Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-08

Dance at New Hall Tuesday evenin,
April 5.
Mrs. Stephen Richardson has a cotto
plant in blossom.
Judge Addison E. Herrick of Beth,
was in town Monday.
Miss Grace A. Thayer is book-keepe
for \. Dayton Bolster Il Co.
Meeting of the official board of tn
Methodist church this evening.
Mrs. L. B. Andrews is in Boston for
few days this week on business trip.
Miss Olive NJ. Stuart had her openin
of spring millinery Friday and Saturday
DR.. c. l.. Buck attended the meeting
of the Prohibition State Committee il
Portland Wednesday.
Mrs. E. A. Howe will have her sprinl
millinery opening Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week, April 9th and 10th.
The Epworth League will have
business meeting Wednesday evening
All members are requested to be present
The spring meeting of the Oxfort
County Teachers Convention will b,
held at Bethel on the 10th and 18th Of
May.
W. A. Barrows, having purchased tn,
Alonzo Brown farm near Paris Hill, adj
vertises his stand on Porter Street fol
sale.
c. b. Cummings Il Sons have removed
the stock from their grain store on
Western Avenue, and closed it for the
present.
The store in Pythian Block is being
fitted up with counters and shelves for
the use of j. K. Chase, who will occupy
it as soon as it is ready.
Harry Z. Swan, formerly of South
Paris, now a reporter on the Lewiston
sun, was in town Saturday in the inter-
est of his paper and greeting old friends.
There will be work at the regular
meeting of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
Friday evening of this week and men,
bers of the team are asked 10 please be
present.
Eight persons were received on pro-
baton into the Methodist church yester-
day, and four by certificate to full men,
bership. Three persons received the
rite of baptism.
The Knights of Pythias had an enjoy
able ladies' night Friday evening, with a
good programme of music and readings.
Ice cream and cake were served. The
attendance was large.
The German Concert and Medicine Co.
has been giving clean and attractive
show in the hall each evening for the
past week, and incidentally doing fair
amount of business, so they report.
George A. Bolster, ESD, son of Capt.
II. y. Bolster OF this place, has removed
from Albion, Mich, TO San Francisco,
Cal. where he has taken the position of
business manager of the California office
Of the New York Commercial.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office, April !, 1902:
Waldorf & Kicker.
Mrs. Il. Potter.
Mr. L. p. kenney.
Mrs. &. 4. Curtis
Mrs Z. A. Cummings.
Rev. ]. II. Little of Canton gave the
Cniversalists an able sermon at the
afternoon service Sunday, and in the
evening a second service was held, with
4 discourse by Mr.. Little treating of the
history of the denomination in America.
Miss Edna Curtis has been appointed
teacher in the Porter District school for
the summer term, in the place of Miss
Olive SWEET who was elected and resign
ed. Miss SWEET will not teach anywhere
for the present, but will resume work in
The fall.
The Pythian Sisterhood will give
sock social Wednesday evening, April 9,
at X. of P. Hall Everybody is invited.
Admission depends on size of your
hope il is large. Miscel-
aneous entertainment. Light refresh
nents will be served during evening.
Come and help US have good time.
At the annual meeting of the Peoples
Water Company held Saturday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
j. Hastings Bean. President
Fthan Willis, Vice President.
George ". Atwood. Secretary and Treasurer.
W q. Young Superintendent
John ". Chute, Collector.
Directors: j. hastings Bean, VIM. II. Russell,
A lbion TAYLOR, W. b. Young, j. W. Chute.
Minot L. Whittle had what is known
in the slang of the day as surprise
party few days ago. He intended to
keep it dark for while, but when so
good story as that is told TO few peo-
pie. with the understanding that if they
tell they shall tell the other fellow not
10 tell, il isn't long before the news is
On the street. An uncle of his died some
time since in Dorchester, Mass, and 1t
was expected that when the estate was
settled there would be perhaps few
hundred dollars for Mr.. Whittle. When
the letter arrived which contained his
share, there tumbled out of it a check
for a little over $1,000, which was sew
eral times what he had anticipated. 1t is
A good thing to be surprised that way
once in a while. Mr.. Whittle's many
friends are rejoicing with him in his
good fortune.