Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-12-31
Assembly at New Hall Tuesday even

Assembly at New Hall Tuesday even
ing, Dec. 81.
Mrs. Fred +. Hall was called to Port
land Saturday by the serious illness OF
her sister, Mrs. Pratt.
David Rounds of Danville, brother
of the late DR.. Rounds, spent Christmas
week with Mrs. Rounds and j. ID.
Haynes and wife.
Horace and vernal Edwards and Wal
lace Strickland went to North Pond FRI
day, and brought home sixty-one good
pickerel. Not an unlucky Friday.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office Dec. 80:
Mrs Edna Smith.
DIR. A. e. Hooper.
Mr.. Brown, litter man.
A congregation of about seventy-five
got out in the rain Sunday afternoon to
attend Rev. Mr.. Hooper's service. He
will preach again next Sunday afternoon
at 2:30. Subject of sermon, why 1
want men to believe and practice the
Universalist faith"
The Good Cheer Society meets this
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. lst, at En-
CINE House Hall. All the AS, BIS, and
IC's os the society are particularly re-
auested TO be present as this is their
My opportunity of getting together to
make plans for the supper of Jan. l4th.
Owing to the illness of Principal
Eaton the vacation for the high school
will be extended through the present
week, and the week thus lost will be
added to the end of the term. BY next
Monday it is probable that Professor
Eaton will be able to go on with the
work as usual.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church, for the choice of officers, will be
held this Monday evening. Tuesday
evening the prayer meeting will be at
O'Clock instead of 1880, and at O'Clock,
after the close of the prayer meeting, a
reception will be given to Rev. Mr..
Ramsdell, the retiring pastor.
The Sunday School Board of the
Methodist church has chosen the follow
| ing officers for the ensuing year:
Observation-Disclosures L. Buck.
Assistant-Eben n. Mar-hal.
Treasurer-W. r Henry.
Secretary-Henry Merrill.
Librarians. Z. Ordway.
Chorisier-Mrs. Z. L. Chapman.
HID. McAlister, who established the
Ideal Laundry here and has run it for
several years, has bought the Empire
Laundry at Lewiston, in company with
Maurice L. Noyes of this place. They
went to Lewiston and took possession
Monday morning. Mr.. McAlister has
leased the Ideal Laundry TO his brother
in-law, Clyde Keene, who has been en-
ployed there for several years.
c. E. Bennett is cutting ice in the
mouth of Stony Brook, short distance
above the dam. The ice is only about
eight inches thick, but of excellent
quality. Friday he tried the ice in the
river channel, little below the ceme-
tery. and finding it fifteen inches thick,
put on a team and spent the forenoon
blowing. He took out just two cakes.
il was the dirtiest looking stuff, he
saws, that he ever saw taken out OF the
river.
The cantata at the Baptist church the
night before Christmas entitled Santa's
Surprise, was a pronounced success,
and reflected great credit on the COM
mittee having it in charge, especially
Jessie c. Tolman, through whose efforts
in training the little ones success was
largely due. A general good time was
enioyed by all. Two trees, well filled
with valuable and useful articles and
TOYS for the little folks, added to the oc-
casion.
The play, "T'riss; or, Beyond the
Rockies" now in preparation by the
senior class of the high school, will be
presented in New Hall next Friday even
ing. This being a vacation week, lot