Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-08
West Paris.

our village, and in spite of bad storm
there were quite goodly number pres
ent. Your correspondent was invited to
attend in the afternoon and If 1T had
been so we could should have written
more extended account of the pro-
gramme.
There is quite lot of sickness with
colds, and Al Tubbs is reported to have
pneumonia.
The infant child of Mr.. Hiram Keene
died on Tuesday of last week. 1t was
taken with commissions several days
previous and the eventual cause OF
death was considered to be an abscess on
the brain.
On Monday afternoon of last week, a
Mrs. Cushman of Sumner Hill, who was
on her way to Greenwood, came near
very serious accident. When driving
down the slight hill by the store of Z.
III. Lane by some means the tugs of the
harness came unfastened and the horse
being frightened broke into a dead run.
When turning the corner which goes to
the depot the sleigh overturned throw
ing Mrs. Cushman violently to the
ground with her head within but few
feet of one of the large piles of pulp
wood which has been hauled there for
loading on the cars Fortunately Mrs.
Cushman, although bruised and shaken,
received no serious injury. The citizens
nearby who witnessed the accident
assisted her and recovered the horse.
The sleigh was nearly demolished, but
G.. G.. Dearborn took it to his stable and
after an hour or two of patching aud
repairing was able to start her on her
homeward way rejoicing.
Mrs. Sidney Farnum had a shock
Monday night of asst week, and at this
writing the left side is entirely paralyz-
ed.
G. W. Bryant also had very bad
spell the same night, but was much
more comfortable the last of the week.
Mrs. o. X. Yates and Miss Gertrude
Allen, also Mrs. f. f. Wheeler and Mrs.
f. III. Packard attended the carnival at
South Paris last Wednesday.
The dance, which was intended to
have been held Thursday evening, on
account of bad weather and the illness
of some of the musicians, was pOStpon-
ed.
Edward, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. D. Stillwell, has been quite sick, but
is improving. DR.. Wheeler attends
him.
Next Tuesday evening, March Sth, a
''sock party" will be held for the benefit
of the Methodist Ladies Aid at the
house of c. Howard Lane. The arrange
ments are in charge of Mrs. E. ID. Still
well. There is general and cordial in
vitation to everyone to attend. Those
who go are expected to bring as many
pennies as the size of the stocking they
wear, and the giving of these entities
them to listen to the programme OF
entertainment and partake of refresh
mentS.
Credit is due the desperate Eight
club for their courage and enterprise
The president, Miss Mabel f. Stearns
announces that the club will give al
entertainment at Dunham's Hall mex
Friday evening, March 18th. The pro
gramme will consist of selections by the
Schubert Quartette of South Paris anC
readings by Mrs. Marjorie Brooks Kel
ley of Lewiston. Admission 20 cents
lChildren under l2yearS, 10 cents. Wha
a chance for those desperate" girls anC
any other maids forlorn" to invite
bashful man to be their escort and-pa,
the bills.
A large and attentive audience assem-
bled at the public meeting held in tn
Baptist church last Friday evening un
der the auspices of the Grange and TIL
lW. c.. T. U. Sheriff Chas. S. Cum
mings, who was to have been the speak
er of the evening, was i'll in bed and hi
physician would not allow him to at
tempt to fill the engagement. AS sub
stitute he sent Rev. Dr.. W. S. Bovard
Ipastor of the Congress Square NJ. L
Ichurch, Portland, and the audience show
ed by their close attention and words o
commentator that they were amply re
paid for coming. DR.. Bovard is an abl
speaker and gave clear and forcefu
reasons why Resubmission of the Pro
Ihibtory Law was undesirable and urget
more unity among the temperance forces
thereby TO gain added strength ant
power. The music for the evening wa
furnished by the Woodstock quartette
consisting of Messrs. Perham and An
ldrews, Mrs. Perham and Mrs. Davis
Their selections were sung in an excel
lent manner, and there were many ex
lpressions of appreciation from the audi
ence.
The Odd Fellows lodge here are tax
ing in several new members. Last Sat
urday evening members of the Soutl
Paris lodge visited here and conferred
some of the degrees. A supper wal
served.