Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-29

Jesse NJ. Whitney is riding motor
bicycle, which attracts almost rs much
notice rs a full-grown automobile tour
ing car would.
Seventeen were taken into the Univers-
alist Church Sunday by the rite of bap-
tiSm and by letter and a church organi-
cation formed.
Misses Lizzie and Nellie Thompson of
Portland were at X. y. Halls Sunday,
coming to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Frank Skillings.
The family of James K. Tucker have
rs guests Walter Sias of South Boston,
and Misses Alice and Ethel Tracy of
StoughtOn, Mass.
| Mrs. f. A. Howe and son Henry will
leave Wednesday morning for visit of
two or three weeks to the family of Rev.
T. j. Ramsdell at Caribou.
| Miss Gladys Bonney has returned from
a three weeks visit in Haverhill, Mass.
Her cousin, Miss Jennie Morse, returned
with her for three weeks visit.
Misses Grace and Marjorie Langmade,
who have been guests of their aunt,
Mrs j. \. Jackson, returned to their
home at Newton, Mass, Monday.
Rev. j. II. Little and family left for
| their summer home in Harpswell Mon
day morning. Uuiversalist services will
be held as usual Sunday afternoons.
| All services will be held at the Congre-
rational church next Sunday as usual,
/ but for the rest of the month of August
the church will be closed for the usual
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Allen are in
| Bridgton for short vacation. Mrs.
Aliens position in the post office will be
filled by Miss Beatrice RawSon during
her absence.
Mrs. c. C.. Colby and daughter, who
have been spending n few weeks in
Bethel, have returned home, but will
soon Join Mr.. Colby, who is at work in
Portland, for few weeks.
Mr.. Elmer Webster with his wife and
child from Massachusetts is visiting
Mrs. Y. +. Strickland and family for a
few days. Merton Sumner of Lewiston
is also visiting at Mrs. Strickland's.
Miss Ames. a trained nurse of Lewis
ton, who has been caring for Mrs. c. &.
Curtis during her sickness, has got
through with her engagement, and with
a sister, who spent Sunday with her, has
gone To Sumner to visit relatives before
her return home.
The Congregational Sunday School
picnic, which was postponed from We'd
neSday TO Thursday and from Thursday
20 this week on account of the weather,
will be held Wednesday at GibsonS
Grove. All arrangements are the same
as originally planned.
John G.. SWEET of this town, in conse-
uuence of a complaint charging him with
single sale of cider, received sentence
of 5000 and costs or thirty days in jail,
i'm the Norway Municipal Court Satur-
day morning. Not having the money
on hand to pay the fine, he made no at
tempt to raise it, but went TO Jail.
The Methodist Sunday School will
have their annual excursion and picnic
Wednesday in Penley's Grove. All are
requested to meet at the church at ten
O'Clock A. NJ. from whence they will go
in company to the grove. Lemonade and
hot coffee will be served. The church
bell will be rung at $50. In case they
do not 90 on account of weather the bell
will not ring.
The following are the officers of Ham
lin Lodge, X. of T., for the current six
months term:
c. C.-Roscoe Z. Gray.
NC.-O. T. i:Owker.
P.-W. %. Record.
n of w harles NJ. johnson.
/ n OF r. and S.-Walter l.. Gray.
-. Ell O. Littlenem.
NJ F.-S Sanger Maxim.
Vi. at Al. =, Everett.
IG.-E W Knight.
| q. G-F. T.. Brown.
Mrs. Ellen, widow of Francis III.
ISkilingS, died at her home in this place
Friday afternoon, at the age OF % years,
having survived her husband but about
seven months. Mrs. Skillings was the
daughter of the late Hon. David Dunn of
| Poland. and was married to Mr.. Skill
\ lin%S in 1850. She leaves two daughters,
| Mrs. Cora s., wife of George y. Briggs
of this place, and Mrs. Under of Man
| kato, Mimi. The funeral at $50 Sunday
afternoon was attended by Rev. Miss
| Angel of the Norway Universalist
church.
| Two Waterford mea who got of the
Inn train Saturday afternoon were taken
in by Deputy Sheriff Bassett. They
were CARRYING about as much liquor rs
their arms would hold, in bottles, and a
full load inside. They were taken to
the Norway Municipal Court at once,
where one of them paid his fine and was
discharged. The other, who was the
bunker of the two, although his com
panion offered to pay his fine, declared
that he wouldn't perjme himself by
pleading guilty to the charge of intoxi-
cation, SO he was left i'll Jail till Monday
morning to sober of.
Was there ever a more diScouraging
week than the last for the farmers, not
to mention the general depressing effect
upon every one? Hay that was cut FRI
day, the 18th, is not yet in. Part of the
time il has rained, and the rest OF the
time it has been cloudy and cold, and
the sun has not been in sight five hours
in all that time. Now, Monday morning
: it looks as if we might have poor sort
of hay day, that will enable farmers tc
, get in little. People who spent the
Q mast week at the White Mountains re
port fine weather most of the time
Such is the freakiness of ''Old Prob"
c The first lawn party of the Universalis
Good Cheer Society was given last Satur
E day evening at the home of the president
. Mrs. Fred Scott. Mrs. Scott was helped
| in the work by Mrs. Fred McArdle ant
e corps of assistants. The house wa
P lighted and decorated with wild flowers
n The lawn was very brilliantly illuminat
:. ed with Japanese lanterns and was
! very pretty sight. Games of ring-tos
{ and ten-pins were much enjoyed by boil
d old and young. Entertainment wa
e furnished by graphophone, few littl
e coons in coon songs, and few reading
c by Mr.. A. Z. Morse, which were given II
e his usual very pleasing manner. MI
d Morse is as much appreciated at nom
It as he is abroad. Ice cream, cake an
d punch were on sale, and the society vii
d net neat little sum from the proceeds
: 1t is thought there must have been neal
II ly three hundred people present. Th
is thanks of the society are due Mrs. Sco'
e for the very pleasing manner In whic
?, they and their friends were entertained
e and think the first lawn party OF I'll
ID Good Cheer a success in every wa.
m Here's hoping there will be many mol