Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-08-25
All the schools in Paris will open Sept


Roy 81. Curtis, at Readfield.
Hobart A. Kenney and Lewis A. Keel
are in Boston for few days.
Frank Haskell Of Auburn has visited
his aunt, Mrs. L. A. Rounds, few days
Mrs. F. E. Remission is at Bay Poin
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Tucker for
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Morton lef
Saturday for weeks tenting at Shagl
Pond.
Rev. and Mrs. T. N. Kewley ar,
spending their vacation at Falmouth
Foreside.
Practice for the Pacific Engine Co
will be Thursday night next instead o.
Tuesday as arranged.
Donald Fl. Bean and family are spend
ing their vacation with Mrs. Beans
uncle, James Millett, at Buckfield.
There will be services at the NJ. E
church next Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Morgan
of Boston is expected to occupy the
pulpit.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
will have social at their vestry Tues
day evening. Ice cream will be served.
Admission ) cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Il. Rankin, Miss
Alice Rankin and Miss Martha Little.
field, of Wells Beach, are at A. W.
Walkers for few days.
Remember il is each mans duty to
see that his name is on the voting list
The selectmen are not all to blame il
you can't vote Sept 18th next.
II. G. Fletcher and DR.. D. NJ. Stewart
went TO Boston Wednesday by automo-
bile with Mr.. Jacobs, who had been at
Mr.. Howland's. They returned Friday
night.
Roy II. Porter, who has spent the
summer vacation at his home here, left
Thursday night on his return to his
work as instructor at the Iowa State
College at Ames, Iowa.
At the drawing of jurors for the
October term of court Saturday, William
o. rockingham was drawn grand juror,
and Adebert D. Littlehale and Charles
III. Bates traverse jurors.
We came dangerously near a frost
Friday morning, but so far as heard
from escaped. G. r. Penley, whose
farm is one of the frostiest places in the
says his thermometer on the
xpffhin fxun Aanraac of fha
point which means frost on the mead
owS.
S. NJ. King, accompanied by Herbert
NJ. Tucker, started Saturday morning
for the Eastern Maine State Fair at Ban
COR, with a part of his famous kingle-
side Farm Jersey herd. He will make
the circuit of the state fairs, but it is
doubtful if he goes outside of Maine
this year.
The Democrat was recently guilty of
stating that this years potato crop in
Aroostook County was estimated at
L, 100000 bushels. That was on the au-
thority of other state papers, but was
wrong, as We are informed by an ArOos-
took man. The estimate is really
% ,OOO, 900 bushels.
Henry L. Howe, who has been at
school at Mount Hermon, Mass, joined
Mr.. and Mrs. Heidner here Saturday.
And if ever anybody got reception TO
be proud of, it was Henry. He had been
expected a day or two earlier, and the
boys who had been his mates here had
watched the trains, and when he did
come they swarmed down on him and
almost swept him off his feet.
Frank Moore of Norway is the male
vocalist at the Bijou this week. Mon
day and Tuesday evenings he will sing
"When the Moon Plays Peek-a- boo, +"
and Miss Clark will sing That's What
the Daisy Said" Pictures for the two
evenings are, 1.-THE Old Actor" "The
Freebooters," "a Comedy of Errors"
and "Galvanic Fluid" with 1.-The Squaw
Mans Daughter" as an extra.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Aug. "a, 1908:
Miss Mary Ross.
Miss Marjorie Barker.
Miss Frances Ellngwood
Mrs. Nellie Abbott.
Mrs. Paul Jones.
DIR. e. l.. Homer.
DIR. T.. OsgOOd.
Mr. T.. +. Dorr.
T. +. Wills.
s. +. DAVIS, Postmaster.
During the past week massive mOnu-
ment has been set on the Samuel Rich
ards lot in Riverside Cemetery. The
general design is that of cross in dress
ed granite, about nine feet high, standing
on a large base and flanked by suitably
engraved stones at the foot. In front of
the cross stands the figure of an angel
with appraised hand, about six feet in
height, in marble. The monument is
one of the most elaborate and striking in
the cemetery. The marble figure came
from Italy, the granite work was done in
Lewiston.
Mrs. Sarah T., widow of Capt. Gus
tavus G.. Pratt, died very suddenly Sum-
day morning at the home of her son,
Oramel G.. Pratt, on the old homestead
in the south part of the town. She had
been in feeble health for some years, and
for two or three days had not been quite
as well as usual, but was about the
house, and was just returning from the
dining room where the family were eat
ing breakfast TO her own room when she
fell dead. Mrs. Pratt was the daughter
of Joseph Penley, and was born Oct. IA,
1881. She married in 1852, Capt. Gus
tavus G.. Pratt, we'll known citizen and
soldier of the civil war, who died some
years since. Two of their children are
living, Oramel G.. Pratt and Mrs. William
A. Porter, both of South Paris. Two
brothers of Mrs. Pratt also survive OF
the large family of children of Joseph
Penley-Charles Freeland Penley OF
South Paris and Rev. Francis Grosvenor,
well known Methodist minister. Mrs.
Pratt was a member of the South Paris
Methodist church, and the funeral will
be held at that church Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Miss Blanche Trip went to POLAND
and returned last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Small is spending few
days at Poland campmeeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Brown are passing
few days with friends in Bethel ant
Newry.
Raymond Lapham of Midway, Mass.
was selling stereoscopic views here las
Wednesday.
Mrs. j. s. Black and daughters
Dorinda and Louise, are guests OF Mrs
+. X. Witham.
Harvey SWEET, who is working a
Poland Spring, was at w. 81. SWEETS
last Wednesday.
Miss Eunice Fobes is staying at tn
Farm at Norway Lake, the guest Of MI
and Mrs. E. N. SWEET. Mr.. and Mrs. w
III Smatt will ;oin tha Marty Satin rday