Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. n. Prince arrived
here Saturday after spending the winter
In Florida.
The B. d. 8. boys defeated the Leavltt
Institute ball team Saturday morning BY
the score Of FIVE to none In Q well.played
game. Palmer struck out fifteen men.
A runaway horse enlivened the noon
hour Saturday. The team belonged to
. Mr.. Turner from North Turner and
started from the mill Of -Heald d Lunt
after its owner had removed the bride
preparatory to feeding and had neglect
cd to unhitch the horse from the express
wagon. It 10 not certain what started
the horse but Il 10 certain that he start
ed, and at lively pace going across the
street through the hotel yard and down
over bank wall OF considerable height
and through the door yard Of Mr.. Raw.
son, across the bridge through the yard
of A. r. Cloutier's blacksmith shop
where were several wagons and an auto
mobile without touching thing. and
back into the road again where he col
lided with q team driven by Mary Rec
ord, which promised serious compiled
tons as Miss Records horse jumped and
broke a trace but there were men
enough to get her horse by the bride
before anything serious happened. The
runaway continued into the dooryard of
Rev. Mr.. Lamb and circled his auto
which was standing In the yard without
touching II, into the street again and
broke several spokes ont of the wheel Of
wagon that Miss Mary Bacon was tow
ing home, and finished by upsetting .
hulled corn team below the village, and
was finally stopped at the home of ]. B.
Mason without any serious damage to
horse or wagon.
A. W. Spaulding of Caribou took din
ner Sunday with bis uncle, B. Spaulding,
en- route from Boston to his home with q
new Marmon car.
The local lodge of Odd Fellows observ-
cd memorial Sunday by attending the
morning service at the Baptist church
and listening to fine sermon by Rev.
r. NJ. Lamb.
R. C. Themes has been here for a short
stay, having passed the winter with rela-
tives In Andover, Mass.
Parties for Four Ponds should exer-
else great care In packing their bait,
bearing in mind the old saw that "acci.
dents will happen, etc.
Miss Alice Nulty was at home from
Canton over Sunday.
The Rebekahs gave Miss Maude Rec
ord q variety shower after the meeting
Tuesday night. A large number of use
full and fancy articles were piled around
the Noble Grand's station, and much fun
was had over the opening of the pack
ages. A picnic supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Shaw and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Shaw left Wednesday morn
ing for an outing at Four Ponds. A
party from Turner also went there at the
same time.
Rev. F. NJ. Lamb and E G. Smith
went to Augusta to attend the state On.
campment Of the Sons of Veterans and
G. A. R. Wednesday and Thursday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ulrich Of Balti-
more, Md, came to the home of Mrs.
Ulrich's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. a.
Lunt, Tuesday.
Chas. Gautia and Mrs. Mildred Dsw.
son were married Saturday.
Work on the section of the state road
began Thureday. The work will be
done on the strip from the square down
Elm Street.
The graduation exercises Of the high
school will be held in the Baptist church
Thursday afternoon, June %. In the
evening q reception and dance will be
given in the hall. There are twelve In
the graduating class this year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waldron has gone to
Pennington for visit with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Anna Buck.
Rev. A. W. Pottle has been engaged ia
supply the Methodist pulpit at Rumford
for the summer on account of the Illness
OF the pastor. Mr.. and Mrs. Pottle will
occupy the parsonage there. This ar.
rangement will of course prevent Mr..
Pottle from preaching here a. he had
planned.
Bert Austin Is at..home from Milbridge
where he Is principal Of the high school.
W. B. Nulty's school at South Port
land closed Wednesday and he came
home Thursday.
The graduating exercises Of the gram
mar school we're held in the high school
Friday afternoon. They were to have
been In the church, but the rain some.
what disarranged the plans. There were
nine In the graduating class, and the
selections were we'll rendered. The
following Is the programme:
| ]. Music.
2. James Graduation, Marion Thurlow
8. North American Indians, Lawrence Shaw
4. Wanted, A Minister'S Wife, Grace Cross
| 8. Say Something Good, Albert Hersey
6. When John Comes Home from College.
| Angle Rowe
Z. Music.
| 8. Always River to Cross, Doris Buck
| 8. Which Shall 1t Be? Helen Murch
10. Couldn't and Could, Ler0ne Damon
IL. Sun and Shadow, Imogene Smith
II. Singing, Class
l3. Music.