Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-27

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j. III. Bean and ii. Z. Hammond wen
to Augusta Monday morning.
Subject at the Universalist churcl
next Sunday, "Games of Chance"
Miss Grace 1. DeMotte has gone te
Bangor to visit her mother for few
weeks.
Business meeting of the Epwortl
League, next Friday evening after class
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Allen of Bridgtou
were guests of their son, Percy Allen,
over Sunday.
Miss Annie Davis, who had been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. c. l.. Buck, for few
days, returned home Friday.
Miss Florence Lowell of Auburn,
formerly assistant in the high school
here, was the guest of Mrs. Walter L..
Gray Saturday.
II. II. Stuart, principal of Mechanic
Falls High School, and Mrs. Stuart, were
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. III.
Stuart, Saturday.
Eli j. Swan has left the employ of
the Paris Manufacturing Co., and gone
out as organizer for the New England
Order of Protection.
The last article of the series on "Our
Native Trees" which was due for publ
cation in this issue of the Democrat, is
unavoidably deferred week.
The men of the Methodist society will
serve supper at the vestry, Wednesday
evening of this week. The supper will
be followed by short entertainment.
1t will be gentlemen's night at the
Congregational vestry, Friday evening,
Feb. 6. The gentlemen will serve a
chicken pie supper, followed by an en-
tertainment.
The C. Z. Society of the Congrega-
tional church gave social last Friday
evening. About eighty young people
were present. Homemade candies and
apples were served. A fine time is re-
ported.
Mizpah Assembly, Pythian Sisterhood,
worked the first degree on three candi-
dates at the last meeting. Light re-
freShmentS were served at the close. A
degree team has been organized and
much ineterst is manifested in the
winters work.
Next Sunday evening at I o'clock the
C. Z. Society of the Congregational
church will observe the twenty-second
birthday of Christian Endeavor. A very
pleasing programme is in preparation,
and all are cordially invited to attend.
An offering will be taken.
A. w. Walker and wife spent Satur-
day aud Saturday night at the lumber
camp of A. W. Walker 4 Son in Sumner.
This is on the Benz. Y. Tuell farm,
where quite quantity of hard wood
lumber and cord wood is being cut, the
operations being in charge of p. NJ.
Walker.
A. W. Walker & Son have two car
loads of coal engaged from cargoes
which arrived in Portland last week, one
of English domestic, the other of Welsh. |
The trouble now is to get cars on which |
to ship it. The Grand Trunk is at pres
ent using all available cars in moving its |
own coal. II they succeed in getting |
cars, two carloads of coal, for actual con-
sumption in this village, will be a great
novelty and sight for sore eyes.
Rev. A. W. Pottle of the Methodist
church supplied for Rev. c. S. Cum
miugs in Auburn Sunday. In his absence
the Methodist pulpit here was supplied |
by Rev. j. II. Little of the Universal
list church, who gave sermon very
highly spoken of by the large congrega-
ton in attendance. His subject was
Faith, and his text, Matt. 1920: IF We
have faith as grain of mustard seed, We
shall say unto this mountain, Remove
hence to yonder place; and it shall re-
move; and nothing shall be impossible
unto you"
At the meeting of the Universalist
parish last Monday evening, a report
was made by the building committee.
This report shows on hand the church
lot with foundation put in, and 1000
bricks for underpinning and chimney.
This is paid for except a balance of
S95. S2, for which a temporary arrange
ment has been made. Some subscrip-
lions payable in labor are still available
the work ON the church. The nails for
shingling have been pledged on the con-
dition that some one will give the
One memorial window has
been pledged, and another pledge has
also been made, the nature and amount
of which the committee are not now at
liberty to state. The same soliciting
was continued, with two ad-
ditions. 1t now consists of 5. p. Maxim,
Franklin Maxim, Rev. j. II. Little, W.
l.. Farrar, Mrs. VIM. NJ. Shaw. 1t is
to push the work of soliciting
for the church building, so that work
may begin on it as early in the season as
possible. The meeting was adjourned
for one week, to this Monday evening.
BIsCOE DISTRICT.
Mrs. Fred Jackson is on the sick list.
Rev. B. S. Rideout of Norway preached
at the school-house Sunday.
Raymond Farrar is attending Shaw's
Business College in Portland, Me.
Mr.. Will Foster recently lost one of
his nice pair of work horses by sickness.
c. r. Penley bought pair of oxen of
G.. A. Richardson of Greenwood last
week.
Mr.. Walter +. Knightly and wife at
tended grange meeting at Norway last
Saturday.
G.. W. Hammond, the West Paris veteri- |
nary, was called to this place by tele-
phone last week.
o. G.. Curtis has his pine timber nearly
hauled. He will get about one hundred
and fifty thousand.
Mrs. George Durgin and Frank Dur
gin were visiting in Buckfield and Tur-
ner several days last week.
Mr.. Geo. A. Chapman has had his bay
horse, which was lame, killed and bur
led. He has been faithful horse.
Several of the members of the C. Z.
Society cut and hauled quite a good
sized wood pile for Ii. C. Bradford last
Tuesday. Mr.. Bradford is unable to do
much work.
Maine News Notes.