Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
THE OXFORD BEARS.
The DOINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.

Paris Hill.
First Baptist Church, Rev. q. W. r. Hill, pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday as l0a5 A. -.
sunday School at IL. Sabbath evening service
$50. Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the lst Sunday Of the month a. so p y. AL
not otherwise connected are cordially invite',
Universalist church. Rev. G. A. Knickerbocker
Minister. Preaching service every Sunday al
10 As An
Mrs. Joseph p. Thompson Of Portland
has purchased from Miss Persis N. An
drews her home in this village and will
remodel and improve the buildings the
coming spring. Mrs. Thompson and
her family have spent twenty-three SUM-
mers at Paris Hill, where they have
many friends who are much gratified
that they have bought home and decid-
ed to locate here permanently.
Frederick T. Case, Esq, OF Nsw York,
who has for some time owned . few
shares in the old county building proper
ty, 10 now understood to have purchased
the interest of the Cummings heirs and
other owners 80 a. to become sole owner
of the property. The people OF Paris
Hill are very hopeful that this means
the immediate improvement and devel-
opmeut OF one of the finest locations in
this beautiful village.
Col. Edward T. Brown, q native OF
Paris Hill. who, after long and honor
able record, In to retire from the United
States army in November, has sent three
horses and large quantity of household
goods to his old home, the DR.. Thomas
H. Brown place in this village. Every
one will be glad to learn that Col. Brown
10 to bring his family hero the coming
spring, where they are to make their
future home. During the winter the
Brown place Is to be remodeled, and
greatly improved in preparation for
their occupancy.
Miss Olivia z. P. Stokes, who has &C.
cupied the Atwood house during the
past summer, goes this week to Sharon,
Conn, where she has taken . house for
the winter months.
Mrs. j. P. Thompson Of Portland, DR..
aud Mrs. William Thompson, Miss Olive
Thompson and George Lunt were guests
at Elmburst last week.
Rev G.. w. r. Hill was called to
Waldoboro to attend the funeral of q
former parishioner the past week.
A current newspaper paragraph says
that "the last surviving cattle pound in
Maine" is located in Orrington. But 1t
is added that, though built Of stone and
mortar, for the last twenty-five years 1t
has served merely as relic OF former
days and customs, and that Its hinges
are so rusted that 1t would be difficult to
swing the gate for either man or beast.
II it is only relics and ruins Of pounds
that are desired, there is one within a
mile of Paris Hill, on the West Sumner
road, the walls of which are still stand
ing in fair condition. They are not laid
in mortar, but are thick. and being laid
by one who was master of his craft, still
'survive." The writer can remember
when these walls were surmounted by
heavy hewn timbers, but is not Of years
enough to remember when the enclosure
was used for its original purpose. Not
for nearly forty years, anyway.
Unclaimed letters in Paris post Office
Oct. 1st:
Miss Margaret Huskins.
Mrs. Milton johnson.
Mrs. Melvin l.. Park.
Mrs. John A. Davis.
John Fitzgerald.