Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-05
BRYANT POND.

Owing to the switch by Dearborn's
mill being left unlocked on Sunday, at
o'clock that evening as freight started
TO 60 in on the siding, the engine, tender
and a box car ran off the track. A
wrecking train came down from Cor
ham and the engine and the car were
soon righted, no serious damage being
done except that the track was rather
badly torn up. Supt. II. II. Crockett OF
the G.. 7. r. was in town Monday on
business connected with the wreck.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. w. Muller were in
town from Saturday until Monday visit
ing the brides parents. Mrs. Muller re-
ceived some very beautiful presents from
friends in town while here.
Miss Nell Preble is at home from her
school in Newry for weeks vacation.
Labor has been suspended at the corn
shop for the past week.
A. NJ. Chase has recently had tele-
phone instrument put into his printing
office, connecting with the Woodstock
line. There is also line being run from
Milton to the post office here.
Miss Ida Farrar is failing every day
and Mrs. Carrie Marshall of West Paris
is caring for her.
Mrs. Elbridge Croker has been quite
sick this week.
Mrs. Ida En- Earl is in town.
Mrs. Grace Briggs of West Paris visit
ed her parents recently.
Mrs. Harry Mosher of Rumford Falls
is stopping with her mother this week.
Harry Day has succeeded his father in
the meat business and promises to be a
good business man. He runs cart
twice week, Mondays and Thursdays,
which isl great convenience to the PEG.
pie here.
Miss Clara Bryant does the most OF
her dressmaking at home now, only
keeping her shop open two or three days
out of the week.
DR.. Packard of West Paris was in
town on Thursday.
This winter Mr.. Mann expects to run
his mill most of the time, for which
we all feel very glad.
The cool, bracing mornings and per-
feet fall weather ought to give us all a
new lease of life. How different from
the weather of our new possession,
Porto Rico, where the lowest tempera-
ture is 10 degrees. Our friend writes us
that when the thermometer reaches
that point, it makes one actually shiver,
and the warm rays of the sun feel agree
able. Such is the enervating effect of
continued hot weather.
Friday, the 25th, the Mckinley League
gave an entertainment at the school
house. Among other things short
sketch of McKinley's life was read.
Later in the year the league expect to
give an entertainment in the town hall
to raise money for library. We cannot
have too many literary and social clubs
in our village and | know of nothing
more beneficial to community than a
well selected library.
Miss Mary Tobin, who has been i'll for
several weeks at the hotel, is now con-
valescent.
Mr.. NJ. A. Merrill, of the Brunel-Hig-
gins Co., Portland, spent Sunday with
Mr.. Carl Dudley.
Mrs. Harry Mosher of Rumford Falls
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Laura Ste
vens, of this place.
DIR. r. w. Buchanan of Portland was
in town Tuesday.
Since Mr.. Harry Crockett has joined
his barber shop with his house by build
ing millinery store between he has
made one of the most attractive build
ings in the village. Mrs. Crockett has
a large display of fall millinery and
seems destined to do thriving business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Whitman have just
returned from visiting their son, Mr..
Bert Whitman, of Boston. Mr.. Whitman
has good position on the electrics.
Miss Elsie Wade has recently joined
the Pythian Sisterhood.
Mrs. Chandler and her two children
and Mrs. Crockett went to Portland for
the day on Tuesday. Mrs. Crockett
went to replenish her stock of millinery
and Mrs. Chandler to shop.