Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-29

ever the projected water works line Sat
urday morning.
The Zilphers had an all day picnic a,
Gibson's Grove Thursday, and had 9
most enjoyable time.
Mrs. Sophia Bsbee returned home
Sunday from visit of several weeks
with relatives in Peru.
DR.. d. NJ. Stewart attended the re.
union OF his class, Bates $50, at New
Meadows Inn, on Thursday.
Rev. G.. NJ. Park and his daughters,
Miss Evelyn Park and Miss Fern Park,
of Pressure Isle, are guests at Albert D,
Parks.
Miss Harriet Andrews of Cambridge,
Mass, and Miss Mary True of Bethel
spent the day with Mrs. George r.
Morton Saturday.
Paris Public Library extends thanks
for donation of a valuable work by j.
E. Holmes on ''Self Propelled Vehicles, "
to Mr.. j. F. Rowland.
Ralph A. Hemingway has the stud
ding up for house on his lot on Wheel
er Street. This is the third house built
on that street this season.
The ladies of the Congregational
society are invited to the home of Mrs
Walter SWEET Thursday afternoon for
social and picnic supper.
L. j. Dodge and family of Minneapolis
are visiting relatives here. They will
60 Thursday to spend the month of July
at Mr.. Parks cottage at Old Orchard.
4 brass band is being organized here,
and has already had one meeting for
practice. 1t includes some of the old
time band men, and number of younger
players.
There will be special meeting of
Aurora Encampment this Monday even
ing, for the purpose of comforting the
Royal Purple Degree. Refreshments
will be served.
A handsome handbag was presented
by the teachers to Albert d. Park, who
is just completing a service of fifteen
months as superintendent of schools in
the town of Paris.
Mrs. W. o. Rockingham and son
William l.. are on visit to Mrs. Froth-
ingham's daughter in Bangor, and Will
liam L. will also visit relatives in Perry
before his return.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Murphy aud Miss
Rose Murphy spent Sunday in Portland
and for one of the attractions of the day
boarded Capt. Ross schooner which is
lying in the harbor.
Miss Helen l.. Chapman, who recently
completed a course in Bliss Business
College, Lewiston, began work Monday
morning as stenographer in the office OF
Hon. James S. Wright.
The Poultry Association will have a
meeting at Engine House Hall Tuesday
evening, June 90, at T:30 o'clock.
large attendance is desired as some i'm
portant business will be transacted.
Mrs. Wing of waterville, who has been
with her daughter, Mrs. P. Z. Hatha-
way, for the past two weeks, returns to
her home Tuesday. Mrs. Hathaway and
baby accompany her to spend the rest of
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. /. Spofford left Satur-
day for visit to Mrs. Spofford's former
home in Port Latour, Nova Scotia.
Lloyd and Sumner Davis accompanied
them, and will spend the summer with
in Nova Scotia.
Rev. Il. II. Hoyt occupied the pulpit
at the Universalist church again on Sun
day. There will be preaching at the
church next Sunday at the usual fore
noon hour. The evening meeting of the
Y. P. G.. U. has been suspended for July
and August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton c. Wheeler were
in Lewiston last week to attend COM
mencement at Bates College, of which
both are graduates in the class of 1899,
and Mr.. Wheeler also attended the re-
union of the class at New Meadows Inn
on Thursday.
The Seneca Club will celebrate their
field day Tuesday of this week at Gray
Birches, the cottage OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter l.. Gray, on the shore of Lake
Pennesseewassee. The club will take
the quarter of ten car, and strike the
ten O'Clock boat up.
Mrs. U. G. Wheeler and daughters
Esther and Marion came last week from
Everett, Mass, to p. Z. Wheeler's. Mr..
Wheeler will come from Everett this
week, and the family will go to Shagg
Pond TO spend number of weeks at
Camp Everett, their cottage there.
The longest severe hot spell on record,
says the weather bureau of the sample
we got last week, and no one gu estions
it. Coming "all of sudden" as it did,
after the co olness we had been having
for a long time, the excessive heat was
rather overcoming, but things are better
now.
AL. F. Wheeler's circus showed Satur-
day on the grounds off Charles Street,
near the Catholic church. This is a
cross country circus, and came by team
from Harrison 1t has only one ring,
but the acts are good, there is fair
show of animals, and the show is gen.
orally satisfactory.
Miss Alice B. Knight, who has been in
Newton Highlands, Mass, for some
months. arrived home Saturday. She
was accompanied for visit by her
niece, Miss Adah Knight, and Miss Alice
Spaulding, of Newton Highlands. Miss
Adah Knight graduated from the Massa-
chusetts Normal Art School this year,
and was the valedictorian of the class.
A very pleasant occasion was the re-
ception given Thursday evening at the
Congregational vestry by the Christian
Endeavor Society to the members of the
church and parish. There was large
attendance. A good programme OF
music and readings was given, and ice
cream was served. A pleasant feature
of the evening was the presentation to
Mrs. Cora S. Briggs by members OF the
church and parish of a gold piece, as
token of appreciation of her thirty-six
wears of service as organist OF the
church. Hon. James S. Wright acted
as spokesman for the donors.
The street railway had piece of hard
luck Saturday morning. On the first
trip from Norway the motor Of the car
dropped in front of Charles FL. Howard's
on Pleasant Street. The rear end OF the
truck bumped over the capsized motor,
bending the heavy brake rod about four
inches, but the wheels did not leave
the rails. The motorman, Giles Frost,
was thrown against the rail of the car
hard enough to give him quite a shak.
ing, but he continued at work, and nc
other injury was received. 1t was moi
until the 10:45 trip that the track wal
70