Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-15

v,,st congregational Church. Rev. W.
Brooks, u. D.. pastor. Preaching services, 10 4
N and : 90 p. NJ; sunday School II M; \
p :, C. L. at 8 P. NJ; Church prayer meeting OF
r,s..lay evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not other
,Ti-e connected, are cordially invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. A. W. Pottle, Pastor
n9 sunday, morning prayer meeting. $50 A
:, ,rparhing service 10 AS A. NJ, sabbath Schoo
~. EpwOrth League Meeting, 6l5 P. u.
rycning PRAYER meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
Tuesday evening; class meeting, Friday eyenin z
Bsutist church, Rev. T. j. Ramsdell, Pastor
IN sun iay, preaching service 10 4S A. NJ; Sab
Sst5 school i2 NJ; PRAYER meeting 700 P. n.
PRAYER meeting Tuesday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
FSA. M.-Paris Lodge, No. "a. Regular
.,.stin- Tuesday evening on or before full moon
100. F-MOunt Mica Lodge, regular meet
,,,. thursday evening OF each week.-Aurora
iE5cSmpmeut, first and third Monday evenings
nfF4rn month.
fR-Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
Oh meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
month IN Odd Fellows Hall.
EAR.-w. X. Kimball Post. No. las, meets
first amt third Saturday evenings of each
NJ K Kimbau Relief Corps meets first
ami third saturday evenings of each month, In
'T ne ~ II,EParis Grange, from May to Oct l,
nets second and fourth saturday; during the
remainder Of the year, meets every Saturday, In
grange Hall.
Il
a.. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
meets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
OF each month.
ofP.-Ilamun Lodge, No. 81, meets every
grfIav evening At Pythian Han.
Modern wO0dmen OF America.-South Paris
csmp No 1885,, meets second and fourth Tues
,Isy evenings In Golden Cross Hall.
Mrs. A. c. T. King is at the Eye and
Ear lnfrmary in Portland for treatment.
p. Stearns, who has been i'll for
some weeks. is reported as considerably
improved
Mrs. r. :. Barnes and Miss Helen re-
turned Wednesday from a visit of a few
DAYS in Portland
Ell. Bragg of North Sidney made a
short cal, on his friend, Writ Stanley,
one day last week.
Arbor Day will be May LIST. That will
give an opportunity to go Maying IN a
very practical way.
Superintendent of schools Alton c.
Wheeler expects to be at home from
April 18th till the Goth.
Mount Mica Lodge, l. o. o. F., is
making preparations to observe the an
piyersary Of Odd Fellowship on the 10th
inst
Mrs F. II. Skillings arrived home Fri
day morning from three months visit
To her daughter, Mrs. Under, at Man
kato, MINI.
The sock social, which was postponed
from last week, will be held on Thurs
day evening If pleasantly at X. of p.
Han at 80 o'clock. Everybody try
again.
Hamnet's trained animals showed in
the hall Wednesday evening, TO very
small audience. Performing goats, dogs,
geese. parrots, ETC., furnished entertain
ment for those present.
Carl NJ. Gray has engaged to go to
Ilaiues Landing for the summer with
Capt. !. Waldo Nash, the taxidermist.
Capt. Nash expects TO have four as
sistautS there this season.
A special meeting of the Uniyersalist
parish will be held Tuesday evening, to
consider the matter of a conditional ac-
ceptance of the call TO the pastorate
which Rev W. W. Hooper has given.
The new base ball suits of the high
school BOYS are of dark blue shirts and
trousers. with dark red stockings, and
blue caps trimmed with red TO match |
the rest of the suit They are very neat,
Atthe regular meeting of Mt. Pleas |
ant Eebekah Lodge Friday evening
there was work, and after the close of the |
lodge a Sociable, at which ice cream and
cake were served, and a pleasant time
was enjoyed.
Next SUNDAY is Odd Fellows Sunday,
and the sermon before Mt. Mica Lodge |
will Doe delivered by Rev. W. W. Hooper, |
who Is a member of the order. The
service will be in the hall at 2:30 p. NJ,
the regular hour of the Universalist
service.
f. +. Carpenter, formerly we'll
known citizen of Oxford County, now
proprietor of The Rockingham at Lew
iSton. was in town Thursday. Mr.. Car |
penter SAYS he tried farming for twenty |
years and didn't make it pay, and has
tried the hotel business for nine months, |
and thinks there's chance to make |
dollar in il. He looks well-fed and
prosperous.
The snowfall between Wednesday |
night and Saturday noon was consider |
ably heavier on the hills than In the
valley. and the snow stayed on longer.
In the TubbS neighbOrhood, Friday,
some of the farmers were getting up
wood and doing other hauling on sleds. |
Runners have been used in town during
every month from November 10 April |
inclusive. and wheels have also been
used during each one of the six months
FAMED.
Mr.. Marion BesSey, lifelong resident |
Of south Paris, has been confined to the |
house several weeks on account OF in
jurieS received in an accident reported
in the Democrat some time since. While |
he was removing yoke of oxen from a |
sled they started suddenly, throwing
Mr. Bessey under the sled, from which
position he was with difficulty removed.
His head was bruised somewhat, and
several of his ribs were severely injured.
Although within few years Mr.. Bessey
has met with several serious accidents,
vet. during the course of his life of over
70 wears, he has never before called for
the services of physician. Besides the
injuries, he is found also to be suffering
from heart disease. Mr.. Bessey has the
sympathy of his many friends, who are
hoping for his speedy recovery.
The school committee and the special
committee chosen at the town meeting
to consider the school house question
held a preliminary meeting here We'd
nesday. More or less work had been
done on the matter by the members OF
the committee before that time, but in
an unofficial and informal way. No
definite, formal action was taken at the
meeting last week, but another meeting
will be held some time within few
days, while Superintendent of Schools
Wheeler is at home, at which definite
recommendations will probably be
adopted. The committee have nothing
to say for publication as yet regarding
their plans, but it can safely be said that
all the members are in substantial agree
ment as to the general plan to be adopt
ed. and that their report, when 1t is
mqla 1riu prasapt n solution of the