Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-08-26
Green corn in the market.
More old-fashioned hay weather.

VIM. w. Jacobs of this place has file,
petition in bankruptcy.
Rev. A. w. Pottle and wife are at tn
Poland camp. meeting this week.
The Epworth League will have it
usual popular lecture course this fall
beginning quite early in the season.
All veterans of the civil war are re
quested to meet near the judges stanC
at p. NJ, on the second day of the fair
Aaron o. Corbett was drawn as grand
Juror Saturday, and John w. Chute and
Elmer E. Tuell traverse jurors for the
October term of court.
A special meeting of Paris Grange will
be held Saturday of next week, to make
arrangements for the fair exhibit, and a
full attendance is desired.
Paris Grange will have field day at
Penley's Grove next Thursday, and
West Paris Grange and friends generally
have been invited to join with them.
l.. l.. Russell has bought farm in
Leeds, and is about moving there with
his family. The farm is of about $50
acres, with good buildings, and cuts
about 100 tons of hay.
Mrs. J. p. Richardson, Miss Amy
Record, and Arthur |. Merry and Miss
Percie Staples of Portland left Friday
for stay at Camp Owsley. Mr.. Rich
ardson joined them Sunday.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Aug. -, 1902:
Miss Gertrude Stewart.
VI. W. Walker.
Mr.. Abby Grover
Master BERTHE Briggs.
The Christian Endeavor meeting at the
Congregational church next Sunday
of I as usual, ON account of the Pearson
memorial service at the Methodist
church.
George s. Boutelle carried home a few
days since a white owl which he shot
last February and had had mounted. 1t
is large bird, measuring four feet from
tip to tip, and it is unnecessary to say
that it is beauty.
George F. Eastman and E. S. Jones
left Saturday morning to join the party
at DR.. Hubbard'S cottage on Kezar Pond.
Mrs. Eastman and Miss Grace Thayer,
who had been spending several days
there, returned home with them.
Rev. II. 5. Pinkham, the new pastor
of the Baptist church, arrived in town
with his family Wednesday, and opened
his passionate on Sunday. They are oc-
cupying the Arthur Tyler house on
High Street, now the Baptist parsonage.
Miss Annie III. Edwards. who has been
hOuSekeeper for her brother, w. Is. Ed
wards, in this village for the past two
years, will now make her home for the
present with her brother Charles at the |
old homestead. Miss Edwards will be
greatly missed by her many friends here.
There was quite an exodus from South |
Paris Tuesday, of former residents of
Sumner and others, bound for the annual |
reunion of Co. c, Sth Maine, and Co. +, |
9TH Maine, which was held with C. NJ.
Thomas in Sumner. With the veterans
and their families, there were l15 people |
present at the reunion.
Miss Matte HerSey in making her
round of visits in Maine, spent two
weeks of her vacation in this place with
relatives and friends, much to the JOY of
all. Miss HerSey left here on Friday
last for Middlebury, VT, where she will
stop for week, and then return to her
school work at SOmers, Conn.,, which
commences Sept. l.
Next Sabbath will be observed at the
Methodist church as Temperance day.
In the morning sermon will be
on some phase of the temper
lnce question. In the evening there
will be Pearson memorial service"
This will be a union service To which all
IRE cordially invited. Several speakers
will address the meeting.
On Wednesday evening, Aug. 9th,
stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl, y. +. o. p,
will observe its annual children's night.
All members of the order are requested
% be present with their families. En-
will be furnished by the
children and others, after which social
line will be enjoyed. Last but not
east refreshments will be served.
Hiram Y. Porter got black eye and
,ther injuries week since, and was
ylad it was no worse. He was coming
lp the steep bank from Nichols meadow
With a load of hay, when in some way
he horses let the hind wheels 90 over
he dump, and the whole outfit was
wrecked. Mr. Porter was thrown against
, tree and was unconscious for several
minutes, but got of without serious in
Jury. Neither were the horses badly
injured.
The UniversaliSt Sunday School pic
lic at SHOWS Falls Tuesday took we'll
towards a hundred people from this
place. About thirty children were taken
oy c. A. Young in hay rack which was
yaily decorated with red, white and blue
bunting. A load of older people went
N the barge, and numbers in private
teams. The Paris Hill school also had
4 good number present. The day pass
I'd pleasantly, and judging from the
general appearance of the picnlckers
when they arrived home, they all had
good time.
There will be spots of light midst the
gloom in the coming months of "Cim-
merriam darkness" A. Z. Shurtleff has
already ordered the are light at the cor
ner of Main and Oxford Streets continu-
ed, and will stand the expense himself
if none of the neighbors are disposed to
''chip in and help out. The outside
electricS at the store of +. A Shurtletf
& Co. will continue to burn, and an out
side acetylene light will be burned all
night at the stores of +. Z. Parlin, J. p.
w. l.. Farrar, and y. Day
ton Bolster & Co. j. J Emeley will put
out a gasoline light at his place, and
very likely others will do the same.
SOLDIERS REUNION.
The annual reunion of Company +, |