Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
z. F. Clason and family ar. at Lisbon


Mrs. Herbert L. Croker of Locke's
Mills visited relatives here Saturday.
Fred b. wiggin aud family are occupy.
ling a cottage at Old Orchard this week
, The family Of Edward L. Greene visit
ed at Omar Merrow's in Auburn las,
week.
, Miss Maud Carter 10 with her sister
Mrs. Packard, at the Packard Camp at
Locke's Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D. Park are
spending this week at their cottage a I
Old Orchard.
A party of young people enjoyed a
hayrack ride to the dance at Academy
Hall, Paris Hill, Friday evening.
Mrs. Chase Of Wales, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Maxwell, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Perry and Miss Perry of Mon
mouth are guests at Edwin Maxwell's.
Mrs. Perry is Mrs. Maxwelrs sister.
| The monthly woman's missionary
meeting will be held at the Baptist ves-
try Thursday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
One shower on Friday helped out the
situation little, still it is very dry, and
a good rain would be highly appreciated.
Rev. j. II. Little was called to Canton
last Wednesday to attend the funeral of
Clark c. Burke, who died the Goth, aged
81.
l l. p,5ra and fa,,;l, ,rho houo h..~
at Old Orchard for month, returned
Saturday to spend some time with rela-
tives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. |. Spofford have re-
turned from visit OF several weeks to
Mrs. Spofford's former home at Port
LaTour, Ms.
The August exodus to Shagg Pond
will be on this week, and a number of
| parties will spend more or less time at
the camps there.
Guy Irving SWEET of this place and
Miss Jennie Estelle Record of Norway
were married Thursday evening by Rev.
j. Wallace ChesbrO.
Mr.. and Mrs /. +. Evans have been on
a visit to their son, Fred Fl. Evans, in
Enrol, n. H., and Mrs. Evans sister,
Mrs. Etna Lane at Upton.
Miss Josie Foster and Miss Rose MUIR
ply returned Friday from pleasant
and profitable term at the state summer
school at Gorham, Maine.
Mr.. Guy Morrill, of Maiden, Mass,
came Saturday to visit at w. F. Fosters.
His sister, Miss Bernice Morrill,, has
been here since July 10th.
o. E. Ripley and family have moved
to Norway, and George A. Abbott and
family have moved into the house on
Wheeler Street vacated by Mr.. Ripley.
Mr.. Ernest Pratt of Peabody, Mass,
who has been spending his two weeks
vacation here as a guest at Charles Tit
combs, returned TO bis home Saturday.
Miss Helen NJ. King, who has been
attending the summer school at Cam
bridge, Mass, is spending the remainder
of her vacation with her father, j. r.
King.
Mrs. W. b. Gilbert of Canton is in
town for few days, and she and Mrs.
A. G. Swift of Minneapolis are guests of
their old schoolmate, Mrs. Cora S.
Briggs.
! Charles III. Lunt, who lived at South
Paris for some time, and later went to
Montville with his son, Edward b. Lunt,
died in Belfast on the 10th of July, aged
Y years.
The Baptist pulpit was supplied on
! Sunday by o. l.. Stone of Norway. For
| the next two SUNDAYS union services of
the Methodists and Baptists will be held
at the Methodist church.
There was lost between Park street
and Market Square purse containing a
two dollar bill and small amount of
change Master Robert Dennison would
appreciate it very much if the finder
would return it to him.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Aug. q
Mrs. A. NJ. Walker.
/ Miss Claris Kimhall.
| Mrs. Annie Clifford.
William Mcintyre.
\ MIR. Ambrose Il. Farnum.
Mrs. Crockett's class of the Baptist
Sunday School will give lawn party at
the home of Mrs Charles Hemmingway
on Park Street Thursday evening, Aug.
s. If stormy. the next pleasant night.
Ice cream and home made candy for sale.
Everyone invited.
Garden thieves are also abroad. One
man who had nine carefully tended Gu
cumbers at the verge Of being ready for
the table found that they had all disap-
peared over night. Perhaps he isn't
mad. Several gardens on Pleasant
Street have been raided and the cucum-
bers carried off.
Alba NJ. Gerry, whose serious illness
was noted some weeks since, died at his
home at Lisbon Falls Sunday, at the age
of 81 years. Mr.. Gerry was for many
years proprietor of drug store at South
Paris, going from here to Lisbon Falls,
\ where he continued in the same business
Mr.. Gerry was twice married. His first
wife was Clara A. Noyes of Norway.
They had two children, both of whom
are living, Harry NJ. Gerry of Cambridge,
Mass, and Olive, wife of s. Clarence
Curtis, of Dorchester, Mass. His second
wife was Miss Mary p. Libby of Paris,
who survives him, as do three young
daughters. He was member of the
South Paris Baptist church, and of Paris
Lodge of Masons, joining both during
his residence here and retaining his
membership.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
G.. C. Herrick of Portland is, at Dr.
Kings.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Brown went t.
Mechanic Falls last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. SWEET went Ia
New Meadows Inn last Thursday and
returned Friday.
Mrs. Willard Martin of Mechanic Falls
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
Freeland Cummings, returned home last
week.
Mrs. "A. NJ. Wheeler of Bangor, Miss
Harriet Twitchell of Paris Hill and Mrs
Lizzie Merriam of South Acton, Mass,
are at A. o. Wheeler's.
Bartlett Bound Over for Larceny.
Charles Bartlett, formerly a resident
} of South Paris for time, singer at the
Bijou and other places, and who had
J various experiences in the courts during
} the last of his stay here, is again in trou
BILE. He was arrested last week at Cam
J den by State Detective Bassett OF Nor
! way, on the charge of larceny OF a team
from ]. NJ. Howe of Harrison on tho
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