Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-22

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E-ueberries are in the market, but
rIrv are rather scarce and small.
Miss Fern Park of Pressure Isle is
visiting her cousin, Albert ID. Park.
Mrs. Cyrus P. Berry has been spend
in the past week at Bryant's Pond.
". D. Clark and family were at Bath
over sunday, with Mrs. Clark'S mother.
Charles R. Elder, Esq, of Boston,
visited his mother here few days last
week.
Harold ). and Don A. Briggs went
Friday to Calais for stay of few
weeks.
CITY Marshal Henry \. Wing of Lewis
ton was in attendance on Probate Court
here Tuesday.
j. p. Richardson is putting in 40
light acetylene gas plant to light his
store and house.
summer travel over the Grand Trunk
is reported 10 be heavier this summer
than ever before at this season.
Miss Annie Thayer of Portland was
the guest of her grandmother, Mrs
Hewett, for short time last week.
Leonard Whitman, who has been con-
fined To the house by rheumatic troubles
for some months, is so he gets out
little now.
Mrs Fl. d. McAlister and children,
formerly of this place, now of Lewiston
are visiting relatives here. Mr.. McAiis-
ter was here over Sunday.
Fred +. Hall and wife are moving
from Hiram Pulsifer'S house on Pleasant
street into the upper rent in ii. E. Will
sons house on the same street.
George W. rockingham and wife, and
their guests, Harry Burnham and wife
of Boston, are spending few days at
the sampson cottage on PenneSseewaSSee
Lake.
E.P. Parlin, wife and son, and Mrs.
ParliuS mother, Mrs. W. II. Blake, re-
turned Friday from visit OF a few days
10 Mr.. Parlin'S former home in Weld.
They made the trip by carriage.
The Stuart brother are painting the
fence around Riverside Cemetery-which
is more of a job than it may at mst
seem. as the first coat used 800 pounds
OF lead and nearly a barrel of oil.
The showers which did more or less
damage in other places last Tuesday
afternoon were rather kind TO South
Paris. Their attentions to us were
limited 10 giving MS two or three little
SprinkleS and soaring us badly.
At the last regular meeting of the
south Paris W. c. I. u, Mrs. A. ID.
Park was elected vice-president from
the UniverSalist society. The next
meeting will be held on the second
Thursday in September, with Mrs
Pottle.
Horace Cleveland, who moved here
with his family from Norway IN the
spring. and a few weeks since moved To
0tiSheld, died in that place Sunday, the
18th. after short illness with blood
poisoning following an attack oil
measles.
The rush at the circus ticket wagon
is nothing compared with the rush oil
women after bargains at the l.. b. An,
drewS store when il was re-opene0
Thursday. The doors had to be closed
at times, with the sidewalk full of wait
ing customers. The rush has not been
So great since, though trade has con
tinued brisk.
The Waltham (Mass.) Free Press
Tribune of June 18th contains an article
describing the gigantic watch made by
the well-known American Walthau
Watch Co. for exhibition in London. Z
A. Morse, the assistant foreman in thu
immense establishment, is brother %
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Shaw of the Andrew
House in this place.
At the Probate Court Tuesday Their
was lengthy hearing on the ALLOWANCE
of the account rendered by William (
Skillings, formerly of Bethel but now q
Boston, as guardian OF his two children
William E., Jr., and Marjorie. The II
quiry was prolonged into the secon
davis session, and went quite thorough
into the business and private affairs G
the Skillings family. Hon. James
Wright appeared for Mr.. Skillings; h
II. Hastings of Bethel and Mr.. Johnso
of Boston for the contestants.
A number of local horsemen an
others interested in sport have decide
To have race meet and ball games
the fair grounds, Tuesday and Wedne'
day. Aug. 18th and 18th. The con
mittee in general charge of arrangement
consists of K. l.. Cummings of this place
and T.. T.. Andrews and James Pledge
Norway. George w. rockingham
secretary. The classes will be 2:45, -
2:25. and free-for-all, and there will be
least one game Of ball each day, 6etwee
as good teams as can be procured.
A party which had spent few da.
at the Morton cottage at Concord Po1
returned Friday. Ii consisted OF NJ
and Mrs. George r. Morton, Miss Jul
P. Morton, Miss Mary II. Taylor, an
Misses Isabel and Kittie Morton, Flo
Murch, Ethel Merritt and Wilma Rob-
son. Another party went up the san
day to occupy the cottage, consisting
Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. Crockett, Erne
p. Crockett, Miss Lucelia Crockett, Mi
ingtOn Normal School, Miss May Bic
ford of Norway, and Miss Sue Porter.
During the past week j. f. Bolster b
set on the lot of j. h. Salisbury in Rive
side Cemetery the most elaborate mon
ment which the cemetery contains.
would be more nearly correct to call II
piece of statuary than a monument.
represents al angel standing in front
an erect cross, and is carved from
single block OF white marble. The ba
of the statue bears the word Risen
and the base on which it stands t
name Salisbury. The total height of t
design is about nine feet, and standi
on a lot in the northeast corner of I
cemetery, it is particularly effect
against the green background of
trees on the river bank. This piece
sculpture, though ordered through
Boston house, was made in Italy, and