Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-15
The 0xfnrd Democrat
SOUTH PARIS.

cerned, Christmas IS here.
Mrs. Herman Phillips is in Auburn
caring for her mother, who is sick.
The Careful Cleaners will meet will
Mrs. T. n. Kewley Tuesday afternoon.
Carl s. Briggs has closed his violi,
studio at Rumford, and is at home again
Miss Staples of Brunswick is the CUES,
of Mrs. w. II. Motley at Hotel Andrews
Miss Rose A. Murphy is assistant II
the post Office through the Christina
season.
Mr.. and Mrs j. F. Plummer visited
Mr. Plummer's mother at Sweden Wed
nesdsy.
David Rounds of Danyille has been tn,
guest of his nephew, j. ID. Haynes, the
past week.
Miss Leona d. Stuart is visiting heI
sister, Mrs. Fred Brown, in Portland, fol
two weeks.
Vernon A. Curtis, who has been in
Pennsylvania for some time, is with his
mother here at present.
Clayton K. Brooks of Boston, former.
" of South Paris, was here on a short
business trip last week.
Mrs. Geo. c. Fernald was called to
North Conway, y. e., last week by the
serious illness of her mother.
Mrs Abbie Briggs of Roxbury
Mass, has been the guest of Mrs. Will
liam p. Morton for few days.
And none of the windows draws any
more attention than the Humpty Dumpty
circus at +. A. Shurtleff & Co.'s.
The Mason Manufacturing Co. is no W
running only four days a week, and is
shut down on Fridays and Saturdays.
Mrs. Z. n. Anderson arrived home a
few days ago after five weeks visit in
Providence, Old Orchard and Portland.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. hope to see
every Son of a Veteran at the supper
they are to give them, Tuesday, Dec. 10,
at $50 o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
will have business meeting Wednesday
night at the close of the prayer meeting.
A large attendance is desired.
Don't forget the supper at the NJ. E.
church Thursday, Dec. II. A fine en-
tertainment will be furnished. Supper
Is cents, entertainment 10 cents.
Mrs. Fannie Record, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. o. Ii. Bumpus,
for the last few weeks, returned to her
home in Boston last Wednesday.
A cantats, The Santa Claus Club, re-
curing about forty for its presentation,
is in preparation by the Methodist Sun
day School for a Christmas entertain
ment.
lar club night Tuesday evening of this
week. The club will be entertained by
the last division. Supper will be served
at $50. A good time is assured.
w. Herbert McCann, Division Com
mander, S. of v, will inspect Joshua l.,
Chamberlain Camp Tuesday, Dec. 18th.
Supper will be served at 6:45 O'Clock.
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
W. II. Jenne and Alton C.. Wheeler
we're at Redding most of last week run
ming lines where there had been dis
puted boundary. Mrs. Wheeler was
meanwhile with her fathers family at
Auburn.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Mrs. Eastman and Miss
Thayer. The topic for the evening is
Inventors, with essays on franklin,
Stephenson, Edison, and the Modern
Aeronauts.
Assignments of justices for the Oxford
County terms of Supreme Judicial Court
in 1909 are as follows: March term,
Judge Cornish; May term Cat Rumford)
Chief Justice Emery; October term,
Judge Savage.
Mr.. George Richards, who is az Kings
Hospital, suffered an i'll turn last week,
an attack of the grippe. He is very COM
Portable at this writing, and if nothing
new sets in, expects TO be at home in
about two weeks.
Transfers are busy. The snow of
Friday and Saturday, while there was
not enough of it TO make shedding in the
woods, has made the best shedding on
the road that we shall have this winter,
and things are moving.
Our advertisers are having an inning
this week, and occupying rather more OF
the space in the Democrat than usual
in fact, little more than was expected
until the last minute. Their advertise
ments are full of suggestions for the sea-
son, and make good buyers guide, and
will be read with interest.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office Dec. IA, 1905:
Mr.. Harry Hodgkins.
A. G.. Richards.
Mr.. I. \. Whitman.
W 8. Wright.
Mr.. Peter Crosse.
Mr.. Frank E. Baker.
S. +. DAVIS, Postmaster.
A large horizontal boiler on a sled
was stored in the square Friday night.
Ii belonged TO Archie II. Curtis, and was
used By him last winter on lot in OK
ford where he was operating. From
here it went to the mill at the Moody
Brook bridge about six miles north,
where Mr.. Curtis is to operate.
F.E. Porter and family have moved
from the w. C.. McArdle house off
Western Avenue to one of the new
houses built by w. B. Russell, and
Robert Tufts is to occupy the other one.
The McArdle house will be occupied by
j. J. Hayden and family, formerly of
South Paris but for some time living in
Norway.
Letters have recently been received by
their parents here from Capt. A. A. Star
bird, of the United States Artillery, who
has been transferred to the Philippines,
and his sister, Miss Abbie Starbird, who
accompanied him. The letters snDounc-
ed their arrival at Manila, after very
pleasant trip, considerable time having
been spent at Honolulu on the way.
There was an interesting wedding SER
vice at the residence of Rev. j. 81. Little
last Wednesday evening whom Crockett
C. Record and Lucinda May Everett were
married, the ring service being used.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Allen Buck acted as
groomsman and bridesmaid, and they
assisted large party who were waiting
outside to give the bride and groom
royal send off as they left the house.
Those who have taxes to make may
have a passing interest in the fact noted
at the close of the county supervisors
meeting in st. Lawrence County, New
York, that on account of murder trials
and some other matters, the tax decimal
for the town of Canton in that county is
.OO426942399 against .0O4lSSS999o last
year. However, IL is fair to assume
that that In tha rata NJ the county tax