Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-08
Mrs. W. A. stinchfield is visiting In

IN
we shall probably have to make up 70
Il later.
Augustus Lord and wife Of Lynn
Mass, are here visiting his mother, Mrs
William Blake.
Mrs. Artel j. Russell Of East Sumne
visited her aunt, Mrs. Albert ID. Park
over Sunday.
Judge Strout IL accompanied by hi,
wife during this term of court. They
are stopping at the Andrews House.
Mrs. Leonard Briggs Of Newmarket
\. H., ishere with her sister, Mrs. jacob
Nichols, who has been having q bac
time with blood poisoning.
Advertised letters In South Paris pos
Office. Msy7:
Mr.. George L. Beecrof-
Mr.. Vim. McLeAr.
Mrs. NJ. A. Barrows.
Z. i. fogy.
Andrew MCGEE completed term In
Jail for in,oxicstion last Monday, spd
went home 20 Rumford Falls. He
couldn't stand freedom, and his vacation
was short. Tuesday afternoon Police
Officer Lord brought him back, "with
gives upon his wrists" to serve another
term.
The firm of c. n. Porter & Son, milk
men, has been dissolved. II. n. Porter
buys out his father, and will continue
the business. He and his family will
move into the Porter Homestead, and C..
y. Porter and l.. l.. Powers will move
into the rent now occupied by II. y.
Porter.
Professor c. A. Record, 3 former
principal Of the high school here, now
OF Assinippi. Mass, was In town few
days since. He WAS In Maine TO secure
some one 20 take his place rs principal
Of the high school at Assinippi, he hav-
ing been chosen superintendent OF
schools for Norwell, Hanover and Han
son, Mass.
Pythian SUNDAY will be observed BY
Hsmlin Lodge. X. of F., May 20. A
memorial service, with decoration OF
graves, will be held at Riverside
Cemetery at 2:30 p. N. Thence the
Knights will proceed TO the Congre-
gstionsl church, where q service will be
held al 3 O'Clock, with sermon by Rev.
c. 5. Cummings Of Auburn. Pennies
seewsssee Lodge, A. o. Noyes Co., U.
r.. and the Pythisn Sisterhood, Of Nor
way, aud Craigie Lodge OF Oxford. have
been invited 10 join Hamlin Lodge In the
observance.
There WAS q large and enthusiastic
gathering AZ the vestry of the Methodist
church Wednesday evening to greet
their new pastor, Rev. A. W. Pottle,
and wife, TO whom they rendered a hap
py reception. The vestry WAS prettily
decorated snd elsborstely furnished.
Great credit Is due TO those who planned
and executed the work. After the In
PRODUCTION prayer was offered by the
pastor. The exercises that followed
we're varied and entertaining, and con-
sisted OF short addresses, humorous
readings by Mr.. Stsrbird, with singing,
light refreshments and . social time
generally. Letters bearing on the re-
ception by Mr.. Stowe were read by Mrs.
Ordwsy. sud kind and sympathetic
words were spoken by the pastor and
Mrs Pottle. At the close all felt thst
they had enjoyed n very pleasant and
profitable occasion.
A friend hands the Democrat the fol-
lowing list OF wild flowers picked the 9Th
day OF May:
1. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
?. Dog tooth Violet
5. HePatiea, White WHIT
L. Anemone.
s. Wild Oat.
g. Strawberry.
:. Tn lium-wake Robin.
5. HoGsatonia or Bluets-
=. Wild Ginger.
10. Blue Violet
IL White ViolsS.
Il. Ground Nut-Dwarf Ginseng.
Is. DAadeHon.
"a Pussy Paw.
IS. Ruttercup.
Is. Blueberry.
L. Sweet Fern.
A similar list made May 2, last year,
contained early fy honeysuckle and
yellow violet. but did not have buttercup
or housatouis. The list might be increas-
ed 20 over thirty by the addition OF the
trees, maple, elm, birch,
alder, etc, none Of which were included
Ia the above list.
bisNpt bicAniti'
Fred Fsrrar Is st work on Paris Hill.
Fred Fsrrsr has lost number OF sheep
and lambs.
VIII Foster and Henry Kerr have
traded horses.
RAYMOND Fsrrar Is working with his
father painting.
The man with the steel range has been
In this vicinity.
John Thurlow OF Woodstock Is work
ing for A, j. Penley.
Forest whitman OF Hebron has been
shearing sheep for A. j. Penley.
Moses Smith is saving up c. Z. Pen
ley's woodpile with horse power.
April 23i A. J. Penley planted peas,
beets, rsdishes, lettuce and potatoes.
Mrs. E. A. Jackson Of South Paris has
come up TO her farm for short time.
W. Knightly sells lots Of eggs for
setting from his full-blooded Plymouth
Rocks
VIZ. Foster has returned home from
Auburn, where he has been at work all
winter.
Arthur Dickson Is working at W. T..
Knightly's, and Mrs. Dickson Is stop
ping al Prentiss Crockett's.
Carroll Taylor, who has been At work
for A. j. Penley the past winter, has
returned TO his home in Buckfeld.
Mrs. +. w. Penley Of Greenwood,
with Master Irwin and Baby Bertha
spent the day with Mrs. A. J. Peniey
Wednesday of last week.
The last week in April We found
plenty OF anemopes. The 9Th OF May we
found water frozen from quarter OF an
inch TO an inch 10 depth. We also hsd
quite snow storm.
LETTER TO HON. A. c, 7. KING.
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.
Dear Sir: Congressman Belden, OF
syracuse. painted his Thoussnd-Islsnds
cottage in '92 with Devoe; aud painted
IL again In 80, with the same, OF course.
Takes so gallons. -.
..what does IL last only seven years.
Depends on what you paint for. No
one can tell how long a job OF paint Is
"a L. ~.