Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-12-29

Earle E. Stuart is at home from Bos
ton for few days Christmas vacation
A Norway team defeated Paris team
| to 0 in game of ice polo on the river
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. w. L. Blood and children, who
have been at Old Town for some time
have returned home.
/ Mrs. Rose Powers, who has been en-
gagged in millinery work at Dover, ar
rived home Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Scott has gone to Freepor,
to remain with her husband for at least
a portion of the winter.
w. j. Wheeler shipped two good
horses to II. Mckay Twombly, New
York millionaire, Monday morning.
Charles d. Brown and wife of Salem,
Mass, were with Mrs. Browns parents,
Alva Shurtleff and wife, for Christmas.
Miss Susie NJ. Wheeler gave party
Saturday evening to twenty-five or thirty
of the young people. A very lively time
was enjoyed.
Mr.. Harry W. and Benjamin F. Collins
of Pawtucket, X. l., are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall NJ. Rowe for the
Christmas holidays.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Universalist church previous TO COM
munion will be held in the church We'd
nesday evening at half past seven.
Advertised letters in South Paris
post Office Dec. rs:
Miss Ida Holman.
Miss Nettie Small.
Mr.. VIM. Dunders.
The chandeliers at the Universalist
church are partly the gift of Mrs. I. +.
Stearns of Cambridge, Mass. They were
made by w. J. Sheridan, rs Sudbury
ST., Boston.
The course of lectures at the Methodist
church is postponed to Jan. IA, when
DR.. A. T. Salley of Lewiston will give his
popular lecture when young man
faces the world
All the ladies who are willing to assist
In making the carpet ut the UniverSalist
church are invited to meet in the au-
dience room Tuesday afternoon as early
after dinner as possible.
The Paris Manufacturing Co. followed
its usual custom this year of giving each
of it's men a pound box of candy at
Christmas The list is longer than ever
before, and this year it took so boxes
to go around.
At the close of her work at Leavitt
Institute, Miss Sue Rounds received sub
Stantial tokens of the affection of her
pupils there. One was an opal ring,
presented by the freshman class, and the
other a Morris chair from the rest of the
school.
A call has been extended by the Win
ter Hill Baptist church of Somerville,
Mass, to Rev. II. ). Pinkham, pastor OF
the Baptist church in this place. Mr..
Pinkham has the matter under consider
alton and has as yet made no definite
statement as to his action.
The week of prayer will be observed
with union services commencing next
Sabbath, Jan. Sd, at the Congregational
church, Rev. III. ). Pinkham preaching
the sermon. The services Monday and
evening will also be at the Con
church. On Wednesday and
evenings at the Methodist
church and Friday and Sabbath evenings
at the Baptist church. There will be no
service Saturday evening. The closing
service of the week at the Baptist church
Sabbath evening, Jan. 10, DR.. W. Z.
Brooks preaching the sermon. All the
services will be strictly eyangelistic.
One of the best Christmas times ever
had, is the story told of Fridays observ-
ance by the Methodist Sunday School,
which was little out of the usual line.
At 10 o'clock in the forenoon seventy
five or eighty, in double sleighs and hay
racks, set out for sleigh ride of several
miles, taking in Norway village. After
their return at noon dinner was served
to some over hundred, and the Christ
mas tree was unloaded in the afternoon,
without exercises other than chorus
singing and brief talk by Rev. Mr..
Pottle, the pastor. Much credit is due
to Mr.. and Mrs. Z. K. Chapman and DR..
c. L. Buck, who had the whole matter in
hand.