Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-06
SOUTH PARIS.

rs "a business Thursday.
u,. Helen Emeley is visiting relative
.po-tlapd Peaks Island and vicinity
y. and Mrs. J. P. Sprsgus and daugh
-. Alter spending their vacation here
- Friday for their home in Phila
3sphis
Ma. Abbia Starbird Is at home iron
r.,bInv,oo. D. c., to spend her vacation
Wi,b be? parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s
Il ss;bird.
Mrs elizabeth Buck returned Wsdnes
h IA, from Rlmiord, where she had oeel
.i.i,ipg NJ a1d Mrs. Byron A. Evan
and other friends.
Par G 2. Newton and family return
,Wsdnssds7 from their vacation, anc
.s,vioss we're resumed at the Baptis
NJ .bur:b on sunday.
", ard Mrs. T. B. Peters of Pleasan
s,,ss, P.r.aai, have been guests o.
", and Mrs. J. a. Ames, returning
rs,urniDg hone asst week.
Il Miss N,.s Durham is taking her va
alton fron he Office OF Alton c. Wheel
= and is Spending most of the time
q x;tb f-is1 il Melrose, Mass.
81 " ap5 Mrs Harry E. Maxim of Fal
Month FORBADE have been guests of Mr.
n y.Tin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Maxim, during the past week.
Clarence < Winslow, who is in the
nsdical department Of the army, attach
a 10 the J7.h Pioneers at Spartanourgi
20, has been promoted to sergeant.
Ate, having suspended operations fol
n .isu weeks. o. Z. Bsrrows resumed
rork few DAYS since taking down the
Esse,: house which is now leveled to
a the foundation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Cole and
y-apdds1yh.sr L1cile Cole and Mr.. and
m, Arthur Z. Forbes attended the
ssld dsy 5. he Eastern Star at Lake
Anasag1nt cook, Canton, Tuesday.
Dr.. N. stewart of the medical de-
p,r,nsn, NO has been at Fort McKin-
4 lev. Por. s1i, since last summer, has
4 been transferred TO Battle Creek, Mich,
and wen. TO that place the last of the
week.
DID. NJ Stewart has resigned as a
member ~ The school committee OF the
town O.! Pars, and al a recent committee
meeting sian sy NJ. Wheeler was elected
TOLL The 7acaucy for the remainder Of
the yea,
Rev. Cha ss Hall preached at the
Methods. ca-rch Sunday in the absence
Of Rev. &r Faulkner, and next Sunday
Rev. D. B. Holt, D. D., will preach.
The SUNDAY school Of the church will
have vacation for the next three Sun
days.
Rev. aud Mrs. D. T. Faulkner went
Wednesday 70 G0rhsm, Maine, to spend
atvO weeks vacation. Before their
return they hope to meet in New York
their SOD. D T. Faulkner, Jr., who is in
the service and has been at Fort Worth,
Texas
Francis, seven-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. james Martin, underwent an opera
ton at the SISTERS Hospital In Lewiston
about ten days ago, when large quantity
OF pus was drawn from the vicinity Of
The lungs, &c is doing as well as could
be expected.
United States Senator Frederick Hale
OF Portland made some calls in the place
Thursday, while on an automobile trip
sbcu, the state Senator Hale has little
10 say about the matter of politics, as he
says the country must devote all its
energy 10 winning the war.
The Bible class Of the Congregational
Sunday school met Wednesday evening
70 clean up the lot on Pine Street be-
tween the Congregational parsonage and
Mrs. Beans grove. The lot belongs to
Mrs. Louise J Briggs, who gave permits
sion 10 have Il done. A dozen or more
men and boys assembled, and made
Light work and good job.
Miss Marguerite Elder made her
record ong distance run last Tuesday,
taxing her father, Charles r. Elder, to
their home in Maiden, Mass. They were
accompanied by Mrs. j. D. Haynes and
Miss Hattie Burnell for the trip. They
left here about 4:30 in the morning,
spent about Two hours at Maiden, where
Mr.. Elder vas left, and arrived home q
little after 10 o'clock at night. The
mileage iJ- The trip was $50.
Early Tuesday morning a good sized
doe was seen by several people in the
village. As nearly as can be learned,
she was first observed by r. J. Tamm
crossing the lot below the power station.
Later she came out Maple Street and
crossed High Street into the area be-
tween Odd Fellows Block and c. r.
Fenley's house, and finding herself in a
pocket, turned around and made back
toward the cemetery the way she came.
Peculiar atmospheric conditions no
doubt accounted for the ring around the
sun which was observed Wednesday
afternoon between 2 and 8 o'clock, and
winch persisted for some time. 1t was
As distnc, as the circle around the moon
sever seen, and was somewhat rides
cent, the rainbow colors showing family
al one time there was also a short arc
VI aootaer circle showing on one side oil
as Il one circle overlapped another.
rerhspS also the same atmospheric con
oltlons accounted for the intense red oil
me western sky at sunset.
Work was begun the first of last wee.
On concrete steps at the court house, In
c1afge OF J. B. Cole & Son. These 70
pace The wooden stairs which were pui
AZ the time the court house was built
10 1870, which were of hard pine anC
lave stood well for twenty-three years
OuI were beginning to show signs OF
WEAKNESS. There are three flights OF
steps, one at the porticoIof the building
aod one at each of the two terraces, with
a. = Io'sl rise Of twenty-five or thirty feet
Tue old steps had rise OF eight inches
per step, which will be reduced TO siz
inches IN the new. The hand rails a
Tue SIDES are set into simple but orna
%ental square concrete posts with cob
oss'one panels, and four of these post
sA De surmounted by long-needet
electric lights.
One OF the pleasantest field days the
S GU, has had was enjoyed by the Senec'
o,uo wednesday at Diamond Islant
stn Mrs. d. M. Stewart. Ten member
VI Toe club started from here in Alton c
1nlm' truck about six o'clock In tn
,nOfnlns, and arrived homo little ate
seu al night. Besides the other enjoy
menus OF the seashore, they visited th'
1D'' and saw the soldiers on parade
. uOse who went from here were Mrs. T
y barnes, Mrs. George r. Eastman, Mrs
r"assr Il. Gray, Mrs. Writ Stanley, Mrs
n =. Smiley, Mrs. Fl. r. Carter, Mrs. e
A. ii, haskell, Miss Grace Thsyer, Mrs