Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-08-11

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Miss Clara Mae Needham of Portlan
is guest at E. n. Anderson's.
Miss Flora Ritner Harlow of Bridge
port, Conn.,, is visiting at S. P. Maxim's
There will be food sale at the Baptis
vestry next Friday afternoon at O'Clock
Floyd Sessions of Rumford Center !
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. N. G. Ses
sions.
Henry B. Scribner and son Percy O
South Windham, Conn, are at j.
Kings.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Cummings o
Mechanic Falls are visiting at Wiz
SANKEY'S.
Mrs. FL. NJ. Tucker is at work in tn,
Democrat office, taking Miss Giles place
during her vacation.
S. K. Banks of New York city ha
been the guest of his cousin, c. E. Nc
Ardle, for few days.
Miss Carrie Mathews was here from
Bridgton last week to attend the funera
of her aunt, Mrs. Swift.
o. Z. Curtis and family of Kennebunl
are visiting his mother, Mrs. Ellen N
Curtis, coming by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. K. Ripley will attenc
the reunion of the First-Tenth-Twenty
ninth Maine Regiment at Long Islauc
this week.
Miss Margaret A. Baker is taking hel
vacation from the Office of w. j. Wheeler
Il Co. She will spend most of the vaca
ton in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Edwards returned
Saturday night from vacation of two
weeks spent with relatives in Massachu
sets and Connecticut.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Ordway and daugh.
ter Hester, also Mrs. Addie Richardson,
left here Saturday for three weeks
stay at their cottage at Poland.
A. L. Weston, proprietor of the
National Adjustment Co., and wife, OF
Boston, Mass, are the guests of Mrs.
Frank K. Durham for few days.
The A. L. & e. +. Goss Co. of Lewis
ton have put in the steel ceiling on the
rooms which will be occupied by the
Paris Trust Co. in Pythian Block.
Mrs. Edith Witham of Portland has
been visiting her father, Mr.. Hicks, the
past week She was taken violently i'll
and was obliged to return to the hospital
accompanied by DR.. Littlefeld.
Harold C.. Anderson of Providence, r.
l., arrived Sunday for short visit with
his relatives. He will leave for his home
this Wednesday and his wife and little
son, vino have been here since the third
of July, will return with him.
The Paris Bakery has been sold to
Fred V. Abbott, who will continue the
business. Mr.. Hayes will remain and
continue to do the cooking. The bakery
was established by the late II w. Hitler
Just before he was stricken with para
lytic shock, and since his death has been
run by the estate.
A party which went TO Camp Concord
Saturday morning for weeks stay con-
sists of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. P. Morton,
Mr.. and Mrs. George X. Morton, Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Briggs and Mr.. and Mrs.
T. A. Heidner. 1t is not expected that
the camp will have the appearance of a
funeral while they are there.
Richard Gates lost his driving horse
last Tuesday. The horse had got loose
the night before aud got at some prov
ender, of which he ate a considerable
quantity. Thinking that it would do
the horse good to drive him, Mr.. Gates
went to Pomona Grange at South Water
ford, but the horse died there.
Owing to break in the Norway water
pipes, somewhere near the intake at the
lake, the water was shut of Sunday, to
save the water in the reservoirs for a
case of emergency As far as Norway
water is concerned, the town is pretty
nearly dry, little being obtainable on
the lower levels. Officials of the COM
pany say they expect to have repairs
completed Monday night.
Pictures at the Bijou Monday and
Tuesday will be liking of the Cannibal
Islands" "Scandalous Boys" ATTACK
on the Mai" 1.-The Man and His Bottle"
boys on Lark" 1.-THE Strong Man"
Miss Clark will sing my Heart Beats
Only for You" and Master Andrews will
sing ''When am Far Away" The at
tendance continues good, and standing
room only is common condition for the
first performance Of the evening.
The fire department at meeting last
Tuesday voted to take part in the tourna-
h. gta "a fair with tha old pa
cific. There is little uncertainty about
the class filling, as sixteen entries are
necessary or the tournament will be de-
clared off. If it does take place, the
boys will be there with the tub, and they
are anxious to go. Practice with the
Pacific was appointed for Friday evening,
but it was so rainy and muddy that it
was postponed.
Rev. Howard A. Clifford, recently pas
tor of the Methodist church, is enjoying
his work in Strong, Maine. The new
parsonage was built from plan obtained
in Chicago and is one of the most con-
venieut in the state. Mr.. Clifford and
his three children went to the top of Mt.
Blue in July. He took vacation trip
in Nav to Boston, Middletown, New
Haven, New York, Baltimore, Annapolis
and Washington aud heard speeches BY
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Bryan and
prominent bishops. He reads the let
tiers of the talented "John" in the DEM
ocrat with interest.
Miss Rose A. Murphy returned TO
South Paris Friday from vacation trip.
She went with her cousin, Captain FL
mer K. Ross of Portland, on the six
masted schooner Addie NJ. Lawrence,
from Boston to Newport News, Va, for
a cargo of coal. They sailed from Bos-
ton July I, and were back there in TWEEN
ty.one days. There was no rough
weather, and the voyage was pleasant
one throughout. The voyage was with
out special incident except the sighting
of whale at short range. After her re-
turn to Boston, Miss Murphy visited
Mrs. Gearge C. Erskine at West Rutland,
Mass, for few days.
A new voting list for the town of Paris
has been printed for the selectmen.
Doubtless some additions will be made
to this before election, after the party
committees have completed their can.
vass. As printed the list contains lO6s
names. Every letter of the alphabet has
a column except Q, y. and H., though
l., O., u. and V. have only one name
each. The largest number under one
initial are under b., which has l24
names. The first name on the list II
alphabetical order, Abbott, has also the
largest number of any one surname, II
Other surnames under which ten Of
more names appear are as follows: An
drews, 10; Bennett, 10; Briggs, 10; Cole
16; Curtis, II; Durham, 10; Hammond
l2: Maxim, 12; Shaw, IL; Swift, 10