Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-07

Miss Mary Lambe of Bates Colleg,
was at Franklin Maxim's over Sunday
John whitman's buildings on tn,
corner of Brook and Cross Streets ar,
being shingled.
Business meeting of the Epwortl
League at the small vestry next Thurs
day evening at 7:S0.
Miss Blanche G.. Dean is teaching
school in Otisfield, the term beginning
this Monday morning.
The walls of the new brick vanishing
building at the Paris Manufacturing
Co. S works are nearly completed.
Rev. \. T. Dunn, D. D., of waterville,
will supply the Baptist pulpit in place
of Rev. T. ]. Ramsdell next Sunday.
All those who are to take part in
Mikado are requested to meet at Odd
Fellows Hall Tuesday evening, May !, at
$50 o'clock
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office May 6:
J. E. soper y Co.
| Geo Z. Frost, 4.
The batters are up and the foundation
is going in for George X. Morton's new
house above Western Avenue, north
west of the factory.
The Mayfowers are remarkably fine
this season. Ii has been some years
since such large, handsome punches
have been brought in.
Miss Flo Mitchell, who has been tax
inc Miss Taylor's place in the Democrat
office during her absence in New York,
returned to Portland Saturday, where
she is employed on the Maine Register.
Miss Taylor arrived home Monday.
William W Hardy of the Bolster Dis
trict died Thursday at the age of ~
years The funeral on Sunday was at
tended by Rev. ;. ID. Richardson of
Hebron, with burial service by Paris
Grange, of which Mr.. Hardy was men,
Der.
The Democrat had a pleasant call
Saturday from H. A. Shorey, Jr., of
BridgtOn. who was in town part of the
day. Mr.. Shorey is the junior member
of the firm of III. \. Shorey X Son, pro-
prietors of our enterprising and always
outspoken neighbor, the Bridgton News.
Stage entertainment and sociable at
Grange Hall. Thursday evening, May Q.
One-half cent for every ten pounds
weight admits one, in costume, 10 the
poverty party, Fines on those other
wise clad Ladies are requested TO
bring boxes of food which will be sold
to the highest bidder.
Work was begun on street repairs last
week. \ cut-dOwn is being made near
the north end of Myrtle Street, so the
water which has heretofore settled into
i hollow in that street will drain oil TO |
the north. The dirt taken out is being |
used for grading on Main Street, be-
tween Market Square and the bridge
The fire engineers of the South Paris |
Village Corporation met the engineers |
of the Norway Village Corporation last |
week and an arrangement was made |
whereby the South Paris engineers are |
TO notify the people living on the Paris |
side of Alpine Street not to call out the
Norway fire department, but instead to
call the South Paris department in case
of fire.
Lorenzo Bailey. who has been in the
employ of the Paris Manufacturing Co.
as driver of their single horse team for
some time, goes with Mrs. Bailey to
take charge of farm belonging TO an
aged couple in Franklin County. A
of their household goods will |
be sold at auction at the house of
Chandler Swift where they have lived
on Pearl Street, Wednesday afternoon at
l O'Clock.
Friday evening, as announced, an in
formal welcoming reception was given
at the Methodist church by the Epworth
| eague, to Rev. and Mrs. A. w, POttle,
on their return from conference. Nearly
a hundred and fifty showed their pleas
ure at Mr.. Politics. return by attending.
\ programme of six numbers of music
and reading was first given. Brief adj
dresses of welcome were given by O. q.
Curtis. Rev T. j. Ramsdell and Ethan
Willis. to which Mr.. Pottle responded
happily Refreshments were served,
and little time spent in social way,
Officer A. X. Lord, of Rumford Falls,
brought 10 inc jan lstst NSCh OuC WI
man Z. Lees, charged with making
threats to shoot Miss Len. Dugas, of
RumfOrd Falls, and also her father, and
guilty of suspicious conduct which ter
rorized the Dugas family and led them
to think that Lees would carry out his
threats. Lees is reported to be dis
carded lover of Miss Dugas and to have
watched around the DugaS abode for an
to shoot somebody, but
Officer Lord was watching Lees at the
same time. and. after lying out through |
rainy nights, he succeeded in arresting
his man. armed with fully-loaded re-
volver, and now he is bound over to pre-
serve the peace of Rumford Falls in gen.
eral, and the DugaS family in particular
BISCOE DISTRICT.
Maybaskets are tiourishing.
Mrs. Charles Penley was at Portland
recently.
Prentiss Crockett has got fine mate
for old Tom.
Mrs Eunice Corbett is visiting at
Aaron Corbett's.
Mr.. W. F. Foster has purchased fine
pair of work horses.
Ray Farrar has hired out for the sea-
son with Mr. Prentiss Crockett.