Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
The Oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.

SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Office Hours 8 90 to 500 A. n; 500 A n.
SNOP.M.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Oct I. 1900. at O'Clock. IN.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
,o,,,, iown-s O3 A. NJ, 9.2S A. NJ, 30 p. NJ.
,ioinS up-9 IS A. M. 3 IS p. M. SO p. NJ.
the tIS A. VI. train down and % p. N. tran
~, daily, sun lays included.
sunday paper train arrives si6 AN.
CHURCHES.
E,-s, congregational Church. Rev. w. Il
Rrooss. ID. D., pastor. Preaching services, 10 4
y : C. f. at P. NJ; Church prayer meeting OIL
irrS.,Ssv evening at 80 O'Clock. All. not other
wise connected, are cordially invited:
Methodist Church, Rev. A. W. Pottle. Pastor
=, ,rearhing service 10 IS A. NJ; sabbath Schoo
~ Epworth League Meeting, SIS p. n.
'yenlng prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
Tue,,lay evening; class meeting, Friday evening
Rsntist Church, Rev. 7. J. Ramsden, Pastor
IN, Snn!sy, preaching service l045 A. NJ; Sab
Ssth school IL NJ; PRAYER meeting 700 P. u.
prtyer meeting Tuesday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
IA M-Paris Lodge, No. 90. Regular
r,ectlng Tuesday evening on or before full moon
D ID. Mount Mica LOuge, regular meet
~ thursday evening Of each week--Aurors
E5csmpment, first and third Monday evenings
O IL co. ~ R.-Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
IN meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
month In Odd Fellows Hall.
R-w. X. kimbsll Post, No. las, meets
6rst Thursday and third Saturday evenings OF
Zach month, in G.. A. r Hall.
~ X kimball Relief Corps meets first
Tlur-,Iav and third Saturday evenings OF each
,,pfh IN Relief Corps Hall.
y M H-Paris Grange, from May to Oct. l,
meet. second and fourth saturday; during the
remainder OF the year, meets every saturday, In
G.C.-Second and fourth Mondays of
\. o. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
meet, al q; A. K. Han second and fourth We'd
Be-,iay evenings of each month.
n GfP-Hamlin Lodge. No, 81, meets every
Friday evening at Masonic Hall.
James Martin OF this town has filed a
petition in bankruptcy.
John F. Stanley and wife of Auburn
visited their relatives here Friday.
The factory of the Paris Manufacturing
Go. was shut down Thursday, to make
some repairs on the water supply
system.
The annual meeting Of the Paris Pub
lie Library Association will be held at
the library rooms. next Saturday even
Ing. Jan. Il, at 30 O'Clock.
,. James Driscoll from Rumford Falls is
, serving 4 sentence of ninety days in Jail
for skipping" q board bill, with S24 60
costs 20 pay or thirty days additional.
Treasurer George NJ. Atwood and
Trustee J II. Bean of the South Paris
Sayiags Bank attended the meeting Of
the Maine Savings Bank Association at
Portland Tuesday.
News has been received here of the
death in New York on Monday of last
week, Of Mrs. Hannah (Bessey) Wat
kins. formerly of this place, and the
widow of the late Henry NJ. Watkins.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Jan. :, 1901:
Mrs f. L. Small.
Mr. K. A. O'Brten.
e. : Cummings.
Mr. George l.. Beercroft.
Relatives out of town who came to at
tend the funeral of Henry F. Morton
were l.. c. Bates and wife and Miss Ju-
wife Of West Sumner, DIR. Earle Z. Bes-
sey ~ BroOkline, Mass, and Miss Mary
II. TAYLOR of Newton Highlands, Mass.
Paris Lodge, +. and A. NJ, at its an
uuVl meeting Tuesday evening chose the
following officers:
N-Fred H. Evans.
: W.-Percv NJ. Walker.
j W=Walter l. Gray.
Trpa--W. %. Erothingham.
Stc-lioratio Woodbury..
: p.-Charles NJ. Titcomb.
J.. D.-Herbert q. Fletcher.
Thursday evening Alonzo f. Shurtleff
az south Paris, District Deputy Grand
Master. installed the officers OF Mt. Mica
Lodge. |. O. o. F, for 1901 as follows:
y e. Albert f. Dean.
Y. e., Ellis DOble.
H. sec, Luther Hollis.
Z see, Ernest Parlin.
Treas Horace l.. Swan.
x : y. c., Everett Farrar.
LIS y. c., alter Bonney.
K :. V. c., Henry Parin.
Is. Y. e., Maurice Noyes.
Warden, Ed. Murch.
Con, II. ID. McAnster.
{. g.. VIM. Russell.
G. Albert +. Eames.
Chap, Clayton Churchill.
RS. :, J. j. Merrill
) L. ; 5. Chas. Merrill.
Our Park Com missioner Is in trouble.
He showed up at POrter's store with
small roll OF paper in his vest pocket and
dissatisfied look on his face. He felt
the interior Of his mouth over very care
fully. He pulled the small roll Of paper
from his vest pocket and proceeded TO
unroll il with equal care. He passed the
contents to the only strictly truthful
man in the place with the remark:
There, Whit, see il that looks TO you
like decayed tooth" Whit examined
the tooth and pronounced it perfectly
sound, whereupou the Park Commission
er lost his milduess and exclaimed:
".jJsi as expected! The darn fool has
been aad pulled the ,oroRg tooth - Whit
advises lawsuit but the complainant
refuses to be comforted.
The Congregational church at its an
nual meeting and roll-call Tuesday even
ing, chose the following officers:
Clerk and Treasurer-Frank A. Shurtlefr.
DeacOns for three years.. +. Piummer' D II
Ministerial supply committee-Dea. Horace
\. Bolster, Dea. Henry tobes, Thomas ..
Barnes.
The following Sunday School officers
were chosen:
CONGRATULATIONS s. Barnes.
Assistant Observation-Disclosures II. Howard.
Secretary-Harry NJ. Wheeler.
Treasurer-Dea. J. Y. Plummer.
Librarian-N Dayton Bolster.
The reports showed that the eontriou-
tons for church benevolenees during the
past wear were nearly double those OF
any preceding year. One hundred and
three members were present at the meet
ing.
The high regard in which the late
Deacon Henry F. Morton was held was
testified by the throng which filled the
Baptist church to the doors at the
funeral Tuesday afternoon. The services
were very simple. The pastors Of the
three village churches participated. Rev.
4 DR. Brooks offered prayer. Rev. Mr..
Pottle spoke particularly Of his early
acquaintance with Mr.. Morton, when
they we're students at kent's Hill to-
tether. Rev. Mr.. Ramsdell, his pastor,
spoke very feelingly of Mr.. Morton,
both as business man in his position as
manager Of the Paris Manufacturing
Co., and as church worker and Chris
tian. Mr.. Sessions and Miss McArdle
sang as duets The Beautiful Land" and
Nearer NV Home" The employees o,
the Paris Manufacturing Co. in body
acted as escort to the procession, and sly
of the oldest Of them-E. L. Spoiiord