Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-27
The Year 1910 Locally.

! The Year 1910 Locally.
A somewhat hasty glance over th,
record Of the year 1910 40 Tar e. ioca
events are concerned discloses that ],
has not been year OF particularly excit
Ing occurrences. 1t IL to be noted thai
people as Q rule have been busy, apo
that things have gone on 10 much ths
usual way. Our industries have done
good years work, trade in general hai
been fairly good, and most OF Ms have
pursued the even tenor Of our way,
without being seriously disturbed, even
BY the political Overturn.
i We note few of the years events, OF
more or less Importance:
JANUARY.
46-First show of Western Maine
Poultry Association.
11-Water from the municipal supply
reached Market Square.
25-Municipal water supply turned on,
and Norway shut off.
3l-Reception to Rev. c. G. Miller at
Universalist church.
| FEBRUARY.
24-25-"Valley Farm" presented.
2s-Chandler Swift injured by fall on
the ice.
| MARCH.
Annual meeting of South Paris vii
lage Corporation.
Annual town meeting. Sewer APP
preparation made, and stone crusher de-
feated.
S.1s-March court. Much business,
but nothing of extraordinary interest.
9-1O-Good Cheer Jubilee. "Oak
Farm" presented.
3-Philip C. Bolster instantly killed
by accidental discharge of gun.
14-State Highway Commissioner q
meeting.
CIV. q. Stone of Norway lost his
right hand in the Mason Manufacturing
Co. g factory.
26-Reception to Rev. E. A. Davis at
Baptist church.
Dan Smith of st. John. N. b.,
fatally injured when struck by train
near Shows Falls.
1O-Meeting of Oxford County Sunday
School Association, at Baptist church.
11.12-County W. C. T. U. convention,
at Congregational church.
19-Celebration of twenty fifth ami
versary of South Paris Baptist church.
29-Memorial Sunday sermon by Rev.
A. T. Mcwhorter at Congregational
church.
3O-Memorial Day exercises; address
by l.. G. Bateman.
s-Republican caucus; Alton c.
Wheeler nominated for representative.
S-Annual meeting of East Oxford
Local Union of Christian Endeavor So
cieties, at Congregational church.
23.24-Schools closed. Six young men
and five young women graduated from
high school.
2S-Republican county convention,
Hon. John P. Swasey presiding.
29-Field day of Western Maine Odd
Fellows Association, at fair grounds.
JULY.
democratic county convention,
Matthew Mccarthy chairman. Address
es BY Messrs. McGillicuddy, Plaisted and
Gardner: w. o. rockingham nominated
for representative.
4-Oxford County Patriotic Associa-
ton met at Central Park; ball games at
fair grounds.
I2eCounty Sunday School field day,
fair grounds.
12oOnly serious fire of the year,
which destroyed the stable and nearly
destroyed the house of c. F. Penley,
besides setting fire in a dozen other
places; efficiency of water service de-
monstrated.
13-Work of taking down old Meth
odist church begun.
.montbs-old daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. Dan Dellea drowned in tub.
27.2s-29-Cantata "Queen Esther"
presented.
4-Si1 inches of rainfall, breaking a
drought, and washing the roads badly in
places.
1O-Demonstration of water pressure.
17-Reunion of Co. c, Eighth Maine,
and Co. F, Ninth Maine, with Comrade
j. A. Noyes, at NJ. L. Noyes' on Pine
Street.
2S-Field day of Oxford Pomona
Grange, fair grounds.
25-Clifford family reunion, at A. b.
Talbot's.
27-Special town meeting appropriated
$500 to complete West Paris school
house.
29-Messrs. Haines and Swasey adj
dressed Republican rally.
SEPTEMBER.
9-Mr. McGillicuddy addressed Demo
cratic rally.
12-State election; returns received in
silence.
1S.15-County fair.
19-Fall schools opened.
20-Corner stone of new Methodist
church laid.
24-Several people injured in accident
on Stowell Hill. caused by breaking of
pole strap on W. A. Bartlett's team.
OCTOBER.
11.2l-OctOber court. Large amount
of criminal business, including eight
state prison sentences.
2O-Fair of Baptist ladies.
| 25 26-Semi-annual meeting OF Oxford
Conference of Congregational churches,
with South Paris church.
| NOVEMBER.
3-Methodist sale, Baptist vestry.
DECEMBER.
1-2-Congregational fair.
DEATHS IN THE TOWN OF PARIS.
Jan. 6, Ordessa NJ. Bowker, 81.
| u. Joseph Slattery, IS.
| Z, Horatio B. Eastman, So.
| 20, Sidney Farnum, 81,
| 2s. Linwood L. Powers, ~.
Feb. 4, Mrs Sarah II. Benson, rs.
| 8, Edwin Morgan, 81.
| 4, Axsel Puhakka. So.
| IL, Miss Sarah Morse, &c.
| a. Samuel Ray, 81.
| lG, Mrs. Lucinda Tufts. 50.
| %, Leonard whitman, u.
Mar. I, Wilbur l.. Farrar, SO.
9, Fred Chase, As.
IL, infant son of George Buck.
Is, Albert o Wheeler. 50.
%, Charles Roland Kimball 10 mos.
"a, Arthur Damon, 6 weeks.
Apr. 2, Philip c. Bolster, Is.
I, John Stevens, 90.
s, Mrs Jennie r. Bennett, 6 Tin Au
gustav