Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-07-25

day In sumner.
Hon. J. 8. Wright attended law con
10 Portland several days last week.
Carroll Curtis and wlfe Of wsst PR
spent Sunday with relatives Ia town.
Charles Bellows Of Grovstou, N. II
visited 1t J. p. Richardson's Sunday.
| l.. P. Hawkins and wife Of Portlsu
were at A. J. Bieelow's over Sunday.
Miss Catherine Brsegs ID clsrkirs |
the store OF Merritt WEIGH nj Norway.
Bradford Andrews Of Portland was
CUES; Of Pert Hathaway few days Las
week.
Preparations are being made to shiugl
aud otherwise repair the Congregations
church.
Advertised letters In South Paris pos
Office July -:
Mrs. Minnie Jackson.
George Burnhsm Of Cumberland, o
the Durham & Morrill, Co.,, WAS a
South Paris Saturday.
Rev. 4. p. Bartlett OF Des Moines
lows, viii preach At the Baptist churcl
next Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Rideout an,
daughter Mary Of Auburn were guest,
Of relatives In town over Sunday.
Miss Eunice W. Fobes has returned
from her visit to New Jersey accom-
panied by her nephew, Henry +. Pratt
DIR. J. G, Littleaeld Ia taking q vacs
ton from business for q week or more
snd Ia spending IL at his home In Bridg.
ton.
Frank White. formerly station agent
st South Paris, now in the same position
at DsnSille Junction. was In town Sat
urdsy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Park were In
Mexico 9 few DAYS last week, called
there by the death Of Mr.. Parks brother
in-lsw.
solomon Doble, who lives with his
daughter, Mrs. K. N. Thayer, In this
village. Is very sick and probably beyond
hope OF recovery.
A. J. Curtis OF Dorchester, Mass,
formerly successful business man a.
West Paris, made the Democrat pleas
ant call Saturday, while in town on 81
business trip.
The NJ. Z. Sunday School will hold
their annual picnic at Gibson's Grove
this week Wednesday, July 18th VIII
leave the NJ. +. church AZ sI5. All
members Of the society are invited.
VIM. h. KimbsIl Post, G. A. r., and
Relief Corps will have their annual out.
Ing st Electra Park this year. Thurs
day, July 3, Is the date. All old veter.
ans are invited 10 join them. Basket
picnic.
Mrs. 4. l.. Ttcomb lost her porte
some two weeks ago In the
streets OF shis village, containing con-
siderable money. IL would be- greatly
appreciated II the finder would return
he same.
Moonlight on the lake" WAS the
heading under which the street-rsilway-
AXE excursion was advertised for last
Friday evening. IL proved 10 be light
ming on the lake, however, and consider
able OF IL, and the excursion WAS de-
,lared of.
Ii PAYS better 70 buy pasture BURBERRY
before you pick the berries
han after. Before you pick them the
price Is three cents; after
5ou have gone without permission and
picked them, they cost ten cents. Such
= the experience Of two OF our good
citizens.
A travelling salesman Of the gentler
lex, known TO the knights Of the grip as
he Worcester salt girl" did the two
owns last week. Although she Is
woman, she IL not lacking in the es-
,entisl Qualifications Of hustling sales
nan, as those who attended the
county fair last fall can testify.
Mrs. Lizzie Chase, Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, formerly OF this place, died In
hat city last Friday morning. Mrs.
Chase was native of South Paris, where
he lived until her removal TO Minnespo-
is some ten years ago. She was the sis
er Of A. E. Morse and Miss Anna Morse
" South Paris and WAS Il years OF age.
Detective wormell Of Bethel went
through 20 Bethel Thursday with Ben
amin Thompson, who was charged with
lelonious assault gpon Lizzie kennsgh
u Green wood, nj Newry last December.
rhompsop was EMPLOYED st the time In
he family OF Fred kilgore, where the
sirl, who is Ii years old, was visiting.
Thompson fed ~ once, and was discov-
red In Groton, Mass, and arrested there
ast week. He was srraigned az Bethel.
but u WAS thought 81 arrangement
,ould be made satisfactory 20 the parties
concerned, and the hearing was con-
inued until next Saturday to give
Thompson time to raise funds. Mean
Shile he Is out on bail.
The man who becomes benedict may
rot expect TO neglect the established
custom Of treating the boys without
sorrow. That is the explanation of the
Fourth of July celebration that ragged
Tor three nights last week on Gothic
Street. Arthur T. Royal, who was re-
,ently married, and who lives In George
Nise's house. hasnot come down with the
cigars according 20 what Is expected, so
ast Thursday night large delegation
allied around that way. With a number
% fish horns and other horns intended
Tor more musical use, some drums, cir
,ular saws aud other instruments OF
-orture. they made night hideous from
} o'clock till IL. No result. Friday
night they again woke up this and the
neishborinr villages with their bedlam.
same result-Rd. Saturday night they
held a third rehearsal until 10 O'Clock,
when Sheriff Tucker happened around
aud pleasantly suggested that they
would better 90 home. Aud they went.
But some say that the end Is not yet.
BIsCoE DISTRICT.
Mrs. Fs-nhSm Is working NJ W..
Hay will average good crop here
Prentiss Crockett has bought A. II.
Andrews farm.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Hsrville Allen are visit
ing at WIN Fosters.
Henry Howe and 0sman Hill are at
work hsying for A. j. Penley.
Al. Penley's well-known brood mare
Nellie has a handsome Robinson ID.
flly.
Win Allen has got through working
for W. Kuightly, and one OF the Firms
Is now working there.
A letter informs ss that III. Z. Chase