Oxford Democrat., 1900-02-06

soUra PARrS POsr OFFICE
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GRAND TRUNK RAILwAr.
N, and after oct. =. lsee. trains leave scutl
Paris: Going down; ..,s u 4, ss & ssnanys may 70 70
sSPh. IS 2. n. Sundays includedl
sunday paper train arrives sis N
CHURCHES.
p-o.is. n. D., pastor. Preaching services. 10 a
N and TSo p. N; sunday School II NJ \
Ps,c atsp.n; Church prayer meeting OF
TUESDAY evening At Sss,eea ,a,,,s A. NOV o'ner
Methodist Church. Rev. 1. A. Bean, Pastor
I'm sunday, morn'ng prayer meeting. ~ A
N preaching service, 10 ~ An ;Saooath schoo
ar. Epworsh League Meeting. sls p. n.
av,n,ns prayer meeting p. NJ; PRAYER meeting
rne,isy evening. class ting, Friday evening
Rsptist church, Rev. r. J. Ramsdell. Pastor
30 Ss,S SshoSi 4 N: PRAYER meeting 100 p. ~;
p~syer meeting Tuesday evening
STATED MEETINGS.
vsa M.-Par,s Lodge. No. a. Regular
-,esting Tuesday evening on or before fuii moon.
Tn -. Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
n~. Thursday evening OF each weeks-Aurors
EseamPment, arss snd third Monday evenings
"i 6 go ~ R.~Mount Pleasant Reeeksh Lodge. No.
n meets secoed and togrth Fridays OF each
.wHn
GAR.-wK X kimban Post. No. las. meets
Al THURSDAY aud third saturday evenings OF
each month, In e. A. X Han
wm. X. Kimban Relief Corps meets nrst
Thursday and third Saturday evenings or eacn
r,onth IN Relief Corps Hall
y M H-Paris Grange, second saturday OF
- month The Grange store l. open fortrade
Wednesday and saturday afternoons,
4 o. q. C.-Second and fourth Mondays OF
b o. P-stony Brook Lodge, No, Isl.
meets 81 q. A. r. Hall second and foortn "ed-
nssiav evenings OF each month
81 P.-HAuin Lotge. No, 81, meets every
Friiay evening al Masonic Hall
Judge Wilson made business trip to
Boston lsst week.
Csp, c. II. Prince of Buekheld was
here Friday on business.
Hon. James 5 Wright attended the
funeral Of Judge Frye at Bethel we'd
nesday.
The library entertainment which WAS
% have been given this week has been
postponed until further notice.
C,pdlemes Dsy WAS fair aud bright rs
possible, and the superstiiious portion
ot the community are looking for a
tough old Wind-up 10 the winter.
Mrs. wm. gilbert and children OF
Madison. who h4ye been visiting Mrs.
CuIbsrt's sister, Mrs. J. p. Richardson,
returned 70 their home on Friday.
HemNn T. Brett OF Beverly, Mass,
arrived in town Wednesday, called here
nv the last Illness OF his father, william
N Brett. and his wife and daughter
came later 70 attend the funeral.
Percy M. Walker has bough; the
house OF William Prescott on Gary
Street. He Is nov making some changes
in the house. and after they are COM
plsted will occupy it a. = residence. Mr..
Prescott has moved 70 North Norway.
John Green, a well-dressed tramp,
brought in from Bryspt's Pond, is serv-
ing sixtv days sentence FOR vagrapcy.
some OF the amateur detectives among
the other inmates of the jail have learned
that his name Is Ford.
The selectmen have been In session
closing 10 the town business for some
time. Work on the town report has al
ready begun az the Democrat office, and
Il is expected that IL will be pisced 10
the hands ot the voters considerably
earlier than usual.
The men served good supper OF
oysters aud pastry At the Congregational
CIRCLE Thursday evening, Of which about
a hundred ate. The entertainment con-
sisted OF Al exhibition Of lantern slides
belonging 20 Walter r. Maxim, mostly
local views. including number ofvery
attractive ones.
Ed Jones won the prize st the bonnet
social OF the Y. Y. ). c. E., "Wednesday
evening. To be sure, il was won oy lot,
for there were i've young men VINO
turned out such artistic creations that
the Judges were unable 10 decide among
them. and had 10 draw lots. Neverthe-
less. ladies who are qualified 70 Judge
saw il was q very good piece OF MILL
nery.
The following are the names OF pupils
q, The Porter Street school who were not
absent during the term:
Elmer Z Tyler, Wilma L; Robinson
Nsrton Eiiis Ida Nav Field,
Harold Merrill. Lillian Z. Emery,
gs-i.ns Damon Florence r. Cummings,
Arthur D. MArstOn, kls X pooe,
PhfNp 1. Ronney. Muri j. Mohk
Frsnee. Cummings, Alma l. Chesley,
Ruth T. FArrxr.
HATTIE NJ. LEACH, teacher.
Miss Jessie Harcourt, the actress, died
In Boston on Tuesday OF last week. In
private life Miss Hsrcourt was Mrs.
Charles h. Harris, wife OF the leading
man 10 her company. She was nstive
OF Lewiston. She leaves little daugh-
Ter. also two sisters who are members OF
her company. She and Mr.. Harris were
both well known here, where they have
plsyed considerably and where they hsc
many personal friends.
Here iss problem which the Water
Vile Msil presents 70 It's readers for so
luton. Try IL and see: A man hands
clerk = five dollsr bill and requests that
Il De changed. The clerk cannot make
the chSnge, and the man, ~ho wants
little money NJ once says 10 the eierk
You take this five dollar oil ana let
me have a dollar" This the clerk agrees
70 DO and does. Later on the man re-
turns and hands the clerk four dollars,
and lis FOR his five dollar bill. who
makes anything and how much does ne
make:
william n. Brett died at his home In
this place Thursday morning, after 3
short illness, at the sge Of % years. Tne
funeral was on saturday sfternoon, at
tended oy Rev. Dr. Brooks Of the Con-
gregational church, Of which church Mr.
Brett had been q member for many
wears Mr. Brett was a native OF the
town, which has always been his home,
and Was universally respected ana
esteemed citizen. His wife died Few
wears since. be leaves two sous, Cnaries
T. Brett Of South Paris, and Hemin T.
Brett Of Beverly, Mass.
some OF the most notable events OF
the season In connection with the inter-
ests OF the VI. Z. Sunday school were
the entertainments given the school oy
ius,Sllments by Mrs. Bean, the pastor :
wifi. st the parsonage 10 December. Al
the f-st and second gathering there were
thirty-fOur present 81 each, 81 the thiru
tventy-fve. Pleasant and hesltn1ui e1-
erciSes were engaged In, and hgnt re-
freshments served. These occasions
will be long remembered BY those VINO
participated 10 them. At the close
% the last Sunday School year mrs
Beau was the only teacher who was re-
ported present at every session OF tne
school.
Mr.. S,owe's birthday anniversary,
which occurred on Wednesday, Slst ut',
passed off with no very signinean,