Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-08


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Advertised letters In Paris post once
August LIST:
Mr. John kssd.
Mrs. Melvin B. Money.
Masssr Rafs n Hss-
Mr.. John y. Campbell.
Mr.. Clinton Hr4eKs.
Mr.. Libby (Barnessuaker.)
Miss Margaret n. Barstow and Harold
Brown, Who have been guests at Old
Brick through July, returned to New
York on Thursday.
Master Curtis Clark is visiting ct Mr..
Lewis II. Browns.
Mrs. J. A. Kimball and son Henry OF
Roxoury. Mass, are visiting Mrs. KIM
balls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. +. Ham
mond.
M. and Mrs. william II. Atwood OF
Buckfield were In town Tuesday.
Commander Lyon and family are oc-
cupy ing Mrs. Cummings house on Main
Street.
Paris Hill has at least one summer
guest who is enjoying his vacation. tie
lis Master william Milne OF Lexington,
Mass. ~ years old. Tue first OF list
week he showed up" at the Democrat
ssnetam with chicken hawk that meas
thirty-u nine inches from tip TO tip, that
he hsd shot. In the few weeks since he
arrived be has shot six woodchucks, one
crow, and this hawk, aud this is only
the beginning OF trouble for the game.
Mrs. ). A. True Of Portland Is with
her daughter, Mrs. Robinson, at the
Beeches.
The Misses Brown started Monday
morning for visit OF few days to rel
stives AT Winter Harbor.
The N-Raise Bsz,ar and baby show,
given oy the Baptist Society ~ Academy
Hall last Thursday WAS an unqualified
success. IL csme st q very unreasonable
time for the Democrat az the baby ex-
pert Of the editorial stat Was out OF
town. IL raised several Ne, one OF them
Ia admissions To the baby show. Did
you've Lost one OF the greatest pleasures
OF life You know that one baby Is the
| ruler Of the househoid-just contemplate
twenty-one Of these little ears all at
once. just think OF the courage of
COMMITTEE Of judges who have the reek-
lessness 20 stand up amid twenty en-
rsged mothers and publicly declare that
any one OF those babies IL not the pretii-
est little dear that ever WAS born. Next
In Importance 10 the duty OF the judges
| Is thst Of the newspaper reporter " he
has the courage OF his cussedness In SUI
icient degree TO declare which OF those
babies was the prettiest. We may as
well confess the plain, unvarnished
truth-we don't dare 10 make the decia-
ration. We've no hair nor ears that we
want pulled, hence We shall remain
strictly ION the fence" and say that
they were the handsomest aud best be-
haved lot OF infants that We ever saw at
show we ever attended. AZ for behavior
twas something marvellous. The little
deArs seemed TO know that they were on
dress parade, and governed their tenn
pers accordingly. The winner or the
first prize Was Miss Alice B. Pierce, the
little daughter OF Rev. Edwin W. Pierce
OF South Paris. The prize for the yoang.
est baby ,-csg. :, 6 ss:;; Harlan s. Dem
hison Of South Paris. The judges were
Prof. +. A. Daniels OF New York, Mrs
Lewis NJ. Brown OF New York and Miss
Austin OF New Bedford, Mass Their
decision Was purely impartial and strictly
unsectarian. The babies shown In CON-
petition were as follows, with name,
residence and age:
l. Alice d. Pierce. aged years, l month.
Herbert W. Merriam. months. South
i s Marcy Eva psriin. years. south PARA
Il 4 Ruth Esnngvcod, 4 months, Paris
5 Eraest smith Dudley. . lts months. Paris
8. yelma l. Twitehcli year. 9 months, Paris
= N. Rooald shaw. months, PARA
= Harold g. shaw, months. Paris
| 3 Brent Ros-. months, North Paris
10 Clyde I. shaw, " ron,as. Psrts.
Il II Doris ". Merrill. months, South Paris
4 Is Harlan :. Depnison. 10 weeks, South Parss.
"a. Phyhs Taylor months, south Paris
4 IS. Mary y. >tcarns, years. steArps Hill
/ is. Albert n Wheeler. Is months. Parts.
| H.. Katherine L. Andrews. months. Portland
Is. Thsyer Quimby, 10 months. Newton,
Is. Tina NJ Newton. II weeks. Paris.
-. Arthur 7. Flsyin, years. mouths
south Paris.
W. W. rlayin, II months. South Paris.
The Bazaar In the evening resulted Ia
several N-rAise. Fancy articles, fortunes,
ice-cresm, etc. were for sale, and =
literary and musical entertainment vas
given. The fair brought In over i've KS.
Mrs Z. III. Jackson and Miss Una p.
ITsylor took their Sabbath School classes
on hsyrsck ride and picnic Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Goodrich and
son OF Piainfeld, n. j., are 1t Mrs.
Cullen l.. Carter's.
Miss Mary L. Austin Of New Bedford,
Mass, IL Of the Beeehes.
Major Bripkle, L. 5. A, OF Whining
ton, Del, joined his family here last
week.
| Az. Rideout and w. W. Rideout of
Bangor registered At the Hubbard House
last week.
Mrs. Z. l.. Cumming and Mrs. c. n.
Talbot Of Portland are at the Hubbard
House.
Mrs. G. r. Godfrey Of Bangor IL At the
Beeches for stay Of several weeks.
Miss Marion HSllett OF Boston Is Wis
ting relatives 1T the Hubbard House.
Mrs. Chase and DR.. Harry Chase OF
Hsyerhill. Mass, are visiting Mrs.
Chase's sister, Miss Eliza Butterield.
Miss A. r. Marble and her sister, Mrs.
John Q Twitehell Of Portland, are visit
ing Mrs. L. II. Jackson this week.
The Ladies' Baptist Circle will meet
with Mrs. Joseph Cummings, wednes-
day AZ 2 O'Clock 10 sew. All are cordial
ly Invited. | would also like 10 thank
al those who so kindly assisted ut the
~ Raise Baztr, at the booths and all
those who so literally contributed for
same or In any way helped TO make II .
success.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Twitchell and
son OF Ashland, Mass, and Miss Ina
rwitchell Of Jamaica Plain, Mass, are
visiting 1t Walter Z. Twitchell's ut the
old homestead.
!. DIR. Alouzo Bunker, the returned mis-
sionsry, will speak at the Baptist church
next Sunday evening at 30 p. n. The
church should be flled to bear him, ~
he Is one Of the sblest speakers.
Mrs. A. j. Woodward Of Milton Planta-
ton, with the Misses Ethel and Nellie
Andrews Of Auburn, have been at Mrs.
W. III. Cummings the past week.
Mrs. John Lovett Of willard, South
Portland, and Mrs. ID. Jackson Of Bridg-
ton, Mrs. w. Ii. Cummings mother, are
visiting her.
Rev. w. NJ. Kimmell and wife are al
10. A. Thsyer's for the month Of August
| DIR. NJ. N. Houghton IL making im-
provements and additions 70 her build
ings.
| Mrs. II. L. Croker and family and
Il George Clark and sister speut Last week