Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-22
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SOUTH PARIS.
PARIS Posr OFFICE.

SOUTH PARIS fvSf WHINE
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GRAND Trunk RAILWAY.
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ele sSsps.75s p. n. (9undays incinded)
s,,.dsv paper train arrives s:is An
CHURCHES.
g., Conversational Church. Rev. w. y
p-'aks- ID -, pastor. Preaching services. 10 =
~. AMI : 30 P. n. Sunday school " NJ.
Tr.Ss,S,v evening az ! 10 o'clock. Al, not other
- son necte,l, are cordially invited
Nstho.i,st Church, Rev. |. A. Bean, Pastor
o. sunday morning prayer meeting, e3s A
- nreaehinx service. 10 sS A. M, sancath schoo
- Epworth League Meeting. elS ?. y.
!. ~, nrsver meeting I'm; prayer mectins
r,e-.lsv evening; class MEETING. FRIDAY evening
Rs,tsst church, Rev. I. J. Rsm~ieh, Pastor
ON Sapsay, preaching service 10 ~ A. n, sab
bsth school Il N; PRAYER meeohs =" r. L.
srnyer meeting Tuesday evening
STATED MEETINGS.
M,-Parts Lcdge. No. ~. Regular
..sc,,Ss Tuesday evering on or before full moon
n - g.-Nount Mica Lodge. REGULAR meet
=. rhnrstav evening OF each week--Acrors
Err,mpment. nrst and third Monday evenings
Of e@Ss Mount Pleasant Rebekah LOdge. No
n, -,..ts second and fourth Fridays OF each
yDonth In odd Fellows Hall
R-W.K X. kimhan Post, No. lfs. meet.
s-st THURSDAY and third saturday evenings OF
s.eh mouth, In q. A. X Hal.
W A KimbAn Relief Corps meets trsi
rh,r-.iav AMI thru saturday evenings OF each
month, IN Relief Corps Han
p Id H.-PSris Grange, from May 70 ocs l,
,,s.,s .econd and fourth saturday, during the
pier of the year, meets every Saturday. IN
go 80 &. C.-sccond and fourth Mondays Of
a.. P.-stony Brook Lodge. No. Isl,
meet. AZ e. A. n Han second and fourth wed
nss.lnv evenings Of each month
KSfP.-Hamlin Lodge. Me- 81, meets every
y-itsV evening At Masonic Hall
DR.. +. B. Holden spent Sunday here
with friends.
Mrs. Albert ID. Park is visiting rela-
tiyes 81 East sumner.
Percy NJ. Walker has raised the stable
two feet and built new piazza At his
place on Gary Street.
Good Faith Rebeksh Lodge Of Buck
field will BY invitation visit MI. Pleasant
Lodge next Friday evening.
Frank z. Burbank is architect and
master workman on the additions and
repairs on L. ;. Billings residence.
The latest reports from Miss Joan
Stesrus Indicate that she may after sll
have 4 possible chance OF recovery.
E.P. Woodbury. OF Lancaster, Mass,
xss Ia town the first OF last week, the
gues, OF his sister, Mrs. J. W. Chute.
IA. Kenney, 5. NJ. King and T. l..
S,Srhird attended the Grand Lodge OF
Knights Of Pythias AZ Portland last
week.
The class Of 1900 Of the high school
held = sOeisble In New Hslf "Wednesday
evening. A programme OF games was
PLAYED, and Ice cream WAS served.
The Norway Water Co. has put in serv-
ICES recently st the houses OF j. Z. Rich
ardson. J. r. MeArdle, J. III. Bean,
Joseph II. Jones and ;. c. Ordwsy.
Miss Catherine G. Briggs began an en-
gagemeut as clerk In the dry goods
store OF l.. b. Andrews Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Andrews goes out OF the
store for the summer.
Az the Prohibition state convention AZ
Portland last Wednesday, +. A. Psrlin
OF this place served on the committee on
resolutions, and +. II. Marshall OF this
place was chosen q member OF the State
Committee.
Edwin 3. Stearns has sold his farm TO
". u. Gates, snd has moved 70 this VII
ase. where he occupies q rent In Z. =.
ColOy's house on Pleasant Street. HIS
daughter. Miss Lillian Stearns, keeps
house FOR him.
During the shower OF Tuesday after
noor, lightning struck large pine tree
standing on the river bank back OF the
barn on the Hersey place. A furrow
WAS plowed out Of the bark on ons side
OF the tree, about two-thirds OF Its
length.
Advertised letters In South Paris post
Office Nav p
Mr. Amos B. Canwen.
Charlie l.. Bean, Esq.
NJ Flank HAckett
Mr. Harry Clark.
Ge1 % Foster
M Pred l.. King.
Mrs. Leonard Briggs, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. Jacob Nichols, has
returned 20 her home In Newmarket, y.
II. Mrs. Nichols L. so much improved
a. 20 be able 70 90 TO the home OF her
daughter. Mrs. Warren SWEET, in Dor
chester, Mass, with Mr.. SWEET. who was
here the first Of last week.
A school superintendent meeting
was held AZ the high school room Thurs
dav. In charge OF State Superintendent
Ste,sOn. There were present superin-
tendeuts from Paris, Norway, Rumford
and Mexico, Woodstock, Greenwood,
Waterford, Oxford, Poland and some
other towns. Two sessions, 10 the fore
noon and the afternoon, were occupied
with Il somewhat informal discussion
and exchange Of ideas on various topics
connected with the work OF superin-
tendentS.
The census euumerators for the town
Of Paris have been appointed. Charles
" Bowker ha. the south end OF the
town, Fred y. Wright the north end.
The division line is the same as that
used 10 the census OF 1890, and Is just
sbOut Ia the geographical middle of the
town. starting on the Ryerson Hill road
81 the eastern boundary Of the town,
thence by the road % the guideoosrd
north % Paris Hill village, thence by the
"Old Utility road 20 Norway line. Fred
y Wright will also be appointed special
agent 20 take the manufacturing indus
tries Of Paris aud Norway.
\ special meeting Of the South Psri:
Village Corporation which Is the direct
outcome % last Monday nights fire /:
called, on petition Of some three dozen
voters, At Engine House Hall next
Thursday evening, May -, at : 30 NJ
The objects Of the meeting are, TO see II
the corporation will vote TO distribute
the unexpended appropriation for build
Ing hose tower among the other sppro
priAtiOns; 70 see II the corporation vii
vote to amend its bylaws so as 10 pro
vide that the compensation OF the col
lector shall not exceed one and one-hsll
per cent; aud 20 see II the corporation
gill vote 70 establish an additions
hydrsnt Snd an electric light somewhere
90 Alpine Street within the corporation
limits.
State Superintendent OF Schools Stet
son announced last week, In connection
with the superintendents' meeting u
this place, that the teachers sun
mer school At Norway will open Monday
July 30, and continue two weeks. Their
will be courses in nature studies, pr
mary school methods, grammar sehoc
methods, the effect OF alcohol and marco
ties, vertical penmsnship, psychology
and pedagogy, with some special II
struetion in school law. Board or room
mar ha sao,-o1 hr ~ rifinu IN - X Cuu