Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-17

very sick.
Mrs. C. F. Penley is recovering from
the grippe.
A. j. Penley has sold his horse Don
to II. McKeen.
Good Cheer meeting Wednesday after.
noon of this week.
Elliott Record is hauling lumber t.
repair his buildings.
Frank Fogg has sold his gray PAGER tc
Kimball of Andover.
]. E. Murch has sold his bay horse to
McAlister the laundryman.
j. Nichols and Jim Judkins are chop.
ping wood for III. n. Porter.
W. C. MeArdle's house has a new
tenant, Mr.. Simpson, from Poland.
Misses Carrie and Gertrude Hall made
a trip to Lewiston Saturday, returning
Sunday.
Miss Jessie Tolman has been confined
to the house the past week with Sc
we're cold.
Carl Gray is reported very low, and it
is thought the end is question of only
short time.
Miss Lura SWEET of Milton, former
student in the high school, has been the
guest of relatives here for few days.
Mrs. Lucy Robbins is confined to the
house this winter on account of failing
health and strength. She is 50 years
old.
Mrs. Luella Huxley and Mrs. Mary
W. Hinkley of Bowdoinham visited their
niece, Mrs. A. w. Pottle, the early part
of the week
j. +. Plummer was at Sweden Satur-
day and Sunday to visit his father,
Samuel Plummer, who was Sc years old
on Saturday.
The officers and committees of the
Congregational c. f. Society are invited
TO meet with Miss Mertie Maxim Friday
evening at 1870.
The official board of the Methodist
church will hold meeting Monday even
ing, Feb %. Important matters will
come before them.
There will be supper and entertain
ment Wednesday evening at the Meth
odist vestry all for fifteen cents. Come
with us and we will do you good"
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Feb. 16, 1908:
Corporal p. a Ripley.
Mr. Elias Moore
Z. B. Hamlinton.
Mr.. Horace Winslow and wife, and
their daughter, Lillian, returned home
TO Cumberland this Monday morning
from three days visit to their aunt,
Mrs. A. W. Pottle.
A recent item in an exchange says:
AT the last week Boston show, +. ID.
Pulsifer Il Son won first prize on Barred
Plymouth Rock hen, also fourth on hen.
Gheir cockerel that won first at South |
they sold for $50, and it |
won second prize in New York" f. d.
Pulsifer of Natick, Mass, referred to
above, is son of Hiram Pulsifer of this
place.
About one hundred and fifty sat down
to ''mess" at the military social at the
Baptist vestry Wednesday evening, and
IN army bill of fare, with some addenda
which Savored more largely of times of
peace, was served. The programme of
given later comprised a
number of war songs sung by boys in
uniform, and reminisceS of the war by |
Rev. J. II. Little and Rev. w. Z. Brooks, |
d. ID. A few games were played by the |
Young people after the entertainment.
Don't forget that the International
Bazaar comes off on the 18th and 18th |
IF March. Save all your small change |
md invest it there for you will be sure
10 find what you want there. Quilts,
aprons, fancy work of all kinds and de-
,criptions, hand painted shells which are
very beautiful you will want both for
yourself and to send away to your
friends; candy you will surely want, and
Of course YOU will need a dish of ice
cream to cool off with, and if you are
thirsty glass of punch will refresh you
If you miss it you will
surely regret it.
Town meeting is only two weeks
ahead, and there is little talk of town
Frank Bennett of the board OF
,electmen will not be a candidate for re-
election, but while there has been some
discussion regarding his successor by the
people in the middle section of the town,
The Democrat has not heard of any one
being announced definitely as candi
late, either Onhis own motion or that OF |
his friends. At the north end of the
town, Alfred c. Perham is announced as
4 candidate for selectman. Outside the
board of Selectmen, the Democrat has
heard of no candidates for any of the
offices other than the present incum-
bentS.
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