Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-07-05
BRYANT POND.

The season IL fairly open at the Glen
Mountain House and Landlord Tobin
has already received applications from
summer visitors that assure him a
full house for the coming three months.
Mr.. VIM. Mason and family Of Balti.
more are spending their fourth annual
vacation at this hotel.
Mr.. John j. Mehsn and wife. Of Bos-
ton, are also guests here. Mr.. Mehan is
an ardent fisherman and is quite proud
over pound and n quarter trout that he
captured In one of our small brooks the
past week.
Mr.. Chas. Hatch and wife OF Bidde-
ford arrived In town Wednesday.
Messrs. Jacobs, Robinson, and Capt.
Moses Sargent are the pioneers Of the
"Collar Party" who were here last sea-
son, and are building quite an elaborate
summer cottsge on the shore Of "Chris.
topher Lake" called generally Bryant's
Pond.
Uncle Dodge has been here several
weeks whipping the trout brooks 10 this
vicinity with more or less success.
Clark Littlefeld has returned from his
annual fishing trip at Stoneham, where
he captured some "big ones" and Ia kept
quite busy entertaining the guests at the
hotel with various dimensions.
There have been two summer cottages
built on the shores OF Christopher Lake
this season by parties living here: Mr..
II. J. Libby and Mr.. Harry Crockett
owning one, and Mr.. Eugene Cole the
other.
The Bicycle Club Of West Paris were
here the first OF the week and were pho
togrsphed 10 front OF the hotel by Mr..
W. +. Bowker, amateur. Mr.. Bowker
and wife both do some very fiue work
with their cameras.
Mr.. Charles Curtis and wife visited at
Mr.. W. Bowker's the first OF the week.
The Universalist meetings are to be
held the first and third Sundays Of the
months during the summer, instead OF
every other Sunday AS stated last week.
Mrs. Alonzo Felt Is gaining and has
the permission Of the doctor to be moved
to her home, when she feels equal to the
undertaking. Mrs. Felt says everybody
has been very good to her, giving her the
best Of care aud sending her many b, su-
tiiul flowers, and she wishes TO thank
everybody for their kindness to her dur
ing her illness.
Mr.. Ansel Dudley went to Portland,
Monday, June "a.
Messrs. Edwin Cole and Frank Cush-
man have gone TO Portland to work on
the Notifications.
The Misses Mamie and Eta Bartlett
have returned home from WestbrOok
Seminary.
There was party here Tuesday and
Wednesday giving entertainments on the
common evenings, and selling medicines.
Falling to sell all they had on hand the
last OF the evening they gave It away.
Report says those who received 1t as q
gift were not particularly benefited by
1t.
Mr.. Will Bird met with an accident
while working with his team recently,
iDjuring his side quite severely.
Mrs. Jane Billings has been visiting
friends 10 the Billings neighborhood
where she used to reside.
Mr.. j. Billings and wife OF Bethel
were in town Sunday. Mr.. Billings
was here also In the middle of the week
to see his half brother, Mr.. Ira Russell,
who Is very sick. Old Mrs. Russell fell
and broke her hip recently.
Mr.. Del. Cole has young man by the
name Of COe boarding with him this
summer. Mr.. Coles nephew, Mr.. Roy
Cummings, Of Dorchester, Macs, and a
friend Of his are visiting at Mr.. Coles.
Mrs. DR.. Rankin and two sons OF
Mechanic Falls are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. Percy EnEarle has purchased him
a new bicycle.
The schools closed here last week
and the children are enjoying a much
need vacation. Miss Ada Briggs, teacher
Of the grammar department, gave her
school nice ride Saturday afternoon
to her home In West Paris, where they
enjoyed a treat OF cake and Ice cream.