Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-08-10

Mrs. :. ;. Stowell Of Dixtield IL visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. w. b. Edwards.
Rev. c. :. Cummings of Augusta will
preach at the Methodist church next sun
day morning.
Rev. end Mrs. T. J. Ramsdell left Mon
day morning for vacation Of about
three weeks, which they will spend at
llsrpswell.
Arthur Holman left Sunday for a
bicycle trip of a few days, going first by
way of RumfOrd Falls TO Dixfield Centre,
where he has relatives.
Charles Msrstou and Clark Mitchell
have purchased house lots near the house
of G.. h. Ripley, over the Park Street
bridge, and are making preparations to
build.
IL Is announced that Hose Co. No. 1,
which has heretofore had its apparatus
qusrtered in Nichols barn on High
Street, is soon 20 have hose house of
its own.
The Independent Order Of Foresters
and the Knights of Pythiss OF Berlin, y.
IL. will have an excursion and picnic
dinner at Electra Park on Thursday OF
next week. weather permitting.
Rev. and Mrs. K. J. Hsughtou return
ed Friday night from their vacation
which they have spent st 81. John. y.
Il. They were accompanied by Miss
Elise MaeLean of that place, who will re-
main with them for a time.
Harry Jordan, formerly of this place,
row OF Washington, ID. C., with his
friend ". Burke, Jr., OF Washington,
are making a vacation trip through New
England. They are in town for few
days.
Some five or six hundred people at
tended the Universslist meeting ut
Electra Park sunday afternoon. A fine
sermon Was delivered BY Rev. Dr..
Bolles. Music was furnished by male
auart.tte and a portion Of the Norway
and South Paris festival chorus.
Oscar Chandler, who has been at WORK
on BirRey Fields new house, says they
got In some good smart work. Allie
Murch, Wilson Ryersop, Claude Need
ham and himself built the staging, put on
el, ven and quarter thousand OF shingles
and the saddle boards and took the stag
ing down in seven hours.
The Irving French Company who have
been making decided "hit" at Eleetrs
Park for the past two weeks Will make
their final appearance there this week 10
TWO new PLAYS. one on Wednesday and
the other on Saturday evening. Tht
wednesday evening play will be "Fol
His Sisters Honor" The play Tor Satur
day evening will be announced later II
the Electra Park Bulletin.
The Congregational Sunday Schoo
picnic will be held at SHOWS faiis OF
Thursday next. Ii Is the earnest desir'
of the pistor snd officers that the mem
hers of the chu, Oh and congregation Joii
the SUNDAY School in this outing ant
therefore cordial invitation Is EXTENDED
| % an-aud 70 any from other churche
Mo vould like TO attend. There VII
no the usual sports and pleasant out
to- il exp,cted. Barges leave tn
sousre Thursday morning ats:lo.
| Mr.. Vim. =. Cushmsn, who has 6ee'
Z, feeble health for some time, died a
his home on Pleasant Street Sunda.
morning. Mr.. Cushmsn was one OF Tn
most highly respected citizens OF th'
n,.ee. While quiet and undemonstra
i've ne was public spirited, and liberia
,.ith hjs means. He was member
the NJ. E. church in South Paris, ant
This church and the one at Norway, a
well a. others ia this vicinity, have spe
ci.l reason TO hold him in grateiui &c
.asmhrance. Owing to illness in tn
family. the funeral will be private.
/ ELMHfLL
Ellie Swan has recently visited reia
tives at Berlin.
Mrs. NC. Weston and daughter, N
Anna Jordan, of Chicago, are guests
Mrs. T. j. Whitehead
| A. G. Dudley il at Locke Mills, pI1
ting in a dam for Mr.. Teooets. a
Hollis is working with him.
We are informed Of the birth OF
daughter. Aug. 4th, to Mr.. ana nj
| AHA M. Gerry of Pennington, iormef'
of south Paris.
Chandler Swift has finished hayine -
In. r. swift and gone to Woo9stocA ~ ~,
r A. Dudley to help get the nay On -
lDudley's woodstock farm.