Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-06-23

SOUTH PARIS.

tiyes in Portland.
Durward Richards of Mexico, a Hebron
s,ndept, has been guest OF his uncle
A. D. Park.
The Democratic county convention
meets AT the court house Tuesday at IL
o'clock A. NJ
Charles Morse and family of Min.
,aapolis are guests at A. <. Morse's fol-
about two weeks.
Miss Susie l.. Porter, who teaches in
Portland, came home Wednesday for the
summer vacation.
Mrs. =. S Chandler of Bethel has been
guest of her daughter. Mrs. Fred P.
chandler, for few days.
Miss Fannie Tucker, of Colecrook,
r.. visited her sister, Mrs. w. ).
Austin. few days last week.
Mrs Ella Burbank is in Gorham, n.
n for few days, going there to attend
the Cole-Page wedding last Wednesday.
special communication of Paris
Lodge. +. and A. NJ, will be held Tues
day evening of this week. Work F. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Evans and Mrs.
" " Payne of Rumford Falls were in
town last week to attend the funeral of
Mr. Hitler.
The Paris Bakery. which had been
closed since Mr.. Hitler, the proprietor,
was taken i'll, was reopened Thursday,
and IS doing business as usual.
The family of U. G. Wheeler of Ever
EFT. Mass, are at p. +. Wheeler's, where
they are to spend the summer. Mr..
Wheeler himself will come little later
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Powers and son
Lewis. of Hanover, were the guests of
their daughter. Mrs. w. G. Thayer,
Wednesday, Mr.. Powers coming as a
delegate TO the county convention.
Cbi'dren's Day will be observed at the
Baptist church next Sunday, June IS.
An appropriate sermon will be preached
in the morning and the children's exer-
cises viii be given at p. NJ. Everybody
invited
The graduating class of the high
school enjoyed a picnic at GibsOu's
Grove Friday. The same day the fresh
man class in the school went to Oxford
for picnic. Most of both parties went
via bayrack.
Work on the state road has begun, at
the Norway line on Pleasant Street,
according to the vote passed at the an
nual town meeting. After being graded
into shape, the road is surfaced with
gravel from Clark Hill in this village.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Hall of Kan
sas City and Miss Bessie C.. Ripley of
PawhuSka. oklahoma, who have just
returned from a European trip of several
months, are here with Mr.. Halls par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hall, for few
days
William h. Holmes, who teaches in
New Britain, Conn.,, arrived Sunday
morning at the home of bis parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Holmes. He and j. ).
Burbank left Monday morning for Shagg
Pond in Woodstock, where they are 10
build camp for Mr.. Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon S. Fairbanks of
Newton, Mass, and Robert Stoddard of
Boston arrived Saturday at the home of
Mrs. Fairbanks parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Crockett. Monday morning
Mrs. Crockett, Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks
aud Mr. Stoddard left for Camp Concord
for weeks stay.
The assessors of the village corpo-
ration have posted new lot of warnings
against bicycle riding on the sidewalks.
This was made necessary by the reckless
disregard of the law shown by some of
the riders. II the-riding continues, the
assessors propose to have an example
made of one or more violators.
On Wednesday, at 2:3O, will occur the
last meeting of the Congregational
Junior Society for the season. All the
parents are earnestly invited to be
present. At this time the mite boxes
will be opened, and the reward given
for the best attendance. A social hour
with refreshments at the close.
Hamlin Temple has invited Evergreen
Temple of Bryant's Pond and Lake
Temple of Norway to meet with them
Tuesday evening, June %. Several can
didates will be received The Temple
will open promptly at seven O'Clock that
visitors wishing to leave on late train
NAV do so. Refreshments will be serv-
ed and a good attendance is desired.
The Paris Trust Company will be for
mally organized about the middle of
July-possibly a little later than that.
A vault has been ordered which it will
necessarily take some time to build and
install, and get the rooms in condition
for business. The opening will there
fore be a little later than was at first
designed, but things are moving well.
The Epworth League of the NJ. K.
church celebrated their anniversary
sunday. June 81. In the morning an
appropriate sermon was preached TO the
young people. The evening service in
Guided the installation of the League
officers for the coming year and the re-
ceptiOn of four new members. The duet
by Miss Noble and Mr.. Moore of Norway
was much enjoyed. The church was
very prettily decorated for the occasion.
Mrs. Isabel NJ. Millett, formerly of
South Paris, died Saturday morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. e. G..
Curtis, in Oxford, where she has made
her home for the past few years. Death
followed a second operation for the re-
moval of a cancerous growth, from
which she failed to rally. Mrs. Millett
had just passed her eightieth birthday.
She leaves three sons and three daugh-
terS-Sewal ). Millett of Greenwood,
Fred L. Millett of Norwood, Mass, II.
P. Millett of South Paris, Mrs. II. w.
Dean of Norwood, Mass, Mrs. John B.
Robinson of Oxford, and Mrs. c. G.. Cur
It's OF Oxford Funeral at z. NJ. Mon
day, at Mr.. Curtis.
As Mr.. aud Mrs. Harry A. Morton
were driving Sunday afternoon, an auto
came up behind them, short distance
above the sand hill, on the Paris Hill
road. They drove into the field at the
side of the road, but the horse was never
theeSs scared and threw them both out.
He quickly cleared himself from the
wagon and ran toward the village, and
was stopped at the Park Street bridge
after hard struggle by w. p. Marston,
who was out for walk with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton were not injured
beyond little shaking up. The horse
got number of scratches, and the
wagon and harness were slightly damag'
cd. The auto did not stop.
The new fire escape on Odd Fellows
Block was put in place last week. 1t is
a regulation fire escape, with landings
reached through door Opening from
paraphernalia room at the northeast
corner of the building on the third floor
and through the window next the stage
on the north side of the ball on the sec
ond floor. There are two runs of iror
stairs wide anouph for comfortable pas