Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
The Oxford 4etnucrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

OOO LII i dhJO.
Mrs. Louise Briggs is in Portland on a
visit TO relatives.
Mrs. j. d. Keefe of Portland is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. j. j. Emeley.
County Commissioner w. II Eastman
Of East Sumner was in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Flora Mason of Mechanic Falls
visited Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Mason last
week.
Misses Hilds and Marjorie Chandler of
Auburn visited in town short time last
WeeS.
Nj and Mrs. George III. Cummings of
Me- auie Falls visited at Writ Stanley's
aisw days last week.
". and S. S. Maxim have recently
spen. a few days at the camp of Theo-
do-e TwiichelI on Shagg Pond.
b. = Hathaway and family have re-
tu-g.5 from Waterville, where a number
nj weeks of their vacation was spent.
N-s.A c. Swift has returned to her
bsrs in Minneapolis after a visit of
anne weeks with relatives and friends
hes=
Thee will be dance at Academy
Hal Paris Hill, Friday evening, Aug.
~ Music by Swastika Orchestra, six
..sre,. Grand march at Sis.
V.> Eva Z. Walker has returned
fr.t, Der vacation spent with her sister,
NJ, Rankin, at Wells Beach, and is
acsin her position in the savings
bIrs.
Vss charlotte Giles, stenographer
f,I ,- Mason Manufacturing Co. at
their ae'ory here, was in the Portland
cE The company for few days last
We.
Gre Bjou theatre is again suspended.
Its .a,. ease of life was short, owing to
the seoyery that the outfit did not con- ]
foru u the specifications required by !
the avs of the last legislature for NOV
iuE are shows.
ru,s. l.. II. Daughraty and c. A. |
Ma s,sn Of Co. ID left Wednesday for !
Pprr nd with the other marksmen from !
h.t Company TO join the state rifle !
tes. rr it's trip TO Camp Perry, Ohio, |
WHERE 5, takes part in the national rifle |
matca IN progress this week.
REGISTER of Probate Albert d. Park !
an! Hon James 5. Wright were at Rum
iora asst Tuesday TO attend the August /
term Of Probate Court. Mr.. Park re-
NAMED for two days and conducted an
auction at Mexico of goods in the store
o; ais father. Henry w. Park, Esq, who
has gone out Of business.
.'-s. Haskell of Newburyport, Mass
is VISITING her son, George w. Haskell,
at Is home here. Although she is is
wear Of age, Mrs. HaskelPs hair is only
slightly frosted, and she retains her
strength and vigor. She makes visit
here every year, and also goes to visit a
son o Virginia, travelling entirely alone.
Hose Companies Nos. l, 2 and are
ca led for the last practice drill for the |
year Monday, Aug. Esd, at 6:45 O'Clock p.
harp, at Market Square; hose compa- |
o - Nos. and Tuesday. Aug. "a, Il
O lock sharp. We have new racing |
d cart. This will be the real test for !
speed. c. w. BOWER,
Chief Engineer.
Mr.. John Stevens of Elm Hill has been |
presented with the gold-headed cane
given by the Boston Post TO the Oldest |
citizen of Paris. Mr.. Stevens was 81 |
wears old Jan. %, 1909, and is much |
pleased with the beautiful cane and a
remarkably well preserved man of his !
age. He expects to come to South Paris |
very soon with the new gold-headed |
cane.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office Aug. %:
Nlss Ida stiles.
N'-- Mildred Lewis.
Mrs May Z. Aver.
Mrs Pearl harrington.
NJ Martha Russell.
William Mcintyre.
levi 4 MarstOn.
tu-ene \. Dean.
Nj Il Field.
S. F. DAVIS, Postmaster.
A meeting Of the South Paris Village /
Corporation will be held the first of next |
week to make necessary correction.
A the time of the meeting when it was
voted % install a water system, il was
the understanding, which was not cor |
rected that there was no debt on the |
CuipoIttlOu. lucTc 10 III iaOt uoot VI \
abou' $1,000, so that the So 900 voted to
be raised is few hundred dollars 10
excess of the debt limit named in the |
law IL is to make this matter conform |
10 'he law that the meeting will be call
e.
So association known as the Western !
Mains Odd Fellows Field Day Associa-
tioa was formed here on the l4th inst.
by delegates from eight lodges of the |
county. This association is formed for
the purpose of holding an annual field |
day ~ the Odd Fellow and Rebekah
lodges. IL had been designed to have
the first field day of the association this |
year, but as il is so late in the season
and for other reasons, it will be deferred /
until next year, when it will probably |
be held in June. The meeting will be
held with Mount Mica Lodge of this
place with Norway Lodge assisting in
the care of the guests. The officers OF
the association are:
p, hlent-Luther W. Hollis. Mt. Mica Lodge
Wee. Presidential V. Weber, Norway Lodge
Sec-etary-Carl Mason, Mt. Mica Lodge.
Ireasurer-L. +. Pike, Norway Lodge.
In the watch of silent midnight good
fat coon by stealth and might went
hunting for some chickens. He climbed
hill he climbed fence, to hen house
went he thence and found the chickens
Good fat ones in goodly number were on
the rOost in silent Understanding OF
no H. Mr.. Coon without warning, on
that early Sunday morning, started in to
kill Six chickens of the very best were
picked out from among the rest aud
careful preparations made for great
and murderous raid upon those chick
ems When the early morning sun
awoke the slumbers of the one who own
ed the chickens, il displayed CHASTITY
sight Indications of fight of a coon
am1ug the chickens. Ii is needless
nov to say that without further stay,
the coon was FASTENED to repent of his
misdeedS and time mis-spent. Thus
ended coon and chickens. Moral?
As has already been announced,
Mount Mica Lodge, o. o. F., will OBJ
serve It's anniversary this year by attend
ing the Hamlin centennial at Paris Hill
on Friday in a body. The Rebekahs
will also Join with them. IL is planned
10 leave the hall at $50 A.. M, form a
procession and march to the Park Stree
Bridge, where hay racks and other
teams will be in waiting to take the |
members To Paris Hill At the edge of |