Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-19
James S. Record is at home from Bos-

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Mrs. Benny NJ. Pratt of Oxford visit
ed Mrs. Croker few days last week.
Mrs. Ellie Howe and Master Henri,
spent Sunday with relatives at wes
Paris.
Harry Hall of Cambridge, Mass, ha.
joined bis family at Mrs. Stearns' for
short vacation.
Rev. G. NJ. Park Of Pressure Isle ha:
been making visit to his nephew
Albert d. Park.
Augustus Record is at home frou
Cowles' Art School, Boston, for vaca'
ton of two weeks
All the schools in the village close this
week except the high school, which con.
tinues one week longer.
Register of Probate Park was cor
fined TO the house several days last
week with touch of the grippe.
About twenty members of Mount
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge attended the
district meeting at Norway Friday
evening.
The all-day meeting of Paris Grange,
and lecture by Professor Bate m IN, was
postponed for one week, until next
Saturday.
George Bennett, who has been in
Haverhill during the winter, was in
town Saturday and Sunday, looking hale
and hearty.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Feb. IS:
Miss Lottie Blake.
Mr.. Herbert Theriault.
The assembly which was to have been
Thursday evening was postponed till
further notice on account Of weather,
travelling and sickness.
The next regular meeting of the w.
C. L. U. will occur at the Ladies' Relief
Corps room on Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 2lst, at half past two O'Clock. All
are cordially invited.
Mrs. Walter l.. Gray entertained a
few friends at valentine party Thurs
day evening. Three tables were filled
AT whist, which was the diversion of the
evening, and refreshments were served.
II. w. Dennison is in the office of the
Paris Manufacturing Co. again. He and
his family came the first of last week,
and are stopping for the present with
Mrs. DennisOn's parents, w. b. Stuart
and wife.
Pythian Block has been adorned with
several new signs during the past week,
including bank sign in gold letters on
the curtain, corner sign of g. A.
Briggs, meat market, and the "shingle'
of Clayton X. Brooks, attorney at law
and notary public.
Paris Grange has made two attempts,
on the last two Wednesday evenings, to
present an entertainment which has been
duly advertised, to consist of songs and
readings, the farce, '''rhe Darkey Wood
Dealer" and sociable. Last Wednes-
day evening they succeeded in accom-
plishing the sociable part of il, and next
Wednesday evening they will make an
other attempt 10 carry out the full pro-
gramme as advertised.
Mr.. Pettengill of Rumford introduced
Friday an act fixing the salary of the
Judge of probate of Oxford County at
i've hundred and fifty dollars year, and
that of the register at eight hundred dol
lars wear in full for all services and ex-
penses. This is an increase OF one
hundred dollars in the salary OF the
Judge and fifty dollars in that OF the
register, and is intended to cover the |
extra labor required by the additional
terms of probate court TO be held at
Rumford Falls.
The bridge builders finished their
work on the Grand Trunk bridge the
last of the week, and left town. They |
have had an extremely cold, rough time |
TO do their work. Sight-seers have |
troubled them very little. There have |
been few days when any man would |
walk TO the bridge except upon the |
most urgent business. The bridge at |
Mechanic Falls is now being replaced,
and that is the last one on the line TO be |
for the running of heavy |
and trains.
The rural free delivery carriers have
done pretty well during the "spell OF
weather" Week before last MIR. King |
made about four full trips, though he
did not travel exactly in schedule order.
He went BY team, on snowshoes, afoot,
or cross lots, according TO clrcum-
stances, one day making total OF about |
thirteen miles on snOwshoes-and that |
was enough, he says. Mr.. Holmes lost |
one full trip that week. Last week both
made their full trips, though they had |
to vary the routes little to get rid OF
places in the roads.
Next Wednesday afternoon Will De
observed as Visitors Day" at the South
Paris grammar school. A cordial III |
yitation is extended to all parents and |
friends. The closing entertainment for
the term will be given in the high schooi
room Thursday evening, FEB. Il, at :oo
o'clock. Program as follows:
Chorus. |
Scripture Reading.
Prayer. |
'"'' Misses Haggett and Barnes.
Solo Ralph Penfold. |
Recitation, 'a HSi I SiatA |
VJNYip Solo Carl Briggs. |
Dialogue-The Model school.
.,..,,.,,, Ethel Crockett. |
S|Ic Helen Barnes. |
Illustrated Poem-Mary Garvin.
V"''''' Misses Crockett, SWEET, Murch, Merrill.
Medley.
Recitation, Vaughn "ia'A
Admission cents.
Herbert C.. Ripley of Pswhuska, Okla
homa. formerly of Bucktiald and South
Paris. was last Wednesday appointed oy
the United States government as Indian
Trade Supervisor and Special Disoursing
Agent at Usage Agency, Ollahoms. Mr.
Ridley was born in Bucktield in 1850.
He il the son of the late EIiphuz Ripley
OF that place, and his mother, Mrs.
Jnlia A. c. Gardner, has for many years
been n resident of South Paris. MI
Riplev's wife and children are now
stopping with Mrs. Ripley's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. AbU IA G. Hall OF this
place. Mr.. Ripley has been In oSiahoma
for the past nine years as cashier Ior one
of the largest trading houses In the ter
ritory. On November lst OF last year ne
was appointed by the government TO as
sist Special United States Indian Agent
Eugene MacComss to investigate the &C
counts of the traders against the Usage
Indians. Asa result of this investiga-
tion Messrs. MacComss and Ripley re-
Gently filed report with the Commits
sionar of Indian Aft tirs at Washington