Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-07-08

her brother, John Wight.
Mrs. Margaret Wilbur was with her
sister, Mrs. Walker, at Woodfords, over
the week end
Downie & wheeler's circus shows
here July 2lst. Announcement else
where in this paper.
VIM. <. Holmes and family of South
ington, Ct, came last week to A. l..
Holmes for the vacation.
T. W. Marshall of South Portland,
general contractor, was in town last
week looking after the sewer job.
o. L. Stone of Norway supplied the
pulpit at the Congregational church Sun
day, in the absence of Rev. Mr.. New hor-
ter.
Mrs. Barnes division will have food
sale at the store of +. N. Wright on Fri
day afternoon of this week at $50
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. P. Brett, Miss Geor-
gis Brett, and Fred Bartlett of Beverly,
Mass, have been guests at G. Z. Brett's
for the past few days.
NJ. NJ. Mason, who has been with his
sisters, Mrs. L. Z. Bean and Miss Cora j.
Mason, for some weeks, has returned to
his farm at West Bethel.
l. w. Fogg and family of Gorham,
n. a., were guests at Il. Z. Wilson's
from Thursday to Sunday. Mrs. Fogg
is sister of Mrs. Wilson.
The Philathea Class Of the Baptist
Sunday School will meet with Mrs.
Frank Turner Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
A large attendance is desired.
Sergt. Shirley Chapman and bride
have been guests of his mother, Mrs.
Florence Chapman, for the past few
days. Sergt. Chapman is in charge of
the recruiting Office of the United States
army in Lewiston.
Miss Charlotte Giles, who has been
for number of years in the office of the
Mason Manufacturing Co. here, went
Monday morning TO Portland, where she
will have position in the Portland
office of the company.
The ladies of Miss Eva Swet,'s divi-
sion are invited to meet at the home Of
Mrs. j. w. Chute Tuesday, July s, at 8
Z. NJ, TO discuss business of mighty i'm
porIance. Never mind il the thermome
ter scars aloft, make special effort to
be present
Capt. Alfred A. Starbird of the U. S.
Artillery Corps, now stationed at Fort
Worth, Kan, and his family, arrived at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 5. Starbird, Thursday. Monday w.
S. Starbird, Capt. Starbird, II. w. Star
bird and A. ID. Wing started for Four
Ponds on fishing trip.
The state assessors have a session at
the court house on Thursday of this
week, when they will meet the assess
ors of the several towns aud plantations,
look into their methods aud advise
them, and so forth. Three of these
meetings are held in Oxford County this
week, the others being at Fryeburg on
Tuesday, and at Rumford on Friday.
1t seems necessary to call the attention
of advertisers and contributors again to
the fact that the Democrat is not all put
in type Monday morning. There are six
work days in the week, and out OF that,
with the present arrangement OF trains,
there is only between three and four
hours available 10 which to get up mat
Ter for the paper Monday morning. II
there isn't time To get up what comes at
the last moment, il has to be left out,
that's all.
About 10 O'Clock Sunday night Select
man Bowker was notified of forest lire
near the Stony Brook road. de and
Stanley NJ. Wheeler went TO investigate,
and found a decidedly lively fire raging
in the cutting on the north side of the
Stony Brook road, little this side of the
Rowland road. They came back to the
village and drummed up force of about
| fifteen men who worked ON the fire I'M
| til three o'clock in the morning before it
was under control, and three men re-
| NAMED to watch it. II was the largest
burn of the season in this vicinity.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris post Office July It'll:
Mrs. Mary sanderson.
c. n. Abbott.
Mrs. Frank Barrett
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cummings.
Geo. Decker.
T.. j. Colby.
J. sylvester.
Miss Ella Ransdell.
Vernon keene.
Ripley Knox.
John Spurgeon Hin.
Ernest l.. Bryant.
Albert Tidswell.
Mrs. e. y. Wentworth.
George Howard.
Jack Edgworth.
Mrs. Nellie McCelum, Special Delivery.
News was received here Sunday OF the
death at st. Agathe, P, O., of Fred c.
Briggs, formerly OF South Paris, who
had been i'll for some time with an sf'
lection of the throat His mother, Mrs.
Louise j Briggs, was with him at the
time Of his death, and other embers of
the family have been there for some
time during the past few weeks. Mr..
Briggs leaves two sons, Harold T. Briggs
aud Donald S. Briggs, his mother, and
one sister, Mrs. Agnes Morton, all of
South Paris. He was born in Paris,
Aug. %, 1860. The remains will be
brought TO South Paris on the afternoon
train Monday, and arrangements for the
funeral will be made after arrival here.