Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-26
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SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
onicc Hours IS 90 to 90 A. n; 500 A. n. Il
S:O0P.M.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Sept. y, 1902.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down (east)-5 SO A. M, daily, Sundays
included. $50 A. NJ. 44OP.M Sunday only,
GoInS up twest)-lO 90 A. NJ, S:3s P. NJ, sA7
P.M. daily, sundays included. Sunday only
CHURCHES.
First CONGREGATIONAL Church. Rev. W. L.
Brooks, u. D.. pastor. Preaching services. 10 AS
A N. and 90 p. NJ; Sunday School IL M; Y.
P :. c. Z. at P. NJ; Church prayer meeting on
Tuesday evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not other.
Methodist Church. Rev. A. W. Pottle, Pastor.
ON sunday, morning prayer meeting, $50 A,
N. preaching service l04 A. M, Sabbath School
~ "; Epworth Lea ;ue Meeting, 6l5 p. NJ;
rvening prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
Tuesday evening; class meeting, Friday evening.
Raptist Church, Rev. II. 5. Pmkham. Pastor.
IA Suntay, preaching service A. h.s SdO-
ba,h school IL "; PRAYER meeting 90 p. M;
nrsver meeting Tuesday evening.
Universaist Church, Rev. j. II. Little, Pastor.
Preaching service every sunday at 80 P. NJ in
New Hall. sunday School at 80 NJ
STATED MEETINGS.
"a. M.-Parls Lodge, No. %. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before full moon.
10. .. s.-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet.
ipcs. Thursday evening of each week.-Aurora
EuCampment, urst ana tnlru MONDAY evenings
OF each month.
D. of R.-Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No.
3d. meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
month Ia Odd Fellows Hall.
ca. R-w. X. Kimball Post, No. las, meets
hr-t amt third Saturday evenings OF each
month IN G. \. X. Hall
VIM. h. kimban Relief Corps meets hrst
ant thiri saturday evenings of each month, In
Relic. Corps Hall.
r. ofH.-Paris Grange, from May l to Oct. l,
meets second and fourth Saturday; during the
remainder OF the year, meets every saturday, In
6.G.C.-Second and fourth Mondays OF
each month.
meets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
ot gaen month.
n. Of P.-Hamlin Lodge, No, 81, meets every
Fr.-sv evening at Pythian Hall.
Modern WOOdmen OF America.-South Paris
Camp No. 1856, meets second and fourth Tues
aay evenings In Golden Cross Hall.
opera week.
Good Cheer meeting Wednesday after
noon of this week.
secure your seats for the opera, if you
have not already done so.
DR.. C.. l.. Buck is at Andover for a |
few days, doing dental work.
Howard Wheeler was at home last
week and made his parents short visit.
There was large attendance at
Probate Court Tuesday, and conSidera-
Bile volume of business was transacted.
The last high school Sociable of the
wear. under the auspices of the senior
class. was held in New Hall Thursday
evening.
Mrs. l.. B. Andrews, who has been in
Boston for several months, has returned
home. and her many friends are glad to
greet her again.
Mrs. Alice p Thayer returned Tues
dav from visit of several weeks tai
friends and relatives i'm Lowell and other I
Massachusetts, cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Allen have much
sympathy in the loss of their daughter
Nuriel Beryl, who died "Wednesday
night at the age of six months.
south Paris has been hoping for anew
platform at the railroad station, but
after living here for several weeks, the
lumber has been hauled off for use else
where.
These reports of floods in Florida,
and refreshing showers" even as near
rs Franklin and York Counties, make in
tereSting reading for us here, where rain
has become an unknown quantity.
Another colony of bees was stolen
bodily from Charles 4. Brett'S bee
house some time last week, making
three times that this scurvy sort of
trick has been played on him within the
past three or four years.
The private way across from Pleasant
Street 10 Pine Street near the creamery,
which will some day probably be
street. has been informally christened.
ia the discussion of the matter OF an
other hydrant for Pine Street, at the
corporation meeting Tuesday evening, It
was termed Butter Street"
At the meeting of the Universalist
parish Wednesday evening, 1t was voted
10 complete the church, and the trustees
we're authorized to borrow $500 for that
purpose. Good progress is being MADE
on the building, and it is hoped to get ~
in condition so that services can be held
there before the summer is gone.
The actors in THE Cheerful Liar
were entertained by Mt. Pleasant Re
bekah Lodge after the close of the lodge
FRIDAY evening. Refreshments were
served The two outside the lodge who
took part in the play, c. Z. McArdle
and Writ Stanley, were each presented
with a handsome Masonic charm.
J. p. Richardson and friend, Arthur
Merry, of Portland, recently went
brook fishing and in spite otthe extreme
" dry weather they brought IN the
handsomest string of brook trout seen
here in many wears. They caught forty
two and among that number had many
half Founders. Mr.. Richardson seldom
goes brook fishing, but when he does ne
always finds the big ones at home.
While the fishermen generally are
waiting for some rain 10 start the brooks
before they 90 out, Henry Gary gets hsh-
inc hungry occasionally and has TO 60
any way. Last Thursday he went out,
and from a forenoon's fishing, within
walking distance of home, he brought
in a string of thirty-three, which had a
good proportion of nice fat ones, inciud-
ing two which weighed respectively
ounces and 81 ounces.
After the exceedingly warm weather
OF the first of last week, the mercury |
took drop and went way down Satur-
day night. The man whose garden |
wasn't up was in luck, for tender plants |
were moved down. Strawberry beds ID
full bloom were entirely spoiled. Along
the rOadSideS the ferns and brakes are
dead as a herring, and the new growth
on the tender bushes and on many oi
the harder ones is Shriveled and Drown
Only small number assembled at the
adjourned village corporation meeting
Tuesday evening to decide upon the
matter of additional hydrant protection
for Pine Street. The general opinion
seemed to favor going out Pine Street
with the pipe rather than going across
from Pleasant Street by the private way
near the creamery. 1t was finally decio-
ed to lay a four-inch pipe out fine
Street if satisfactory terms can De niaue
with the Norway Water Co.