Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-26
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oolNGs or THE WEEK m ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

PARIS HILL.
First Baptist Church Preaching every Sun
day at IL AN. sunday School st II NJ. sabbath
Evening Service at eco 2. n. Prayer Meeting
Thursday Evening AT 90 Pm
sunday at IL An.
Miss z. n. Andrews is in Portland
for few weeks.
The county commissioners held
meeting here Tuesday, and in addition
20 routine business, appointed the fol-
lowing as fire wsrdens for unorganized
places, under the new law:
Addison Brown, Fryeburg Academy Grant.
Stillrnan y. Ll,tlehaIe, Riley Plantation.
Henry X. Porter, Andover.
Henry W. Dunn, Andover North surplus
These are the same men who, as road
agents, have charge OF the roads In I'M
incorporated places.
The decision of the county commits
sioners regarding the No. Hill road has
not vet been placed on record, but ii Is
unofficially learned that the commission
ers will refuse 10 discontinue the location,
and the new road will be built.
Or. NJ. NJ. Houghton will go TO a
warmer climate TO spend the winter.
She will leave about December LIST.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. Pierce aud daughter
Mary are spending a few days in Bos-
ton.
A party of about twenty from Nor
way attended the Universalist Circle
Friday evening, and two Norway young
misses -Myrtie French and Charlie
in the entertainment.
There will be Thanksgiving meeting
AZ the Baptist vestry Thursday evening.
and a special Thanksgiving service next
SUNDAY morning at the usual hour.
The York house has been newly clap
boarded.
Rev. Mr.. Hooper occupied the pulpit
AZ the Universalist church Sunday, and
will preach again in four weeks.
Mrs. Emma Foss of Auburn Is at Mrs.
Jaekson's for few days.
At the meeting Of the Baptist parish
Thursday, il was voted 10 engage Rev.
Mr.. Roberts for year. Mr.. Roberts
remains here and will not return home,
but his wife and sou will come on later.
The Baptist Ladies' Circle Thursday
chose the following officers for the year
Mrs L. h. Merrill. President
Misc Lillian Perkins, secretary and Treasurer.
The singers OF Paris Grange are re-
quested 10 meet with Mrs. III. L. Ham
mond Wednesday night 10 prepare music
for Pomona.
The family Of Mile Willis wish to ex-
tend their thanks To the people OF the
village for the loving kindness shown
her during her long and tedious sickness,
and will always hold them in grateful
remembrance for II.
The closing entertainment for the fall
term al Paris Hill Academy will DE Civ
en- al Academy Hall Monday evening,
Nov. -. The program Is As follows;
Music By school.
'''''' Twelve students
Recitation Molly.
Matte Bradeen.
nv -" ''''' WV wendell Phnnps.
Leo Farrar.
Observation-Disclosures W ys % saying les,
EmIy rarHn.
Iscitaiiou-Swan song. h. K. Brooks
MARY Hammond.
sixteen students.
RcritatiOu-Od Ace,
Recitation--Mi Michael >troguG
Charles Brown.
| observation-disclosures Melissa on Boy~, Anon
Angie = Andrews.
| Recitation Helene rhawie
Amy Heald.
| sixteen students.
observation-disclosures Whitney and Deacon
Tubman'- New Year, Rifle, n. II. Murray
| Clifton +. Durham.
| MISUNDERSTANDING Regiment,
| Grace Z. Doe
| The Family Album. Nate :. Ellis.
| CBu,le T. Thur,ox
Ice cream and cake will he for sale.
| Admission L. and 10 ceats.
IL YOU want 10 ct a realizing sense OF
bow much people change In appearance
in a few years, have recognition par
"" and bring in portraits of people
whom everybody knows, taken within
the memory OF even some Of the young
people. and IL will De surprising to ste
what funny looking things they are. Al
| the tuiyersalist Circle Friday evening
there were on exhibition thirty-four pict-
ureS of all sorts aud sizes, and some Of
them were puzzle 10 their best friends
and eytu relatives. 4 picture Of a we'll
known citizen, taken after he had attain
ed maturity but before he raised a nous
tache, Was not recognized by dozen
people. Another singular case was that
Of boy who had two pictures in the
collection, as everybody declared, and
the one which looked the more like him
was q picture Of his father. Miss Caro-
line L. Thayer guessed twenty-eight out
Of the thirty-fOur, and secured the prize,
handsome bouquet, while Dick East
man carried oil pumpkin as BOBBY
prize. Some entertaining songs and
reeitations by the little people made up
the evenings stage entertainment. One
feature Of the program WAS the "lmita-
ton japanese Julia Carter. IL
YOU have never seen her in japanese
costume YOU can't imagine how Japan
ese an American girl can look. A
photograph of her would deceive any
body but an expert.