Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-26
Once more the sleigh bells Jingle.

/ Miss Lucelia Crockett and Miss Susi
L. Porter are at home from Pennington
Normal School for the vacation.
Pretty poor prospect for Thanksgiv
ing skating. But the boys have had ;
day or twO-just enough for taste.
The official board Of the Methods
church will hold their next meeting or
Wednesday evening in the small vestry
of their church.
Kindly tell the Democrat about you
Thanksgiving gatherings, so that friend.
both at home and abroad may read Of
the family reunions with which the day
is celebrated.
The three churches will hold a union
Thanksgiving service this year as usual.
The service will be held at the Baptist
church Thursday evening at 7:SO. Ser
mon by Rev. Mr.. Pottle.
W. II. Doten is soon to open barber
shop in the room in the True building
formerly occupied by DR.. Littlefield for
an office. Some repairs are being made
in the room to get it ready.
Superintendent II. A. Morton of the
Paris Manufacturing Co. and Mark
Richardson left Monday morning with
their rifles for the eompany's lumber
camp in Albany, to look around for
deer.
Professor F. w. C. Wiggin of the
International Corresponding School will
give free lecture in New Hall Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Every one,
men and women, boys and girls, are in
vited to attend.
Paris Grange entertained Norway
Grange Saturday at an all-day meeting
which was we'll attended. In the after
noon, before an open meeting, Pro-
fesscr l.. C. Bateman of Lewiston gave
his interesting lecture on the West.
Howard W. Shaw is at home. He has
been playing in the orchestra OF the
American Comedy Co., of which his
brother-in-law, Paul ID. Higgins, is man
ager, and his sister, Mrs. Higgins, is
leading lady, under the stage name of
Miss BERTHE Shaw.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office Nov. 25:
Clara ID. Smith.
Alfred D. Coffin.
Harrie Raynor.
Fred W. Putney.
John Morrison,
W. III. Woodbury..
G. washburn.
The first assembly in connection with |
the dancing school will be held Thurs
day evening, Thanksgiving, in New Hall. |
Supper will be served at intermission by |
the ladies of the Universalist Good |
Cheer Society. Dancing so cents, supper
so cents, per couple. Tickets for the
course of six assemblies, $500.
Rev. E. o. Thayer, D. D., Presiding
Elder of the Portland District, has been
secured for the popular course of lectures
and entertainments To be given i'm
mediately after the holidays, at the
Methodist church. DR.. Thayer was con-
nected fifteen years with our educational
work in the South, and is now one OF our
most gifted preachers
1t appears that Fl. G.. Fletcher's Bos-
ION trip was not entirely ''for the fun OF
t." as he has purchased and brought
nome beautiful 4-year-old mare, fresh
rom the sunny South, and of royal
breeding. This mare is a daughter Of
Tennessee Wilkes, sire of Roam Wilkes,
:04 l-2, Mazette, 2:04 IA, and other very
asst ones. Her dam is by Locomotive,
ON of Tom Hal. Mr.. Fletcher's mare
has a 3-year-old sister that showed a
nile in 2:lS this fall. On her looks
he is all that could be desired.
An interesting letter just received
rom western China will be read at the
Baptist missionary meeting next Sunday
evening. 1t recounts the experiences OF
medical missionary returning to his
ield after the riots of last year. The
,astor will give short address on the
ubject lone of the Miracles of Missions;
he Work of John Williams in the South
,eas" Special music will be provided
o. the meeting. A cordial invitation to
,e present is extended to all who are
lot attendants upon the other religious
ervices in the village.