Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-12-08

There will be a supper and social al
the Baptist church, Wednesday evening
Dec. 9.
The w. G.. T. u. will meet with Mrs
l.. w. Berry, Pleasant Street, Thursday
afternoon at half past two.
The Seneca Club will meet with Miss
Mertie Maxim this Monday evening a,
7:S0. Topic, Scottish History.
The lady who mismated overshoes at
the fair at the Congregational church,
can find the mate at Plummer's store.
The annual meeting of the Oxford
County Patrons of Husbandry Mutual
Fire Insurance Company will be held at
Grange Hall, South Paris, Saturday,
Dec. 20, at 10 An
The business hours of the South Paris
post office, which have been A. NJ. to
s p. NJ, have been changed so as to &C
commodate more of the people, and are
now Z: 80 A. NJ. to 7:30P. NJ.
On Thursday evening, Dec. 10th, the
Sisterhood will have a roll call. 1t is
desired that every member of the assem-
bly, be present. A pleasant time is ex-
pected. Refreshments will be served.
S. NJ. King attended the meeting of
the Maine Dairymen's Association at
Dover last week, and had part on
the programme, reading paper on the
superiority of the Jersey as dairy
breed.
Fred w. BOnney and j. III. Brooks,
who had made two trips to Gilead and
vicinity after deer last week, returned
from the second trip Saturday night.
Bonney brought in two small deer
"Sebrights, he calls them.
Christmas Day will be observed by the
Sunday School at the Methodist church
with a sleigh ride in the forenoon,
dinner at the vestry free to all members
of the school, and in the afternoon a
social, and distribution of gifts with
exercises.
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Pottle have re-
turned from two weeks trip TO several
places in the state. They passed Thanks
giving with a daughter in Westbrook,
and Mr.. Pottle had business which call
ed him later to Waterville and Kent's
Hill.
Herbert c. Aldrich was hurt Saturday
in the Mason Manufacturing
Co.'S factory by piece of board thrown
back from a stripping saw. 1t struck
him in the ribs and made him nncon-
scious for a while. Two of the ribs
were broken.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Dec. !:
Mr.. Leroy Wentworth.
L. II stevens.
Mr. VI. Z. Morse.
c. Z. Carey.
Mrs. Augusta Il. Hoyt.
Mr. Geo. W. Benson.
The Riverside Cemetery Association
at its annual meeting Saturday after
noon chose these officers:
Directcrs-Geo. A. Wilson. James s. Wright,
W. l.. Farrar.
Secretary and Treasurer-H. y. Rolster.
The reports show very satisfactory
financial condition.
Collector of Taxes Alfred II. Jackson
sold the real estate of delinquents on the |
tax of 1902, at New Hall Monday morn |
nc. The entire sale was five parcels, |
with total tax of S44,S0 due on the
i've. Two of the parcels were hidden
Dff by the town, and the Others by citi-
,euS.
BENJAMIN SWEET, who had been hunt |
ing with a party of Milton relatives in
the Dead River region for two weeks, |
came home the middle of last week with
two deer. One of them was about as
arge buck as was ever brought in here,
having 9-point antlerS with a spread OF
y inches.
There will be supper and entertain
nent at the Methodist church Wednes
lay evening. The supper will be served
1t $50 and at eight o'clock the enter
tainment will be given in the audience
room consisting of Medley" given by |
the pastor, preceded, interspersed and
concluded with music given by the best
musical talent in the community. The
members of the Schubert Quartette and
Mrs. Kimball of Norway will contribute
10 the occasion. For the entertainment |
only ten cents will be charged. All
children under fifteen years of age adj |
mitted free. Supper and entertainment
twenty cents.
The pupils of Mrs. Cora 5. Briggs held
their third recital of the season at High
land Cottage Friday evening, Dec. 4th.
Tho nrOUram was as follows: