Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-31
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A real old.fashioned battle royal was
fought out on the school grounds Satur.
day afternoon between the Cantons and
the Alerts, resulting In Q victory for the
latter BY score of five to three. The
score was q tie at the ninth inning but
the Alerts by strong rally pulled out a
winner.
The Coles, from West Paris, COM
menced work on the new cement side
walk on Depot Street Monday morning
and have completed q walk from the
railroad crossing to the Hamlin Allen
shop. The work will be continued this
week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waldron has been with
relatives in Peru this week.
Mr.. 81. G. Clement, formerly principal
of the high school here and for the past
two years principal of Bridgton Acad-
envy, has been elected principal of the
Redlands high school at Redlands, Calf.
Mr.. Clement will move his family at
once and begin work there Sept. 20.
Mrs. Annie Seavey and daughter, Alice
of Boston, have been with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. W. Washburn for few days, going
from there on carriage drive through
Turner and Hartford.
Mrs. Fred Bonney and daughter, OF
South Paris, who have been visiting
Mrs. Bonney's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lot
E. Keene, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Richardson of Woburn,
Mass, who has been visiting relatives
here for two weeks, returned to her home
Monday.
LII. Morrill, has returned from the
Central Maine General Hospital Satur-
day and will be treated at home for the
injury to his hand.
Mr.. w. C. Spaulding and Mrs. Louise
Spaulding of Caribou and Mrs. Chas
Fogg of Houlton, Me-, came through In
their touring car for visit with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Holmes and son
and Mrs. Haggerty of Caribou were at
Hotel Long Wednesday, coming through
in Mr.. Holmes Buick touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Bowen and son
Horace returned from visit to Mrs.
Bowen's sister, Mrs. Ernest Gould Of
Freeport, Wednesday.
Alma Cannon is making extensive re-
pairs on his house in the way OF new
windows. extending the piazza and other
minor changes.
The Odd Fellows are to have cement
walk to extend from the hall steps to
the street, put In at once.
II. II. Hall returned to his work Fri
day after three weeks visit with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Hall.
The local G. A. R. men were kept
busy last week attending county
veterans meeting at Canton Wednesday,
the reunion of the 23d Regiment at
Mechanic Falls Thursday, the Hamlin
memorial services at Paris Friday and
the "Grand Army Day" of the East
Hebron Grange Saturday. Verify the
army bean must be wary or be extermi-
mated.
The Buckfield high school team de-
feated the Leavitt team at Turner Center
Wednesday afternoon by score OF five
to four.
Misses Evangeline Woodwork and
Airline Croker of South Paris were the
guests of Mrs. Pottle during the past
week.
Miss Sallie Warren, who has been
spending the past five weeks with her
grandparents, returned to her home In
Westbrook Thursday.
Mrs. Sadie Jones, wife of the Rev. n.
G. Jones of Boston, Is the guest OF her
cousin, Mrs. Pottle, over the Sabbath.
Rev. A. W. Pottle during the past
week visited the East Livermore camp
ground Monday, and Tuesday went on to
Pennington to visit kindred, returning
h., ,a yUa1 nooday
Mr.. Clarence Shaw has taken up
photography and is doing good bust
ness.
Mrs. Amanda Shaw and her daughter,
Mrs Abbie Cushman, are at Thos. Bridg-
hams.
The annual reunion of the Conant
family was held at Nezinscot Hall Thurs
day with an all day session. The attend
ance was much smaller than usual on
account of sickness and other causes.
There were about fifty present. The
Conant family band gave fine concert
in the square in the afternoon and the
usual dance was held in the evening with
a good attendance.
Mrs. Fl. G. Clement gave farewell
party to her friends Friday evening at
the nome VI ner parents, III. auti MIS-. VI
NJ. Irish. The evening was pleasantly
passed with whist and music. Mrs.
Clement will make visits in Bridgton
and Gorham before starting for Red
lands.
Mrs. J. e. Kennedy and family of Fort
Fairfield have been with her sister, Mrs.
Isaac Smith, for a visit and returned
home Saturday. Mrs. Smiths father,
Mr.. Clarence Rollins, is also visiting her.