Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-02
The Oxford Democrat
SOUTH PARIS.

MA. Sturtevant of Buck6eld was in
town few days last week.
Mrs. Clara Howard returned Saturday
from visit with relatives in Portland.
Ralph Easson is at home from the
University of Maine for a short vacation.
Ii is your duty to advise assessors of
any change in your real estate holdings.
The LADIES' Whist Club will meet with
Mrs. Mixer Thursday afternoon of this
week.
Mrs. Frank White of Danville Junction
has been visiting here during the past
week.
The Merry Eight Bridge Club met
with Miss Maud Douglass Thursday
evening.
o. K. Clifford has purchased the A. c
Hall stand on Oxford Street, and will
move there later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II. Evans of Enrol,
y. H., are guests of Mr.. Evans parents,
MI and Mrs. |. T. Evans.
The teamsters made use of the last bit
Of snow, even if they did have to include
some bare ground in their trips.
pm. Walker has negotiated the sale
Of his house on Gary Street to Mrs.
Charles W. Chase Of North Paris.
Mise Leona d. Stuart of this place has
been nominated by Governor Plaisted as
an agent for protection of children.
Benjamin SWEET and DR.. C. L. Buck
Cd ha Nain Mafh
ference in Lewiston a day or two last
week.
David B. Woodbury. leaves with the
Democrat snowdrop, which he thinks
il the first flower of spring. Ii literally
pushed its way up through the ice in his
garden.
The shoe repairing firm of Z. NJ.
Thomas & Co. at Norway has been dis
solved. George L. Davee, who was with
Mr.. Thomas, has opened shop at his
home here.
Eleven below zero "down to the mill"
last Tuesday morning, and for the first
part Of the day the best sleighipg Of the
winter. That's pretty frosty for the
18th of March, what?
tsrdy for the winter term ending March
10Th from the Pleasant Street school
was Master Henry Howard.
SARA /. SWEET, TEACHER.
The late Abner Benson of North Paris,
who died about ten days since at the age
of o. was the holder of the Boston Pos,
cane. 10 be in possession of the Oldest
man in town. 1t is now held by Henry
Caswel who is 81.
Annual meeting of Hose Companies
Nos. ], 2, 3, and 5, and Hook and Lad
der Co. will be held at Engine House
Hall Saturday, April 9th, at Z O'Clock.
Members receive soc. for attending the
organization meeting.
C. Ellis McAllister, who has been fore
man in the paint shop of the Paris
Manufacturing Co., has closed his en-
gagement there and gone to Boston
where be will be employed. He will
not move his family until warmer
weather.
II YOU haven't cleared the brown-tails
of your own trees, it is the duty of the
seleclmen, as required by law, 10 clear
them off for you, and assess the cost Of
il on your property as a tax. There's
some OF this work to be done, and the
selectn.en say they are going to do it, 50
look out.
Friends here are sorry TO learn of the
i'll health of Mrs. Ella w. Burbank,
whose home was in South Paris until
recently, but who for the past few years
has lived in Gorhsm, n. II. After being
i'll all winter, Mrs. Burbank on Wednes-
day last went to the Maine General
Hospital in Portland for treatment.
This Monday evening the Seneca Club
meets with Mrs. Haskell on Main Street.
Scotland will receive special attention in
the evenings literary program, which is
in full as follows:
Roll Call-QuOtations, Club
His Home Life. His Literary Life,
Mrs. Haskell
Melrose Abbey, Miss Thayer
Scottish Clans and Plaids. Mrs Eastman
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office April LIST:
Fred II. Fsrwell.
Mrs Lena Herrick.
Mrs. Jessie L0sin.
Archie Cole.
Ralph Dean.
Mrs Anna NJ Dudley.
Fred A. Pearson.
Harry FarnswOrth.
Mrs COrge Kinsman.
j. c. T. RidlOn.
b. +. Chaplin.
H. ). Dow
Mrs. j. &. Foster.
Mrs. J. q. Anderson.
One of those rare events, an eclipse OF
the sun visible in this part OF the world,
will occur on the morning of the 18th
inst This is what is called an annular
eclipse, because a narrow ring or the
sun will be visible around the border of
the moon. While newspaper article
says that the eclipse will be annular in
all places where ii is visible, the alma
macs, which are much more likely to be
correct, say that it will be visible in
Maine only as a partial eclipse. 1t be-
gins about 5:15 A. NJ, standard time.
The sewer connection Of Odd Fellows
Block is in commission again, after con-
siderable trouble. This formerly ran
across the street into the Billings Block
sewer, but when the town sewer was put
through directly crossing it, it was con-
nected With that. About ten days since
it plugged up. II was dug up, opened.
and after considerable work was cleared
out TO the main sewer. Almost immed"
isteiy III CloRyeu agdiu, auu shon ~ "aS
dug up again, and connected with the
Billings Block sewer as before, which
will take care Of IL until the ground ID
thawed.
A petition is in circulation to change
the location Of the street railway track
on Pleasant Street from the south side
Of the street to the middle Of the street
from q point near Capt. +. c. Tribou's
past the stable of +. B. Fogg This pc
tition is addressed to the municipal
officers. By law passed by the present
Legislature at its regular session, the
municipal officers, on the petition Of ten
or more citizens, and after public hear
ing, have authority to order change In
the location of tracks within the limits
OF the street Both parties, the petit
TONERS and the railway, have the right
Of appeal TO the state railroad commits
sioners, whose decision 10 final.
On Tuesday evening OF this week Will
be the mems supper at the Uniyersalist
church. This is the last chance for the
season that you will have to eat mems az
cooking, indeed, perhaps II is the last
chance for the season TO get church
supper. Mrs. Wynifred Staples Smith
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