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

The comet has come and gone and still
the earth joys on. There were many out
last night star gazing and all were DOOM
ed to disappointment for heavy bank
of clouds obscured the comet from view.
One man went 80 far as to say he believ-
ed the comet was only newspaper talk"
W. E. Lothrop, who has been serving
on the jury, returned from Rumford
Tuesday.
Herschel Libby and W. E. Doble, both
teachers in this town, attended the teach
ers' convention at Norway Friday.
Minot Doble of Norway visited his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. DOble,
a few DAYS last week.
L. P. Merrill and son Ralph of Rum
ford were in town Tuesday.
Wallace Chandler has covered the roof
of his house with the new asbestos roof.
ing and thinks he shall in time replace
the clapboards on the sides of the house
with the same non combustible material
Herbert Barrows, who sliced off a
piece of his left thumb last week on a
saw while at work in the planning mill, ia
more comfortable. DR.. Caldwell has
been called to consult with DR.. Atwood.
The doctors fear the thumb will have to
be amputated at the first jnint
Everett Robbins, who is suffering from
the effects of the grippe, is about the
same. The doctor says Mr.. Robbins will
not be able to do any work this spring
or early summer.
A waterspout was seen Saturday on
Pleasant Pond by some men who were at
sound was heard and the spout was seen
to rise 40 or 80 feet in the air near the
south shore of the pond and gradually
growing larger it rapidly advanced to
the center of the pond, burst and disap-
psared. An old resident, who was an
eye witness to the singular phenomenon.
said had been the only person present
l should never have dared to tell of It,.
| have lived near the pond many years
yet never saw anything of the kind be-
fore.
VIM. A. Bsrrrows w. R. Corps has re.
ceived and accepted an invitation to dine
with Union Grange on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Barrett and Mrs.
Effie Robinson attended the Rsbekah
lodge at West Paris Tuesday evening.
The Misses Jennc of South Paris will
open a millinery parlor at Mrs. Frank
Young's Tuesday, May "a.
The many friends of Mrs. Hiram Howe
and Mrs. Clementia Abbott will be glad
to hear that they are both convalescent
and able to be about the house. Mrs.
Howe expects to return from Rumford
soon and Mrs. Abbott will accompany
her.
4. <. Field was in town Thursday cir
culating paper to raise fund to help
defrsy the expenses of Mrs. Carl Peter
son of North Paris who is at the Central
Maine General Hospital.
Snow Bound Reading Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. y. n. Ryerson Thursday
afternoon. Roll call answered by quota
tions from Susan Coolidge. When the
question box was opened some one want
ed to know why Sharon Robinson was
called Slocum. In current events it was
reported that the latest scheme for
money making among the doctors was
selling comet pills. Refreshments were
served of fruit aud a drink made of un
fermented grape juice. The next meet
ing will be June I'd.
One morning last week when Dea.
Moses Dow arose and was lighting the
fire he glanced out the back kitchen
window and there grazing complacently
10 the field was fine looking doe. When
he opened the back door the deer cleared
the fence at bound and was soon out
1T sight in the woods.