Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-08-24
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oolNos or THE WEEK IN AL
SECTIONS or THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church, Rev. II. A. Roberts.
sunday school a b u. SaSbash kvenins Ser
vice At 100 r. y. Prayer Meeting Wednesday
Uniyersanss Church Rev. Il. w. Pierce. Pas
tor Preaching every Sunday a. II A. =. sun
day school at u ~. Meeting Of Young Peoples
A hundred or more went to Shows
Falls on the union Sunday school picnic
Tuesday. Judging from reports, the
bathing WAS the most attractive amuse-
ment that the boys found, and It would
appear that they spent quite q part OF
the day In the water. Most Of the crowd
went In hayrscks.
Thursday evening the light Of fire
was observed, which had all the appear
ance of being buildings, and seemed to
be located somewhere along the west
shore of Hooper's Ledge. Some young
men hastily harnessed aud drove down
that road, but found no blare, and every
body apparently In bed. The next morn
ing a couple Of reporters drove over the
road, but found no smoking ruins, and
no buildings missing. And they are
still wondering what IL was.
Mr.. Edwin +. Fobes and family OF
Lexington. Mass, are at the Hubbard
House for stay Of two or three weeks.
Miss Rawsou Prentiss Nay Of Glou-
cester, Mass, IL the guest Of Hon.
Edwin l.. Paris family at their summer
resistance here.
Hon. and Mrs. George d. Bisbee OF
Rumford Falls were In town last We'd
nesday.
Miss lone Harlow Of Dixfield Is visit
ing relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. TLos. T.. Stearns OF
Cambridge. Mass, are at &. II. Thsyer's.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A. kimbsll and Henry :. kimbali OF
Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ID. Ham
moud aud Miss Alice h. Hammond OF
Paris, Mr.. and Mrs. +. 4. Shorey and
Miss Frances ii. Shorey OF Gorham, y.
n, Sscended Mount Washington Aug.
l., via the carriage road. The mag
niticent view from the summit was en-
ioyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Qainby OF New
York were at the Hubbard House few
DAYS last week.
Robert II. Jackson, who has been In
very poor health all summer, has gone
TO Bath to be under DR.. Fuller's care.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Maxim will start
Tuesday for a visit of several weeks TO
relatives iu Massachusetts,.
Miss Bertha Bartlett and Master
William Bartlett Of New York and
Master Curtis Clark Of New Jersey, are
at Mr.. Lewis VI. Browns. The boys
have gone into the ship building busi-
ness, and have in process OF construction
n. 4. ii In xash
will in day or two launch on the briny
deep-or. rather, on the babbling brook.
Frank Bennett finished having Satur-
dSy, aud thinks that, considering the
west her and all circumstances, he has
done pretty well. He and his two little
boys"-who are small boys but pretty
solid ones-have made and put into
their own barn sixty-five ~ o-horse load.
OF hay. besides one other small job Of
having done outside, which made i've
tw o-horse loads.
Mrs. II. VI. Perkins il very sick sgsin.
Mr.. l.. ID. Hooper was called 10 Msssa-
ehuseits by telegram Friday. on account
OF the illness of her sons wife, Mrs.
Carroll Hooper. Mrs. Hooper died
saturday morning.
Miss Nav Perkins returned Friday
from Brooslin, Maine, where she has
been visiting friends for few weeks.
Mrs. Rowe and daughter, Miss Hattie
Rowe, OF Portland, are visiting At Ex-
Governor Perham's.
Rev. j. e. Snow, ID. d, OF Haverhill,
Mass, former pastor OF the Universal
ist church here, was at Ex-Governor
Perham's over sunday. He assisted AT
the morning services at the Universalist
church, and after the sermon addressed
the congregation with a few words OF
cOngratulatiou and Renaissance.
Friday evening Of this week the three
act comedy, Tanning the Trusnt,"
which scored success here last winter,
will be repeated at Academy Hall. Ad-
mission 10 and 10 cents. Curtain rises
az o'clock Further particulars on
handbills.
Misses Caroline 7. Tbayer and Mary
Pierce are visiting at DIR. Thayer's in
Portland.
Hon. John ID. Long, Secretary Of the
Navy, with his family, were guests at
the Hubbard House last Fridav. Secre-
tary Long drove from Buckfield, his
native town, where he has q summer
residence.