Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26

rbs man who sighs for the by gone day
when a barefoot boy be ran,
Il. tbe same old boy who used to say
'e'' "'9" Chicago News.
+ McArdle has returned home
from Augusta
Nr and Mrs. T. r. Dyer of Buckfield
rare al south Paris last Wednesday.
Miss Harriette Harris of Weymouth,
Mass. was a guest at X. n. Halls last
week
Ralpb T. Parker, Esq, of Rumford
FsIIs was at South Paris few days
last week.
rori. Clark was a guest of Sumner
,-isn3s few days last week, and Incl
5entally did little fishing.
Mrs J. ]. Emeley and Miss Grace
-rb,ver made a trip TO Boston last week.
one result of the trip, each brought
home new dog.
Nrs II G. Fletcher and Mrs. George
Eastman attended the meeting OF the
Grand Lodge Of Maine, Pythian Sisters,
in Portland last week.
There is a fair prospect of having
.,..r. blossoms for Memorial Day this
lar Last wear there were none. Had
y,1 realized that this season was ahead
Of .ast year2
0rfte a number from this place at
tended the Christian Endeavor and Sun
d,q school conventions at Bethel and
tas county convention OF the W. Z. L.
r q. Buckfeld last week.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
oa May p:
N-, Tia VI. Clesby.
N-s ~ G. Atirich.
Ms E Lappin.
~ 81 Barker.
colby Il Craig have alot of blocks made
fa- ,beir cement house on Wheeler
street. and the house is under way.
R.ph A. Hemmingway has purchased a
Ior IN the same street, and expects to
build on it next season.
Workmen are putting in concrete piers |
f4ra foundation under the water tank at |
the Grand Trunk station. The tank was
originally set on piles, but though it has
been set but a few years, some. of the
piles had rotted so that the tank has set
tied slightly.
R.an NJ. Greeley has sold his farm on
Utgb street to three Firms. Our resi-
dents af that nationality will soon own
I,r-a vart OF the north end of the town
AZ the present rate Mr.. Greeley has
blpgh- the farm of Mrs. John l.. Bridg-
ham in East Oxford.
Nr and Mrs. II. A. Hilton left town
Tuesday. Mr.. Hilton goes to Bingham,
In the vicinity of which place he will be
for month on a combined business and
pleasure trip. Mrs. Hilton, after visit
inc friends in Portland for while, will
iafu him az Bingham. They will return
h south Paris about the first of July.
Rev. J. Wallace Chesbro, pastor of the
Baptist church, begins series of Sun
day morning sermons next Sunday on
Lies Fundamentals:
Mag 3Ist-Truth.
June -th-Purity.
T4ue ltth-Helpfulness.
Jgue 3'st-Liberty.
June 2Sth-Endurance.
Y. Dayton Bolster was given pleas
ant surprise party on the occasion of his
birthday last Friday, under the auspices
Of the Finch club composed of six
ladies' of which Mrs. Bolster is mem
Der. The husbands were invited to an
appetizing supper prepared by the
ladies', and the evening was pleasantly
spent.
Assessor George II. Davis and assist
ants have been at work the past few
DAYS on the west border of Moore Park. |
This was plowed last year and allowed |
to lie over to get in condition TO work |
this spring. It has now been raked out,
graded and seeded, and the result is |
great improvement in the appearance of |
the park.
Rev. j. W. Chesbro and Fred W. Bon
ney. accompanied by David Jubb of
Adams, Mass, started Friday morning |
for fishing trip 10 the lakes, driving 10 |
Buckfield and taking the train there for
Bemis. At Buckfield they were joined
by Rev. III. 5. Pinkham of SOmerville,
Mass. and friend They will be gone
a week or more.
The Paris Bakery, II. ". Hitler pro
prietor. is now doing business in the
rooms formerly occupied by the laundry
i'm Davis Block. The first batch of
bread was taken out Thursday after
no0n-lOT loaves at one baking, done to
a turn, every loaf alike. A good modern
oven has been put in, of capacity which
nav be judged from the above. John
Uayes, formerly in the bakery business
ar Norway. works for Mr.. Hitler, aud
Miss Genie Winslow tends the shop.
There has been on exhibition for the
past few days in the store of j. +. Plum
mer desk made by Frank 5. Pike which
., Oh ,Niana nf yrnrk IL 10 n II
tat top desk of hard wood with tier
OF drawers on one side and door on the
other behind which are spaces for set
OF books and two shallow drawers. 1t is
desk well made and finished in all
particulars. There is nothing especially
striking about it as compared with other
desks, aside from the fact that Mr.. Pike,
as a iarge part of our readers know, is
entirely blind. With that taken into
account, it is really wonderful piece of
work.
J. 5. Burbank has employed his spare
time during the winter in building a
power boat, which he will take to the
seaShOre this summer. IL is now in his
work shop here, and is practically done
except for paint and finish. 1t is Is l-2
feet long, will carry ten people com
fOrtaby, and is fitted with 3 l-2 horse
power engine. All the wood of the boat,
except the inside sheathing and floor, is
Of oak, and to a landlubber at least il
looks like handsome and well built
craft Mr. Burbank has done all the
work on it, including the making of the
patterns, the steaming, bending, ETC., in
his shop.
A recent number of the Portland Sun
day Telegram has an interesting inter
view with Sylvan Shurtleff of that city,
formerly Of South Paris and well known
here. Mr.. Shurtleff, now in his eightieth
year, is one of the oldest, If not the very
Oldest OF the men who have been in
active business in Portland. He went 10
that city in 1852, and has been a resident
OF IL and doing business there most of
the time since. His memory runs back
to the time of the second election of
Jackson in 1884, and it is doubtful if
another man can now be found who has |
So good recollection of the men aud |
times in Portland sixty years or so since. |
His "reminiscences of the earlier days are |
very interesting, particularly to the peo-
pie of Portland. One striking fact about |
Mr.. Shurtleff and one which it would be |
hard to parallel, is that since 1S49, wheu
be was p years of age, he has never
tailed TO attend every town, state and
national election in the town in which he
Ne.Ha.. ~.