Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-23

at South Paris last week.
Mrs. Mabel Phelps Of Portland spent
Sunday at f. A. Thayers.
The Misses Carsley Of Pennington are
guests at Ieander Billings.
Mrs. Z. III. Rice Of Winchester, Mass,
is visiting at j. j. Morton's.
Miss Annie Tuttie Of Rumford visited
at +. A. Thayer's last week.
Miss Nellie Thompson Of Portland
spent Sunday at K. n. Halls.
Mrs. W. B. Edwards is spending the
week with relatives In Dixfield.
The voting list, as posted by the
selectmen, contains Less names.
Miss Nellie Bradford Of woodfords Is
visiting at Mrs. Clara Towards.
Miss Georgia Brett Of Beverly, Mass i,
Is at her uncle's, Charles Brett's.
The seasons run a, the corn factory
viii begin Wednesday OF this week.
A. ID. Park attended the funeral Of his
sisters, Mrs. Smsll's, infant child at
Mexico Sunday.
The Twenty-third Maine Regiment
holds its reunion here Tuesday as previ-
ously announced.
Charles Rswson and family Of Auburn
have been visiting Mrs. Rawson's sister,
Mrs. ;. +. Davis, for couple Of weeks.
Mrs. Katharine Ryer, Miss Frank
RIVER and Miss Edith Ryer Of New York
are visiting their cousins, the McArdles.
Franklin Maxim OF this place and his
brother, o. \. Maxim, Of Paris Hill,
attended the Wayne centennial Thurs
dsy.
South Paris had large representa-
ton at the Poland csmpmeeting last
week.
Five cows belonging to Fred Farrsr
and two belonging TO c. y. Porter were
run over and killed by freight train
Rev. I. j. Rsmsdell Is spending his
vacation at Upton. His pulpit WAS sup
piled sunday by Rev. Seth Benson OF
North Paris.
W. !. Wheeler and family are living
in the ground door rent Of Frank Tsy-
lor's house during the building opera
tons on their house.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Willis returned Mon
day morning from Poland Camp Ground.
where they have been spending couple
Of weeks.
Judge :. \. Bolster and wife Of Rox-
bury, Mass, are visiting his brother,
Capt. II. Y. Bolster. Judge Bolster
comes lust at this time to attend the re-
union on Tuesday OF the Twenty-third
Maine Regiment, OF which he was
Any one who wishes 10 contribute TO the
Gates donation party Wednesday even
ing, but does not care TO attend, can
leave his contribution either at {. G.
Andrews house or at the store OF y.
Dayton Bolster Il Co., and II will be
:. VI. King started saturday morning
for Rigby Park, with sixteen head OF his
famous kingleside Farm Jerseys. He
will make the circuit OF the big fairs as
usual. exhibiting at the New England
fair AT Rigby this week, the Eastern
Maine State at Bangor next week, and
the Maine State At Lewiston the week
after.
Leslie Walker Is at home from Grove
ton, y. H.. where he has been stopping
a few DAYS with his brother. While
there they went trout fishing aud had
most excellent luck. Mr.. Walker brought
home Is tiue ones, weighing all the way
from one half pound 20 two-snd-a-hslf
pounds. They were beauties TO SAY the
least.
Three tramps were brought over from
Rumford Falls last week, and they were
about as weary and worn lot Of willies
As ever went inside the bars. Their SEN
fences were 10, Is and 20 days respective
lv. By thus varying the sentences no
two OF them will be discharged at one
time. and the danger from them will
perhaps be less.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office, Aug p, 1895;
Mr.. 4. A Duryin.
Rev !. Il CArruthers-
NrS = Y clifford.
Miss Rosie Baucher.
Mr.. Arthur Balson.
Mr.. Henry l.. Brooks.
u. Bradford Andrews.
Mrs Ida ". SWEET
Mr.. y. :. Drake.
Charles c.. Andrews OF this place
shows Us four crystals OF smoky quartz
which are about as fine as We have ever
seen, and which he pronoupces the best
he has ever found. In response TO the
inquiry where he picked up such good
specimens. he replies that he got them
from a hole that he dug-which Is evil
IDENTIFY 8 good mineral locality.
The Brigg-Farrar- Record Allied
shows were, but are not. Tbs acroosts
were in training, the snimals were as
semhled, the bills were out. Then
troubles crept in. as troubles have way
OF doing, snd the end soon came. Inc
woodchucks got away, the turtles went
home in one pocket. the snakes In an
other. and the rest OF the ns tursl history
exhibit disappeared in different diree-
tons. The circus and the street parade
won't come of.
VIM ID. Gates aud wife, who were
burned out in Hungry Hollow Tuesday,
are occupying the Clapp place near
Jsckson's Crossing. Their friends WIZ
give them kind OF donation party wed.
nesday evening, and everybody Is invited
20 come and bring something. Anything
will be acceptable, from Il chamber set
70 a tin dipper. as they lost about every
thing. Remember, this Il donation
lawn party. and IL Wednesday evening
il not pleasant, IL will be postponed TO
the first fair evening.
South Paris can be absolutely depend
ed upon 20 keep up with the fashions at
any cost, A well-known South Paris
business man, having observed the pop
ulsritv of the vertical system OF penman-
shin. proceeded 70 adopt it. The new
thing worked all right until some OF MS
checks reached the bank when he was
summoned In haste to the telephone TO
r, cieve the important announcement!
that some or had been issuing forged
checks in his name, three OF which mao
been presented for payment. Inc Soutn
Paris man explained that the check:
we're all right and should be cashed, and
the cashier protested that he did mol
ike the application Of the new system
70 signatures with which he had be
come familiar. The busiuess man vii
continue TO undertake and dispense fur'
njrure in the latest styles, but he vii
not again undertake to sign his check;
except in the good old weather-oester
wsv' He asks the Democrat whether
;,I;,;dp.i, have any rights that 0ank: