Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-01
Mrs. A. s. Hall Of Buckfield visited
friends in town Saturday.

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Miss Lillian Walker is at her home IL
Canton for few weeks vacation.
George B. Crockett Of the Paris Manu-
/ featuring Co. returned the first of last
week from his trip in the South.
Mrs. l.. c. Morton and Mrs. George B.
Crockett are on visit to relatives and
friends in eastern Massachusetts,.
j. A. Noyes is improving his house on
Hill Street by raising the roof three feet,
and putting piazza on the front and
east end.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office April S0th:
j. c. Hubbard
Mrs. +. O. Pitts.
The next Good Cheer meeting will be
Wednesday of next week, and the meet
ings will hereafter be held once in two
weeks, at 80 Wednesday afternoon.
The curfew bell will ring for the first
time Tuesday evening, May lst, and will
be two strokes, pause, and two strokes
more. So don't think il is a fire alarm,
but hustle for cover.
Next Friday has been named by Gov
ernor Cobb as Arbor Day. Now look
beyond the immediate present, and
plant tree-where it will be blessing
to future generations.
Miss Emma Haskell and Mrs. j. D.
Haynes visited friends in Auburn, where
Miss Hattie Haskell is visiting, over
Sunday Z. N Haskell and j. d.
Haynes went down for the day Sunday.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. will enter
tain the Post at the close of the regular
meeting next Saturday evening. Men,
bers of the circle please come prepared
TO give quotations. Entertainment by
the children.
Mrs. Z. Y. Anderson returned last
Saturday from a three weeks visit to
Boston, Wollaston and Haverhill, Mass,
and Portland, Me. Her niece, Miss
Clara NJ. Needham, of Portland, return
ed with her 10 spend Sunday.
People are interested in the eruption
aud excitement at Mt. Vesuvius. There
will be an illustrated address on the
subject in the Methodist vestry Wednes-
day evening by the pastor. Refresh
ments will be served according to further
notice.
Capt. Alfred A. Starbird of the Artil-
lery Corps, L. S. Army. now stationed at
Fort Slocum, New York. is visiting the
family of his father, W. 5. Starbird. He
is accompanied by his sister, Miss Alb
bic Starbird. who has spent the winter
with him.
James Robinson, who had for some
wears lived in this village but few days
since moved to Shows Falls, died there
mOrnipg, ar 50 years of age.
lie had been i'll long time with con-
lie leaves wife and a
young daughter.
A still alarm of fire was given about S
o'clock Monday morning on account OF
2 burning chimney in the Deering house
IN High Street, in the part occupied by
Mrs. DR.. Woodbury. and J"hn \. Scott
and family The wood work around the
was set on fire, but it Was Ills
covered AMI put out by the people in the
house before any one else GIT there. \
watch was kept on it, and no damage
was done.
William c. Libby, for many years
resident of Paris, and highly respected
citizen, died Friday morning, aged ST
years, after brief illness with pneu-
monia. The funeral was held at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon, at
tended By Rev. II. A. Clifford. Mr..
Libby leaves widow and three children,
William II. Libby of Lewiston, Mrs.
Mira A. Stowe of Mechanic Falls, and
Mrs. LYDIA Harding of Andover. Mrs.
Libby will go to live with her daughter
at Mechanic Falls. Mr.. Libby was one
Of the few survivors of the "Aroostook
War" in 1889, having been drafted from
the town of Albany, and spent three
weeks at Augusta until the trouble was
of.
South Paris has a message for DR..
Osler. In the fire of ten days since two
of the business places which suffered
were the house finish shop of 5. p.
Maxim Il Son, which was entirely de-
stroyed. and the grain mill of A. L.
Shurtleff, Mr.. Shurtleff saving part OF
his stock, which was in storehouse
across the street. Work rebuilding the
Maxim shop is now in progress. and Silas
p. Maxim, the senior member of the
firm, who is 70 years of age, is in charge
Of the building and personally at work
on it,. Mr.. Shurtleff, who is "A years of
age, is negotiating for the purchase of
the remains of building TO reconstruct
into mill, and has already bought part
Of his machinery. No chloroform peed-
ed here.