Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-09-10
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE polNes OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

PARIS HILL.
First Baptist Church. Rev. h. b. Bishop,
Sunday a.SS seSSS asSsh Evening Ser
vice at 1850 P. n. Prayer Meeting Thursday
evening at 3OP.M.
Universaiist Church: Rev. ]. C. Snow, D. D.,
sasasS ssno seT al every SUNDAY
Misses Mary A. Pierce, Helen r.
Cole and Pansy Tufts are attending
Westbrook Seminary.
Miss Lizzie Newell, Elmer and New
ton Cummings, Ben Strout and Leslie
Bennett are attending the high school at
South Paris.
A checker tournament at the Chase
House made more OF less excitement
Tuesday afternoon. Frank Morris won
the honors.
Miss Bartlett, who is guest at Old
Brick. spent Thursday at Poland
Spring.
Mrs. Charles Morris, who is spending
the summer at j. l.. Chase's, was called
to Boston last week by the illness of her
son, Charles Morris, Jr., past assistant
paymaster, U. S. n, who has just re-
turned from two years service in
Samoa. 1t is feared that the climate
there has undermined his health. Mrs:
Morris hopes to bring him to the Hill
with her the last of this week.
Mrs. w. F. Hurd of Boston is the
guest of Mrs. Case.
At meeting of the directors of Paris
n
noon, Miss Una P. Taylor was elected
librarian for the coming year. The
library will not be open this week.
A Bath boy recently got four months
in state prison for annoying residents
by peeping in at their windows. IL the
three boys in this village who are prac-
ticing the same mischief discontinue
their services in this direction, they may
avoid similar result.
Mrs. J. NJ. Quinby, Mrs. E. G. Harlow
ard Mr.. Jarvis NJ. Thayer entertained a
company of about thirty of the young
people Wednesday evening. Cards, dane
ing and games furnished amusement,
and it was unanimously pronounced an
lawful good time"
At the meeting of the Paris Hi''
Library Association Wednesday after
noon a constitution and bylaws were
adopted, and the same officers reelected.
Mrs. j. c. Cummings, Mrs. George NJ.
Atwood and Miss Helen ID. Paris were
chosen directors. The constition, which
can be seen at the library, provides that
any woman over Is years of age, resi-
dent for any part of the year within
school district No. 9, upon signing the
constitution and bylaws, may become a
memLer of the association. 1t also
makes all necessary provision for eontln-
uing the organization. The announce
ment was made by Mrs. Cullen l.. Car
ter, the president, that Mrs. Stetson OF
of Bangor, DIR. Hamlin's sister, had
given $50 to be used toward paying the
librarian, which statement was received
with hearty applause. The Cummings
heirs, who so kindly gave the building,
without which our library would not
have been possible, ale too many in
number and too widely scattered to adj
| mt of a letter to each one, but they
have the sincere thanks-not only of the
ladies, but of every resident of Paris
Hill, and our appreciation will increase
as time goes on. The clerk, Mrs. o.
A. Thayer, was instructed to write
letters of thanks to the committee who
secured the deed of the building, to Mrs.
Stetson for her generous gift, to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Murray Kay of Brookline,
Mass, for large number of books, to
Mr.. Lewis NJ. Brown and family for both
books and money, to Capt. Fl. W. Igor
for his lecture, and to Paris Grange fol
an entertainment, both of which were
| given to raise funds. Many Others have
helped, and they too have the gratitude
of the ladies.
Miss Mills, who has spent the summer
at Old Brick, returned to New York OF
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob.
Misses Fannie and Dorothea Carter
spent few days with relatives at Bethel
last week.
Mr.. Case, who has been spending
month with his family here, returned t.
New York Monday afternoon.
Miss Ingraham went TO her home IL
Brookline, Mass, Thursday. She ha
spent nearly three months at the Hill.
Miss p. n. Andrews has been visited
recently by her cousin, Miss Persis Sib
ley.
Miss Fannie A. Forbes entertained
few friends Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Ernest F. Shaw has been confined
to the honse by illness. He sprained hi
ankle while playing ball some tim
since, and afterward got it badly poison
led. He is able to be out again now.
Miss Marion Paris, who has spent tn
Isummer in the west, joined her parents
NJ. oul NJ, Edward parric hara n
the Hill, Saturday morning.
Rev. II. III. Bishop, Mrs. Jairus Ham
mond and Mrs. j. C. Cummings attend
ed the Baptist Association at Cantor
last week.
| Miss Marion Hallett has returned +,
her home in Boston.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. II. Bishop and youn:
son are spending vacation of TIVE
weeks with Mr.. Bishops parents a
IWestbrook. Rev. III. A. Roberts viii
occupy the pulpit in the Baptist churcl
during Mr.. Bishops absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S. Everett were ut tn,
| Hubbard House last week for few
days. They are taking a carriage driv,
through Oxford County. Mr.. Everett il
a member of the firm of Cook, Everett
& Pennell or Portland.
Miss Rowe and Miss Hattie Rowe OF
Portland and Mrs. w. b. Lapham o
Augusta are guests at Ex-Governo
Perham's.
Mrs. Blood and Miss Blood of Boston
have been visiting at j. III. Rawson's.
The Baptist Ladies' circle will NEE
with Mrs. j. X. Hammond THURSDAY
afternoon at half-past two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Paris gave a
reception Saturday afternoon and even
ing in honor of their twenty-fifth wed
ding anniversary. The house, which
had been lastly decorated by Mrs