Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-29
THE OXFORD BEARS.
TIE ooINeS OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL,

First Baptist Church, Rev. 81. 81. Bishop
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday ut II A. n
Sunday School at u NJ. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at $50 r. u. Prayer Meeting THURSDAY
Gniversai,ss Church: Sunday School ever,
Sunday at IL An.
Mrs. j. d. Billings of Newtonville
Mass, is visiting at o. A. Maxim's.
Hon. Frank Hamlin of Chicago has
lately sent large bust of his father,
the late Hannibal Hamlin, to be placed
in Hamlin Memorial Hall. 1t is the
work of Richard K. Galley, and is an
excellent likeness of our distinguished
townsman.
The Baptist Ladies' Circle will hold
an adjourned meeting with Mrs. Lydia
Hammond, Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock.
Gilbert f. and Charles L. Shaw and
their families were at home from Rum
| ford Falls over Sunday.
Mrs. G.. +. Godfrey of Bangor is
guest at Mrs. Paris for few days.
Miss Eliza Butterfield went to Bethe
on visit Monday morning.
Loren b. Merrill few days since cu'
remarkable tourmaline. 1t was taker
out at Mount Mica three or four years
ago, but was kept in his cabinet, as l,
| was at first considered too light coloreo
to make good gem. Most of the stone
is very light green, shading into very
light pink at one end. Mr.. Merrill cut II
so as q bring the pink at the apex of the
gem, and the cutting throws the color
out, giving the stone peculiar sort o,
salmon tint, such as was never seen II
any other tourmaline. The stone weigh:
IL IA carats, and is one of the larges
| perfect gems ever cut from Mount
Mica tourmaline. 1t is cut with seventy
four facets.
The directors of the Unity Club held
a meeting last week to formulate plan
for work on Arbor Day-next Thursday
As a result of the meeting the direct
ors suggest that each citizen rake VI
mis- own door yard and set out trees ant
that all who are willing to assist in rak
ing the common report at the post-offic,
i Thursday morning where committee o
:he directors will be on hand to assign
| the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Mathewsol
of New York were in town last weel
looking for a summer home here. The,
looked at several houses but have no
vet determined definitely which the
will take. Mr.. MathewsOn is success
full New York lawyer, a member of til
law firm of Harmon Il MathewsOn, of A
Wall Street. Mrs. Mathewson is tn
daughter of Gen. Samuel +. AndersO
of Portland. They have one son. TIL
family will make a valuable addition +
this community.
wHITTEMoRE DISTRICT.
School began in this district last Mon
day, the 2lst, under the instruction
Miss Ruth Stearns.
| VIM. +. Cooper is putting a SINAI
addition on his house, so as to enlarg
his kitchen and make it lighter. A. A
Swift is doing the carpenter work, an
Joseph Briggs the mason work.
| Grant Royal and Albert o. Wheele
are improving the looks of their house
by good coat of paint.
Mrs. Justina B. Drake, who has bee
on a visit of several weeks to relative
in Boston and New York, returned HON
the 10th.
Mr.. Herbert Record lost a valuabl
COW last week.
Horace d. futile of Auburn was i
town for few days last week.
The meetings were opened Sunday
April 10th, at the school house, and wi
continue throughout the summer, tn
hour being O'Clock. All are cordial
invited to come. Rev. ii. III. Bishop wi
preach next Sunday.