Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-15
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SOUTH PARIS.

cround was frozen little Friday
morning. This has been a hot old
spring.
Eugeue A. Briggs, who has been in
moor health for long time, is reported
quite low.
Harold C. Anderson now has posi-
,;on with the Leland Engraving Co. OF
Providence, K. L.
Mrs. R. Howard Bolton aud her sister,
Miss Goldie Coles, of Boston, are guests
Al Theodore Thayer's.
Alfred Fuller is express messenger
mining between Lewiston and Lewis
ton junction on the Canadian.
Walter p. Maxim was in Boston last
,rsek 10 purchase new machinery for
the shop of 5. p. Maxim & Son.
l. :. Swan has sold his farm on Elm
uill ON which his son, Howard A. Swan,
has been living, to Maurice l.. Noyes.
Mrs. Samuel Morse of Minneapolis,
wbo has been on a tour abroad, visited
relatives here a few days last week, on
her way home.
Henry Kerr has bought house lot of
/ Emeley on Pleasant Street not far
from Mr.. Emeley's, and will build a
house on it during the present season.
franklin Maxim has gone to Portland
~ build his house there. He took with
him Emery W. Mason, Philip 5. Mason
and ]. 5. Burbank, who will work on
the house.
The Ladies of the G.. A. +. are re-
orested 10 meet at Grand Army Hall
"Wednesday, May 10, at $50 A. NJ, to at
tend the funeral services of Sister Mary
T. Bennett.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office May l4th:
Mrs. Deborah Cotton.
Mrs Nellie J Allen.
Mr. Z. W. Dyer.
The following flag salute will be intro
duced in the Paris schools: 81 pledge
allegiance to my flag and the Republic
for which it stands; one nation indivisi-
he with liberty and justice to ALL
At the old grist mill site, just about
under the main entrance of the old mill,
a pile of grain and wreckage is still
smoking as steadily as it has all the time
since the fire twenty-four days since.
The next meeting of Paris Grange,
Nav 10Th, will be ladies' day. The
ladies' will fill the officers chairs. The
literary programme will be arranged by
the lecturer. Music arranged by the
chOriSter.
Carl Mason went to Berlin last Tues
day night to play with Granite Orches-
ira for a ball given at Cascade Casino.
Mr.. Mason is a fine musician and has
many calls to play with out of town
orchestras.
Mount Mica Lodge, /. o. D. F., con-
ferred the intiatory degree on two can
didateS Thursday evening, May 10th.
On account of the drama given by the
Congregational society, work in the first
degree will be deferred until Thursday
evening, May 24th.
A class in vocal music is being arrang-
Ell with Prof. Wight of Bethel as in
structOr. All who are DESTROYS of tax
ing advantage of this opportunity are re-
uueSted To apply at once 10 one of the
committee, t. NJ. Davis, (. L. Chapman,
or Mrs. George Burnham.
A large delegation from this place at
tended the annual meeting of the East
oxford Local Union of Christian En-
deavor at Mechanic Falls Tuesday and
Wednesday. From South Paris and
Norway combined there were about
twenty-five in attendance.
The meeting of school teachers orig
inally appointed for last Saturday is
postponed to meet at the grammar
school Saturday, May 10, at 10 A. NJ.
Topics for consideration are: "The
Course of Study Chow Best to Teach
Geography" Supplementary Reading"
On Wednesday of this week, at 10 A.
NJ Leander 5. Swan will sell at auction,
at his homestead on Elm Hill, cows,
heifers, calves, colts, farming tools,
some hay, farm roller, sawed lumber.
furniture, and numerous other things,
list of which is named on the bills. AL
bert d. Park is auctioneer.
The Democrat publishes this week the
first installment of a series of railroad
stories. These stories are by Frank III.
Spearman, we'll known for his stories of
life on the rail, and they have the at
moSphere of that life as it is found in
few stories All of them are short, none
occupying more than two installments
In two successive weeks.
While helping at the board saw in the
Paris Manufacturing Co.'s factory Satur-
day, CLYDE Cannon was severely inJur-
ed. As they were turning a log ON the
saw carriage, his peavy slipped, and the
log came down against his leg, making
bad compound fracture between the knee
and ankle. He was taken to his board
ing place at Mrs. Keen's on Myrtle Street,
where the limb was set.
The store in Pythian Block formerly
occupied by Chase's variety store has
been engaged by Antonio Bianchi, now
of Lancaster, n. H., who will open
fruit store there as soon as he can get
the store in shape. AS his name in
dictates, Bianchi is a native of Italy, but
he is a naturalized citizen, well spoken
OF Dy InOSt WHO hupW nun, anu hho q
family of a wife and two children.
At the track meet of the four colleges
Of Maine at Lewiston Saturday, the
University of Maine won, and Paris boys
contributed considerably toward that
result. K. III. Porter of this town won
the hundred yard dash in 10 l-5 seconds,
and the 22O-yard dash in % As seconds,
and was third in the mile run. A. G.
Bennett, also of this town, took third in
throwing the hammer and throwing the
discus.
The return of the town assessors to
the state assessors shows the numbers
of the several kinds of live stock in
town to be as follows:
Horses and mules, 1Ss
Colts years old ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o
Colts years old, 20
Colts year old -... Il
Cows 1899