Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-14
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r.AA. n. REGULAR meeting Of Oxford Lodge
No. -. In Masonic HAll. FRIDAY Evening on o.
before tun moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter
No. y. assemblies wednesday Evening. on O
before full moon. at Masonic Hall. Oxfort
Council. r. 8. NJ, Frfsy evening. Afssr ful
4 moon.
O. .s O. s.s kss ssa. %sS s k hsSs.
mcnt No. 81, meets In Odd Fellows Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month. Nj
Hope Rebekah Lodge. No. sS. meets on hrst and
x. P.-Rerular meeting in Hathaway Block
every Thursday Evening. y. r., A. o. Noycs
Division. No. u. meets third Friday Of eacf
+. OF H.-xorway Grange mesGs second and
fourth Saturdays o. each month ~ Grange Hall
| G. A. Hilary Rust Poet, No. y, mcets n
New g. A. r. Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
". r. C.-Mes.s in New 9. A. R. Hall. Mon.
MO. P.-Lakcside Lodge, No. III. meets In
New q. A. r. Hall, on the hrst and third Wed
| ncstay evenings Of each month.
The electric road employed several
men and teams after the storm In re-
moving the snow from the track.
ID. s. Ssnborn, chairman OF the select
men, G. II. Pride and w. n. kilgore OF
Waterford and Hon. A. S. Kimball rs at
toruey for the towns OF Norway and
Waterford, appeared before the COM
mlt;ee on claims at Augusta last week.
Their object was the recovery OF the
money paid for the support and trans
portstion OF the Italians who worked on
the Oxford Central Railroad. IL 10 not
known whether the amounts paid by,
Norway and Waterford will be paid by
the state or not.
Col. W. w. whitmarsh was at Augusta
during the week on business connected
with the Hall Pond, South Paris and
Hebron water contest. The Norway
wster Company's interest was repre-
seuted nv Col. whitmsrsh.
Miss T. $. Prince was called to Turner
Tuesday by the sickness OF her sister-in
law.
The members OF Mt. Hope Lodge Of
Rebekshs entertained some forty men,
bers from Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
OF South Paris on Friday evening. The
entertainment Of the evening Was music
by Mrs. Kimbsll. Mrs. Bradbury, Marion
Jones, Frank kimball, and readings by
Mrs. woodsum, Miss Crsgin and Virginia
Weston. Supper Was served In excellent
style.
II. r. Dennison OF Boston visited O. s.
Tucker Friday and Saturday.
Spring water Ii now being sold TO the
village people by +. ID. Briggs. The
water Is taken from the Frost Spring on
Pike Hill.
The ladies' Roundabout Club was
in the parlors Of the Besls
Hotel Wednesday evening by Mrs.
George T. Jacques. The tsbles were
spread for lunch, and were very pretty
and well supplied with excellent and
tempting food.
j. |. Millett has moved from the Shedd
house on Danforth Street to the Will
Stone tenement on Summer Street.
The ladies Of the Congregational so
ciety VIII give supper and entertain
ment 1T the vestry Tuesday evening.
We understand that G, s. Akers and J.
II. Hsselton have bought out A. T. Ben
nett & Co., and will take possession OF
the store-mests and groceries--at once.
Fred Keith, after serving In the 9Th and
9th Massachusetts, Regiments, and going
the Santiago and Porto Rico
Is ut home In this place sick
abed. Fred prides himself upon having
seen more service than any other Maine
boy.
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting Of the Y. p. G. u.
for the year:
Prcs, Mrs. N. A. Oxnarti.
yicc-President, Q. y. Ribbon.
Sec. ;. II. Cummings. |
Treas, Grace Robinson. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Nell w. Sampson and |
Miss Cora B. Shedd and Mr.. w. <. Bart
lett are enjoying the week ut Camp Med |
ford, Lower Stone Pond In S,onehsm.
Frank Greeley hiss returned from a
visit of several weeks Ia Boston and |
New York.
l.. z. Bartlett, Jr., Of the firm Of q +. |
Spinney & Co was In town Friday and |
Saturday looking after the shoe business. |
Ia the Norway Municipal Court Thurs |
day on complaint OF Deputy Sheriff A. |
p. Bsssett the following matters came !
before the Judge:
State vs.. Albert Thorne.
Shooting with intent to kill.
state W. Isaac Thornc,
shooting with intent 20 kill.
state W. Eunioe Casweu. Adultery.
state VI. Oscar :. Childs, Adultery.
All the parties were from South Paris. |
All were bound over for the action OF
the grand jury at the February term OF
the Supreme Judicial Court next Tues |
day. In default Of bail they were com
mitted to Jail. The Thorne boys are
relatives Of Abner Tborpe, who Is now
serving life sentence for the shooting
Of Harrison Whitman on Paris Hill.
The Legislative committee voted that q
resolve in favor OF Norway and Water
ford Ia the Italian matters sought not
TO pass Thus ends the matter until the
next batch Of lsborers come this way to
complete the work on the electric line
Ststion agent Geo. +. Lssselle. who
has given the best Of satisfaction to the
patrons of the Grand Trunk Railway, has
been relieved by Fred Chandler Of South
Paris. No explanations have been made
and Mr.. Lssselle's many friends expect
that he will soon receive better posi-
ton on the road.
Friday evening, Feb. 10Th, Tennessee
wsssee Lodge, h. Of p, enjoyed ladies'
night at their beautiful hall over +. p.
stones drug store. The door Was open
TO all members and their friends and the
evening was most delightfully."- passed.
The entertainment consisted of music.
and vocal, speeches aud
readings. At the proper time, and 10 3
most delightful manner, refreshments
were served after which at u very late
hour the company dispersed to their re-
spectiye homes.