Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-04
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the -sashorc, % her tenth birthday, by her
make te ievc brother
On little laiy mect,
she s. A. good a. -he y sweet.
81 ~ hair 90 brown AMI form petite,
But taen-she- only ten
of TO hcld her on IN, knee.
And tell Der taic- OF DER the sea,
All watch her blue ewes smile on me,
But then-she's ONLY ten
I've walked with her by the ocean wide.
AMI she would caPcr by my ode,
Ant catch the shells from the ebbins tide.
But then-she's only ten.
tovc her WAY. OF course 10.
YOU knew her. you wouli love oeS TOO,
For tberc'- NJ one axe her, the Wide worh
through,
bat then--hc's ooly TN.
- love. AMI have huSred and ki,scl her TOO.
Md 10 she wcrr olicr. ho~ u would rue,
EoT then these things ! could rot 10,
~ I'm slst-sne's only TN.
Col. \. ;. Hapgood of Waterford was
in town Friday.
Miss Iva McArdle has gone to Farm
ingtou 20 attend the normal school.
Miss Maud carter has been at home
from Pennington Normal School for
week.
Miss Mabel Hathaway, who Is teach
ing 10 North Stoughton, Mass, has been
spending a weeks vacation at home.
Y. G. Mckeen has returned from
HAverhill. Mass. 10 South Paris and Viii
probably remain here during the winter
Edward SAWYER OF SeArspOrt has been
held for the grand jury on the charge OF
assault With intent 20 kill Joseph Elliott
Of Freedom.
DR.. Horatio Woodbury. % South Paris
IL a candidate for the position on the
local board OF pension surgeons, made
vacant by the death OF DIR. Rounds. Drs-
Barker sud Bartlett Of Norway are also
candidates.
The weather seems 20 make little diff
ference 20 George Giles, in his work on
his new house on Gothic Street. He has
IL about boarded in, aud keeps AZ work
on il right along every day Just as II IL
WAS summer.
Prof. j. r Moody. principal of Edward
Little Institute Of Auburn, was 10 town
last week. Prof. Moody Is well known
here a. = former popular principal OF
Hebron Academy, and he has lots OF
warm personal friends 10 Oxford County.
The annual meeting Of the Paris Pub
lie Library. Association, for election OF
officers and other legal business, will be
held AZ the library rooms next Saturday,
Jan. :, ~ 30 o'clock p. NJ. The annual
dues Of 81 90 per member will be due At
that time.
The December issue OF The Chronicle,
published by the students OF south Paris
High school, l. out, from the Democrat
press. and maintains the established
reputation of that excellent school pa
per. This number has fine half-tone
tull page cuts Of the board Of editors
sud the football team.
The Oxford County Z. OF II. Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. 40 its annual meeting
Dec. 18th reelected the old board Of
officers The full Lat il a. folloSs
Prrsilent-t,eorse , Hammond, Paris
~ccreiary-C. n George, south Paris
pi-ectors-G. . Hammond, Paris: AlHen
,aa-e, BrySnt's Pond. :. z, Cu-hman. Hebron /,
N 4 OxnAr,i, Norway l. 7 Brett, Ou-neid
DH~y. &. " Berry. West Paris, I l. " >tet
son, Fast sumner.
The season i over, the rifles are hung
a. -
forest urscared and unsecured. sports
myu from this vicinity have spent good
dsa, ~ time deer hunting this fall. but
6, must DE acknowledged that the
Whole amount OF yenisOn left At this sta
tioa would supply the village with meat
for only very few meals. Not over
half cozeu i the number brought In
ty iocs hunters
Wm T. Edwards, the popular fore
man % the machine room az the works
~ the Paris Manufacturing Co, IL held
ia high esteem by the wOrsmen IN his
department. ~ was evidenced Christmas
when they presented him with very
large and beautiful ring and gold Odd
Fellows charm. Mr. Edwards has been
IN the employ Of this company quite a
number Of wears and il valuable msn
for them a. well As most respected
citizen Of the place.
pair OF horses belonging 10 Austin
+. ~tearns came down the street az quite
lively clip Thursday forenoon. Mr..
Ntesrns had delivered load of straw at
NJ. Wright's, and while the team WAS
Standing in the ward, stepped into the
stable 20 assist in moving a sleigh. The
noise OF the sleigh started the horses,
which made cut OF the ward and do'
Pleasant street In a hurry. They ran
straight into Bolster's shed, where they
squeezed 10 between BOlster's sleigh and
Charles Georges team, without dsmAg-
ing either. The rack and wheels which
they started With were pretty extensive
Is distributed about the village, but
nothing else VAS injured
The Democrat publishes this week q
letter from our foreign correspondent
Ms VI kim. who wrote so interesting q
series Of letters from abroad last winter
Thee l'tters attracted so much stten-
tlon that Miss Maxim received several
oti,rS Of position, one Of which she se'
cepte", and is now on a tour OF Scotland
and Ireland as press correspondent. A
explained by her, the letters TO the
Democrat from this tour will be only oc
casinnal, and such ~ she finds tune f0l
in connection with her other work
There Is no doubt that the readers OF thu
Democrat will hail with jny the appear
snce of the first OF these letters, snC
take great delight in reading them.
The first lyceum of the South Psri
High school LycCum Association VA
held Friday evening. The program wa
as follows:
Reading OF Scripture, President
Prayer. Rev. X. j. Haughton
Singing. school
Minutes of last meeting read snd approved.
Recitation, Ethel Ueans
Piano Solo Bertha shaw
Question Resolved. That the young people
OF athletic training make the best students.
Affirmative. Mefte Walker. Marry Wheeler.
Negative, Lucinda Field. Keith Sponord.
solo. Susie W heelel
Recitation. Lula Hayden
Recitation Alice Garland
Paper,
Edited by Ethel Ellis and Chas. SpofforC
The question was decided by the Judge
on the merits Of the argument In favo
OF the negative. Voted TO adjourn unit
two weeks from Friday night.