Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-26
The Oxford Beimnerat.
SOUTH PARIS.

Strawberries are in the market-goo'
ones, too.
VIM. p. Morton was at Rumford OF
business few days last week.
Mrs ]. Arthur Colley is spending ;
Few DAYS at her former home 10 Cornish
VA. Porter is building bay window
on the north side of his house on Higl
Street.
Mrs. L. 5. Woodbury. is in Portland q
visit her sister, Mrs. Burnhsm, for few
weeks.
Miss Florence Richards is spending q
few DAYS with Mrs. Omar B. Morrow al
Lutehelds.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G.. Heald Of East
SIMMER were guests at Albert ID. Parks
few days last week.
Fr,uk e. Kimball attended the session
n. -e Grand COmmandery of the Golden
t.,ss 1t Augusta last week.
CHARLES f. Waterman of Mechanic
Fails. formerly editor of the Mechanic
Fall, Ledger, was in town Thursday.
With .he May meeting of the Euter-
pesp cub, which comes next Monday,
ibs club season will be ended for this
year.
Francis Chapman has presented the
Democrat with the handsomest bouquet
Of Nayhowers that we have seen this
season.
We are in need OF two or three copies
os the issue of the Democrat of April 8,
which vas entirely exhausted, and will
make suitable return if some OF our sub
sc-ibe-s will leave them at the Democrat
office.
Nvon W. Maxim and Clarence Whit
man went 20 Shsgg Pond the first of
las, week to try the fishing. Whitman
returned on Saturday, bringing in one
good salmon which the pond had fur
n.stpd. Maxim is still there.
Don Briggs was in the fish business
oq.r. extensively last Friday. He went
10 gryau,'s Pond Thursday night and in
ab.r- thirty minutes secured barrel of
sms-- IS Mich he was passing out to his
friends he following day, and Don has
a. many friends as be has smelts,-and
then some.
Omen cars have been run on the street
railway during the past week-but they
have a iancy for open cars on this road,
and az open car is not necessarily sign
Of summer. A more reliable indication
is the appearance of that joyous song
bi.i. he mosquito, which is already be
ginning to be seen, heard and felt.
Mss Mary L. Foster, who has for some
years been housekeeper for her brother,
Llcien W. Foster, at his farm near
Halls Pond. died on Thursday. The
funeral was held at 2 P. NJ. Saturday, at
tended by Rev. Chester Gore Miller,
a1d two solos were sung by George A.
Briggs. Miss Foster was 81 years of age.
Chester Merrill was given surprise
marty Friday evening on the occasion of
his birthday, the affair being arranged
by his mother and the guests being the
PLAYERS in Valley Farm" which was
presented some weeks since. He was
given book in remembrance Of the
occasion. Finch and other games were
PLAYED and refreshments were served.
Thursday evening the players in "Osk
Farm presented last month, were en-
tertsned BY the committee in charge OF
the play at Mrs. Wbeeler's ice cream
parlors Ice cream and fancy crackers
we're served, and an hour was spent
socially. The guests of the evening
unanimously decided that the perquisites
Of their service were so good that they
were willing to begin on more plays
early ia the fall.
Next Friday evening Professor +. u.
Tubbs If Bates College will lecture on
"Halleys Comet" N New Hall. Pro
lessor TubA gave bis lecture, Among
the Stars ere few weeks since, and
Il was higbl' entertaining and instruct
i've lie is popular lecturer, and the
subject 90 W ich be is TO speak, and TO
which be reisrred briefly in his former
lecture here should be of interest. The
lecture is gwen under the auspices OF
the high school, for the benefit OF the
Athletic Association.
The funeral of Earl w. Bessey was
held Wednesday afternoon, attended by
Rev " G. Ward of Norway. Earl Bes-
sey was the son and the only child OF
M. and Mrs. Winfield c. Bessey, and
was 20 years of age. He had been for a
long time suffering with tuberculosis,
and though it was felt that there was
only one termination to the disease, he
bad made brave fight against it. He
was out driving on Sunday, but early
Monday morning was taken worse, and
and lived only two or three hours.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris post office April %, 1910:
Mrs. Mary G. Walker.
Mrs Nellie F. WhittimOre.
Mrs. Bert Lang.
Mrs Mary Crockett Aver.
Miss Flora Martin.
Miss Louise Putney.
Miss Bertha Sesley.
Miss Eva knight.
oscar Hill
T. l.. Cummings.
81. q. Sawyer.
A. Fuller
". L Potter.
Fl. DAVIS, Postmaster.
The Seneca Club met with Mrs. Will
sor last Monday evening, when the
literary programme as prepared and an
nouuced last week was given. This
was The annual meeting, and the last
-,,o.f,. - tko LII ,pkil fall 0fflcars