Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-27


Annie Hilton, Harriet Barnes,
George Briggs, Alton wheeler,
Hastings Bean, Walter Maxim,
Thomas Barnes, Frank Taylor,
Arthur Forbes, Albert PARK.
The Slower house on Nichols Street
has been sold to Oscar z. Bowker of
Bryant's Pond, formerly for a number of
wears at South Paris. Mr.. BOwker and
his family are to come here and occupy
the house. Charles r. Newell and
family, who have occupied the house
for some time, will move into the house
Of Mrs. Tirrell on High Street.
The South Paris Board of Trade will
hold meeting at their rooms in Engine
House Hall, South Paris, Friday evening,
April 80, at I O'Clock, with banquet at
$50 at Hotel A ndrews. The committee
have made special effort to get ont each
member of the South Paris Board of
Trade, and with the list of invited
guests. expect one of the best meetings
the board has ever held. 1t is hoped
that each member of the South Paris
Board will secure ticket to the ban
quet of either W. L. Gray, secretary, or
W. J. Wheeler, A. Z. Shurtlef, w. a.
Porter, committee. Hon. Charles 5.
Hichborn of Augusta, president of the
State Board of Trade, and the presidents
of the boards of trade at Norway, Rum
ford Falls and Portland, have been in
yited to be present.
About one hundred Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs attended the annual Odd Eel
lows sermon, which was given at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon by
Rev. T. Y. Kewley. Rev. j. II. Little
aud Rev. A. T. McWhorter assisted in
the opening services. The singing was
BY the regular choir of the church. Mr..
Kewley's text was from that passage
where God asks Cain, where is thy
brother?' and Cain replies, Am my
brothers. keeper?" Mr.. Kewley is not
himself an Odd Fellow, but he gave a
discourse which was fully appreciated
BY the Odd Fellows as we'll as all Others
present. He set forth the fatherhood OF
God and the brotherhood of man as
foundation principles of Odd Fellowship,
as they are of Christianity, declared that
the place for all true Odd Fellows is in
the church, and urged that the order use
its great united power in forwarding the
cause of rig hteousness. The church
was well nIled.
"a good stop" which won the ap-
plause of all who saw it, was made FRI
day night by Pearl Remission, young
man who is employed by A. w. Walker
& Son. As p. NJ. Walker was driving
home with a single horse from the house
of w. l.. Farrar, where he was doing
some concrete work, one of the reius
broke while he was coming down High
Street. The horse ran, and Mr.. Walker,
having no means OF controlling him,
jumped off. The horse went on, turned
into Gothic Street and then through
Church Street into Pleasant. Mr.. Ken
iston, with double team, was unload
ing sidewalk material in front Of II. &.
Wilson's, and had his team set crosswise
at the side of the street. The running
horse, being affected with that blindness
which seems to strike horses under those
conditions, came on directly toward the
team. Running toward him. Mr.. Kenis-
ton succeeded in veering him enough sc
that the wheel only hit the end OF the
pole or the double teap, setting II
around some, and Stacking the runner
somewhat. Without an instsnt's hesita.
ton, Remission ran after the team, and
got busy at once. he climbed into the
back of the wagon and over the front ol
il, got down on one thill and worked
forward enough 10 get hold Of the one
rein, which was tapping about the
horses forelegs. Then be jumped t.
the ground, and by lively work succeed
cd In turning the horse and finally
brought him to q standstill. It was an
aet that kook a lOt Of crit.