Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-04-12

Wednesday evening Of this week.
The Norway gun club will hold th.i
first shoot Of the season Friday, Apri
Is, at 4 T.. NJ.
II. W. Dennison and wife from Yves
Paris spent Sunday with the family O
her father, w. B. Stuart.
Mrs. j. A. Frost Of Norway has openet
a millinery and fancy goods store 10 tn,
Wilson store on Market Square.
Prentiss +. Crockett has moved from
Walter Farrsr's farm to rent Ia Johr
Benefits house on Nichols Street.
There will be a supper and entertain
ment at G.. A. X. Hall on the evening Of
Saturday, April 18th. All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Stanley Of Exs,
Auburn and |. y. Stanley snd wife Of
Portland visited Mr.. aud Mrs. c. w
Bowker over Sunday.
Some Of our more enterprising citizens
are wesring punches Of srbutus In their
huttouhole. but IL IL hardly necessary u
say that they are incubator products.
There was q hearing at the court house
Saturday IN the case OF Merrill vs.. Par
ker, referred TO Clerk of Courts Whitman
st the last term Of court. The parties
live in Stoneham. The amount in dis
pute was not large.
Constable A. X. Lord Of Rumford
Falls came over the last Of the week with
two new boarders for the county.
James Thompson was arrested for In
toxicstion and fined, and he and William
Chapman are both bound over 10 the
May term for resisting and asssulting
the officer who made the arrest.
There was large attendance at the
VI. y. church on Easter Sunday. A very
impressive sermon was preached by the
pastor, Mr., Bean, from the text. "who
shsllroll US away the stone?" The music
WAS excellent. The violin PLAYED by
Miss McArdle aud cornet by Mr.. Morse
worthy added much TO the service.
Advertised letters In South Paris post
office April IL;
). II. Corb,n.
Chas. III. Church.
Charlie Cannon.
Miss VI. a. Davidson.
Mr. a. {. Ekins-
{. II. Holt. k>q.
Miss Laura Noble.
VI II. smith.
4 class In universal literature. under
the direction Of the University Associs-
ton at Chicago, has been formed in our
village aud the following officers chosen {:
President and Leader, Henry Fletcher.
~. NJ.
Secretary, Eva x. oriway.
stricted and any who have a few spare
moments and are interested In the sub
ieci are cordially invited TO join the class
and nav obtain all needed information
from the president.
The charming little operetts, Cinder-
ella ia Flowerlsnd, will be given at the
New Hall, Friday evening. April 9th,
under the auspices Of Mt. Pleasant Re-
bekah lodge. This operetts IL given by
thirty little lads and lsssies, who have
been drilled the past month under the
OF Miss Leach, aud surely
every one who attends will witness 8
rare treat, as there IL nothing 30 pleas
ing as children in operetta. Admission
l. cents; children under IL 10 cents.
Ice cream and cake will be for sale
After the entertainment there will be
social time. All invited.
Some very fine Ester music was rem
iered AZ the Congregational church
sunday. A special f'sture OF the
musical programme az the morning serv-
ice vas the violin solo by Master Carl
Briggs. In the evening the church was
filed 10 over flowing for the Easter con-
cert, for which considerable preparation
had been made. Excellent readings were
given by several OF the young ladies OF
the Sunday school. The chorus singing
WAS ! y large chorus OF adult voices,
wi have been rehesrsipg for month.
impressive WAS the closing
chorus, The Heavens are Telling" In
" hich Mr.. Horne OF Norway and Mr..
George A. Briggs assisted In the very
effective btss.
John Briggs died very suddenly Fri
isv morning, as the result OF psrsiyuc
shock. He had been Ia his usual health
up "a within = few minutes OF his death
Mr.. Briggs wss the older brother OF ). +
and George A. Briggs, and leaves two
sons and daughter. The daughter Il
the wife Of George Hussey. with whom
he made his home. One OF the sons has
been almost entirely helpless from rheu-
mstism for two wears or more, and IL
now In the Maine General Hospital. The
other son went TO the gold region OF
Alaska several years since, aud the last
word from him was letter received
about three years since, 10 which he
stated that IL was little use 10 write, ss
there was an opportunity TO send letters
only about once in six months, and even
then they were very uncertain. Moth
ing more has been heard from him. and
IL Is not certainly known whether he
il still living.