Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerly of Portland is
visiting at w. FL. Blske's.

Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerly of Portland 1
visiting at w. Fl. Blske's.
James I. Bryant and family are NOV
ing to their farm in Buckfield.
Mr.. Percy Alien and Miss Alice Davi.
visited in Bridgtou over Sunday.
Alton Wheeler spent Saturday anG
Sunday with friends in Lewiston.
Rev. Edwin W. Pierce preached in
New Gloucester Sunday, March 10th.
| Mrs. Cyrene Bean has gone to Massa.
chusetts to spend several weeks with
relatives.
j. j. Littlefield Of Bridgton visited his
brother, DR.. j. G. Littlefield, few days
last week.
| The Epworth League will give the
play Breezy Point" March 9th. Be
sure and attend.
Mrs. A. d. Park was called TO Var.
mouth Saturday by the illness of Mrs
Herbert Robinson.
Soeiable at Grange Hall Thursday
evening of this week. Ice cream and
cake will be served.
Miss Gertrude McArdle, clerk at the
Boston store, was confined to her home
last week by illness.
Mrs. A. A. Abbott of Brockton, Mass,
is here on visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin SWEET.
Miss Grace Thayer entertained num-
ha, - - Il, L.
ing. Six tables were filed.
Miss Catherine G. Briggs is at home
from Lewiston for few days, recruiting
from an attack of the grippe.
Mrs. DR.. Packard and son of West
Paris have been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. B. Carter, for few days.
A. salad supper will be served at the
Methodist vestry Thursday evening.
Come all and see we ancient Puritan
maidens.
Mrs. Rose Powers accompanied Mrs.
Howe to Boston Monday morning, and
will visit friends there while Mrs. Howe
is in New York.
Mrs. George Hargrave of Portland
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Morton, last week. Mr.. Hargrave was
there over Sunday.
Twelve tables were filled at the whist |
party at Grange Hall Tuesday evening.
The party will meet again, Tuesday |
evening of this week.
Mrs. Mary C. Walker of East Brown
field is visiting her son, Albert w.
Walker, and her daughter, Mrs. George
w. rockingham, in this place.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office March IL:
Mrs. Lydia F. Fogg.
Mrs. Z. @. Wing.
Mr.. Jack Rowe.
Robert Hebbard is at home for a while
taking care of a badly jsmmed hand,
which he injured coupling cars some two
weeks since, while at work on the Bos-
ton and Maine road.
There will be temperance meeting at
the NJ. Z. church next Monday evening,
March 18th, at Z 80 P. NJ. Address by
Rev. A. ). Bisbee of Brunswick. All
are cordially invited. Good music.
The family of Herbert c. Ripley will
occupy the Maxim house on Highland
Street where Charles E. Benefits family
now live. Mr.. Ripley's mother, Mrs. I
Gardner, will live there with them.
A. f. Morse returned Saturday even
ng from four weeks entertainment
our in Aroostook County. He is en-
gagged to assist at an entertainment at
Augusta Thursday evening of this week.
The teachers for the spring term in the
iillage schools are the same as those for ,
he winter term, except in the inter- ,
Mediate school, where Miss Susie NJ. ,
Wheeler takes the place of Miss Blanche
}. Dean.
The literary contest in Mount Pleas
mt Rebekah Lodge closed last week, the
ide captained by Mrs. Sarah Clark win $
ling over the side csptained by Mrs. w.
=. Bonney by 1870 points. The supper Q
furnished by the defeated side will be 7
et out at the regular meeting April
9TH. &
Mrs. W. II. Cook and two sons Of Au-
urn have been at George w. Cooks for 7
bout month. The younger boy, Will :
lam Mills, has been sick for some time, :
nd died Saturday morning. He was a
cry bright boy, little over three years G
4 age. The remains were taken to Lis a
'on for interment in the lot CT his h
nother's family. X
At the home of the brides mother in '
Auburn, last Wednesday, March 6, Mr.. d
ym. A. Blake was united in marriage
With Miss Nellie +. Andrews. There 5
we're present from this place the groom's s
mother, Mrs. William III. Blake, his sis
er, Mrs. Edgerley, and his brother-in- e
aw, Mr., Parlin. The happy couple
ave been spending few days with MIR. c
slake's parents here, and have now u
zone to Lynn, where Mr.. Blake is em- '
'loyed.
At few minutes after 10 O'Clock
night fire was discovered in
he basement of Maxim Block, under the Z
Boston store. The blaze was first seen I
" some of the men who were in the
lub room in the next building. There
we're men enough within call about the Z
Quare so that there WAS prompt re- I
pOnse, and it was not over five minutes :
'efore stream was on. A half hours +
york was sufficient to extinguish the I
lanes, and they were kept confined to =
he basement room in which they start \
d, though very few minutes more
would have seen a fire going up through /,
he building that it would have been G
ifiicult if not impossible to check. The a
session store was densely filled with
moke, and the stock in the store is I,
omewhat damaged. The fat overhead h
coupled by the family of Eli J. Swan n
vas also quite smoky, and the people II
shen walked made hasty exit. A very "
title smoke worked into the store of the r
:. III. Moves Co. on the other side of the
round floor, but it was promptly q
and the stock was not at all "
Mrs. Mackenney was in the :
session store not over ten minutes before l,
he fire was discovered, and smelled TO a
moke. The origin of the fire is not
nown. 9
BISCOE DISTRICT.
Miss Eta Foster is getting we'll. I
Walter Whitman of Otisfeld was here p
gently.
Severe colds and the grippe are preva- =
emit in this district.
Miss Peace of Otisfield has visited her
riend, Mrs. Crockett.