Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-13

ID. s. Knapp's.
B. N. Hanson of Gorham, N. H., va
q guest at Z. N. Anderson's Friday.
Some more rain Sunday night relieve
the drought, and there Ia prospect o
more to come.
Strawberries are ripening fast. AM
did you ever see the wild ones so swee
as they are this year?
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. P. Brett of Beverly
Mass, have been, guests at Charles Z
Brett's for few days.
Mrs. Hayes of Lewiston has been thu
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Alton c
Wheeler, for few days.
Mrs. Carrie A. Briggs was at Bruins
wick Friday to attend meeting OF tht
deputies of the n. <. o. P. Grand Lodge
Miss Addie L. Edgerly left Monday
morning for South Weymouth, Mass.
where she expects to spend the summer
with relatives.
Although the high school closes this
week, the other schools have still two
weeks more, the high school having be
gun a week earlier.
Mrs. B. n. Chapman returned last
Saturday from Bethel, where she had
been to attend the graduating exercises
of Gould's Academy.
Miss Maud Douglass is on an automo'
bile trip to her old home in Old Town,
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Gilbert of Canton.
Ray Cotton and family have moved
into the village from the Whittemore
District, and accupy a rent in Mrs.
Leonard Whitman's house.
The scholars of the seventh grade,
with their teacher, Miss Marjorie Pen
ley, enjoyed picnic at Gibson's Grove
Saturday, going in hayrack.
A wide concrete sidewalk has been
laid in front of the Congregational par
sonage on Pine Street. This is the first
piece of sidewalk on that street.
The Delta Alphas picnic which was to
have been held at Gibson's Grove this
Monday evening, will be held at Grand
Army Hall on account of the weather.
Miss Mary A. Plummer of Danvers,
Mass, who is on her way to visit her
old home in Sweden, has been guest of
her brother, j. +. Plummer, for few
days.
Miss Fanny n. Chapman went to
Bethel last Thursday to attend the
graduating exercises of Gould's Acad-
envy, and will make a visit of several
days.
NJ. W Maxim is putting up another
building for garage in the rear of
Maxim Block. This one will have stalls
for four autos, in addition to what he
had before.
The Grand Trunk station, always a
lively place at train time, particularly
forenoon, was given the ap-
pearance of a metropolitan terminal by
the crowd going TO Lewiston to Ring
ling's circus Saturday.
Good progress has been made getting
Hotel Andrews ready for opening. 1t
is now planned by the proprietor, B. w.
futile, to open next Monday, so the day
once more have hotel.
The Odd Fellows observed their me-
mortal service, and decorated the graves
in Riverside Cemetery, Sunday after
noon. The address of the day was
given BY Alton C.. Wheeler, Esq, and
was appropriate and impressive.
The family of Clarence G. Morton left
for Crystal, n. a., where they
will live this summer, in camp just
built by the Paris Manufacturing Co.,
for which Mr.. Morton is in charge of
the numbering operations at that place.
The paper committee of the NJ. E.
church wish to bring in all available
paper this week. Friends please send
papers to Mrs. Newton's stable on Gothic
Street, or to Miss Godwin's, Pine Street,
or leave name on the list in the post
office.
Mrs. Bertha Harlow, formerly of
South Paris and the daughter of Mrs. c.
F. Ware of this place, was married in
Portland Thursday to George William
Gee of that city. The couple are on
short tour to New York and Washing
ton, and on their return will reside in
Portland.
The Methodist services were held on
Sunday in the vestry of the new Deering
Memorial church. Since the demolition
of the old church began last summer the
services have been held in the Baptist
church. The usual morning service was
held on Sunday at 10:45 A. NJ, and in the
evening union service with the Baptists
was held. During the past week the
bell was hung, and Sunday morning its
tones were heard for the first time since
last summer. Hereafter the Sunday
services will be held according to the
usual order.