Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-07-09

are at w. III. Blake's.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerley of Portland
o is visiting at VIM. Blake's.
Miss Stoddard of Rockland, Mass, is
guest of Miss Gertrude Bryant.
George Merrill and daughters of Au-
burn were ut Charles II. MerrilPs over
, Sunday.
Harold T. Thayer is employed at the
Hubbard House, Paris Hill, for the
summer.
Miss Gertrude Smith of Brockton has
been visiting Miss Olive SWEET for the
past week.
Mrs. Salisbury and Miss Salisbury
have gone to Bridgton to be near Miss
Salisbury's physician.
Erastus BODICE, who has spent the
winter in the hospital ut Togus, has re-
turned to South Paris and is at Charles
+, Morse's.
Harry Maxim, now with George p.
Cornish, the tailor, in Portland, is spend
ing week with his parents, Franklin
Max IN and wife.
J.F. Plummer and wife have gone for
a carriage drive through the western
part of the county, and will visit few
days with his father in Sweden.
I, James ID. Williams of this place has
been granted another increase of pen
sion to $2400 per month"; tidy little
income which will assist materially in
1 keepinV him comfortable
Miss Della McArdle came from Port
land Friday to attend the reunion of the
class of 1900, South Paris High School.
She remained two or three days as the
guest of Miss Susie Porter.
Mrs. Loretta Frazier of Banning,
California, spent Friday with Rev. A. w.
Pottle, who was her pastor during his
soiourn on the Pacific coast. Mrs. |
Frazier was formerly of Lisbon.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office:
Miss f. NJ. Picknel.
Mrs. +. A. Haynes.
Mrs. G.. T.. Cummings.
Mr.. James Mckinnon.
Hon. j. Hastings Bean is the recipient
of beautiful leather medal, from the |
employees of the Paris Manufacturing |
Co., as a token of their appreciation OF |
his personal beauty since shaving his
upper lip.
News was received Sunday of the |
death in Winchester, Mass, of Miss Ann
NJ. Morton, a sister of J. j. Morton, and
a former resident of South Paris. Inter-
ment at South Paris. Other arrange
mentS not known.
In connection with the service at the
Congregational church Sunday morning,
there was christening service. Four
children were christened - Burton X.
Clifford, Mary Alice Clifford, Muriel
Stanley Bowker, and Lizzie Edith Mil
lett
The three Sunday Schools of the vii
-Congregationalist, Methodist and
Baptist-have voted to have union
picnic this year, and joint committee
was chosen Sunday to make arrange
ments. Nothing has been fully decided
vet, but it is probable that the day will
be Wednesday of next week. The place
can not now be stated.
Only one approach to serious acct
dent is reported from the Fourth. Wen
dell, the I-year-old son of III. c. Howe,
cot some powder from firecracker in
his eye, burning it badly. 1t was neces-
sary to etherize him to remove the bis
ter and a little powder from the eye.
Though the eye is very sore, he is doing
very well, and it is thought the sight
will not be injured.
The lawn party of the Congregational
Circle at Mrs. Walkers on Pleasant
Street Wednesday evening was well at
tended. The grounds were handsomely
illuminated with numerous colored cleo
trio lights, and looked very attractive. In
the early part of the evening number
ate a box supper at Mrs. Ryerson's
across the street Through the evening
Stearns' Orchestra played, and ice cream
and cake were sold to ready customers.
II. w. Dennison and family went to
West Bethel Saturday TO attend the we'd
ding of Mr.. Dennison's sister, Miss
Martha Z. Dennison. The groom is Mr..
l.. G.. Whidden of Mershtield, Mass.
Miss Dennison is the daughter of II. p.
Dennison, formerly of South Paris, and
has many friends here. She is gradu-
ate of the South Paris High School, and
of Bates College in the class of 1901. Mr..
Whidden has a good position as teacher
in Marshfeld, Mass. They will spend
the summer at Mr.. Whidden's former
home in Palermo.
10y S. Eyster, formerly of this place,
made short visit to friends here and at
West Paris last week. He is now in the
IS hn Piano In NJ 1
Boston, and is taking vocal lessons of
one of the best teachers in the city. lie
is making good advancement in the cul-
tivation of his fine voice, and has the
prospect of successful musical career.
For nearly year he has had charge of
chorus choir of thirty-five voices for the
Sunday afternoon meetings in fremont
Temple, but has given this up to have
more time for practice.
The Democrat would be pleased to
make definite announcement regarding
the ball game between South Paris High
School and the Old Timers of the village,
but if anybody knows certainly whether
such a game is to be played, he is not to
be found. BY order of the High School
manager, posters were printed and
posted the llSt Ol Jue Wtth, duNciIioihS
the game at p. NJ. Wednesday. Very
soon afterward the posters were turned
toward the wall. or torn down entirely.
The High School boys say the old fell
lers are going into their boots.
The Fourth was ushered in here with
comparatively little noise. Owing to
there being sick people in the near vicin-
ity, as well as for the safety OF the town
clock, the boys were asked not to ring |
the Methodist bell, and that was silent.
The Congregational bell was rung for |
short time, and the school bell was kept |
quite busy during the latter half of the
night. No signs were changed, nor
were any of the time-honored FRANKS
perpetrated. Two special policemen
were on duty during the night. The
hose race in the morning was an inter
esting event, and after that was over a |
good many people went to the fair
grounds for most of the day. The even |
ing was really the liveliest part of the
day here. Besides some private displays
of fireworks, the dealers burned up what
stock was left on hand, and with a run
ming accompaniment of firecrackers
small and large, the days celebration
was wound up in quite blaze OF glory.
BIsCoE DISTRICT.