Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Buckfield.

Amy Shaw is at home from her teach
| ing at Everett, Mass.
Mrs. Joseph Emery and son Ralph of
Boston are with her brother, N. 4.
Morrill,
Mrs. Chas. Buck bessie CaldwelD and
child of Traverse City, Mich, are visit
ing relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Irish OF West
Paris called on their parents Sunday.
Bert Austin and bride of Deering have
been calling on friends in town.
CIR. Written of Augusta visited his
mother from Saturday to Monday.
AT. Tilton, wife and son Don, visit
ed parents over Sunday.
Herman Wardwell of West Paris
started from here Tuesday to visit his
people at his old home at Penobscot,
Maine.
| II. A. Murch's house is nearly shin
sled in. Chas Gautier's house frame is
up and boarded in.
Sumner furnished two entertainments
for Buckfield citizens last week. Chas.
Sewall hailed Fremont Hollis before
Justice Parsons for assault and battery.
Hollis pleaded guilty, was fined 50 and
costs. Appealed. Later Hollis had
Sewall before Judge Parsons for assault
on his boy. Sewall pleaded guilty and
was fined 81 and costs. Appealed.
Mr.. Tenney of Mechanic Falls is in
town looking up data in relation to SOL
diers of the Revolution. Alfred Cole
and j. f. Packard have lent their aid by
visiting cemeteries and otherwise
John p. Swasey and Sheriff Blanchard
of Canton were in town Wednesday at
tending to legal, or illegal affairs.
Augustus Tobn of Hartford was call
ed before Justice Parsons Wednesday
for assault and battery on the person of
a young lady by striking her shirt waist
five or six times. Another woman
corroborated her story. The sheriff
and prisoner testified that there were no
blows struck. The melee was over the
replevin of a COW claimed by Tobin,
which was tethered, which the sheriff
ordered the defendant to take, while the
women were trying to get the COW to
the stable. 1t appears that the sheriff
had to take hand to save the old mans
wind from the clutch of Mrs. Leavitt.
The prisoner was discharged.
Report of the intermediate school,
Miss Mae 4. Chaffin, teacher. Not alb
sent one day:
Guy Allen. Ellen Cole.
Mary Damon. Berthe Gerri h.
lula Giles. Eddie Hutchinson.
Lena lngersoll. Gladly Morrill,.
Jennie Records. WILDER Roberts.
lie en- Shaw Madge Turner.
Don Wilmington.
Leslie Roberts absent just one day
Rev. Mr.. Athearn and c. II. Prince at
tended the Baptist quarterly meeting at
Paris Hill.
Mrs. Henry Ulrich of Philadelphia is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ii
Lunt.
A. w. Horton, wife, Mrs. Sarah
Smith, and S. n Bucks two children
of Norway, were in town Thursday.
The foundation of the NJ. +. churcl
is progressing. The work is being done
by contractor Kerr of Rumford Falls
This is feature of progress which we
are pleased to record.
Rev. John Purkis of Auburn was il
town Friday.
Work on the foundation of the Meth
odist church is progressing satisfactorily
1t will take two or three weeks more
however to complete repairs.
Rev. III. G. MunSon, formerly pastor il
Buckfield, has been visiting friend:
here. He now resides on his farm neal
Livermore Falls.
Prof George PheniX of Hampton In
stitute, Va, is visiting friends in towr
and last Sabbath at East Bucktield, by
invitation from the pastor, Rev. A. w
Pottle, addressed the congregation afte
the sermon on the work of the institu
ton he represented.
A social and reception at the Meth
, odist parsonage was given Wednesda,
evening by Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Pottle t,
, the members of their parish and t
friends. About fifty were present and ;
> very pleasant evening was enjoyed. Al
entertainment was given to which Mr.
John n. Irish and Mr.. Lyman c. Water
man contributed by giving huaorou
Rotations, after which light refresh
mentS were served.
Rev. A. W. Pottle and wife spen
Thursday with friends at South Paris
returning home Friday morning.
! Oxford.
S The Adventists of Oxford and andre
scoggin Counties held their June session
/, of conference with the church here
Preachers present during the meetin!
were j. A. Nichols, of Bridgton; j. A
1 Libby, West Poland; j. Whitman, OF,
(, Orchard; f. Philbrick, Auburn; j. E
I Jordan, Nc. Falls; c. II. Sweet, Worces
ter, Mass; and K. Glover, Oxford. TIL
$ local pastors also visited and took par
in the services. Delegates were presen
| from the following churches: Auburn
Bridgtou, 5. Livermore, Norway, Nortl
Norway and Mechanic Falls. Meeting
were excellent and enjoyed by all pres
ent. A large attendance on Sunday.
Mrs. French went to Lewiston to at
tend the commencement exercises a
Bates College. Her niece, Miss Ma,
f. Gould, is graduate.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dawes of Auburn
are here for a few weeks. They wer,
I accompanied by their nephew, Willis J
Cheney, of South Boston, who is connect
ed with the Boston Post and is spending
his vacation in Maine. Mr.. Dawes an(
Mr.. Cheney went trout fishing Wednes
day and returned with fine string Fo
two weeks they have been stopping a
their new cottage at Lake Auburn
: where they had some fine fishing.
Mr. Chas. Stanley, of Lowell, travelling
agent for the Oxford County Advertiser
was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. G. S. Hayes attended commence
ment exercises at Orono. Her son, An
drew jenkins Hayes, received the de.
: gree of B. S. in civil engineering. He ha.
gone to Montana where he has govern
ment position.
Miss Price of Atkinson gave a reading
: at the Congregational chapel Wednesday
evening.
Several members of Oxford Grange
visited the grange at Otisfield Gore Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Edward Ambrose and daughter
Nina are at Lake View Hotel.
Mr.. G. F. Durell, Mrs. Hawkes., Mrs
Hayden and daughter, went to Lewiston
to attend commencement exercises al
Bates College. Mr.. Durell's son, Charles
Durell, was one of the graduating class.
Miss Heloise E. Hersey sails for Eu
rope on Monday.
Miss Isabel Corning is at the Oxford
Spring House.
Mrs. Willard Farris of Gorham, n. ii.
is visiting relatives here.
Fred DeLano is mail carrier on the
route from Oxford to Otisfield.
Mr.. Judson Ames of FOxcroft has
been visiting his nephew, c. F. Starbird
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