Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-11-10
West Paris.


rage last Tuesday morning of Mr.. Will
liam Cookson and Miss Agnes Herrick.
They were quietly married at the Meth
Odist parsonage by Rev. D. F. Nelson in
time to take the 9:15 train for few
days wedding trip to Boston. On their
way to the station and while boarding
the train they were plentifully showered
with rice and good wishes by number
of the young people. On their return
they will at once 60 to housekeeping in
the rent in the west side of the new
double tenement built by L. C. Bates.
This rent Mr.. Cookson has already fit
ted and furnished for a coy, pretty
home. Congratulations are in order!
Mr.. Frank A. Shurtleff of South Paris
has leased the store owned by Mrs. Mary
G. Bradbury for three years. He in
tends to open drug store here by the
first of January and will carry good
stock. The building will be repaired
and fitted up for the business, and Mr..
Arthur Shurtleff will come here and
take charge of the store. Mrs. Bradbury
will continue in the store until Mr..
Shurtleff can arrange to take possession,
when she will move up stairs. She is
selling all her hats and millinery at and
below cost prices. She will have special
sales of her goods from now until she
vacates the store.
Miss Jennie l.. Bradbury visited in
Bethel few days last week.
Mrs. Clara A. Ridlon is spending two
weeks in town.
Frank L. Willis spent several days
last week at his mill in Greenwood re-
pairing and getting ready for winter
work.
Mr.. j. F. Emerton of Auburn and Mr..
Veazie of Troy are here for a month OF
fox hunting. Mrs. Emerton and Mrs.
Fred Scott are also with them and they
are boarding at Mr.. Frank Reeds.
John Brock has moved his goods up
to the Packard house where Mrs.
Brooks parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Hammond, are living.
Mr.. Irving Merrill, who is engineer for
the Paris Mfg. Co., has moved his family
of wife and three children from South
Paris into the rent vacated by Mr.. Brock,
which is the lower tenement in the
double house next the Methodist par
sonage.
Granite Lodge, No. 1S2, F. and A. NJ,
elected the following officers for the
coming year at their regular meeting last
Wednesday evening:
". M.-John L. Marshall.
s. Winchester III. Lane.
W.. A. Bicknell.
Ttcas.-C. Howard Lane.
SEA-. l.. Mann.
S. DIV. v. Bryant.
J. D.-Clarence +. stearns.
The W. C. T. U. meeting TO have beer
held Thursday of last week with Mrs. 5,
Y. Young was postponed until Friday or
account of the rain. Special topic fol
this meeting was mercy work by the
superintendent of that department, Mrs
David Emmons. The Vice-Presiden'
from the Methodist society, Mrs. Anna
c. Young, presided at the meeting
which was both pleasant and profitable
l.. c. Bates is improving his propert!
by putting coat of paint on his house
on the corner of Church and Main streets
also on the double tenement house OF
Main st.
Our citizens have reason to be crate
full to Mr.. Bates for his interest ant
help toward the improvement Of thu
village. The grounds around the Bap
list church have also been graded, anC
on the whole it has made very marked
and desirable improvement in this sec
ton of our village. We suggest that ;
Village Improvement Society would be
good thing to stimulate a greater in
terest in the general appearance of on
pleasant little town. And again we say
why not organize fire company to pro
tect the homes? We think we coul'
guarantee the boys an occasional com
plimentary dinner or supper, and the.
have some idea whether the ladies il
our village can cook.
Mrs. +. Z. Wheeler has been visitin!
her parents in Bath for few days.
Mrs. James Bowker of Bryant's POM
was at Charles Barden's the first of tn
week.
John Murphy is running the extr
engine here during the vacation of Mr.
Cookson. Mrs. Murphy stayed owe
Sunday with him last week.
Rev. D. F. Nelson was away all las
week assisting Rev. Mr.. Kennison o
Gorham in special services. Mr.. Nelson
begins a series of special meetings il
| this place the first of this week.
The German Medicine Company ar
having fair patronage at their evenin!
entertainments. They intend to sta.
until Thursday of this week.
The father of Mr.. E. D. Stillwell ar
rived recently. He will make it hi
home with Mr.. Stillwell.
Mrs. Arthur l.. Mann and Miss Etbe
NJ. Young went to Lewiston Saturday.
A large one story storm shed is being
built by the Paris Manufacturing Co
on the west end of the mill. This will
give the teams place to unload lumber
and logs away from the snow ant
storms.
The fox hunters have secured severa
prizes. In digging out fox which hat
reached home Mr.. j. +. Emerton wa
quite severely bitten on the hand. Al
though somewhat painful the wound il
not serious.
Here is another woman who can shoe
to kill. Miss Nellie Marshall is spend
ing a vacation at home at Trap Corner
and Thursday morning went out with
little party looking for foxes. Whel
they discovered one of the animals. Mis-!
Marshall had the distinction of making
the lucky shot.