Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-06
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a. r.: sabbssS school. ii Is 4. \; 7. r. 9. U.
"s ssSoSa Congregational Con-; Church. Rev: B; s.
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Meeting, 90 r. n; regular weekly faysr nees-
ing, Wednesday evening; Young feophs
Meeting Friday evening.
s. Gesssi Il g ssSss school
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; eiass nsss-
M k.psiss Church II. A. Roberts PAssos.
OBEDIENCE Paris HILL Preaching service. 800
?. n: sabbath school. 90 r. u. Prayer Meeting.
Saturday evening.
/ STATED MKErrEos.
. Pa A.M.-union r. A.C. No. g assemble:
Masonic Hall. Regular meetinG OF OXFORD
Losige, No. Is, In Masonic Hall. Monday kven-
ing on or before full moon. Oxford Conncii, X
as. II Friday evening. on or afssr fa9 noon:
Han, every ruesdae Evening: wildey Encamp.
ment, No. b, meets In Odd Fell0ws' Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evening. Of each month; NJ
Hope Rebekah Lodge. No. 81, meets on nrss ana
third Friday Of each month.
X. ofP.-Regular meeting In Hathaway Slocx.
every Thursday Evening. U. K, A. o. Noycs
Division, No. y. meets third Friday OF each
p. OF H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth Saturdays OF each month as Grange HAL.
G.. .R.-HArry Rust Post, No; "a mcets IN
each month.
W. C.-Meees In New G. A. 4. Hall. Non.
az 4. (. o. f.-Lales,de Lodge. No IL, meets in
New 6. A. X. Hall, on the first and third wed
uesisy evenings Of each month.
John +. Dsviue, who cims from Bos-
ton SATURDAY. to attend the funeral OF
hi, sons wife, by the merest chance
came on the cars instead OF the steamer
Portlsnd that was lost, as he Intended.
| AT. Msrston. Of the shoe firm OF
B. =. Spinney & CO., was 10 town during
the week.
Work at the shoe factory |. t,kiug A
start. Il Is reported that the firm Will
do very large seasons work. Many
samples have been sent out and there
are nos st work large number OF
cutters.
County Commissioners S;earns, Rid
Ion and Philbrook were at the Elm
House this week.
j Waldo Nash has two very pretty
rooms In the Grange Block. He IL one
of thu best taxidermists 10 the state and
has all the work he can do.
| James Smith WAS In Boston during
the week on business.
| Town Constable Shsckley entertained
thir,y-four trsmps during the month OF
| November. His business seems to be-
quite good but not very paying.
| The ladies' OF the L uiversallst society
will hold their fair at Concert Hall on
Thursday and Friday afternoon and
.y ming, Dec. s and o 4 dinner Will be-
served Friday all invited. Ii IL expected
that considerable money Will be raised
thus for the society.
The Jessie IL ,rcourt Comedy Comp any
will play Ia the Opera House, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings OF
this week. Monday evening the play Is
The II md OF Fste."
Mrs. Albert w. Thomas OF Andover
Ia whiting Mrs. II. Il. Crockett Tor
few days.
The funeral OF Mrs. Geo. w. Devlne
WAS held vt her late residence on Cottage
Street, Rev. r. s. RideOut and Rev.
c. +. Angel officiating. Her brothers,
A. F.. Stesrns, E.q OF Ramford Falls,
Frank A. Stesrns OF Hot SPRING., Ark,
and Fred o. Stearns OF Qaincy, Fla, at
tended the funeral.
Hattie Crsgin spent Thanksgiving IN
Maiden, Mass, with her father AMI
sister.
We understand that n. W. Sampson
has sold his Interest In the Wild River
cottage to Ernest Bean.
n. II. Burnhsm tried his luck In II st
ings this week deer hunting.
The last car load Of sweet corn, ETC.,
was shjpped from the Norway station
Tuesday by J. b. Webb OF the Il. +.
Webb Co. Mr.. Webb will be at the
Besrs House mex, week when he will
arrange for the next years crop OF corn.
The farmers are we'll pleased with the
wsy Mr.. Webb did business this season.
| A regular meeting Of Oxford Lodge
OF Ark Mariners WAS held at Masonic
Hall Wednesday evening. Work. Tue
attendance was verv large.
On Monday all the stages were late
while the Waterford stage did not reach
Norway at sill. No Boston mail from
s ,turday noon until Tuesday noon.
The schools will sgsin be Ia session
on Monday, Dec. 5;h. Same teachers
except Belle Jackson who will teach at
Crockett Ridge and Aadie Titcomo ut
Swift's Corner.
c. NJ. Pulsifer has recovered from his
sickness, and Is sgain doing the sboe
factory teamiuR.
The ladies' Of the Congregational
society will give supper and entertain
ment At the church on Tuesday evening,
Dec. 9Th.
c. A. Wiley 10 clerking for A. Ed
wards 4 Son. He has closed his store
on Beal Street.
The boys are enjoying the snow on
Pike Hui. The street Is crowded With
bows and sleds.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Oxford Central Railroad.
for the election Of officers, will be held
at the office Of s. s. Stearns on Monday,
Dec. 10. at 10 o'clock.
Constable Shackley has full record
of all trsmps put up for the time he has
had charge OF the business. He CON-
menced April Sth, '9S. and has cared for
10. as follows: April %, May II, June 2,
July /, August o, Sept. 5, October -,
November -.
| The boys are having considerable
sport with Superintendent Lee OF the
Norway and Paris Street Railway. Ii is
rule Of the road that no employee shall
ride on the cars when of duty unless he
has his badge on. Some time ago one OF
the conductors stepped on to the car and
not having his badge on was requested
BY the genial superintendent to pay his
fare or get oil. Having left his insignia
of office at home he stopped the Car and
walked. A few days after this occur
renee the hardworking and faithful su-
perintepdent was far from help strug-
Cling with Q very difficult piece OF work
on the road between the two villages,
when the conductor without a bsdge
came along and was accosted by "Hallo,
you are just the chap want; lend rs .
hand" "On, no thank you, Mr.. Lee"
came the reply, 81 have left my badge at
home. It's against the rules OF the road,
you know, can't do It."
Hiram Berry, while at work at the
shoe factory Saturday forenoon on the
moulding machine (the same one White
was injured on) had his hand caught and
lost one finger and several Others were
badly injured. The Others may possibly
be saved.