Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-24

SIS. Maxim has purchased the Youn,
studio.
Henry Record was In Portland OF
business Monday.
Detective c. M. wormell OF Bethc
was In town Monday.
Chauncey Richardson Was confined q
his home with sickness Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ii. Atwood o
Buckheld were in the place Friday.
The Knights Of Hamlin Lodge vii
hold pablo installation on Jan. Sd.
Leander says this reign Of terro
among the furitans must be stopped.
Harry Gerry is at home from Colby
University for the Christmas vacation.
Lester l.. Whitman Of New Gloucester
visited relatives at South Paris over Sun
day.
The Methodist society will have tree
and Christmas exercises on Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. j. j. Morton has gone to Ssugus,
Mass, TO attend the funeral Of his
brother.
The contents Of the registry Of deeds
Office were moving TO the new buildings
Monday.
There will be Christmas tree and
appropriate exercises at the Baptist
church Tuesday evening.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held In the vestry
on Tuesday evening, Dec. 3lst.
Mr.. C. T.. Tolman Of Jay, for num-
Der Of years resident Of this place, was
here last week and called on several
friends.
Annual meeting and election Of officers
of VIM. h. kimball Post, G. A. r., next
Saturday evening. 4 full attendance Is
desired.
Horace A. Irish, Esq, one Of Buck
SATURDAY. and looked over the new Dem
ocrat office.
The G.. \. X. post aud ladies'
relief corps are invited by the Sons Of
Veterans 20 supper at G. a. X. Hall on
Friday evening, Dec. s7th, at $ 80.
The young ladies' mission band Of the
Mcthdist church have shipped barrel,
well filed with clothing and other useful
things, for Missionary and his family In
Nebraska.
Walter l.. Gray. A. B., principal'o OF
the Bridgton high school. Is at his home
In this place and is reading law with
Hon. James 5. Wright during his vaca-
ton.
Deputy Grand Chancellor J. A. Ken
ney goes 10 Bryant Pond In few days
TO a preliminary meeting TO institute
a lodge of Knights of Pythias at that
place.
We are requested BY Messrs. Noyes &
Andrews OF Norway TO announce that
they will keep the blue store open Tues
day evening, Dec. 2ith, 10 accommodate
their customers.
The Knights Of Pythias Of Norway
are 10 hold a public installation Of officers
ia the opera house on Thursday night,
Jan. ID. and Rev. Il. j. Haughton has
been invited To give an address on
''Pythianism."
The Art Amateur for December men,
tons Gilbert Stuart as "our best por-
trait painter" His method Is taught by
Geo. A. Mscabe at the Grand Trunk
Hotel. Mr.. Macabe will make engage
ments 10 give private lessons at your
home. See his advertisement in another
column.
The members OF Vim. h. kimball
Post, C. A. r.. are invited by John c.
McArdle Camp, Sons Of Veterans, TO a
supper, on Friday evening, Dec. 2ath.
Members will take due notice thereof
and govern themselves accordingly.
GEO. w. COLE, Z. c.
III. y. BOLSTER, ApJT.
The lecture on Pilgrims Progress last
evening was again attended
hy an audience that filled the church.
Rev. Mr.. Haughton will give the fourth
aud final lecture next Sunday eveeing AZ
: O'Clock. The lectures are made very
impressive By the solos, Quartette music
and congregational singing.
A Wandering Willie" called at c. f.
McArdle's some time since and ordered
breakfast with the air OF king. After
calling the bill of fare and getting an or
der for beef steak, ham and eggs. coffee,
etc, Mr.. McArdle told him that while
he was waiting for breakfast 10 be pre-
pared he'd better be making tracks In the
opposite direction. He did so. lie
next called at 4. W. Walkers and MIR.
Walker offered TO give him breakfast II
he would work and pay for it. He said
he guessed he didn't want breakfast
there and departed.
What was il: \ little after IL Satur-
day night, or sunday morning, about
a third OF the citizens were awakened by
the noise of a tremendous explosion.
Nobody seemed TO know exactly where
II was. Some located IL the depot, some
in the savings bank, some in Billings
BLOCK. some at the sled factory, but
located il at the nearest safe.
The signal brought a prompt response,
and the street was soon filled with vol
unteer police. Nothing wrong was
found. though the watchmsn apprehend-
ed Young man who had been making
lengthy call on his best girl. The cause
of the racket is still as great a mystery
as ever. though il ia likely that some
wicked youth is laughing in his sleeve TO
beat the band, and calculating how much
fun he got out of the price Of that dyna-
mite cartridge.
ELM HILL.
katherine Ellis is teaching at Shows
Falls.
There will be Christmas tree at VIII
Jackson's.
HI. Swift has deer's head 10 mount
for Henry Stearns OF Hebron.
Jessie and Everdell Curtis, Ethel Ellis
and Lizzie DeCoster are attending school
al South Paris this winter.
BIsCoE DISTRICT.
Mrs. Fred Farrar has sage fern that
is very fine.
Al. Penley has the finest harmful
of cows in this section.
Mrs. II. f. Chase Of Lynn made a
short stop In this neighborhood the Stn'
School has begun, Miss Dora Colby
teacher. She boards at A. j. Penley's.
The nice door rocks at the school
house furnished by Mr.. jackson are
much appreciated.
One of our little ones, upon hearing
the eat purr, exclaimed, 30, mamma,
the cat is pumping her breath"
There will be Christmas tree in the
Biscoe District the night before Christ