Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-11

q. P. Wheeler of Gilead was in town
Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Stanley spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. BOwker.
Rev. Harry Taylor the evangelist,
supplied at the Baptist church on Sun
day.
Wesley Leighton of Eastport is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. W. D. Frothing-
ham.
| Wednesday nights snow storm sent
the runners flying for two or three days.
| Considerable business was done on
little snow.
Mrs. E. A. Howe and trimmer, Miss
Grace |. Denote, 60 to Boston the last
of this week to purchase spring millinery.
Master Henry Howe will spend the time
while they are away with relatives at
East Bethel.
The two upper classes of the high
school are excused from attendance this
Monday afternoon to attend the funeral
of Mr. Hebbard, two of his sons, Harold
and Waldo, being members of the senior
Il anu JuulOI SAsissSo ACSpSNti'SAy.
George W. rockingham came near
losing one of his handsome pair of horses
| by severe illness last week, but the
animal was finally pulled out all right.
| A horse belonging TO III. \. Porter was
also saved from a similar attack by
prompt treatment.
1t will perhaps be conducive to ac-
curacy to say that it was not Paris jail,
as has been reported, but Auburn Jail,
from which John Morrison recently
escaped He was sentenced in Oxford
County last October to one year in jail at
Auburn for larceny of team.
An entertainment viii be given next
Friday evening, March IA, by the Bates
Glee Club, for the benefit of the High
School base ball team. The entertain
ment TO be followed by short sociable.
Tickets can be obtained from the men,
bers of the school or at Shurtleff's drug
store at % cents. All seats reserved.
Rev. W. W. Hooper will be absent for
the next three or four Sundays, and the
Universalist service next Sunday will be
supplied by Rev. II. A. Philbrook of
Brdgton, an able speaker. Rev. w. L.
Gaskin of Mechanic Falls will supply the
Sunday following. This is change
from the announcement on Sunday,
made to accommodate some of the
parties.
ANY one wishing TO vote on the silk
Quilt contest can do so at the store of
Z. p. Parlin and at Grace Thayer's. The
children having vote books would be
pleased to have your name on the list.
TEACHERS CHILDREN HOLDING BOOKS.
Mr. Eaton, Lizzie Murphy.
Miss Wheeler, Rose Murphy.
Miss Maxim, Guy Farrar.
Mrs. OrCiway, Louis Clark
Miss Walker, Earle Bessey.
Miss Mertie Walker. Geneva Young
Miss Leach. Ruth tarrar
Miss Shurten, Rose Clark
William II. Hebbard died at his home
in this village Friday night, after short
illness from typhoid fever. Mr.. Heb
bard has been a resident of South Paris
for several years, and has been in the
employ of the Paris Manufacturing Co.,
where he worked very steadily. lie
came here from Norway, where he has
two brothers, Alfred b. and Arthur. He
leaves widow and four sOns-Robert,
who is employed on the Boston and
Maine Railroad, Harold, Waldo, and
CLYDE, who are in the schools here.
Funeral at o'clock Monday afternoon.
An interesting lyceum was held at the
high school room Friday evening. The
question for debate was, Resolved,
That strikes are beneficial to the work
ingmen." 1t was supported on the al
firmative by William Walker and Roy II.
Curtis, and Stanley Wheeler and Harold
Briggs were disputants on the negative.
The Judges, Rev. DR.. Brooks, +. Z. Bur
bank aud Miss Rounds, decided on the
merits of the arguments in favor of the
affirmative. Other features of the pro-
pramme were violin solo by Carl
Briggs, a piano solo by Morton Bolster,
readings by Miss Lizzie Newell and
Dana Farnum, and a paper of which Miss
Lottie Giles and Miss Florence Tufts
We're editors.
Mt. Mica Lodge of Odd Fellows had
about the greatest time on record Satur-
dav night. A large crowd of visitors
was anticipated. but the actual attend
ance was beyond expectations. In round
numbers there were 10 from Abou Ben
| Adhem Lodge of Auburn, and 30 from
Monami Lodge of Mechanic Falls. Abou
Ben Adhem worked the third degree,
and they do say that it was some of the
prettiest degree work ever seen here.
| Supper of baked beans and pastry was
served in New Hall and Grand Army
Hall, some over 200 plates being laid.
| After supper there was 4 season OF
Ispeech-makiug with Mr.. Park rs toast
master, and A. Z. Morse favored the
! assembly with a number of readings.
The Norway train ran TO Auburn TO carry
the visitors home after the festivities.
On account of the severe snow storm,
the Universalist parish meeting called
for Wednesday evening was adjourned to
Friday evening. At the adjourned ses-
sion Friday evening, after hearing the
report of the canvassing committee 1T
was voted to extend call to Rev. w. w.
| Hooper to settle as pastor at South Paris
and Paris Hill, provided the Hill parish
agrees to this and will raise certain hx-
ed portion of the pastors salary. Defi-
mite action with regard to the matter on
the Hill will probably be deferred for a
time. owing to the absence OF several
members of the parish, but favorable
action is anticipated. Rev. Mr.. Hooper
lis now Universalist state missionary, and
his engagement for that work will not
terminate until the meeting of the state
convention in June. He now has the
matter under consideration.
stephen <. Kimball died Thursday
after very brief illness, from gangrene
of the foot, resulting probably from
treating severe case of chilblains with
turpentine. Mr.. Kimball was one of the
best known citizens of the place, and
has resided here long time. He was
II years of age, but it has been com,
mon remark since his death that he did
not look day older than twenty-five
} wears ago. Mr. Kimball was carriage
maker by trade, and for years ran u car
: riage shop in portion of the building
Z which is now Davis Block. For the past
z few years he has been in the employ OF
h the Paris Manufacturing Co. Mr.. Kim
0 ball married daughter of William
4 Young of Norway, who died some years
n AGO. He leaves son, Frank +. Kim
|, ihau Of Soutb Paris The funeral Satur.