Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-03-31

Carl Briggs takes the place of NJ,
Eaton IN the Partisan Male Quartette.
Ora Bumpus and wife left Monda
morning for their new home in Onset
Mass.
Mrs. Penfold and sons, Ralph and Raw
mond, are in Gorham, N. H., for a few
days visit.
j. Frank Rowland, Esq, of Boston
was at his summer place, Mountai,
View Farm, last week.
!. Paris Grange will furnish dinner fo
the Farmers Institute on Tuesday %
this week at fifteen cents each.
/ W. y. Thomas is reported critically il
with pneumonia at his home in tn,
town of Oxford, and little hope of hi,
recovery is entertained.
All the members of the degree staff O,
Mizpah Assembly are requested to meet
at the hall for rehearsal Thursday after
noon, April I'd, at o'clock.
Please remember the Easter sale thai
is to be held by the ladies of Mizpai
Assembly. Don't make yourself any
aprons but wait and buy them at The
sale.
All the committees who have charge OF
the Easter sale and supper of the
| Pythian Sisterhood are requested to be
present at the hall, at 2:30, Thursday
afternoon, April I'd.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational church will hold social
Friday evening, April Sd. A very
pleasant time is expected. Refresh
ments will be served. All are invited.
Social fee cents.
Samuel Plummer of Sweden, father of
J. F. Plummer of this place, died at 4
o'clock Saturday night, aged few
weeks over Sc years. The funeral will
be held at his late residence in Sweden
Tuesday at 10 A. VI.
Mrs. Alice (Graves), wife of Walter S.
Jones of this place, died at the home of
her parents in Portland Wednesday
morning. after long illness with con-
sumption. The remains were brought
here Saturday morning for interment in
Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Jones leaves
a husband and one child.
Thirty-seven persons presented them
selves to take the examination for teach
ers on Saturday. Many of these were
pupils from the High School who took
the examinations for practice. The COM
mittee will issue certificates to those
members of the senior and junior classes
who passed creditable tests.
Preparations are being made to present
the operetta princess Bonnie" some
time in the course of few weeks. The
proceeds will go toward establishing
fund to be used for the purchase OF a
pipe organ for the new Universalist
church. Some of the best known singers
of the two villages will take part.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church will
serve the last supper for the present con-
ference year in the vestry of their church
Thursday evening. After the supper
unique and pleasing entertainment will
be given in the audience room above
where the following programme will be
presented:
Organ voluntary, Mrs. Geo. Brrnhsm.
PRAYER, ..-...-...-..---..--.--.BrO Brother Pottle
Response.
Reading. .--..---.---.-- Mrs. Harry Morton
illustration OF Pilgrims Progress.
Supper and entertainment 10 cents; en-
tertainment 10 cents.
Paris Grange will observe ladies' day
next Saturday. Ladies will occupy all
the offices for the day, and the following
programme will be carried out:
l. Music.
2. Quotations, All the Lsdiea.
2 Reading Mrs. Cummings.
l. Song Mrs. Stearns.
5 Exchange of Recipes.
g. Article, Mrs. Briggs
Refreshments.
:. Music, Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Gray.
: Reading Mrs. Ada King.
Q. Duet. Mrs Rowe and Mrs. Lucy E..wards.
10. aiding, MRS: boutelIe.
H. Proverbs. All the Ladies
l2. Closing Song,
Mrs. Lucy Edwards, Mira, Rowe. Mrs Fletcher,
and Mrs. sarah Edwards.
Special Agent Everett b. Norton of
the post office department will be ut
South Paris next Monday to inspect the
rural free delivery route petitioned for
some months since, starting from South
Paris. II he approves the route, he will
give an examination for carrier on the
day following, Tuesday, April I, at 9
A. NJ. The route rs laid out and asked
for runs from the South Paris post office,
past Grange Hall and over Hill Street to
Paris Hill, thence east past the old poor
farm, across to A. 5. BeSsey's, thence
within about a mile of North Bucktield,
and from that point into the town OF
Sumner, past Horatio Chambers and
through the Dean neighborhood in Paris
to Paris Hill and South Paris. 1t is
nearly twenty-four miles long, and is
said to serve about l25 families.
Presiding Elder Ladd presided at the
last quarterly conference of the year AT
the Methodist church in this place We'd
nesday evening. The reports show the
church to be in excellent financial con-
dition in all departments, all bills being
paid and a comfortable balance remain
ing in the treasury. No church in the
Lewiston district. Mr.. Ladd says, makes
a better showing, and he was much
pleased with the reports. The following
officers and COMMITTEES were chosen:
Trustees-w. S. Starbird. o. G. Curtis. Benz.
SWEET, Frank T.. Starbird, +. r. CHAPMAN,
George W. Cook, Leroy b. Abbott Chahu'er
Swift ,
Steraris-Samuel Stowe, W. 5. Starbird: o. q.
Curtis, S. C. Ordway. John Small. =. U. Milett'
Nathaniel Strickland. Bannister Chapman. w.
w. Payne, George +. Farnum, Isaac Monk
George L. Libby, K. 7. Record.
Superintendent OF Sunday School-Charies L.
Buck. OH,
President of Epworth League-Chares L.
Buck.
Class Leader-w. r. Henry.
Committees.
Missions-George 7. Farnum, Mrs. c. j. Bean'
Mrs. Ada Richardson.
Church Extension-George L. Libby, lsssc
sunday School-Mrs. 5. c. Ortiway. Mrs. Harry
Morton, Mrs. Benz. SWEET, Mrs. w. Il henry'
Tracts-w r. Henry. G. r. Titcomb. Julia A.
Temperance-Benj SWEET, Eben Marshall,
Mrs. +. +. Cummings. 60,
Education-C. L. Buck. Mrs. E. Z. Chapman
Mrs. Gorge \. FarDum. ,.,,.-
Freedmens Aid-Frank l.. Starbird. Chanuier
Swift, Nathaniel strickland.
Church Records-John Small, George w Cook
Parsonage aud Furniture-S. Z. Ordway anu
wife, o. g. curtis and wife, w.. W. fayhe anu
wife. c..,
Burnham. Lyman Merrill. ,,,-,
Pastors Salary-O. q. Curtis, VS.. staroiru'
c. l.. Buck. c,.,,
Conference Bannister Chapman
Charles Moulton, Eugene Milleit.
Resignation of Principal Eaton.
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