Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-06-18
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.


Frat Baptist Church. Rev. &. o. Taylor, pastor
Preaching every Sunday at 10 IS A. y. Sunday
School Ut u \. Sabbath Evening Service at
$50 ?. T. 7. 2 8: e: Z: Tuesday .s svsTe a1s
nsnt Meeting the last Friday before The lst
Sunday Of the month ct 80 r. II. All not
otherwise connected are cordially Invited.
Univcrsahss Church. Sunday School every
Sunday at 1oA5 An.
The annual meeting of the Trustees of
Paris Hill Academy will be hold at the
academy building next Saturday evening,
June %, at 7:30 O'Clock.
LYMAN Case arrived last week to join
his sisters at the summer home here.
The Misses Phelps-Stokes of New
York arrived Saturday at Mrs. Shows
house, Crossroads, for the summer.
Mr.. Francis Gushing Case and family
of New York, who occupied Lyonsden.
Admiral Lyons home here, last summer
have the same place this season and re-
turned to Paris Hill last Friday.
Mrs. James p. Thompson and Miss
Olive Thompson of Portland are at Elm
hurstfOr the summer. The family have
been coming to Paris Hill for a number
of years and have many friends here.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer has crew at work
on the foundation for his large barn that
was taken down at the Merrill farm and
is to be erected at once at Elmhurst Farm
in this village.
Mrs. Wallace Fl. Cummings attended
the graduation exercises at the Univer-
sity of Maine, ut Orono, last week, where
her son, Elmer Cummings, was a mem
Der of the graduating class, having COM
pleted the course in civil engineering.
Mr.. Cummings is one of Paris Hills best
Young men and has many friends who
extend congratulations upon his gradu'
alton.
w. b. Young of South Paris has now
completed over two thousand feet OF
sewer in this village, some of it passing
through the solid ledge which had TO be
blown out for the purpose. The work
has been done in first class manner,
and is credit to Mr.. Youug's ability t.
do work of this kind. Mr.. Brown has
given the work very material aid by kind
ly furnishing his mining crew nnder the
direction of Mr.. Fl. r. Batcheller, who II
an expert mining engineer, to do the
blasting. The funds have been provided
by private citizens who felt the very
great Importance of better drainage
facilities for the village. The organiza
ton of the Paris Hill Sewer Association
made recently ia as follows: George NJ
Atwood, president; Perley F. Ripley
secretary and treasurer; Hiram X. Hub
bard, George N. Atwood and p. F
Ripley, directors.
The public schools closed Friday Will
Flag Day social at Academy Hall tina
was greatly enjoyed by the scholars
Social games, ice cream and cake made
up the programme.
While ball playing in the public stree
| is not in the list of capital crimes, it Ii
more or less dangerous to those who
have occasion to use the street and OBJ
jectionable to the summer guests living
near. In the case of Paris Hill there
seems little excuse for it, as mucl
better place for the sport is provided OF
the common; hence-let's do what is fol
the best interest of the village.
The first Universalist Circle of the
season will be given at Academy Hall OF
Friday evening of this week. Music b!
three pieces of Stsarns' orchestra. Ad
mission % cents. Dancing free. All ar
invited.
DIR. and Mrs. Augustus s. Thayer o
Portland were at Elmhurst over Sunday
They are to sail for Europe June 9th TO
tour of three months.