Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-03
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE ooINGS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

First Baptist Church, Rev. H. Fl. Bishop.
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday At IL A. II.
Sunday School at II NJ. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at 80 p. n. Prayer Meeting Thursday
evening at 80 p. M.
Preaching service every Sunday at IL A. n.
sunday school at IL NJ.
Austin P. Stearns sold two good pairs
of Young oxen Saturday to Wardwell,
the Otisfeld buyer. A pair of four-year-
oldS weighed 5000, and pair OF three
year-oldS weighed 260O.
George L. Mellen, Esq, one of Paris
Hills most esteemed citizens, celebrated
his SOth birthday last Wednesday. Mr..
Mellen is probably the oldest living
graduate of the Oxford Democrat office.
He is the son of Alanson Mellen, Esq,
who was for more than thirty years
Register of Deeds for Oxford County.
Mr.. Mellen served an apprenticeship in
the Democrat office as fellow appren-
tice with the late Tina E. Stone, and
afterwards with Charles A. V. Putnam
published the Boston Weekly Museum.
Selling his interest in this paper he re-
turned TO Paris and bought the Demo-
crat. publishing it with Hon. Geo. F.
Emery as editor in the early SOS. In
1852 he was appointed route agent be-
tween Portland and Bangor, holding the
position through two administrations.
lie was then made ticket and freight
agent on the Portland and Rochester
Railroad. Afterward, in company with
the late G.. G.. Waterhouse he took charge
of the Dewitt House in Lewiston. Re
turning To Paris he was made postmaster
under the Cleveland administration. Mr..
Mellen is one of the men who grow old
gracefully; and his S0th birthday finds
him healthy, hearty and cheerful, with
hosts of friends among old and young.
Monthly meeting of directors of Paris
| Hill Library Association with Miss F. a.
Hammond, Tuesday Feb. 3rd, at 3 p. NJ.
AneSta Eastman, clerk.
Ernest F. Shaw and Z. B. Curtis came
very near losing their newly purchased
home, the Jackson house, Friday morn
ing. When the people arose, little
earlier than usual, they discovered a
smell of fire in the shed, and the barn
was found to be full of smoke. In spite
of the strong indications, it took nearly
three quarters of an hour to locate the
trouble. A load of green lumber had
been piled up in the barn floor near
back door a day or two previous, and be
tween this lumber and the door the fire
was found. Ii had been smouldering 9
long time, for it had eaten nearly through
| the sill of the barn, and had run under
the pile of lumber and burned into tha
some. How it started is entirely mys
terry. but if there is any such thing as 8
lucky fire, this certainly was one.
| Aunt JeruSha'S Quilting Party wa
presented by the Baptist Circle in Cum
mings Hall Friday evening, with thu
cast of characters rs published last week
1t was well done, and proved highly en-
pertaining and amusing. Sixty or NOR
ate of the supper which was served a
. o'clock, and enough came in later t.
make good house for the entertain
i ment
| Misses Julia and Frances Brinckle ar
in Boston for stay of two weeks.
Frank b. Hammond returned abou
ten days since from his trip to New
York
On Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 tn
ladies, both old and young, who are in
terested in the Baptist annual fair, ar
invited to meet with the president, Mrs
Lydia Hammond.
| Special meetings will be held at tn
Baptist church every evening this wee
beginning Tuesday at 1870 o'clock.
Ralph Cole reports his twelve pullets
six Matched June ), and six June 20, a
having laid 1913 eggs during the month G
January.
wHITTEMoRE DISTRICT.
| Mr.. A. A. Swift has returned to Mrs
brakes place after visit of severa
weeks in New York, fully convinced tina
the state of Maine is good enough TO
him.