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

A meeting of the Good Cheer Wednes
day afternoon of this week.
Archie Parlin left Monday morning fol
vacation trip to Holbrook, n. Ii.
Rev. W. II. Bolster occupied the pulpit
at the Congregational church Sunday.
Frank f. Kimball and wife are a
Peaks Island on their annual camping
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Park leave Thurs
day for their summer home at Old
Orchard.
Mrs. Fred Whittier and two daughters
of Waltham, Mass, are guests at j. S.
Wright's.
| The Baptist society has decided TO buy
the Arthur Tyler house on High Street
for parsonage.
Rev. Mr.. Kimmell, of Charlestown,
Mass, will occupy the Universalist pull
pit next Sunday.
C. Freeland Penley and Master Merton
Ellis went after lilies on the Paine bog
and got fine lot.
Mrs. Ben Sanborn of Waterford visit
ed friends and relatives in Paris and
Norway last week.
J. Mellen Cummings and wife are
spending the present week in vacation
trip 70 Yarmouth and Portland.
The Universalist sunday School will
have picnic some day next week,
probably at Penley's grove. Full particu-
lars next week.
King K. Buck, a former resident of
Paris and Buckteld, and his son, have
been in town fora few days visiting rel
atives and friends.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office, Aug. t, 1902:
Mrs. VIM. Abbott
Mr.. ID. +. Perkins.
Miss Hazel Edwards has gone to
Massachusetts TO visit her father, and
from there will 90 TO New Hampshire To
visit relatives and friends.
Rev. W. II. Bolster. Mrs Bolster, and
son Charles. of Nashua, y. H., are guests
of the family of Mr.. Bolster's brother.
y. Dayton Bolster, for few days.
Miss Lila StearnS has purchased of
Mrs. Bradbury the stock of the MILL
merry store at Bethel in which she has
been employed, and is now running the
store.
The news of the death Of Tom Water
house, a former resident of South Paris,
who died July 22d, was received by
friends here Saturday. No particulars
are known.
Mrs. Allie Mansfield and two daugh-
tiers of Lynn, Mass, are in town visiting
at J. +. Doble's and +. VI. Thayer's.
Mr. Mansfield was here for a time, but
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ". Walker entertain |
ed few relatives and neighborhOod |
friends at their home on Pleasant Street |
last Friday evening \ most pleasant |
evening was enjoyed.
Miss Matte Hersey is spending her va
cation in Maine this season. She has /
taken in Yarmouth. Isle of Springs and |
South Bristol, and is now in this place
for a few weeks stay.
A party composed of ]. K. Tucker,
family and guests, and \. d. Park and |
wife OF South Paris, and John Wood,
family and guests of Boston, enjoyed a
picnic at Hammond's grove, SHOWS
Falls, last Thursday.
Rev. J. W. Hatch will supply the
pulpit at the Baptist church next Sunday. |
Rev. Harry Taylor will preach the fol-
lowing sunday, and the new pastor Rev.
Mr.. Pinkham. will begin his services
with the church Aug. 24th.
\ lawn party will be given on the
grounds of the Congregational church
Wednesday evening, with ice cream and
cake for sale. No pOStpunement, but II
the weather should be unfavorable IN adj
journment will be made 10 the yeStry.
A. G.. Record of LeominSter, Mass,
who is spending the summer with rela-
tiveS at Hebron, was at South Paris
Wednesday. and called on Mrs. Phebe
Hall and other friends here. In spite
of somewhat advanced years, he is still
erect and vigorous.
A party of nine spent Thursday and
Friday at Camp Concord on Concord
Pond. The party was composed OF
William p. Morton and wife, Harry l..
Shaw and wife. j.. j. Emeley aud wife,
Master Harold Collins, Mrs. ii. Z. Will
son. and Miss Minnie Shorey of Gorham,
y. II.
\ parry left Monday morning for Camp
OwSley for a stay of two weeks. 1t is
of W. VI. Shaw and wife, 1. 5.
Barnes. wife and daughter Helen, +. w.
shaw and Miss Annie Shaw of Portland,
and Paul d. Higgins and wife of CoStigan.
MIR. and Miss Shaw and Mr.. Higgins ar
rived Saturday.
1t is reported that man who brought
quite party TO South Paris few weeks
since was under the mistaken impression
that he had struck a little village way
back in the Maine woods, and rs they
were getting their baggage he remarked
to the baggage master, II suppose you
don't often see such crowd as this
here?' To which Fred replied without
the suspicion of a smile, "Oh, yes;
pawnee Bills show was here last week.
south Paris library benefit, concert
and entertainment, at New Hall Friday |
evening. Aug. 5, 1902. Old Home Week
brings to our vicinity Mrs. Flora E.. Barry |
and Miss Alice Sibley of Boston, Mass,
who have kindly offered their services,
assisted by the male quartette, LIST tenor,
l.. :. Sessions, I'd tenor, James Dunn, |
baritone. Geo. A. Briggs, bass, ii. l.. |
Horne: accompanist Cora 5. Briggs; |
violinist, Carl ). Briggs. Come one, |
come all, and be entertained, and give |
the library boost.
Charles (. Brett attended the funeral
of his uncle, Jonas Hamilton, in Port |
land Sunday. Mr.. Hamilton was born
and reared in Paris, and after leaving |
school became engaged in railroad work,
in which he remained throughout long |
life. He was superintendent of the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad dur
ing the construction of that road ana
until it was leased in 1888. When 1t be-
came the Mountain Division of the
Maine Central, he continued in the posi-
ton of superintendent until about two
wears since. At the time of his death
he was assistant claim agent of the
Maine Central. He was nearly 10 years
of age.
BISCoE DISTRICT.
Fred Jackson is moving into his new
house.
Mrs. Fred Farrar is visiting her sister
in Benton Falls.
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