Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
Miss Shorey, of Gorham, n. H., is q
guest of Mrs. Herman Wilson.


Sunday from West Bethel, where he !
employed.
The board of health will furnish free
, vaccination during the month of March
Bare your arm.
Miss Lucelia Crockett is at home from
the Pennington Normal School on ;
two weeks vacation.
: A. Z. Morse went to Bangor Saturda,
to attend the funeral of his uncle, vii
liam Henry Parsons.
There will be special meeting of Mt
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge Wednesday
evening of this week.
!. Mrs. S. c. Heald and Mrs. Ernest Rus
sell of East Sumner were guests at Al
bert d. Parks one day last week.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office March Sd:
Miss Olive Studley.
| dr. Z. VI. Carney.
There will be a business and sewing
meeting of the Universalist Good Cheer
Society, at Engine House Hall, Wednes-
day afternoon of this week.
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge of Norway
sent over two full car loads to visit Mt.
Pleasant Lodge Friday evening. A first
class supper and general good time are
reported.
| Thunder showers Saturday night and
Sunday. One day of thunder showers in
February and two in March already.
What are We likely TO get before the
season is over?
The committee in charge of the Mag
uolia Minstrels wish to take this way
of thanking each and every one who took
part or helped in any way 10 make the
Ministries such a success.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge has ac-
cepted the invitation of Onward Lodge
nf West Paris TO visit it on the evening
of March 18th. A rate of 40 cents on
| he Grand Trunk has been secured. The
Norway train will 90 up and return after
the lodge.
Mt Mica Lodge, |. o. o. F., will enter
tain Monami Lodge of Mechanic Falls
and Abou Ben Adhem Lodge of Auburn
at a special meeting next Saturday even
ing when the third degree will be work
ed. A large attendance from the visit
ing lodges is anticipated,
The library of the late William Henry
Parsons of Brooklyn, who died in Brook
yn last Thursday, is bequeathed to the
Paris Public Library of this place. The
size of the library can not be stated, but
il is said that few volumes are original
editions and accompanied by autograph
letters.
The young people in the Sunday
school classes of Mrs. Gertrude Green
and Miss Mertie Walker served the sup
per at the Congregational vestry Thurs
day evening, and everything was first
lass and well served The members of
Mrs. Annie Swett's class assisted in a
good entertainment which followed.
do you want to know how to be
Happy?" will be the subject of Rev. w.
W. Hooper's sermon at New Hall, South
Paris, this coming Sunday, March 8, at
2:30 P. NJ. Notice is hereby given to all
who have subscribed for preaching
services, that the subscriptions began
March |. Envelopes will be provided by
the treasurer, Mr.. \. ID. Park, at the
services. The usual collection will be
taken outside the envelopes.
A number of markers for soldiers
graves are in the freight depot here, and |
will be set in the spring. These are the |
regulation markers furnished by the |
government for all soldiers graves not
otherwise marked. They are marble |
tablets, of about the height of an ordi |
nary headstone, but of somewhat smaller |
dimensions, and are marked with the
name and regiment of the soldier. VIM.
X. Kimball Post, G.. A. r., made care |
full investigation throughout the town |
of Paris about two years ago, and called |
for eight stones. The calls are filled in |
the order in which they are received, |
and the red tape connected with the |
matter requires considerable time to I'M
wind, so that it is only recently that the |
stones have been received They are for
the graves of Capt. Stephen K. Mitchell,
Charles Hall, John +. Merrill, Andrew
j. Smith, Simon G. Dudley, Madison o.
Proctor.
The thaw and rain of last week fur
nished an illustration of the "stitch-in-
time" method which is not practiced in
our system of caring for the roads.
Streams of water of greater or less size
in many places ran long distances in the
middle of the roads, in some spots |
washing out ruts in the road-bed, not |
deep, but enough u make the road |
rough. Some of these ruts are in places |
where the dirt to fill them must be
carted in. OF course some of this wash |
ing of the road was unavoidable, but not |
all of il by any means. How many road |
agents in town, do you suppose, turned |
out in the rain, and perambulated their |
sections with axe, shovel and hoe, turn
ing the streams out of the road? y.
B.-The above was in type before Sun
days rain, which may or may not have |
changed the conditions somewhat. At
the time it was written, Saturday after |
noon, it was certainly applicable in many |
sections.
At the annual meeting of Fair View |
Cemetery Association held Saturday, |
March /, the following showing was
made by the treasurer as To the financial |
standing of the association: About $40 |
have been expended during the past |
year in fencing and restoring the |
grounds, and all bills have been paid. |
About $50 will be needed 10 pay for adj |
ditional work in the way of improve |
ment during the coming year. A fund
of 600 has been raised and paid in, and
is now in South Paris Savings Bank. |
Sl2O additional has been pledged, and
will be paid in soon. Ii is hoped that |
the fund may be raised to $1,000, the in |
come only to be used in the future in
caring for the grounds of the asso-
citation. The following officers were
chosen:
President-DescOn 5. X. Parsons.
Secretary and Treasurer-ii. n Bolster.
Trustees-DeacOn s. x. Parsons, Capt. III. \.
Bolster n. Dayton Bolster
This has been much neglected yard for
many years, but conditions are now
favorable to its complete restoration,
and restoring ii to decent appearance
as such grounds always ought to show.
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL FUND.
The following additional subscriptions
to the Mckinley memorial fund are re-
ported:
NAME. RESIDENCE.
Frank Curneil, Rumford Falls.
Ell Curneil.
John Curneil,
VIM Reed, Point.
Mr.. VIM Reed.
Making total amount for Rumford, $3.50.
J. j. Holman, Dixfeld.
High and grammar
schools,
Making total amount for Dixheld, $s.57