Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-16
Schools are In ssssion AGAIN.

A -" ny y Aoot WCcA.
Merton A. Millett and Miss Grac
Dudley have recently made an automo
bile trip to New Jersey with Mr.. an,
Mrs. Archie Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. q. Bumpus, VIII,
have been at their cottage at Onset
Mass, for some weeks, returned Thurs
day to South Paris.
Hose Companies Nos. 1,2, 8 and 4
also Hook and Ladder Company, please
meet at Engine House Hall on Tuesday
evening at us, by order of chief engi
neer.
s. Il. Tarbox Of Philadelphia Is here
for two or three weeks, and his family
who have been here for the past few
weeks, will return home with him when
he goes.
Alton NJ. Porter of the high school
class of 1918 has gone to 0rono to enter
the University of Maine, where he ex'
poets to take the four years course in
agriculture.
Mrs. Geo. D. Robertson and daughter
Miriam have returned after visit OF
some weeks TO Mrs. W. +. Durham in
Lynn, Mass. They also visited in Brook.
line and Boston.
Trainmsster Cooper of the Grand
Trunk was here for few days during
the fair, looking after the handling OF
the trains through the rush of heavy
traffic and extra trains.
Capt. George W. Platt of the James
W. Plsisted Fire Engine Co., Portland,
and chief engineer c. Z. Greedy OF the
Yarmouth fire department, visited c. W..
Bowker the second day of the fair.
Mrs S. N. Glover has as a guest Mrs.
o. Z. Turner Of Hartford. Mrs. Orlando
Irish of Hartford has been with Mrs.
Glover for the past week, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Buck of Higgins Beach
were also callers there.
Any crops that were left must have
succumbed to the frost, or the freeze, OF
Monday morning, which was the worst
yet, and reached higher ground than any
Of the earlier frosts. Now we shall
doubtless have some milder weather.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris, Maine, post office, Sept. 10, 1913:
Mrs. Martha Barrett.
Mr.. Willie Eaton, 2.
Mr.. j. X. Buck.
Miss Nettie Baentine.
Mrs. l.. W. Harris.
Mr.. ID. s. Elliott, card.
Miss Annie Sheppard, card.
Mr.. Thomas G. Sheridan, card.
S. F. DAVIS, P. NJ.
Lucien w. Foster died Saturday at the
farm near Halls Pond which had been
his home for many years. The funeral
will be held at the home Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, attended by Rev. C..
G. Miller. Mr.. Foster was 80 years OF
age, and unmarried. He is survived by
one brother, Clarence (. Foster of Buck
field, and one sister, Miss Alma, who
has made her home with him.
Gustave Porter made quite a lucky
find-lucky for two people-last Mon
day, when he picked up two ten-dollar
bills in the Square. Before night the
money was claimed by one of the takers
at the fair, who had dropped 1t while
waiting for a car. He said Ii was not
all of his wad, the rest having apparent
~ blown away, but he was grateful
enough to give Gustave two dollars.
A little cave-in appeared Friday night
in the yard Of the Grand Trunk station,
over the cesspool into which the sewer
age system of the station discharges.
Nothing broke through, but the break in
the ground was in the form Of piece Of
wheel track. On Saturday it was dug
up, and it appeared that the covering of
the cesspool was considerably rotted.
The cesspool lies in that part OF the
grounds over which large portion OF
the vehicles travel which 60 to and from
the station.
Sunday, the IA b, was the seventy
fifth birthday of Isaac j. Monk, and the
occasion was celebrated by gathering
of relatives and friends A number Of
gifts and post cards were received by
Mr.. Monk Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Appleton F. Mason of Buck
field. Mrs Mason is niece Of Mr..
Monk, aud her birthday comes on the
same date. Mr.. Monk, who served In
the Sixteenth Maine Regiment, was one
of the Paris delegation of Gettysburg
veterans who attended the semi-centen-
NAL of the battle, and Is in the enjoy
ment Of good health.
Lights were turned on with a rush
about IL O'Clock Saturday forenoon,
when an approaching shower dsrkened
the sky. The oldest inhabitsnt frankly
admits that he never saw it so dark in
the middle of the day as 1t was for a
few minutes. 1t was certainly as dark
as il is half an hour after sunset on q
clear night. Then the flood gates of the
sky were opened, and for q few minutes
there was a tremendous downpour, &C.
companied by lightning and hail. The
water ran over sewer catchbasins just as
il they were not there, and the hail lay
on the ground in places for two or three
hours after the shower.
The W. C. T. u. holds it's first meet
ing of the season this Tuesday afternoon
at the Uuiversslist church, with pro-
gram which includes reception TO new
mem bers, review of State, National
aud Worlds w. c. T. U. activities, and
short parliamentary drill. This look at
the outside work is fitting just at this
time, since the nearby conventions date
as follows: Maine State w. c. I. u,
Rumford Falls, Sept. 1919; Worlds w.
C. T. u, Brooklyn, n. Y, Oct. % IS;
National w. c. T. u, Asbury Park, n.
j., Oct 90 Nov. 9 Delegates to the
Rumford Falls convention are to be chos
on and arrangements for transportation
made.
W.K. Klmball Post, G.. A. r has made
arrangements with Lieut.. w. S. Robin
son of Hartford to come to South Paris
aud repeat his lecture on the battle oil
Gettysburg recently given at East Sum
ner. Lieut.. Robinson was in the tight,
knows W hat happened and can tell 1t In
an eloquent manner. Several OF ouI
citizens heard him at Sumner and were
more than repaid for going 80 far to
listen. This address will be given In the
Baptist church on Sunday, Sept. 2lst, al
2P.M We expect also that there will bt
some good music. Everybody interested
la fine literary treat upon an event OF
recent history should come. You vii
be well paid.
IL is noteworthy, and credit to TIT
community in general and those in re-
spousibility particularly, that las
weeks county fair, with the crowd o.
many thousands which II drew, went in
to history without any arrest for an OF
fence, and without serious accident Of
any kind. There were no pickpocket'
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