Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-26

The man who was praying for snov
has stopped.
Mrs. s. c. Ordway has been on tn
sick list for about q week.
A lot Of household goods were soil
cheap at the auction room Saturda,
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Richardson return
ed Saturday night from visit to Bethel
Newry and Gorham.
Advertised letters In the South Pari
post Office Jan. 18th:
Miss Berthe Burnham.
Business meeting Of the Epwortl
League at the Methodist vestry Thurs
day evening Of this week.
The Methodist society has recent,
purchased one hundred copies OF Pente
costal Hymns for use &C the evening
meetings.
Mrs. w. b. Edwards gave her Sunday
School class sleigh ride SATURDAY
afternoon. A four-seated sleigh wa
packed with little misses who will I'M
doubtedly cherish that ride as brigh
spot In their memory for some time u
come.
Walker cut ice on the cove for thu
farmers several days last week, wher
the weather and travelling permitted
The ice WAS twenty inches thick wher
they began cutting, and ought TO ot
thicker BY this time, II there Is any vir'
fua In cold x>raafha
While inspecting the new kerosene
tank wagon Friday morning, Percy
Walker took the top of and swung q
lighted lantern down inside. There was
no Kerosene In the tank, but IL seems Il
have been full Of gas, which ignited and
flashed up In his face. He lost his eye
orows and got his face badly blistered,
but luckily his eyes escaped injury.
Uncle John Martin feels pretty well
over the record Of his premium COW,
She began giving milk In August, and he
began sending her cream TO the Turner
Centre creamery the middle OF September
The returns from the factory for the
rest Of the fall were, for the remainder
of September, - IL pounds OF butter
October, ~ pounds; November, A
pounds. She Is now giving sixteen
quarts Of strained milk day. The COW
Is grade H0lstein and Durham.
The first lyceum Of the South Paris
High School Lyceum Society was held
Saturday evening, Jan. %. with Martha
Dennison as president and Susie Wheeler
IS secretary. Programme as follows;
song. Susie Wheeler and Bertha Shaw.
Debate. Question. --Resolved. That the mind
gains more knowledge by reading than ey
nrirmsfivc. Herman stuart. William Holmes.
Negative, Gertrude Bryant. Abbie Record.
Recess.
Piano solo. Emmie Blake.
Paper rad by Alice Davis and Bertha shaw.
Recitation kthel Dean.
Question was decided on the merits OF the
argument by judges In the negative, by the house
in the Affirmative.
Kim HILL.
school closes this week.
Orrin Swan, who has lived at D. G.,
Curtis for the past year, has gone TO
south Paris 10 board.
C.H. Tolmsu and Charles Edwards
were In the place on business Friday.
Mrs. II. l.. Swift has been 10 Farm
ington 10 visit her sister, Mrs. NJ. Z.
Gerry.
Mont Hollis. who is road agent for
this district, was out breaking roads with
fcur-horse team Jan. 2sd. Last year
the roads were broken for the first time
Feb. 18th.
While DIR. Packard was visiting the
school Friday. his horse broke away
from the tree 10 which he was hitched,
and made tour OF II. Z. Ellis fields,
taking the sleigh over stone walls and
through To Mr.. Ellis plum orchard. He
was finally caught, taken back and Sc
curely hitched, aud the doctor knew
nothing about IL.