Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30
Miss Ollie Gerry, Of West Paris, spent
Sunday In town.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Il. Morton are vis-
ing friends In Brookline, Mass.
Rev W. W. Hooper viii preach In
New Hall next Sunday at 3r.N.
Mrs. Jennie Bennett and son George
Of Buckfield were In town Sunday.
Miss Eunice Fobes has gone TO Cush-
ing's Island for ten days outing.
DIR. s. B. Morse, Of Haverhill, Mass,
has been making short stay In town.
o. +. Andrews and family, Of Lowell,
are visiting at his fathers, Charles An
drews'.
Miss Matte Il. Jersey Of West Hart
ford, Conn, Is at present the guest OF
her aunt, Mrs. Stowe.
Mr.. Harry Morton Of Auburn spent
one day last week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Morton.
DR. and Mrs. Herbert s Jersey OF
Philadelphia were visiting in this viii
lage few days last week.
Misses Maud Carter, Iva McArdle and
Gertrude Jones left Monday morning for
Pennington Normal School.
Mrs. Mary A. DeCoster and family,
who hsve been living In Davis Block,
have moved to Berlin Falls, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Feruald of Port.
land spent sunday st the Andrews
House, guests Of Mrs. +. w. Shaw.
Arthur ROYAL lost the end Of his fore
finger In the POINTER on which he works
at the sled factory. Monday forenoon.
The next regular meeting Of the relief
corps will occur on Thursday evening,
Sept. lst. A good attendance Is desired.
DR.. Littlefield, who went 10 Bridgton
for visit two weeks since, and was
taken sick while shsfe, Is at home again.
The Oxford Light 90. have been
Strengthening and overhauling their
wires In the villsge for the past few
days.
A few from here attended church st
West Paris sunday afternoon and listen-
ed TO very eloquent sermon by DR..
Bolles.
J. ID. HAYNES and wife are at home
from their vacation and Mr.. Haynes has
commenced business in y. ID. Bolster
4 Co. : store once more.
L. W. Willis has a lot of lumber on
the ground, and Is beginning on the
erection of new house on the lot next
south OF his residence on Park Street.
Mr.. W. NJ. Shaw and family arrived
home from Camp Owsley Saturday.
Little Helen Barnes Is quite rover, as
she rowed TO Harrison, distance OF
, - miles.
The raising Of wheeler's house has
furnished lots OF employment, both for
those who wanted TO work and for those
who wanted To sit on the curb and watch
the work 60 on.
A special meeting OF the Board Of
Trade will be held this Monday evening
for the consideration Of important bust
ness, At which full attendance OF
members Is desired.
The steel front for the Masonic Build
ing has arrived, and work began Mon
day morning. In addition 70 the steel
front, plate glass windows will be put
in, and other improvements made.
$. VI. King took several premiums
With his JERSEYS AZ the New England
fsir, the amounts sggregatiug $50,
which Is a remarkably good showing,
that he was in competition
among others with the noted Hood Farm
Jerseys.
The ladies of the X. c. and members
OF W. h. kimbsll Post are invited by
Harry Rust Post to join them In picnic
AT Gihson's grove on Wednesday, Aug
3lst. The car leaving South Paris at
quarter before ten, A. NJ, will sccommo-
date those who wish TO 60 by boat from
Norway.
South Paris has an amateur dentist,
who took his first lesson In the gentle
art OF tooth-pulling one day last week.
After having the forceps adjusted for
him, he managed 10 control his tremh-
ling hands enough TO extract the Offend
ing molar, when he Strengthened up and
remarked. with sigh OF relief, Gosh,
Doc, II takes most as much sand 10 pull
a tooth "a IL does 10 have one out, don't
it?
The LAYING Of seventy thousand new
shingles Is one item Of the improvements
which have been made At the fair
grounds this season. Other items, not
all OF which are vet complete, sre the
building Of several new covered stalls,
the erection aud furnishing OF new toilet
rooms with running water and modern
plumbing, and the expenditure OF sew
ersl hundred dollars 10 grading and
surfscing the track.
BiSCoE DISTRICT.
We recently saw a black woodchuck.
c. L. Penley has gone up the line
after cattle.
Stuart Brothers are painting the
school house.
WI. Foster and son Bert are at work
in the corn shop.
Part Of the men in this neighborhood
turned out one day last week 10 help
Andrew Foster, who Is in poor health, 70
get in his hay.
Mrs. Nellie Adkins and Master Leslie
and Mrs. Emma Swan from Norway and
Miss Aboie Swan visited at A. j. Pen
ley's last week.
There is very large and bold silver
gray fox prowling around the hen roost Is