Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-07-19
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j. b. DeCoster and wife of Mechanic
Falls have been recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. /. W. Shaw.
Mrs. Ellis Marston and son Of Auburn
have recently visited Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Irish, her parents.
Elisha Pratt of Rumford Falls has
recently been In town among his old
friends and pupils.
Hazel and Dorothy, daughters of E. F.
Atwood of Portland, are with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Atwood.
Miss Fannie Jersey, assistant post
master, has gone to Massachusetts, on
vacation. Mollie Cole takes her place
during her absence.
Mrs. Lizzie Vaughn, son and daugh-
ter, are guests of her brother, N. E.
Morrill,.
Miss Long. daughter of Hon. John D.
Long, is at their summer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haskell visited
Mrs. Haskell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. Crockett, Sunday.
Carpenters are renovating the depot.
Miss Alta E. StrOut of Portland is a
guest of Laura z. Dean.
F. Elias Remission of South Paris has
recently been in town drumming trade.
Mrs. Virgil Cole has sweet peas four
feet high, from which she picked a
bouquet July IL.
Misses Rilla and Ida Spaulding are
spending their vacation with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Spaulding.
BENZ. Spaulding has returned from
Caribou, where he has been to visit his
brother, VIM. C..
Lewis Durham of Boston is visiting
his mother.
Carroll Kicker and lady of Boston are
visiting relatives here.
Ike Shaw and wife have returned from
Florida.
Mrs. C. S. Childs returned Thurs
day from visiting friends at Caribou.
| As Lucier's Minstrels were parading,
my old friend, Willard Mason, and l
were sitting on dry goods box discuss
ing music, ancient and modern. After
the shower had passed he sang one of
the old favorites of fifty years ago, of
those "de-lighted" to hear when tunes
were in vogue. Considering his age he
did well. He was counted a fine singer
in his younger days. He was allied to
the Masons, who were noted for their
musical talent. Speaking of an offer he
had to travel, asked why he did not
avail himself of the opportunity Of going
on the stage and reveling with wine and
women, and "raise the Devil" "That's
it," he replied, 81 knew l should and
wouldn't risk it," So he settled down
to the hum-drum of farmers life.
A paper is being circulated to buy
suits for base ball boys. What next?
Geo. NJ. Atwood and two ladies were
in town Thursday, from Paris.
For whom it may concern. like the
birds and enjoy their companionshir
when at work, but not so much wher
they despoil my crops. A man with 9
team and Drawn to spare may raise
enough to spare the birds a portion, but
not 80 for the man with nothing but 6
hoe. But it is the rule that the veal
must suffer.
Previously the robins would no
alight on the strawberry beds where they
run together for fear of cats, but since
the society for the determination of cats
was organized the robin has no fear.
Stringing kite line about twenty rod.
to the farther end of my lot, attached tt
timber poles, with rags, red, white ant
blue, also sleigh bells, can step to thu
door and give it a shake, and in this way
am saving my peas from the oriole ant
grosbeak, but the robin is more persist
ent. Another feature of the abov,
device, it greatly amuses the neighbors
as they sometimes hear the bells at :
IO'clOck in the morning.