Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-03
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SOUTH PARIS.

KeDnebunk,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hatch of Bidde
ford have been guests at Harry d. Cole
for few days.
The walls of the addition to the cour
bouse are practically finished, and tn
ROOF is going on.
Mrs Ada Richardson and Mrs. Georg
Picbards will spend the month at Empir
Grove Csmpground.
IF Plummer is having inlaid floor,
and paneling of oak put in at the show
windows of his store.
Mrs. w. ]. Wheeler and Miss Su,
Wheeler made Robert short visit a
Ola Orchard last week.
Ordway and family went Satur
5,v 10 visit Mr. Ordway's sister, Mrs
TasseHe. 10 Melrose, Mass.
Gilber, SWEET of Winchester came Wed
,ssday 20 the home of his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Nichols.
Mrs G. A. Frost, who has been visit
IN, her relatives here, returned to hel
hone in south birmingham, Mass, Fri.
day,
Mr. George F. Eastman has been
listed for a few days by her mother
Ms C. z. Hubbard, of South Wind
ham.
Mrs LuelIa Smiley was at Benton
monday OF last week to attend the funer-
a ~ her Sister-in-law, Miss Lettie
Smiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. (. n. Anderson, who
have been visiting their son at Provi-
dencs K l., are now at Salisbury Beach,
and expect 10 reach home the middle of
this week
Wendall Rounds has recently
nassed the examination before the state
hoard 0f dental examiners, and is doing
some dental work at his home here. He
has a few months more work TO COM
nlete his course in the dental college at
louisville. and will return there in the
fall.
DIR. c. L. Buck went with the deep
sea fishing party from Norway Saturday.
There we're twenty-nine in the party,
who went TO Portland and took a schoon-
er for the days trip. The water was
smooth and the day perfect, the catch
was good, only few of the party were
seasick. and 1T was day to be remem-
bered
Co. D, Second Regiment, n. G. S. NJ,
is in camp at Augusta with the regi-
ment The company camped at the fair
grounds Sunday night, and left on the
early train Monday morning for Augusta.
The encampment will last ten days, the
Second Regiment only being there, two
companies of United States regulars also
being encamped with them.
The Seneca Club has issued its calen-
dar for the coming seasons work. The
course of study is Our Country and
Southern Writers, portion of each even
iug'S programme being devoted to some
southern writer and portion to some
other topic of interest in America. The
first meeting is on the 4th of October,
and after that meetings are held Monday
evenings, fortnightly, as usual.
Three water works contractors have
been here during the past week to look
over the South Paris municipal plant as
planned. They are John Z. Palmer of
Boston, who did the work for the Nor
way Water Co. last year, Charles n.
TAYLOR of Wellesley, Mass, who has put
in a number of water systems in Maine,
including those at Buckfeld and Dix
field. and l.. <. Scruton of Portsmouth,
n
An Improvement has been made in the
appearance of Maple Street by grading
and strengthening the gravel sidewalks,
and cleaning the grass out of the gut
ters. This street while short is consid-
erably travelled, especially as il is the
tholoughfare to Riverside Cemetery.
The cemetery is always kept in as good
shape as any in this part OF the country
outside the cities, and it is desirable
that the approach to it should CORE
spOnd.
No official communication has yet
been received from the Norway Water
Co. regarding the sale of that portion of
its plant in Paris. A meeting of the
stockholders of the company was held
Friday afternoon to act upon the ques-
ton OF selling and fixing the price. As
the majority of the stockholders had
as favorable to selling, there is little
doubt that the action of the meeting was
TO the same effect.
Rev. Mr.. Little has been invited by the
Master of the State Grange to attend a
series Of field day meetings to be held in
the counties of Knox, Lincoln, Sagada-
hoe. AroOstoOk, Penobscot, Hancock,
Washington, and the field day meeting
on the fair grounds here Aug. rs. All
the meetings are to be held in August.
The speakers at these meetings are to be
C.. 5. StetSon, Master of the State Grange,
Rev J. II. Little, State Chaplain, and
Mortimer Whitehead.
that enjoyed by the party of Grand
Army men and ladies who made the trip
to Togus. Thirty.four of them went
from here on the early train To Lewiston.
From Lewiston they had a special car on
the electric road, leaving at seven O'Clock
They spent half an hour or more at the
State House and looked Augusta over,
and then went on to Togus, where they
had four ar five hours. Many of them
had never seen the Soldiers Home be-
fore, and they were much interested III
seeing how il is carried on, and how the
old soldiers are cared for there.
4 shower party for Miss S. M. Wheeler
whose engagement to Mr.. Roy E. Cole
was recently announced, was given by
Mrs. " A Chase at A. w. Walker
Thursday evening. So well managed
was it, and so completely was Mis-
Wheeler kept in ignorance OF the rea
meaning of tbs party, that she wa
greatly surprised when, as she was blind
folded in the course of a game, the gifts
were showered upon her from Japan
ese parasOl suspended overhead. Those
present were members OF the Senecs
Club and two or three other intimate
friends. A very pleasant evening wa
spent by all. Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Charles F. Hardin. who went to the
hospital with a sudden attack OF ap
pendicitis, did not survive. He val
found to be affected by a complication
OF troubles, and though some hope wa
entertained for few days, he died OF
Tuesday, and the remains were brough
home from Lewiston that night. Tit
funeral was on Thursday at O'Clock
and was attended by Rev. j. Wallace
Chesbro of the Baptist church. Th'
Hardin family came to Maine from
Illinois, and have been at South Pari
some five years. Mr. Hardin has been II
the employ of the Paris Manufacturing
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