Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-31

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Mas Ida Shurtle6 has been n bom
from Springvaie for few days.
George Lsmbe Is at home from n,
work In Boston on two weeks vacs
ton.
Halloween Tuesday evening, and yo,
can ind out all about your future, IL yo,
go at IL right.
Thomas z. Sampson aud wife hav
moved into Kendall Swift's up-stair
rent on Gothic Street.
Mr.. Charles Edmonds, wife and tw,
children, OF Lewiston, visited over Sun
day at julius Records.
George A. Briggs and wife went I,
Grsy Wednesday, TO visit two Of Mr.
Briggs sisters who live there.
Frank W. Shaw and wife Of Portland
visited his brother, w. NJ. Shaw of the
Andrews House, over Sunday.
Bills will be paid at the corn shop thi.
week to the farmers furnishing corn for
Burnhsm & Morrill, for this seasons
pack.
A. +. BArrows has leased his black
smith business 10 Wilbert b. Baker OF
Bethel, who has taken charge Of the
shop on Main Street.
Paris Grange will observe It's twenty-
9th anniversary next Saturday with an
sll-dsy meeting, regulation grange din
ner, and general good time.
Emery W. Bonney has bought j. A.
Lsmoe's house on Oxford Street, and Is
moving into II from the house which he
recently sold on Pleasant Street.
l.. b. Andrews and wife, Miss Jessie
Andrews, Albert ID. Park and wife and
Senior Plscido Alfonso attended the dedi-
cation ball At Fifeld's grain emporium
At West Paris, Friday evening.
Miss Annie Neill, who has been visit
ing Miss Catherine Briggs for several
weeks, returned Saturday to Boston.
She was accompanied as far rs Portland
by Miss Briggs who spent Sunday there
The second football game between
South Paris High School snd Gould
Academy will be played at the fair
grounds next saturday afternoon. IL
should be good game, and one worth
seeing.
The partition In Fletcher's barber shop
has been changed 80 a. 10 throw into the
shop Whist wss formerly the hallway,
giving the shop the whole front. A door
10 the rear Partition opens into Bigelow's
billiard room.
None OF the Paris teachers attended
the meeting OF the County Teachers
At Rumford Falls last week.
There was talk OF party going in a big
team, but IL was given up. The weather
Was not favorable.
the all sunday afternoon by Rev. II. j.
RSmsdell, and II has been arranged that
Sunday afternoon services shall be held
there, conducted BY the Clergy men OF
the two towns in turn.
The dogs are not as numerous in the
stony Brook district as they are 10
Market Squsre but what they lack In
numbers Is made up Ia dextrous sudac-
ty. The other day one 81 them entered
. pantry and took from the shelf nice
tepderioin which the lady Of the house
had lust placed there, aud when seen he
vas IN iking good time across the sd-
dining fields. For particulars inquire
u r. c. NJ.
The next in the course OF mothers
given bv the W. c. +. l., will
81 A. u Ill a
afternoon At three O'Clock. DR.. Annette
Bennett Of Norway will give talk on
subject OF especial inters-t ana impor-
.nce to all moihers-aui TO all women.
the talk there will be time
Tor questions aud discussion. Business
meeting for members Of the union At n
quarter before three.
A. the result OF circus on the sfter-
noon train saturday, Sherifs Tucker aud
BSssett went on the roundup Sunday.
md brought Ia six prisoners whom they
edged Ia jail. They are Ralph Young.
Wing, Edgar Davis, John Alb
Dott, James Irving, and Arthur Staples.
The charge against some Of them Is In
against the rest riotous con-
iuct. They were taken TO Norway for
hearing in the Municipal Court AZ 10 A.
u. Monday.
The members of the South Paris Festi-
sal Chorus gave their leader, Mrs. Cora
;. Briggs, a surprise party last Monday
evening, and congratulated her upon her
'sfe and pleasant return from her
western trip. Ii was genuine surprise
party, by the way, Of which she had no
nkling beforehand. The visitors
brought refreshments with them, aud
passed very pleasant evening. They
,lso presented Mrs. Briggs with half
dozen solid silver teaspoons.
A story Is going the rounds OF the
state papers, of man "up Bethel way"
who, although suffering from puimo-
nary trouble and unable TO tramp the
woods, had the luck while In camp with
/ party % shoot six hundred pound
buck simost AZ the camp door. There Is
l delightful indstiniteness shout the time
md place 70 the story. That six hun
bred pound buck ought 70 have been
aud sent To the Smithsonian
Institution. BE would have been one OF
he wonders Of the world.
There was smssh-up early Sunday
evening nearly in front Of George Jones
store on Pleasant street. Charles john
son and friend were driving 10 one d.
rection, aud Mrs. Charles Clemens OF
Oxford and lady relative la the other
direction. That IL rather q dark place
10 the street, and both were pretty well
into the middle OF the street, so they
collided. Mrs. Clemens was consider
ably bruised, and her wagon was badly
No one else was badly hurt,
and no other serious damage done.
A concert will be given At the Baptist
church, Thursday evening OF this week,
by the following talent: Mr.. G. Frank
Monroe, late Of Boston, tenor, the South
Paris male quartet, (Messrs. Sessions,
Howe, Walker and HalD, Mrs. Frank
Kimball, soprano, Miss Clair Cannon,
alto, Mr.. Geo. A. Briggs, baritone, Miss
Virginia Weston, reader, Mrs. Cora 5.
Briggs and Miss Virgins Sargent,
pisnists. Proceeds TO be devoted TO
church improvement. Program and
particulars on bills. Tickets at Shurt-
leffs.
Spelling Is said to be fine art and
even in Oxford County not all those who
are called as witnesses before the grand
jury escape the criticism that Artemus
Ward made Of Chsucer: 'Chsucer Is a
good Teller but he kant spell" Here rs
a choice bit recently received by the
county treasurer:
OCTOBER g lsse
Dear Sur shGld hike your 10 oblige me by
sentling me nv paw for appearing 10 cort 20 day.
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