Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-02-04
Mrs. Lucinda Tufts is quite i'll.

| The Modern WoOdmeu have q meetin
Tuesday evening of this week.
Miss Grace Robinson of Yarmouth h.
been at A. ID. Parks for few days, con
ing to attend her uncle's wedding.
What was the matter with Sunday fC
Candlemas day? Believers in signs ma
rest assured that winter is almost ovel
Advertised letters in Paris post offic
Feb. LIST:
Mrs. NJ. l.. Hammond.
/ Mr.. \. Boulss (postal.
Paris Grange will give sociable a
Grange Hall on Wednesday evening G
this week. Ice cream and cake will b
on sale.
Mrs. s. c. Heald of East Sumner ha
been here for few days to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. A. ID. Park, and to attend he
brothers wedding.
Miss Glover, who has been holdin.
special gospel services in the Disco,
neighborhood, will preach at the Meth
odist church this Monday evening.
The boys played a second game of ic,
polo with the Norway team Saturda,
afternoon, with better result than before
Score to in favor of South Paris, ''iI
spite of Cotton"
The Good Cheer Society have decided
not to hold any supper in February bu,
on February % the Magnolia Minstrels
will appear in New Hall and give first
class entertainment.
All those who are to take part or have
anything to do with the Magnolia
Minstrels are requested to meet at the
high school room Tuesday evening OF
this week for rehearsal.
The pupils of Miss Eva Walkers
school on Pleasant Street observed Nc.
Kinley Day last Wednesday by recita-
tons, etc, and raised among themselves
one dollar toward the memorial fund.
A. W. Walker Il Son have finished
filling their own ice houses and the one
at the creamery during the past week.
The ice, which is second cutting from
the cove by the Park Street bridge, is
perfect in quality.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office Feb. 8:
Charlie l.. Bean.
Mr.. A. ID. Allen.
Mrs. Hannah Edwards.
Miss Sadie Frost.
Mrs. Mellen COburn.
Capt. G.. C.. Pratt is still very serious
ly out of health. Mrs. Pratt does not
har haalth an1 .franCrth 10
owing, no doubt, to the great strain of
anxiety and care she has had to undergo
on account of Mr.. Pratt's feeble condi-
ton.
Mr.. Henry l.. Moore, treasurer of the
Minnesota Loan and Trust Company,
and a member of the real estate firm of
Moore Brothers Il Sawyer of Minneapo-
lis, was at South Paris Saturday. Mr..
with his wife and daughter, is
starting out for European tour, and
will sail next week from New York.
The popcorn and candy party in
charge of the ladies of the Baptist social
circle, which was to be held this Monday
evening, is postponed until Thursday
evening. The cantata "Jack Frost and
his Elves" will be given with other
Price 10 cents. A good
time is anticipated. All are cordially
invited.
Mr.. John NJ. Gould of Portland,
whose daughter Annie was massacred in
China during the Boxer uprising, will
speak in the Congregational church next
Sabbath morning, Feb. 9. Those who
have listened to Mr.. Gould speak of
him in very high terms. A cordial invi
iatiOn is extended TO all not otherwise
engaged, to be present and hear him.
About fifteen inches of heavy snow
fell in Sundays storm, and from $50 to
! 80 p. NJ. the snow was accompanied
with frequent flashes of lightning, some
Of it being so near that only about five
seconds elapsed before the thunder was
heard. The street railway kept its track
open and is running ON schedule. Some
If the roads are passable, but it will be
some days, even if we do not have high
wind, before it is anything like good
'leighing.
A fire alarm Sunday evening called out
the department, but fortunately, con-
'idering the snow and the gale, there
was no fire. Between s and o O'Clock j.
F. Plummer heard the roaring of fire in
)ne of his chimneys, and going into the
attic found it full of smoke. He took
chemical extinguisher up, while Mrs.
Plummer shouted To some of the nearest
leighbOrs, and some one went and rang
IN alarm A limo Of hnsA Ibid h,tt
The water was not turned on. There
vas no fire outside the chimney, though
The bricks were hot for number of
hours.
+. r. Boutelle, special agent of the
post office department establishing rural
rec delivery routes, is expected to arrive
1t South Paris some time Monday to in
,pect the route petiti0ned for some time
since. The route as marked out goes
from South Paris via Hill Street to Paris
Hill, thence by The Beeches to Kings
Four Corners, across by the mineral
spring road into the Whittemore road,
by the S. p. Maxim farm, over Ripley
Hill, past the Partridge school house to
the school house beyond Archie Curtis
in Sumner, thence back by Horatio
Chambers, the Forbes school house, A.
E. Deans and Frank Benefits to Paris
Hill and South Paris. This takes little
off the Route No. l, on which j. F. King
is carrier, and 1t is proposed to extend
his route so that he will return from
Elm Hill by way of Alpine Street, in
stead of directly as now.
BIsCoE DISTRICT.
The ice crop is nearly all in.
Bert Foster is teaming this winter.
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