Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-22

Sumner Tucker and wife nave return
ed home for the winter.
Miss Georgia Brett of Beverly, Mass.
is visiting at c. E. Brett's.
Mrs. j. C. Emerton of Auburn is tn
guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred>Scott.
Mrs. Lydia Rounds has gone to Turne
where she will spend the winter will
her daughter.
There will be a Good Cheer meetin!
Wednesday afternoon of this week
Come all who can.
c. Freeland Penley has returned from
his western trip, on which he has beer
gone several weeks.
Mrs. Cora Howe, who has been spend
ing the summer in Freeport and else
where, returned home last week.
Mrs. Laura Libby of Brookline, Mass.
| is making visit to the family of George
r. Morton and other relatives here.
Mrs. W. II. Rishel, missionary from
Velarde, New Mexico, will speak at the
Baptist church next Sunday evening.
Mrs. John Cummings and Hiram Cum
mings of Auburn have been recent
guests of Mrs. Elder and other relatives
in town.
Miss Mary Dwinal of Mechanic Falls,
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerley of Portland and
Mrs. w. A. Blake were at William
Blake's during the fair.
The South Paris Centre of the Uni
versity Association will meet at the
home of the president on "Wednesday
evening at half past seven.
Charles Stuart has returned from the
Poland Spring House, where he has
been employed during the summer, and
will soon enter Massachusetts, dental
college.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies will unite in a
meeting Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
at the Methodist church parlor. All are
requested to meet.
Albert, son of Mrs. G. F. Morse, put a
bullet from skeleton rifle through one
of his fingers Saturday. The bone was
not injured, but wound was made
which will require some time to heal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinby Abbott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Abbott, and Mr.. ana Mrs.
Charles Abbott of Abingdon, Mass, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Bonney of Sumner
were the guests of relatives in town dur
ing the fair.
The Ladies' Circle of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday at two
o'clock in their church parlor for work
IN preparation for the coming sale and
which is expected to &C.
eur Oct. and s.
The Universalist Sunday School will
70 on a ride next Saturday afternoon,
Sept. Goth, if the weather proves favor
able, if not the ride will be deferred one
week, starting from the church at 80
md returning there after the ride for
light refreshments.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Bap-
list church will give supper and an
Did Folks Concert in their church next
Friday night. Supper at half past six.
Concert TO begin at O'Clock. Admis-
sion 25 cents. Supper 10 cents; concert
Is cents. Children under II, 10 cents.
Quite quantity of the personal prop
,rty of the late Eugene Fletcher will be
sold at auction by W. r. Fletcher, the
next Saturday at III A. NJ,
1t the homestead. The list of articles
includes carts, harnesses, farming tools,
|. few head of stock, some household
FOODS, etc. Albert d. Park auctioneer.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Morton, Mr.. F. A. Heidner, Miss
Carrie Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Morton
md daughter Barbara visited Sanborn's
amp at Round Pond Sunday afternoon.
Genial hosts, the beautiful scenery and
cottages, and sunny weather, combined
20 make a very pleasant remembrance
or the visitors.
Notice has been received that the new
rural free delivery route, No. 3, from the
south Paris post office, will start Oct.
18th. This route runs by way of Hill
Street to Paris Hill, thence east into
PORTIONS of Buckfeld and Sumner, re-
turning through the Dean neighborhood,
over Paris Hill and through the Hooper's
Ledge road. The carrier has not been
but it is thought j. F. Nc
Ardle will receive the appointment.
There was considerable excitement
1t the Shurtleff school house Monday
morning. A fire was started in the
furnace, to warm the house. The hot
.ir pipe to the second floor runs straight
I'D from an elbow in the basement, and
he five years accumulation of dust and
litter in the elbow caught fire. So hot
vas the blaze that the flames streamed
Up into the upper school room. The
,nly damage done was the unsoldering
d several joints of the pipe.
One of the best known citizens OF
Paris, jeremiah II. Winslow, died at his
nome in this village Friday morning,
.ged so years and s months. Mr.. Wins
owls last illness was long one, but
previous to it he had retained his vigor
ind capacity for transacting business, In
spite of advancing years. The funeral
Sunday afternoon was attended by Rev.
A. w. Pottle, pastor of the Methodist
church, at which church Mr.. Winslow
had been regular attendant.