Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-27


a visit to her son, Dr. Richards.
Harold E. Croker of Locke's Mills
was the guest Of bis aunt, Mrs. j. j.
Murphy, for few days recently.
Mrs. Mary Daniels, who for several
weeks has been at Paris Hill, returned
to her home at S. C. Ordway's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Heidner, who have
been in Sour Lake, Texas, through the
winter as usual, arrived home Friday
night.
Miss Florence Sanborn of Saco, who
has been teaching in grades three and
four at the Shur,leff School, has returned
home.
Miss Methel Packard, who has been
visitluSat Z. n. Anderson's since We'd
uesday, returned to her home in Bethel
Sunday evening.
The schools taught by Miss Helen N.
Barnes and Miss l.. Alice Wetherell
united in picnic held at Gibson's
Grove Saturday.
Rev. l.. NJ. Robinson of Philadelphia
was at Wallace Ryerson's short time
last week. and has gone to his summer
home in Hartford.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter will speak at
the Congregational church next Sunday
morning on, "Some reasons why am an
enemy of the saloon"
Joint exercises by the four schools in
the brick building, from the fifth to the
ninth grade, were held at the high school
building Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Swan and son
Guy went to Harpswell Saturday, and
from there on Monday will 60 to Mssss-
chusetts for short vacation.
The children of the Sunday Schools
are asked to meet at the high school
building Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
to practice the Prohibition songs for the
coming rally. Take your song books
with you.
William L. Bray, who went to Haver-
hill, Mass, about ten days ago, is in the
hospital there, where he has undergone
surgical operation. His sister, Miss
Hattie Bray, went to Hsverhill Thursday
to be with him.
Shaw's Orchestra played at Bryant's
Pond Thursday evening for the gradual
ing exercises of the high school in
Grange Hall, and Friday evening for
the dance in Dudley Opera House in
connection with the graduation.
The Universalist Sunday School voted
Sunday TO unite with the other churches
in the picnic of Thursday. 1t is hoped
that all the children will attend and as
many of the grown people of the Sunday
School and congregation as possible.
The factory of the Paris Manufacture
| ing Co. will be shut down all next week
| for vacation. Superintendent II. A.
| Morton will entertain the foremen Of the
several departments of the factory at his
camp at Shagg Pond on Monday, the Sd.
The Sunday excursion train to Port
land was put on last Sunday, and will
run through the summer. Its leaving
time at this station is the same as in
previous years, 1877 A NJ. and 500 p. NJ,
and the price this year is sl.l5 to Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Dodge and their
4 u,
BODICE, of Minneapolis, arrived last week
at the home of A. l.. Holmes for vaca-
ton. On Saturday they went to Mr..
Holmes camp, Waldheim, at Shagg
Pond, where they will spend some time.
The Fourth of July programme at the
fair grounds will include two horse
Traces, one matched race and the other
class race, game Of ball in the fore
noon between Paris and Norway, and
another in the afternoon between the
winners Of the forenoon game and Har-
rison.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Felt Of Portland
visited their cousin, Mrs. c. r. Durham,
last week, coming by automobile. Mrs.
| Durham accompanied them on visit to
West Paris, Brysnt's Pond and Bethel,
and has gone with them to Portland aud
the islands, where she will stay for
week or more.
Rev. (. A. Davis, pastor of the South
Paris Baptist church, expects to spend
his vacation OF four weeks, beginning
July 18th, at Sedgwick, Maine, in ex-
change with the pastor of the Baptist
church at Sedgwick, Rev. Elisha Sander
sop, who will spend his vacation at
South Paris and supply the church
here.
The summer schedule went into effect
on the Grand Trunk Sunday. OF the
trains formerly running, the time OF
only one at South Paris is changed. The
early train down leaves at 5:32 instead oil
sos as formerly. The new milk train
goes Oh, leaving South Paris in the
morning at 600 and arriving here in the
evening at 1907. This is local train
running every day and stopping at al
stations. The through express trains IN
I early morning and evening now cut out
the larger part of the stops between
, here and Portland, stopping only al
Mechanic Falls, Lewiston Junction
Danville Junction and Yarmouth juno
ton.
Thomas N. Stowell of Paris died a
3 the soldiers home at Togus Saturday
{ morning, after having been out OF health
Q for a long time. The remains will b
brought here on the afternoon trail
4 Monday, and inferred in Riverside Gene
! tery, with a prayer service. Mr.. Stowel
g had q long service In the army, having
been with Fremont before the civil war
He served in the First Maine for 1t
= three months term, and then In Co.
- Thirteenth Maine, and was not finall,
- discharged until 1866. Four member
, of bis company In the Thirteenth ar
:, living in this vicinity, and will act
a bearers-T. F. Hathaway, Grinfill Stuar
!. and w. B. Stuart of South Paris, and G
r. Monroe OF Norway. Mr.. Stowe
"a was never married. He was " years
A age.
10 w. a. Porter of Norway, better know
y As "Uncle Henry" made the Democrat
% call Saturday. "Uncle Henry" 10 eight!
o. niue years young and as no smarter 90
a. could be- found in Norway, he was =.
A Gently awarded the Boston Post gol
4. headed cane, as Norway's oldest citize
az lust to give the cane . little exercl'
b. "Uucle Henry" walked from bis hon
Il. saturday afternoon to the Democr
In office. a distance of two miles. He do'
al NOT confine his activities to walking Q
me- tirely as he has planted and hoed lart
re garden for himself this spring, pian''