Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-13
Miss Florence Tufts is quite i'll with

nj. haTry OorSou vi DriuStOn was IL
Paris recently.
Miss Mary McArdlc has gone back tc
Hopedale, Mass.
Mr.. Do;en has broken up housekeep
ing for the present.
E. G.. Peterson of Portland spent Sun.
day with Writ Stanley.
8 Mrs. Addie Farwell of Lewiston was
!, at A. j. Penley's last week.
Mrs. Charles Noble and son of Poland
> are visiting at Harry Simpsons.
Eugene III. Dorr and wife are spending
a vacation at Mr.. DORIS former home in
Mexico.
! The W. c. T. U. will meet Thursday
afternoon at $50 p. NJ. with Mrs. George
Morton.
Il Hon. James S. Wright was confined at
; his home by illness several days last
week.
r. F. d. route No. 3, from the South
Paris post Office, will start Thursday, j.
F. McArdle carrier.
. Miss Grace Stuart, who is in the kin
dergarten training school in Lewiston,
was at home over Sunday.
Rev. A. W. Pottle of the Methodist
church exchanged pulpits with Rev. ID.
+. Nelson of West Paris Sunday.
Mr.. Whitney, who has been living in
Mrs. Z. A. Jackson's rent, has moved in-
to the rent vacated by Mrs. Richardson.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge has voted
to accept the invitation to visit Good
Faith Lodge at Buckfield Tuesday even
ing.
| Labelling at the corn shop has CON-
menced. They finished packing Sunday.
| The run has been longer than was first
Expected.
All members of Paris Council, Royal
| Arcanum, are requested to be present at
| the next regular meeting, Monday even
ing, Oct. 10, at $50.
At the close of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah
Lodge Friday evening, a progressive
domino party was held, and a very
pleasant time was had.
The court temperance meeting will be
held on Wednesday evening, Oct. IA, at
I: 80 O'Clock at the court house. Subject, |
Resubmission. All are invited.
Paris Grange will celebrate its ami |
verSary Oct. oath with an all-day meeting |
with dinner. West Paris Grange has
been given special invitation to be
present.
1t is hoped that all members of Vim.
X. Kimball Relief Corps will be present
at the meeting for inspection Oct. II, at
3P. VI. Lunch will be served for which
all members are requested to bring food.
Kingleside Farm shipped a yearling
Jersey bull, Hans Brinka, to DIR. j. a.
Mcdonald, East Machias. He also sold
a three-year-old and two yearold heifer
at Rochester fair, aud last week he sold
the Majors Captain to Berry Brothers,
West Paris.
The local players who presented
"Clarindie Cacklers Courtship" at the
Good Cheer Society's entertainment two
weeks since, will present it at Concert
Hall, Norway, Wednesday evening of
this week, under the auspices of the
Universalist Ladies' Circle of that place.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Oct y:
Mrs b. NJ Wood.
Mrs. Aux usta Z. Hoyt
Miss Minnie Record.
Mr. Wm. VI. Martin.
Mr. A. ID. OsgoOd.
MIR. William Otis.
Al Signo NincenTo.
The new scenery at Good Cheer Hall,
which has been the subject of much
favorable comment, is the work of w.
p. Morton of the Paris Advertising Com
pany. Although the painting of stage
scenery is not strictly in Mr.. Morton's
line. it is evident that his artistic hand
can do itself credit at almost anything.
Charles Z. Brett and Joseph Thurlow
came home Friday night from weeks
hunting trip to Molunkus. They
brought home their full complement OF
deer-two apiece-and will 60 no more
a-hunting this year. These are the
first deer brought into the place this
fall.
Clayton X. Brooks, Esq, formerly of
South Paris, who issnow employed by
the London Assurance Corporation of
New York City as an Inspector in New
York and New Jersey, is soon to be
made special agent for New England, OF
that company. Mr.. Brooks many
friends here are pleased TO know that he
is 10 be located in New England.
Preparations are being busily made
for the annual session of the Maine
State Sunday School Association, which
is to be held at South Paris on Tuesday, |
Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
1t is expected that this will be one of the
largest meetings ever held in either OF
the two towns, with an attendance oil
several hundred delegates and visitors.
J.F. McArdlc and wife went to Mon
trcal last week to see the sights of the
Canadian city. They did what all visit |
ors to Montreal should do, make trip |
to the top of Mount Royal and behold
the magnificent view that so enchanted
JACQUES Cartier that he gave the mount |
ain its name and incidentally named
the city also, Montreal being cor
ruption of the words Mont Royal.
The Young ladies of Mrs. Parks Sun
day School class, known as the "Willing
Workers. will give the farce mo Cure,
No Pay, followed by a sociable at
Good Cheer Hall on Thursday, Oct. 18th,
at o'clock p. NJ. Cast of characters:
Mrs. Languish. lady who has lately acq1ir.
ell wealth, Grace ehiey
{ Lucy Aikea, ada Thayer.
Friends of Alice. Jenny Carter: Maud Newell
Susie Dean. Mildred Parin
Rose Murphy
Bridget. the queen of the kitchen. -,
Albertha Andrews
II
Ice cream and cake will be for sale.
| Admission l0cts. Ice cream octs.
One of the pleasantest occasion of the
| past week in South Paris was family
reunion and dinner party given by Mrs.
James r. Tucker, at which there were
present Mrs. fuckers two brothers, Rev.
Seth Benson of North Paris and Gibbs
Benson of New Gloucester, and her five
sisters, Mrs. Frank Barrett of Sumner
Hill, Mrs. Benjamin S. Doe of Paris Hill,
Mrs. Fred Lowe of North Paris, Mrs: >.
b. Field of South Paris and Mrs. Luther
E. Tubbs of Ontario, California. also
Mrs. Tubs son, Benson Ii. Tubbs OF
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Thus were re-
united eight of the original ten children
1.-THE oldest being seventy and the young
est forty-three. The father, Deacon
Gibbs Benson, who died several years
AGO, was born, reared his family OF ten
children and died on the old farm near
North Paris, where he was deacon OF the
oL,.,b for forty wears The