Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04

Hon. and Mrs. James S. Wright are
spending a week in Boston.
\ Special meeting of Mt. Pleasant Re
bekah Lodge Friday evening of this week
John A. Nickerson has sold his farm
to Fred Bennett, who will take possession
soon.
1 The Methodist Society have their an
nual harvest festival and entertainment
Friday evening.
\ There will be business meeting of the
Epworth League Tuesday evening at the
close of the prayer meeting.
| Charles II. Clifford suffered a slight
paralytic shock on Tuesday. At present
he is fairly comfortable, though far
from WELL
Mr.. Stowe has been off the line of his
usual activity for the past week and has
been enjoying the quiet of home life
under the auspices of his NJ. ID.
The many friends of William Deering
will be pleased to learn that although
far from well he is very much improved
in health after his long and serious i'll
ness.
Rev. A. S. Ladd, d. D., will preach at
the Methodist church next Sabbath even
ing instead of the usual prayer meeting,
| The collection for confereSce claimants
will be taken.
The supper and entertainment which
was u have been given at the Congrega-
tiOnal veStry Thursday evening of this
week is postponed to Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 18th.
G. y. Porter, who has heart trouble,
suffered severe attack of it Thursday,
the immediate cause of it being acute
indigestion. He has recovered some
what, though he is still very feeble.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Nov. 8, 1902:
Mrs. c. C. Prltt.
Miss Lillian Young.
Moses Merrill.
Mr.. Traitor (2l.
Roy II. Porter was at home from the
University of Maine over Saturday night,
coming from 0rono to Lewiston on the
special train which brought the football
crowd TO the Bates-U. of NJ. game.
Clayton X. Brooks went to Waterville
Saturday To referee the game of football
between Coburn Classical Institute and
Hebron Academy Will Atwood went
with him TO see the game. Hebron didn'
do thing to Coburn, TO the tune OF
53 too.
4 pocket book containing a sum of
money was dropped in the electric ear
or on Pleasant Street in getting out of
the car in front of X. y. Halls residence.
The pocket book contains the owners
name and the finder is asked to leave it |
at the Democrat office.
One or two cases of scarlet fever are
reported from the Pleasant Street
Primary school. The school will not be |
closed because the disease apparently |
came from another town and therefore |
in all probability has not gained hold
among the scholars. The present week |
is the last one of the term.
Most of the football enthusiasts went
to Lewiston Saturday to see the Bates |
L. of NJ. game. They report an I'M
usually good game and tell us that F. |
Wendell Rounds of this place was the |
star of the twenty-five players. The |
Bates team give him large share of the |
credit for the Bates victory. Score to
o in favor of Bates.
An Informal meeting of VIM. X. Kim
ball Relief Corps will be held Tuesday |
afternoon at $50. On Wednesday after
noon at the same hour the ladies will
gather ut the hall to meet Mrs. Burr, the
Inspector, who is to arrive on the after
noon train. The corps members will
take supper at the hall and the annual
inspection will take place in the evening.
The Bach Music Club met with Mrs.
Cora Briggs Saturday afternoon, at 2:l5.
There are now 30 members enrolled.
The programme was as follows:
Roll call,
Responded to by items of interest concern
report.
PAPER on the life OF Bach, Nellie Jackson.
- SThe WelTempered Clav!chord"
Paper on the Compositions of Bach. Eva SWEET
AVE Maria, for violin and piano, by Gounod'
founded on Bach's LIST prelude.
Carl Briggs and Mrs. Briggs
Exercises In ear trsining.
Recitation, a. Ohanu Sebastian Bach
Question Fox, ami voting on name for the club
"GiOcOso," for piano, Helen barnes
George Frederic Handel is the CON-
poser TO be studied at the next meeting, |
Nov. -, at 2:l5. All who are interested
in musical study are cordially invited to
join the club.
The community was considerably |
startled by the sudden death of Wallace |
+. Atkins, which occurred on Sunday. |
Mr.. Atkins did the stable work regularly |
for his nephew, Z. y. Haskell. While |
ut work there Saturday evening he Sus-
tanned a paralytic shock. He was un-
when found, and did not
regain consciousness, dying Sunday |
afternoon. Mr.. Atkins had been a resi-
dent of the town for some more than
thirty years. From the time he came |
here until few years since he was
baggage master at the Grand Trunk |
station. When the Grand Trunk, few
wears since, laid off large number OF
its employees of advancing years, Mr..
Atkins went with the rest. He leaves a
wife but no children. Mr.. Atkins was
a member of the South Paris Congrega- |
tional Church, of Harry Rust Post, G.
A. r., of Norway, and of Paris Lodge,
f. and 4. NJ. He was a man well liked
and respected by every one, and his loss
will be felt not merely by his immediate
relatives. The funeral will be held at
the home of E. n. Haskell at 2 p. NJ.
Tuesday.
sX-SeCRsTARY LONG AND THE NAVY.