Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-11

Miss Ruth Tucker is at home from Tn
Beeches.
Mrs. Louise j. Briggs went to Port
land Monday morning for visit.
John W. Chute goes this Monda
afternoon to Bridgton to work haying.
Miss Clara Mae Needham of Portlan
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Z. y
Anderson.
Harlan DenniSon is visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. III. p. Dennison
at West Bethel.
Mrs. Victor Lamphear of Newton
Mills, VT, was the guest of Miss Grac
Murphy over Sunday.
F. Z. Needham and wife of Portland
visited his sister, Mrs. f. n. Anderson
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Harry E. Maxim of Portland is
guest at Franklin Maxim's. Mr.. Maxim
was here with her over Sunday.
Rev. J. II. Little of the Universalis
church exchanged pulpits on Sunday
with Rev. Ii. II. Hoyt of Hiram.
Albert W. Austin has gone to Berlin
Y. H., where he has position with the
International Correspondence Schools.
Miss Amelia BiSbee, a teacher in the
Arlington, Mass, schools, is spending
her summer vacation with relatives
here.
Mrs. |. F. Evans and Mrs. Theodore
Thayer went to West Bethel Saturday TO
visit Mrs. Lettie Thayer. They return
ed Monday.
Miss Lena Hicks of Beverly, Mass, is
visiting her father, B. F. Hicks, for two
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Watson of Gilead
were there over the Fourth.
Rev. II. A. Clifford of the Methodist
church exchanged pulpits on Sunday
with Rev. 7. Taisne of the Sixth Street
Congregational church, Auburn.
The Fan-Tan Club spent quite por-
ton of Friday afternoon and evening at
Pine Tree Park, and ate an elaborate
picnic supper. "NO man." as usual.
Rev. A. X. Baldwin gave the annual
Odd Fellows sermon at Harrison Sun
day afternoon. Stanley Wheeler carried
him over in Mr.. Wheeler's automobile.
DR.. J. G.. Littlelield has purchased the
lot on Pine Street. between Pythian
Block and the place occupied by Newell
Cook, and will build house on it for
his own occupancy.
Arthur Z. Forbes and Miss Maud
Douglass of the Democrat are members
IF the Maine Press Association excur-
sion party which is on trip to the
Rlngeley region this week.
The Sunday evening service of the
Christian Union at the Universalist
,hurch will be discontinued until after
,acation. The morning preaching ser
rice and Sunday School will continue as
usual through July.
The Methodist Sunday School will go
o Penley's grove next Saturday for a
picnic. This is TO accommodate those
who prefer an outing near at hand. An
excursion will be arranged later to
please those To whom distance lends
The foundation is being put in for
v. d. Clark's house on the Laugmade
OF. corner Of High and Gothic Streets.
;. p. Maxim will build the house, which
viii be duplicate of the one now own
ii and occupied by Frank A. Shurtleff
IN Main Street. except that the ell will
,e larger.
At a special meeting of the Congrega-
ional parish last Monday evening, it |
vas voted 10 put on steel ceiling in the |
audience room of the church, also to
,ut in two new furnaces. This will in
olive the redecorating or painting of the |
Whole interior of the audience room. |
The amount necessary for these improve
nents will be raised by subscription.
Capt. II. y, Bolster has been visited
or few days by Josiah p, Cobb of
Wilder, Vt. This visit constitutes the
nnual reunion of the sergeants' mess of
%. h, Twelfth Maine Regiment. About
wenty years ago they began their re-
Unions, and have never failed to have
,ue every year, although of the original
tx. only Capt. Bolster and Sergt. Cobb
who was the oldest member of the
neSs) now survive. One member, Hon.
Joseph f. Stearns of Lowell, has died
within the year.
The heated term eliminated in heavy
howerS Sunday afternoon. No, that's
wrong. 1t didn't eliminate, for it was
ultrier after the showers than before.
We got our portion in a shower that
loSed in about O'Clock. The streets
an rivers, and cutters and hills were
considerably washed. The lightning
vas sharp, and two bolts came down in
his vicinity. one struck the kitchen
himney in the house of Z. \. Anderson
N Highland Avenue. The chimney was
plit down to the roof, caps were blown
nut of funnel holes, and some of the
ooms were covered with SCOT and filled
With smoke, but no serious damage was
lone. A tree was struck near the house
# jacob Bennett on High Street above
he village.