Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-12-17
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE polNos or THE WEEK m ALL
SECTIONS OF the COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church, Rsv. II. b. Bishop.
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday q ~ A y.
Sunday school y II =. ssheesn ., svenIng ~
Universaiist Church: Sunday School every
Sunday at II An.
Rev. W. w. Hooper will preach again
at Paris Hill next Sunday, Dec. ed, at
II A. N. Subject, What does Christmas
mean to you?
Mrs. Carter and Miss Dorothea left
Friday for Montclair, N. j., where they
will spend the rest of the winter.
The Baptist Circle met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Forbes, and filled
the vacancies which existed in the list Of
officers. The full list of officers is:
President-Mrs. Lydia 8. Hammond.
Vice President- j. II. Rawson.
Secretary-Miss Alice X. Hammond.
Treasurer-U. H. Heald.
Executive Committee-Mrs. W. G. Hammond,
Miss Fannie A. Forbes, Rev. H. H. Bishop.
The circle decided that the new hall,
now being finished under the church in
the old town house, should be named
Cummings Hall, in memory Of the late
Joseph c. Cummings, through whose
active efforts the work of finishing these
rooms was begun and pushed forward.
Work is now going on in the new hall,
and it is hoped to have it ready for use
by the first of next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Free of Lewiston
were at the Hubbard House few days
last week.
H. E. & 81. d. Hammond sold a nice
pair of speckled Durham oxen to Mr..
Andrews and another man from Frye
burg last week. Oxen are slow, but they
get there just the same, and they get the
farmer there, too.
The Baptist and Universalist Sunday
Schools will unite in Christmas tree to
be held at the Baptist church on Christ
mas eve.
Lieut.. Thomas W. Brown, son of Capt.
E. T. Brown, has been ordered to the
Philippines.
Mrs. II. E. Croker and family closed
their house here last week and left for
the South. Mrs. Croker goes to Ocala,
Fla. DIR. and Mrs. Aldrich will be in
Georgia for the present at least.
Misses Mary A. Pierce and Helen r.
Cole are at home from WestbrO0k Sem
mary for the vacation. The winter term
opens Dec. 30th.
William E. Perkins, who recently
removed from this place to Rock
vile, Conn.,, has secured a position as
collector for the Metropolitan Furniture
Company of Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Per-
kins was mail carrier for twelve years
between this village and South Paris,
giving excellent satisfaction to the
patrons of the route. He was also a
member of the Paris Board of Health
for ten years, being chairman of the
board a portion of that time, deputy
sheriff for four years, and constable two
years. Mr.. Perkins has had considerable
experience at collecting, having served
the Democrat in that capacity for a num-
Der of years in an entirely faithful and
satisfactory manner.
George F. Stearns died in Atlanta,
Ca, Nov. It'll, aged 70 years. He was a
! native of Paris. Interment in his family
lot at Richmond, Ind, where his wife,
son and daughter, are buried. He leaves
two sons in Atlanta, also two brothers
and three sisters. He was the son OF
William and Joan Porter Stearns. Mr..
Stearns left the old home on Stearns
Hill when 10 years old, and clerked fol-
his brother three years in Wakefield,
Mass. After returning to his native
state, he was with Dennison & True OF
Norway three years. In 1854 he went
into the employ of the Grand Trunk
Railway, remaining there twelve years,
was conductor there ten years. He then
went to Chicago, and was conductor on
the Chicago and Columbus Railroad fol
fifteen years, making run of 800 miles
per day for ten years. The last years OF
his life he has spent the winters in
Georgia and summers in Maine and Mas.
sachusetts. Mr.. Stearns leaves large
circle of friends who will remember him
as kind and true friend.
Following are the recent accessions
to the library:
Castle, Egerton-Light of scarthey tcorrec-
| tom
Sheldon, Rev. Charles Mn His Steps.
| Andersen, Hans-Fairy Tales.
Henty. G. A.-By England's Aid.
Lapham, W. B., and Maxim, 8. P.-Paris,
Maine. History Of ed copy, ref.).
Benson, X. F.-Princess Sophia.
Dix, Edwin A.-Deacon Bradbury.
Daskam, Josephine Dodge-Imp and the An
gel, The.
Halstead, Murat-william Mckinley, Life Of
Boone. II. B., and Brown. K.-Eastover Court
House.