Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-24
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u. Souid Sponord and family OF Quin
cy. Mass, are at E I. Spofford's.
Eugene Lowell is at home from Cobb,
College for the summer vacation.
Miss Maggie Glover of Auburn is visit
Ing her sister, Mrs. Charles Moulton, OF
Gothic Street.
Llewellyn Bartlett has gone to Old Or.
chard, where he has q job as hotel bel
boy for the summer.
Really, now, it's not pleasant to men.
ton IL, but did you realize that the days
are growing shorter {?
Roy z. Strickland of Schenectady, N
Y, j>ined his family at c. E. McArdls's
Saturday to spend his vacation.
Miss S. E. Porter, who teaches in
Portland, is with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. Fl. Porter, for the vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller Giles an
nounce the engagement of their daughter
Adelaide Lodicea, to Cliston Austin Nc.
Allister of Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Z. Cole of Canton,
Mass, arrived Sunday night at the home
OF Mrs. Coles parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Wheeler, to spend the vaca-
ton.
Leon A. Brooks and family are NOV.
ing from their house on Cross Street In
the village, back to their farm on Fore
Street, where they lived before coming
to the village.
A. +. Stevens expects to 60 with the
Maine veterans party next Saturday to
Gettysburg, as a member of detail
from the hospital corps Of the Maine
National Guard.
One Of the maple trees in Moore Park,
some six inches in diameter, was broken
off by Sundays gale just below the low
or limbs, and limbs were broken from
other trees about the village.
The committee to arrange for union
Sunday School picnic have decided upon
holding the picnic at Gibson's Grove on
the Fourth of July. Further announce
meut as to details will be made later.
Miss Mary Dodge aud John BODICE of
Minneapolis arrived Monday morning at
the home of A. L. Holmes TO spend the
vacation. Mr.. aud Mrs. Dodge, who are
on a trip to Washington aud ewhere,
will come later.
A very pleasant time was enjoyed by
the Delta Alphas, with number of the
young men, and chaperones, at their
annual field day Saturday, held at Wal
ter l.. Gray's cottage, Gray Birches, on
Pennesseewassee Lake. Twenty-four
sat down at the tables.
Uudaunted by the decidedly threaten
ing skies Of Friday morning, the students
OF the high school, including the class
recently graduated from the ninth grade,
who now reckon as freshmen, went
calmly on with their preparations for a
picnic which had been planned for the
day. Four hayracks were filled and
started for Gibson's Grove, even though
q drizz!e was then beginning. However,
there was no rain of consequence, like
wise no sun, and the day was not bad.
Some Of the teachers accompanied them.
They arrived home about 8 o'clock in
the afternoon, and both departure and
arrival were almost as quiet as Quaker
meeting.
1t was not at all strange that in the
high wind of Sunday forest fires should
get started, and in the afternoon three
were burning at one time within a few
miles of the village. The first started
beside the railroad, just south of the
Morse Brook bridge, about two miles
north of the village. About mile from
this, but directly in line of the north
west gale, another fire started on the
east side of the river, little south OF
the old Hathaway road, on land cut over
few years since by the Paris Manu-
featuring Co. The third fire was south
east of the village, on land of B. Y. Rus
sell. Selectman Bowker was soon mott
fed, aud during the afternoon force of
some fifty men was engaged on the sever
al fires. Before night they were all
under control, and they are now under
watch, and IL the wind does not start up
will probably do no more damage. A
considerable territory, impossible to
estimate with anything like accuracy,
principally in rather small growth, was
burned over in the three fires.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Miss Euuice Fobes of Wakefield, Mass,
is at w. II. Swett's.
Miss Abbie L. Baker of Dsdham,
Mass, called at j. S. Browns recently.
Frank Sawtelle OF Resdville, Mass,
is passing few days with his sister,
Mrs. j. Fl. Clark.
John Small returned from Farming
ton last Monday, where he passed a
week with relatives.
Mrs. A. b. Talbot, who underwent a
successful operation at her home last
Saturday, is reported comfortable.
Mrs. II. NJ. Wheeler arrived here
from Bangor last Saturday, and expects
to spend the summer with Mrs. A. o.
Wheeler.