Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-08-11

L. D. q. C.-SecOnu Anu touren hVn'SSs VI
n. P,-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl
meets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
OF each month.
yrtlav evening AZ Pythian Hall.
Modern woOjmen of Amertea-soutn rari-
Camp No. 1885,, meets second anu tourth tues
,iay evenings In Golden Cross Hail.
old Home Week.
Mrs G.. G.. Curtis has been visiting
relatives in oxford.
Mrs. r. p. Parlin is with Mr.. Parlin at
SabattuS for few days.
George Bennett and family are visiting
his relatives in Buckteld.
George Ham is now employed in a
shoe factory at Yarmouth.
Mrs A. T. White of South Boston is a
quest al Hon. J. 5. Wright's.
The Good Cheer Society will hold no
more meetings until Sept. 9th.
Ninot l.. Whittle and family spent
saturday and sunday at Harpswell.
Mrs. 4. ;. Hall of Buckfeld visited
her father. A. c. T. King, Thursday.
EM Durham and family will move
into the TitcOmb house on Gothic Street
J. D.. HAYNES on Wednesday Joined
Mrs. HAYNES, who is with party at Old
Orchard.
Charles r. Elder of Maiden, Mass,
was in town over Sunday, on his way to
the lakes
Miss Fannie Hersey of Buckfield was
guest at J. r. fuckers for few days
last week.
Miss Annie Thayer of Brooklyn, \. y,
made a short visit TO her grandmother,
Mrs uewett, last week.
Charles NJ. Titcomb, who has been at
Rumford Falls for the past two years,
has returned here TO live.
Miss Ida Sweetsir, who has been with
Mrs. W. +. Atkins for some months, is
at her home in POwnal for month.
The Empire Grove campmeeting at
Poland will commence Monday, Aug.
q, and hold over the following Sabbath.
The cold. unreasonable weather of
last week eliminated in touch OF frost
saturday morning, though not enough
70 be killing.
ED. Pulsifer, wife and three children,
Of Natick, Mass, are making a visit OF
two OF three weeks TO the family OF his
father, Hiram Pulsifer.
Miss Carrie Mathews is taking a
months vacation from her WORK IN
charge of the dresSmaking department
Of Smileys store at Norway.
G.. K. Durham and family returned
Friday from a vacation spent at Bryant ;
Pond. Mr.. Durham was i'll during most
Of the time, and has not fully recovered
Mrs. James Curtis has gone 10 Port
land 10 make her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Selden. The Curtis house on
Pleasant Street will be occupied by
Charles II. Howard and family.
The steel ceiling of the new Cui-
verSaliSt church is on and painted. The
beams are framed into the ceiling. A
good lob has been done on il, and the
green tints which are artistically blend
ell produce a very pleasing effect.
Mr.. George W. Pike and Miss Hazel 5.
Day of Springfield, Mass, were calling
on friends at South Paris last Tuesday.
Mr.. Pike was a popular Buckfield young
man and is now in the employ OF lO~le
Il Fitzgerald, stock brokers, OF spring
field.
II. l.. Whitman, wife and little
daughter, from Bourne, Mass, are spend
ing their vacation with Mr.. Whitman
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Whitman
Also Mrs. Whitman's niece, Mrs. Leayitt,
and two daughters, from Arlington,
Mass. are making them a short visit.
The annual vacation of the Congrega
tional church began on Sunday, and FOL
the remainder of August the preaching
service and Sunday School will b.
omitted. The Sunday evening service
in charge of the Christian Endeavol
Society, and the Tuesday evening
service, will be held as usual.
Miss Lila NJ. Gerry died at the home
of her father. Henry Gerry, Tuesda!
afternoon at the age of IS years. Fo
many years Miss Gerry had been mor'
or less an invalid. She was membe
of the Methodist church, and the funera
Thursday afternoon was attended D.
Rev. A. W. Pottle. Interment at River
side Cemetery.
The carpenters who are putting IN
shingles on the walls OF the new hlgl
school building have job that is not a
neat as some of the work at that trade
The shingles are dipped in the darl
green stain, and are then put on befor'
they are dry. More or less of the stain o
course comes off on TO everything whicI
touches the shingles-the clothing, an
especially the hands. There is an odor Q
creOsote on the air for rods around
The roof of the building is finished, an
the Smuggling of the walls is well along
Prof. Henry G.. Clement of Gorhan
Maine, who was last week elected prir
cpal of the Paris High School, wa
graduated from the GOrham High Scho'
in 1896 as valedictorian and then too
college course at BOwdoin Colleg
graduating from that institution in l9O
He was then elected to the princlpa
ship of the Boothbay High School whel
he taught successfully for one yea
leaving there TO become principal OF u
Buckfield High School which positio
he has held for the past two years an
in which he has been exceptionally su
cessful South Paris is to be congratulate
upon securing the services OF an
perienced and growing young man.
Two hearings were held before judi
Herrick at the Probate Court room r
Gay. The first was on the will of {
late William Churchill of Sumner.
this will all Mr.. Churchilrs property
left to Mrs. Colby of Auburn. The W
is contested by Mr.. ChurchilPs broth
and sisters, for whom Wilson x Gr
appeared, while Tascus Atwood OF A
burn appeared for the will. Judge ID.
rick after the hearing allowed the wi
but the contestants gave notice that
appeal would be entered. The OH
hearing was on some claims brous
against the estate of Sarah A. Jones