Oxford Democrat., 1905-01-24
West Paris.

in the last Democrat and wish he would
tell us what the matter Is. We have
turned one or two corners ourselves,
and sypathizing friends occasionally re-
mind us that Opportunities are pass
ing" so we would be glad of all informa-
ton that would serve as antid0te to the
feeling of antedeluvianism. (That is q
long word, but being a member of the
Wednesday Club is apology for literary
tendency.) We thought John was an
optimist whose heart was eternally
young, and to such most other things
are but incidents on the pathway Of
Time. We are sOlicitOus lest our es-
teemed contemporary be on the verge of
another attack of grippe, or is perhaps
in need of a tonic for the liver. As to
grasshoppers, for several years they have
been too conspicuous by their absence
to become a burden, so why take wor-
ries by the forelock? And will not the
regard and sympathy of true friends
make bearable our real burdens? We
have a suspicion that John has been
delving too deeply into the mysteries of
life and this is the reaction, but We trust
that by the time the robins sing he will
not be more than 25 by the calendar.
P. S. My mother just said she thought
John needed some soothing syrup"
and being II herself we thought she
might be authority.
A lecture entitled, Poverty: its
causes, its pains, its relief" will be
given in the Union church on Tuesday
evening of this week, Jan. "a, by Rev.
A. j. Parker. Mr.. Parker's travels in
Asia, and his contact with extreme pow
erty in several great cities enable him to
deal in an interesting and informing way
with this pressing sociological problem.
Mr.. Clarence Morton, the youngest of
the Morton brothers, sailed for England
the middle of last week where he will
visit Liverpool and London with the in
tention of establishing branch Office
for the business of the Paris Manu-
featuring Co. Mr.. Morton has been at
the mills here for the past year or more
and is to be gone only about couple of
months when he will return here to
again assume duties in the interest of
the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Bates expect to 90
the middle of this week to Florida for a
stay of several weeks. En- route to their
destination they will visit their son in
New Haven, Conn.
II. X. Dunham, one of the enterprising
clothing merchants in the city of Water
vile, and who is well known in this vi
cinity, sent letter last week to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Duuham,
from Los Angeles, California, where
with his wife and older daughter. he is
spending vacation. Mr.. Dunham is
delighted with the country and says he
would not have missed the trip on any
account. They are eating watermelons
and many kinds of fruit. Can buy the
best Strawberries he ever saw for less
than 20 cents a box, and the climate is
like our summer.
Apple business has been lively for the
past week or more. Three parties have
been loading, and several car loads have
been sent.
Lumber is now being hauled also in
large quantities.
There will be a union temperance
service next Sunday evening, Jan. 20, at
the Methodist chapel, under the auspices
of the w. T. U. Besides the opening
service and singing of hymns the com.
mittee in charge have arranged to have a
short paper on woman suffrage and a
sketch of what the W. c. T. U. has &C.
complished, after which there will be an
address by Rev. A. j. Parker. Madge
Tuell will sing solo.
There was social dance at Dunham's
Hall last Thursday evening.
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and family in Bowdoinham.
Mrs. Clara Ridlon is with her daugh
ter, Mrs. L. H. Penley, at Locke's Mill:
for few weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Washburn has been quite
sick.
Mr.. Albert L. Bowker has finished
clerking for Frank D. Small and is now
working in the mill for the Paris Manu-
featuring Co.
Winfield Emmons is here from Rum
ford i'll with throat trouble.
Frank S. Briggs has taken his wife
and daughter to Portland where they
will again make home.
Mr.. II. G. Brown is having excellent
success with his poultry. From abou
100 head of laying stock he gets 40 t.
80 eggs day, and one of the recen
coolest days the basket contained 5:
eggs. He has not yet decided whether
he has any choice between the Rhode
island Red or Plymouth Rock. He ha.
a choice breed of barred Plymouth Rock
the pullets weighing pounds and tn,
cockerels S l-2 pounds at s months old
A recent case sent to Boston brought the
price of 81 cents dozen, and the dealer
was so pleased with the good sizet
brown eggs that he wanted all he coult
obtain.
P. NJ. Wyman has been laid up for q
few days with wrenched back.
Superintendent Wheeler and othel
members of the school board visited tht
school on Friday. 1t was decided to re
| model the girls dressing room on the
upper floor into a recitation room. A
stove and seats will be furnished, ant
Miss SWEET will have an assistant teach
er. The oldest class in Miss Howe.
primary room will be sent up into the
grammar room making about thirty
scholars in the grammar grade. 1t viii
also make an improvement in the over
crowded primary room.
Denmark.
Mr.. Aldana Merrifield and mother
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