Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
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Mr.. Loupee. who has been cutting
stone for MI. John Osgood this summer,
has returned to his home In Concord
N. b.
guest of Miss Addie Wiley.
Mrs. Susan Ballard is visiting her son
Eckley Ballard.
Mr.. Carl Hatch has returned to Bos-
ton after spending several weeks at
home.
Mr.. Lyman Irish Is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bemis.
Mrs. ANGELA Thompson and daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Clifford, have returned to
Mrs. Gifford's home in Gorham, N. II.
Mr.. Henry Tarbox is shipping cucum-
bers to Boston.
Mrs. Frank osgood is visiting friends
in Portland.
Mr.. Wilson Evans of Philadelphia Ia
the guest of his brother, Andrew Evans.
Miss Emily Ella died at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Levi johnson, Wednes-
day, Nov. @. The funeral was held In
the New Church Sunday afternoon,
Nov. 10.
Monday evening about forty met at
the vestry to organize q chorus-MI
Charles Willard as leader.
The street commissioner has finisf ed
laying the drain on Main st.
Mr.. Morris Pillsbury is at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Cousins are re.
joicing over the birth of SOP.
Mr.. T. L. Eastman cracked two OF
his ribs Tuesday morning.
The fishing in Lovewells pond is very
good we should judge by the long
strings of fish brought home by r. S
Howe.
Miss Mary Page went to Boston
Thursday.
There were twenty-six beautiful days
in October.
A small house has been built at Pine
Grove Cemetery for the accommodation
of the men that work there.
Misc Hannah Osgood has returned Il
her home in Fryeburg.
Mr.. Joseph johnson has bought thu
Calvin Wiley place at East Conway &C
cupied by Richard Webster.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Osgood
Friday, son.
The New England Magazine for thi
month (November) has an interesting
illustrated article on the late Gridle!
James Fox Bryant, the architect Wit
drew the plans for our academy build
ling. The articles illustrations include
two portraits of Mr.. Bryant, picture O
his home at Scituate, Mass, and por
trait of his father. In the course of Mr.
Bryant's life he "built or remodellet
nineteen state capitols and city halls
thirty-six court houses and jails, fifty
nine hospitals, reformatories, schools
and other public institutions, eigh
churches, sixteen railroad stations, six
teen custom houses, post offices ant
other buildings for the United State
government, and hundreds of bushes
blocks and private houses. 80 II
Maine he built jails at Alfred and Ban
gor, the county courts, Jail and officers
quarters at Auburn, the county jails a
Augusta and Machias, the government
custom-h house at Eastport, and the Stat
Reform School at Cape Elizabeth.
When he was at the zenith of his pros
perity, his income from his profession
reached $4,000 year, and his famil..
expenseswere $4,000. His wife dance,
with the Prince of Wales at the bal
which was given in the Princes homo
when he visited Boston in 1850, tn
gown which she wore on the occasion
having cost $500, and never, it is said
} being worn afterwards. Notwithstand
ing the large amounts of money whic
Mr.. Bryant had earned in the course o
his business career, in his old age h
was broken in fortune, and the last fe,
years of his life were passed at the OIL
Mems Home at 1873 West Springfield
Street, Boston, where he died on June
1899, aged 50 years, nine months an
ten DAYS,