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


at Nrs. Dora 0reene's.
Oh, bet wasn't ~ baud coscsst Sat
urdsy evening nne. though
Miss Kllen Douglass os Bsthsl vislte,
Mrs. p. =. Wheeler saturday.
George =. Parsons, Bate 20, Of Au
burn, visited A. @. Wheeler Friday.
W. p. Maxim nsds and has Cor sal,
some very excellent photographs Of Sat
urday's parade.
Rev. Mr.. Buchanan Of Oxford occu
pied the pulpit at the Congregation
church Sunday.
Misses Blanche and Ethel Dean hav,
Just returned from an extended visit u
Boston and vicinity.
Charles Bowker made q trip to Lake
Auour, Fish Hatchery Saturday, Aug
., returning Sunday.
Thursday, the Relief CORPS and WIN,
h. Kimosli Post, G. A. r., had picnic
dinner at Electra Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Newell Of Sumner
Waited their daughter, Mrs. j. ID.
Haynes, saturday and Sunday.
George Bennett commenced work
sgsin In L. b. Andrews store last week
after spending some time in Buckaekl.
Miss Jennie Shilling and Miss Nay
DAintree leave to-day for Peaks Island.
They viii stop at S. Z. fuckers cottsge.
Miss Jennie Skillings wishes to AN
that her dress making business
~ill be closed until the first Of Septsm-
Der.
c. A. Young Of this place and Erlin
Duston OF Norway brought home $50
trout from the Umbagog region lsst
week.
George Merrill and his daughter from
Auburn were guests OF his brother,
Charles II. Merrill, Sunday. Miss sIer-
rill will remain here q week.
Miss Harriet L. Mitchell Of POLAND IL
visiting at Z. n. Hsskell's snd attend
Iug the summer school. Miss Mitchell
xrsdusted last June from Mechanic Falls
High School.
John Bennett picked from his gsnien
July els, some ripe tomatoes. Mr.. Ben
1ett has the distinction Of being q liue
gardener, but does not this beat the
record for raising tomstoess
Market Square was packed with reo-
pie Saturday evening to listen TO he
band concert BY Chambers band OF
Portland. The music was OF b. Oh
,rder, and was very much appreciated.
Mr.. U. G. Wheeler, Superintendent Of
schools In West Springfield, Mass. With
lis wife and one child, visited Z. 4.
Wheeler last week. Mr.. Wheeler Is
president OF the Massachusetts, Supeiin-
.endents' Association.
The family and friends OF the late
solomon Doble wish 10 extend their
hanks TO the neighbors and friends Tor
heir thoughtfulness and assistance dur
ng his sickness and death, also for he
many beautiful flowers furnished At he
'uneral.
L. Il. Andrews Was run down and run
,ver by esrelessly driven team while
,rossing the street In front OF his store
saturday. The horse stepped on him,
md the wheels OF the carriage passed
,ver him. Fortunately he IL not serious
v Injured, but it's almost miracle that
le escaped so well.
The Norway and Paris Street Railway
,srried about $500 passengers Saturday.
Barring a slight accident 10 one OF the
,ars which took IL out Of service a short
lime everything went smoothly, no ,ne
xss Injured and the crowd Was handled
,ssily. Supt. Jones' management OF the
-oad Is most prxiseworthy.
The Sockslexis Concert Company will
play . weeks engagement In tent near
he school house commencing Monday,
Aug. :. This company carry bnnd
nd give 3 musical and variety enterrin-
nent. A feature Of the show Is Miss
Hazel Corinue, the star OF child srtists.
Admission 10 cents; reserved seats 10
tents
Rev. DIR. Bunker, of BURNS, who was
presented BY sickness from keeping his
appointment az the Baptist church, some
Se, Ks sgo, will occupy the pulpit there
next Sunday. DIR. Bunker Is one OF the
best known missionaries in the Baptist
denomination, having gone 10 Burns In
$50 and remained in almost continuous
service since with the exception or oc-
,ssionAl visits TO this country, during
= hich he has spoken in many places and
has been heard with the greatest interest.
Arthur e Forbes Of the Democrat
returned Monday morning from weeks
trip on the excursion OF the Maine Press
The excursion party Wis
ted Machiss, Calais, st. stephen, y. b.,
81. Andrews, y. b, Eastport, and other
points Of interest In southeastern Maine,
md had a delightful week, return ng
saturday. The Democrat man WAS one
Of a small party who remained for Sun
tuv az Bar Haroor, and wound up with
an experience that none or them VIII
care 10 repeat, being In the disaster ~
Mount Desert Ferry, when by the break
ing of ferry slip two hundred people
were precipitsted into the water, snd
twenty or more were drowned. 1he
press party all got out safely.
A South Paris man At Poland Camp
ground writes the Democrat:
Things are getting lively at the Camp
ground. Bethel people have large
society cottage nesrly completed. Me-
chsnic Falls people hsye sills and moor
on for society cottage. Capt. Msrston
of Y armouth, sn old timer on the ground,
has shingled bis cottage Major Beais
OF Auburn has had work done on MS
cottages and lots that make his place
one OF the attractive locations on the
ground. K. Willis and Mrs. Bean OF
south Paris have painted their cottages
several families are here FROM Asssachn-
setts including Of course Capt. VIM. Il,
swan, a veteran Of the civil war, and
upon these grounds. j. A. Tuell OF
Norway opened the boarding house
Aug. and, and from present appearances
the patrons Of the house will be well feo
this season. Thirty cottages are oPer
at this writing. W.
FoRTieTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
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