Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
Wat Paris.

Tuesday morning of last week the peo-
pie were very much surprised to find
that the church had been bOken into
during the night. In the rear OF Good
Will Hall, beneath the church auditor
ium the windows are about level with the
ground outside. On one the screen was
pried off and the window raised to gain
entrance. The floor in the different
rooms was Uttered with burned matches
but there was no special clue which the
officers could trace other than the foot
prints In the dust outside the building.
A hand lamp, which was on the floor OF
the stage In the hall. probably had been
used for the investigation of the build
ing, and beside this lay heavy iron
sickle, which so far has not been identi-
fed by its owner. Probably every door
in the interior of the church was open
except two, and these the would-be-
burglar investigated with the probable
expectation of finding some valuablea
worth transportation, but as . matter OF
fact there Is little 10 the building worth
the attention of any crook, and the Sun
day School birthday bank which was In
the library closet was not discovered.
There is no safe in the church, and no
silver or any Of the funds of the society
are ever left there. The door to the
toilet room, which is absolutely empty,
was locked, and to this the burglar pro.
ceeded to force entrance. He opened
the door to the furnace room and pro-
cured the coal shovel and piece Of
heavy iron pipe nearly two feet in length
and it apparently was with these that he
bent and twisted off the outside OF the
metal door knob and chopped and cut
into the casing at the side of the door
until he had entirely cut out the catch
of the lock. 1t was rather a neat job to
have been done with such clumsy tools,
but apparently the man had no outfit
with him to do the work of profession
al. 1t is not known that anything OF
value was taken from the church. 1t IL
not thought that the miscreant could
have been any one in this locality, be-
cause any one familiar with the society
here would not have expected to fine
money or valuables at the church. Tbt
afternoon of Monday two fairly wei
dressed hoboes were on Main STREE
soliciting food, and one when coming
from a house opposite the church was
noticed to stand and look at the building
for several moments. Between II ant
IL O'Clock that night woman livine
near the church saw man stealthil!
walking by the back of their house, ant
shortly after that another party heard
sharp sound as of something striking
against hard substance but supposed
it was some one going in the street. /
seems likely that the breaking was done
by these tramps.
Onward Rsbekah Lodge, No. 20, viii
hold a lawn party with Mr.. and Mrs
David Emmons Saturday evening, Jul!
Is. Admission to the grounds and en-
tertainment free. Refreshments will b.
for sale.
Mrs. Caleb Fuller is getting along a
we'll as could be expected since her re
cent injury. She has been visited b.
her brother, Alvah NJ. Curtis, and daugh
ter Hazel from West Peru.
Mr.. G. L. Briggs with four horse
took the children and young people o
the Universalist Sunday School to
hayrack ride to Bryant's Pond las
Tuesday. The leading pair of horse!
belonged to Mr.. W. G. Hammond VIII
also went with Mr.. Briggs. For variou
reasons some of the children we're un
able to 90 but the party numbered thir
ty, and was chaperoned by Mrs. A. d
Swift and Miss Jennie NJ. Brown, VIII
were the committee of arrangements
They were given the courtesy OF Dear
born's Grove and had delightful trip
waking the echoes at every farm hous
with college yell" composed for tn
occasion. Both rack and horses wer
decorated with flags and streamers il
red and green and when the jolly part,
returned at six o'clock they rode aroun
the village square waving flags an
streamers and saluting all their friepd'
Some of the society here who delight t
see the enjoyment of the children fur
nished funds to give them all treat
ice cream and lemonade beside thei
picnic dinner. The expense of the tri
was divided equally between the Sunda
School and the Lucky Leaf Club.
Mr.. Chester Fl. Lane. Jr., reports
fine trip to the Bangor Republican Stat
Convention and says that the forty o.
ford County delegates who could acceI
the hospitable invitation of E. P. Ricke
to spend the night at Poland Sprin
were royalty entertained.
Mr.. Samuel Barry Locke is at HON
for few days.
Mrs. Sprague of Turner recently visi
ed her parents, Rev. and Mrs. d. /
Ford. She was accompanied by he
daughter.
Miss Fannie j. Tucker of Colebrook
N. H., has been making visit here wit
her sister, Mrs. S. T. White.
Winnie A. Gilman and nephew
Portland are spending two weeks wit
Mrs. Anna c. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Durham bav
moved upstairs in Alden Days house.
E. II. Brown and family of Rumfor
spent the Fourth and over Sunday at E
G. Browns. Mrs. Brown, who has bee
in i'll health during the winter, Is i'm
proved considerably,
Mr.. H. F. Robertson and daughte
Miss Lillian of Albany, N. Y, arrive
last Wednesday at E. D. StilwelPs. Nj
Robertson, who is brother to Mrs. Sti
we'll, has engaged a cottage at Old o
chard for the season.
The W. c. T. U. held its regula
meeting Thursday afternoon with Mr.
| l.. c. Bates. The special topic was
T. /. work and was in charge of tn
local superintendent, Mrs. Elva Flock
For an hour or two after closing IL
pump at the Paris Manufacturing G.
was worked putting two streams {
water around the mill and wetting dow
the roofs and around the buildings
the center OF the village. On account I
the extreme dryness all sale and use
firecrackers and explosives was TO
hidden and the chief engineer of Il
fire department had two or three watcl
men on duty all night. 1t was qui
and orderly Fourth, the most of Il
noise being made by footing of horl
and ringing of bells. At the dance bel
the evening of July Sd there were abol
fifty couples in attendance. The FIN
held dance Saturday evening.