Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-05
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Harold T. Thayer is learning tn,
printers trade at the Democrat office.
Those in quest of strawberry plant
will find it to their advantage to call OF
Swasey Burnell.
Rehearsal of the Knights of Pythia
for the work of the third rank Wednes
day evening of this week.
Alva Shurtleff had an i'll turn las
week, from which he is now recovering
His son, W. X. Shurtleff of New York
is here fot few weeks.
Don't fail to see the photographs Of
the "Old Covered Bridge" and "Royal's
Mills" You will want them. For sale
at Shurtleffs drug store.
A May ball was held in New Hall Fri
day evening, with music by Stearns
Orchestra. About forty couples attend.
ed, and it was a pleasant affair.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office May 4, 1908:
Miss Lizzie Johnson.
stella Perham.
NJ. +. White.
Mr.. Chas. A. Burnham.
Rehearsal for the opera. Princess Bon
ME, at Grace Thayer's Tuesday evening,
May ). In New Hall, Friday evening,
May s. Everybody is requested to be
present. Miss Stockbridge will be here
to assist in staging the opera that night.
Mrs. John Wight caught live hawk
Saturday, with the aid of nothing but
her hands and her apron. The hawk
was in her chicken yard, and got tangled
in the wire fencing in trying to fly out.
1t was not a large bird, though plenty
large to carry off small chickens.
Rev. A. W. Pottle gave the annual Odd
Fellows sermon at the Methodist church
sunday afternoon. His text was, Bear
We one another's burdens" and the SER
mon is universally pronounced one of
the best occasional sermons ever heard
here. There was large attendance of
Odd Fellows, and small attendance of
RebekahS.
At the semi-annual meeting of the
trustees of the South Paris Savings Bank
last Thursday the usual dividend was
declared which will be payable after
May 18th. The trustees elected George
NJ. Atwood as member of the board to
Till the vacancy caused by the death OF
the late William Y. Thomas and adopted
resolutions on the death of Mr.. Thomas,
which will be found in another column.
"The Cheerful Liar" under the aus
pieces of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge,
will be presented at New Hall Thursday
evening of this week, May I. Admis Z
sion % cents 10 all parts of the hall
Tickets on sale at Shurtleff's drug store
at nine o'clock Tuesday morning. Sc
cure your seats early and thus get the
best ones. For cast of characters, ETC.,
see small bills. The committee who
have had this drama in charge have had
many difficulties TO encounter and they
have worked hard 10 make ii success
and now let us all turn out and show
them that their efforts are appreciated.
The cast can't help but be pleasing to
all for they are all well adapted to their
parts.
Simon S. S. Stowell died at the home
IF his daughter, Mrs. Henry +. Muzzy,
in South Paris Friday morning. Mr..
Stowell was native of Paris, and his
last years were spent here, since his re-
tirement from the Grand Trunk road a
few years since. He had pretty nearly
a lifelong service on the Grand Trunk,
having been in its employ before the
rails reached South Paris more than fifty
years ago, and at the time of his retire
ment a few years since he was the oldest
conductor on the division. |
He is survived by two children, Mrs. |
Muzzy and Jarvis 5. Stowell of Milford, |
y. II. The latter, with his wife, had
been here for several days before the
end. The funeral was held Monday |
morning at s o'clock, and the remains
we're taken to Island Pond, VT, where |
his wife is buried.