Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-17
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SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Oe,ce Hours: T:30 A. n. to 7 80 p. n.

ONCE Hours: 80 A. n. 20 ~ p. n.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing September %. 1893,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Coin. down least)-5 80 A. NJ, daily; 9 so A. NJ
asiy except sunday; SO P. NJ, daily; 600 P
~, .S,ns no fwest)-s so A. NJ, daily; SS5PM.
.,allv except sunday; Sal P. NJ. daily; 10 - A.
sunday only.
Harold E. Hebbard of Lynn, Mass
WAS with his people here the first of
last week.
Miss Clara Blake has gone to Old Or
cb,rd. where she will do table work for
The summer.
Mr.. and Mrs George H. Cummings of
Mechanic Falls are at Writ Stanley's
for = short time.
Or Littlefield is now ridtla in his new
aatu, a Mitchell runabout, and slick
looking little car.
Mrs. A. NJ. Whitman has returned
from a two weeks visit to relatives and
friends in Portland.
The fountain in Moore Park has put on
IFS spring coat of green paint, and the
park is trimmed up and in good shape.
Marshall Weeks was operated upon
for appendicitis at DIR. Kings hospital in
Portland last Thursday. He has been in
rather poor health for some time.
NJ. and Mrs. F. A. Heidner, who
spent the winter as usual In Sour Lake,
Texas. have arrived here and are occupy
in, their rent in Mrs. Weeks house.
The can making machinery in the corn
factory of the Burnhsm Il Morrill, Co. is
being shipped away. Cans will not be
made at this factory hereafter, but will
be- Bought instead.
Rev. and Mrs. l. A. Bean of Richmond,
who we're here for number of years
when MI Bean was pastor of the Meth
.E.,t church, were with relatives here a
sl.,. time last week.
sl- and Mrs. Frank C.. Small con-
.el. are western trip for the summer,
aat her residence on Pleasant Street
wr ne closed during their absence.
Thew expect TO start about the first of
June.
Mis-, G.adys Cobb went to the Central
Maine sneral Hospital at Lewiston on
Monday Of last week, for an operation
fox supendcitis. The operation was
.aIysiy successful, and she is making
good progress toward recovery.
N-. and Mrs. Will Cummings of this
place, who are doing cooking this sum
wer at Camp Greenleaf, Sugar Island,
Noosehead Lake, sent four nice trout of
their own catching TO Mrs. j. b. Skill
uuss. The four weighed Z ga pounds.
George X. Morton and family arrived
home from California on Tuesday. Mr..
Morton went to California in March, the
rest lf the family have been there
through the winter. Mrs. Rizpah Whit
man did not return with them, but is
expected about the first of June.
The PoOduck crOquet ground has been
hG cut aud will be in commission this
summer, and though il is little less
roruv than it has sometimes been be-
fore. i, is expected to be the scene of
some warm contests. Mr.. Shurtletf has
already got his arm limbered up in good
shape.
Ralph C. Gray and Robert W. Wheeler,
a
in Philadelphia, came home for the sum-
mer few DAYS since. Mr.. Gray will be
iu .he store of +. A. Shurtleff Il Co. this.
summer, and Mr.. Wheeler will be at
their Old Orchard store after it is opened,
which will be in short time now.
The j1O of putting in this years in
suIImg1t II the sewer has been awarded
toL + ScrutOn, who is now completing
bis work on the water system. He Is
now az work on the sewer. The upper
end % the sewer as now laid is near the
lower edge of the brick school house
grounds. and this years work will e1-
tend /, from that point in the direction
CT the square.
Arbor Day, Friday, was not observed
as a holiday here, although it was made
special day with the schools, portion
Of the days regular programme being
omitted. The grounds at all the school
houses Of the village were cleaned up
AMI made neat, and at each of those
houses where there is a lack of trees two
or three were set. The teachers gave
their pupils special instruction regard
in. the value of trees, and at the brick
school there were special exercises IN
the afternoon.
The annual meeting of Local 562 of
the National HorseshOers' Association
will be held here on Wednesday of this
week. This organization started as the
Oxford Blacksmiths' Association few
years since, and later became part of
the national organization. 1t includes
in lis membership blscksmiths from vari-
Gus parts Of the state. The meetings will
be held in Engine House Hall, and
speaker or speakers from away will ad-
dress the members. Dinner will be pre-
pared by the Good Cheer Society at their
hall.
Mr. and Mrs Dwight Wise were guests
Of Mr. Wise's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wise, for few days last week.
Mr. Wise has been for some years in the
clothing business in Gardiner, Maine,
but has sold out his store there aud
opened a clothing store in Amesbury,
Mass and he and Mrs. Wise were on
their way to their new home there. Frank
c. Wise, also son of George Wise, who
has been in business in Gardiner, has sold
out there and goes TO Alberta, Canada,
where he has business interests demand
ing his attention.
Contractor Scruton has finished the
work Of covering the reservoir OF the
village water system, and after IL has
had time TO harden, the timber of which
the false work is constructed will be re-
moved from the reservoir. A pipe has
been laid TO make bypass around the
reservoir from the supply pipe to the
main below the reservoir, so that in case
IL is necessary to empty the reservoir for
any purpose, connection can be made
directly from the supply pipe to the
main, and the water will not be cut OH
iron the village.
c, c. Dearborn has been carrying
bandaged arm for the past few days, and
be explains that the reason is that "rbe
cat won" AS be drove into his stable
at night Of Sunday week, he was inform
ed that there was a strange cat in the
stable, name supposed to be Thomas.
The Cat was discovered in the manger,
and not wanting an unknown stranger IN
the company of his three pet cats, MIR.
Dearborn picked him up and started for
the door with him. The cat kept quiet
al first, and then suddenly set bis
"tushes" into Mr. Dearborn's right wrist
Gracious" says Mr.. Dearborn, "seems
as III I cnnll faal tha hnnas Sprunch ~