Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-26
No ball games last Saturday.

j. w. Chesbro.
Miss Julia p. Morton is at home from
her teaching in Abingdon, Mass, for the
summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davies of Sar
Francisco were guests at George R
MOrton's last week.
Mrs. Peaslee and daughter of Exeter
". H., are visiting her mother, Mrs
Dorcas NJ. Richardson.
The Mason Manufacturing Co. is adj
vertising for ten more first-class carpen
tiers to work on its new factory.
Rev. j. w. CHESHIRE and family were
the guests of Rev. and Mrs. 4. o. Taylor
of Paris Hill few days the past week.
Roy E. Strickland, who has situation
with the General Electric Co. in Sche-
nectady, n. Y, is at home for short
time.
Nathan A. Chase arrived Saturday
from Ilion, N. Y. The Chase Walker
wedding will occur on Wednesday even
ing of this week.
Rev. Thos. S. Bruce who was to have
preached at the Baptist church Sunday
evening was unfortunately unable to be
present. He is expected for next Sum-
day evening.
Mr.. L. N. Anderson, who was operated
on for appendicitis at DR.. Kings hospital
in Portland, last Tuesday, is very COM
Portable, and everything points to his
speedy recovery.
There was nothing in it''-that is,
the rumor regarding that extra local
train that We might have. The train
schedule remains just the same at this
station as il went into effect week ago.
Walter c. Chase is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F. Chase, for a short
time, after an absence of some more than
two years. He now has situation with
the Great Northern Railroad at Barnes
vile, Mimi.
The state road work is being done
this year on the end of last years work,
near the house of 4. II. Farrar. 1t is
necessarily progressing slowly, owing to
the constant rain. This is pretty hard
season for roads, all round.
The j. S. Tapley stock of goods, in
the store in Maxim Block, was sold at
auction Saturday afternoon, what had
not already been disposed of at private
sale, by Walter l.. Gray, to whom the
proprietor recently assigned.
There was pleasant wedding party at
the residence of Rev. j. III. Little last
Saturday afternoon, when Mr.. Elisha S.
Coombs of Portland and Mary V.
Chesnell of Brunswick were united in
marriage by Mr.. Little. The ring
service was used.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum Moore of Rum
ford Falls are visiting Mr.. Moore's sister,
Mrs. Wallace Ryerson. Mr.. Moore is
familiar figure t. travellers on the Rum
ford Falls Railroad, as he was for twenty
five years conductor on that line. He is
now claim agent for the road.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office June 25:
Mr. Vernon Thomas.
Mrs. T.. e. Merrill
Mrs Emerline Young.
Mrs. A. NJ. Burnham.
Mr.. Lorenzo ID. Allen.
Mr.. william Day, 4.
Waldorf \ Kicker Co.
Col. C. Fl. French will present his il
Illustrated lecture on the San Fran
cisco earthquake at the Congregational
church next Saturday evening, June
3Oth, at s o'clock. This lecture is il
Illustrated by complete and expensive
collection of moving pictures. The ad-
mission is SO low and the entertainment
is of such high order no one can afford
to miss it. Tickets Is cents. Children
10 cents.
fridays showers made havoc with
electrical apparatus. Some damage was
done at the power station of the Nor
way and Paris Street Railway by the
afternoon shower, and the evening
shower finished up an armature, putting
the railroad power out of commission.
The car was not running on Saturday,
though the lights were on as usual. An
other armature was shipped by express
from Augusta, arriving here on the even
ing train Saturday, and the car was
running as usual Sunday.
Mrs. Miranda f. king, wife of John
III. Martin, died at her home on Hill
Street Saturday morning, at the age of
10 wears. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin came to
South Paris in 1872 from their former
home in Rumford. Besides her hus-
band, Mrs. Martin leaves one son, Au-
gustus X. Martin of Rumford. Two
sons and one daughter have died, and
there are four OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the sons--living in Massachusetts,.
The funeral is at o'clock Monday after
noon, attended by Rev. j. ii. Little.
Mrs. Urania Edgerley died Saturday
morning ut her home on High Street,
after short illness with pneumonia.
She was 81 years of age. The funeral
was at o'clock Monday afternoon, at
tended by Rev. A. w. Puttle of Buck
field, former pastor of the South Paris
Methodist church. Mrs. Edgerley had
been member of the Methodist church
for many years. She leaves two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Amos A. Bird and Miss Addie
Edgerley, both of South Paris. A son,
William S. Edgerley, died some years
since.
After a postponement of week be-
cause of rain, the Odd Fellows had a
pleasant interval between storms for
their memorial service ON Sunday The
members of Mount Mica Lodge and of
Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge met at
the hall at 2 o'clock, and after their
memorial service there, marched tn
Riverside Cemetery to decorate the
graves Of their deceased members. There
was a good turnout from both bodies.
At the cemetery wreath was placed on
each grave, and there was prayer, sing
ing by the male quartette choir OF the
Congregational church, and a short ad-
dress appropriate to the occasion by
Rev. A. X. Baldwin. Sixty wreaths in
all were placed in the several cemeteries
under the care of these two lodges.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Mrs. Teresa S. Grover arrived home
Monday from Redlands, Calf, where
she spent the winter.
Frank r. Witham wishes to thank his
neighbors for their kindness in con.
tributing toward the purchase of a horse
to take the place of the one he recently
lost by lightning.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our united thanks
to all who assisted US or sent in flower.
at the funeral of our beloved husband
and father.
MRS. A. G. PARLIN.
Mr.. AND MRS. +. A. PARLIN.
| MIR AND MRS. DENIS PARLIN.
| Mr. Ann MRS. ID. ID. SMALL.