Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-01
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week.
Dr and Mrs. Little6eld moved into
their new rent IN Pytnian Block i-s
week.
Mill. Gerrish of Lisbon, former
prjncipa! % the high school, visited her,
last week.
Gould Spotiord. who is employed il
Hopedale, Mass, was at home to spend
Christmas.
Carl Jean TOlman of Pennington has
been spending the holiday week with his
parents here
All the stores report a good Christmas
trade, some saying it has been the best
they ever had.
Mrs. Charles Rawson and her two
children Of Auburn are visiting relatives
AZ South Paris.
Miss Mabel Hathaway is ut home
from her school in Quincy, Mass, for the
winter vacation.
Miss lys McArdle, who is teaching in
Braintree, Mass, is spending the holi-
dsy vacation az home.
George NJ Pike of Norway was
brough, 20 Ill Friday TO serve u sixty
DAYS sentence for intOxicatiOn.
DIR. and Mrs. j. ". Davis are visiting
relatives here, on return from an
Aroos,oOk trip to their home at Cliff
Island
A special meeting of the Relief Corps
Wednesday evening, Jan. ,, at Z O'Clock.
A full attendance is desired, as the state
Inspector will be present.
R.N. Blossom, superintendent of the
Abbot Manufacturing Company's works
in St. Paul, Mimi, is visiting relatives
here and elsewhere in this state.
James L. Chapman of Ellsworth
Falls has been visiting his son. Ray
Chapman. al T. f. Wheeler's. Mr..
Chapman is superintendent of a large
birch mill 40 Ellsworth Falls.
The stOrm-dOOr front at the entrance
oiPythiau Block has been removed, and
the recess has been psneled in cypress.
No one thing that has been done in a
long time has made so much improve
; ment in the general appearance of the
square.
A. ". Walker 4 Son began ice cutting
at the Park Street bridge Thursday, and
the frozen stuff travelled into their
houses with great rapidity, besides
which large quantities have been hauled
away by farmers and others. The ice is
q foo, thick and of good average quality.
Over hundred children ate of the
supper st the Congregational veStry
Tuesday evening. Later there were
exercises consisting of speaking and
singing by the children aud others, and
the unloading of the Christmas tree:
was Of course the most exciting number
on the programme to the children.
This paper is printed in the afternoon
u Monday, Dec. 81, 1900, and while
;0me Of our readers will receive it in the
last hours OF the wonderful Nineteenth
Century. many Of them will not see il
until the line has been passed, and the
Twentieth Century, of which still greater
wonders are expected than have ap'
peared 10 the century just closing, shall
have been ushered in.
One Of the many pleasing incident:
here on Christmas Day occurred at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. C.. Fremont Pen
ley at high noon when their daughter
Miss Mabel R., was united in marriage
oMr StilIman X. Cole of Greenwood
Rev. 4. ". Pottle officiating. The bride
was the recipient OF many beautiful anC
valuable presents from friends at home
and sbrOsG. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole will 6'
al home to their friends from henceforth
No cards.
The attendance at the Christmas ex
ereiseS Of the Baptist Sunday School OF
Monday evening OF last week, wa
limited only by the size of the house.
short programme consisting mainly o
Rotations and music by the children
: was well carried out. Then Mrs. SAINT;
Claus and her husband appeared upol
the scene TO the great delight of the littl
folks. The two Christmas trees wer,
well laden with gifts and very pleasan
evening was enjoyed by all.
Notwithstanding the fact that tn
RnmtOrd Falls officers gathered in som
thirty gallons of fiery stuff only a few
days before Christmas, there seems &
hSye been enough left in town for
more OF less joyful celebration. tn
next dag eleven men found themselve
10 the hands Of officers of the law. A
out two paid their fines. John She
kiled TO produce the necessary fund:
and came to jail for thirty days. Al
Drew AcGee, who is an old offender
old not in years but in offences-took
sentence OF sixty days and costs OF pro-
eeutlOn, and he too of course came owe
The trustees OF the Oxford Count
Agricultural Society met at the IA
grOunaS Wednesday, to revise the pr'
MUM Ia; for this years fair. No raj
zeal changes were made in the lis
Some Of tine premiums, including tho'
on poultry aud some kinds of fame
work, and some Of the trotting purse
were slightly increased, making an II
crease Of some 800 in the total amour
otpremiums offered. President VIM. ,
Wheeler will be superintendent
grounds this year; Vice-President Henri
D. Hammond superintendent OF the hal
Nm. o. Rockingham and +. Z. A
dews will have charge of the horse d
PStment, and J. w. Libby, John w
maa SDd Z. W. Penley Of the stock d
partRtnt. Some changes and improv
ments Will be made about the groun'
THIS season. Although they are n
fnslly decided upon, it is probable th
Ae old restaurant buildings now oec
pNng the corner oelOw the Norway Vi
Sersalist Circle booth on the east side
She grounds will be torn down, and
goOd+lcOkiDg building erected In TN
place, to serve mainly as a check roo
the building now standing on the sire
between the main hall and the eatrau
gate, will very likely be moved oa
near where S. r. Briggs eating hou
stood, and neat fence will be built
us place. Cuts Of the new judges sta
and the entrance gate, erected last ye
and OF the hall, will sdorn this yea
premium list.