Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03
West Sumner.

Rev. and Mrs. Henry Abbott Of Ham
monitor, N. j., arrived in town Tuesday,
called here BY the illness OF Mr.. Abbott's
mother, Mrs. z. P. Bowker, who is very
low and not expected to live.
Clinton Bisbee of Auburn made q
weekend visit to his father, Sylvester
Bisbee, last week.
Blanche and Helen Foster, children of
Mrs. John Foster of Bryant's Pond, are
with their grandmother, Mrs. Freeman
Farrar. They we're sent here by their
parents hoping that they would escape
the measles, which are prevalent there.
W.T. Bisbee is confined to the house
with a severe cold. He is under the care
Of DR.. Atwood.
James Buck has bought wagon Of
Horace Farrar.
Wallace Chandler has charge Of the
building of an open air dining room in
tead of a piazza. as at first reported,
which is being added to Ryemoor Cot
tage. 1t is to be enclosed with wire net
ting and will be very cool and comfort
able. Deaconess Caroline Sanford, or
the head deacouess, will not come here
this summer as she has for number OF
years, with the exception of last year,
when she went to Europe. Her aged
mother, Madam Sanford, is too feeble to
make the journey from Philadelphia, so
she will remain at home with her. Rye.
moor Cottage, however, will be filled
with guests.
News has been received that Mrs.
Hiram Howe of this place, who Ia In
Rumford visiting relatives, is very i'll.
Her brother, Mr.. James Buck, has gone
to Rumford to see her.
Just before the recent rains some per-
son while passing Pleasant Pond Gene
terry, carelessly threw cigar stub into
the grass, which set fire to the stubble
and burned over eleven lots before it
was discovered. Charles Ryerson saw
the smoke, and calling for help the fire
was soon extinguished. 1t would soon
have reached wooden fence and then il
would have been only a few yards from
T. G. Doble's barn.
Mrs. G. P. Heath passed her S5th
milestone Thursday, the 2Sth. A mum
Der of friends called that day to pay
their respects to her. Her daughter
Miss Ada, who is caring for her, feared
as she is quite feeble she was having toe
much company, but it seemed to do bel
good.
Harold Knowles of Canton was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Young
Saturday.
Gladys Young has gone to Canton Il
visit friends.
F.E. fainter of Lewiston has put
piano into the home Of Charles Barrow'
to advertise their instruments in THU
town.
Alice Hadley, daughter of A. G. Had
ley of Greenwood, drove through to thi'
place Saturday accompanied by two
younger children, returning home Sun
day.
Mrs. Clara Clark, widow of the lat'
Geo. Clark, who has been very much on
of health and depressed in spirits, has sc
far recovered as to be able to ride t
South Paris. Almon Churchill and wifi
of South Paris visited Mrs. Clark Mon
day and she accompanied them home
the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Fales of Liver
more Falls are with Mrs. Fales' parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Farrar.
The spring term OF school in this vii
lage opened Monday, Apr. 25th, laugh
by Herschel Libby of Carthage, stu
dent of Pennington Normal School.
W. E. Doble has had consignment o
nursery stock which he has been deliver
ing to customers here. He is now teach
ing at Sumner Hill.
Horace Farrar took his auto to Cantor
last week and left it there for sale.
DR.. Atwood is having a balcony bull
on the east side of his house, which vii
be used as an open air sitting room.
Mrs. Adelbert Davenport went to Lew
iston Wednesday, returning the SAM
day
Little Miss Hazel Morrill,, the eleven
year-old daughter of Nahum Morrill,, i
high line among the fishers Of Pleasan
Pond. She caught a pickerel tina
weighed four pounds and she came YER
near catching ducking at the same tim
for she had all she could do to pull the
big fish out
Mr.. and Mrs. David Andrews, former
" OF this town, now of Richmond, ar
DESTROYS OF obtaining rent in Yves
Sumner village. II a desirable rent can
not be found then they would like Il
| get board