Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-02-27
STATED MEETINGS.

y = e.
-,s.t. AZ & A. r. HAL second and fourth Wei
nesiay evenings OF each month
fP.-Hamfn Lodge. No, 81. meets every
Fritay cveBlng Al Masonic Hall
THs ETERNAL FAILURE.
(ChicAso Reooril
She could drive her team Of ponies
Win consummate grace and skill;
Shs could drive a man distracted
WIZ her charms when dressed to ah'
AZ most any kind Of sale,
But she never was successful
wben she rried % drive a nail.
HIP. Deuuison Of West Paris was 10
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Albert ID. Park Is spending &
week With her mother az East Sumner.
Six tables were filed at the whist
party in Grand Army Hall Tuesday
evening.
Miss Iyy Richardson OF Milton Plsnts-
ton is visiting nj II. y. Morton's on
High Street
Treasurer George X. Morton OF the
Paris Manufacturing Co. was in Boston
last week on business.
Judson Fiheld Of this place filed pc
titiou In bankruptcy 10 the United States
court At Portland Wednesday.
wm.K X. Kimbsll Relief Corps will
serve dinner In Grand Army Hall next
Monday, town meeting day, as usual.
Rev. T. J. Ramsdell il in wsterville TO
attend a meeting Of the executive CON-
uittee OF the Baptist State Convention.
The new triangle Is a great thing TO
use for scrSping the speedwsy-when
The snow i in condition TO make a track.
A {. Richards, who has been III for
some weeks and confined TO his bed, WAS
moved TO bis home in Chelses, Mass, 3
ieS DAYS since.
v. DAYTON Bolster & Co. viii close
their store on Wednesday next, FEB. -.
20 take account OF stock. Patrons will
please take notice.
w.P. Morton has decided 70 discon-
,inue his sign painting business 10 Port
land. and will return 10 South Paris and
continue his business here as before.
over forty couples, Including several
from Paris Hill, enjoyed the assembly
last Monday evening. The next one VIII
be held Tuesday evening of this week
Mss Ruth Blood entertained six OF
her classmates AZ her home last Monday,
the occasion being the celebration of her
seventh birthday. Ice cream and re-
freshmeuts were served and very pleas
an; time enjoyed.
Roger C.. Sumner, 8 former resident
here, now proprietor OF the City Hotel
in Lewiston, WAS last week, In court Ia
Auburn, given sentences on liquor To-
dictmeuts which amount TO eight mooths
TO Auburn iti. There were six or eight
indictments against him, all but two OF
which we're mol pressed or continued.
Z. 2. Parlin i having changes and re-
pairs made IN his drug store. The shelv-
ing on the west side OF the store L. con-
verted into cupboards By glszsd doors
hung 10 front, and new paint and paper
will make the whole store look fresh and
clean. Frank z. Burbank Il doing the
carpenter work and he and Amos Bird
the painting.
Alden Chase, ESQ, Of Brysnt's Pond,
was 10 town Friday. Mr.. Chsse can very
reasonably claim 20 De the Oldest sub
scriber 20 the ID .mocrat, as he has taken
10 ir. his own name and paid for it since
he was 10 wears Of sge, aud previous 70
that time his father had taken the Or
ford Observer and the Jeffersonisn, the
predecessors 90 the Democrat, during
the entire existence OF those papers, ana
had taken the Democrat until II was
transferred 70 his sons name, 40 inst
from the establishment OF the oxford
Observer in 1924 TO the present time, the
paper published NJ the county seat has
come into his family continuously. he
alSo has a complete file Of the paper
from al early date.
The last week in February rarely gets
bv 10 recent wears without giving Us =
sample % weather that Is little beyond
the Syersge We got our sample las,
Thursday al right, the richest thing OF
the winter in the line Of snow Storm
bowling northeastern thst kept on It's ca
reer from early morning till late into
the night. One man who measured the
snow on the river SAWS there was 10
inches. which about agrees with the pop
UlAr cOujecture-snd Il Was heavy snow
The trains were very little delayed, and
the street railway people kept their
track open oy running pillow all night
The next dsy eight horses were put on
the new road triangle aud tSo on the
sidewalk pillow. and with the help OF q
warming SUP, before night the most
travelled roads were In q surprisingly
good condition
/. is hardly necessary TO state that the
above paragraph was 10 type before sun
day, which gave Us lots OF weather ana IL
great VARIETY heavy warm rain with
high wind, followed by partially elesr'
ing weather, with snow fairies and
cold wave. Everything was sioat VIII
water and slush. and some of The coaE
try roads were impossible until II froz ;
Monday morning shows very rougf
roads, with considerable water still run
ming under or over the ice In the bitches.
The warrsn. for the annual tow
meeting next Monday contains severs
articles which are Of more or less inter
est outside OF the ordinary routine ousi
hess. The principal ones are Is follows
AIT t. To see ~ the town win vote 90 eI
psni any part OF the money raised for the rel Al
Of highyavs IN aid town on the sidewalks OF 70
villages IN said town. and n 80 how much
Arr T.. To see n the town viii vote TO estat
hsb public wstering tub az Paris Hill, sno
- voted, % see what amount OF money IL VIII ~
prOpriate for that purpose
AIT r. To see II the town will vote TO pull
the road as laid out and accepted oy tne Wv
some years $50. said rOat leaning trom ~
Street near the house OF W. H. Jenne. - ~
Rumfor,i road. 50 called. and raise money ~
that purpose.
Arr % To see II the town win vote TO ehans
the rOat near the homestead OF > r Ssearns.
south Paris, a. ordered by the county oom"iN
siOasrs, and raise money for the same
AFT. Is To hear the report Of the selectue
relative 70 the ownership or interests or the " y
In the Old town house on Paris HIN. anu ss'
action thereon.
Arr y To ace ~ the town viii vote 70 u
struct the saDerintending school commitSee
employ teachers for the schools In the DISCO
Tubbs ard whit.emore districts, 30 ea,'eu, uu
Ing or for any part Of the present seoooi yesr-
AR q. To see II the town viii vote 70 ou.
school house In the Mountain dfstrics. 50
on lOt located By the selectmeu. and sccvrulns
plan herewith PRISE ted 10 the town ana hpPro
ed by the experimenting school eommits e, =.
y voted 20 build. raise and appropriate noN'
for that purpose.
AIT. p. To see What action the tovn =,
sake relative % the collecting the >amcunss !. :,
on the TAI title deeds now In the nAnos VI
treasurer
ARr. y To see what instructions the toe
viii give selectmen or road commissioner VOC
Highways growth and bushes
Art ~ To see 70 the Jwn VIII offer . oou .
on crows killed within the town limits nv
March 18th 20 May lxh, 100
ART 81. To see II the town WIN inssrus.