Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28

Ralph d. Berry of Salem, Mass, il
visiting relatives here.
Charles Jordan of Boston is the guest
of relatives at South Paris.
Mrs. Z. E. Hagen has arrived at the
Parsons Farm for the rest of the sum.
mer.
Mrs. c. NJ. Hutchins of Mechanic
Falls visited friends in town few days
last week.
Miss Emma z. Shurtleff and Miss
Nellie L. Whitman are spending weeks
vacation in Portland.
r. j. Everett of Poland, former
principal of the high school at South
Paris, was here on business Tuesday.
Ralph y. Gilbert of Mexico and
Harold Gilbert of Canton visited rela-
tives here two or three days last week.
Miuot L. White and family will
occupy Mr.. Parks cottage at Old Or
chard for the first two weeks of August.
Mrs. Maria Glover has returned home
after very pleasant visit spent with her
sister, Mrs. Whitney Buck, at Crockett
Ridge.
L. s. Sessions has been taking weeks
outing at Augusta and Lake Maranocook,
Winthrop, with DR.. NJ. l.. Bonney of
Caribou.
Miss Lila Farrsr accompanied her
uncle, Edgar Fsrrsr, TO his home in Man
chester, y. H., Monday, for stay of
some weeks.
William E. Kenney, manager Of the
telephone exchange at Houlton, has
been here the past few days. Mrs. Ken
ney has been here for some weeks.
Rev. Henry o. Thayer of New York is
spending a few weeks with relatives
here. Mr.. Thayer was the son OF Ziba
Thayer, and was born and reared in
Paris.
William J. Wheeler and family are
spending few weeks at Mr.. Wheeler's
farm, the johnson place, in the south
part of the town, TO which they went
Mr.. and Mrs James Bennett of East
Boston, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Ben
nett of Norway, and Mrs. II. n. Porter
and family visited Saturday at John
Benefits.
The Democrat has greetings from
Miss Rose A Murphy, dated at New
port News, Va, July Il. Miss Murphy
is on a sea voyage with her cousin, Cap
tain Ross.
The state road crew have begun opera
tons again, getting the gravel from
Eastern Promenade in front of W. h.
Clifford's house, also from knoll west
Of the house.
The blueberrieS are coming into the
village by the bushel nowadays. Every
day sees numerous teams headed east
ward. and you can tell BURBERRY team
as far as you can see it.
Mrs. William o. rockingham and son
William l.. started Monday morning for
a visit to Mrs. Frothingham's daughter
in Bangor and to other relatives at her
former home in Perry.
Percy Briggs was taken to the hospital
in Lewiston Sunday night, suffering |
with appendicitis. 1t was found to be |
an advanced case, the appendix being
and an operation was per
formed Immediately on arrival at the |
hospital.
Miss Anna Morse entertained at tea |
last Thursday Mrs. Minot Whittle, Mrs. |
y. d. Bolster, and Miss Emma Shurtleff, |
in honor of Mrs Clarence Hutchins, an
old school friend. Friday, the same |
company were entertained by Mrs. y. D. |
Bolster.
The Republican aud Democratic Town |
have recommended to the |
selectmen for appointment as election |
Clicks: Republican, +. A. Taylor, l.. B. |
Merrill; Democrats, b. l.. Swift, A. NJ.
Ryerson. These hold good for two
years.
Prof. Frank Tubbs, A. NJ, 5. T. D., |
Instructor of Astronomy and Geology at |
Bates College, was at W. K. CliffOrd's |
He and W. A. Clifford made
a trip 10 Mt. Mica. Prof. Tubbs is much |
in the geology OF Maine, and
hopes to write it up as it should be, in
the near future.
Pretty catchy weather for hay makers
10 this vicinity for the past week, but
Sundays fine weather gave them good |
chance to each up. The frequent |
showers have freshened the vegetation |
and put much different
face on nature from that which it wore |
during the drought.
Decatur Turner died Monday morning
AZ the home of bis son, Montelle, near |
Halls Pond, at the age of II years. Mr..
Turner was a native of Buckheld, but
'or some years had lived in Paris. He
caves a widow and four sons, George w.
IF LYNN, Mass, Isaac of Buckfield, Frank |
A. and Hontelle of Paris. The hour of
he funeral is not fixed at the time the |
Democrat goes TO press.
The trustees of the Oxford County |
agricultural Society had meeting at
The fair grounds Saturday. No special
,r unusual action was taken, but the |
program of the coming fair was COM
Dleted, and the repairs and improve
nentS made on the grounds were looked
,ver and others decided upon. Con-
siderable work has been done on the
rack and buildings this season, and
some more will be done before the fair.
While Smuggling on the roof of +. NJ.
Edwards house on Pleasant Street
Wednesday, Verual Edwards and Willis
4. Edwards were thrown to the ground
oy the giving away of a bracket on the
-oof staging. 1t was drop of some
eighteen feet. Willis struck on his feet |
aud was only famed and shaken up
somewhat, but Vernal was so badly |
hurt as to be unconscious for some time. |
No bones were broken, and he is doing |
we'll, but he was badly bruised and
shaken up.
Or Thursday of this week the tax |
commission appointed by the governor
as provided by the last legislature will
hold a public meeting at the court |
house here. This commission was ap- |
pointed for the purpose of investigating |
the subject of taxation and making such |
recomm co the next legislature
as it may determine upon, with view
to securing a more just and equitable
system of taxation. OF course 1t Is not
10 be expected that the commission Will
discover any means of accomplishing
what most people devoutly desire, the
abolition of taxes, or the assessing OF
them entirely on the other fellow. Still,
they may be able to make some sug-
gestions which will tend either to SIM
pity our present system of taxation, or
to add few more pieces to the patch
work which it now is. Sessions have
been held by the commission at its head
quarters in Portland, largely devoted to
soma snecial feature of the tax system.