Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-07-14
Mrs. Clara c. Andrews has gone Il
Patten to visit her sister.

Mrs. Clara c. Andrews has gone t.
Patten to visit her sister.
Jennie Swan of East Bethel visited
relatives in town last week.
A new platform is about completed
at the Grand Trunk station.
Mrs. A. E. Witham and son of West
brook are visiting relatives here.
Sautelle's circus will show at the fair
grounds, Wednesday of next week.
Business meeting of the Epworth
League Wednesday evening of this week.
New steps with railing have been built
at both entrances to the Baptist church.
There will be supper and social at
the Baptist vestry next Wednesday
evening.
The Erskin Club, with two or three
friends, ate a picnic supper at Penley's
Grove Thursday.
Miss Flora B. Murch has returned
from a weeks visit TO a friend, Miss
May Baker, in Portland.
The water pipe on Pine Street is all
laid, and connection is being made with
the main in Market Square.
Tuesday evening there will be an adj
journed meeting of the Universalist
parish at Z 80 at the church.
II. Y. Porter of the Riverside Dairy
has sold his milk route to John McPhee,
who will take possession Aug. LIST.
Judge Harry Manser's wife and daugh-
ter Doris of Auburn visited her friend,
Mrs. E. j. Swan, few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Gray are
spending two weeks vacation rusticat-
ing in the vicinity of Groyeton, N. III.
Miss Nina B. Bryant of West Paris
returned home Thursday from a two
weeks visit to her friend, Mrs. Eli j.
Swan.
Meeting of the officers, teachers and
adult members of tie Universalist Sun
day School at the church this Monday
evening at 1880.
Children's night at the New England
Order of Protection on Wednesday even
ing, July %. Members are requested
to come and bring the children.
The factory of the Paris Manufacture
ing Co. is having short shutdown to
make necessary repairs. 1t is expected
that it will start up Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and and Mrs. A. d. Park, Miss
Hattie Burnell and Miss Carrie Hall
start Tuesday morning for Shelburne,
Y. H., where they will enjoy few days
trip.
The services at the new Universalist
church were well attended at the after
noon and evening meetings. The even
ing service is now regular service at
! P. NJ. every Sunday.
By invitation of Alton c. Wheeler, his
classmates in the class of '94, South
Paris High School, met with him We'd
neseay evening for reunion, and en-
joyed pleasant evening.
Crops of all kinds never grew any
faster than for the past week-especial-
Iy grass. "That shower Friday after
noon made ton of hay for me-" says
one Paris farmer, and doubtless many
more could say the same thing.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office July 10:
Mrs. b. R. Doble, Mrs. Il. A. Durham,
VI -. Nellie Foster, Mrs. +. ID. Miller.
Miss III. L. Andrews, Mr.. Antonio Marin, 2,
Mr. w. l.. Walker, Mr.. Samuel johnson,
Mr.. l.. X Coffin, Mr.. Freeman Bixby,
Eugene Stevens, Chas. A. Burnham,
Pearl Bennett.
Nathan A. Chase, who graduated from
the University of Maine last month, has
zone to Pittsburg, Pa, where he has
good position with an electro chemical
company. This line of work is Mr.. |
Chase's speciality, and he has an especial |
y good training for it, both theoretical
and practical.
The Mason Manufacturing Co. are
using the Cummings building on West
ern Avenue for a storehouSe, and have
il about full of their goods. AS their |
products, being mainly toys, go principal
" into the Christmas trade, most of
them are not shipped until fall. They
have, however, already shipped several
car loads. They now have about thirty
hands employed in the factory.
The liveliest thunder shower of the
season struck South Paris a little before
3 O'Clock Friday afternoon, and gave us
quite a pour. The lightning struck a
small elm tree near the house of Ira
Murch on Hill Street, and glanced from
the tree into the house. Damage is esti-
mated by Mr.. Murch at ten cents. This
is the only strike reported, though If
the Democrat is any good at guessing,
one or two other bolts must have come
down within half mile of Market
Square.