Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-08-13
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DolNos OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

The OOtNGS OF The WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.
First Baptist Church. Rev. h. H. Bishop.
sunday an school a d \. sabbath Evening Ser
vice af 7:so T. n. Prayer Meeting Thursday
evening at 80 p. Il.
Universalist Church: Rev. J. c. Snow, D. D..
IL A. u. Sunday School at III N.
The seats have been ordered for the
upper room of the school house.
Thomas E. Stearns of Cambridge,
Mass, is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Davies, daughter
and maid of Brooklyn, n. Y, came to
Mrs. Ingraham's Friday afternoon.
Misses Julia and Dorothea Carter gave
a charade party Thursday evening.
Miss Julia Brinckle is with her family
here, having spent part of the summer
with friends in Virginia, Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts,.
Arthur Jackson of Mechanic Falls,
who died July 25th, was the SON of
Charles F. Jackson, formerly of this
place. He died from consumption hav-
ing its inception in an attack of malaria.
Mr.. Jackson was 81 years of age. He
served in the 46th Regiment, U. 5. Vol
unteers, in the Philippines, from Sep
TENDER, 1899, to November, 1900, being
discharged on account of i'll health. He
had first-class war record, having been
in eight battles and skirmishes, and on
one occasion receiving special commend
alton for bravery.
Misses Florence and Julia Carter and
Gail Carter of Bethel were guests at Mrs.
Carter's last week.
Perley b. Ryerson, who is now en-
ployed on the street railroad in Boston,
has been spending weeks vacation
with his relatives in town.
During Wednesdays rain the demoli-
ton of one of the large elms near the
house of James l.. Chase was completed.
In shower some weeks since the east,
erly side of the top of the tree split
down, falling across the nearby trees,
Wednesday afternoon what was left OF
the top broke off clean and went down
with a crash in the opposite direction
There is now left only the stump, some
twenty feet in height and at least two
feet in diameter.
Miss Marion Hallett arrived from BOs
ton Friday, to spend vacation with hel
aunt, Mrs. E. III. Jackson.
Fred j. Wood and family, who have
been in Connecticut and Massachusetts
most of the time for the past two years
returned home to Shows Falls last week
Mrs. j. A. Kimball and son Henry o.
Boston are visiting the family OF hel
father, II. Z. Hammond.
The ladies of the Baptist Circle invite
you to Academy Hall to their annua
fair on Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. All kinds of fancy and useful arti
C es, ice cream, sherbet, coffee, etc., viii
be for sale. In the evening the gifted
class of 1901, from the Illustrated Col
legiate and Classical Institute viii
graduate. There will also be music
readings, etc. No admission in the
afternoon. In the evening Is and II
cents. Doors open in the afternoon at
o'clock. Doors open in the evening at
o'clock. Entertainment at 7:45. Viii
all ladies having articles for the fair
please leave them with Mrs. Lydia Ham
mond by Tuesday afternoon, surely.
Visiting at o. A. Maxim's are May
nard Maxim and family of HolyOke
Mass, Raymond P. Tarr of Kansas Cit!
and John G. Clark of Holyoke, Mass.
Miss A. NJ. Douglass of South Paris
was a guest of Mrs. Z. II. Jackson ovel
Sunday.
Fred Harding has enlarged his house
by the addition of about twelve feet a
the rear.
Cyrus L. Doe of Cambridge, Mass.
Joined his family here Saturday night.
| As the janitor was preparing to ligh
up in the vestry for prayer meeting Sun
day evening, the wire rope which hell
the chandelier parted, and the Who'll
thing came down. The chandelier wa
hOpelessly broken, as well as part of tn
lamps. Fortunately the accident oc
Cured as he was pulling the chandelie
down, and before any of the lamps ha(
been lighted, or there might have beef
more serious trouble.
| An antiquarian party will be givel
next Friday evening at Academy Hal
under the auspices of the Universalis
Sunday School. Every one, both ole
and young, are invited to come in cos
tune. The stage entertainment viii
consist of "Ye scenes and songs of y
olden time" Admission 10 cents
Dancing 25 cents. Curtain will rise a
7:45.
Freeland Tufts returned Friday from
Grafton, where he has been for severa
weeks.
The school boys went to South Pari
Saturday afternoon and defeated til
June Bugs in game of ball, IL to ).
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Goodrich an,
Master Carter Goodrich, Plainfield, n
j., Masters Bert and Harold Libby, Mrs
j. C.. Merrill and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
A. Stevens, all of Portland, are tn
weeks arrivals at James L. Chase's.
Professor Daniels has been visite,
by one of his New York pupils, William
F. Jones, who is spending the summer a
Andover.
Owing to the kindness of Mr.. Quinb
the green's at the golf links have beel
cut.
The Streaked Mountain base ball min
played the Hebron town team at Hebron
Saturday afternoon, and defeated then
10 to 3.
Ernest F. Shaw and wife have BEEF
stopping for few days with the famil.
of Gilbert Z. Shaw, on Number Fou
Hill.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles II. Prince o
Buckfield spent the day at c. Fl
Thayer's Friday.
A. NJ. Rawson of Boston is spending ;
few days with relatives here.
Capt. II. W. Lyon has been spending
few days with his family at Lyonsden
George NJ. Atwood joined his wife a
Peaks Island Friday. Mrs. Atwood re
turned with her husband Monday morn
ing much recruited after her stay at the
seashore.
BYRON.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Knapp visited a
her brothers, John E. and lothian
Sha,y'c Loot yyaaG Tbay ,,onya1 fro,,