Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-09
THE OXFORD BEARS.
The DOINas OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

The DoIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.
Services at Paris Hin Baptist church every
Sunday at o4a Sunday School st u. Sunday
evening service at 80. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 30 O'Clock.
On Oct. 81, after listening to sermon
based on the text, "Repent and be bap-
tizsd," . goodly congregation witnessed
the baptism of eight candidates BY the
Rev. b. b. Bishop, at present pastor OF
the Beresn Church, Brunswick, former
" pastor Of Paris First Baptist church.
The Missionary Society Of Paris Hill
will meet with Mrs. Hiram Heald at
8 80 P. NJ. Wednesday, Nov. 10.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer Of Waterville was
the weekend guest of relatives here last
week.
The benefit supper for the fire COM
pany last Tuesday was well attended and
netted about fifteen dollars.
The Indians seem to be almost overdo-
ing their summer but we can stand 1t.
Roger Davis, Mrs. Cullen Carter and
Mrs. Wiley closed the Carter summer
home here and started for their home In
Montclsir, N. j., last Saturday, driving
through with Mr.. Davis car.
The guns and the music OF the bands
at the Republican celebration at Norway
on Thursday evening could be distinctly
heard in this village.
The fire hydrsnts throughout the vii
lsge were opened and tested last Friday
afternoon and put in condition for the
winter.
Mrs. Leon French submitted to a sur
gical operation at her home here the past
week, and is reported making good re.
covery. The operation was performed
by DR.. w. E. Weber Of Lewiston, as
sisted by DR.. Sawyer Of Lewiston and
DR.. Littlefield of South Paris.
The Central Maine Power Company
have large construction crew building
the transmission lines from West Paris
by way of Trap Corner and the pine
woods road to South Paris.
The community has presented the
'Maine Book" to the Library. 1t was
written by the State Librarian and con-
tsins much interesting and valuable in
formation about Maine.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Those who had 100 per cent in spell
ing last week are Charlotte Daniels and
Esther Curtis.
Pupils not absent through September
and October are Evelyn Cummings,
Esther Curtis, John Flagg, Thomas Per-
kins.
Much sympathy is felt here for the be-
resved family Of the late Enoch Perkins,
who was killed by escaping gas in New
York last week. The young man was a
petty officer on the u. S. S. Florida. The
remains arrived here Friday morning
and funeral services were conducted by
Elder Maurice Bailey of Lewiston at the
Baptist church. The following details
have been contributed:
Enoch Perkins, who was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis T. Perkins of Paris
Hill and Boston, and the grandson of
the late Colonel Enoch Perkins of
Auburn and Lewiston, was buried from
the old Baptist meeting house at Paris
Hill Friday, November 5, at ten O'Clock.
The lad was first class petty officer
in the radio division of the United States
Steamship Florida. He joined the navy
thirteen months ago with the intention
of being fitted for Annapolis Academy,
but family affairs had since then changed
his plans and he intended to return to
school and college at the expiration OF
his enlistment which would be Septem.
Der next. he was born In Reading,
Mass, October 81, 1908, and lived In
Boston suburbs until last year. he was
with his parents at Paris Hill during
July last past and met the young people
here and he enjoyed their friendship,
several of them having kept the friend
ship up by correspondence. He and
Frank Lambert, who had recently be-
come chief of the radio division, went to
a Halloween party at the rooms of
friend of the latter and after they had
all been asleep for some time the tube
which was attached to the gas jet and
a small gas radiator in the front room,
where the hostess and host slept, be-
came detached and the gas escaped into
the apartment at the rate of fifty feet q
minute those who found them said. |
Enoch and the Lambert boy were in a |
room adjoining where the gas escaped |
and it was separated only by q portiere |
so the lads became overcome and died
as well as their host and hostess. They |
were all in their night clothing and had |
evidently been awakened by the fumes.
The two sailor boys were on their knees |
In the middle of the floor and Mr.. Hsr-
old was within q foot of the gas Jet |
reaching toward 1t. Mrs. Harold had |
gotten as far as . table In the same
evidently they were both try
ing to turn off the jet. Either the radi.
ator had been left lighted or whoever
turned it off turned it at the radiator
stop instead of at the top key st the jet
and when the others who were using
their gas turned theirs off the extra
force forced the tube away from the
place when the landlord entered to sscer-
lain the cause of the odor Of gas. 1t is
said that even the corridors of the place
were filed with gas.
The lads parents first heard of his
Heath through the papers, and the d.
Ysrs reports were so varied and so har-
lowing especially in the New York pa
oers that we felt we would like to tell
he story as it really happened.
The funeral services were conducted
~ Elder Maurice Bailey from Lewiston,
minister of the Seventh Day Adventist
,hurch to which the lad belonged. The
3aracs Boys OF the Baptist Sunday
school were the pail bearers.
he leaves father, mother, two sisters,
hree brothers, his grandmother, and his
Batemsn, Boston architect,
md many other kinsmen who mourn his
oss but are rejoicing in the hope of see
ng him at that glad day when Christ
,atbers His jewels.
North Buckfleld.
Relatives In the place have received
Il.