Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

TraslaV evening AT % All, uOl Ot0eI
1rfse connected, are cordially invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. A. W. Pottle, Pastor
Op sunday, morning prayer meeting, $50
NJ. preaching service l045 AN; Sabbath Schoo
": Epworth League Meeting, Sis p. n.
,venins prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
TUESDAY evening; class meeting, Friday evening
gsptist Church, Rev. III. ). Pinkham, Pastor
I'm SnnIay, preaching service l045 A. NJ; Sab
nam school IL NJ; PRAYER meeting 100 P. NJ;
,rtyer meeting Tuesday evening.
Tniversalist Church. Rev. j. IL. Little, Pastor
Preaching service every sunday at 30 p. NJ, In
New Hall. sunday School at $50 p. VI.
STATED MEETINGS.
ga. M.-Paris Lodge, No. %. Regular
,,eetlng Tuesday evening on or before fullmoon
10. a. E-MOunt Mica Lodge, regular meet
tr-. Thursday evening of each week.-Aurora
Fncampment, irst and third Monday evenings
rs 5' Sf mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No.
gl meets SECOND and fourth Fridays of each
month In Odd Fellows Hall.
a R-W. X. Himban Post, No. l+S. meets
fr-t amt third saturday evenings OF each
month IN q. \. Z. Hall.
WIN X. Kimban Relief Corps meets 1rst
amt third saturday evenings OF eaCo montn, "
H.LParis Grange, from May to Oct. l.
meets second and fourth Saturday; during the
remainder Of the year, meets every Saturday In
grange Hall.
TO, q. C.-Second and fourth Mondays of
each month. -
y T. %. P.-Stony BROOK Loese, No. Lol,
meets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
of gHch month.
fP.-Hamlin Lodge, No, 81, meets every
Frlav evening az Pythian Hall.
Modern WOOdmen Of America.-South Paris
Camp. No 1856, meets second and fourth Tues
,sy evenings In Golden Cross Han.
telephone has been installed at the
oxford County Creamery. Call 1922.
Miss Grace Murphy is here from Cam
bridge. Mass, for three weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. A. 5. Hall and daughter of Buck
field have been visiting here for few
days.
The official board of the Methodist
church hold a meeting this Monday
evening.
Lester E. Robinson and wife of East
sumner made visit to relatives here
last week.
Rev. A. W. Pottle and wife rode to
Bpwdoinham last Monday, returning
Wednesday.
Mrs. Iuella Smiley has returned to
south Paris from Southern Pines, y. e.,
where she spent INC Wlutol'
Mrs. II. y. Porter and Mrs. Ii. I.
Edwards are visiting relatives in Boston
and vicinity for few weeks.
Last sunday closed the first year of
the paStorate of Rev. j. IL. Little. Next
sunday he enters upon his second year.
Miss Leila Cannon, formerly of South |
Paris but for the past two years IN
Someryille, Mass, is visiting friends
here.
Miss Lena Leighton is here from Per-
ry. visiting her mother, Mrs. W. o.
rockingham. She will spend the sum-
mer here.
Hon. James S. Wright is adding a
story 10 the rear portion of the ell OF ms |
house on Pleasant Street, with two
story piazza.
Charles d. Brown and wife of Salem,
Mass. have been visiting Mrs. Browns
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Shurtieh,
for few days.
W. J. Wheeler is having his house on |
Pleasant Street painted, the body of the
house in light green tint and the trim
mings Nile green.
Capt. and Mrs. VIM. X. Swan OF
Chelsea. Mass, who are spending the |
summer at Poland Camp Ground, were
here for Memorial Day, as usual.
The Methodist church will observe
June d AS Children'S Day, that date |
being the bi-ceuteunial of John WeSley's
birth. the founder of Methodism.
Henry A. Knight of Chapman, Kan, is
visiting his father, Joseph Knight, ana
other relatives here, for two or three
weeks. 1t is several years since his last
visit here.
commencement week at Kent,s Hill
occurs June 5-11. Rev. \. W. Pottle is
trustee of that institution and with his
wife will be in attendance during the |
week. leaving home Monday, June 5.
Her many friends will be glad to know
that that talented young lady, Miss MIN
ME A Plummer, known in the muslcai
world as Mdlle. Scala, has made a con
tract 10 sing in grand opera during the
next winter at the Royal Theatre at The
Hague.
The basement of the new Universallst
church has been plastered, so that 1t
may be got ready for occupancy rs soon
as possible. When ii is in condition IL
will be used for the church services.
None of the upper part OF the building
has vet been finished. The outside Oh
the church is nearly completed.
The building committee on the new
high school building have awarded the
contract for the erection of the building
including the foundation TO Charles II.
Adams of Norway. The contract price
is 81. 73T, not including the heating or
plumbing. Mr.. Adams will begin work
at once and get it along as fast as posi-
bic.
The sky tried hard TO give us some
rain last week. but it succeeded i'll weep
ING only few drops. And still there is
NO sion of relief from the drought.
Apart from the fire danger, the damage
to crops of all kinds by the dry weather
is getting serious. In dry places the
grass is already beyond redemption, ana
no weather that we can possibly have
will make hay crop there this year
The effects of the freeze of week
ago are very much in evidence. Even
the hardy peas in many of the gardens
were entirely killed, and some OF those
whose gardens were up and thriving
looking simply narrowed them over ana
replanted. Freeze is the proper term
not frost. In the park number OF the
naples look brown and scared on the
west side where the wind struck them
Even in the woods as one passes along
the road may be seen patches which
look as if the fire had run over them
1t is not surprising that farmers are feel
ing discouraged over the seasons out
look.
There was lively Maybasket hanging
in the south part of the town lev
nights since. Twenty-three of the pat
rons on r. F. d. route No. 2 gathered a
the house of the carrier, A. l.. Holmes
and hung him a Maybasket in due form
The basket was work of art, being IL
the form of a reduced copy OF a MAJ
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