Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-09-05

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Grange Hall. .-.h Nonsavs NJ
+. %. P.-stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
m, Is second and fourth "Wednesday evenings
OF ach month. n, o,s ararv
Eot P.-Hamlin Lodge, NO. 81, meets e'erS
Fir az evening at Pythian Hall. Sal p.-,s
Modern wOodmen Of America-Soutn rarls
Comm No 1885,, meets second and fourth tues
l2y evenings in Golden Cross HAT n No $50,
RIVAL Arcanum-Parris Council, NO. Lo-l'
meets first and third Monday evenings at SO.
Vacations over,
Only two weeks to the fair.
Didn't see much of the eclipse We'd
nesday morning, did you?
Miss Maud Douglass visited relatives
al Canton few days last week.
X. Chase moved his stock of goods
10 Norway the last of the week.
Charles Buck of Lynchburg, Va, has
visited his cousin, Mrs. j. A. Record
few days.
Albert w. Austin left Thursday for
Brownville, where he is to teach the
high school.
Mrs. Farrar of Broekton, Mass, is
visiting her son, Herbert W. Tapley, and
other relatives here.
The family of Thomas S. Barnes, who
have been at Peaks Island for several
weeks, returned home on Friday.
Mrs. (. W. Pierce and daughter Alice
returned Friday from visit OF several
weeks to Mrs. Pierce's childhood home
in Canton, \. Y.
Miss Florence Jewett, assistant in the
high school, returned to South Paris the
last of the week She has spent the
summer at her home in Denmark.
The street railroad people have taken
mn the remains of the plank walk from
the street TO the Grand Trunk station,
which was badly gone to pieces, and VIII
lay a new one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert d. Park, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Hilton, and Misses carrie
Hall and Hattie Burnell are camping
for a few days at SOngo Pond, 10 whleh
place they went Thursday morning.
sundays rain storm was not unwel-
come. though the crops are now pretty
well past any danger from drought. IL
was certainly an unmixed blessing IN
those parts of the state where forest
fires are raging
Although work was begun in the corn
factory on Tuesday, the cool weather OF
the mast two weeks has brought the corn
along so slowly that but very little IS yet
ready, and only little work could be
done during the week.
Mrs. Harden of Boston is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Brown. Mr.. Her
sey principal of Sanford High School,
his wife and little son Carl, are also Wis
itinc Mrs. Brown, who is Mrs. Hersey's
sister. and other friends in the vicinity.
George B. Helmle of Nyack, n. Y,
nroprietor of the Rockland County
Journal and postmaster at Nyack, was
here Tuesday to make brief eau ON
Arthur f. Forbes. Mr.. Helmle and
Mr.. Forbes were classmates IN st. Law
renee University, class OF 80.
Jacob Bennett died Monday of last
week, at his home on High Street, about
a mile and a half north of the village.
The funeral Wednesday afternoon was
attended by Rev. II. A. Clifford OF the
Methodist church. luterment was In
Norway Pine Grove Cemetery. Mr..
Bennett was 80 years of age, and native
of Greenwood. He is survived by a
widow. three sons and daughter.
It's of interest to great many peo-
ME 70 know that Conductor George
Pickett has resigned from the Grand
Trunk service. Mr.. Pickett has been In
the employ of the Grand Trunk for
nearly half century, and has been
passenger conductor on the Portland
and Island Pond run for about twenty
wears. He is known by thousands OF
people in this section of the country,
and liked by every one who knows him.
Mrs Helen Rideout took a bad tumble
last Wednesday evening. She had been
calling on the family of W. IL. Robinson
on the second floor of Masonic Block,
and when she went out she fell the
whole length of the stairs, striking the
door at the foot of them, which opens
outward but was latched, with such
force as to break it from the hinges.
Fortunately no bones were broken, but
of course she was severely shaken up
and bruised. She was taken home IN a
carriage as soon as possible, and has
since been under physicians care.
DIR. Delbert M. Stewart of Lewiston
has decided to locate at South Paris, ana
has engaged rooms of Mrs. Or. WOOD
bury for office and lodgings. DIR. Stew
art is graduate of Bates College IN the
class of 1899. After leaving college ne
taught Kittery High School for two
wears, and then entered Bowdoin Medi
cal School, taking the four years course
in three years and graduating in 1904
For the past year he has been one OF TN
assistant surgeons in the National hom
for Disabled Soldiers at Togus. He vii
settle here as soon as his successor ca
be secured at Togus.
1t is worthy of note that two Sout
Paris ladies arrived at their fourscor
and ten last week. Mrs. s. w. Hewet
was 90 wears old Wednesday, Aug. 30tt
She has been in quite poor health 10
some time, but has improved consider
ABLY of late. AUNT" Marinda Gun
mings, as she is universally known, wh
now lives with her grandson, Freeian
Cummings, in the Bolster district, aoou
three miles from the village, was W o
Friday. Miss Grace Thayer sent tear
To bring her to the village for the ia.
and she spent the afternoon with Mr.
Hewett. The occasion was very muc
enjoyed by both of them.
II was a reminder of old times Tue
day evening when Rod Hall mounted tf
old Pacific No. l." and shoats'
"Down front, now! Steady, stead,
Give it to herr" But there wasn't az
property burning up, it was only ar
mems drill. After the firemen had "a
alittle drill on hose work, the hand o.
was limbered up to test It and MAJ
sure it was in working condition. Nv
lines of hose were run up Pieasa
Street. one from the tub pumping ITO
the reservoir in the Square, the otn
from hydrant. Then with the orak
full of regulars and volunteers, streai
were thrown from the two nozzles' 81
by side. The hydrant stream had
better nozzle and was the better iooki
of the two, but the old-timers decis
that the old Pacific threw water mig,
and farther than it went from the
drant. At any rate, we know
engine Ia all right for use In case
emergency.