Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-12-14

Misc Russ Of North woodstock d vis
ting at $. c. Ordways.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Curtis have been
visiting here lev days.
The freight trains are running thlcl
on the Grand Trunk now.
Alton Wheeler Is teaching the gram.
mar school At west Paris.
Miss Eva Austin Is In Boxker's store
through the season OF holiday trade.
Rev. Mr.. Bean will preach on the sixth
commandment next Sunday morning.
orrin Ellingwood and wife Of Bethel
visited Mrs. G. N. Howard last week.
The ground Is frozen UP rough a. q
plowed tield agsin-the steenth time this
season.
Miss ollie Gerry has come from Wood
lords Ter vlsis to her grandfather,
Henry Gary.
Business Is good with the Banner
Match Co, which Is now employing
twenty hands.
Tickets for the Congregational fair are
going fast. You'll have TO be prompt II
you want 4 seat
The High school students had short
vacation Wednesday, owing to the Illness
Of Principal Gerrish.
Mrs. w. b. Edwards had a short visit
from her niece, little Miss Ann Eustis.
Of fliNssalH
Mr.. and Mrs. Clirch OF Berlin. n. II,
are stopping with their daughter, Mrs.
j. Fred Henry, this Water.
George Clifford attended the meeting
OF the East Oxford Local Uuion,
\. Z. ;. c. T., at Mechanic Falls Tues
day.
Shurtleff's shos windows are made
especially attractive In the evening by q
brilliant display Of colored electric
lights.
Mrs. Fred Scott WAS called to West
Paris last week BY the sickness aud
death OF her father, Mr.. L. X. Cum
mings.
ANY one finding a gold cuff button
will De literally rewarded by leaving
the same with Wilbur l.. Farrar, at the
post Office.
More deer hunters have been up
country" during the past week, but
there's no venison on the South Paris
bill of fare.
Mrs. Irwin l.. Bowker visited her
husband in GorhAm, y. H., over sunday,
returning TO South Paris Monday on the
10 A. VI. trsin.
Mr. T.. l.. Jewell has moved from Mrs.
Aastin's house on Highland Street into
the Williams house ct the junction OF
High and Park Streets.
into a rent in +. %. Millett's stand, re
modelled from the old livery stable
building, near the depot.
Mrs. c. W. BoNker has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John =. STAN
lev, At Lake Auburn, for = feS days.
Mr.. Bowker WAS there over Sunday.
A genial travelling salesman, who
went on deer hunt with South Paris
man last week. reports seeing buck
which he estimates WAS 10 l-2 hands
high and l6 feet long. He didn't get
him.
The light in the square WAS changed
to the new pole last week, and on Ssfur-
day the new drinking fountain WAS con-
uected with the Norway water works.
Water now flows freely for horses and
dogs.
The Democrat has received Part Ill OF
the compendium OF the Eleventh Gen.
sus, containing miscellaneous statistics
Of the census OF 1880. IL makes valus-
Die addition 10 the ancient history de-
partment Of the Democrats reference
library.
Several days since, before the water |
was connected with the new drinking |
fountain, a horse which was left stand |
Ing In front OF y. ID. Bolster's house |
while his owner went into the house, |
walked straight up TO the fountain, and
seemed much disappointed when he
found II dry. lie had evidently seen |
one OF them things before. Most Of the
horses are afraid OF IL AZ first.
At the business meeting OF the Ep- |
worth League the following resolutions
were adopted:
whereas. The People'- Lecture Coarse hAs !
been a financial snoce--, &c 10
Resolved let That the members Of the Up |
worth League extend % the people Of the village
their sincere thanks for their very liberal patron
axc.
Resolved. -, rhst special thanks lie tended u |
49, kindly as-l-fesi wiki their 1
talent thus helping 20 make the lectures and |
closing concert a success |
Z. l.. Beck. |
RKv. ], A; BrAS. Committee.