Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-01-06


fine weather and record attendance.
1O-Freeze which cut of much sweet
corn and other crops.
15-Secopd freeze-and the last one
or some weeks.
17-Siduey A. Thsyer, 81 years OF age,
drowned by falling into the watering
tub at his home near Paris Hill.
2O-Stons family reunion at Willard Z.
Bryant's.
21-Address on Gettysburg by 1t. W.
$. Robinson of Hartford, at Baptist
church.
3O-"District School at Bluebsrry
Corners" in New hall.
OCTOBER.
1-Coutest Of the Congregational ladies
closed with q victory for Miss Swett's
side. Total amount Of money raised In
nine months was s492 so.
2-Run finished at corn factory, with
a pack of some 600, 900 cans, about half
the usus! amount.
l42l-October term Of court. Two
civil cases tried, with verdicts for the
plaintiff, and one criminal case resulting
la a disagreement. Four sentenced to
state prison for terms not exceeding
fur years, and dozen jail sentences
i'm posed. 43 indictments. "a divorces.
l6-Hamlin Lodge, X. OF p, attended
the district convention At South Water
ford and worked the third rank.
l7-Mount Mica Lodge, l. .. 0. T.
visited Harrison Lodge and worked the
first degree.
PA few friends gave Mr.. and Mrs.
N. Dayton Bolster little surprise party
ou the thirtieth anniversary OF their
wedding.
80. 3i-A number OF the teachers at
tended the state teachers convention at
Bangor.
3l-Miss Hattie /. Dunaway rendered
The Lady of tho Decoration" 10 the
high school course.
NOVEMBER.
Work on the Pleasant Street sewer
was finished.
4-Village corporation meeting spent
tcn minutes voting to borrow money "
pay the Kenney and Cummings awards.
S-A large number of citizens attended
The hearing on location OF state highway,
a. Rumford.
9-Union meeting at the Congrega'
tional church, in observance OF Worlds
Temperance Sunday.
lO-Mrs. A. A. Kendall OF Portland
gave the Seneca Club a parliamentary
drill.
Especial town meeting voted SlOO
20 increase the salary of the superintend-
eut OF schools, and made small appro-
priations to pay outstanding bills In
other departments.
l4-Concert by the Mozart uadies)
Quartet of Boston given in New Hall in
the high school course.
15-Guy Swett's arm broken by cave.
in while he was working in trench in
Market Square.
1s-Confersnce of Republicans OF the
county, at court house.
1S-W. G. T. U. reception to teachers
at Baptist vsstry, with discussion OF
school topics.
20, 21-"The Doctor" presented In
New Hall for the benefit Of the men oi
the Universalist parish in their contest
2l-Union meeting of Christian En'
deavor Societies of South Paris, Norway
and Oxford, at Congregational church,
With address in the evening by Rev. Jesse
Hill, D. D., of Portland.
21-Conference of Democrats of the
county at the court house, with Hon
Daniel j. McGillicuddy and Hon. Cyrus
W. Davis as guests.
27-Thanksgiving. Many family gath.
erings. Union service at Universalisl
church Wednesday evening, with ser
mon by Rev. G. I. Spear.
DECEMBER.
4-Fire at Mason Manufacturing Co..
at 2 o'clock in the morning, did about
$1,000 damage before it was extinguished
Apparently incendiary.
4-Conference of Progressives OF the
county at court house, resolved against
any amalgamation. Addressed by Wal
ter G. Emerson of Portland.
2O-Oscar G. Mason lost his right hano
10 a planer at the factory OF the Paris
Manufacturing Co.
24-Christmas festivals at the several
churches.
27-At Shows Falls, Mrs. Otto Kokko
nen shot and killed her husband, anc
then shot herself, not fatally.