Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-27
THE OXFORD BEARS
THE polNcs or THE WEEK lN AL
SECTIONS OF the COUNTY.
PARIS NIL.


Frss Baptist Church. Rev. II. A. Roberta
Pastor. Preaching every sunday - II A. n.
sunday School at Il -. Sabbath Eveuing Ser
vice al 100 T. n. Prayer Meeting "Wednesday
evening St 90 r. n.
universaiiss Church: Rev. X. w. Pierce, Pas
iay School at Tn Meeting Of Young PeOples
Christian Union, Sunday evening ~ O'Clock.
Mr.. X. X. Eastman and his bride have
been spending . few days at H. Il.
Eastmsn's.
The base ball team came home frora
South Paris saturday night feeling
pretty we'll. They played South Paris
on their own ground, and won Il to ).
Orange +. Small was taken to the In
sane hospital 1t Augusta Thursday.
Fast Day Was = very pleasant, CON-
Portable day. Union services were hell
at the Uuiversalist church at IL o'clock,
with singing by choir made up from
the two churches, aud sn excellent ser.
m m BY Rev. Mr.. Roberts on the toph.
OF church attendance. The Trap-shoot'
ing Club had shoot In the forenoon,
and the ball team did little practicina
in the afternoon.
Mayfiowers and other spring blossoms.
are beginning TO ms Ike their appearance.
The roads are beginning TO dry up liz
places, and in other places the bottom
still conf iues TO drop nearer the centre
Of the earth every dty.
The grammar school fair saturday
evening Was success Va all respects.
The special feature Of the evening vss
the hat trimming. Some OF the hats
and trimmings furnished were strong
reminders Of the Mayflower, and most
Of them looked worse after they we're
trimmed than before-hut they do say
that our bl ck'mith and some Of oul
other professional men ought TO 60 into
the millinery business. Dick Eastman
got the prize for the best trimming, and
Frank Andrews for the worst. W. )
Stsrhird secured the guess quilt, and
Eva Radcliffe the ring. Ice cream, cak,
aud coffee were served, and the unsold
fancy articles were disposed Of at aue
ton, with such spirited bidding tha
they averaged to bring fully as much n
they were marked. The net proceed
will be about eighteen dollars.
The Universslist Circle viii meet a
Academy Hall Friday evening Of thi
week, at which time The Old Countr,
Store viii be presented with the follow
ing cast OF characters:
Timothy Trustem, merchant,
K Geo. y. Hammond
sam Singleton. his clerk. Jarvis NJ. Thayei
squire Lawson, justice. q. y. Maxim
kimbali Stone
Rin Peters, loafer, ~ ro,h..
| Eugene Blossom. q stranger
Bsn Riovhart. u farmer. Frank Bcnnet
| simon Blowhari. his sou. Harold Thayei
Il Rube Snow q Young farmer, Prank Robin;
\ lemuel Iighthnxcr who needs watching.
Leslie Newell
David Dosey. laborer. Henry u. Bammons
Johnnie posey. his son, Newton Cumming
."n $40. aa'''' horse jockeys. a.a rn..a
Ransom RamrOd. who it for his country.
| u. =. Hsmmon'
Gooley simkins. ~leetle deef,''
| Mrs.. John f,erc'
Molly Ann oIig,ri. an old maid.
| Mr.. Joseph Cumming
Mr.. Orlando rhaye
Mr.. Peters, who rules the rooss,
sheriff and suctioDeer, A. u. Par
A number Of Young ladies. Sans female friend
The entertainment will be follow b
HEbtltudut Which, Will SohAiha'
later than usual, il being q Nav eve Ell
tertainment. Ice cream will be for salt
Admission ten cents. Doors open 4
: O'Clock. Curtain will rise At . :+5.
| There will be an auction sale OF farm
ing tools and hou sehold furniture at th
residence Of Mrs. C.. II. Ripley, ne,
Saturday, May !, at Pm.
wHirrEMoRE DISTRICT.
Orange Small, who WAS left insane b
the grippe, was taken 10 Augusta Thur
dsy. Wheeler Boobier Is carrying o
his farm.
Our school commenced last Monday
Miss Bertha Twitchell teacher. We col
slider the district very fortunate In 81
curing Miss Twirchell. She boards 1
j. l.. Whittemore's.
Farmers have commenced working O
the land. James whittemore sowed pea
the l1th.
Mrs. Fannie Abbott still continues