Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-08-05

Miss Maud Newell is with friends in
Portland for few weeks visit.
The Misses Laura and Lillian Green
leaf of Newburyport are with Miss An
drews for a weeks visit.
The Rev. James T. Bixby of fonkers,
y. Y, came on Saturday for the month.
DR.. Bixby has joined his daughter, Miss
Irma, who is spending the summer at
Miss Andrews.
The late arrivals at The Beeches are
Mrs. A. NJ. Winslow, Philadelphia; Miss
Anna Bates, Salem; Mrs. X. p. Miller,
Burlington, VT; Mrs. l.. w. Bispham,
New York; Miss Young, New Rochelle,
n. Y; Rev. ard Mrs. Charles Gordon
Ames, Boston.
Edmund Sylvester Dean died Monday,
July IS, at the old farm in the Forbes
District where he had spent most of his
life. The funeral on Wednesday was at
tended by Rev. +. w. Pierce of South
Paris. Mr.. Dean was 81 years OF age.
He is survived by wife, three sons
A. Elroy Dean, with whom he lived,
Elmer b. Dean and Albert E. Dean of
south Paris, and three daughters-Mrs.
I.arkin Farrar of Buckfield, Mrs. j. j.
Fremont Field of Paris.
VIM. l.. Perham and wife arrived at
Ex-Governor Perham's Monday morning
for brief vacation.
Mrs. Mark =. Shaw is visited by her
sister, Mrs. F. b. Huse of Bangor.
A game of base ball will be played on
the common Saturday at 2:30, Paris Hill
VS.. Hebron locals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Case returned to Paris
Hill from New York last week, and Mr..
Case will remain here through August.
They were accompanied by their son,
Charles Case of Rochester \. Y, who
will remain here for a while.
There was gay and lively time at
LyOnsden Monday evening, when there
was dancing in the barn" One would
hardly have dreamed that it was really
barn. Decorations of flowers, ferns and
other greenery, draperies, posters and
rugs, nearly concealed the walls and
ceiling, and converted it into place of
beauty. One of the former stalls was
transformed into bower piled with new
mown hay, and the other into cosy
corner lined with pillows. Old-fashion-
ed chairs and benches furnished seats,
indoors and out, and the lawn in front
was lighted by Chinese lanterns and
decorated with flax wheel and spinning
wheel The evening was balmy and
still, and the older ones who did not
dance sat ON the lawn in entire comfort
and watched the dancers through the
large open door. Lemonade was served
on the piazza throughout the evening,
and doughnuts, cakes and peanuts at
intermisSion. Correct dress for the Oc-
casion, which was worn by most of those
present, consisted of white shirt waists
and white duck skirts of walking length
for the ladies, and negligee shirts or
shirt waists and white duck trousers
without coats. for the gentlemen, and
the dancing floor presented very at
tractive and animated scene. Douglass
Farrar on the violin and Howard Shaw
on the piano furnished music for pro-
gramme of dances made up largely of
waltzes and two-steps, and the young
people enjoyed the dancing greatly. 1t
was one of the pleasantest and most sue
ceSSful events of the season.
Advertised letters in Paris post office,
Aug. LIST:
Miss Agnes Bicknell.
Mrs. Hannah X. Bartlett.
Mas Sally CHM.
Miss Dannie NJ. Daniels.
Russell Carter and wife and Master
Theodore Carter, of Gloversville, \. Y,
spent few days at Mrs. Cullen l..
Carter's last week.
Arthur Shaw, son of Mark Z. Shaw,
while doing gymnastic stunts with other
boys Thursday, had one elbow put out of
joint. 1t is a bad dislocation, but it is
thought it will come out all right.
1.-The Great Conspiracy" will be play
ed ut the hall this Monday evening, for
the benefit of the scenery fund. This
play has been rewritten, and consider
ably elaborated from the one presented
here last year. Dancing will follow, with
music by Stearns' Orchestra. Admission
- cents, and . cents per couple for
dancing. The cast of the play is;
Napoleon Bonaparte, John Morris.
B. Morris.
Lieut. Robert Rsdoit, Charles Stanton
lie COmte lie Montclaire, chief conspirator.
G. X. Brooks.
Jean Bouche, a conspirator,.----..Gqy Bennett.
M sIen Marie Miss JULIA Br,nSSe
Gendarmes. attendants, &c.
Manager, Miss Z. v. Morris.
Assistant Manager, Miss NJ. Lomia.
The principal social event of the past
week, and indeed of the season, was the
dancing party given at the hall Wednes-
day evening by Maj. and Mrs. Brinckle
and Miss Brinckle. A hundred or more
were present in response to the invita-
lions sent out. An effective bank of
ferns and moss along the front of the
stage was the only decoration used in
the hall, which is now very pretty room
for such parties. After the guests had
been received, an hour or two was occu-
pied in an informal programme of
dances, with music by Stearns' Orchestra.
Refreshments of ice cream and fancy
cakes were then served, and after the
intermission german was danced by
several couples of the younger people.
Miss Brinckle and Miss Marion Paris
were leaders of the german, and con-
Quoted a series of very pretty figures, oc-
cupying the time until little after mid
night. The favors which the dancers
preserve as mementos will be reminders
of very pleasant evening. Many hand
some gowns were out, and the party,
besides being so fully enjoyable in every
way, was certainly one of the most
brilliant social affairs ever seen on Paris
Hill.