Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-09

Judge fOtter Is udNinS Ccncut VAIN
put in front of his residence in place of
the old plank sidewalk, an improvement
that ought to be copied extensively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Jacob of Stamford,
Conn, were guests of Mrs. Jacobs
father, Mr.. Lewis NJ. Brown for short
time last week.
Percival j. Paris of Philadelphia is
making his annual visit to the old home
here and to his mother, Mrs. Columbia
Paris, now in her ninety-seventh year.
Mrs Paris is as well preserved mental.
ly as a girl and her recollection of earlier
events is remarkable. She expects to
celebrate her one hundredth birthday.
Gen. Huratio C. King of Brooklyn, n.
Y, was at Paris Hill Wednesday and
met delegation of citizens al Cummings
Hall on that evening, when arrange
ments were begun for the placing of a
memorial in this village to Gen. Kings
father, Ex-PUstmaster General King. A
committee to take charge of the arrange
ments was elected as follows: George
NJ. Atwood, Admiral Ii. W. Lyon and
Rev. 6. W. F. Hill.
The showers of Thursday did more
damage to the roads than has been done
for years. Friday morning part of the
road to South Paris looked like the bed
of a brook. In the road toward The
Beeches culvert was washed out so as
TO be impossible and the same condition
holds over town. The bridges north and
south of the Orange Small farm were
washed out. Road Commissioner VIM. B.
Russell got repair crew on promptly
and the worst places have been fixed and
the work is still going on.
Albion w. Andrews, who has occu-
pied the rent over the post office for
several years, moved last week to Mrs.
T. A. Tufts house, and Bert Cole has
hired the rent vacated by Mr.. Andrews.
During the thunder shower Tuesday
afternoon lightning struck the ice house
at the farm of Henry D. Hammond, tore
off some shingles and followed a wire
clothes line to some fruit trees from
which il ripped more or less bark. 1t
filed the ice house and shed with smoke
but started no fire. In the shower
Thursday afternoon it struck a stone
wall few rods from Mr.. Hsmmond's
barn, broke up large rock and plough
ed long furrow in the ground.
Miss Marion Hallett of Boston is at
Mrs Jackson's for about month.
During Thursdays showers lightning
struck the house of George Boutelle in
the Hollow District. Little damage was
done. A small hole was bored in the
ceiling of the living room where it enter
ed and three boys were in the room at
the time, one of whom declares 'the fire
came right IN the room where we was"
Prof. G. Fl. c. Wright of Cambridge,
Mass, who with his mother is at his
summer home here, is writing History
of French Literature. Prof. Wright is
the editor OF number of French text
books.
The annual meeting of the Paris Hill
Library Association for the election of
officers and the transaction of any other
business that may come before the meet
ing will be held at Hamlin Memorial
Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 10th, at three
O'Clock, and it is hoped that all members
will make an especial effort to be present.
Arrivals at the Hubbard House the
past week:
Capt b. G. Smith. Conowriego, Md.
y. \. Smith. Conowriego, Md.
Norman q. Smith, Auburn. Ne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Jacob. STAN ord, Conn.
K. p. Hunt, Boston, Mass.
Geo. +. We Scott and wife, Buffalo, \. Y.
May Ella Wescott, Buffalo, \. Y.
Miss Fuller, Cleveland Ohio.
Mrs. Hlll Boston. Mass.
j. z. Hill, Boston. Mass.
George POttle, Lewiston, Me.
Williams Lyons, Westbrook, Me.
Lewis NJ. Brown, Paris.
Mrs. Lewis NJ. Brown. Paris.
Gertrude NJ. Brown, Paris.
Curtis Clarke, Paris.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
its annual picnic at c. K. Kings farm ON
Wednesday of this week il fair, other
wise on Thursday. The Universalist
Sunday School aud any others who care
to participate, are cordially invited.
Rev. G. w. f. Hill was confined at his
home by illness Sunday, and was I'M
able to occupy his pulpit
Miss Jeapoie Hubbard of Boston is
the guest of relatives at Paris Hill.
The next mixed foursome contest of
the Paris Hill Golf Club will be given
on Friday and Saturday of this week.
A tea will be given at the club house BY
Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Thayer Saturday
afternoon from four to six o'clock.
General Horatio C.. King, who with
MS h'uS 'toNOu a. 10 iosl WCCh
was born in Portland in 1897, but went
in infancy with his parents to Washing
ton City. He graduated at Dickinson
College, Pennsylvania, in 1858. After
studying law with Edwin NJ. Stanton at
the National Capitol, he moved to New
York City in 1861 and was admitted tn
the bar. Shortly after be was appointed
by the presidedt captain and assistent
quartermaster of Volunteers. In 1864
he was promoted to a major aud chief
quar,ermaster under General Sheridan,
following that intrepid leader to the sur
render Of Appomattox. Declining the
offer of a captaincy in the regular army,
he resumed the practice of law in New
York. He was thrice brevetted as ma
jar, lieutenant colonel and colonel, and
was awarded the Congressional medal of
honor for conspicuous gallantry at Five
Forks, the closing great battle of the
war In civil life he has occupied sew
eral positions of public trust and was
Judge Advocate General on the staff of
Grover Cleveland.