Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-28
THE OXFORD BEARS.
the DoNos or THE WEEK m AL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS NIL,

TINE OOta0S OF THE WEEK ~ AL
| SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
i PARIS MIL.
F,rsa Rapuss Church. ~. n. h B,shop
fassos. PrsacAiax every Sunday = 4: =
sunday School q ID =. sse6ssA kvs..ns =.
Usissrs.nss Church: sunday school ever,
Sunday ~ II n =.
Last Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
l.. Case entertained Mr.. Ohio Chase, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Chase and their soma
John and Ohio, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leman
Severy and Mr.. Frank Severy, all Of
Chsse's Mills.
Hon. Solon Chase OF Chase's Mills Il
Expected to visit Paris Hill next Wed
nesdsy as the guest Of Mr.. Case. "Uncle
Solon" has lots Of friends In Paris who
will be glad to give him . cordial greet
ing.
Palmer Of Bangor are guests at Les'ie
L. Newsil's.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. william II. Atwood and
Mrs. Abble Cushman Of Buckneld visited
| friends here last Tuesday.
Miss Amelia White with Misses Ber-
nsdette and Geraldine White Of Charles
town, Mass, also Miss Sophie Bondrot
Of Boston are spending two weeks vaca-
ton at Mr.. l.. III. Stezrns' on Stearns
Hin.
Mrs. Ingraham and Miss Ingraham
are spending week st the Rangcleys
with Mrs. Ingrsham's brother, Prentiss
Cummings, Esq, Of Boston, who Is
spending the summer there.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer and Mrs. Harlow
gave party to q number Of the younger
people Of the place Wednesday evening.
Miss Marion Hallett entertained twenty
Of the Young people at . "Hesrts" party
at Mrs. +. III. Jsckson's Thursday even
ing.
Miss Dorothea Carter returned on FRI
day from visit OF several days with
relatives at Bethel.
A very handsome silver cup will be on
exhibition at the golf club fair which
has been offered, by friend or the club,
for mixed foursomes at the coming tour
nsment. The cup is about six inches In
height, on q standard, with golf clubs
for handles, and beautifully engraved.
Great interest has already been shown
In the coming contest, aud the players
are working hard preparing for IL.
Miss Sparrow OF Portland IL with her
sister, Mrs. Brown, at Old Brick.
John L. Stearns and family OF Cam
bridge, Mass, spent day with relatives
here last week, on their way home from
Shelburne. y. H.. where they have been
4 spending A vacation.
A party Of a dozen mostly from this
place are putting In & few days tenting
At Gibson's Grove. The members OF the
| party are r. l.. Cotton and wife of Ok
ford, Ernest Y. Shaw and wife, Gilbert
z. Shaw and wife, +. b. Curtis and
wife, Charles II. Shaw, Guy Bennett,
and Misses Ina and LA Curtis.
Mr.. John c. Mcclure Of Brooklyn, n /.
Y, IL guest At Lyonsden.
Mrs. BLOOD and the Misses Blood OF
Boston, and Mrs. Helms and daughter OF
Charleston, ;. c., made short visit At
J. n. Rawson's last week.
There will be q grange picnic at Geo.
n. Hammond's this week Thursday.
Paris Grange Is expected TO join Nor
way Grange for n good time, and friends
on Paris Hill are cordially invited to be
present for basket picnic In the grove
on Observation Hill. There IL a drive
way to the grounds and room for all.
A. j. Woodward and son, Arthur, Of
West Quincy, Mass, are visiting At w.
II. Cummings.
Newton Cummings returned home
from West Quincy, Mass, where he has
been visiting for the past two weeks.
DR.. N. VI. Houghton returned from
Wilton Saturday, accompanied by her
cousin, Miss Aseneth X. Bass, who will
spend some time visiting relatives and
friends.
The Ladies' Social Circle will meet 10
Academy Hall Friday evening OF this
week. A variety entertainment Will be
given, which will begin at "a, to be
followed BY dancing. A cordial invits-
ton Is extended To all. Ice cream will
be served during the evening.
Mrs. l. G Dame, OF Roslindsle, Mass,
Is with her relatives here for few days.
Mrs. Reilly and son John, who have
been az the Hubbard House for some
weeks, are the wife and son Of Capt.
Henry J. Reilly Of Co. =, 5,h L. 5. Ar
tillery, who was killed At Pekin on the
18th inst Capt. Reilly WAS standing on
wall directing an attack by bis battery,
| when he was struck by bullet and In
stsntly killed. He had served through
the Santiago, Porto Rico, Philippine
and China campaigns, and Mrs. Reilly
had seen him but week In about four
years.
The council called BY the First BAp-
list Church Of this place 10 consider the
advisAbility OF ordsining Harvey H.
Bishop TO the ministry met Tuesday
afternoon and proceeded with the exam
ination Of the candidate. Rev. T. j.
Ramsdell Of South Paris was chosen
moderator Of the council, and Rev. II.
| 6. Clark OF Canton clerk. At the con-
clusion OF the examination the council!
voted % ordsin. Supper Was served 10
the visitors In the vestry, and the ordi'
nation services were held at s in the even
ing. The singing wss by the church
choir. The scripture reading snc
PRAYER were by Mr.. Philbrick: the ser
mon was by Rev. DIR. Butler, president
OF Colby College; the ordsining prayer
was by Rev. G.. NJ. P. King, d. D., Of
Richmond, Va; the hand Of fellowship
| MAS given Dy heN. III. VI. NiaIA. Auc
charge 70 the candidate WAS given BY
DR.. King, and the charge TO the church
by Rev. Mr.. Ramsdell. A large congre-
cation was present. DIR. Buffers ser
mou was very practical as well as In
spring discourse on the topic, "Some
| Assured Certsinties OF the Christian Re
| hgion," from the text, Ps. l3l Il: lord
NV heart Is not naughty, nor mine eyes
lofty; neither do 1 exercise myself In
great matters, or in things too high for
NE"
The fair Of the Paris Hill Golf Club
v ~! b. held on Wednesday, Aug. 18th,
As previously announced. The fair will
open st p. NJ when all kinds OF fancy
and useful articles will be offered for
sale. Probably the greatest attraction
will be the Photographic postal cards
prepared especially for this occasion.
GA the back Of the cards are printed, BY
velox process, charming bits Of scenery
on and about the Hill. These can be
mailed TO your friends by sfflxing one
cent stamp, and will make pleasing SOU
vruirs OF our beautiful village. One Of
the tables will be managed by the chill
dren, and they have, themselves, made .
goodly share OF the contents. A cele-
orated fortune teller will be present,
who will read your palm, or reveal your
future 20 you in almost any way you
4 may 6esire during The afternoon and