Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-30
West Paris.

There will be . grand 4th Of July
celebration, with flag raising at 8 O'Clock
sharp. Music oil day By twenty piece
band. Dancing afternoon and evening.
Music BY good orchestra. Grand dis.
play of fireworks in the evening.
+ Program of events: Grand parade OF
horribles and decorated automobiles 81
8 80. Prizes, best decorated Ford car, one
tire; second best decorated car, one foo
horn whistle. The above prizes by Rip.
| lev and Fletcher, South Paris. Best de.
corated auto, -; best local bit, $500
Best decorated team or float, 500; SEQ
ond best "a. 100; worst looking team Of
auto, 42.00.
Championship tug OF war between
town teams, winners pull for champion
ship and dinners.
Potato Race, prizes 500 and s1.0o.
Baked bean dinner also supper, adult
Is cents, children under IL, 10 cente
Beans baked In the ground.
Ball game / O'Clock, winning team
s25. 90.
Obstacle race. O'Clock, prizes 500
and $500.
Sack race $3.50, prizes $500, s20o.
Three-legged race, 4 O'Clock, prizes
$500, sl.00.
Pig on a slippery pole over river, 4:so'
prize, the pig.
Fat mans race 200 pounds and over,
prizes, $500, 500. =,
Net proceeds of the celebration vii
be given to West Paris Public Library.
Granite Chapter, o. E. Star, entertain
ed Bryant's Pond and Buck field chapters
Thursday evening. A good number wer'
present and pleasant evening enjoy ed
Fred Smith has gone to Phillips tt
work.
d. R. Durham and family came b!
auto Friday for visit with Mr.. Dun
hams brother, q. w. Durham.
Children's day was observed at thu
Universalist church Sunday, June 21st
There were very good exercises D!
the children, and eight children wer'
dedicated by the pastor.
Miss Warren is the guest Of her cousin
Mrs. D. A. Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mann, Mrs. Cynthii
q. Curtis and Mr.. q. R. Tuell enjoyed
delightful motor trip last week, goinl
through Dixfield, Weld and Phillips Il
Dallas and Kingfeld, returning b!
Pennington, Livermore and Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Penley, accompani
ed by Mrs. Maud Fsrwell and daughte
Marjorie and Mrs. Pratt of Bethel, tool
an auto trip to Bridgton last week Il
attend the commencement exercises o
Bridgton Academy. Mrs. Penley'
brother was one of the graduates.
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Portland.
Mrs. Roscoe Tuell is spending tn
week in Portland with her daughter
Mrs. l. l.. Bowker.
Laura Barden is working In the pos
office during Mrs. Dora Jackson's vaca
ton.
Mrs. c. E. Chase has returned fror
Walpole, Mass., where she was called b.
the critical condition OF her brother
Elmer E. Tuell, whose condition is no
improved.
Mrs. Melinda Tuell was badly shake
and injured by fall Friday afternoon.
TRAP CORNER.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Tuell, Mrs. Emily
Field, and Keith and Doris Field took q
auto trip to Lewiston and Auburn, Jun
les. They also went to Lake Aubur
and to the fish hatchery. Here wer
trout and salmon In all stages OF growth
Three buildings contained long trough
lin which were the tiny fish. A sma
pond contained trout from four to eigh
inches in length. In this pond wer
also six freak salmon, pure white In col
lor. In another pond were the large'
fish. There were thirty or forty c
these ranging from eighteen to twenty
four-inches In length. Another inter
esting sight were pair of deer with
young one about three weeks old.
Charles Hammond has been III tb
past week. DR.. Wheeler Is attendin
him.
Robert Parks of North Paris visited q
lE. Fl. Stearns' June "a.
Bryant's Pond.