Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-06
he Oxford Democrat,
SOUTH PARIS.
The Rain.

The KAN.
welcome sound OF summer MINER rS nIa,n.
rs nm scorched hill and thirsty Rails Lave.
over Town through the sheterinx 'ea'ee'
LIstIy iripping from the caves
sea- III the gardens wiie, Al,
Waierihs - len Shere the wild flowers hide
Ssn Sogf through all the town
over S,Is,v c'oudland patterine uo"u'
AroI, n 10 III through the du ty street
PoalIoes ,rcifuI lakes and rivers mees'
sIa,sry footprint In the sanu -.
Iils..Ssb aWav by the raindr0p oanu. a.
va ~. lows green and the brook Is teo
Inc Ast.lJs sVay DER 10 mossy oeu,
As S.,,lh 49, the ielts OF corn anu grain
~ - ne music OF the rain
senVttItbsr siie OF the cloudlanu door,
Dls -. am waits 70 shine once more,
The ~ u-o,n &. past and ski are blue
When - I,S,rlI made fresh and new.
To greek WI JULIA (. ABBOTT.
m Eaton is doing upholstery work
:, Gorham, Y. II.
vu..s,t D. Brown went Friday to
pocEisnd for few days stay.
,,,bprJ Daniels is engaged IN the
cifr National Bank at Berlin n ID.
r,s factory of the Mason Manufacture
r. win be shut down for vacation
IN next week.
NJ and Mrs. Harry l.. Shaw of New
~ are at Hotel Andrews for a two
weeks vacation.
~. Mary Z. Daniels is spending the
nth of August with her son, VIM. NJ
Daniels in Mino;.
,Gs, Marguerite Elder joined the other
-aa,bars Of the family at their summer
home here Friday.
", charles T. Merrill Of Kennebunk-
,o-t ia The guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ". II. Jenne.
WILLIAM L. Bray is spending vaca-
%, witb relatives in Hayerhiil, Mass,
vbere he went Friday.
Mis- re5ns D. Stuart is at Saco, where
40 IA. charge of the summer play
grounds for the season.
Mr. ami Mrs. Roy Z. Cole were at
y,ye several days last week, guests OF
NJ and Mrs. Paul Thurstou.
n, and Mrs. E L. Parlin, who had
.,a,, number Of weeks in Cole brook, |
IN returned home Friday.
Chester NJ. Merrill operated success
tll, saturday on the diseased foot OF
Frank r. Donhsm's dog, Nero.
phHip Nius is at home on his vacation
tn Typp. Mass, where he is in the
amCloy Of the General Electric Co.
I,ussS. PIummer of Lowell spent the
,,s, rex with his sister, Mrs. Fred B.
W'gyiu. coming with his automobile.
&c VcArile started Saturday for
two weeks visit to his daughter, Mrs. X
Strickland. in Schenectady, n. Y,
where Mrs. McArdle has been for some
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. z. Y. Haskell are spend
pgs portion Of their vacation visiting
M and Mrs. Omar B. Morrow at
Auburn.
Philip Jones had an operation per
formed On his throat al a hospital in
lewiston Tuesday. He returned home
the same light.
Rev and Mrs. T. n. Kewley left on
THURSDAY for Lawrence, Mass, and will
visit there and elsewhere in Massachu
setts for i while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. e. Fernald started
Saturday on their vacation, which they
will spend in New Hampshire and in
Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie L. Cole are at
Gorham, \. H, where Mr.. Cole is en-
gagged at ais trade as mason on the Cor
ham Savings Bank block.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter and family left
Friday ior Sebago Lake, where they will
visit for a few days, and W. then 90 to
Portland and remain for SHIT time.
Hon. James 5. Wright is at Denmark
on business. Mrs. Wright accompanied
him to Portland, where they remained
over sunday, and will visit there for
few days.
Mrs. Lovejoy and son, who have lived
in the house Of Mrs. George z. Tucker
for some time, are soon to leave town,
and Mrs. Tucker would like to have
some other family in their place.
Mr.. and Mrs. OBrieu and two chill
dren Of Portland we're guests at Il. A.
Hitons a few days last week. Mrs Hill
tons sister, Mrs H. W. Wade of Port
land, has also been recent guest there.
Mrs. Nettie Tirrell underwent a surgi
cal operation at the Maine General
Hospital in Portland Wednesday. The
operation was successful, and Mrs. Tir-
rell is very comfortable and full recov-
cry is expected.
No, this is not technically Old Home
Week The legislature of Maine in its
wisdom decreed that Old Home Week
should be the week beginning with the
second Sunday 10 August. But any old
week is good enough for Old Home
Week.
Mrs Anna E. Eager and granddaughter,
Mabel SWEET, daughter of Vernon b.
SWEET, Of Newton, Mass, are guests at
Benjamin Swet.'s for few weeks. Cor
don and Sara Abbott of Lynn, Mass, are
also visiting their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. SWEET.
Miss Priscilla Chase entertained nine
Of Der young friends at birthday party
at the home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs A. W. Walker, Friday after
noon. She was four years old on Sun
day, but the party was held two days in
advance for various reasons.
The Boston Post cane for the oldest
man in town, which was held by the late
Henry Caswell, who died recently at the
age OF Of, has been placed by the select
men in the possession of Ansel G Dud-
ley. Mr.. Dudley was born Feb. 20, 1925,
and is therefore now 81 years OF age.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of P, installed the |
following officers Friday evening:
C.C-Erank 4. Barrows.
Wv. <. Kenney.
PIT > Barnes.
VI. % We. 4. Shaw.
NJ A-w L. Chase.
G.-E. y. Curtis.
.. G.-Crockett Record.
Work begins this week on the state |
road, for which there is total of 5000
available. This years work will be done |
at Shows Falls, extending northward
from the section Of road built last year. |
The low place In the road near the head |
Of the falls, which has been 20 frequent |
ly overflowed at times of high water in |
the river, will be raised about three feet. |
Rev. c. G. Miller is making a special
endeavor to have as many of the Uni
versalists land others) as possible in at
attendance on the grove meeting at
Bryant's Pond on the l4th, which is
Wednesday of next week. An interest
ing program of short addresses has been