Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oOiNGS OF THE WEEK m AL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church. Rev. III. A. kohcrts'
Pastor Preaching every sunday al III A. u
SUNDAY school az II NJ. sabbath Evening scr
vice at 7;oe p. n. Prayer Meeting THURSDAY
Uniyersarst Church: Rev. 4. W. Pierce, Pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday at II A. NJ sun
day school al I'm.
At Miss Houghton's are A. X. Hough-
ton and wife. Cochesett, Mass; Mrs. Mer-
rill Moves and Miss Clara Noyes, Elm
wood, Mass. Miss Alice Bryant, Rum
ford: Mrs. b. :. Moors, Auburn.
Mr.. Ernest Perham Is visiting at Ex-
Governor Perham's.
Mr.. Richard Andrews of Cray ana
Miss Leila Thsyer from South Paris
called on friends here Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Daniels and Professor +.
A. Daniels Of New York arrived Tues
day.
Mrs. Maynard Maxim has gone TO
Piltsfield for visit.
Miss Charlotte +. Sibley's lecture,
zig, Ut In Starlight and sunlight to
De given al the Baptist church, Paris
HUI. SATURDAY evening, August lst, Will
anJrd the people Of this vicinity an un-
usual opportunity 10 hear a talented
Young lady describe far-away land
which she has visited. Miss Sibley Is a
native Of Belfast, Maine, was graduated
Al Wellesley and Sfterwsrd had year :
postgraduate study st \ ale College. A
visit 10 the British Isles In lss8 was sup
plemented BY a second visit 10 foreign
lands in 1875. This trip was made with
Or. Dunning's Congregationslist party
which visited Europe, Asia aud Africa
Miss Sibley returned 10 America In time
| TO meet her engagement To address the
National &. T. Convention In Boston
/ last summer. She has done much work
for this organization and WAS signally
acceptable in speaking TO an audience OF
ten thousand persons in Camp Williston
on Boston Common. IL Is fair TO say
/ that the person who has been disap-
pointed in Miss Sibley as lecturer l.
vet To be found. The lecture at Paris
| Hill will be the first opportunity gwen
an Oxford County audience To hear this
bright Maine girl. Let u give her
hearty welcome. Price of admission
| fifteen cents.
Miss Hattie Hooper is here from Bos-
ton.
Miss Cornelia Hunt of Portland Is
visiting AZ Mr.. Lewis VI. Browns.
Miss L. v Andrews spent Sunday at
GorhAm, Maine, with the family OF Mr..
/ Albion Keith.
Miss Mary RAwson and Miss Marion
Dow OF Boston have been visiting at
Mrs. Columbia Paris.
Mrs. Wiley, who has been visiting her
sister. Mrs. Carter, has returned 10 her
home 10 Bethel, and Miss Dorothea
Carter accompanied her for short
visit,
John Z. Stearns and family ot Cam
bridge, Mass, came 10 &. Ii. Thayer' :
| saturday. Mr.. Stearns returned Tues
day; the rest OF the family will remain
/ for while.
Miss Margaret Taylor Forbes Of Can
ton. y. Y. i visiting at Mrs. Forbes.
The arrivals at ]. l.. Chase's last week
are Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. FOrtney, Boston
Miss =. \. Bancroft, Mrs. j. Edwin
Libby and Masters Albert sna Harold
Libby, Portland.
=. L. and ". G. Stesrns OF Stearns
Hill are among the most enierprising
farmers In Paris. There appears 20 4
general air OF thrift about their estab
lishment that indicates that farming
when done inielligently, dos pay. They
have added many modern improvements
Including a windmill which supple:
water 20 the buildings and 10 all th'
stock, being carried In eighty-four fee
Of trough 10 front Of the stock so ths
each animal il constantly supplied Will
water The Messrs. SteSrns have sls'
added silo that will hold from - e
/ 100 tons Of ensilage. They have carpen
ters az work improving their house anc
everything about the place indicates tn
enterprise and progressiyeness OF III
owners.
Frank staples Of wsl,hsm, Mass, anC
Fred Backus of Cambridge, Mass, arr
az Il. :. Does.
Mrs. W. B. Laphsm Of Augusta ant
Mrs. Churchill of Norway are at TX
Governor PerhSm's.
Mrs. Snow Of Hyde Park, Mass, Is a
". h. Paris.
Mrs. Geo. Il. ATWOOD, and Miss Eli
+. Atwood ~ AUBURN, and Mr.. and Mrs
Jeffrey Parsons % West Minot spent Sun
day Al o. \. ThAyer'S.