Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-15
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SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS rosr oSFIcE.

SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
oeee Hours s 90 TO 100 A. n; 500 A. u.
sO0P.N.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Oct. Z, 1900, at O'Clock. A. N.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
.,.,n,, Joxn-SO S A. NJ. 9.2s A. NJ. 4 80 p. NJ.
U U,n nn-9.SS A. NJ 8 Is p. NJ, Z SO p. n.
'S," sCS A. NJ. train down and ;5s p. u. trai
nm daily sundays included
Sunday paper train arrives sio AN.
CHURCHES.
H., congregational Church. Rev. w. +
p.a,ss ID D.. pastor. Preaching services, 10 4
Dr. ami 100 p. NJ; Sunday School IL NJ;
y q T. ats Church prayer meeting u
T,,S.Sav evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not othe,
80 Connected, are cordially Invited.
Netbodist Church. Rev. A. w. Pottle, Pastor
| ~ Sunday morning prayer meeting, sS' a
:, nrssrhing service. 10 As AN; Sabbath Schoo
~ ~ Epworth League Meeting, 6a5 p. n.
"rening PRAYER meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
r'a.'isy evening, class meeting, Friday evening
Rs,tist church, Rev. 7. j. Ramsdell. Pastor
| ~ S1n5sy. preaching service 10 As A. NJ; Sab
Ss,s SrbDSi liz NJ, PRAYER meeting . 90 p. n.
| nTtver meeting Tuesday evening
STATED MEETINGS.
"a M.-Paris Lodge. No. %. Regular
..,o,'ny Tuesday evening on or before full moon
a.. -. s.-MOunt Mica Lodge, regular meet
TIr.mpment. first and third Monday evenings
OF SACg R~Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge. No
ea meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
p, 800 An odd Fellows Hall.
"GAR-W. h. Kimbal Post. No las, meets
Al Thursday and third Saturday evenings OF
ssrh month, In C.. A. K. Hall.
Wm 4. KimbaI Relief Corps meets first
Tbur,iay and third saturday evenings OF each
month IN Relief Corps Hal.
~ Paris Grange, from May TO Oct. 1,
,,,sts second and fourth saturday; during the
yrmsir,ier % the year, meets every Saturday, In
eiau g &. C'-Seeond and fourth Mondays of
%. P.-stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
,,set. Al a. A. X. Han second and fourth Wed
r.-ity evenings of each month.
k0f P.-ilamlin Lodge, No, 81, meets every
Ertiay evening at Masonic Hall.
Mrs. q V. Whitman is with relatives
in LiyermOre for while.
VIC. McArdle has sold fine Strich
4 Zaidler piano to DR.. Barker of Nor
way.
Lyceum al the high school building
given by the South Paris High School
Friday evening Of this week.
The intermediate school was suspend
ed Thursday and Friday, sowing TO the
illness OF the teacher, Miss Blanche 6.
Dean.
sr1. J. Wheeler has sold the handsome
nsir OF brown horses which he had 10
Ex.MavOr James L. Baxter Of Portland,
for good price.
G.M. Hatch Of the Turf, Farm and
Home WAS in town last week looking
over some Of the good horses Of the
place in the interest Of that paper.
Walter White of Dinville Junction,
son of Frank White, former station
agent at South Paris, visited here last
week. and found many friends glad TO
see him.
Jacob Charlton is the latest arrival at
Sheriff fuckers hOstelry. He is under
compuSiOn to let rum alone for thirty
DAYS. Like several of the other guests,
he comes from Rumford Falls.
Miss Carrie K. Hall has been appoint
ed and sworn in clerk in the registry Of
deeds. Register Bean is TO be congratu-
lated on securing so efficient help. Miss
Hall has been in the office when need
ed for some time.
John Rogers is in j,il-not enduring
msrtyrdom, but simply serving thirty
DAYS for plain drunk. he halls from
Bqchelder'S Grant, but committed the
offence whereof he stands convicted in
the town of Gilead.
The Congregational parish, at its an
nual meeting Monday Of last week,
chose these officers:
Moderator Horace y. Bolster.
Clerk-N. Dayton Bolster.
Collector and Treasurer-Edwin \. Haskell
Prudential Committee-Edwin n. Haskell,
Frank 4. Shurtlef. Horace \. Bolster.
Ministerial supply Committee-N. Dayton
Bolster, Z. y. Porter.
The number Of births In the town OF
Paris for 1900, as shown by the town
clerks records, was 49-five less than
the year preceding. There were "a
deaths in tOwn-three less than in 1899,
and making a death rate Of l6 "a to the
thousand. During the year there were
- marriages in town, besides number
Of Others in other places in the state In
which at least one of the parties was
resident Of this town.
sRural free delivery still encourages
patronage Of the mails. Route No. l
from the South Paris office reached
record delivery Thursday, the carrier, j.
+. King. handling 800 pieces for the day.
These routes were opened Oct. lst, and
Mr. King reached his lO,OOOth piece OF
mail matter on the 45h day OF January.
For the month Of December the total
number of pieces handled on the two
routes was some ever 5000.
Now that the days are beginning to
lengthen, Mr.. King, carrier on Rural
Free Delivery Route No. 1, will soon
begin the plan Of making his delivery on
the north loop Of his route cover High
Street and Elm HID on Saturday after
moons after O'Clock. It will in week
or two be possible for him to do this by
daylight, and the patrons on that loop
will thus have what comes on the last
mail for the week delivered at their
homes within two hours after it arrives
at the post office. Then the weeks
business will be closed up for them, and
they will have chance TO enjoy religion
over Sunday.
The officers Of Mount Pleasant Re-
bekah Lodge were installed Friday even
ing by District Deputy Mrs. Hartman
OF Norway, assisted by Mrs. woodsum
Of Norway, Grand Marshal. The officers
are as follows:
N.G.-Mrs. Hattie Dean.
V. G-Mrs. sophia Clark.
warien-Mrs. Virgie Wilson.
COn.-Mrs. Ellen Curtis.
r. See.-Mrs. Clara Howard.
+. Sec-Miss Carrie Hall.
Treas.-Mrs Sarah Chute.
J. G-Mrs. Sharlie kimball.
q. G-Mrs. Julia Ripley.
X. S.N.G.-Mrs Hannah Wright
L. :. y G-Mrs. Carrie Briggs.
K. =. Y. G.-Mrs. Sarah Clark.
l.. ;. '. G.-Mrs. Angie Churchill.
Chap.-Mrs. Ellie Howe.
Here's little, simple pointer on get
ting best choice of seat in railroad
gar: get on at the rear end Of the ear.
5The attempt has been made by the rail-
roads to have all the people move for
ward, so that while the outgoing pas
sengers were getting off at the front OF
the car the incoming passengers were
getting on at the rear; but 1t was found
so difficult to educate the people up to
il that it was abandoned, and now the
trsinmen simply hold back the incom-
ing passengers until all have got OIL.
You will notice, however, that about
two-thirds Of the people will naturally
walk forward TO get of the car; and II