Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-27
The days have begun to leng,hen.

Miss Mertie Maxim ho Is teaching
at Martha's Vineyard is at home for The
holiday vacation.
Sanger Maxim, Harry Maxim and
George Lsmbe were at home from Shaw's
Business College, Portland, for Christ
mas.
Calvin s. Russell died Monday morn.
ing st his home near the fair grounds.
The funeral will be held ut l z. NJ.
Wednesday.
Charles 4. Bennett began cutting ice
Monday morning TO ill his new house
on Oxford Street. He IL going into the
ice business the coming season.
A. W. Walker & Son commenced cut
ting Ice Mondsy morning. All those
who wish To put in supply OF Ice can
procure IL after Monday, Dec. 20.
Miss Helen King. the popular teacher
If the South Paris grammar school, has
given her resignation In order to accept
a very good position In the Portland
schools.
DIR. and Mrs. j. W. Davis returned to
their home in Massachusetts, last week.
The doctor took with him, intact, the
big buck which he shot In the Magsllo-
way region.
Stonie Andrews got tipped out Of his
sleigh Sunday afternoon, In front OF
l.. 4. Andrews store, and his horse took
rather Wild run before he stopped.
The slsigh slowed against the rail Of the
street railroad. Litigation may result.
wm. h. Kimbsil Post regular meeting
stands adjourned 10 Saturday evening,
Dee. 3ls,, ~ which time the officers Of
the post will be elected aud other bust
ness attended TO. Comrades are request
ed 10 be present.
II. y. BOLSTER, Adjt.
The insurance on George Jones' store
has been adjusted for $500, and George
X. Hammond and crew are rushing
the work OF repairing and have il well
along. Mr.. Jones Is putting In new
goods, supplying his customers aud run
ming his business as usual.
There will be no meeting OF the festi-
val chorus this week. but all who intend
90 Join are requested 10 do so, and TO
purchase their books before Jan. lst, ss
returns must be made at that time. The
books can be found at r. A. Thayer's
furniture store for this week only.
r W. Bonney and Gus Record took
the train Tuesday afternoon for Gilea6,
and came home saturday bringing their
complement OF good deer-two apiece.
They hsd the luck To come upon bunch
OF six or eight on Hsystack Mountain.
The deer were To windwsrd, and so
situated that the hunters could pick out
their four aud drop them.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge elected
the following officers at their regular
meeting FRIDAY, Dec. I'D;
Y G.-Lou,sa J. Rr'ggs.
Y. Hattie ". Bonncy.
Rec Sec Sophia ID. Clark.
2 >ec.-Hattie Dean,
Trcas-t florence Wright.
Tru-,ees-Anna Morse, Hannah r. Wright,
Hattie = Barnes, Walter Bcnney, Everett H.
Fsrrar.
Its not often that south Paris people
have the opportunity OF seeing nine deer
at time, but that sight was on exhioi-
ton in Market Square one day last week,
when Henry n S,esrus, Sylvanus
Bearce, Albion Cushmau, aud Vivian
Bearce OF Hebron, and Will Stearns of
this town returned from n ten days
hunting trip Ia the Cmbsgog region
bringing with them nine handsome deer
a. trophies OF the hunt.
The Christmas exercises NJ the Baptist
church SATURDAY, evening were very
carried out. Two large
trees were well loaded with presents
and Fr~nk Starbird ss SAINTS Claus made
quite a sensation when he led Ia and
up 10 the Christmas trees Luls Merriifs
black lamb hsrnessed Ia small sleigh
filled with presents. On Sunday the
pastor. Rev. T. J. Ramsdell, preached
an exceedingly able sermon from the
text. Luke -. "a light "a tighten the
Grntiles. and the glory Of thy people
Israel" In speaking Of Christ ss the
light of the world the preacher very
compared the world OF to-
day With the world To which Christ
csme. showing the great and growing
heneii, that the teachings OF Christ have
been aud Sre 10 the world. Appropriate
music wss exc.llently rendered by
choir Of children and solo by Mr.. |.
;. Sessions was worthy ofespeeisl notice
aud ccmmendstion.
W. Frank wilcox lied suddenly Thurs
dav forenoon, from heart trouble.
Since the fire, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox had
be, staying ~ W. Z. Morton's. They
had hired the house near the depot own
ed BY ;. II. Cummings of Norway, and
had moved what was left of their house
hold goods into IL, but were waiting Tor
the adjustment OF the insurance before
attempting To strsighten things out.
Thursday morning the insurance sdjuster
came, aud while he Vas looking over the
scene OF the fire, Mr.. and Mrs. wilcox
were in the house where their goods
we're. Mr.. Wilcox had had slight at
tack OF dizziness that morning, but had
recovered from Il. Soon after they en-
tered the house be had another attack,
and died almost instantly. He had had
bad heart trouble for some time. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon al
Grand Armv Hall, and WAS conducted
by WIN n. kimball Post, OF which the
deceased WAS member. He served
during the war In Massachusetts,
cavalry regiment. lie leaves widow,
snd some children who live in the West,
but has no relatives in this part OF the
country.
ELM HILL.
Henry Kerr went 10 Gorham last week.
A. ID. Cox from Hebron was in the
place Thursday.
Albert D. Coster has bought field
near ). NJ. Durgin's place.
We hear that there were family Christ
mas trees ut Henry kerr's and q. u.
Curtis Saturday night.
BIsCoE DISTRICT.
Miss Csddie Foster has been stopping
with Miss Mabel Brown.
Andrew Foster and A. j. Penley
recently went 10 Greenwood.
W. Foster came up from Auburn to
spend Christmas nth his family.
Carrie Emery, who has been working
at C. X. Peul, "a, has gone home.
The annual Christmas tree was q
success. and much enjoyed by the little
folks.
Mary Swan has been at work for A
II. Andrews while they were at the
State Grange.
Herman McKeen did not go TO the
woods, but will work for A. II. Andrews
this winter instead.
Claude Huston brought home with
him from his recent Aroostook visit