Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-26
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE polNos or the WEEK ~ AL
SECTIONS or THE COUNTY.
PARIS hlll.

PARIS NIL.
Ffrss Baptist Church. Rev. H. A. nObsrts.
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday q II 4: \
sunday School a II ~. SAheasn Evening 81.
Uriyerssiiss Church: Rev. Il. W. Psercs. Pas
TOR. Preaching every Sunday AZ II 4. II Sua-
day School AZ an. Meeting OF Young reoekp
Albion Packard, with four Of Perkins
horses, has gone to Betln, n. H., on .
Job hauling spruce pulp wood. Perley
Ripley takes PackArd's place on the
stage while he Is away.
Col. and Mrs. Albert $. Austin LETT Tor
Boston last Thursday, where they viii
spend the winter with their daughters.
Their home here will be closed.
Miss Persis n. Andrews, who has
been very sick In Portland, 10 reported
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis NJ. Brown Of New
York were at the Hubbard House Thurs
day. Our people are glad to learn that
Mr.. Brown has taken lease OF the Gen.
VIM. n. kimbsll place for three years to
come, including all the land connected
Herewith, and that the family will coz
tinue to make their summer home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown brought with them
plans for q studio which win be erected
ia the early spring at the kimball place.
The family sail for Europe Tuesday OF
this week where they will visit the prin-
cipsl points and expect to return to Paris
Hin about the tenth Of May. There Is =
prospect that through their influence
another New York family viii lease a
summer home here he coming season.
The travelling, which WAS not OF the
best, did not prevent good crowd from
coming out to the Baptist Circle Friday
evening. There was good supper. Tue
entertainment consisted OF lsughable
sketch entitled "a Moonlight Serenade, 7"
a series Of living pictures, including
some Of the presidents and their wives,
the seasons, etc. Then the elephant and
his keeper appeared and did few tricks,
and we're enthusiastically cheered. The
guessing on the weight OF the elephant
brought out surprising variety OF cal
culstions. The beast, made up OF two
men, with wool boots, shtwls, and trap
pings, actually weighed $40 pounds.
Ernest +. Shaw took the first prize with
a guess OF KS, and Benjie Doe carried
off the BOBBY prize with figures reading
a0.5 Then there were games and gen.
ersl good time.
The Universslist Ladies' Circle viii
meet at Academy Hall Friday evening
Of this week. supper will be served nj
o'clock, and will be mum" supper
Every one who speaks will be tined five
cents, bu, after having paid one fine
each one will DC st liberty 10 talk n
much rs she Cor he plesses. The en-
tertainment will consist Of an exhibition
Of Professor Bakers Great Invention
by means of which old maids are made
new. PromecaIe IS usual. Admission
| 10 cents.
o. A. Thayer was In Portland owe
Sunday.
George Proctor goes to Bethel with
his team this week TO work for tn
Bethel Chair Co. hauling lumber.
Reports from Andrew J. Hall are tina
he Is out Of the hospital and improving
He vent 10 the Central Maine Genera
Hospital AT Lewiston q few weeks sine,
TO have cataract removed from one o
his eyes. The operation was successful
ly performed, but after improving for
while, he began 10 have bad symptoms
and the eye was finally removed TO saw
the other one.
wHIrTEMoRE DISTRICT.
Our school closes next Friday ant
Saturday evening there will be schoo
exhibition at the school house, consisting
4 .l,.ss Col hx-s ha N
lowing cast Of CHI. .cters:
Mr.. Hoston, l.. Ellsworth Thayel
| Arthur Hoston, Scott % Colby
sylvia Ho-,ou, Lorana VI. Robbins
/ Horace Iyforl sidney ThSyel
| Bessie Bray, Bessie e Colby
There will be recitations by the SINAI
scholars, also vocal and instruments
music.
Sidney Thayer and w. II. Cole swap
ped horses the past week. Sidney Ia,
Of Cole Black Rolfe colt, five years old
\ He l. good one. We think Sid
proud OF his trade.
wm. fuckers hound caught 10.
near VIM. +. Cooper's barn last Mon
day afternoon.
hin winslow bought a three-year-ol'
colt Of VIM. 4. Cooper.
Joseph Cummings Was through her
picking up veal calves the past week
Bought one OLA. q. Wheeler.
Our long-prsyed for snow storm ha
come AZ last which makes our teamster
happy.
Tuesday, the 18Th, the coolest OF tn
season here, IL below zero with hesv!
wind, which made IL = very uncomfort
able day.
The Praying Band from South Pari
and Norway are holding revival meet
logs In the waldron District, Buckfield
Two have already come forward, ant
others are interested. They will holt
their next meeting Jan. 3lst, at 30 P. NJ
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