Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-24

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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing September %. 1903.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
,,,y ,,ounf east)-5 50 A NJ, daily 9 so A. NJ.
ds1IS except sunday; 4:36 P. NJ. daily; 600 P.
n Sgu, M Swes.)-s so A. NJ, daily; S:s5 P NJ
tails except sunday; SAT P. NJ, daily; lo:s2 A
NJ, sunday oby'
Miss Martha Maxim of Cambridge,
Mass. is the guest of relatives here.
W. Pratt and Miss Lizzie Robbins
~ BEDDING were at South Paris last
Monday,
Ebep II. Marshall is spending vaca-
zion visiting relatives in eastern Massa-
chusetts.
Mss Florence NJ. Richardson is taking
her vacation and visiting relatives in
Exeter, y. Il.
The opera Queen Esther is in prepare
ton By local singers, to be given here
,ew weeks later.
On account of the teachers convention
a, Norway, none of the schools were in
session on Friday.
By special act of congress, Ingalls, +.
Evans has been granted pension of
"a 90 per month.
Mrs. D. E. Dresser entered the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston for
treatment the first of last week.
"A Monday of next week is Memorial
nav the Democrat will not be issued |
until Tuesday. IncOnvenient, but I'M
ayoidsble.
Charles Fl. Howard has been taking |
short vacation from his work in the drug /
store. He and his family spent few
DAYS in Portland last week.
Miss Abbie Starbird, who has been in
The Philippines for the past year and a
half is now on her way home, and will
probably arrive here early next month.
Rev. J. E. COchrane of Brunswick has
been in town for a few days, coming on
Thursday especially to attend the ami
yersary OF the Baptist church, of which
be was the first pastor.
broken backed freight car, bumped
nm "a the middle like a camers back, at
,rsctsd considerable attention as it stood
on a siding at the railroad yard Wednes-
day night and Thursday.
William p. Morton and George +.
Eastman spent two days fishing at Con-
rl-d Pond aud vicinity last week; and |
b. utilizing the light of the moon for
travelling, they were able to get in full
time.
Advertised letters at South Paris post
Office, May %: II
/ Fletcher.
J'r Foster card. IL
" Howe card. /,
T. ". Knight card AMI letter. H.
a D. sananer.
5. +. DAVIS, P. NJ.
The officers Of the Euterpean Club, re-
/ Gently elected for the coming year, are:
Presidsnt-Mrs Agnes Morton. III
Vice. reslient-Mrs. Virgie Wilson. L.
secrct.-9-Mrs. Stella Burnham.
4 Tfr...rer-NIss Jessie TOlman.
4 Librar-l-Miss Grace Thayer.
Programme Committee-Mrs. Nellie Brickett,
ME- Grace Thayer, Mrs. Fannie Eastman.
Press Rcuofter-Mrs. Agnes Morton.
\. DAYTON Bolster, one OF the best
known citizens of the town, arrived on
1 SUNDAY at the Sixtieth anniversary OF his
birth. and besides other remembrances
Of the occasion, he received bunch OF
sixty pjuks, accompanied By good wishes
over the autographs of some seventy
five OF bis friends about town.
Another range advertisement contest
s started by Hobbs Variety Store in
this weeks Democrat, as will be seen by
reference Cd the upper left hand corner
OF The four b page of this paper. Since
that side of the paper was printed, how
\ ever. the date of closing has been
changed from Nov. 10 to Nov. %.
81 Another recent real estate transfer of
81 note is the purchase of the Stowe house,
Il next the Congregational church on Main
Il Street, by Albert l.. Holmes. Mr..
4 Holmes viii make repairs on the build
ings, and occupy them. The buildings !
on this place are quite old, but the
/ grounds are shaded BY some of the finest
trees in the village.
Mrs Gertrude NJ. Waterhouse died
/ Wednesday night at her home on High
| Street, after long illness, at the age OF
. years She was the wife of Lafayette
Warehouse, and leaves two children,
Edith g., 10 years of age, and Clarence,
I wears. The funeral was held on FRI
day at the Congregational church, at
tended by Rev. A. T. McWhorter, and
burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
Mrs. Ann G.. Morse, one of the oldest
residents of the place, and held in the
highest esteem by every one, reached her
eighty-ninth birthday last Wednesday. |
The principal feature of the day for
her was a shower of post cards, of which
she received seventy-three from as many
friends. There were also messages,
sweets, plants and flowers, and many
othet tokens from relatives and friends,
70 add to the pleasure of the day.
On account of the looseness of the
sand where the sewer is being put in,
it is necessary TO support it all the way,
aud the men work between two walls OF
vertical planks held by timbers. Iu or
der TO keep the grade of the sewer, and
have il low enough in the hollow by
George Hussey's on High Street, il has
% 60 quite deep in the part laid this
year, and at its lowest point will be
about fourteen feet below the surface.
Horace II. Kicker, who died at Peaks
Island on the l4th inst., was one OF the
Oldest and best known travelling men OF
the state. In early life he lived for
while at South Paris. He was for some
years in the Wholesale drug business 10
1 Portland with his son, the firm name
being u. II. Kicker & Co. The business
was sold to Cook, Everett & Pencil.
and for many years Mr.. Kicker had been
travelling salesman for them, and was
frequently here.
Miss Rose A. Murphy gave "comet
| party" at her home Wednesday evening
TO about fifteen of her young friends in
South Paris and Norway. Each guest to
Ind the chair assigned was required to
follow up the tail Of the comet, which
was twine, until the seat was located,
and there were other interesting astrono-
mica features to the entertainments.
number of novel games were played, re-
reshments were served, and with a
general social time the evening was
made complete.
A fine job of decorating has been done
on the Supreme Court room by the
stuart brothers, who have been at work |
on II for a number of weeks. Ceiling |
and walls have been tinted and frescoed, |
and all the woodwork painted, entirely |
eoang'ng the appearance of the room,
which has before bad (once) white walls |