Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-02-09

WISH 10 ms parents. Mr. ana MRS. f. r.
Stone. Mr.. Stone has not been at South
Paris before for four years. He Is now
engaged in the brokerage business In
Colorado, aud having been called 10 New
York on business, took this opportunity
10 visit his parents.
Talk about apples, G.. II. Porter has
just finished packing apples at W. +,
Fosters, and reports that out OF 100 bar
rels of strictly No. | Baldwins, there
were Just four barrels Of waste. They
have kept perfectly, and are as hard and
fresh as when picked. He has left a
basket Of sample apples at the Democrat
office. They are about the size of ordi-
nary Fall Greetings, and average l-2
ounces in weight. He says he packed
a number of barrels in the lot which will
average Just about the same as these.
The South Paris High school Lyceum
Society held their second meeting Sstur-
day evening, Feb 8, and carried out the
following program:
Report OF Secretary.
singing, By the school.
Reading. Grace Wheeler.
Reading, Lulu Hayden.
ones;ioa. Resolved, That capital punishment
should be abolished.
Narrative. Chas spoa3ri. Be:sha shaw.
Negative. Earle stuart. Lizzis Field.
Paper. Edited by sue Wheeler and Ethel Dean.
singing by quartette.
Misses shaw. Robinson. Field and Wheeler.
The question was decided on the
merits of the question in the negative;
by the house in the affirmative.
The retirement Of treasurer Harlan Y.
Dennison from the Paris Manufacturing
Company came "a a surprise 10 the
community. Mr.. Dennison has Identified
himself prominently with the business,
social aud religious interests of this
place. and both himself and his family
have made many friends who are ex-
pressing the hope that he will decide 10
remain at South Paris and find employ
ment for his experience and capital per-
haps In some new enterprise among Us.
II has been frequently suggested during
the past few days that he put the shoe
factory into operation as he has had ex-
perience in that line of business. This
would be q move In which he would have
the support and encouragement OF this
community, but he tells the Democrat
that he has been so long out Of the shoe
business that he would have to learn !,
over again. should Mr.. Dennison decide
20 enter upon some other enterprise
here he would doubtless receive equal
encouragement.
About forty OF the village people OF
Paris Hill will present the History Of
Marriage ~ the New Hall AZ South
Paris on Saturday evening of this week.
IL will De given in the following pro-
gram:
Pantomime amt tah,cau, Marriage by Capture
This represents she marriage Of the Australians
In the dark ayes. In two scenes.
PautOmime. Indian marriage Pocahonias
and John Rolfe. Powhatan giving away the
bride.
Pantomlme. Gresna Green. or the Elopemen,-
The scene Of this marriage was IN q little village
on the southern border Of England.
Song. Rev. II. \. Roberts
Pan;omime. Negro Wedding At the Quarters.
A true scene from the sunny south
Violin solo.
PautOmsme. japanese Wedding. The bride
viii wear a costume made In japan.
TAbleau. Inc smoked Pearls.
Pantomime Colonial Wedding IN time OF
George Washington
song. Mis- Minnie RatcliGe.
Tableau, The Wedding Party.
Come. Admission Is cents. Doors
open at o'clock; entertainment TO be-
gin at : ;45. Proceeds 20 go for i'm
provements for the ''old church on the
HILL" See hand-bills.
There's another chapter 10 this
Fletcher Cole horse race that's quite as
Juicy" as any OF il. George L. Tsrbox
OF Harrison was on the Ice with speedy
clipped mare that he said he took out
Of team in the woods" and In the
second heat this mare came down in
front of the Cole horse, but some ways
behind the Fletcher colt. Ii is now said
she was placed there by previous ar
rsngement 10 rattle" the Fletcher colt
and that Friend George invited his
friends over FROM Harrison TO see him
do the crowd. Now this new coon in
town" Is the same mare described in the
Lewiston Journal as "a big brown
mare which came from Lynn via Bruins
wick" Jed Woodbury. brought her up
TO Lewiston and sold her 10 George T..
Tarbox, and in brush with Maggie l.,
is II, she showed up so we'll that
several Of Lewiston's dead game sports
expressed a willingness 20 back her
against Maggie L. for sums ranging
from $40 10 500. This mare was dead
easy" prey for Fletcher's horse and the
laugh is now on Brother Tarbox, you
see.
TO err il human, to forgive divine"
We can forgive Mr.. Cole OF Norway for
thinking he had q two-minute trotter.
Probably he made an honest error in TAX
ing the time. and an error OF ten seconds
or so, upon a trial Guartermile makes as
much difference as an inch or two in the
length of mans nose. Acting upon
the suggestion made by the Democrat
last week, Mr.. Cole came up like a man
and matched his horse against IL. q.
Fletcher's Doctor" A double straight
way track OF half mile was scrsped on
the ice at Norway Lake, and on Thurs
day afternoon good sized audience
gathered there to see the race. After
lizzie scoring in which the South Paris
horse gave every evidence OF being the
faster. the latter broke shoe and the
trial Of speed was postponed until riday
afternoon. On that day the audience
was larger and the Fletcher horse was
sick with a cold and in bad condition,
hut IL was decided 10 start him and the
trial proved very easy victory for him
As he won both heats easily With long
lead, making quarter In 81 seconds,
aud another in IS IL seconds, aud dem-
onstrated his ability to do better than
this, while Mr.. Coles minute NORWAY
Cyclone proved to be only mild
zephyr In this race and not In the same
class with the Pure Wilkes horse. III
was generous in Mr.. Cole to offer to give
Mr.. Fletcher twelve rods start and then
beat him, and il was gracious IN KIND
hearted Mr.. Fletcher to decline the oiier
IL beats all how these horse fellows love
each other In a race. Either the NOT
way horse has been advertised into
reputation that he never deserved oil
else he had an ''off day" that was great
wsv of. Two-minute trotters dom
grow upon blackberry bushes even IN
Oxford County.