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

A., Inra Martin and daughter o
,r,on have been recent guests at Ber
amin S"otts.
N. and Mrs. Nahum Moore OF Rum
"a we're guests at Wallace Ryerson's
isw days last week.
p,,,s Lodge, +. and A. NJ, will have
..aci,l meeting Tuesday evening to con
Isr the E. A. degree.
s,one Andrews has sold his shoe re
,;,ing business to b. p. Adkins, WIZ
continues it at the same place.
roseph A. Noyes has moved from thi
ALAG. 10 the place he purchased a
MOBILES Corner, North Norway.
Mrs. George Woodbury. and daughter
.,Tsw York are guests of their cousin
NJ. Pauline Soper, also Mrs. j. b
Woodbury. of Norway.
Mrs. r. Bean, who purchased the
son.a NJ NJ. l.. Noyes on Pine Street
.,rs here from Mason last week, and IL
sstobIishsd in her new home.
AW Walker & Son are building a
,,,gs storehOuse for agricultural imple'
ants and some of the other things they
Ss,I 10. at their place of business of
Pleasant Street.
Although a number Of flags were dis
,layed on Flag Day, Wednesday, the
ain doubtless made some refrain from
Dnttipg out their colors who would have
!boWn them in fair weather.
In This season of generally poor
h,,cbes. Rev. C.. G.. Miller has OF late had
.sm,rksble luck with two incubaturs.
0oe from I3J fertile eggs Matched l2S,
and the other from 154 fertile eggs
batchel 40 chicks.
Alton G. Wheeler has added another
,oon tl his law Offices in Maxim Block,
xbich will be occupied by his stenog-
,aDber Miss Florence Richardson. This
.oon Z in the rear Of his main office,
and the main entrance will be through
H.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy P. Allen and child
are in town, with Mrs. Aliens grand
mothe7. Mrs. Ellen K. Jackson. For
uns ume they have been at Havre de
Grace. Nd, where Mr.. Allen has had
positiln with his uncle, a railroad con-
iract0c
A. j. Penley will sell at auction next
Saturday afternoon, at his place on
Western Avenue near the slsd factory,
ouap,i,y of furniture, farming tools,
wagons, ETC., a partial list OF which is
,ivsr m An advertisement elsewhere in
this raper.
". j. Wheeler is putting in concrete
SIDEWALK iu front of his residence on
Peasant Street, in place of the brick
walk which had become badly worn.
BE is also painting the house and max
ipg various improvements about the
buildings and grounds.
Ia Kenney has notified the assessors
Of the south Paris Village Corporation
,bat ha has claim against the corpora
ion for damages for diverting through
,he VI age water system a portion OF the
xatsr from his water power on Stony
Brook No action has yet been taken on
The matter.
Right near the middle of the village on
HIGH Street are some apple trees from
which the brown-tail nests were not
cleared in the spring, and they now give
testimony of the work that those little
meats can do. The trees have been some
partly and some entirely stripped OF
their leaves. The number of nests on
The trees was not large.
The fuil summer schedule on the
Grand Trunk goes into effect next Sun
dsy. Although there is yet no official
Information on the point, 1T is under
stood that the trains now running will
NOT bssnaterially changed. The milk
train. So called, will be added, leaving
West Paris az 6 a. NJ. for Portland, and
arriving at West Paris on the return at
80 P. NJ.
While we didn't get as much rain last
week a. fell farther south, the drouth
bnke a right. 1t was nearly four days
bat the sun was out of sight, and the
anfall was good and plenty. II made
aiugs rather unpleasant for vacation
ss. laid the dust and made some mud,
ave vegetation a big start, made
hundreds of tons of hay, and caused
general rejoicing.
Al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Park Thursday afternoon linen shower
vas given TO Miss Annie Jenne, to which
a large number of guests from the I'M
mediate neighbnrhood were invited.
The shower took place on the lawn;
when Miss Jenue was seated, shower
Of over 80 linen articles descended from
the branches of n large oak tree. Deli
cOus refreshments were served.
The south Paris Band now plays at
Central Park every Monday evening,
and is engaged to play for the Fourth OF
July races and ball game at the fair
grounds. By the way, the band is en-
titled to an apology for being referred
TO at the South Paris Memorial Day
exercises as the Norway Cadet Band
an oversight due principally to the let
tered uniforms worn by some OF the
members.
The Universalist Mission Circle met
With Mrs Durham, Tuesday, June l3,
for the election of officers:
Preslleut-Mrs. Geo. r. Morton.
Vice Presiient-Mrs. Charles Dunham'
Secretary-Mrs. Charles Young.
Treasurer-Mrs. G. Ii. Thayer.
The circle plan to pack a barrel In
September for Miss PowelPs coast mis-
sioD work; those having anything they
would ike TO give for home or foreign
mission we would be glad to call for 1t,
Or bundles can be left at Mrs. Dunhsm's
90 Pleasant Street.
With spirits light the students of the
high school set out Friday morning in
three hay racks for Gibson's Grove for a
picnic To be sure, the weather looked
Uncertain, but il it had looked that way
two weeks ago there wouldn't have been
apartiele of cause for alarm. Then the
rain descended and the floods came.
Part Of them got as far as Norway Lake,
And one team only as far as the upper
end OF Norway village. By seeking
shelter in various places they succeeded
IN getting off without being soaked
through, and between II and O'Clock
they got back to town. The seniors and
Juniors went into Grand Army Hall and
bad their picnic there, and the rest went
home
There was a hearing at the court
house Monday of last week in the case
Of Oliver A. Robbins of Woodstock vs.
w. V. Redding of Sumner. This case
has been In co urt several years, and was
anally referred to Judge L. q. Cornish
Of Augusta and w. II. JENNIE of South
Paris, Mr.. JENNIE being the official court
Surveyor in the case. II. Il. Hastings Of
Bethel and John p. Swasey of Canton
Tor Robbins; James S. Wright for Red