Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-26
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlNdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.


First Baptist Church. Rev. e. o. Taylor. pastor
school al - n. Sabbath Evening Service II
80 p. Il. Y. p. 8. c. e. Tuesday evening
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening At So Cove.
nant Meeting the last Friday before ne s I iss
otherwise connected are cordially invited.
Universslist Church. Sunday School every
| Sunday at loA5 An.
Mr.. E. Fl. Barton of Cincinnati, Ohio,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Marble, few
days before starting abroad.
Miss Mary Pierce spent the past week
at Westbrook Seminary attending the
graduation exercises.
The Ladies' Universslist Circle will
hold their first social at Academy Hall
next Friday evening, June 10th, at
which time three pieces OF Stearns'
Orchestra will furnish music. Ice cream
will be on sale during the evening. Ad-
mission to the hall Is cents. Children
under II years, 10 cents. Dancing free.
The woman's Missionary Society Of
Paris Hill held a very pleasant and
profitable session Wednesday afternoon
at Cummings Hall. There was good
attendance and "box tea" was served.
The tables were prettily decorated
with buttercups and daisies. Reports OF
the basket meeting held recently at West
Paris were read and several comfort
bags were made. Mrs. j. w. CHESHIRE
and Miss Weirs were guests of the
society.
Mrs. NJ. B. Carter arrived tlher sum-
mer home here on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin F. Fobes and Miss
Olive N. Fobes of Lexington, Mass, are
spending the week at the Hubbard
House. They came by automobile, ar
irving here Saturday night without mis-
hap, in spite of the heavy rain which fell
during the days of their trip, making the
roads streams of mud.
Rear Admiral Henry w. Lyon, U. S.
N, has been relieved from duty at the
naval station, Honolulu, II. T., and
ordered to command the naval station at
Mare Island, California, which is the
largest and most important yard on the
Pacific, located on the bay not far from
San Francisco. We learn that there is
possibility of the Admiral making short
visit East before assuming command OF
the station.
Rev. c. A. Knickerbocker will give
next Sunday at the Universalist church
a sermon appropriate to dependence
Day. All are invited.
Thomas Stearns of Cambridge, Mass,
is the guest of Paris relatives.
Mrs. III. r. Batcheller arrived last week
and will spend the summer with her hus-
band at the Hubbard House. Mr..
Batcheller is the mining engineer in
charge of the work at Croker Hill.
Mrs. Clayton K. Brooks of Cambridge,
Mass, with two children and maid
arrived at Paris Hill Friday to remain
while Mr.. Brooks is in California.
Miss Adelaide Case joined the family
here last week.
The first regular tea at the golf links
arranged for last Saturday was postponed
on account of rain to next Saturday. A
golf tournament of mixed foursomes
will be given on Friday and Saturday.
William E. Atwood is at home from
Hebron Academy where he graduated
last Wednesday. Lawrence Mcfarland
of Portland was the guest of Mr.. Atwood
few days.
The world famous tourmaline mine at
Mount Mica is still yielding its fruits.
Last Thursday Loren B. Merrill opened
a large pocket well filled with green
tourmalines of good color and few Of
good size. This is certainly an excellent
beginning for the present season and We
hope it may be followed by other good
finds" Last season was fruitless one,
no pockets having been discovered dur
ing the entire summers operations on
the ledge.
Three inches of rain fell here between
Friday morning and Sunday morning.
The engines are ready to run at
Crocker Hill to work the air compressor
plant, and the power drills will be run
ming this week on the foundation work
for the stamp mill. The timber for the
machinery foundations is also being got
ready.
Addison G. Parlin died Junr % at his
home on Paris Hill of shock and weak
ness of the heart, aged II years and 20
days. He was q native of Sumner and
spent the most of his life there, remov-
ing to Paris a few years ago. He was in
the war of the Rebellion enlisting in Co.
F, 9th Regt., and following its fortunes
in active service for nearly three years
and re-enlisting when his term expired.
He was at the assault on Fort Wagner
and the bloody battle of Cold Harbor,
but was disabled by gun shot wound
in the shoulder before Petersburg so that
his fourth year of army life was spent in
the hospital. After discharge he return
ed to Sumner, bought a farm, married
and settled down, living there for thirty
years, finally selling his farm on account
Of continued i'll health. He was good
soldier, good citizen, good husband
and father, and good Christian.