Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-12
# snow now for all kinds of

business.
Ice cutting for the farmers began Mon
day morning.
The first time this winter that the
street railway has had to haul off snow.
The w. c. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
Pottle Thursday afternoon at half past
two.
Lots of weather for the past week.
The January thaw isn't yet in sight,
though.
The EpwOrth League lecture course
has been abandoned, owing to the poor
prospect for patronage.
DR.. Tenney, the oculist, will be at the
Elm House, Norway, Wednesday of this
week. See his ad elsewhere.
The installation of the officers of Mt
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge was postponed
from Jan. S TO Jan. 22d on account of
sickness.
The ice at Shurtleff's dam on the
Little Androscoggin is frozen solidly to
the top of the dam, except in one short
space of few feet where the overflow
comes through.
The annual meeting of the Paris Pub
lie Library Association will be held al
the library rooms, Saturday evening,
Jan. rs, at 7:30 o'clock. Election OF
officers and transaction of any other
legal business.
Jacob DeCoster, formerly resident OF
q -. Do 81
ing. The remains will be brought to
South Paris Monday afternoon, and the
funeral will be at the residence of his
son. A. Z. DeCoster, on High Street,
Tuesday afternoon.
The January supper and entertainment
of the Good Cheer will be held at their
hall Tuesday evening, Jan. II. A chick
en- supper will be served at 6:3O, follow
ed by an entertainment which will be
given by talent from the "SEowball Min
Strels.n Supper - cents; entertain
ment 10 cents. Children under 1t, 10
cents.
Thursday morning the remains of Mrs.
Augustus Blackman of Augusta were
brought here and placed in the receiving
tomb at Riverside Cemetery. Mrs.
Blackman was a native of Paris, her
maiden name being Jennie Hill, daughter
of the late Lawson Hill. She is sur
vived by her husband, The remains
were accompanied by her brother, Mont
rose f. Hill of Old Orchard, and other
relatives.
The medal contest which was to have
Ill oil ny
evening, under the auspices of the w.
&. T. L.. was postponed on account OF
the storm until Wednesday evening OF
this week. A most interesting program
has been provided. The contestants
have been thoroughly drilled and it is
hoped a large audience will be present
evening. Admission ten
cents.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Jan. IL, 1903:
Mr. Frausls Wilson
Mrs. Fred Thayer.
Me,srs. A. +. Stevens X Co.
seth Nc lister.
Mrs. Henry VI. Plummer.
{. 4. llamlintOn. Esq.
". X. Hamlin.
Mrs. Z. y. Howard.
Geo. q. Gallshan.
Mr.. A. VI. Durham.
c. l.. Bennett.
$ +. DAVIS. Postmaster
The afternoon dancing school for
young people and children, under the
direction of competent instructors, was
started last Saturday afternoon in En-
CINE House Hall. A series of twelve
lessons will be given; the price for the
course is Sl.3j per couple, or 70 cents
per individual. The next lesson will be
ut Engine House Hall Saturday after
noon, Jan. 10th, from until !. No
spectators allowed the first half of the
school.
The dedication of the Universalist
church will occur on the goth. There
will be services in the afternoon with
sermon by one of the Universalist minis
tiers of the state The dedication will be
in the evening with sermon by Rev. +.
W. Hamilton of Boston, dedicatory
PRAYER by Rev. Miss Angel of Norway.
Rev. +. L. Barton and other ministers in
the state will be present and take part
in the exercises. Our clergy have been
invited with their people.
Frank b. Lee of Augusta, formerly
of the Norway and Paris
Street Railway, now superintendent OF
the Portland and Brunswick Street Rail-
way, sustained considerable injury and
had a narrow escape from worse result
on Sunday, the Sd. He was running a
snow pillow on the road, when, in crossing
the Maine Central tracks at Freeport, a
bolt broke, letting the nose of the pillow
drop TO the track. The pillow was de-
rallied, and Lee was thrown through the
front window. His face was badly cut
by the glass, and after ordering the track
tagged, he got to physicians as quick
ly as possible. Twenty-eight stitches
were required to close the wounds, and
the physician told him that he would
have bled TO death in a very few minutes.
Although the freeze of May oath cut
of the apple crop on low lands, apples
have been quite an important article IN
the commerce of the town this year. An
exact accounting can not be given, but
the Democrat is going to venture an es-
innate of 10000 barrels shipped from
South Paris station this season. This
estimate can not be much in excess OF
the actual number, and it may be too
small. G.. II. Porter alone has shipped
over 1000 barrels here, besides some at
other places, having handled in all about
5000 barrels. Several other buyers have
shipped varying quantities up to about
2O00 barrels, making the total nearly il
not quite the amount named. Some
thing like third of these apples were
raised on Paris Hill, within a mile of the
post office.
Brings in Some Good Money.