Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-13
Henry j. Merrill of Camden Is spend.
ing fair week here.

Howard G. Wheeler is at home from
Manchester, N. H., for fair week.
A ripe strawberry was picked las
week, in pasture lear the village.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
hold sale the first week in November
]. 81. Jones is taking the present weel
OF the road, and spending it at his HON,
here.
Mrs. G. t. Lawrence of Portland i,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. j. NJ
Murch.
Mrs. VIM. P. Marston and children o.
Damariscotta Mills are guests Of rela
tives here.
d. Grover Brown, after spending the
summer here, has returned to his worl
of teaching in Porto Rico.
Miss Julia P. Morton, who has beer
here for the summer vacation, has re
turned to her teaching in Arlington
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. rockingham
of Portland were here over Sunday,
and Mrs. Rockingham will remain for q
few days.
Chester NJ. Merrill leaves Tuesday for
Washington, d. c., to take course in
the United States College of Veterinary
Surgeons.
W. A. Blake and family of Auburn
were in town over Sunday. Mr.. Blake
has returned, but the family will remain
few days.
Mrs. Charles r. Elder and daughter
Marguerite have returned to Maiden,
Mass. Miss Mildred Elder will remain
at 5. G. Burnell's until after the fair.
Our advertisers are using a little more
of the Democrats space than usual this
week, but it is good interesting matter.
Furthermore, next week will make up
for it.
Charles Z. Merrill, who graduated
from Bates College this year, has the
position of principal of the high school
at Southwest Harbor. School begins
there next week.
The Sunday excursion train to Port
land is discontinued, and did not run on
Sunday. The Berlin excursion train
runs for the rest of the month, but is
less patronized than it has been.
New Hall will be open this Monday
evening to receive election returns, and
a telephone will probably be installed in
the hall. The small expense necessary
will be met by general contribution.
Rawson Holman was at Dixfield to at
tend the funeral on Thursday of his
brother, Marion Holman, who died on
Tuesday. Mr.. Holman was 20 years of
age. He was soldier in the twenty
third Maine. Three married daughters
survive him.
A runaway horse which came from
the depot to Market Square Saturday
afternoon made something of an excite
ment. He took the sidewalk for short
distance lear the Bolster store, aud was
stopped after clearing himself from the
carriage. Fortunately the only damage
was to the carriage.
Danger of frost has scared everybody
for a number of mornings. Saturday
luOIuiuS "C udu yuot li'c lCaSe tuuSh VI
it, not enough To be killing. Sunday
morning and again Monday morning, we
should doubtless have had little but
for the fog which showed up in the early
morning. As it is, there is no killing as
yet.
At the time the Democrat goes to
press, the voting is going on briskly
with every prospect of heavy vote.
Automobiles and teams are doing live
ly business. The sun shines bright, and
the result, whatever it may be, can not
be charged to bad weather. As for the
outcome, Republicans are confident and
Democrats optimistic.
Philip McAllister of Norway was hurt
at the Mason Manufacturing Co.'s fac
tory Friday forenoon by the fall of the
elevator, due to the unwinding of the
rope over the end of the drum. He was
on the elevator, and was thrown with
his chest against the edge Of crate
when it struck. The only injury found
by physicians was one broken rib aud q
shaking up, and be is said to be doing
we'll.