Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-08-25

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Oscar Bowker has been at home fror
Portland for few days.
There will be services Mt the Methods
church next Sabbath as usual.
W. A. Blake and family were at hi
fathers, VIM. Blake's, Sunday.
Mrs. Fisher of Biddeford is a guest O
her sister, Mrs. Frank Pingree.
Misses Laura and George Dean Q
Buckfield spent Sunday at Albion Tay
lor's.
Miss Frances King has gone to Farm
ington to attend the State Norma
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Titc1mb of Auburn hav,
been guests at Swasey Burnell's for
few days.
Mr.. A. C. Jones has been making ;
short visit with relatives at Freeport ant
Woodfords.
Mrs. II. L. Edwards has gone to Lynn
Mass, to reside. Mr.. Edwards will &C
to Lynn later.
Winnie and Harold Thayer went Satur
day To Leeds Centre and spent Sunday
with relatives.
In a game of ball at the fair grounds
Saturday afternoon, Harrison defeated
Norway 10 to5.
Mrs. n. F. Shepard and Mrs. f. j.
Wilcox of Boston are visiting Mrs. II.
n. Porter of High Street.
The Empire Grove campmeeting at
East Poland commences to-day and con-
tinues over next Sabbath.
Mrs. l.. b. Andrews, who has been
visiting her sister in Patten several
weeks, returned home Saturday night.
Teachers examinations for state certi-
ficates are To be held in the high school
building, South Paris, Aug. 2S, at SA. NJ,
Rev. Mr.. Pinkham being out of town
the Baptist pulpit was occupied Sunday
by Rev. II. Ii. Bishop of Paris
Hill.
Mrs. Fairbanks of Abingdon, Mass,
who has been the guest of Miss Julia p.
here for several weeks, returned
to her home Friday.
Rev. A. w. Pottle was away few
days last week visiting Westboook, Saco,
Old Orchard and Portland. Sixteen
years of his passionate were spent in these
localities.
Mrs. Leona Cross and her two daugh-
fers, Verna and Hazel, and Miss Majetta
Lord of Roxbury, Mass, and Mr.. Harlan
Lord of Denmark, were guests ut A. w.
Walkers last week.
George Briggs and family returned
sunday morning from their trip to Man
cato and their friends were all glad to
welcome them home. They were &C
by Mrs. Andrew Under of
who will visit them for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Weber of Boston
stopped at the Andrews House Sunday.
They are on a carriage drive with good
pair of horses. From Boston they drove
llong the coast to Bangor, and are now
N the return, which will be made by
way of the White Mountains. They
ravel by comfortable stages, and Mr..
yebber runs into Boston by train occa-
ionally, to attend to necessary business.
t is about two months since they started
m the trip.
Assignment of teachers for the rural
chools:
webher-Grace Bennett.
Biscoe-A bible Starbird.
PprteI-Crace Dudley.
North Paris-Mabel Staarns.
Tuelltown-Ruth Stearns.
Forbes-Ethel Howe
Partridge-Roy +. Cole.
Hoow-Angic jackson.
WhittemOre-Lois Lapham.
Mounta'n-lleen Cole.
Tubbs-Hattic Jenne.
King-InPZ Swift.
SHOWS Falls-Edna Curtis.
These schools as well as all the Others in
he town of Paris, begin Aug 81, 1908.
While attempting to break colt to J.
/. Brooks automobile last week Charles
PRESCOTT was thrown out and his arm
Iislocated. Mr.. Brooks has always used
.reat care and consideration in meeting
lorses, and the fact that this is his first
ccident in more than to years of Oper-
ting a carriage, would indicate a good
ecord in this respect on his part. The
utO has come to stay and horses that
re not broken to them ought to be. 1t
5 incumbent upon drivers of the auto
o use every precaution TO avoid fright
ming horses unaccustOmed to the sight.
md so far as our observation has gone,
We think they do.
The many friends of Mr.. Charles
Treeland Penley will be interested to
now that he is enjoying an extended
rip through the West. Mr.. Penley left
,outh Paris for Augusta, Kansas, July I,
9O3, travelling via Montreal and Chica-
70. Augusta is the home of his son
frank, large ranchman and leading
itizen of that place. On August II,
Ir. Penley started for the National G.
\. X. encampment ut San Francisco,
al, going by way of the Santa Fe Il
Topeka II. K. Here stop of three
lays is planned. En- route Mr.. Penley
will visit the Grand Canon of the Col
'rado. The return trip, via Central
'acific r. r. will be interesting because
he route is through Salt Lake City.
Ir. Penley remains day to visit this
amous place. Until October Mr.. Pen
ey will remain at Delta, Col, with his
youngest son Albert, an extensive lum-
,er dealer of that state. After another
,rief visit at Augusta Mr.. Penley Will
tart for home. This journey is certain
Y a great undertaking for man of Mr..
'enley's three score years and ten and
otal deafness, and deserves special men
ion. We wish him safe return to his
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