Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hnl.


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The regular monthly meeting of the
Paris Hill Library Association will be
held at 8 o'clock p. NJ, on Wednesday,
Sept. 4th, at Hamlin Memorial Hall.
The directors of Paris Hill Library
Association wish to express their thanks
to the many friends who aided them in
their efforts to make Founders Day
celebration a success.
DR.. j. T. Gushing and wife of Turner
were the guests of relatives and friends
at Paris Hill last week. The doctor and
Mrs. Gushing have been married forty
eight years and are already arranging
for the celebration of their golden we'd
ding two years hence. They have en-
gagged our friend, Charles l.. Case, Esq,
as general manager for the occasion.
Mrs. Gushing is sister of U. S. Senator
Hale.
What came near being seri us acct
dent occurred last week at the house of
George W. Cole. While shingling the
front side of the roof, the staging fell,
taking with it Edgar Hutchins and
Herbert Cole. The latter was carrying
bundle of shingles at the time. Fortu-
nately both men escaped with only
sprains and bruises and were not serious
ly hurt.
The Baptist society's annual sale last
Wednesday was good financial success,
many attending and purchasing the
goods offered, while the entertainment
in the evening called out good sized
audience.
Mrs. Harry G. Wright of Salem, Mass,
and two children, are guests at Mrs. b.
S. Does. Mrs. Wright was formerly
Miss Mary Doe of this place.
Those who attended the entertainment
given by the Universalist Circle at Acad-
envy Hall Friday evening were treated to
a program of ability and excellence rarely
seen in a country village. Certainly
nothing better has ever been given here.
The high grade and finish of the violin
work of Mr.. Thompson was appreciated
by round after round of applause; the
classic dancing by Miss Hallett showed
a very high order of ability, skill and
training, indeed, such ease and grace Of
movement and poetry of motion is sell
dom seen, even on the professional stage.
Miss Thompson has an established rep
utation here as a master of the piano,
which was more fully confirmed by her
work on this occasion. Every number
on the bill was given most hearty en-
core and was much enjoyed by large
audience. More than the usual number
took part in the promenade which fol-
lowed. The program for the entertain
ment was as follows:
l. Piano Solo, scherzo vslse. GODDARD.
Miss Olive Tn mpson, Portland.
2. Violin Solo.
q. Traumerei, Schumann.
b. ALA Ziugaresca.
Agnes Tschebschulin
Mr.. James L. Thompson, Boston.
8. Classic Dsncing,
Miss Marion Hallett, Boston.
1. Piano Solo, La Morena-Caprice Espagnol
Miss Thompson.
S. Violin Solo,
a. Berceuse from "Jocelyn," GODDARD
b. Hung risn Dance, Brahms.
Mr.. Thompson.
6. Dancing,
Chas. L. Case, Esq, of New York, is
with his family here for few days.
Mrs. G. ID. Ford and Miss Celia Ford
of Denver, Col, are guests at Chas. l..
Cases.
A good number attended the picnic of
sthe Baptist Sunday School, which was
held at C. r. Kings near Streaked
Mountain on Friday, and general good
time was enjoyed by everybody, with
nothing to mar the pleasure of the day
The usual services will be resumed at
the Baptist church next Sunday.
A. p. Oliver of st. Louis, NO., and S.
K. Billings of Newtonville, Mass, were
recent guests at D. A. Maxim's.
Miss Marion Hallett, who has been
spending the summer here, goes soon to
Tarrytown, n. Y, where she is engaged
as instructor in physical culture at 'The
CASTLE" we'll known girls school.
Ralph Hallett and Elias Field of Bos-
ton are guests at Mrs. E. II. Jackson's.
S. Z. Proctor and family of Waterfowl,
Mass, are spending two weeks vaca-
ton at w. A. BarrowS'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. r. Bachelor have re-
turned to Paris Hill after spending most
of the summer in New Hampshire.
Prof. Z. A. Daniels and family will
close their summer home here this week
and return to New York. During the
summer Prof. Daniels has painted and
otherwise improved his buildings here.
At the mixed foursome golf tourna-
ment last Saturday the first prize was
won in very close contest by Rev. c.
A. Kuickerbocker and Miss Adelaide
Case, defeating Charles Shaw and Miss
Gertrude Brown by only one stroke in
the finals. Mrs. Brown gave the tea at
. m l;,G, c., aftarpnnp
Miss Clara c. Case and Miss Mary
Gushing Case returned last week from
Lake Placid.
The Misses Martin of Baltimore, Md,
who were guests at Mrs. Carter's last
week, returned home Monday.
Miss Kathleen Leupp of Washington,
ID. c., who has been guest at Miss
Murdock's, returned home last week.
The Perham house has been closed
and the family returned to Washington
last week.
News was received here Saturday of
the death on Friday of Mrs. Olive c.
Ripley, widow of the late Cyrus II. Rip
ley, who was with her daughter, Mrs.
Greene. at Sag Harbor, N. Y. The re-
mains will be brought to Maine on Mon
day. and the funeral will be held at the
South Paris Universalist church at 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning, attended
by Rev. Isabella S. Macduff of West
Paris. Interment in the family lot
in Norway Pine Grove Cemetery. Mrs.
Ripley was the daughter of John Cooper
of Paris, and was born Feb. 3, 1924.
She married Cyrus Fl. Ripley, and their
married life was spent In Paris. Mr..
Ripley died about ten years ago. Three
daughters of Mrs. Ripley are living, Mrs.
w. C. Greene of Sag Harbor, N. Y, Mrs.
w. S. Montgomery of Minneapolis,
MIMI, and Mrs. A. W. Hammond of
Berlin, N. II.
The week has been one of unusual
interest at The Beeches. Tuesday even
ing Miss Winslow gave a delightful art
talk with illustrations of the Arena
chapel at Padua. Mr.. Charles Ames of
st. Paul, who has recently returned from
Italy, gave an interesting talk on We'd
nssday evening on San Marine, the
smallest republic in the world. Thurs
day the family had treat in Dickens
evening with Rev. Mr.. Knickerbocker.
His Interpretation Of the great English
novelist was in every respect delightful
to his appreciative audience. Friday
and Saturday evenings came the enjoy
able reading Of "As. You Like It." The
weeks arrivals were Mr.. Charles Ames,
st. Paul, Mimi, Miss S. Perkins, Boston,
Mrs. r. Bradley and Mr.. Nathan F..
Tufts, Charlestown, Mass; Mr.. Charles
T. Ordway, Portland. AS the result of
a days outing at North Paris. the last
named gentleman brought in over one
hundred fish.
Hiram