Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

Public Ohristnas sxsreIsss were omit
ted on account Of he prevailing illneo:.
Several entire families are..stzicken Win
The dissass.
A dispetoh was received here Thur
DAY announcing the dsath % 0rovsland.
Msss., Of Bertha, wife Of Jerry b. Cole.
formerly Of Wet Paris, on Dec. -.
A hsad-on COLLATION. of two freight
trains occurred about 0 o'clock Christ
mas morning, when the sast and west
bound trains both took the siding. The
engines were considsrably smashed. and
q carload Of grain On the eastbound
tain was smashed and bags Of 6our
were ssrswn on either side Of the track.
The cars which we're left on the main
line we're taken 10 South Paris and Bry-
snt's Pond 70 clear the track. and trains
were delayed only about an hour. The
oollision Vas Of interest to West Paris
people, - the engineer on the west
bound train was Paul verrill OF West
Paris, and the conductor on the east
bound train was Will Hammond, for
msrly Of West Paris.
Among those who have been III and
are still Ill arc G. r. Briggs and family,
8. r. Johnsop's family, II. 8. Bubier's
family, Abner Mann, Gerald and Martha
Day, K. W. Penley and daughter Alice.
and ]. B. Tucker.
Henry B. Marley arrived In season to
spend Christmas with bis parents.
Alanson Cummings OF tho U. 8. Navy
10 spending vacation with bis father,
r. L. Cummings.
Ms. Lola Foster OF Looks's Mills and
]. L. Bowker of Bryant's Pond were 10
town to attend the funeral Of Roscoe
Tuell.
Nrs. viii Emery and Truman are Ill.
Friends here regret that Mrs. ]. Way.
land Kimball OF State Street, who for %
many years occupied her pretty home on
Main Street during the summer season,
had the misfortune to catch her boot
heel In her dress and fall In tho sitting
room OF her homo and fracture her hip.
The accident occurred about ton days
ago, and she II suffering great pain.
Alpheus D. Andrews Of North Paris
suffered broken leg between the knee
and hip Saturday, when bis horses took
fright ct q train and trampled upon him.
he came to West Paris with load oil
apples. Mr.. Andrews was taken to DR..
Staples Office until the afternoon pas
sepger train when hc was taken TO the
G. II. g. Hospital, Lewiston.
The remains OF Enoch Whittemore
we're brought here Saturday from Var
mouth and placed In the receiving tomb
for burial In West Paris Cemetery. BE
vas the SON of Enoch and Sarah Cole
Whittemorc, and was born In Paris,
May 30, 1888. He married Nancy j.
Cushmap of Paris, who survives, also
several children, grand children and two
sisters. He was . soldier In the civil
war. A blacksmith BY trade and for
number OF years lived at West Paris,
removing to Fayette.
On account of tho epidemic the school
did not reopen Monday. The primary
teacher, Miss Ethel Spiller, has been Ill
No Sunday School session was held 81
tho Universalist church Sunday.
TRAP CORNER.
The families OF G. L. and G. B. BrIgg.
have been III with the prevailing dis
temper, also the family Of A. e. Dean.
Miss Grace Brock was Ut homo from
Pennington Normal for the Christ mal
recess.
Will Tuell OF Lewiston WAS here las
Tuesday to attend the funeral Of biz
uncle.
Miss Lucy Everett 10 at home from hel
teaching. Her mother, who has beer
quite sick, Is improving.
Miss Doris Field, who 10 attending
Gray's Business College at Portland
spent the Christmas holidays ut homo
returning to Portland the Goth.
Mrs Ethel Curtis 10 visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Robiuson. Mr..
Curtis, who ID working In the woods
spent Christmas with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Swan were at Eas'
Bethel the 26th.