Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-11-03
West Paris.

l.. B. Swan has sold his hardware bust
ness to Edward E. Jackson. Mr.. Jack
SON will at once take possession Of the
store. Mr.. Swan expects to remain in
the upstairs rent through the winter. 1t
is sincerely hoped that Mr.. Swan and
family will not leave our village.
Mr.. G. NJ. Cox of Vernon, Conn.,, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. a. c. Loveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Dearborn went last
Thursday for trip of week or ten
days to Boston.
Acetylene gas will be used for lighting
purposes in the new brick building, also
in Whites drug store and Frank Smalrs
store.
1t was our error last week in stating
that Mr.. Kinsman of North Paris had
moved to Trap Corner. We were miSin-
formed as he had only been talking about
doing so.
A desirable improvement has been
taking place this week in the property
of the Baptist Society. The horse sheds
which were on the back corner of the
church lot next the street have been
moved close to the rear end of the
church and are being repaired and
painted. 1t will greatly improve the APP
pearance of the street. L. c. Bates
assisted in the removal of the sheds and
has been grading the lot around his new
house. He also set out several trees
around the lot and two in front of the
Baptist church. When they get we'll to
growing they will make the street very
pleasant.
A foundation is being put in on the
Bates lot next to Charles Barden's house.
1t is the intention to build a house next
spring to be occupied by Mr.. Charles
Bates.
r. T. Flavin's baby girl, who has been
seriously i'll with stomach trouble, is i'm
proving under the care of DR.. Yates.
Apples on the highlands which were
not picked were not benefited by the
recent cold weather. Apple packers are
busy. w. G. Hammond and son
Horatio are away working for r. L..
Cummings. Pearl Wyman and Bert
Day have also been packing apples for
Mr.. Cummings. Alfred Perham, in ad-
dition to his own orchard purchased and
picked the winter apples from the
orchards owned by A. L. Mann and G.
e. Dearborn, also those on the Buck
farm in the Porter neighborhood. In
all he has handled over 200 barrels, $50
barrels of which has been shipped on
the cars.
The German Medicine Co. are billed
to remain in town through this week.
The recent entertainment by the
Methodist Society was a pleasant occa-
sion. Mr.. Frank L. Starbird was in one
of his best moods, and was heartily
welcomed by the audience and recalled
at each appearance. There was a dia-
lOgue by Miss Emmons and Mr.. Ridlon
and songs by Mrs. Anna White and Mrs.
NJ. S. Davis, also duet by Miss Gray
and Miss SWEET. Two hundred and
twenty-five or more partook of the
bountiful harvest feast, and the society
added somewhat over SIS to its treasury
A large and interested audience was
present last Friday evening at the enter
tainment given at Dunham's Hall by the
School Improvement League. The pro-
gramme was given in pleasing manner
and the children rendered their several
parts with credit. The autumn exercise
was especially pretty and showed much
careful preparation on the part of teach
ers and committee. After the enter
tainment sociable was enjoyed. Ice
cream and cake were served. 1t was a
pleasant, social occasion and quite a
sum was added to the treasury of the
| league,