Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-09-17
THE OXFORD BEARS.
The oolNGS OF THE wEEk IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

PARIS HILL.
First Baptist Church, Rev. II. II. Bishop,
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at III A: NJ
Sunday School at II M. Sabbath Evening ser
vice at 80 P. N. Prayer Meeting Thursday
evening at 80 p. n.
Tniyersalist Church. Rev. j. c. Snow, ID. d..
pastor Preaching service every SUNDAY NJ
In A. NJ. Sunday School at II NJ.
Edgar Farrar of this village, formerly
of Manchester, n. H., has purchased the
Capt. Cyrus II. Ripley farm and VIII
move on to it. Llewellyn Cotton ana
wife of Norway are to carry on the farm
for Mr. Farrar.
Mrs. F. E.. Tufts is to open hair-work-
ing rooms in Portland, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Tufts will probably spend the
winter.
Mrs. j. Murray Quinby and children,
who have spent the summer at y. A.
Thayer's, have returned to Boston.
Mr.. and Miss Kilgore, who have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ii. Chapman,
returned to New York Saturday.
Miss Julia Brinckle has returned from
a visit to Bangor.
Miss Gertrude Brinckle will attend
school in Bridgewater, Mass, In com
pany with her cousin, Miss Edlth
Brown.
Since the DAYS of the old Thespian
Club, Paris Hill has enjoyed reputation
for excellence in amateur theatricals. IL
is putting the statement very mildly to
say that the reputation was more than
sustained at Academy Hall last Friday
evening. when one of the largest audi
ences ever assembled there witnessed the
presentation of the three-act comedy,
"A Gilded Youth" under the manage
ment of Mrs. Lyon, wife Of Captain III.
w. Lyon, u. s. n. The play itself was
as full of life and snap and funny sltua-
tons as anything ever attempted by
amateur performers, and the selection
and training of the cast, as well as her
own acting, reflects the highest credit
upon Mrs. Lyon. The play was cast as
follows:
Sammy Glider, Not such fool as he looks
Harry Lyon.
Moses Margin, An antique specimen
OF society dude, haiph fiai'e'''
Colonel Culpepper, a fiery old fury. at.
- UNI S'''''' ''9 Mrs Lyon.
Place, Long Branch. Time. Midsummer.
Actl, Colonel Culpepper's apartments at
Hotel Nonesuch.
Acts. sammy Gilder's apartment, anne hotel.
Act 3. Same as Act l.
II was two hours of high-class comedy
that was exceedingly funny all the way
through, and its appreciation by
the audience was amply demonstrated by
round after round of applause. The most
important part, the purpose-a benefit
for Paris Hills new public library-is of
lasting interest. The gross receipts
amount TO nearly fifty dollars, of which
about forty dollars will go to the library
for the purchase of new books, and in
sures the library being free for the com
ing year. The generous thanks OF the
community are certainly due to Mrs.
Lyon and her assistants for this benefit.
Mrs. Iugraham and Mrs. Davies are
spending few days at Bemis.
Mrs. Jarvis Carter went to Montclalr,
y. j., Friday, for the winter.
Rev. and Mrs. III. A. Roberts are
spending their vacation at j. l.. Chase's
Hamlin Memorial Hall was scene oil
busy activity last week. The Paris Hill
| Academy library, which has been loaned
for an indefinite period of time by the
trustees, was added to the public library,
and all the books were re-classiiied and
remembered. A large force of the young
people were employed FASTING, etc, and
| the amount of work accomplished in
short time was wonderful. An inventory
of the books was taken, and it was
found that not single volume had beer
lost or destroyed in the ten months the
/ library has been running-which speaks
well for the place. With the recent adj
ditions we now have about nine hun
dred volumes. The library will be oper
Tuesday evening at half-past seven, and
4 Saturday afternoon at 4 until October
From October to July it will be oper
only one evening in week.
Col. +. T. Bartlett of New York, n.
Y, and his daughter, Miss Bertha Bart
lett were summoned to Paris Hill Friday
by the sudden illness of Mrs. Bartlett
who is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
NJ. Brown. DIR. Merrill of Portland &C
lcompanied Colonel Bartlett TO Paris.
| Chandler Garland and wife and Miss
Minnie Garland of Boston arrived a
Loren b. Merrill's Saturday.
Mayor F. Z. Boothby and wife anC
Chas. S. Chase and wife of Portland
were at Paris Hill over Sunday.
Rev. III. A. Roberts of Block Island, K
H., will lecture at the Baptist church
this Monday evening on Blunders. 1t is
promised to be very humorous. The
proceeds will go toward finishing the
church parlors. Admission 10 cents
children under II years of age 10 cents
| Arrivals at the Hubbard House dur
ing the past week are:
/ Miss Isabel Hav, Portland.
/ Miss Florence W. Thompson, Portland.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 5. Chase, Portland.
SIR and Mrs. +. +. BoOthby, Portland.
| At the Universalist church Sunday
the sermon by Rev. j. c. Snow, ID. d.,
was memorial to the late President
Mckinley, and was a powerful and elo-
quent tribute to the life of the dead
statesman. The presidents picture oc-
cupied the front of the pulpit, and the
church was decorated with flags.
Loren Is. Merrill, who has been con-
fined to the house for some time with
blood poisoning, is out on crutches-"on
all fours," as he expresses it.
At the Baptist church Sunday morning
Rev. Mr.. Roberts delivered memorial
address on the life of the late President
Mckinley, and the church was appro-
priately draped in bunting and black.
Mrs. G. l.. Goodrich and Master
Carter, who have spent the summer at
J. l.. Chase's, returned to their home in
Plainfeld, n. j., Monday. Mr.. Good
rich went last week.
Grace NJ. Dudley is attending school
at Hebron Academy.
Miss Marion Hallett and Messrs.
Hallett and Johnson returned to Boston
Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Greene has returned from
Massachusetts.
Paris people will be interested in the
announcement that Rev. G.. NJ. p. King,
d. D., of Richmond, Va, formerly of
Washington, ID. c., was married last