Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Mrs. T. N. Kswley is visiting her par


was here Monday.
Miss Nellie Thompson of Portland
spent Sunday at r. n. Halls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Stearns spent Me-
mortal day with her parents at Rumford.
Mrs. 81. C. Anderson and son of Provi-
dence, 4. L., are guests of relatives here.
Howard G. Wheeler has been at home
from Manchester, N. H., for few days.
Bright and beautiful June weather,
with the temperature some above freez-
ing.
Mrs. Lydia Hammond is visiting her
relatives in Portland and Boston for a
month.
Miss Susie E. Porter was at home over
Memorial Day from her teaching in
Portland.
Mrs. 81. A. Ordway of Woodstock was
the guest of her son, S. c. 0rdway, over
Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Haynes spent Sum-
day and Monday with relatives at Dan
vile Junction.
Beginning this week, the lawyers
offices in town will close Saturday after
Moons until Sept. LIST.
Mrs. Charles A. Gray and two chill
dren, of South birmingham, Mass, are
visiting relatives here.
A. W. Walker is with the Mclntire
party, which left here Saturday on its
annual Four Ponds fishing trip.
Mrs. DR.. Stewart was visited for few
days last week by her parents and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell and Miss Maxwell,
of Wales.
The latest addition to the stock of
automobiles in town is a brand new
Buick touring car which John Emeley
has just purchased.
Fred p. Chandler and family are NOV
ing to Auburn, where they are to live,
Mr.. Chandler being station agent of the
Grand Trunk at Lewiston.
The graduating class of Paris High
School have secured Rev. j. II. Little
to give the bsccalaureate sermon. 1t
will be given June 18th in the evening in
the Congregational church.
Miss Helen NJ. King, who teaches in
Portland, and Miss Frances King, who
has position as steuographer in Lewis
ton, were with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. King, over Memorial Day.
The service at the Congregational
church Sunday morning, in addition TO
the regular preaching service, will con-
sist in the baptism of candidates and
their reception into the church, also
communion at close of preaching service.
The trustees of Riverside Cemetery
have arranged for the care of lots for
1909 at same price of last year, being -
per lot and 81 for half-sized lots. Every
owner of a lot should take pride in main
tanning the beauty of this cemetery by
prompt payment of the amount required.
Trouble has developed with the
reservoir of the Norway Water Co. built
last year near J. Fl. Clsrk's, south of this
village, and it has been necessary to
draw the water out of it. The earth
sides of the reservoir cave away and
slide down into the bottom. II is said
that it may have to be cemented to
remedy the difficulty.
Shagg Pond has been the objective
point of quite number of people dur
ing the Memorial Day recess of business,
no less than twenty-three people,
carpenters, masous and campers, having
been there on Monday. U. G. Wheeler
of Everett, Mass, came here Friday
night, and on Saturday, with his brother,
p. E. Wheeler, went to his camp at Shagg
and remained until Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alton G. Wheeler also went to start
their camp, which is being built by
Ernest j. Record and W. q. Jenue. Mr..
and Mrs. III. A. Morton, whose new camp
is now we'll toward completion, are also
there for few days. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
l.. Holmes were at their camp over Sun
day and Monday, and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
p. Morton and Mr. and Mrs. George r.
Morton drove to the Pond for the day
Monday.
Mrs. Abigail Mixer, widow Of Aretas
Mixer, died at her home in the King
District Friday morning, at few days
over 94 years of age Mrs. Mixer was
the daughter of Adna Tribou, Of whose
large family Of children only two now
survive. Horace A. Tribou, who is now
with his daughter, Mrs. +. c. Tribou,
and Mrs. A. Z. Shurtleff. OF large
family Of children of Mrs. Mixer, three
are now living, Horace Z. Mixer OF
Norway, Fred Mixer of Lewiston, and
Mrs. A. d. Wing of Paris, who lives at
the old place. There are also living
twenty-seven grandchildren of Mrs.
Mixer, and sixteen great-grandchildren,
and there has been one birth in the fifth
generation, but the child did not live.
Mrs. Mixers funeral was held at P. NJ.
Sunday, and was attended by Rev. A. I.
McWhorter of the Congregational
church. She had long been member
of that church.