Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-26

Miss Hattie Porter and Miss Iva Car
ter went TO Lewiston on their bicycle,
Thursday, returning Sunday forenoon
Rev. G. +. owen Of Houlton vii
preach At the Baptist church next Sun
day. Mr.. Owen Is a preacher Of marked
ability and Is one Of the leading men In
the Baptist ministry Of Maine.
The young ladies who do the ''Dancs
Of the Roses" at the High school play
Wednesday evening, have been photo
graphed, and copies Of the photograph
help out their posters in the show win
dows.
John whiteside, son Of Rev. Thomas
Whiteside, former pastor of the NJ. 4.
church In this place, came Friday from
kent's Hin, where he Is attending
school, and stayed over Sunday with
friends here.
Saturday seemed 10 be bad day for
base ball. The scores just simply ran
away. The smaller boys played on the
Hlll ia the forenoon, and the Hin came
out on top, - 20 Il. In the afternoon a
nine from south Paris defeated niue
from Bryant's Pond, 81 TO -, in game
which Il isn't necessary 10 state was
loosely played, at the fair grounds.
The.students Of the High school will
present the drama, The Vsgsbonds, y
which they have had In preparation for
some time, al the New Hall next We'd
nesday evening. Special features be-
tween the acts will be the Dance of the
Roses by eight young ladies, and the
Zephyr Dance BY Miss Bertha V. shaw.
Admission - CENTS: reserved seats *
cents, on sale AZ Shurtleti's drug store.
Curtain rises AZ : O'Clock. Much time
snd labor has been put into the prepare
tiOus for this play, and IL should have
good patronage. Judging from the
success so far attending those who have
been selling tickets on the street, there
i bound 20 DC good house.
About forty members of the Grand
Army, besides the Relief Corps and
sons of Veterans, attended the Memorial
services at the Methodist church sun
day afternoon. The house was filed TO
overlooking, The audience room was
prettily and quite ela5orately decorated
with flags, bunting aud ported plants.
The music was furnished by the choirs
OF the several churches combined. They
gave some special music appropriate 10
the occasion, and one fine selection was
given by male qusrtette consisting of
Messrs. TnSyer. DennisOn, Briggs and
Hall. Rev. MessrS. Haughron aud
RsmSdell assisted In the services, and
Rev. Mr.. Bean, who Is himself Son of
a Veteran, gave the sermon, from the
text, BE sure thy sin will tind thee out. =
From the pages Of history he showed
how the truth Of this text had been
demonstrated, aud sounded notes OF
warning for the future, a. regards the
sins ~ the community and the individual,
but most especially With regard TO our
most threatening national sins-ansr-
chlsm, intolerance, intemperance.
EiM HILL.
VIII Jackson l. visited by his brother
from GOrhsm, y. II.
Mrs. ". L. webber i AZ Lewiston
visiting her daughter, Mrs. u. b. Stevens.
one day last week II. l.. Swift found
four Of his sheep badly m,ngled, and
Amass swift, whose sheep rua In an adj
ioining pasture, found seven Of his dead
aud Others badly injured. Evidently
The work Of dogs.
Ri>COE DISTRICT.
Mr. Iazeltine has moved 10 North
Paris.
Wallace Lord has been here looking
after COW.
O. L. Curtis is planting corn in this
4. H. Andrews has lost nice steer
calf, one OF pair.
Mr. Edgecomb has moved here from
Norway 10 his farm.
G. Il. Penley has snapped horses with
Mr. Turner Of Buck6eld.
4. J. Penley's mare, Netiie, recently
dropped a smart toAl by Records Nel-
son.
Percy Berry Of North Paris is one OF
our smart BOYS. One day last week he
set - sCions.
n the one who took \. j. Penley's
bag Of meal from the mill will kindly re-
turn the bag, 40 questions will be asked.
Lewis Jackson sent five horses 10 past
ure upon his new farm. \. j. Penley Il
keeping pair OF them for the present.
\. n. Jackson i making great i'm
on MaplewOod Farm, trim
ming up roadsiGes, piliug brush, etc.
Why do not farmers In general do such
work:
Miss Rose Berry, teacher Ia this dis
trict. : making good progress in her
school. Through her efforts the house
has been cleaned, new curtains put up,
and the ward cleared up.