Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04

Mr.. David Rounds of Danville is
guest at j. ID. Haynes.
Rogellio Bonan of Bethel visited MI
Juan Escarra at A. ID. Parks Saturda
and Sunday.
Mrs. Albert D. Park has bought
summer cottage on Highland Avenue a
Old Orchard.
Advertised letter in South Paris pos
| office June Sd:
J.H. whipple.
The Epworth League will have bust
ness meeting at the vestry at I O'Clock
Saturday evening.
Fl. r. Morton and daughter Grace o.
Auburn visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. j. Morton, Friday.
Miss Eva Robinson left Saturday fol
Poland, where she will be employed in 9
summer hotel for the season.
The graduating exercises of the South
Paris grammar school will occur Friday
evening, June IA, at the Baptist church.
Clayton Churchill and family have
moved from A. II. Doble's house on
Gothic Street into c. T. Penley's house
on High Street.
l.. S. Billings was visited a few days
last week by his sister, Mrs. Morrison of
Rutherford, y. j. She was accompanied
by friend, Mrs. Thompson of Boston,
Miss Belle MeKeen of Dorchester,
Mass, came with Miss Ruth Tucker
on her recent return from Boston, and is
making a visit here of some three weeks.
Three carloads of people went from
here to Norway Friday evening to see
1.-The Prisoner of Zenda," and felt well
repaid for their outlsy in money and
time.
Ethan Willis goes Tuesday morning TO
Rumford Falls, where he is TO superin-
tend the erection of twenty or more
houses which Waldo Pettengill is to
build for rent
The fiftieth anniversary of the Maine
state prohibitory law was observed at
the Methodist church yesterday, the
sermon being based on Rom. $40, "For
by the law is the knowledge of sim"
The boys say, There is no place like
Mechanic Falls to GO 10 play ball. We
were never, in all the games that we
have played in other towns, been used
so well in every way, shape and manner"
At the postponed annual meeting of
the W, c. I, U. Saturday Mrs. \. W.
Pottle was elected president. Delegates
to the county convention were chosen as
follows:
Mrs. Pottle. Miss Hattie Doble, Mrs. ii. +.
Merton. Mrs. Inez Cummings
The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the South Paris High
school will be given by Rev. DR.. Brooks
1t the Congregational church next Sun
lay, June 9, at 8 p. NJ. The graduating
EXERCISES will be at the Baptist church,
Thursday evening, June Is.
Philadelphia is to have new million
lollar theatre, which is now under con-
,truction by B. +. Keith. The fact
night have no local interest for South
Paris people but for the additional fact
hat Mr.. Keith's Philadelphia manager
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south Paris, and it is fair TO assume that
Mr.. Jordan will be the manager of the
lew theatre.
The annual basket meeting of the
Noman's Missionary Society of the Ok
ord Association will be held with the
.hurch at Bryant's Pond next Friday,
Iune I. Mrs. Carlin of the South China
mission will present the foreign, and
Yrs. Amanda Miller Coleman, colored
eacher from the South, the home
work. Half rates on G. I. r. X. have
,een requested.
Mrs. Mabel L. Conklin spoke to a good
audience at the Baptist church yester-
lay afternoon. She called attention to
he fact that this was the 5Gth annivers-
lry of the passage of the prohibitory law
# our state, and spoke of the happy diff
erence between this and her own state |
md city where. she said, 1.-The stencil of
he Raines law was never out OF ones
,ostrils for moment" The subject of
Ter address was Reasons why young
men 90 wrong" Her arguments were
10Th convincing and womanly, and made
deep impression on her audience.
4 fter the collection two honorary and
light active members were added to the
oil of the W. c. T. U. in this village.
Ordinary weather is of course a
abooed subject Of conversation or news
paper discussion; but this seasons
weather is By no means ordinary. For
he week between the time of going to
press on last weeks Democrat, Monday
noon, and Monday noon this week, the
sun has not shone unobscured for n
single minute. Friday afternoon for a
few brief intervals, not more than half
an hour in all, he was visible through
the clouds, and cast faint shadow.
That is the only time he has been seen.
Not a glimpse of moon or stars has been
caught, and more or less rain has fallen
every day. Coming on the end Of two
such dreary, soaking months as this
A pril and May, it looks as if the weather
was working up to climax. Let us
hope it will come quickly, and be done
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