Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-02
Ruckf1eld.


Geo. Cole and T. p. Cole Of Rumford
Falls, and Harold Cole of Portland were
guests of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Cole. Mrs. T. P. Cole and son
were also along.
Luther Irish and wife of West Paris,
Lewis Irish and lady of Rumford Falls,
and Allen Irish of Bath, sons Of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. A. Irish, were with their parents
on Christmas.
Howard p. Shaw of the school Of
Technology, Amy. teacher In Boston,
and Mildred, a student, came home to
spend Christmas with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. I. w. Shaw.
Mrs. Joseph Emery and son OF Boston
are guests Of Mrs. Emery's brother, N.
E. Morrill,.
Harold Hall of New York and sister
Shirley of bingham, Mass, have been
recent guests of their mother, Mrs.
Mary Hall.
Chas. Buck of Traverse City, Mich,
is in town. His wife preceded him some
days.
Morrill, & Cole are selling ''dear''
meat, livery dear) to those who shot the
OK.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus
Hayes were Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Austin
of Ridlonville, Mrs. Austin being q
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes. A
granddaughter, Miss Keen, was also
along.
Christmas was observed at the Baptist
church by the distribution of gifts from
tree Saturday evening and children's
concert Sunday evening.
At the Methodist vestry on Monday
evening there were recitations by the
children and an original Christmas poem
by John which was highly appreciated.
| A we'll laden tree was the chief point of
attraction for the little folks. The
services were conducted very pleasantly
by Rev. Mr.. Pottle, assisted by his wife.
Mr.. Pottle congratulated himself on this
first full house he had had the pleasure
of witnessing in Buckfield.
The Buckfield Literary Club met
Tuesday with Mrs. Belle Nulty. The
Nezinscot History Club met the same
day, where, we are unadvised.
A. d. Park has recently visited town
Perley Adkins of South Paris was In
town Thursday.
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were in town Thursday.
Daniel Fletcher and wife of Peru have
recently visited his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Waldron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Clark of West Sum
ner visited relatives in town on Wednes'
day.
A man recently came about fifteen
miles to have Walter Turner shoe his
horse. Turner has device that holds
them so fast and easy that they CAM
spin thread at thrashing around.
Misses Cleora DeCosta and Flora Saw,
yer, attending the Buckfield High
School, are boarding during the school
days at the Methodist parsonage.
Two new machines have recently beer
ordered from Germany by Mr.. Charles
Wilmington for the brush factory
Business is booming at this plant.
The two block factories of this village
are working up to their full capacity or
orders and cannot keep up with the
demand for their goods.
Rev. A. w. Pottle and wife spent
Tuesday with Mr.. Fred Warren ant
wife at East Buckfield. Mr.. Warner
has been in the employ of the Auburn
creamery for eight years.
Thursday Mrs. A. w. Pottle was
called to Bowdoipham, returning Sat
urday morning. She went by the way
of the Turner trolley line.
sTREAKED MOUNTAIN.
There was. a very pleasant gathering
at Ellis Whitman's on Christmas eve. A
bountiful treat was served consisting Of
cake. nuts, popcorn balls and candy
after which heavily laden tree was de
nuded of all kinds of fruit which {
Christmas tree is supposed to bear, some
costly, some cheap, but all giving pleas
ure to the recipients. Joel Foster ant
Henry Whitman entertained the com
pany with several old-fashioned rollickinl
songs. Mr.. Foster is "a years old, bu
hale, hearty and smart. May he live t.
meet with US many more Christma'
ewes.
Charles Maxim and Adelbert Jordan
have been hauling their apples to Hebron
station.
Miss Geraldine Whitman has finished
lying for her farm which she purchased
two years ago. She intends to repair
the house in the spring.
w. Z. Waldron and wife were visiting
friends in this vicinity Sunday.
To-day, Dec. 2S, is as pleasant ant
warm as September. Men are working
in their shirt-sleeves and fires are only
needed for cooking purposes.
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