Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-11
THE OXFORD BEARS.
| THE DOlNdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris nm.

Paris Inn.
lirss Baptiss Church, Rev. g. W. r. Hill, pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday as l0a5 A. Il.
Il Sunday School at u. Sabbath evening service
st 80. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at
sd. Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the LIST Sunday Of the month q 80 p. y. An
not otherwise connected are cordially invited.
UniversAlist church. Rev. C. A. Knickerbocker.
Minister. Preaching service every Sunday as
l035A An.
William K. Sparrow Of New York,
and bis wife and little daughter, are the
guests of Mr.. Sparrow's sister, Mrs.
Lewis n. Brown.
During the latter part Of August, date
to be announced later, there will be q
sale of fancy articles, food, and refresh
ments at the golf links for the benefit Of
the Paris Hill Golf Club.
Mrs. Elmer W. Cummings and little
daug liter, of New York, arrived at Wal
lace Fl. Cummings last week.
Dan Winslow entertained two tables
at bridge on Monday evening Of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheus G. Rogers, of
Portland, who were at the Hubbard
House last summer, have returned to
spend their summer here again.
| Judge William p. Potter and family OF
Swsrthmore, Pa, are expected to arrive
here and open their summer home the
latter part OF the present week.
Miss Mary P. Burchfisld, of Pittsburg,
Pa, who was at Paris Hill part of last
summer, will arrive with a friend at
Elmhurst this week for the present
summer.
The Fourth of July was an unusually
quiet one in this village, about the only
excitement being second game of base
ball between the married and single men
in which the latter won such One-sided
victory as to make the game rather up'
Interesting to witness.
News was received here last week OF
the death in Toronto Of the youngest
son of Guy Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
nett with their two children were recent
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK
Bennett, and the sudden death of their
little boy brings sadness to their rela
ltives and friends here.
| Charles l.. Case and Frederick T. Case
of New York, spent the Fourth with theil
family st the summer homo in this vii
tlage.
Miss Elmer, who spent last summer at
ISeven Gables, arrived here last week
W here she has the same house for th'
lpresent season.
Mr.. Winslow recently sent to the State
Department of Agriculture some leaves
and insects from one Of the elm tree'
near Lyonsdep and received from Prof
Yeaton, the Assistant Horticulturalist
the following reply: "Your letter and
the box containing leaves and insects a
hand. lam sorry to say that it is TIT
dreaded elm leaf beetle. The remed!
will be to spray with arsenate Of lead al
the rate of three pounds to fifty gallons
of water and | would advise you to sp
Iply it at once, because l am inclined Il
think it is only on few trees, for W,
have had no previous complaint.
think you will be able to hold Ii IL
check and keep it from spreading
farther"
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Dermont Robbins o
Woodstock and Miss Susie Chase spen
the Fourth at Paris Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Chase, former
J ly of this place, are at Freeport for tn
. summer and expect to return to Massa
, chusetts 10 the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sanders and chill
dren arrived here last week and art
guests at Loren B MerrilPs.
Mrs. Edward S. Pyle Of Newton, Mass.
10 a guest at Elmhurst, where he
! parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmunds, ar,
spending few weeks.
Miss (. Gertrude Harlow, of Dixfeld
was the guest of relatives here over Sun
day.
Mrs. Edwin A. Daniels and he
daughter, Miss Mary Daniels, of New
York, arrived at their summer hom
here last week. Prof. Daniels and son
Orland, are expected in August.
Prof. C. Fl. c. Wright of Cambridge
Mass, and his mother, Mrs.. N. b
Wright, are at their summer home nea
Mount Mica.
4 In common with the rest of the coun
try, Paris Hill suffered from the intense
beat wave of last week and at its clos
on Thursday afternoon We had one o
the most severe electrical storms tha
has ever visited this place. The light
ming struck two sets of buildings in tn
: village. Attic Governor Perham house
now occupied by Mrs. Lewis NJ. Brown
il followed the lightning rod to the til
roof of the piazza, thence along the roo
to the ell where IL entered the house be
side the first window and split piece o
sfudding in two, throwing chips acros
) the open chamber, thence down the sid
of the ell to the ground. At Herbert L
Scribner's, the next place east on Lin
coin Street, lightning struck the from
gable of the large new barn, runnin
down the rafters, splitting and breaking
several of them and setting fire to som
hay on the west loft. Mr.. Scribne
ri shed into the barn and succeeded il
smothering the flames which were al
ready burning up to height OF two o
tire set Of buildings and contents from
burning. Only about two minutes be
fore Mr.. Scribner had been sitting in tn
front barn door where the lightning
came down, but had just gone into tn
house when the bolt struck, thus having
a very narrow escape for his life a. vel
rs his buildings.
Miss JEANNE Hubbard came Thursda.
from Boston to visit her sister, Mrs. Z
> II. Jackson, during July.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Herbert Shurtleff o
; Portland are now visiting Mrs. Ellen II
jackson.
Leo W. Farrsr has gone to New Yorl
10 attend the summer school at Column
bia University.
There will be . social dance at Acad
envy Hall Friday evening, July IA
Music by Briggs and Shaw OF Shaw
Orchestra. Come and have good time
: PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
The Misses Alths, Hattie and Wilm
Mason are visiting their sister, Mrs
James l.. Barrett, Of Cumberland Ger
, tire. AlthA plans to visit her uncle
, Charlie Mason at Lewiston, also th
family of her cousin, w. n. Daniels, o
West Minot, before returning homo.
|, Mrs. Will Parlin 10 In poor health o.
! account Of lead poisoning from thei
, well. Mr.. Parlin IL obliged to hau
water from q spring.
Not much doing haying for the pas
week, the weather was 80 hot.
Miss May Bennett has returned hom
from Mrs. Holmes, where she has bee
/ working dressmaking.
Q Stanley Bennett has returned fror
Montreal, where he has been ut work 10
some time past.