Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-20
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINGS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

First Baptist Church, Rev. e. o. Taylor, pastor
Preaching every Sunday at 10 40 A. N. sunday
school at ls NJ Sabbath Evening Service al
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at 30. Cove
napt Meeting the last Friday before the Isl
Sunday of the month at 80 p. NJ. All not
Universalist Church. Sunday School every
Sunday at 10 As A.. NJ.
Mrs. NJ. R. Davis and Miss Estelle
Davis of Haverhill, Mass, are at the
Sunset Cottage for the summer.
Misses Julia and Dorothea Carter OF
Montclair, Y. j., arrived at their sum-
mer home here Friday.
| Miss Gertrude NJ. Brown arrived at
Old Brick for the summer last week,
bringing with her as guest Miss
Margaret Reilly, who has spent several
seasons here.
+. B. Curtis 4 Co. are building large
addition to their stable and in connec-
ton with it a meat room and refriger-
ator. Gilbert, Fred and Charles Shaw
are doing the carpenter work.
| The selectmen have posted notices
prohibiting bicycle riding on the side
walks. The privilege has been violently
abused by some and ought to be stopped.
| The schools closed last week after
successful term under the instruction OF
Mr.. Austin and Miss Taylor. picnic
was much enjoyed by the scholars at the
Bowker grove. Mr.. Austin has accepted
a position with the International Cor
respondence Schools of Scranton, Pa,
and Miss Taylor is to go to Colorado.
Having taught successfully here, Miss
| Taylor for three years and Mr.. Austin
| for one year, they have made many
friends who regret their departure, and
whose good wishes go with them.
A. Guy Bennett, University of Maine,
| 'O6, is at home for the summer vacation.
James Terry and family of New Haven,
Conn, arrived at the Hubbard House
Thursday, where they have engaged a
suite of rooms for the summer. The
family spent portion of last summer
here.
A special meeting of the Universalist
parish will be held Tuesday evening of
this week at 7:30, to consider arrange
| ments for the summers preaching. A
full attendance is desired.
Mrs. Fred W. Shaw has been chosen
librarian of Hamlin Memorial Library,
to succeed Miss Taylor. She will enter
upon the duties July LIST.
The handsome loving cup presented
to DR.. A. G. Hamlin at reunion of his
old army corps will be on exhibition at
the library Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Davies and Miss Polly arrived at
their summer home here on Thursday.
Mrs. Jarvis l.. Carter has returned for
the summer from Montclair, n. j.
Miss Julia c. Snow returned from Bos-
ton Saturday.
Recent arrivals at James l.. Chase's
are: Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews, Boston,:
Miss Stetson and Miss Prentiss, Bangor;
Miss Webb, w. ID. Buck and Miss Buck,
Portland.
| DR.. A. G. Hamlin of Bangor arrived
last week and is occupying his cottage
at Mount Mica.
The new railroad at Mount Mica is
in moving the rock after blasting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Andrews of
Everett, Mass, are the guests of Mr..
| Andrews parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Andrews, and are just now on their
bridal tour. Both the bride and groom
are natives of Paris Hill where they have
many friends who extend congratula-
tions. The bride was Miss Mae Perkins,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William K.
Perkins, formerly of this village, and for
several years was teacher of the primary
school here, and popular young lady.
To celebrate the eightieth birthday of
her father, Hon. George f. Hammond,
DR.. Charlotte F. Hammond opened the
social season at Paris Hill with a most
delightful Eat home" at The Beeches
from four to six last Friday. About
seventy invitations were issued in re-
ISponse to which large party filled the
lcapacious reception rooms at The
Beeches. Light lunch was served in the
dining room, where tea was poured by
Mrs. Caroline p. Harlow and Miss Una
p. Taylor. Fruit punch was served in
the reception hall by Miss Alice Ham
mond and Mrs. Writ Stanley.
| Hon. George +. Hammond, in whose
honor the party was given, was one of
the most active of those present, and
when informed that he did not look a
day over fifty, responded II do not feel a
day over fifty" Mr.. Hammond is GER
tainly one of the best preserved men OF
his age that we have ever met; he is a
striking example of the explosion of the
Osler theory as he is still one of the
most active farmers in town and has not
yet given up the little practical physical
culture exercises connected with New
England agriculture, such as holding a
breaking up pillow. Being an ardent
disciple of the late Izaak Walton, he still
| finds diversion along the various trout
brooks in the vicinity.
| Mr.. Hammond was born upon the farm
| adjoining his present residence, the one
now owned by his brother, Henry +.
Hammond, on the ridge of land south
east of the Hill. AS citizen Mr.. Ham
mond has record of which any man may
justly be proud. He is type of that
best form of New England character
that has been furnishing brains for the
development of this country from its in
fancy, and his record both as private
citizen and a public officer, will sustain
| the charge we make, that he has been
guilty of good citizenship.
When one considers the scenes amid
which his life has been spent, the at
mOsphere and surroundings, the fertile
| fields and the unbroken view of the en-
tire White Mountain range, it seems no
wonder that this man should be active
and well preserved at eighty, and fur
nishes the best of arguments for the
wisdom of his daughter, in founding
here one of the large and growing insti-
buttons of its kind in New England, a
health resort unequalled in the grandeur
and beauty of it's surroundings and I'M
surpassed in its management.