Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-30
SOUTH PARIS.

Paw 2. L. Buck OF Oxford was 4
own one day last week.
az Clifford has purchased the Hal
- D. Cole property on Pine Street.
NJ. r NJ. Keene of North Buckfiel
-. IN town several days last week.
william Hicks of Colebrook, N. 81.
,Osut last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Harol'
Cole.
NJ. DsWits Fulger of Williamsville
" is visiting her father, Rev. Charlie
Hall, who is sick.
* Birch threw Donate Cortini il
49, wrsstling match at Norway Operi
gopss Tuesday evening.
D.vId $. Knapp has been seriously II
=, The soldiers Home in Togus, but Il
now said to be recovering.
1.mss D. Haynes was called to Dan
ala Tnpc.ion Tuesday by the severe ILL
, ,., Of bis uncle, David Rounds.
NJ. Evelyn Briggs and little sor
cIsn5lar Of Bethel spent several days
IN The village The first of last week.
v,r,ton Andrews OF Paris Hill spent
- vsek in south Paris, the guest oil
"a grandmother, Mrs. Elira Psrlin.
Allie Gotta has organized brass band
=, Vorwsy. some fifteen players have
.yni6sd their willingness to practice.
saturday. toe goth, was the tenth con-
,,cn,Ivs Saturday that has been stormy,
according to enc who has kept an &C
count.
Mrs Ernest Herrick spent last week
IN GOrhsu. tds guest Of her friend, Miss
IWes Wethelsl who Is attending the
Normal schoo. there.
Mia, Lena Frsu.k of Attleboro, Mass,
vho formerly ugbt the ninth grade Of
the village scloli system, is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Harold C.. Fletcher.
Afsw people ABOUT the village and in
the outskirts Of the town tapped trees
lat week: but il is expected that the
real maple sugar season will open later.
I. A. Wardwell Of Turner was in
town one day the first Of last week. Mr..
Wsrdysll is engaged in numbering, and
was In this vicinity looking after timber
lots.
Robins and bluebrds put in an sp-
pearauce last week. Whether it is q
case Of more than human knowledge or
of bad Judgment remains to be demon
strsted
The body Of the late Mrs. Minnie Z.
Robinson Of Yarmouth was brought TO
this village Wednesday afternoon, and
placed in the tomb of the Riverside
Cemetery.
Jazz dance at Grange Hall on Tuesday
evening Of this week. Gents so cents,
ladies' 25 cents. Shaw's Jazz Banjo Or
chsstrs of i've pieces will furnish music,
$50 to 1870. Let's go.
Ak. Birch, the Finn wrestler, would
Ike to meet Cazeau, the big French
wrestler from Montreal, who Is coming
Lewiston. He would be willing to
meet him IN Lewiston or Norway or any
other place satisfactory to Cszesu.
The water department was at work
Wednesday morning on q break in the
main on Pleasant Street near the cross
Ing Of the Grand Trunk Railway. The
department psrsphrsses: Count that
day lost that does not find some new
break in the water MAN,"
On Wednesday morning when the Car
rollJellersOn Shoe Compsny's shop In
this village was ready to start up, it was
found there was no water in the boiler,
and that the machines had been taken
apart so they could not be used. Evi.
IDENTIFY some one who had q grudgt
against the company or some one con
nsctsd with 1t had got in some fine work
The Central Maine Power Company
90 Monday of last week decided Il
exercise the option on the properties o.
The AndrOscOggin Electric Company
the Oxford Electric Company, the Maine
Railways Light & Power Company snC
The Knox Electric Company, and tilet
application with the Public Utilities
Commission for authority to purchas
these properties. II this deal Is consum
mated, South Paris and Norway will b
% the big line.
Walter Gray went to Bangor Wednes
day to attend q gathering of Leonard
Wood men, who have opened head
quarters in that city. Another Oxfort
County man was in attendance, Frederick
Dyer Of Buckfield. Among the promi
nsut supporters of General Wood for tn
Presidency, who were in Bangor, wer
Governor Carl Milliken, Ex-Governo
Cobb, Hon. Frank K. Guernsey, Hon
lac. Jersey, q. NJ. Sewall Of Bath
and q. W. Kicker Of Poland.
VS.. Randall of Portland, state cam
palgn director of the Interstate worl'
Movement, has announced the dates o
ne county training conferences to b
aeld IN preparation for the state financis
campaign. There will be four teams o
speakers, and conferences will be bel
simultaneously in four different counties
Sides will De shown at the conference
giving details Of Interchuroh surve
throughout the world. A song tear
vii accompany each team of speakers I
brighten the conferences with apprt
Pirate music. One of these teams wi!
'alt South Paris on April 7.
There was one of the most briiliar
displays Of aurora boreslis Monday nigh
snat has visited this section of the cour
ny LOT some time. Il lit up the north
Gn DALI Of the sky with everythin
- tns pyrotechnic display line: arc
OAoas, curtains, coronss and diffuss
1%sso!e-like rays shooting here and Their
Tue bands, with their varying pale hu,
aShite, green, purple and red, woul
SSausiuse the sky for few minutes the
zen, ENC and sway in serpentine folds unit
Icy nao the tabled sea serpent q lor
ssg 10 the discard. There must ha'
'sen great deal of electricity In the q
~ cause such display, which has ID
speculation as TO whether at son
sne 10 the future wireless lighting
ue country can be added to our prese
raeisss telegraphy and telephony. II
SN quantity Of static electricity 10 q
-. made trouble in some places wi
ssgtaph and telephone wires, especial
NC FORMER. Those of q superstitio
al lOoked upon the display with aw
u wondered OF what event IL was {
TnI9nneri but the sunny dawn
Az '0ay morning seemed to indicate
IT, not even mean change Of wealth,
. sus'e was a mlldsr display Tussd
, o'uer residents Of South Paris Q
soa,r John A. Sinclair, who was
.;S on the Grand Trunk Railw
aa one end Of his run 10 this villas
nn,a noer OF years ago. He Was ratf
Tlns'e man In regard to acciden
~ Italn Raa 10 laaua fha irnns Sincl,