Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-12-31

SOME OF THE YEARS PRINCIPAL EVENTS
AND HAPPENINGS NOTED.

SOME OF THE YEAR's PRINCIPAL EVENT
AND HAPPENINGS NOTED.
While there 10 NO particular epoch
making event 10 the history Of Paris fol
tho year Of grace 1919, Il 10 OF interest
to review the year ct It's close, and mott
some Of tho happenings that arc worthy
Of being recalled to mind. and that have
contributed to the life of tho community
A few OF those things are herewith men
| toned:
JANUARY.
Q, 8, 4-Third exhibition Of tho West
ern Maine Poultry Association, New
Hall. Most successful.
S-Chimney fre and some smoke
damage at Samuel Richards.
18-Leonard 8. Sessions while clean
ing snow from the roof OF Deering Me-
mortal church, fell and sustained . bad
compound fracture of the left Lex.
23-Norway Opera House stage hand'
presented "Along the Missouri" In New
Hall.
28-Gentlemen's night observed by
the Seneca Club.
N-Small fire without alarm but
with some damage at j.. e. Murch's or
Porter Street.
FEBRUARY.
1-Gentlemen's night Of tho Ladies'
Whist Club.
e. e-Oxford Baptist quarterly meet
ing, South Paris Baptist church.
12-Slight roof fire at W. A.. Porter's
store building. No alarm and little
damage.
14-House Of August Cummings In
King District burned.
15-Mt. Mica Lodge, I. o. o. F., en-
tertsined visitors from Bethel, West
Paris, Buckfield and Norway, the mum.
Der In attendance being about $50.
%, 29-Mar. Good Cheer fair.
1.-THE Colonels Maid" presented.
MARCH.
Annual town meeting. Passed off
without without special contest Of any
kind.
5-Annual village corporation meeting,
also without special contest Of any kind.
Mrs. Wealthy Clifford fell In her
kitchen and broke her hip.
Twenty fifth wedding anniversary
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Talbot OBJ
served at Grange Hall.
IL 18-March court, Judge Haley pre-
siding. Short term. No specially i'm
portaut cases.
IA, 15-"A Regiment OF Two" pro-
sented at New Hall, under the auspices
Of the senior class of Paris High School.
19-Slight roof fire at Kenney's mill.
28-Debate between Paris High School
and Buckfield High School, In New Hall,
won by Buckfield.
30-Republican caucus; instructed
delegates for Roosevelt.
6-About 80 members of Mt. Mica
Lodge. I. o. o. F., visited West Paris
Lodge by special train.
10-State Highway Commissioners
Hardison held his Oxford County meet
ing at the court house.
12-First grass FIRE Of the season be-
side the railroad south of the village.
No damage.
20-Base ball season opened.
25-Mt. Mica Lodge observed ninety
third anniversary OF Odd-Fellowship In
America.
2-About twenty G. A. R. people visit.
ed Dwinal Post and Corps at Mechanic
Falls.
7-Organ demonstration banquet at
Universalist church.
S-Paris friends called on W. q. Por-
ter of Norway, on his ninetieth birthday.
17-Rsbekah district meeting held
with Mt. Pleasant Lodge.
19-Pythian Sunday observed by
Hamlin Lodge and Temple.
19-South Paris Baptist church OBJ
served its twenty-f1fth anniversary.
A-Frank L. Dow's house at Hicks
Crossing struck by lightning.
28-Memorial Sunday sermon by Rev.
Chester Gore Miller.
30-Memorial Day observed. Grafton
by W. s. Robinson of Hartford.
JUNE.
5-Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath, candidate
toE IbopuUitO0u bOuthotson SutSoo
States senator, spoke in New Hall.
s-Paris high School celebrated It's
victory over Norway High School, bav-
ing won all ball games for the season.
18-Baccslsureate sermon to high
school seniors by Rev. E. A. Davis.
17-Primary election.
20-Graduation exercises Of Paris
High School in New Hall. Seven young
ladies were In the graduating class.
20, 2l-School year closed.
JULY.
4-Quiet observance of national holt
day.
9-Norway fat men beat South Paris
fats at base ball on high school grounds.
1l-First of series Of outdoor even
ing concerts by Lumley Castle Band.
14-16-Brown-tail moth flight - mil
lions Of them.
15-Small freight wreck on Grand
Trunk at Fore Street crossing. No one
injured.
AUGUST.
2-Superintendent of Schools d. G..
Knight and High School Principal N. /.
Mixer resigned.
6-Oxford County Patriotic Assocla-
ton met at Central Park.
9-Howe's Circus, fair grounds.
10-Co. D, I'd Regiment, started for
Connections to participate in army ma
neuvers.
12-House OF J. A. Noyes on High
Street badly shattered by lightning.
13-Sudden death of Rev. W. II. Bols-
ter. D. D.. Immediately after his arrival
10 town by train.
17-Burr r. Jones elected superintend-
emit of schools for Paris and Woodstock.
2O-Reunion Of Stearns family, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Porter Stearns.
Party of 81. All descendants present.
H-Mock trial, breach Of promise suit,
New Hall.
29-Wallace A. Clifford elected princi-
pal of Paris High School.
29-Reunion of Mrs. Abijah C. Halls
Sunday School class Of thirty years ago.
sEPTEMBER.
8-Demoorstic rally addressed BY Hon.
d. j. McGillicuddy.
7-Republican rally addressed BY Hon.
James 8. Wright and Hon. Bert NJ. Fer
nald.
9-State election. Maine Republican.