Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-02
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smith Gray, who for the past year hiss
been working st Bennington, VI, for
Ellis 4 Boswell, building sbutments,
has gone to Thomaston on large job for
the same contractors.
One day the past week VIM. Stickney
lost valuable ram under peculiar cir
cumstapees. He took his sheep from
his barn where they had been wintered,
to his barn where there Was another ram,
and ~ soon As they sighted each other,
war WAS declared. Starting for each
other they came together with such
force that one broke his neck. Mr..
Stickney had had him but . short time.
Clear water shows In quite number
OF places In Burnt Meadow pond.
Last Thursday evening the town ball
WAS crowded 20 its fullest capacity TO
listen 10 the exercises Of the scholars OF
the McDaniels school. Besides the Ques-
ton for debate there Was also . number
OF recitstions and songs. Every piece
on the lengthy program merited praise
OF It's own, and all showed that care had
been taken to make the evening pass
pleasantly. The question for debate
was In the hands Of four young people.
and was as well taken care OF as IL woald
have been by the older ones. The ap-
plsuse was frequent and deserved, as
the following program WAS carried out !:
singing. Male Qusrteste.
Recitation. Lura Staples.
Es.ay Ralph Giles.
Raadinx. SA. Mcpaniels
Music. Mrs John Danforsh. Charscs Swan.
Archie Acpaniels.
Composition, Marion johnson.
Question, Resolved. Thst manufacturing ha.
been more conducive TO the upbai'ding OF
our country ,h.n r aSr ,eas,,, ,..,,.x,u
Negative. Ethel johnson. Harry parsiu.
singing Chorus.
Recitation. Bertha Kills.
Defamation, Willie Bean.
Parody. Jesse l. Rowe
Comp. defamation. Archie MeDsniels. y. White,
Recitation. Cassie Frazier.
Defamation, Fred sands
school paper Myrtle Harmon.
singing. School and audience.
Cool night
WIN. scranton and wife have arrived
1T their cottage on the Conway road for
the summer.
MIS- James 5. Hunt, who has been
very sick for the last five weeks, Is now
IDLE TO sit up short time each day.
Do not neglect to go over the apple
trees now before IL becomes any warmer
and pick of all Of those little white
punches of scales, and you will kill the
ten; caterpillar that ruins your trees 10
summer.
The hearing upon the application OF
J. Merrill Lord for the locsting OF poles
in the highways, was heard and granted
by the selectmen last Saturday with
some restrictions.
The following have been engaged 10
teach 10 our schools, which commences
May lat, except the grammar which
commences May s,b:
District No. l. Florence Jexett.
No 2 Grammar, y. l.. Marston.
Primary, Mary MArs,on.
District No. 3. Mabel stone
District No. 4, susie Lcayio-
Dist-sc; No. 6. Jessie L. Rowe.
District No. =, George Gstcheil
District No :. Priscilla Harmon.
Distrtc; No. y. Mary Grggs.
District No. 10. Luells swan.
District No. II. Mrs Annette Seavey.
Marshall Higgins Of Sebago Lake has
been spending several days with Alec
McLucas and wife.
The selectmen carried Sidney Linscott
10 Augusta last Wednesday, he being
violently insane.
A sad case was brought 70 the notice
OF the selectmen recently, and on inves-
tig lting il WAS found that one OF our
citizens wss insane. When Selectman
Slower went TO his house he found him
out in the yard where he had built q
fort, and In IL he had his three little
children, making them march around II
while he waved club. Help was called
in, and he was bound and confined, ss
his insanity took a religious form and he
was liable 10 sacrifice one of his children
at sny moment. He will be removed to
Augusta
The following sre the guests at the
New liberty Hotel: Geo. Togue, 5. A.
0rdwsy and wife, Boston, VIM. X. Nc
henzie, c. 5. Graham, L. X. Perkins,
Springfield, Mass.