Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-15

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Bates College over Sunday.
Ground has been broken for the new
Methodist parsonage on Pine Street.
A. N. Rice Of Boston visited bis fn.
Their, Alvsn Rice, in this place last week
Mr.. f. p. Woodbury. Of Lancaster
Mass, has beeu visiting bis sister, Mrs
J. W. Chute.
Sheriff wormell Of Bethel brought q
victim TO Ill last week TO stay thirty
days for intoxication and disturbances.
The boys and girls would like TO have
skating all through vacation. The clerh
Of the weather will please take notice.
The ruins Of the ell connected with the
Ham house have been torn down, the
house itself has been shingled, and will
be put In shape to move this week.
All the village schools except the high
school closed Friday for vacation OF
three weeks. The high school closes
this week. The winter term Of all the
schools opens Dec. 5th.
A regular meeting OF VIM. X. Kim
ball Relief Corps Thursday evening,
Nov 18th. Mrs. Hoodoo will be pres
ent and wishes to see as msny OF the
members as can be present.
Sunday night was the time for the
climax OF the November meteors. How
many OF them did you sees There's no
knowing what kind OF display OF celes-
tisl fireworks was going on up over ",
above the fog and the clouds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Stanley Of Port
stay. Mr.. Stanley has been employed
AZ the fish hatchery at Lake Auburn, but
they expect 10 return to Portland after
a vacation of two or three weeks.
A petition has been circulated for =
change in the location OF a portion OF
Pine Street. IL appears that by some
peculiar mischsnce, the road line rs IL
now stands runs about four feet back OF
the front line of VIM. Henry Rooiuson's
house. A town meeting to act on the
change of location, also 10 choose new
collector In place Of Chandler Garland,
resigned, will be called soon.
The first meeting II the new organize
ton OF the W. c. +. L. will be held at
the Congregational vestry, next Tues
dsy afternoon at ; O'Clock, and IL Is hop
ed that all interested in this work, who
can be present will do so. and that the
list Of names under the simple pledge
and object may identify half hundred
Christian women as joined In working
for temperance and social purity In our
midst.
The next lecture in the Peoples
Course will be Fridsv evening, Nov. Is,
oy Rev. Henry X. Rose, pastor Of the
[ 'uiversslist church, Auburn. Subject,
Abraham Lincoln, the Apostle Of True
This will be the last OPP
the people of this section will
have 10 listen TO this eloquent speaker,
as he leaves the state the first OF Decem-
Der. let us give him full house. Rev.
A. ;. Lsdd will lecture Dec. lst.
Rev. Geo 5. Chase gave the fourth
lecture IN the Peoples Course on Thurs
lay evening. Mr. Chase gave different
phsza OF the war from what We are sc-
customed 10 hear: that Is on the work
~ the Christian Commission In the
field. lie spoke from personal expert
snce and hence made IL instructive AZ we'll
a. showing up the horrors of war as we
had never heard IL before, and we think
Il would be well II this lecture could be
given In all our villages.
The following are the names OF pupils
At Porter Street Primary, who have not
been absent one-half day during the past
.erm Of school;
Harold l. Merrill Lila VI Field
Philip l. Bonpey. Lewis Marston.
Ruth = Farrsr R'zpah c. Morton.
l.otiie Barrett Wilma l. Robinson
Ira " Marshall. May Davis
NJ yrtle = Back. Wylder Needhsm
carleton X Berry. Harry \. Ittcomo-
Those absent one-hslf day:
May Dain.ree MurlJ Monk.
H. NJ. LEACH, Teacher.
ELN HILL.
Our first snow storm came Nov. l0.h.
Last year il was the l2lh.
George stone and Bert Black from
Stearus Hill have been here threshing
grain.
II. L. Swift has nice yoke OF three
steers, purchased OF j. NJ. Day,
Bryan Pond.
school closed Friday for three
weeks vacation. This term has been
taught By Miss Blanche Dean, Who IL
deserving of much praise for the way In
which she has conducted the school.
Last Monday morning = doe and two
Young deer came into the neighborhood
before noon viii DeCoster had shot the
doe. She dressed 100 pounds, and ne
will have the head mounted ss a souvenir
If his teens. Tuesday morning Charlie
Stuart from South Paris killed one OF
the Young ones Since then this hill has
been besieged by hunters OF both SEXES
Ia quest OF the remaining one aud the
farmers have thought best TO keep their
cattle in the barn, lest some hunter In
MS excitement should shoot them for
deer.
BisCoE DISTRICT.
Munroe Farra7 Is not now working
in the sled factory.
George Stone has been threshing grain
in this neiyhborhood.