Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-12
West Sumner.

1t was Mr.. Z. II. Emery of the Civic
League who was to have lectured here
Nov. 5th instead of Rev. II. N. Pringle.
Mr.. Emery was here but on account OF
the rain the lecture was given up and
Mr.. Emery left town Thursday morning.
Mrs. Jean A. MullhOlland of Oxford
inspected VIM. A. Barrows w. X. c.,
Nov. 9th. Mrs. Mullholland spoke in
the highest terms of tho work done by
the ladies of the Corps.
Frank Young, wife and daughter, Mrs.
Amy Farrar, went to Paris Hill Tuesday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Young's
father, Mr.. Mason, of Auburn.
Mrs. Hattie Young went to Buckfeld
Tuesday to spend few weeks with Mrs.
Daniel Palmer.
VIM. A. Barrows, w. r. Corps, will
have their anniversary dinner in the
vestry of the Universalist church We'd
nesday, the 18th inst. There will be a
sale of aprons and home made candies
and short entertainment after dinner.
Admission to the hall will be free but if
you get out without having to draw on
your pocketbook you will be lucky.
Dinner at the usual price.
A farmer was heard to remark recent
ly that "some kinds of apples are i'm
proved by freezing and will keep better"
Mrs. Alphonso Ellis and Miss Harriet
SWEET of Canton are visiting with Mrs.
Freeman Farrar.
Some of the pupils of the Pleasant
Pond school are sick with chicken pOx.
A party of hunters from Massachusetts,
, - hao,J;ny NTH NJ Thnmoo
n. G. and Elmer N. Ford have sold
their farm to Fred NJ. Chandler. Mr..
Ford, Sr., ia not in good health nor is
his son very robust and they have decid-
ed for that reason to give up the farm.
They lost by freezing more than 100
bushels of first class apples this fall.
Neither family will move until spring.
The headquarters of the Oxford
County Telephone Company were remov'
ed Sunday to Proctor Hall. Mr.. VIM.
Lurvey had charge of the job.
The owners of Gore Mountain line, o.
|. Swift, Geo. West, II. b. Maxim and
others set poles last week and connected
with the Oxford County line.
Mrs. H. S. Robertson, Patriotic In
structor, w. R. c., gave brief talk to
the children Sunday in the Baptist
church explaining the work and organ
lied band of mercy to be known as the
Mollyockett Band.
At the husking Friday night of last
week at A. G. Farrar's there were about
fifty present. A substantial repast was
served just before midnight to which all
did justice. The company did not leave
until every ear was husked.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Packard went to
Auburn last week to visit their son
James and his family. From there they
will 20 to South Windham.
Mrs. Ann West had an i'll turn Thurs
day that was undoubtedly caused by
| heart trouble. Since then she has not
entirely recovered the use of her hands
The recent rain has rendered the
roads almost impossible. In some
places the water stands several feet
deep over the road. The meadow ad
| Joining this village looks like lake and
one bridge has been lifted out of place
by the water.
The following composition, written by
a girl about II years old, pupil in the
West Sumner school, il published by
request:
WEST SUMNER SCHOOL.
On Oct. 80, 'O7, as it was on the last
day of Oct. of this year. The teacher
miss Helen A. Raine) told her school al
which number eighteen, if they would
work very hard they would take a walk
as it was so very pleasant. So at half
passed two the school was closed for the
lay. They went up Pleasant Pond Hill
and then on to the Pinacle. They en-
joyed every moment, as the time seemed
very short. And they thought of the
hard work they had spent in studing was
not lost. They thanked their teacher
greatly was it.
BEULAH F. ROBBINS,
of West Sumner,
member of the s, S. s.