Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-05
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
CHURCHES.

E,ptist Church, Rev. VI. 5. Pinkham, Pastor.
On sunday, preaching service 10 10 A. NJ; sab
hath school IL VI; PRAYER meeting 90 p. ~;
r~ayer meeting Tuesday evening.
P'I.nlversalist Church, Rev J. II. Little, Pastor.
Preaching service every sunday az 80 p. NJ, IN
New Hall. sunday School at 80 P. NJ.
STATED MEETINGS.
ga. M.-Parls Lodge, No. 90. Regular
-oeeting Tuesday evening on or before full moon
TO q. F-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
in-s Thursday evening OF each week.-Aurora
E6campment first and third Monday evenings
OF 6 y' Sf R.|Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge. No.
RI meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
r,5ptn In Odd Fellows Hall.
nv. X. Eimball Post, No. las, meets
Grs, and THRU Saturday evenings OF each
month, In q. A. L. Hall.
Nm. * Kimball Relief Corps meets first
and third saturday evenings OF each month, In
Re!ef Corps Hall.
fH.-Paris Grange, from May to Oct. l,
meet, second and fourth saturday, during the
remainder Of the year, meets every saturday, IN
Us =. C.-Second and fourth Mondays OF
each month.
meets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
P.-Hamlin Lodge, No. 81, meets every
Er.,s- evening AT Pythian Hall.
Modern wo0dmen OF America.-South Paris
r,rp No 1885,, meets second and fourth Tues
,.ay evenings in Golden Cross Hal.
Mrs viii Barnes of Portland is a
Guest of Mrs. T. ). Barnes.
The hour of meeting of the Pythian
SiS,erhood will be 5 P. NJ. until Sept.
Isl.
Archie Parliu has gone to Boston,
where he will be employed in Hotel
savoy.
Geo. A. Wilson, Jr., has been chosen
second lieutenant of Co. ID, y. G.. ). NJ, |
10 succeed Wilfred Perkins, resigned.
Mrs. Barnes entertained party of
friends Thursday afternoon, in honor of
her rueSt. Mrs. viii Barnes of Portland |
FRIDAY evening she entertained party |
OF young ladies'.
Village corporation meeting Tuesday |
evening. Questions TO be acted upon, |
moving hose house on High Street, |
bydrant protection ON Pine Street, and a |
new hose carriage.
Mrs. :. \. Ray, who has been for sew
eral months with the family of her
brother. James K. Tucker, left Thursday
for Newtonyille, Mass. Mrs. Ray has
made many friends during her stay at
south Paris who regret her departure.
The anniversary of Odd Fellowship
WAS very pleasantly observed by Mount
Mica Lodge. Monday evening. For enter
tainment a mock initiation furnished
much amusement. Ice cream and cake
were served There was good attend
ance of odd Fellows and their families,
and RebekahS.
A SeaSonable job was done in laying
the water pipe into Riverside Cemetery
this spring. But in doing this no &C
count was taken of the eccentricities of
the present season. and so, as the pipe
runs along the surface of the ground, on
the night of our beautiful May day the
pipe froze, and quite portion OF II
burst and had to be replaced.
A good number sat Gown TO supper at
the Methodist veStry Wednesday even
int Afterward a pleasing entertain
ment was given in the church, with Mrs.
Burnham at the organ. The programme
included violin duet by Misses Sara
SWEET and Grace Dean, solos by Miss
Tolman and Mr.. Sessions, some remarks
by Rev. Mr.. Pottle. and several selections
by nameleSS gentleman.
The fishing record for the season
seems to be held by Herman Record and
George H. McKeen, who brought IN 80
trout weighing ~ pounds. This they
did one day the first of last week, ana
they are said to have been the prettleSt
string brought in here for long time.
They say they got them within ten miles
of South Paris, but they discreetly de-
cline 70 name the exact locality.
William Bolton. the landscape garden
err. has been doing some good work in
Norway recently. At Mrs. &. b. Cum
mingS he has placed flower bed, 10
L feet in the centre of the lawn, with
large urn in the centre, and laid brick
sidewalk from the street walk TO the
lower entrance. He has also recon
structed Dr. Bartlett's lawn, making
great improvement in it, and planted
two crimson ramblers each side OF the
front door.
The following road agents have been
appointed by the selectmen in the south
end of the town:
ca. Young. Frank r. witham.
r. Peuley. Wallace X. Clifford
". Z. Foster. Arthur &. ThurOw.
George K. Titcomb. Tellss Thibodeau
j IL. Record. Nathan Maxim.
The roads were settled this spring at
date SO early as TO break the record.
There being practically no frost in the
ground during the winter, the roads
came out in remarkably good condition,
and the work of repairing was begun as
soon as possible, so that the roads IN |
quite a section of the town have already
had the bulk of their spring repairs, ana
are in a condition very unusual Tor the
first of May.
The Selectmen completed the work OF
assessing the tax for 1908 and committed |
10 Alfred II. Jackson, collector, on the |
18th Of April, which is believed to be
the earliest date on record. The total
valuation of the town is 81, sol 10000, an |
Increase from last year OF SS,99O.OO. |
Number of polls taxed, SIC, a reduction
OF two from last year. The poll tax list
was reduced this year by exempting quite
number of men of advancing years.
The total tax committed is S26,Ool.49
an increase of S2,6T465 over last year.
The rate is Is mills against 10 last year.
In the South Paris Village Corporation
the tax rate is 40 mills against PIC
mills last year, which makes the totai
tax rate in the corporation trifie small
er than last year.
A woods fire on the top of Singepole
Wednesday afternoon and evening was
IN view from quite part of the village,
and attracted much attention. Ii is
said to have started from tire set 10
burn off some old grass, but before 1t
was stopped it had run over quite
territory on the top and the east ana
north slopes of the hill. The burned
district is principally in George Bean
pasture on the former Elder farm, though
the fire ran over some on TO j. +. King
land, and rather more on to Z. L. Ian
der's. Some good wood land was burned