Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
West Paris.

Mr.. Davis P. Curtis met with seri-
GUS and painful accident last Thursday
afternoon. While caring for some young
cattle at his barn, which is about half q
mile from the village on the road to
Greenwood, he was hooked in the left
eye by a steer. Soon after this occurred
by good luck DR.. o. X. Yates was passing
and took Mr.. Curtis in his team to his
home where everything possible was
done to alleviate his suffering. At this
time it is impossible to determine the
extent of the injury, but there is some
hope that he may not lose the eye.
Several are making maple syrup with
good success.
p. J. Miles is housekeeping his store
by adding a coat of paint inside, which
will make great improvement.
Miss Bessie Andrews from Bethel has
been visiting at Albert E. Ricker's.
Miss Mary A. Dana has not been gain.
| ing very fast from her recent illness and
one of her nieces is with her now.
Last Thursday Mrs. Lucinda Small
was called to Boston by the sickness OF
relatives.
Mrs. Mary Locke Gerrish is visiting
her mother and sister.
On Wednesday of last week Mr.. and
and Mrs. ii. c. Loveland were hastily
summoned to Connecticut on account OF
the critical illness of Mr.. LOveland's
mother.
Lie. Bates has gone to New Haven,
Conn. Mrs. Elvesa Dennen has finished
working for them for the present, and
the house is closed for time.
The building owned by p. c. Pickett
and formerly occupied by him as post
office was moved last Thursday to loca
ton on Pioneer Street near the clothes
pin mill of L. NJ. Mann & Sons. 1t will
be fitted up for rent. Eight pair OF
horses were used to haul the building
and crowd of interested spectators
watched the proceedings. 1t was al
most as interesting as circus.
The annual parish meeting of the Uni
versalist society will be held on Tuesday
evening of next week, April 18th, at the
Baptist church. All members are ex
pected to be present as it is election o.
officers, and also is to be decided regard
ing preaching for the summer.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alger Millett have NOV
ed from the up stairs rent in the Hanni
bal Curtis house to farm in Greenwood
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Harlow have NOV
ed from Mrs. MONEYS house into Mr.
Curtis rent. Quincy Day and wife wh(
have lived up stairs in the Mooney house
will move very soon into the rent in DIR
Packard's house. George HoudOn wht
has occupied this rent this winter will
break up housekeeping this spring a
Mrs. Houdon intends to go to Massa
chusetts for while this summer. Afte
Mrs. Mooney has made some repairs t.
her house it will be occupied as one rem
by l.. b. Swan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Wheeler who live
in the lower rent in the house owned b!
Mrs. Bicknell have gone to Sumner and
AL Swift will move his family from tn
Hezekiah Farrar house into this rem
thus vacated.
There were no special Easter exercise
in town this year. There was not an
preaching service Sunday at the Meth
odist chapel as Rev. Mr.. Nelson was a
the NJ. Z. conference at Rumford Falls
There was union service at the Bar
fist church with preaching by Rev. MI
Edwards of Brunswick.
VIM. G. Hammond of Trap Corner
having sick spell and is not able t
work.
When Mrs. Mary G.. Bradbury lease
her store to Mr.. Shurtleff she moved he
millinery goods into her two front room
upstairs. She has recently purchased
stock of spring goods and will have
display this week. She is to be assiste
through the season by Laura E. Bale
of Portland, the same milliner she ha
last fall.