Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15

Mrs. Ida Knight and son of Auburn,
N. T., have been guests OF Alfred Cole
recently.
Mills Downing of Augusta has been the
guest OF the Misses Shaw for week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner Of Portland Ia
a guest at Hotel Long,.
An auto party of about twenty OF our
young people went to Paris Hill Monday
evening and had supper at the Hubbard
House, followed by dance ct Academy
Hall and moonlight ride home.
Mrs. q. r. Rawson went to Portland
Tuesday morning for visit with friends.
Mrs. Marston and son Of Auburn have
been with Mrs. William Irish at hel
home on High st.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. e. GerrIsh went to
Squirrel Island Sunday and returned Mon
day night, visiting Mr.. Harlow Gerrish
who is .employed at the Squirrel Island
Spa for the summer.
Mr.. Benjamin Spaulding, ST., left
Thursday morning for visit with bis
brother W. C. Spaulding in Caribou.
The base ball game between the Buck.
field second team and the Hebrons re-
suited In an easy victory for the home
team.
Frank Berry spent several days with
friends in Brunswick recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Welsh of Brook.
Ign, N. Y. have been the guests Of Mrs.
Cynthia Tilton, leaving there Tuesday
for two weeks stay In Turner. Mrs.
Welsh was formerly Miss Rossie Tilton.
During heavy thunder storm which
passed over this place Wednesday after
noon, Edgar E. Eastman, a farmer living
on the John Irish place, was struck and 10.
stantly killed by bolt Of lightning while
riding from the field on q load Of hay on
the farm of j. B. Mason. The horse at
tached to the load was also killed aud
the hay was set on fire but was almost
Immediately extinguished by the rain.
Mr.. Eastman's remains were taken to
Mexico for burial Friday. Mr.. Eastman
was Al years of age and unmarried, and
leaves brother Oscar here and one In
Mexico. During the same storm the barn
of RIO. Jordan was struck but no great
damage.
T. S. BRIGHAM has sold his Jackson
car tn Frank Starbird OF Paris.
William Gregg of Andover was In town
Wednesday with his Marmon car.
w. Fl. BRIGHAM and A. F. Warren
went to Long Island Thursday to attend
the reuion of the Goth Maine regiment.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Warren attended
the eleventh annual convention of the
Maine Undertakers' Association.
Mrs. Maude Morrill, has been at the
home of her parents in Hartford for a
few days.
Miss Eunics Seavey of Boston is the
guest of her uncle, Mr.. F. 8. Washburn.
The moving picture show was good
one. Edwin Hadley was the operator.
The bridge In the village was newly
planked this week.
Fred Holland has moved to the farm OF
Geo. q. Hersey this week.
A party of Buckfiold girls are camping
at Lake Anasagunticook for week.
Miss Mabel Lamb returned Friday from
a two weeks stay in Kennebunkport.
Chester Tuttle has been elected priuci.
pal of the Saco high school at good
salary.
Tom DeCoster returned home Friday
after an absence of four weeks.
The Mechanic Falls Dairy Testing
Assd alton met at the home Of W. II
Conant in this town Thursday. There
were Sc in attendance and good time
was enjoyed. H. C. Black, the state
dairy instructor from Augusta and Prof
Redman of Orono were the principa
speakers. Coffee was served by Mr.. AND
Mrs. Conant, and the members brought
picnic dinner.