Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-13
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SOUTH PARIS.

SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
once Hours 90 to 90 A. n; 500 A. n. te
S0OP.M.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Sept. IS. 1902.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down (east)-5 SO A. NJ, daily, SUNDAYS
includedD, $50 A. NJ, 40 p. NJ sunday only
Going up (west)-lO 90 A. NJ, SIS P. NJ, s41
pM., daily, sundays included. Sunday only
g-2AN.
CHURCHES
First Congregational Church. Rev. w. Z.
Rrooks ID. D., pastor. Preaching services, 10 "a
a. N. and 90 p. NJ; Sunday School II M; y.
p : C. +. at 8 p. M; Church prayer meeting on
rnesdsy evening at 80 o'clock. All, not other
yyise connected, are cordially Invited.
Methodist Church. Rev. A. w. Pottle, Pastor.
I'm sunday, morning prayer meeting, $50 A.
n preaching service 10 rs An; Sabbath Scho'
- NJ; Epworth League Meeting, 6l5 P. NJ;
r;eiSy evening; class meeting, Friday evening
Esutist Church, Rev. III. $ Pinkham, Pastor.
ON Suuiay, preaching service l0+S A. M; Sab
nam school IL NJ; PRAYER meeting 90 p. NJ;
Ger meeting Tuesday evening.
Tpiversalist Church, Rev. J ii. Little, Pastor,
p-.srsin. service every sunday at 30 P. NJ, in
New Hall. sunday School at 8 80 P. NJ.
STATED MEETINGS.
ga. M.-Paris Lodge, No. "a. Regular
r,egtiD., Tuesday evening on or before full moon.
a. a. E-MOunt Mica Lodge, regular meet
IN Thursday evening of each week.-Aurora
Ercsmpment first and third Monday evenings
'6,FR.-Nount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No.
On meets second and fourth Fridays of each
r5nta in odd Fellows Hall.
Nv. X. kimban Post, No. las, meets
f-st ant third Saturday evenings OF each
month In u. \. r Hall.
Nm. h. Himban Relief Corps meets first
ami thiri saturday evenings OF each month, IN
Relief Corps Han.
I"1fi.LParis Grange, from May TO Oct. l,
meets -tcoud and fourth saturday; during the
remain Ter Of the year, meets every Saturday In
s e. C.-second and fourth Mondays Of
%. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
meet. second and fourth Wednesday evenings
g- .sth month
.fP.-Hamlin Lodge, No. 81, meets every
Fr. sv evening az Pythian Hall.
WS,l,rn WoSdmen OF America.-South Paris
fsrrp No 1885,, meets second and fourth tues
..tr evenings In Golden Cross Hall.
The annual meeting of Paris Lodge,
T. and \. NJ, occurs on Tuesday evening
of this week.
Charles ). Stuart is going on the road,
working insurance for the Equitable Life
Insurance Co.
Henry l.. Perkins and wife have moved
f-am the Beman house into the Hill
house on Pleasant Street.
Charles p. DenniSon of Scituate,
Mass. made short visit to his brother,
n ". DeuniSon, here last week.
Onite a number of the South Paris peo-
nile are planning to attend the old folks
balI at Buckfeld, Jan. 22d, weather and
travelling permitting.
Lieut. Alfred \. Starbird, U. 5. A, of
rbis place. who has been stationed at
Fort dupont, Del. for some time, is now
at Fort Revere, Hull, Mass.
The Seneca Club will be entertained
this Monday evening by the Misses
Walker. The reading of ''She StoOps to
Conquer Will be completed.
Charles RawSon and family have NOV
ed into the Iangmade house, on the
corner of High and Gothic Streets, where
Or. Woodbury. formerly lived.
J.F. Pmmmer is preparing to put a
gravel roof on his store and residence
building in the spring, in place OF the
Single roof which it now has.
The January supper of the Good Cheer
will occur next Tuesday, the goth. A
good supper will be served in Grand
Army Hall followed by tirst-class en-
tarrainmant in New Hall.
Reports from signal stations in differ
ent parts of Maine seem TO be well agreed
that the mean temperature for Decem-
Der was between three and four degrees
below the average. No one will be III
clined to question those statistics.
Charles f. Bennett cut his ice last
week. on the usual field not far from the
dam. The quantity of ice stored this
wear. by dealers, farmers and Others, Is
certainly as large as ever before, and the
quality of it and the travelling for haul
ing it could not have been improved.
The following officers of the Baptist
church were chosen at its recent annual
meeting:
Secretary and Treasurer-H. W. DennisOn.
CollectOr-Fred W. Bonney.
Deacons-GeOrge b. Crockett, Emery W. Bon
new Edwin l. SpOIOr,l.
Music "Reminiscences E. Dean, George W.
Berry, Charles Marston.
The Pennington Chronicle of last
week has this pleasant reference TO a
South Paris man:-"Re-N the pro
prietary medicine advertised in this
paper made by Ernest Parlin of South
Paris, Me-, "a former popular clerk IN
the drug store of the late A. W. Pottlel
is receiving the endorsement OF and
being sold by MeSSrs. John w. Perkins
Il Co, also by Cook, Everett Il Pennell,
wholesale druggists of Portland
Railroad traffic was delayed some time
Wednesday morning by an accident to a
freight train about four miles below this
station. A journal on freight car
burned off, and the car was dragged
some little distance before it was dis
covered The early morning train was
several hours late, and did not get in
here until after o'clock; and that and
the regular forenoon train were held
here until the track was clear, about ii
o'clock.
The annual meeting of the COngrega-
tional parish was held Monday afternoon,
and officers were chosen Us follows:
Moderator-H. y. Bolster.
Clerk-<. ID. Bolster.
Collector and Treasurer-H. y. Bolster.
Prudential Committee-E. \. Haskell, r "A.
ShurtleG
During the past year the total amount
collected and discussed for church pur-
poses has been $500, the largest amount
in year in the history of the church,
The pastors salary will be continued at
the present amount, and the services OF
Mrs. Briggs as Organist, and OF the male
quartette, will be continued.
The officers of Mount Pleasant Re-
bekah Lodge were installed Friday even
ing by District President Mrs. Hannah
Wright assisted by Grand Marshal Mrs.
Hattie Barnes The list of officers is as
follows:
NG.-Mrs. May Buck.
V.G-Mrs. Clara Howard.
Rec. Sec.-Mrs. Sadie Par In.
Fin. Sec.-Mi-s Carrie Hall.
Treasurer-Mrs. Hattie Dean.
Chap-Mrs. Carrie Briggs.
warden-Mrs. Ellen Curtis.
COn-Miss Florence Richards.
q. G.-Mrs. anna Farrar
/. G-Mrs. Eva Dobe.
K 5. y. G.-Miss Anna Morse.
L. :. y. G.-Nrs. Sharlie Kimban.
r. ). V. G.-Mrs Edith Maxim.
l.. 5. V. G-Miss Emma Haskell.
Rev ira c. Sprague, at one time pas
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