Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-22

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Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Eta Of MORT
Bridgtoe visited frieuds here last weel
Mrs. =. II. Caldwell Of Canaan. Conn
Ia visiting Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Bowkei
Albert w. walker and vile snd Alber
ID. Park and wife were At Old Orchar
over sunday.
w. A. Blake has returned frcr
Nashua, N. H., where be has been In
shoe factory.
Mrs. Ellen c. Brown and Mrs. Susi
Z. Goodiag OF Yarmouth are visiting q
Mr.. 5. stoves.
E.J. Whitman, wife and three chill
dren, Of Somerville, Mass, are here on .
visit to his father, John whitman.
Theron r. Hathaway and wife attend
ed the reunion Of the Thirteenth Main,
Regiment at Lewiston last Tuesday.
c. l.. MeArdle Is at Lubec In charg,
Of can-making shop Of the Buruham 4
Morrill, Co., and his family viii 60 there
soon.
Gorge b. Crockett and family are
about % move into the first floor rent OF
Henry n. Stesrns' house on Pleasant
Street.
Miss Sue Thompson OF Rumford, who
was In attendance on the summer school,
Is extending her stay here as the CUES,
OF friends.
Rev. Father N. ID. Summa and Pro-
lessor Roy, orgsnist OF st. Peters
Church, Lewiston, spent Sunday at j.
j. Emeley's.
J. %. Haynes Is taking two weeks
vacation from the Bolster store. He
and Mrs Haynes are spending this week
Nth relatives In Sumner.
Miss ". A. Baker, who has been en-
ioying = three weeks vacation with q
trip 20 Illinois, Is again at her post in
the Office Of w. j. Wheeler & Co.
+. 4. Chapman Is building spiaxxa
across the front OF the house, and adding
dormer window and other improve
menis, AZ the Walter Farrsr place which
be recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Merritt and
daughter of Worcester, Mass, are visit
ing relatives here. Mrs. Merritt is the
daughter OF Benjamin W. Dean, native
Of Paris. whose birthplace and early
home were In the whittemore District.
The earth Is drying and burning up,
in this section. Corn Is rolling and
shriyeling, potatoes will be of little Ac-
count, and gardens and lawns which are
without, ARTIFICIAL means OF watering, are
passing into the sere and yellow leaf.
IL is the severest drought for long
time.
4 South Paris merchant recently
missed two from bis family OF pigs. Be
lieying II the work of sneak-thieves he
himself where he could watch
the pig pen one night recently, and the
mystery was solved. He found that the
pigs were sick and were sufficiently
pos;ed upon the modern burial customs
30 that they were crawling of into boxes
and barrels 10 die.
W. II. Winchester has purchased the
latest Improvement In talking machines,
the Grsphophoue Grand, and proposes TO
20 out giving concerts with IL. The ma
chine Ia larger and carries record sew
ersl times "a large as the old types OF
the voice and
the music OF band, orchestra, ETC.,
with full tone and much louder than the
older type Of machine. Mr.. Winchester
will soon exhibit In several Oxford
County villages
Superintenaent of schools Walter l..
GRAY announces the following list OF
teachers for the fall term Ia the outside
districts:
webber-Resta Berry.
Riscoe-Mary II. Austin.
Porter-Lu lucinda Field
klnx-Susie NJ. W heeler.
Partrfdge-Msy MeArile.
Hsrbor-J. blanche Chase.
Mountaiu-kasse Royal
Bessie L. Colby,
TuelL-Onve SWEET
FObes-LnelAa q. Hayden
HOllow-Neitte Marshall
The high school opens Sept. 4. All
others Sept. III.
BIsCoE DISTRICT.
Ray gsrrar has JOB In Norway shoe
shop.
Samuel Akely OF Portland visited
here recently.
Mrs. A. }. Penley and Grace took
trip 10 Waterford last week.
Mrs. L. A. Jackson, who has been
caring for Mrs. Bird, has returned home.
Walter Knightly and family attended
Advent csmpmeeting az Mechanic FAILS
JOHNS LETTER.
hear that one OF the keene brothers
Of East Hebron bled 70 death the other
dsy. An artery In the leg was cut or torn
by the sharp hook OF cant dog.
Bert Tilton took q nice photograph OF
The interior Of the N. l.. church after u
was decorated for the reception OF the
presiden, and vice-president OF the
y stIonal W. c. L. L., Mrs. Stevens and
Miss Gordon. A union was formed con-
sisting OF sixty-one members. A few
Years ago we read the life OF Miss
Frances willard, written by herself, aud
we were so captivAted by IL that we
wrote and told her so, no, expecting
reply. OF course. But she wrote US
nice letter, which Is kept among our
treasures. Miss Gordon's photograph Is
Ia the book. She was then her little
orgauist." Among other things we mad
cheek enough to write this Please kiss
your little orgsnist for me, and | will do
as much for you sometime" The little
orgspist has developed into liberal pro-
portions, but, by George. | don't believe
hn, she would still be excellent for kiss
ing purposes. wouldn't be surprised II
a good taste would be left In the mouth.
There has been a short run OF spoon
fever In town, caught from sfskir or
Snowman, who hadn't been In quarsn-
tine. Many have laid In winter stock
of Cuha silver spoons. Look out for an
sd from some OF our dealers that will
read about thus:
dor. spoons. once .-------------%s,
With 3 doE spoons gold watch wii DC gwen
The wholesale price Of the spoons Is
,ar,s a dozen. With little practice oul