Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-26
West Sumner.

Horace Farrar has buried his black
cocker spaniel Sport, and Fido, faith
full shepherd dog owned by Freeman
Farrar, is doomed. Evidently the dogs
were poisoned by some kind of an arsen-
cal preparation, whether purposely or
not Is q question. We hope time will
prove that it was accidental.
Mr. Levi Turner of Buckfield is with
his nephew, W. T. Bisbee, for few
days.
The refreshing rain Of the past week
has made all the farmers rejoice, for they
had predicted that the hay crop would
be cut off on account of the drouth.
News has been received that Mrs.
Hiram Howe of this place, who is visit
ing relatives at Rumford, has been very
i'll, threatened with pneumonia. DR..
Caldwell of Buckfield was called.
W. B. Young, wife, and son, Roland,
of South Paris, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Young Sunday.
There is bad leak in the water pipe
that supplies this part of the village. 1t
was found to be on the premises of G.
II. Barrows. 1t is being repaired.
A young man not far from here who is
somewhat of somnambulist, perform
ed singular gymnastic feat the other
night while sleeping soundly. He
dreamed that he was out fishing with
the boys" when feeling bite he bent to
pull in his line with all his might calling
out, "I've got 40 FOUNDER" Alas,
there came a sad awakening when he
found himself standing on his head on
the floor beside his bed with bruised
shins, having scraped them on the half
open door. He was quite lame the next
day from the effects of his midnight ad
venture.
The s. B. R. Club was entertained by
Mrs. Amanda Bisbee Thursday after
noon. The author under consideration
was John Greenleaf Whittier. Next
meeting will be Mayo.
Geo. A. Chandler has had fine new
door with glass panel put into the library
building, which Is decided improve
ment.
The spring term of school in this vii.
lage commences Monday, April Is,
taught by Mr.. Libby, who will board at
g. II. Barrows'. Pleasant Pond school
will begin the same day, taught by Miss
NJ. A. Heald.
Annie Holmes and Mildred Parker of
Buckfleld, and little VERNE Yates of
Greenwood took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Wheeler on Sunday.
Harry Jacobs of Hartford has rented
the tenement owned by Elias johnson
and expects to move his family here
next week Mr.. Jacobs has also leased
Rodney Chandler's blacksmith shop, as
he intends to work at his trade of black
sm thing.
Mrs. G. P. Heath Is reported as very
i'll. Her daughter, Miss Ada Heath, of
Buckfield, is here caring for her.
Miss Inez Dean is learning to tele-
phone. Miss Edith Bradford of the GEN.
trail office is teaching her the business.
In Mrs. Bowker's case unfavorable
symptoms have developed and she is
very low. Dr. Caldwell was called to
see her Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie Everett of
Paris Hill is caring for her.
The mill has been shut down nearly
all the week on account of the absence
of the proprietor, Elias johnson. Mr.
johnson, who lives at Strickland Ferry,
Is busy with home cares just at present.
He has sold the farm on which he has
been living, and ia moving bis household
goods aud stock about two miles to an
other farm owned by him.
Mr.. Brown, who has been running the
mill, has returned 10 his home in Buck
field.
e. A. Bonney sawed a few shingles this
week for his own use.
At meeting of the cemetery associa-
ton held in the vestry of the Univers-
alst church Saturday the following COM
mittee was appointed: Geo. q. Barrows,
II. G. Heath, VIM. A. Bonney. 1t was
decided to replace the old board fence
on the west side of Pleasant Pond ceme-
terry by new wire fence.
E. E. Field and family of North Paris
visited Mrs. Fields aunt, Mrs. E. G.
Small, Sunday.