Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08

Mrs. Merritt Parsons has returned
| from Nashua, N. H., where she has been
to attend the funeral of Q brother.
Mrs. T. b. Lunt visited In Auburn
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George CLARK of West
Sumner were calling on relatives Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Merrill of Hart
ford were calling on friends recently.
L. L. Kilbreth of Canton called on
his sick sister, Mrs. G. Tilton, Sunday.
Mrs. Chase and daughter Barbara are
visiting at BENZ. Spaulding's.
Rev. A. w. Pottle delivered the an
nual sermon before Nezinscot Lodge, L.
o. o. f., at the NJ. E. church on Sunday,
Apr. 20.
Mrs. A. F. Tilton of Auburn came up
Friday, her husband coming Saturday,
to care for Mr.. Tilton's mother, who was
taken violently III of bronchitis Friday
morning.
Thanks to the telephone. Like an
angel of mercy Mrs. Tilton appeared,
coming on the morning train In our hour
of gloom, while the son was securing
the country unsuccessfully for assist
ance, but little later better success pre-
vailed. Mrs. r. P. Wilmington and Miss
Sarah Barrett kindly volunteered, and
it seems as though none could do better.
Miss Goldie Coles, trained nurse, now
has charge. Favorable symptoms are
reported.
There has been great call for nurses
of late, even Lewiston and Auburn have
been ransacked without avail, while O
housekeeper is out of the question.
BENZ. Gerrish has gone to the Central
Maine General Hospital for an operation.
Willard Mason, with whom I have
held q friendly acquaintance for fifty
years, has passed on little before.
have mentioned him before as kind
and genial soul. A good singer, and
never refused when called upon.
The pews of the Methodist church
have recently been furnished with boob
racks.
Mrs. Gilbert Tilton still continues
seriously i'll from an attack of bronchitis
and is in the care of a trained nurse from
Lewiston.
Mr.. B. A. Hutchinson, employed or
Rural Free Delivery Route, No. 2, wat
stricken week ago with pneumonia
He is at present improving and will
doubtless soon be at his post of duty.
Mr.. Willard Mason, one of the ole
residents of Buckfield, died May Isl
after a protracted season of feeblenesi
and was buried from his home Thursday
Rev. A. w. Pottle conducting the funera
service.
The Methodist Sunday School re-
Gently recognized and elected officers
for the ensuing year. j. NJ. Millett wal
elected superintendent and Harry bud
! ley first assistant.
Mr.. Rosalvo Crockett has recently beer
given situation in the block factory o.
E. NJ. Atwood, where formerly he was
employed.
| Among the active and energetic mer
of Buckfield past seventy years of age is
Mr.. Asa Atwood, who carries on hil
farm without help and at the same time
conducts large dairy.
Mrs. Nancy B. Emery, now past 81
years of age, is Frustrated by illness anG
it is feared that she may not rally or
account of her advanced years and
feebleness. From early life Mrs. Emery
has been identified with the Methodist
church in Saco and in Boston where SHE
resided many years, and was ever active
in service and liberal in her contribu
ton for the support of all the interests Of
the church of her choice. 1t is hopeG
that she may yet rally from her Illness
and be spared a little longer to her circle
of friends.