Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-21
West Paris.

Never was rain more welcome than
that OF Friday night. It made every.
body smile! We have not even had local
showers, except two or three 30 light q.
to be hardly worth mentioning and
since June 1st there has been just one
half day of rain on June 15. If tho rain
continues in normal way perhaps the
gardens may revive to be worth some
thing.
Mr.. A. r. Williams, who makes bis
home with his daughter, Mrs. r. e.
Wheeler, returned home last week after
two months, visit with friend and rela-
tives in Massachusetts,. His niece, Miss
Beatrice Eddy, of Boston, came with
him for visit.
Mrs. Charles q. Bates has gone to one
of the summer hotels at the White
Mountains, where she will work through
the season as bookkeeper. At present
Mr.. Bates takes his meals at j. X. Tuck.
er's.
A local subscriber noted the item last
week regarding the age and remarkable
activity of Mr.. Stephen Rowe of Bry-
ants Pond, and said there was at least
one man, a native of Paris, who was q
little more advanced in years. Mr..
Cyprian Benson of North Paris was born
Dec. 81, 1912, and has been life long
resident of that town. He married
Charlotte F. Bemis and has one son,
Charles B. Benson, Esq, who lives at
North Paris. His home being broken
up Mr.. Benson for several years lived
with Rev. Seth Benson, but when Rev.
Mr.. Benson came here to occupy his
newly purchased house his aged uncle
went to live in the family of Fred Hem
erickson at South Woodstock, where he
still remains.
Mrs. F. s. Farnum is closing out her
summer stock of millinery at low prices
to make room for fall goods. This
month she is keeping the store open
only afternoons from Que to six o'clock,
and probably will take an August vaca-
ton.
The Lucky Leaf Club met last Thurs
day evening with Miss Jennie NJ. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Soule of West
Manchester, N. a., are visiting relatives
here for q week or two. A week ago
Saturday and Sunday there was quite a
family reunion at Albert j. Ricker's.
Mrs. Ricker's two sisters, Mrs. Soule
and Mrs. C. c. Dearborn of South Paris,
were there, also her niece, Mrs. E. Il.
Brown, of Rumford.
Mr.. George l.. Durham and family OF
Brattleboro, Vt, arrived in town last
Thursday for visit of a week or two
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. W.
Durham.
]. c. Howe and r. S. Farnum have
much improved their double house by
painting it. Some very desirable i'm
provements have been made inside Ia
Mr.. Farnum's part.
Lewis NJ. Mann has carpenters at
work reshingling his house, after which
he will have piazza built.
Mrs. G. A. Smith recently was called
to Mount Vernon for few days by the
death of her grandmother.
w. Fl. Barker is clerking In A. K
Shurtleff's pharmacy.
Mrs. William Hayes and son Arthur
of Auburn are spending summer vaca
ton here and are occupying DR.. F. 81
Packard's house during their absence al
camp.
We understand that Mrs. Mary G
Bradbury has sold her small farm II
Tuelltown to Mr.. Pirainen, a young
Finn, who is working this summer fol-
Laurie Immonen.
Mr.. E. L. Abbott has moved into tn,
Elmer Hammond house at Trap Corner
for the present. Mr.. and Mrs. Thurs
ton, who moved there while ago, art
working for r. N. Stetson at West Sum
ner. 1t is reported that Mr.. Hammond
has sold his house but we are not SUR
of particulars,