Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-12
Mrs, Cyrene Bean is visiting in M.s.a-

ehusefts.
| Mrs. T. s. Barnes and Miss Hele
visited In Portland last week.
| W. NJ. Shaw, j. r. Richardson an
, Judge Wilson are spending the week q
Camp owsley In Harrison.
Harold and Waldo Hebbard have gon
20 Shelburne, n. H., To spend weel
fishing and enjoying themselves genel
ally.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Writ Stanley have n
turned from their trip TO Dixiield an
Weld Pond having had most enjoysbl
trip.
Nelson Elder and Edward Greene wer
In Portland over SUNDAY. they drov
down, starting about 10 o'clock Satur
day night.
W. y. Thomas gets TO the village oc
sionally OF late. and travels around oil
crutches. He finds lots Of friends gls,
10 see him.
Mrs. L. j. Whitehead passed ava,
after q short Illness OF congestion of tn,
lungs Monday morning June IL, sget
30 years and months.
George Thomas Crockett Of Norway
was brought over from Rumford Fall.
last week TO serve thirty days sentenc,
Ia jail for jumping" board bill at tn,
Falls.
Lee burlington OF Bath, son Of the
late ID. w. burlington, sformer resident
here, spent Sunday here with friends
he Is now In the employ Of the Bath
Iron Works.
The \. Z. ;. C.. K. will have a socisI
At the Congregational vestry on Friday
evening, June Is, at :45. Refreshment:
will DC served. Admission 10 cents
All are invited.
The Odd Fellows and Rebeksh lodge:
In this place are invited TO Join the
Norway Odd Fellows in their memorial
service at Norway, next Sunday after
noon st I O'Clock.
Miss Amy Record returned to lewiston
Saturday, with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Edmunds, who, with her two children
have been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Record.
c. X. Durham and family have moved
from Brvant's Pond into the rent In =.
l.. Millett's house formerly occupied BY
W. A. Stinchfield and family, who have
moved to Portland.
The Children's Day concert at the
Baptist church last Sunday evening was
largely attended. The exercises passed
of very successfully and were much en-
joyed by those present.
The Ladies' Social Circle will meet In
the vestry OF the Baptist church next
Friday evening. After short literary
and musical program ice cream will be
served. A cordial invitation is extended
20 all.
A new combination car, No. SIS, is
now running on the Norway Branch
train. Old engine No. lS5, which has
been laid of for repairs since IL got into
the crust las; March, is back again on
this train.
Lester whitman and wife OF New
Gloucester visited his sister, Mrs.
George X. Morton, q few days last
week. Mr.. Whitman and w. z. Morton
put In couple Of days fishing In the
Concord Pond region.
A section OF plSnking has been put In
between the rails AZ the depot, 40 that
passengers may cross the main track
more easily 20 reach the Norway train.
Il isn't an extensive platform, but IL
better than uncovered rails and ties.
The ladies Of the NJ. Z. church will
give \ white Supper" and ~ enter
tNiument AZ their yestry Wednesday
evening, June u. Among other pleas
ing features viii Be singing by Mr..
Geo. Brixgs. All are most cordially
invited.
Rev. A. W. Pottle and wife are In At
tendance. this wcck. 90 commencement
exercise. ~ keut's Hill. They isit
home bv team MondAy morning aud do
not expect % return before Thursday ~
Friday. Mr.. Potfle Il one % the trus-
tees ~ The Institution there, the Maize
weslsyan Seminary ard Collegc.
The baccslsurcate sermon before the
graduating class of south Paris Hish
School MI. - deilyod BY Rev. A. ".
P0tiis. al The Methodist church ue-si
sunday asisruaon, jane l., ~ o'clos 4
.P n. TIE graduating exercises all ne
held in the Baptist church the foliowii (
TharsANy eys1lng, JSae n, AZ O'Clock
A short time time since The Democrat
related boa a. n Nelson ~ WAtsrvuie
bought sons south Paris horses bv Tel =
phone. Ftidsy evening be bo0ghi four
mere bv electric light. Tie cane up ca
ne : o'cl0ck traln, and W. J. Nheel r
and 4. n. Thayer took some horses O'It
INTO the street under the electric light
Tor him o. Jock over. Before 10 o'clo( I
~ had bought four horses, and drove
back % lewiston the same night.
The basket meeting % the womer :
mission circles 81 Oxford Association Il
The Baptist church 90 Friday had goc d
Attendance. Al interesting address n
mission work In India Was given by Mrs..
Nevcomh. and Mrs. J. 4. Andrews, WI o
has been engaged In mission work 10
Utah for long time, gave talk n
Mormonism which Was particularly III
reresting In view Of the fact that Mo-
mon missionaries are now at work n
this county.
Mount Mica Lodge. |. q. o. r., ard
Mount Pleasant Rebeksh Lodge he'd
their memorial service Sunday afternoon,
a. announced. Quite number were
present from Norway Lodge and Wildey
Eucampment of Norway, accompanied
nv A drum corps. From the hall they
proceeded 10 Riverside Cemetery, where
he graves OF deceased Odd Fellows ar
Rebekahs were decorated, with the usui1l
service. singing by the Odd Fellows
ouartette and remarks by Rev. a. W.
Pottle. who is member OF the ordet'
some over forty graves were decorated
The big roam mare which Charles
Brett has driven for several wears, Will
haul no more express. wednesday
night she apparently lay down and roll
ed In her stall, and in some way got the
halter rope wound around her nose,
closing her nostrils. She was found In
the morning strangled 10 death, with her
head straining the halter rope. Such al
least was the first impression OF the
matter. Further Investigation makes IL
appear somewhat doubtful whether IL Is
correct. as the position OF the halter
zone would hardly sustain the strsngling
theory, and there were no evidences OF
the horse having struggled at all. She
NAV have died OF heart failure. But she
il dead, there's no gsinsaying that.
The Little Androscoggin Valley sun
dav school Association held profitable
session at the Methodist church Friday
night and Saturday. At the Friday
evening session addresses were made by