Julia L. Morton.
Mary n. Taylnr, Margaret Taylor
FORBES. Ernest Crockett, Luceht Crock
ett. I'd Whitney, George W. Morton.
II NAV be a surprise TO some 70 learn
that Notwithstanding the free exhibit
tions al the fair grounds are gotten up
! bv the street railway company at large
I eXpease. OF over twelve hundred people
~ho attended last Thursday evening,
/ less than one-fOurth had the courtesy 10
,,ke the cars. This i not as il should
De. The exhibition Is well worth the
price Of \ car fare.
There's Jolly dove party" from
/ this place occupying a cottage at oIu
orchard for couple of weeks. Seven
of them went down Saturday-Mrs. W.
r. Edwards. Mrs. ". \. Porter, Mrs. l..
/ Il. Powers. Miss Laura Burnell, Miss
Hattie Burneu. Miss Carrie Hall, Miss
Grace Thaver. Miss Hattie Porter VIII
I ioin the party on her return from Bos-
/ Ton. where she has been for some weeks.
/ They write that they have a good, we'll
/ furnished cottage. near the water.
/ Members Of the Harrington Concert
| Company gave concert Monday even
| ing OF last week as announced, and
las Of about sixty was formed, with
/ sessions each afternoon and evening
until Friday evening, when the the In
/ sritute closed with fine concert. a
/ chorus Of fifty voices. and Mr. charles
| Marble. reader and impersonator. FRO
lessor Harrington goes 10 oxford TINS
week.
The first Mckinley and Hobart tltg
run up in south Paris was procured by
II T.. Richardson. and with little as
sisfance from the Democrat, was hung
ont across the head OF Maple Street, be-
tween Richardson's aud Billings Block.
II il small. hut expressive.
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