Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
Capt. G. G. Pratt is quite seriously

Mrs. James ). wright visited relative
in Portland last week.
The dancing school will be held Tues
day evening this week.
Miss May Beman of Waterville is a
Mrs. Alice P. Thayer's.
Mrs. Chester Record and son Howart
of Portland were at j. A. Records owe
!. Sunday.
i Mrs. L. B. Carter will leave Tuesda.
morning for visit of ten or twelve days
in Lewiston.
E. n. Anderson and family have
moved into their new house above
Western Avenue.
Principal II. II. Stuart of the Brown
vile High School is at his home in this
place for the vacation.
Mr.. Baldwin, who has been buying
and shipping apples here, returned to
his home in Canada Friday.
The "schoolmarms" of the Methodist
church are to get up a supper Thursday
evening of next week, Nov. 2lst.
Advertised letter in South Paris post
Office Nov. IL:
Mr.. VIM. J. whitney.
Mrs. Mabel Poole and son and Mrs.
Sadie Greeley are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stowe for few days.
Rev. A. w. Pottle of the Methodist
church was on exchange yesterday with
Rev. A. r. Crane, ID. D., of Hebron.
Newton Stanley of Portland has been
visiting his brother Writ for few days,
and they have put in their time hunting.
The scholars of the grammar school
held lyceum, with a very creditable
program, at the school house Thursday
evening.
The water tank at the depot has been
finished, so far as the carpenter work is
concerned, and now shines in the glory
of lead-colored paint.
Quite a number of the Bates men and
women and other football enthusiasts
went to Lewiston Saturday to see the
Bates Bowdoin game.
On account of the recent deaths in the
church and parish, the Congregational
circle appointed for last Thursday even
ing was postponed till further notice.
The ladies of the Baptist circle will
give supper at the vestry on Wednes-
day evening at $50 O'Clock. Price 10
cents. All are cordially invited to attend.
Writ Stanley and wife were at Mechanic
Falls Sunday, to visit George II. Cum
mings. Mr.. Cummings, who has been
dangerously i'll with pneumonia, is
better.
The Oxford Club meets to-day at West
Paris with Rev. X. A. Rich. This meet
ing includes the Methodist pastors, with
their wives, of Oxford County. They
meet once a month.
The first rehearsal of the festival
chorus will be held this evening at Z
O'Clock in the high school room. All
who would like to join the chorus are |
to be present.
Mrs. John A. Nickerson died Satur- |
day morning at the hospital in Lewiston,
where she had gone for treatment. The
funeral is this Monday afternoon, and
interment in the Elm Hill cemetery.
Rev. W. W. Hooper, the Universalist |
state missionary, will preach at the hall,
South Paris, this coming Sunday, Nov.
II, at 2:30 p. NJ. Subject: 1.-THE Right
Way to Live and the Right Way to Die"
Miss Blanche Barrows is the happy |
possessor of fine new piano, present
from her father, Oscar E. Barrows. The
piano is Strich l. Zeidler, and was
bought of W. c. McArdle at the Norway |
music store.
The Seneca Club met Thursday even
ing with Mrs. Barnes, and talk on par
law was given by Hon.
James S. Wright. This week the club
meets with Mrs. II. L. Wilson Wednes-
day evening.
John j. Hayden has sold his place on
Western Avenue to George w. Richards
of Fore Street, Oxford, who will move
in before long. Mr.. Hayden and family
will move TO Massachusetts,, where he
now has employment.
Next Sunday evening there will be
sacred concert given at the Congrega-
tional church. A very pleasing program
has been arranged, and it is hoped that
there will be a large attendance. An
offering will be taken for mission work.
Some changes are being made in the
store of n. Dayton Bolster Il Co. A
new chimney little to one side takes
the place of the old one, and small
private office will be built in the rear of
the counting room. Thomas Powers is
doing the mason work, and A. c. I. King
the carpenter work.
All the schools except the high school
and the Porter Street primary closed
Friday, for a vacation probably four
weeks in length for the village schools.
The term of the high school continues
two weeks longer. The Porter Street
school continues through this week to
make up time lost on account Of Miss
Leach's illness in the spring term.
The Democrat will begin within a
week or two the publication of serial
entitled, 1.-THE Courier of the Gar" by
Jules Verne. This is one of that we'll
known French authors most exciting
stories, and those who are attracted by
iales of daring and adventure may be
sure, if they once get into it, they will
finish it. Watch for the opening chap
ters.
The school in the Tubbs District,
under the instruction of Miss Grace
Bennett, had sociable Friday evening.
About eighty were present, including
number who went in teams from South
Paris. A programme of games was
enjoyed, with ice cream and cake served
at intermission, and very pleasant
affair is reported. The proceeds will be
used to purchase dictionary for the
school.
G.. II. Porter closed the seasons run
at his mill Saturday night. He has had
A longer run than he anticipated, and
found that there were more cider apples
raised in the vicinity than anybody sup
posed. He doesn't report the exact
amount of cider made, but says there is
enough of it to flood Railroad Square a
foot deep. As he has been averaging |
about fifty barrels a day for month,
his estimate may not be wild. All he
has made except a few barrels has been |
sent to Dowst of New York on contract, |
and he intimates that there is some
prospect of a cider famine here this |
winter.
The Shurtleff primary school closed
Friday, Nov. s. Number attending Al;
average 43. The names of those not
absent one-half day are:
r,hai Tovnsand Erlon Townsend.