Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-06

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tives in Canton over the Fourth.
Harry P. King of Portland was with
relatives in town over the Fourth.
Richard Brown of Portland was with
his sister, Mrs. j. j. Emeley, over the
Fourth.
Miss Julia P. Morton, who teaches in
Arlington, Mass, is at home for the sum.
mer vacation.
Mrs. r. W. Gray and R. W. Gray, Jr.,
of Cambridge, Mass, have been in town
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. W. Clifford and
daughter of Worcester, Mass, are visit
ing relatives here.
Miss Marguerite Clifford has complet
cd her school at Jackson and is visiting
her brother in Houlton.
Mrs. c. r. Elder and daughters OF
Maiden, Mass, arrived here Friday to
occupy their summer home.
The hook and ladder company will be
called out for practice, with the Pacific
hand tub, Thursday evening at Tbs.
George A. Hussey has bought the
house where he has lived for some time,
on High Street, of Wilbur l.. Farrar.
Mr.. W. E. Stuart has had good success
as principal of the Strong High School.
A class of five graduated last Thursday
Miss Nora Durham and Miss Eva An
drsws went Saturday for visit to Mrs.
George c. Erskine at West Rutland,
Mass.
l.. Fl. Daughraty has bought house
lot on Pine Street, 100 feet front, next
the high school on the east side of the
street.
The blacksmiths of Paris and Norway
have decided to close their shops Satur-
day afternoons thorough July and
August.
Mrs. Julia Abbott has an excellent
poem in lions Herald on June" 1t is
one of her best and will be appreciated
by many friends.
Rev. Blanche Wright Morey, who is
said 10 be very able preacher, will
occupy the pulpit at the Universalist
church next Sunday.
Miss Eunice W. Fobes is at home from
her teaching i'm Wakefield, Mass She
will go in few days to spend some
weeks at Bar Harbor.
Edwin Maxwell and family came from
their former home at Wales last week,
and are established in their new home,
near the Baptist church.
Herbert L. Whitman, who teaches in
Aver, Mass, and his family, are with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Whitman, for the vacation.
MIR. and Mrs. Fl. W. Shaw entertained
few of their friends Friday evening on
the lawn at their home on Main Street.
Games were enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
C.. A. Record, formerly of South Paris,
who has been superintendent of schools
in Abingdon, Mass, for some time, has
been chosen superintendent OF schools
in Haverhill, Mass.
Walter L. Bonney and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. Herrick, and Albert <. Dean
and family went Tuesday morning to
Bailey's Island, where they are to have
cottage for week.
OK. Clifford and family and Arthur
B. Talbot and family were at family
reunion at James NJ. Millett's in Buck
field last Tuesday, at which a party of
twenty-one enjoyed a very pleasant day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Holmes
arrived from New Britain, CT, on Satur-
day, and are with Mr.. Holmes parents,
Mr.. an6 Mrs. A. l.. Holmes. They will
be here for only small part of the
vacation.
The factory of the Paris Manufacture
ing Co. shut down Saturday for two
weeks. This was necessary in order to
reset the boilers, job which is now in
progress. The factory will start up
again on the 10th.
Harry T. Jordan and family of Phila-
delphia are visiting Mr.. Jordan's moth
er, Mrs. Angie w. Bolster. Mr.. Jordan
has recently had an illness, and will re-
main until fully recovered, and Mrs.
Jordan and the children will be here for
some time.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office July ), 1900:
Miss Frances Eaton.
A. ID. Cummings.
j. y. Burrows.
Elmer +. stiles.
Joseph kyer
S. F. DAVIS, Postmaster.
The work on the state road has been
completed from the point where it was
left last year to the crossing of the Nor
way Branch. After haying the rest OF
the appropriation will be expended. An
underdrain of 375 feet is being laid across
the Pine Grove Cemetery to carry of the
water from this stretch of road.
Miss Laura Deane of Buckfield and
Mrs. Gertrude Humphrey of Lewiston
are spending few days at the Page Cot
tage, PenneewasSee Lake, before leaving
for carriage drive to Old Orchard
where they will spend the remainder Of
the season at Miss Desne's cottage on
Highland Avenue. Mrs. Ellen Taylor,
Miss Phyllis Taylor and Miss George
Deane were their guests over the Fourth.
Glenna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fl.
w. Starbird, observed her fourth birth
day anniversary last Monday evening by
giving reception in the evening to her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Star
bird of Norway and Mr. and Mrs. Z.
Jordan of South Paris, and few friends.
A party had been planned, but had to be
given up on account of the prevalence OF
whooping cough Glenna served ice
cream and birthday cake to the guests,
and later entertained them with selec-
tions from "The Teddy Bears on To
boggan" and "Ssnta Claus Christmas
Visit"
The Glorious Fifth was ushered in &C
cordiug to time honored custom, with
the ringing of bells and the firing of guns
and firecrackers, together with other
noises. The racket kept some awake,
but was not excessive, as those things
90. and but little mischief was done, be-
yond changing some keep OF the
Grass" signs, &c. A totally unnecessary
piece of mischief was the tipping over
of one of W. P. Morton's billb0ards,
near the factory of the Mason Manu-
featuring Co. There was no fixed
programme for the day, other than ball
games, and the day was not materially
different from other FOurths.
The South Paris Band, briefly men
toned last week, is organizes with
Walter L. Gray president, and c. Z,
McArdle business manager and treas
urer. Carl S. Briggs is leader. The