Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-24


Mrs. Leonard Whitman Is sick with
Inflammation Of the stomach. Miss Win
ME Harden of Hebron Is caring for her
Mr.. Whitman has been quite sick with
the grippe but Is now convslescing.
The good people Of Rumfcrd Fall:
and Monmouth sre busily engaged In
sewing on the buttons ripped of BY
Mr.. A. L. Morse Of this city. Tie
has engaged TO tickle the people of Liver
more Falls and South Lewiston this
week.
A. =. Hollis met with bad accident
while working In his woods Thursday.
A twig overhead struck his AK, defect
ing II enough so IL went into his foot,
making deep, winding cash. Seven
stitches were taken 10 close the wound.
IL IL rather painful, and IL Is thought II
will be several weeks before he is sble
70 get around on il enough even 10 do
his chores.
VIM. h. kimbsll Post, G.. A. r., In
stalled It's officers Saturday evening.
The Relief Corps were present as invited
guests. and refreshments were served
and a social time enjoyed. The officers
Installed were as follows:
CONF z Tucker
~ C spoffOri.
y &C stuart
u No. q. Curtis.
than w :. >larhird.
Surg.-t,cO. " Cole.
Adif III y Bolster.
a. D-Frankna Maxim.
q Ell J Monk
U NJ S-Ethan Willis
scrg Nav. l.. cray.
Dcle<stc u state Encampment-Charle- IL
george
ARcrnate-I j. Monk
Frank T. Stezrns, sou Of :. Porter
Stearns Of this plsce, Is one Of the Paris
bows who have sought aud found success
10 the great West. Mr.. Stesrns was
located In Kansas for some years but
upon the opening mp Of the osolshoma
territory ne located upon a new line OF
railroad, and where within three years
there was nothing inhahitsble, Mr..
S;esrns Is to-day postmaster At shawnee,
.Okolahoma. an office with over six
thousand patrons and = salary attach
ment that Is both desirable and growing.
The postmaster At shawnee Is one OF the
best OF good fellows aud deserves the
best there is. He has lots OF warm
personal friends 10 oxford County who
are glad 20 hear Of his good fortune.
w.o. 4 q. W. Frothiughsm have
purchased the harness business of +. L..
Parlin aud viii remove IL about February
. 20 their store. They have also en-
.ployed Mr.. Parlin and will tit up for him
\ first-class harness repair shop IN the
rear of their place OF business. As MT.
Parlin is high grade workman AZ the
manufacture or repair OF harness and the
tirm by which he Is employed one OF the
best and most popular 10 be found any
where, there can be no doubt OF the ad-
vantage Of the new arrangement TO both
parties. Hereafter the Messrs. Frothing-
ham will manufacture and repair all
kinds OF harness and carry In stock 3
full line OF harness. robes, blankets and
horse equipments, trunks and valises, In
addition 10 their already large stock OF
boots, shoes and rubber goods.
Judge rogler will preside at the Febru-
ary term OF Supreme judicial Court
which opens here February 1ith. The
grand Jurors will he the same as last
October. They are as follows;
GRAND July.
John h ForhAn. Canton. Foreman.
IsaAr : Lowell. Hiram. Clerk.
Incien I Akers. AntOver.
Charles Becker, Albany
Melva Charles, Lowell
Cha- " fteld. sumner.
. l. Hartman. Rumfori-
BENJAMIN b Head, Buckncld.
ALERT I Holme<, Paris
A Wesley Mckcen. fryebnrg-
Emerson " Murch. ptxncld.
samuel ". Potter. Guead.
Cha. 4. Prile. NOrvSv
LEROY VI >abder~ou. Waterfront
JAnes T. stone. BrOSUneld
Elbrtdge ThOrne. Denmark.
Henry VI Nerrtli. Bethel.
L. T Wariwen. oxford.
The traverse Jurors returned up 20 the
time Of going % press are:
Ori.on ". Adams, Hiram.
hln,sr u Austin. Buckhsn
Edward A bradford. HebroE-
james NJ DAY, " Ooistock.
John u Est.s. Rnmfori.
4 Davis. Grafton.
Albert n. Foster. Canton.
wm 3 Caldwell. oxford
AbelT Hollis, summer.
George " NOulton. Denmark.
prank q Elliott, Norway.
Harry T. : Gibson. Norway.
Daniel " hnixht. Peru
Hiram T Richards, Mexico.
Milton \. seavey, BrOxnhsld.
Roscoe Tuell. Paris.
Arthur +. Forbes. Paris.
George IA. swan. Bethel
Nathan A Stearns. Bethel
The wster supply question for thi:
constantly growing community IL stu
being agitated and with practical re-
suits. as IL is now an assured fact that AT
least one new corporation, 10 be known
as the Peoples Water Company, will
nut In A system Of water works in the
spring, taking their supply from spring;
and suueducts on the hill west OF the
Paris Manufacturing Compsny's works
The Peoples water Company Ia:
already secured substantial list oi
subscribers and taken the necessary
steps for incorporation. At meeting
held AZ the assessors office last Sstur'
dsy evening q committee on incorpora
ton wss chosen consisting OF Georg'
NJ. Atwood, Ethan Willis and W. b
Stuart, Who will proceed At once witt
the matter. There IL feeling that this
will not be sufficient aud that the village
corporstion should secure the owner
ship Of good water supply, consequent
lv AZ a largely attended meeting OF th'
village corporation last Tuesday even
ing Al which Hon. James ). Wright wa
chosen moderator, IL was voted tina
william J. Wheeler and J. Il. stuart
who had already petitioned the legisla
ture for charter for the south Pari
" ater Company 20 take water IRON
| Hall Pond, should procure charter II
/ which the South Paris Village Corpors
ton should have q reserve right 70 pur
i chase the charter or water system al IL
/ sexual worth when il shall be the pleas
ure OF the corporation 20 do so. A CON
mlttee 70 see that clause protecting tn
rights of the South Paris Village Cor
poratiou be included 10 any charter 10
the taking Of water from Hall Pond ws
chosen as follows: Hon. Geo. A. WI
sop. Hon. James s. Wright, n. Dayto
| Bolster. Capt. III. n. Bolster and Frank
lin Maxim. Hall Pond, from which tn
south Paris Water Company wishes :
1 draw its supply, IL beautiful itti
hodv Of water situated In the sout
mart of Paris within twenty minute:
drive Of South Paris village and q sun
eient elevation 10 give ample neaa ~
a wster supply. A petition mas pee
presented BY Prof. Vim. e. Sargent an
others ia behalf Of the Hebron Wste
COMPANY asking charter for taking "a
water Of Hall Pond for Hebron, and "a
psople of south Paris very naturally le'
that "a the pond lies wholly within %
toxn of Paris and their village oein
much the larger, the charter should :
TO south Paris rather than Hebron.
hearing upon the Hebron petition wi
be given by the Judiciary Committee
ira room st the State House on Tuesday