Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-16
EAST BRoWNElELD.


Mr., and Mrs. Allen Godfrey Of Port
land, who have been visiting friends IN
this vicinity, have returned home.
Miss Flora Gatchell has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Wentworth, at Frye
burg.
Miss Ida Fessenden, who has been
spending the winter In Lynn, Mass, Is
In Boston hospital for treatment. :
Mrs. Treadwell and daughter OF
Hiram fave been visiting friends In this
locality.
Charles Jones is at Eaton, N. H., car
ing for Frank Hart, who Is sick with
lung troubles.
The ladies' circle of the Free Baptist
church at Merrill's Corner met at Mrs.
David Grams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Graffum have been
appointed to take charge Of the town
farm at Balwin for 1901.
The ladies' circle of the Congregation
al church met last week with Mrs. E. E
Rounds.
Miss Marion johnson has returned
from her visit to her grandparents at
Waltham, Mass.
Mr.. Charles Durgin is making i'm.
provements to the property he purchased
last fall.
Jas. S. Hunt was in Portland last We'd
nesday to 20 before the examining pen
sion board.
Mrs. S. M. Colburn of Waltham has
| returned to her home after a visit oil
several weeks here.
Irving Giles is spending his vacation
here at the home of his parents.
The following is the recent real estate
transaction:
Geo. o. Allen to A. r. Hill, 30 On
c. &C: II. Kimball to A. R. o,oo,
c. G. Warren RI m to- C. E. Hill, 100 q
VIM. B. Davis to l.. r. Giles III =
Charles McKenney of Bar Mills wa:
in town few days since, looking aftel
his lumber interests.
Wesley Colby and wife of Brookline
Mass, Edward Colby Of Bridgton ant
Howard Colby of Fryeburg have beer
visiting with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Colby.
While playing at his home few day.
ago, the little son of Frank Meserve fel
aud broke his leg above the knee. Drs
Fitch and Swasey reduced the fracture
Mrs. Charles Stickney of North Hamp
ton, Mass, Miss Isabelle Stickney o
Cambridge and Miss A. M. Crisler o
Boston are spending few days here.
| Charles Hill, we understand, ha
bought timber and land of the estate o
the late VIM. Cotton, containing som
l150 acres, mostly hard wood. The pric
is said to have been Sl400.
From present indications there will b
no services here by the G. A. r. pos
Memorial Day, as the post has had In
vitations to participate in other towns
Then again, there is the feeling tina
when the veterans observe the day wit
, proper ceremony the town should hel
them, rs other towns around them dc
For number of years an article ha
been placed in the warrant, asking TO
the small amount of SIS, but 1t Away
has been killed, and the expense ha
; fallen upon the veterans. They have al
ways had public dinner, and all wer
welcome, and some of those who vote
to kill the giving were the first to 81
down to the feast-for that reason the
, will 20 out of town.
Mr.. o. F. Aylesbury of Boston is
be the new manager Of liberty Hote
here at the depot. The hotel Is to b
thoroughly renovated, and put in first
J class order for the coming season. Al
r ready some ten families have engage
rooms, and the indications point to re
3 newed prosperity for this popular hote
/ There are a large number of i'm
, provements going on at the present time
or contemplated. The Stickney cottag
3 is to have new piazza and to b
painted. Postmaster Sanborn is paint
, ing his buildings. F. r. Bradbury wi
J improve his building purchased la:
fall. l.. A. Bradbury will paint. E.
Bean and VIM. Rowe are shingling an
painting. Writ Eaton will rebuild hi
} barn. Oscar Poor is improving the Sc
of buildings that he moved to the depc
this spring. Chas. Hill will build CO..
) tage upon Mill Street. l.. r. Giles wi
| make improvements, and A. r. & G. I
, Hill are going to build large additio
upon their barn, remodel the inside, IL
E stall steam plant for pumping waite
and heating their buildings, beside
, other work that is contemplated.
l looks like prosperous season.
t The examination Of teachers occurre
in the grammar school room, Distrit
5 No. 2, last Saturday.
! The rains of the past week have don
; no very great damage. Sunday Shepher
! River was out of its banks, overflowin
the Fryeburg road and the intervale fo
e short time, and washing the roa
( quite badly, The SacO was at no tim
dangerous. On Ten Mile River Benson
mill dam was carried out, washing tn
| road some. The roads were washe
3 quite badly in several places abor
town.