Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-29
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oolN0s or THE WEEK ~ ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church. Rev. II. A. Roberts.
sunday school a d II. sabbath Evening Ser.
vice at 200 p. \. Prayer Meeting wednesday
' Universaiiss Church Rev. K. w. Pierce. Pas
tor. Preaching every sunday q II A. =. sun
day school at II u. Meeting of Young Peoples
Christian Union. Sunday evening II I 80 O'Clock.
II. Z. Hammond and wife returned
last week from q few days visit to their
daughter, Mrs. F. Z. Shorey, at Go-ham,
n. III.
Last Monday afternoon A. s. Andrews
saw a Young deer In the woods above
the watering trough on the South Paris
road. and Tuesday Mrs. VIM. Z. Perkins
and Miss Lillian Perkins saw doe and
fswn in wheeler's field on the same road.
During the shower Thursday after
noon the occupants Of Mrs. T. n. Co
burns house, thinking that the house
had been struck by lightning, made a
diligent search and finally found an old
umbrella burning In an out-of-the-wsy
corner. The damage to the house Was
very slight-that TO the umbrella Is not
i stated.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Waterman OF
Mechanic Falls were at l.. b. Merrilrs
over Sunday.
Miss Julia Snow returned to Paris Hill
last week.
The Paris and Norway Council, .. L.
A. NJ, win attend divine service st the
Baptist church next Sunday morning,
JULY 1. at IL o'clock. The pastor, Rev.
II. A. Roberts, will preach patriotic
sermon, and appropriate music will be
rendered by the choir. The council will
meet at the academy at 80. and, &C
compsnied by the Paris Hill brass band,
will march 10 the church. The church
will be specially decorated for the occs-
/ sion.
| Children's Day WAS observed at the
Baptist church last Sunday, by special
sermon In the morning 10 the young peo-
pie, and a SUNDAY School concert in the
evening. A special exercise emitted "Or
Joyful Wing" was feature OF the
eyening.
John A. Hooper returned last weeh
from Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stetson and sor
Clarence, Of Bangor, were At the Hub
bard House over Sunday. DIR. A. G.
Hsmlin and party Of friends are ex
pected the first Of the week for shor
stay.
Mrs. Frank l.. Dingley and Miss Ding
lev Of Lewiston were st the Hubbard
House Saturday and Sunday.
| The L niversalist church was beauti
fully decorated with plants and flower
for the children's day exercises Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Pierce had an appropriate ser
mon in the morning. addressed to boil
children and parents. The singing wa;
by q chorus OF about thirty children. Ii
the evening a concert was given unde
the auspices Of the Union, with singini
by the chorus Of children and exercises
consisting Of appropriate recitstions ant
singing, by Mrs. Pierce's and Mis-
Thayer's classes.
|, Mrs. +. Z. Shorey and daughter o
Gorham, y. H., are visiting at ii. +
Hsmmond's.
Mr.. Charles III. Stearns Of Wakefield
Mass, is visiting friends at Paris.
|. At the annual meeting of the Trustees
Of Paris Hill Academy last Saturday tn
following officers were elected for tn
, ensuing year:
President-6eorye VI. Atwood.
Vice President-Henry ID. Hammond.
| Treasurer-John Pierce.
Executive contradictory NJ. Atwood. {
A. Thayer. II. u. Hammond.
The trustees voted 10 make some i'm
] proyements in the basement Of the build
. ing aud request all who have propert
stored there 70 remove IL At once. A
J urgent effort will be made to secur
funds for the erection Of gymnasium
and chemical laboratory and all friend
, OF Paris Hill will be asked 10 assist
The meeting WAS adjourned 10 Frids
evening, July 9th, at 80 O'Clock. whe
the Board will take up and act upon
new set of rules and regulations for III
: government OF the school.