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


Every BODY hauls wood row.
Have ron creamery folks got your ices
Keep the sidswalks clear Of snow.
Nov look for ssed catalogues.
Do you mind the beautiful icicles on
the south side Of the buildingsl
VIM. Bailey ID watching engines 10 the
round house.
Chas. Dillingham; ID sick with : bad
cold.
Miss Ida Abbott Of Byron ls visiting
her sister, Mrs. l.. w. Smith.
Do our whilst clubs quilt playing De-
fore IL O'Clock Saturday nightst
Cribbage headquarters 1t Hollis. As
usual John and Gus have got the record
so far.
Whitney Lodge of Masons will DO
visited by the d. D. Of this district ct its
next meeting, Feb. 4th. There will be
work Ia the r. A. and N. n. degrees,
after which banquet will be served. !.
Died, In Canton, Erastus Holt, aged
80 years, months. He. was born In
Weld, and married Lucinda Packard OF
Peru. He leaves three sons and two
daugh ters. A son and daughter live IN
Massachusetts,, one son (E. Z. Holt, N.
d In Portland, and one son and dsugh.
ter la Canton. In early life he settled
In Peru, going into the wilderness and
clearing up farm, and raising family
Of six children. In 1860 he went to Call
fornia, returned In 1861, and lived a
s.. ort time In Canton, and then went to
Portland where he resided until 1897,
when he returned to Canton and lived
with his son. In his last sickness ne
Was kindly cared for by his son and
daughter, C. O. Holt, Esq, and Mrs,
E. L. Glover. Mr.. Holt was soldier Of
the Aroostook war. He had two sons 10
the late war, one which served nearly
five years, and was postmaster at Can.
ton under Harrison's administration.
o. A. McFadden & Co. are putting 10
Ice.
Another cold wave the 25th. Go be-
low zero.
The Fur Club hunt was failure as fai
"A hunting on account Of the extremely
cold weather.
John Darlington, the Ice man, hal
built an Ice house on the shore OF thu
lake, and filed 1t with Ice.
Mrs. 8. Thompson, mother OF Mrs
Clara Hayford, IL on the sick list.
B. d. Day has hired the Times building
and Il making spring beds. He has
stock OF furniture.
Miss A. C. Bicknell, the milliner, II
visiting friends In Lewiston and Auburn
DR.. +. f. Holt of Portland attended
the funeral of his father the 18th.
i The first chance to shovel snow tn
22d.
| Evergreen Chapter, o. Z. s., enjoyet
an oyster supper the 10th.
j Miss Myrtle Holt II attending stor,
for A. c. Bicknell, while she Is visiting
In Auburn and Lewiston.
George X. johnson met with painful
accident. While chopping wood chill
few and struck him In the eye, and de
stroyed the sight. II affects the remain
ing eye, but there Is hope that Il will
not affect the sight.
Prof. l.. C. Bateman, the phrenologis
from Fowler & Wells Institute, Ne,
York, Is giving q series OF lectures o.
the Science Of Phrenology. He show
his thorough knowledge and familiarit
' with Il. He illustrates and enforces tn
different topics Of his subjects fror
, portraits OF distinguished persons, whic
include among them representatives Q
every age and grade Of character. II
: appears to be master Of the science an
deserves the appreciation Of the public
The ladies' whist club met with Mr.
o. b. Merrill Wednesday. A very er
joyable afternoon was passed.
Miss Gates, from Bethel, Maine,
.. friend of Mrs. c. II. Gilbert's, Is yisitin
her.
Mrs. DR.. Stanwood Is on the sick list
Colda anon, IN ha nuIHa nreun lenf