Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-15
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE polNaS OF THE WEEK m ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.

Paris Till.
First Baptist Church. Rev. II. H. Bishop.
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday AZ II A. N.
Sabbath Evening Service at $50 p. N. Y. p. 3.
c, Z. Tuesday evening at Z 80 p. n. Prayer
Meeting Thursday evening at 80. Covenant
Meeting the last Friday before the LIST Sunday
of the month at 80 p. n. All not otherwise con-
nected are cordially invited.
universalist Church, Rev. j. H. Little. Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday as ii A. y.
Sunday school at IL u.
George W. Scribner and wife will
move back to their house here, having
sold the farm on which they have been
living for several years.
Col. Charles Morris joined his family
here last week.
Elmer W. Cummings goes to Orono
this week to enter the University OF
Maine.
There's no question that this season is
out of gear some way. Ripe raspberries
and strawberry blossoms in September,
which have been reported in various
directions, are nothing very unusual;
but Eugene Hammond reports picking
and eating a number of good ripe wild
strawberries on the Sth of September.
Considering that the first ripe straw
berries were picked as early as the oath
of May, the entire awberry season has
certainly been long one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curran Mae Fuller of
Chicago, and Miss Winnifred Kay of
Brookline, Mass, have visited friends
here the past week.
Mrs. NJ. B. Carter and daughters left
last week after spending the summer
here. Miss Julia F. Carter goes to at
tend Wheaton Seminary, and Mrs.
/ Carter and Miss Dorothea have returned
to Montclair, n. j.
A pleasant affair was the party given
TO the younger people at Academy Hall
by Mrs. NJ. b. Carter Tuesday evening,
the occasion being the birthday of her
daughter, Miss Julia F. Carter. 1t was
a character party, those present repre-
senting more or less we'll known person.
ages in history or fiction. Refreshments
were served, and the evening was spent
in dancing, with music by Stearns'
Orchestra.
Saturday, Sept. II, Mrs. L. B. Merrill
and Miss Alice X. Hammond took
their Sunday School classes to a hayrack
ride and a picnic dinner in Penley's
grove. Eighteen children went and a
fine time is reported.
Mr.. A. Z. Morse of South Paris will
lead the singing at the Universalist
church for the present.
| Mr.. A. NJ. Thorne and family, who
have spent the summer at Elmhurst, re-
turned to their home in Pittsburg, Penn,
Monday of this week.
The annual meeting of the Paris Hill
Universalist Society will be held at the
church, Tuesday evening of this week,
at 1870.
Mrs. Rowe and Miss Rowe of Portland
are guests at Ex-Governor Perham's.
Recent arrivals at the Hubbard House
are:
Mrs. C. A. Gibson, Boston.
Mrs. III. NJ. Haines, Buffalo, y. Y.
Grace +. Armstrong, Portland.
Bertrand l. johnson, Stoneham, Mass.
William l.. Spalding, Lowell, Mass.
G +. Carleton and wife, Camden.
| Mrs. a. NJ. winslow. Philadelphia.
| Miss A. NJ. Rates, Salem, Mass.
Miss Kallcch, Warren.
L. W. Edwards and wife, westbrook.
Il W III. Shurtlef and wife, Portland.
Il II. L. Merrill and wife, Portland.
Mrs. j. A. Shedding. Miss S. b. Shedding, New
York.
At the golf links Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Davies entertained, and Mrs. Free
w. Shaw and Mrs. Charles l.. Shaw
poured tea. The contest of the after
noon was a single round, medal play
and the prizes of pair of golf ball
were won by Mr.. Charles l.. Shaw fol
the men, and Miss Effie V. Morris TO
the ladies.
Mrs. Florence Maynard, field secretar.
of the Children's Aid Society, which
maintains the children's home at Bel
fast, spoke at the Baptist church Sunda.
evening.
The night for opening the library ha
been changed permanently from Tues
day to Wednesday.
The Christian Endeavor Society of tn,
Baptist church now meets Tuesda.
evening instead of Wednesday.
Philip Fessenden, who has been her
through the summer, and has officiateG
as lay reader for the Episcopal service:
at Norway and Paris Hill, left Friday
and the evensong service here has beer
discontinued.
Mr.. Case was with his family here
over Sunday.
Miss Mollie Mcdowell of Portland il
spending few days at Jackson Farm
with Mrs. Z. II. Jackson.
II wHITTEMORE DISTRICT.
News was received Saturday noon o
the very sudden death of Mrs. Mar.
(Whittemore) Watson of Lynn, Mass
Mrs. Watson had previously made visi
with relatives in New York city wher,
} she met with an accident by falling
down stairs receiving injuries which
caused her death. She had so far re
covered as to be able to come back a
J far as Boston where death occurred a
the home of her sister, Mrs. Chandler
Garland. The remains will be brought
to Paris Monday for interment. Besides
a husband and two sons, Mrs. Watson
leaves many relatives and friends Il
mourn the loss of an affectionate an(
dutiful wife and mother, loving sister
and faithful friend. Mrs. Watson wa.
daughter of Albion and Sophia White
more, who died several years ago.