Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-07-21

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Miss Ethel Wing of waterville is
guest at T. f. Hathaway's.
| Mr.. Stowe was quite i'll the first o
last week, but is out again.
Miss Lettie Farrar of Auburn is /:
guest at Theodore Thayer's.
r. N. Hall spent last week camping il
lShelburne with A. ID. Park and party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy P. Allen are spend
ing few weeks with relatives at Swamp
scott, Mass.
r. l.. Cummings is setting up apple
barrels in the Coombs blacksmith shoI
building on Pine Street.
| Walter P. Maxim and wife started
Saturday for visit to Augusta and Other
places along the Kennebec.
| Rev. A. W. Pottle was in Waterville
last Wednesday and Thursday attend
ing TO a matter of business.
The Baptist Sunday School will have
its picnic some time next week. Day
and place not yet fully decided.
II ~.
August ice bill if you purchase re-
frigerator of them during July.
Hon. James S. Wright went to Wal
than, Mass, Saturday, to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. Hoyt.
The food sale of the Good Cheer Sat-
urday afternoon was success and much
more food could have been sold had they
had it.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office July 20:
Ar. Paulle Tivurge.
| Mrs. Frank Webb.
f. n. Haskell is taking his annual
vacation, and he and Miss Hattie Has
kell are visiting the family of DR.. LARA
bee at Searsport.s
Mrs. George Pottle and daughter,
Miss Mae Pottle of Lewiston, are stop
ping for the season at the Hubbard
House, Paris Hill.
Harry Burnham and wife of Boston
and George W. rockingham and wife
are occupying cottage on Lake Pennies
seewassee for a few days.
Paris Grange will omit the meeting
next Saturday. The regular meetings
will be on the first and third Saturdays
of the month after the first of August.
Mrs. Lydia Rounds, Miss Sue Rounds
and +. W. Rounds were called to Auburn
last week by the death of Mrs. Rounds
sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Haskell, who
had been i'll for long time.
The South Paris base ball team went
to Mechanic Falls Saturday afternoon,
and was defeated by the team there, to
Is. South Paris five scores were made
after two men were out in the ninth.
Rev. j. II. Little and family have gone
to Harpswell for their annual outing,
and will remain through August. Mr..
Little will return to conduct the services
at the Universalist church next Sunday
as usual.
A good delegation of the members of
the Pythian Sisterhood went to Norway
Friday night and were entertained by
the Sisterhood there. Visitors from
other assemblies of the order had been
entertained during the day at a picnic at
Gibson's Grove.
Next Sabbath will be observed as
Children's Day at the Methodist church.
In the morning the discourse will be
especially TO mothers and their children.
Parents are requested to bring all their
children however small, and give them
the right of way. In the evening a
children's concert will be given.
Miss Julia P. Morton came from Abing.
ton, Mass, the first of last week TO spend
a vacation here. She was accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks and Misses
Sarah and Irma Meigs of Arlington.
They are now spending a few days at
Camp Concord, together with Mrs. l.. e.
Morton and Misses Isabel and kittie
Morton.
Mrs. l.. B. Abbott, assisted by Mrs.
Farnum and Mrs. Pottle, gave a re-
ception Thursday afternoon in the church
parlor to the little ones of the cradle
roll department of the Sunday School.
Eighteen babies with their fond mothers
were present with a few invited guests.
An entertainment was given under the
direction of Mrs. E. f. Chapman. The
roll was called and light refreshments
were served.
The first strolling musicians of the
season struck town Friday, and occupied
the Square during most of the forenoon,
TO the delight of the children. There
were three men, with two violins aud
harp, and their music was by no means
bad. 1t was our day for meandering
music. In the afternoon we had our
annual visit from the diminutive hurdy-
gurdy outfit, comprising small instru-
ment, small-sized man and woman,
small child and parrot that tells fort
unes. The infant is little larger than
| in previous years, but otherwise the
outfit is unchanged, even to the tunes.
Thursday was not just an ideal day
for picnic, nevertheless the Congrega-
tional Sunday School went to Penley' s
Grove according to schedule, and all
agree that they had first-class time.
There was a little shower just about
noon. which made it somewhat damp,
but no large amount of rain came down
through the trees. About O'Clock
thunder scared home part of the crowd,
but the rest stayed until the day was
well done. All pronounce Penley
Grove a great place for a picnic. The
advertised programme of sports was
carried out. No records were kept, out
the list of winners was as follows:
Cracker race-Miss sue Wheeler.
Throwing light weight-Mrs. Il. >, Barnes.
Throwing heavy weight-Harry Nj. Wheeier
SOAP bubble contest-kenneth Whitman.
Nail driving contest-Niss DeMotte.
Three-legged race for women-Mrs. Barnes
and Niss Mertfe Walker,
Three. legged race for men-Morton Bolster
and George Clark.
4 Peanut hunt-Carrie Clifford ,..
Hundred-yard dash, boys under lo-"a'e
| Pratt - M.
Hundred yard dash, girls under l5-Mis
Helen Barnes. >.,n
Hundretl.yarI dash for men-Freddie Merrill
Hundred.yard dash for women-Miss Grace
Hop, skip and jump for boys-Robert Wheel
er. ,,,.s poss,
Haggett.
} The badge for the Oldest person presen
was awarded to Mrs. Jones, a guest a
Arthur B. Talbot's, and the badge 10
the youngest to George Henry Howard
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles FL. Aoou
$50 were present.