Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-20
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.


First Baptist Church, Rev. g. W. T. Hi. pas.
SUNDAY SCHOOL al H y. sabbath evening service
at 7:36. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening Ct
ESQ. Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the lst Sunday Of the month at 80 p. u. All
j 81. L. Scribner is preparing to build a
large addition to his barn. Phil Mason
will have charge of the job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Marston moved
into the upstairs rent in j. j. Slattery's
house last week.
In the fire at Lenox, Mass, on the
morning of Easter Sunday, in which six
people lost their lives, three of the vic
tins were Edward c. Ventres, an electri-
clan, Al years of age, his wife, and their
daughter, II years of age. Mr.. Ventres
was the son of Rev. W. Fl. S. Ventres,
who was pastor Of the Baptist church
here from 1858 to 1865, and is now at East
Corinth, Maine. 1t was reported in
the papers that the remains OF the
Ventrss family were to be brought to
this town for burial, but this has not
been done.
Two engagements of interest to our
people are announced. One is that OF
Miss Mary Frank Case, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis c. Case, to Mr..
Keith Pevear, recently at Dartmouth
College and now of Boston; the other
that of Miss Clara Cary Case, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l..
Case, to Mr.. Arthur Cecil Edwards of
Constantinople.
There will be a May ball at Academy
Il uan
by Swastika orchestra, four pieces.
Dancing so cents per couple. Admis-
sion to spectators % cents.
Mrs. Z. Fl. Jackson entertained the
ladies of the Five Hundred Club at her
home last Saturday.
Mrs. c. p. Harlow returned last week
from visit of ten days to friends in
Portland.
The school under Miss Luce has be-
come so large that an assistant teacher
will be employed at once. All the seats
in the upper room are now occupied. A
part of the increase comes from COM
biniug the Whittemore school with Paris
Hill.
Herbert l.. Scribner has commenced
the work of enlarging his barn. The
roof of the present structure is to be
taken off and turned around and a large
addition will be added to the barn on
the rear. Philip Mason has charge of
the work
Otis L. Curtis, who recently sold his
farm in Sumner, has engaged for the
summer with Superintendent Albion l..
Abbott on Mr.. Cases farm here. Mrs.
Curtis is a sister of Mr.. Abbott.
Thoroughbred Holstein cattle are one
of the specialties at Mr.. Chas. l.. Cases
Long Look Farm and recent arrival in
the Holstein family there is worthy of
mention. Soon after its birth it was
measured and found to stand three feet
in height and to girth two feet and ten
inches. 1t was weighed when twelve
hours old and tipped the scales at one
hundred and fourteen pounds.
Mrs. Hiram Rawson was called to
| Lynn, Mass, last week by the death of a
| brother there.
News was received here Saturday of
the serious illness of diphtheria of the
little four-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton K. Brooks of Cambridge, Mass
Don't fail to attend the auction at the
Briggs homestead, Market Square,
South Paris, April 2S, if fair, if not the
next fair day.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Orange F. Small, who died on the Sth
of April, came to this town from An
dover, Maine, several years ago and has
ever since been one of our most esteem
ed citizens. His loss will be deeply felt
by the whole community. Mr. Small
was an old veteran and member of the
Grand Army Post where he will be
much missed. His has been an active
life as far as health would permit. On
different occasions he has carried on
business in stores both in New York City
and Andover, Maine. Mr.. Small pos
sessed wonderful mind and memory,
which, combined with his charity and
rare good heartedness, made his an ex-
a, lary Ohio