Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-25
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A very large audience gathered q the
grammar school house, last Thuraday
evening to listen 10 the debate by the
scholars OF the McDaniel's school. The
subject was: .tShall the United States
form an alliance with Great Britalny ~
The affirmative was taken by Everett
Ailliken and Rslph Giles; the negative
| by Harry Hatch and Charles Mcdonald.
Each handled HE part 10 q very Due
manner, showing that they had thor
oughly studied their subject. On the
fnal vote being taken Il was decided In
favor Of the negative unanimously.
Next week the subject will be: IRE
solved, That manufacturing has been
more conducive to the upbuilding OF the
country than agriculture"
We are very sorry to have to say that
Rev. c. r. Sargent will close his pastor
ate with the Congregational church here
May IA. Mr.. Sargent has been In charge
OF the church here for nearly two years,
and has been faithful worker In this
parish. He will be greatly missed, ~ he
was always ready with good word and
q grasp of the hand to every one he met.
p. G. Rowe was the lucky man to get
the contract for building the shed for
the snow rollers.
f. l.. Poor IL confined to the house
with bad foot, caused by sticking =
nail into it.
All of the streams are bank-full, aud
the Ssco Is rising, but no danger Ia ap-
pretended.
The work upon the extension Of the
telephone lines will commence the frat Of
May. In the upper end Of the town con-
nection will be made, and line carried
through TO Fryeburg and North Conway.
At the Depot they will be extended 10
Bridgton via Denmark.
Mrs. o. A. Perkins had her annual
spring opening Of millinery the 18th,
18th and 10th, and In every sense OF the
word II WAS q success. Mrs. Perkins
spent two weeks In Boston selecting her
stock and studying the latest Paris
STYLES. The female heart got Ia n few
extra beats on first gazing upon the dis
play, and your correspondent, when he
came away. looked cross-eyed. The
opening WAS fine, and the variety ample
10 suit all tastes. There was also full
line OF corsets OF the celebrated 303 p. G.
brand, for which Mrs. Perkins Is agent.
Refreshments were served to all.
A lively runaway occurred here at the
Depot Wednesday. + ID. Walkers team
was unloading grain from a car, and
the horses took fright, 1t Is supposed, Al
u hand car. They tore away for home.
throwing their driver, Al Wentworth,
Off They struck the team driven by
Samuel Spring, breaking the shafts and
harness; next they struck the team OF
VIM. Spring, breaking the whiilietrce,
aud his horse clearing himself Joined In
the fuss; but IL was stopped with no
other damage. Walkers horses cleared
the pole from the wagon, and It striking
the ground WAS forced into IL half Its
length; when they cleared themselves
from that, and arrived at the barn with
only few scratches.
Among the features Of the dedication
OF the public library will be a cake walk
for prize.
This village WAS somewhat startled
last Wednesday evening by the sudden
death OF VIM. 0rdway at his home on
the Denmark road. where he lived alone.
He had been siling for some days, but
no one thought he was so near his end.
Friends were In there 10 the afternoon,
and he asked them TO come In agsin be-
fore night. DIR. VIM. Gstchell was called
aud said II was due To heart failure. Mr..
Ordwsy was a well-known figure on our
streets. He was carpenter by trade,
bl, he was handy at almost anything
He WAS good neighbor aud 8 good
friend 10 those In need OF help, and he
will be missed by many. He has three
brothers, two In Massachusetts, and one
In New Hampshire, who have been notl-
fed OF his death.
Mr.. Harry Hatch OF Eaton, y. H.,
psid visit TO Jesse l.. Rowe at bis home
the past week.
The section men have been doing some
landscape gardening here the past week.
-sking up the old stuff that has collected
along the track and burning IL.
The warm and pleasant weather the
past few days has about cleared the
roads Of snow and ide, and In very
short time they settle, and make good
reading.