Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Mrs. Julia Cplley is again at DR.. Mer.

here for the holiday.
Miss Florence NJ. Richardson was II
Lewiston over Sunday.
Postmaster Samuel r. Davis has pur
chased Ford automobile.
DR.. W. 1. Merrill has purchased Fore
touring car Of Il. G. Fletcher.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of P, will work the
first and second ranks next Friday even
ing.
Miss Fanny N. Chapman went to
Portland Wednesday to visit friends for
a few days.
Roy E. Cole, principal of the Ashland,
Mass, high school, is at home for the
holiday recess.
William P. Morton and George F.
Eastman are at Camp Concord over the
holiday recess.
George Jones of Portland, formerly OF
South Paris, was with the family OF his
son, j. Fl. Jones, over Sunday.
William gilbert and family are to
iiONc W "hSAV SeASSe~
has employment in foundry.
Harry NJ. Shaw has returned from the
hospital at Lewiston, where he was
operated upon for appendicitis.
Ephraim Emerson was called to Dan
willie, p. @, Saturday to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. Marion Carson.
H. W. Dennison and family are spend
ing the holiday recess with his parents
at West Bethel, going Saturday after
noon.
George c. Boomer of the Democrat
force visited relatives at West Paris
whom he had not seen for many
years.
The weather bureau indicates "proba-
bly' unsettled weather and rain the last
Of the week. Small hopes thankfully re-
ceived.
Another scorcher Sunday, and the
prospect of a repetition of it Monday,
but not equal to the fierce heat OF a
week ago.
Miss Elsie Gray returned last week
from the Eye and Ear lufirmary at Port
and, where she had undergone surgical
of her feet.
A contest which has been carried on
N the Universalist Sunday School be-
tween the reds and the blues will close
with banquet Friday evening, June y.
Complaint is being made of bicycle
riding on the sidewalks, and the village
authorities announce that they will
strictly enforce the ordinance prohibit
ug it.
Miss Carrie A. Gray is at home from
south birmingham, Mass, for the holi-
lay. She is accompanied by Mrs. Harry
Noble of Boston, who will spend a
week here.
Tuesday being Memorial Day, the
stores, factories, banks, shops, and offices
will be closed all day, and holiday hours
will be observed at the post office. The
.ural carriers will not go out.
A new feature in the schools is intro
iuced to-day, Monday, when the schools
It the high and brick buildings are
,isited by the old soldiers, some OF
n HON will speak to the scholars.
Ralph Hallett of Boston, well known
n Paris, went through here Saturday
bound with three other men
or trampiug trip In the White
Mountains over the holiday recess.
Maurice L. Noyes, who sold his house
IN Pine Street few days since, has pur-
.hased of Mrs. Briggs lot on the other
ide of the street, next north OF the
rouse of John Wight, 200 feet front and
so feet deep.
Clarence G. Morton and family, who
rave broken up housekeeping at West
Paris, are with his mother, Mrs. l.. Z.
Morton, for a time, until the camp is
eady at Crystal, n H., which they are
% occupy this summer.
Roy J. Bird, who has position with
he Clapp Rubber Works in Hanover,
Mass, is with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos A. Bird, for a vacation OF two
weeks. He is accompanied by his
cousin, Russell Blanchard, Of South
Weymouth, Mass.
Rev. and Mrs. A. T. McWhorter will
observe the tenth anniversary OF their
next Monday. They will be
pleased TO receive all connected with the
church in any way dur
ng the afternoon or evening of the day,
.t their home on Pine Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Walker and Miss
Eva Z. Walker went to Portland in their
Saturday and met Mrs.
Nathan A. Chase and daughter, Priscilla,
If Iliou, Y. Y, who returned with them
md are the guests of Mrs. Chase's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Walker.
With this week Saturday afternoon
closing begins. The banks will close
saturday afternoons until October. The
aw offices will close through June, July
md August. So will the blacksmith
,hops. Most OF us, including the print
,rs, will have to keep busy Saturday
afternoon as usual.
While we were broiling in the hottest
Nav day ever known last Monday, w. A.
Porter, who wanted to water his lawn
and had got tired of waiting for the pipe
20 open, was having it thawed out.
There was eight or ten feet of ice in the
pipe. Since the hot spell the ground has
been warming up little.
Though showers to right of US and
showers to left of us volleyed and thun-
iered TO some extent the first of the
W ek, the only rain we have had was the
little shower of Wednesday afternoon.
But wasn't that refreshing while it
And didn't the rain on the roof
have a novel sound! Now it is just as
dry as ever again.
Addison III. Frizzelle, for the past nine
years postmaster at Groveton, n. h.,
was calling on friends in South Paris
last Saturday Mr.. Frizzelle was tele-
graph operator at South Paris in the
DAVIS of the old wooden Grand Trunk
station twenty five years or more
since. Who can tell when the new brick
station was built?
Base Ball.