Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-30
SOUTH PARIS.

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D,ruopd W. Penfold was here from
oln',i.nd for a short time last week.
Tim Faulkner of Turner visited his
,,o,ber, Rev. D. F. Faulkner, for short
I @U The first of last week, while on his
u ~" home from q hunting trip up the
line.
n, D. Tubbs Of Bates College,
~So spoke in South Paris under the
WV Of the Community Club Nov
81 pSslivered his lecture on Mexico be
Wv the study Club in Mechanic Falls
an Tuesday evening.
Two deer came in on the down train
rsrrsday forenoon, one belonging to
6sorSs ". Mckinley, who with his sons
w Sssp hunting above Bethel. This
u spikehorn buck. The other was
smaller one belonging to Mark Russell,
Mia Louise Powers, who Ia about
.,nnIs,iug a course in stenography and
sooavri,iug in Grsy's Business College,
sH ~, hssn offered a position as instructor
:. that institution, which she has &C
".,.sd. and will begin her work this
week.
Wednesday, was the 10th birthday OF
NJ. Harriet E. Burnell, and In the
.,sninv she was given a surprise by Mr..
s,S Mrs. Charles Brett, who came In I'm.
sononpcsd. with a birthday cake and
.oms ice cream. The evening was pleas
antly passed.
Miss Abbie Stsrbird arrived Wednes-
s,v night st the home of her parents,
Nj. and Mrs. W. s. Starbird, and will be
hare for the present. As her eyes are
rambling her somewhat, she will take a
,s.t for while from her work in one of
.bs departments at Washington, where
,bs has been for some years.
They are very busy at the factory of
the Mason Manufacturing Company now.
Tbsy have had prosperous years run,
have disposed of most of the goods made
and could not ill all the orders received.
IN course this is the particularly busy
season in a toy shop and they expect to
bs very busy shipping goods all this
month aud next up to within . few days
OF Christmas.
The store of Guy Boutelle was broken
into two nights recently and small guam
stes Of goods taken. On Tuesday some
Of the goods were found in the lodgings
n Robert Littlefield of Lowell, who is
Stopping in the village. he was arrested
Wednesday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Rrnast z Shaw and taken before Trial
Justice Albert D. Park, where he plead
I'd guilty and was bound over for action
Of the grand jury.
Up to last week only very few deer
bad come into town, but the snow gave
The hunters an opportunity. e. D. Pew
srsy brought in one from the Msgsllo-
usy region, and Wednesday night Tracy
Pierce and Charles Ripley brought in
three bucks lashed TO the running board
and the rear Of their car. A spikehorn
and one of the larger bucks were Mr..
Ripley's, and the other belonged to Mr..
Pierce. The two large bucks were good
ones, both with fine beads.
The driver of standard oil tank car,
which had come up from Lewiston on
Tuesday, the day Of the storm, reported
that be encountered q number Of tele-
phone poles which bad been blown down
and across the road by the high wind OF
that day and had to be cut and cleared
away before be could proceed. Several
poles we're also blown down across the
road from this village to Paris Hill.
Quite a number OF trees were broken
down BY the heavy coating OF ice and
high wind The top OF quite . large
maple was broken of on the lawn OF
Mrs. J. S. Wright; also one In Moore
Park.
Henry b. Merry, who comes to South
Paris each week from the wholesale
grocery house of the r. G. Davis Com
pany Of Lewiston, has been travelling
during the summer in Ford runabout,
which had been fitted up not only for
speed and convenience 10 visiting Gus
toners throughout Oxford, Franklin,
AndroscOggin and Ssgsdshoc counties,
but with extra cushions, ETC., for the
comfort of Mr.. Merry. BE was forced
10 abandon this means of travel last
week owing to the advent of winter con-
ditiOns, and return to railroad trsnspor-
asiOn. Mr.. Merry was born In Norway,
bis father, the Rev. Thomas T. Merry,
having preached in the Congregational
church there from 1855 to 1872.
The Congregational church and parish
Wednesday evening extended q call to
the psstorste of the church to Rev. Ed
ward A. Morris, who has occupied the
pulpit two or three times within few
weeks. Mr.. Morris is now taking GER
lain work in Bates College, and has been
tor year or more supplying the pulpit
New Vineyard. He married New
Vineyard girl last summer, and they
have since lived In Auburn. II Is ex-
psctsd that he will accept the call, and
After giving the New Vineyard parish
suitable notice, will begin his work here
some time in the latter half OF Dscem-
Der. BE aud bis wife will continue to
live in Auburn until the close OF the col
iisse year in June, when they will come
hare.
There was all kinds Of transportation
40! week. Automobiles still held right
Of way, although there were plenty OF
aelghs IN commission, the first fall OF
vet snow freezing aud making good
foundation for runners. Sleighipg came
suontb earlier this year than last. In
1919, it was not until Jan. II, 1920, that
zoe trst real snow storm came, but from
mat time until spring South Paris and
OIiord County had all they wanted OF
'he trosting on this earthen cake OF
ours. A big storm arrived on February
!, and month later, on March Z, came
1ae storm which blockaded everything.
south Paris people will not have to oe
reminded that It was cold also 10 the
winter Of 1919, the first cold wave com
ng on January 20, when the thermom-
eser registered about 80 below.
South Paris did not experience the
worst OF the storm the frat OF the weeK'
rive or six inches of snow fell Monday,
while Tuesdays fall was rain and sleet,
n1sezing on to everything IL touched.
u was accompanied by q high WIND,
snd II We bad had the snow that fell DO
Sthsr of than Gorham, N. e., (some
sgoteen iuches) II would have been one
VI the severest storms that ever visited
u.s. Even az II was, 1t reminded one Oh
auuyard Kipling's description Oh .
'.orm In Canada: "At the worst OF tne
Sorm there Is neither Heaven nor earto'
0ut only swizzle into which mar
nay De brewed. Distances grow &c
alsatmsre scale, and that which 10 tns
sunmsr was no more than minute''
Hensaded run, Is half an hours gasp
~ struggle, each foot won between the
una Then do the heavy timoereo
.atns talk like ships In . cross-sea, beam