Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-09
The oxford democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.
sourH PARIS rosr oFrrcE.

SOUTH PARIS rosr OFFICE
Office Hours 90 TO ! % A. n; 500 A. u.
Mails close For Portland. &c. s Is. els A. y
S;5or. NJ; for Gorham, &c., 9lS A. n. 20 y
Mails arrive at pos, Office: From Portland
SC. 80 A.. NJ, S;s6, SIS p. ~ from Gorham
&c, 8 IS. $50 A.. N.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
ON and after Sept 81. isss. trains leave soutI
Paris: Going down IS. $50 A. NJ, AIS r. NJ
going up 80 A. N. 8 SO. ; OS r..
sunday trains; Going down. $40 A. NJ; goin,
up. ts A. NJ, SOS Pm
sunday excursion train until Oct IL, goes NJ
10 10 A. N, down 3sp Pm.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church, r.. J. Haughton
Pastor. ON sunday. preaching services. 10 a
prayer meeting Tuesday evening; Chris
tan Endesvor meeting sunday evening.
Methodist Church, Rev. i. A Bean, Pas
tor. On sunday. morning prayer mesting, 70 A
N; preaching service. 10 &S A. NJ; sabbath Schoo
u NJ: EpwOrth League Meeting, p. NJ; even
ing PRAYER meeting ! y. NJ, PRAYER meetin.
Tuesday evening. class Meeting. Friday evening
Baptist Church. Rev. T. y. Ramsdell, Pastor
on sunday, preaching service 10 ~ A. NJ, sab
bath school Il NJ: prayer meeting 200 r. ~
prayer meeting Tuesday evening
STATED MEETINGS.
FSA M.-RegHlRr meeting Tuesday evening
LOO. F.-Mount Mica Lodge. regular meet
tnrs THURSDAY evening OF each week.-Aurora
Encampment first and third Monday evenings
20 Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge. No
IN meets second and fourth Fridays Of each
month an Old Fellows Han.
y OF H.-Parts Grange. second Saturday o;
each month The Gransre store Il open for trade
"a. .Ears sam aff.
UO e.. C.->econd and fourth Mondays OF
lot. T-Sou,h Paris Lodge. No. sill. meets
Grs, ant third Monday evenings Of each month
IN the q. \. X Hall.
o. R-w n. KimhAn Post. No. las. meets
Saturday on or before fun moon, In q. A K
Hal.
VIM. n. Kimban Relief Corps meets first and
thiri thursday evenings OF each month, IN u.
4. X. Han.
y 4. q. P.-Stony Brook Lodge. No. Isl.
meets AZ u. 4. z. Hal first and third Wednesday
evenings % each month.
h ot P.-Hamlin Lodge. No. 81, meets every
krliSy evening a, Masonic Hall.
"a. L. \. M.-NOvwsy and South Paris Council.
~. 10. meets In u. A. 4 Hall every Tuesday
evening.
seneca club meets every Tuesday at 80.
=. G. Ordway is visiting his mother at
North Woodstock.
James II. Williams was down from
Gorhsm last week.
Mrs. Laselle OF Boston has been visit
ing her brother, :. {. Ordwsy.
Miss Bertha Shaw Il visiting friends
and relatives In Massachusetts,.
Fred Coombs hiss moved from Davis
Block into the "liyery stable house,
south OF the Grand Trunk Hotel.
Fred III. Evans cut off the tips of three
tingers Of his left hand, in the tin shears
at the corn shop, few days since.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Edwards drove
"a Dixteld and back last week. Miss
Isabelle Stowell returned with them.
A. W. Walkers men and teams have
finished their winters numbering job At
North Waterford, and returned home.
4. W. Walker has bought the lime
and cement business OF J. 4. Lambe ana
viii carry full stock in his storehouse
40 Walkeryille.
several Of our citizens who are inter
e,tti will attend the legislative hearing
81, Augusta, to oppose granting any ex-
elusive privileges 20 the Oxford Light
co.
beacon Henry Fobes offers for
sale his pleasantly situated farm on the
stony Brook road, a full description of
" hich will De found in his advertise
nent.
Twentv-three members Of Mount
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge visited Onward
Rebekah Lodge at West Paris Tuesday
evening. going and returning by special
ear attached 20 freight train.
workmeu spent the day and part of
the evening Tuesday thawing out the
hvdrant in Market square. Hot water
Ia the hydrant itself failed 20 bring IL,
and they had TO do some digging.
The south Paris high school gradual
ing class have obtained very handsome
elias, rings from Hills. the Norway Jew
aIer. There are sixteen in number. The
ring il plain oval with the figures 81 in
relief.
Miss Helen Barnes gave q party 70
fifteen Of her Young friends Wednesday
afternoon. As the weather was bad,
Howard shaw went after the guests with
a team, and carried them home again.
For refreshments, sandwiches, pop corn,
.ake and ice cream and candy were
served.
While Vernal Edwards was driving on
Pleasant Street Tuesday evening his
horse slipped and started 70 ruu, running
against a tree in front Of the house OF
Hon. James :. Wright. One OF the
horses fore legs was broken in such bad
shape that the animal wss immediately
,hot 20 put him out If misery.
Rev. and Mrs l. J. HsughtOn left
afternoon for ~. John, y.
Il. being summoned there by telegram
,nuounciny the serious illness OF Mr..
% sughtOn's father, Or. sleeves, super
c.eudent Of The insane hospital at 81
John After they had gone, the news
ns~ received here that DIR. Sleeves died
Wednesday night.
4 committee Of the South Paris Board
~ Trade are at present considering the
OF the water power al Jack
son, Mills on the Little Androscoggin
49, a source Of electric light and power
f. south Paris. They have the refusal
ot,he property for month, and are 10
have sn expert examine Il with regard
o. - sUthcieucy.
Is request. the drains, "Our Folks,
and farce. ~ Picked-up Dinner, will
te repeated by Paris Grange at New
Ht. next Friday evening. Between acts
she talented blind musician, Harry Hods-
to. II y irmouth. will present vocal and
ie,,rumeutsl selections. II you didn't
see Ills play before. you certainly want
On see 10 This time.
TIE grange drama. Our Folks, Tues
dtg evening. w4s very creditable ANA
-,ur production. well cast aud well play
"a Tie farce, ~ Pivked-up Dinner,
which followed. WAS decidedly funny.
Between acts there were recitstions oy
&. n. Andrews srd +. l.. Stsrbird. and
duet 5y Mrs. Garland aud Mrs. Holmes.
Notwithstanding several other drawing
events on the same evening, there was
iur house, aud the grange realized about
50
~ a meeting OF the Paris school
Board last saturday j. 4. Lsmbe was
elected chairman Of the board and Prof.
!Eeury Fletcher superintendent OF
schools. The public examination OF
teachers will De held az the brick school
house AZ south Paris on saturday,
March 18th. al 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon. The spring schools in town are
-o begin az follows: South Paris High
school March I'D; other schools IN
south Paris March 30lh; Paris Hill and
West Paris April 9th; all other schools
IN ,own April l9.h.