Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-08

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the centennial celebration at Harrison
: Thursday.
Miss Catherine G. Briggs and Carl s
Briggs are spending the present week II
Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Haynes viii
spend most of the present week visiting
in Hallowell.
Mrs. w. b. Strickland is spending a
vacation with friends and relatives in
Massachusetts.
w. w. Walker and family of Portland
are guests of the family of Mrs. Walkers
father, A. c. Jones.
Mrs. William Hayes, Jr., of Auburn,
and Miss Edith Kelley of Springfield,
Mass, are guests at Alton c. Wheeler's.
The sight of a horse driven into the
village with hat on a few days since
was reminder of that formerly favorite
but forgotten fad.
C. E. Handy paid fine of sl,O0 and
costs, amounting to about $1,000, i'm
posed in the Norway Municipal Court
for intoxication, last week.
Rev. W. +. Wilson and family of
Amesbury, Mass, are guests at Mrs. l..
C. Morton's. Mr.. Wilson preached at
the Baptist church on Sunday.
Miss Stella A. Record of Poland, &C.
companied by her friend, Miss Blanche
Black, of Portland, has been visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Record.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Eastman and
Mrs. Deliver and children are spending
two weeks at Lowell, where they are oc-
cupying DR.. Hubbard's cottage on Lake
Kezar.
p. <. Wheeler and family left Monday
to spend week with the family of Mr..
Wheeler's brother, U. G.. Wheeler, at
the Curtis cottage at Casco Terrace, Fal-
mouth Foreside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Lord, Mrs.
Elizabeth Edgerley, Mrs. K. p. Parlin |
and son Albert, and W. A. Blake and
family have been spending few days at
Camp 0wsley, Harrison.
Mrs. James ii. Loucks, formerly Miss
Julia Harlow) and two children, OF
Rome, n. Y, have been at Franklin
Maxim's for few weeks, and expect to
remain until the first of September.
The Fan-Tans and some friends spent
the day at Penley's Grove Friday, and
with a perfect day, and fair weeks
supply of Substantials and dainties for
dinner and supper, they enjoyed the
time immensely.
Paris Grange will have picnic at
Penley's Grove Aug. oath. All farmers,
whether members of the grange or not,
are invited to attend. The Changers will
please notice the change of date, as the
first date contiicted with other things.
Mrs. George Newhall of Indiana, &C
by her son George and wife,
are guests of Mrs. NewhalfS sister, Mrs.
Newton, on Gothic Street. The sisters
have not met before for over twenty
years. Mrs Newhall was former
resident of this town.
There was good audience at the
Methodist church Sunday when the pas
tor drew lessons from the dreams OF
Joseph. Next Sunday, Rev. ID. G. Alb
bott of Lisbon will preach by exchange.
Mr.. Abbott is graduate of Wesleyan
U University, at Middletown, Conn.
There was quiet wedding at the
Methodist parsonage Saturday evening
" hen Mr. John Bennett and Miss Leila
FELTON, were united in matrimony by Rev.
II. A. Clifford. Light refreshments
were served and congratulations were
extended by some visitors present. |,
The Schubert Quartette will go to
Ferry Beach the last of this week to
sing during the remainder of the series
If UniverSaliSt meetings held there.
rhey were engaged for the whole series,
but were unable to fill the entire engage
ment on account of the illness of Mrs.
Wilson.
In the month of July the first Sunday
md the last Sunday were rainy, and the
has called attention to the
long time that We had no stormy Sun
lays. It is fact that previous to the |!
second day of July we had not for at
east thirteen months had what could (;
fairly be called stormy Sunday.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in the parlor of the NJ. K. church
Thursday afternoon at ) o'clock. Sub
lect, purity" and all interested are
cordially invited, especially the mothers.
Mrs. II. A. Clifford, state superintendent
Of that department, has the programme
in charge.
At the plant of the Paris Manufacture
ing Co. new building is being erected
for bending room, adjoining the old
building When the new part is in con-
lition So it can be occupied, the work
will be moved into it, and the old build
ing will be torn down and the new ex-
tended on the site, making the total
ca pacity of that part of the plant about
three times what il was before.
A party of fishermen started Saturday
morning for Four Ponds for weeks
fishing. They drove to Buckfield and
went by train from there to Summit,
where they hit the trail for Four Ponds.
The party includes K. K. Andrews, +.
w. Sanborn, John +. Swain and j. +.
Bolster of Norway, A. W. Walker, w.
o. rockingham and Walter l.. Gray Of
this place, and c. II. Flood of Oxford.
Three of the employees of Robbins
circus seemed to feel the need OF holl-
day when they reached here Thursday,
so without mentioning the matter to
1.-THE boss" they hired team aud start
ed for the Harrison centennial. They
were rather rough looking lot, and
along toward midnight. when they hadn't
showed up, the stable keeper began to
think ne had lost team. They got
back after the circus was loaded, just in
time to take the train.
Ray A. Chapman is at South Paris for
few days. He has been for the past
few weeks working with his father,
James l.. Chapman, putting up spool
stock at McIntire 4 Fosters mill in
Township No. 9, near Byron. James l..
Chapman was here for short time last
week, but left Saturday for Piscataquis
County, where he has charge of several