Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-02-11
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oolNes OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL,

First Baptist Church, Kew. n. n. basnop'
Sunday sesSoi ~ .SSasS EVENING
vice At $50 r. II. Prayer Meeting Thursday
evening at 80 Pm.
Universaiist Church: Sunday School every
Sunday at ii A. II.
Eugene l.. Jackson returned to his
home in Brownton, Mimi, last week.
He has been visiting at his old home for
the past two months.
Rev. F. z. Barton of Bethel and Mrs.
Aug. S. Thayer of Portland were guests
at o. A. Thayer's last Friday.
Miss Julia May Wing of Bath is visit
ing at Mr.. Geo. Mellen's.
Mrs. Mary Daniel of West Paris has
been spending week with Mrs. Marble.
Mr.. Prentiss Ripley of Cambridge,
Mass, Mrs. Lester Jones of Highwood,
CT, and Mr. and Mrs. Will Parlin OF
Paris dined at o. A. Thayer's Sunday.
The Baptist Ladies' Circle will meet
with Dr. Houghton, Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
Forbes Wednesday afternoon at ESQ.
Miss Alice X. Hammond, who has
been in Boston for some two months fol
medical treatment, returned home Tues
day in very good health.
Rev. w. w. Hooper will preach al
Paris Hill again next Sunday, Feb. 10th,
at IL A. NJ.
Edgar Hutchins, while cutting wood
Thursday, accidentally put one corner
of his axe into the top of his foot, max
ing wound which will lay him up for
two or three weeks.
Few seem to appreciate the privileges
offered them in periodicals at the library.
We have regularly: Scribner's, Nc
Clure's, st. Nicholas, Harper's Bazaar,
Outing, Judge, Country Life in America,
Outlook, Ladies' Home Journal, Smart
Set, Everybody's Magazine, Scientific
American, Youths Companion and
Oxford Democrat. These are loaned,
with certain restrictions, to those that
wish to take them home.
W. II. Cummings and II. L. Scribnel
are cutting some of the wood which they
recently bought of Fl. E. and II. D.
Hammond. Their purchase includes
the standing wood and timber on q
wooded lot of about fifteen acres on the
northeast corner of the Hammond farm
The lot lies convenient to the road, it,
greatest length being about sixty rods
on the Buckfield road, adjoining o. NJ
Bowker's land on the east. 1t is mixed
growth, and most of it is quite thick
little of it having been cut. Cumming
and Scribner have three years in which
to cut it, and will make beginning thi.
winter.
The trustees of the academy have vot
ed to make some repairs on the building
1t will be painted on the outside, new
hard wood floor will be laid in the hall
and more or less renovating done. II
was also voted to offer the free use Of
the building to the town so long as the
town shall maintain a free high schoo
there.
The members of the Democrat fore,
are eating candy at the expense of on,
of their number, Ernest F. Shaw. TIT
cause is the arrival of another "Shav
boy" in town Tuesday night.
Upon the occasion of his seventy
ninth birthday on January 2Sth, severa
of the neighbors and friends of George
l.. Mellen gave him pleasant surprise
party. Not to be outdone by the neigh
bors, Mr.. Mellen opened for this occa
sion two bottles of wine that had his
tory. This wine was left from luncl
given to the late Gen. U. S. Grant a
Island Pond, upon the occasion of hi,
trip over the Atlantic & st. Lawrence
Railroad, and after the lunch was pre-
sented by Conductor Warehouse to Mr.
Mellen, and carefully preserved by hin
since that time. Being now in his S0tf
year, Mr.. Mellen declares that he
thought 'twould do no harm to open it
Mr.. Mellen's friends were not all present
the house wouldn't have held them.
The "SOns and Daughters of Maine
in Ashland, Mass, held their second an
nual reunion and banquet on the evening
formerly of this town, being one of thu
committee in charge of the affair. Ovel
eighty were present, and a roll-call b,
counties showed every county of Maine
except Hancock represented. Principa
c. S. Bragdon of the high school in hi:
remarks stated well known fact in say
ing that the real glory of Maine is he
great men, and asking the question
where she has received the ability t
furnish them, answered it by saying, 81
has developed the individual rather thar
the clan. In Massachusetts, there is &
population of $40 to square mile; il
Maine but 20. There is large territory
Its educational facilities are good, it.
colleges small. The young nurtured OF
the farm, brought in touch with tn,
brain of the president and faculty, /;
student has better lot than when he i.
but an individual unit scarcely known
to the college instructor and officials"
Ransom Ripley died suddenly Thurs
day at his home about three miles nortl
of the Hill. The funeral was held Sat
urday afternoon, and interment in Hill
side Cemetery. Mr.. Ripley was IS year.
of age, and was a native of Paris, il
which town he lived all his life except ;
few years of his young manhood which
he spent in California. He was one o
the best known citizens of the town, an(
particularly noted for his readiness il
informal discussion, especially on polit
zeal topics. At the time of the Gree n
back movement in the seventies, he wa.
one of the first to ally himself with tn,
new party, and he never entirely forsool
his allegiance, even though the party
disappeared. When the free silver caus,
attained its prominence a few year.
since, he espoused it with equal zeal
He was always ready to defend and ad
voeate his views, and did it with an i'm
pressive sincerity, with a picturesque
ness of style which was vastly entertain
ing, and with an earnestness which wa.
almost fierce. Mr.. Ripley married Julia
daughter of America Thayer, who died {
few years since. He leaves a son
Prentiss 7. Ripley, of Boston, and two
daughters, Mrs. Jones of Highwood
CT, and Mrs. W. Z. Parlin, who, will
her husband. lived at the homestead