Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-12-22

SOUTH PARIS.

Some skating last week.
Now the days begin to lengthen.
Didn't it rain Sunday night, thought
George Z. Ham was here from Var
mouth two days last week.
Roy IL. Porter is at home from tn,
University of Maine for the Christina
vacation.
Charles E. Bennett began cutting hi
ice ON the river Wednesday morning. i
is of good quality.
There will be a rehearsal "Wednesday
afternoon after school at the UniversaliS
church, in preparation for the Christmas
concert
There's no great loss without some
small gain. The sleighing is somewhat
knocked to pieces, but there is water in
the streams.
A. W. Walker x Son marked out their
ice field above the Park Street bridge,
Saturday. Monday morning it was
covered by from three to ten inches OF
water.
The little Reapers wish to thank all
those who so willingly gave, and liberal
ly patrOnized them, also the Willing
Workers who so kindly allowed them a
chance at their sale.
f. A. Heidner, travelling man for the
Paris Manufacturing Co., who has been
in the office of the company here for
some three months, returned last week
10 his home in Springfield, Mass.
In spite of the severe cold, there was a
fair crowd at the social dance Thursday
evening in New Hall, including num-
Der from Norway. a series of these
dances will be held.
Frhnk p. Burbank, who has been en-
Gagged in building a house for lady at
Gorham, Y. H.. has returned home.
CYRUS p. Berry and Amos A. Bird, who
have been working with him, have also
returned.
The Governor Hill trophy and the
Col Kendall trophy, won by Co. d at
the state rifle shoot few weeks since,
have been on exhibition in the store
window of J. IL. Brooks for the past
week Both are very handsome.
The sociable under the auspices OF
the high school class of '04 came oil in
New Hall Friday evening duly as adj
vertiSed Quite number were present
from Norway, and the affair was both
socially and financially success.
The Mason Manufacturing Co. is ex-
panding into another section of the
Shurtleff mill, giving il several hundred
feet additional floor space. More ma
chinery is being put in, and larger
business will be done than before.
One of the most conspicuous of the
store decorations of the Christmas sea
son is that of J. ii. Brooks, the druggist,
who has made use of cOlored electric
lights, having about $50 of them fes-
TONED in the store and arranged on the
front.
Manager George X. Morton of the
Paris Manufacturing Co., ant Hon.
James ). Wright as counsel, were in
Portland the last of the week for the
trial of law case to which the company
is party, in the Cumberland Superior
Court.
The December number of The Chroni-
Gle, published by the students of Paris
High school, was issued last week. II
has more than the usual amount and
fully the usual variety of reading matter,
and is very creditable number. a
half-tone cut of the new school house
forms frontispiece.
The Good Cheer members who have
been earning a dollar for the good of the
aeI-al 70 hand n in a \Rw
Years Offering, and in order to have a
pleasant time and find out how the
dollars were earned social will be held
in Good Cheer Hall New Years even
ing. Refreshments will be served.
Arthur X. Shurtleff and Albert l..
Clark took the examination before the
Commissioners of Pharmacy two weeks
since. and have received their certificates
as registered pharmacists. This gives
the store of F. A. Shurtleff Il Co. four
registered pharmacists-a larger number
than are often found in one store in a
country town.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Dec. q, 1908:
Miss Maggie Record.
Mrs j =. Spearin.
Miss Florence Boswell.
Miss Edith Bartlett
Don /. kimball.
Willie kangeley Locke.
George W. Carney.
George &. BOOthby.
Aakt Cskar Sakari.
$. F. DAVIS, Postmaster.
A very pleasant time was enjoyed at
the special meeting of Paris Lodge, +.
and A. NJ, Tuesday evening. A dozen
or more were present from Granite
Lodge at West Paris, and about as many
from Jefferson Lodge at Bryants Pond,
with a less number of visitors from a
number of other lodges, making COM
pany of about seventy-tive. There was
degree work, with banquet after the
lodge closed, and a social session after
the repast.
The first lecture in the Methodist
course will be given Wednesday evening,
Dec. 80, by the Rev. Daniel Onstott OF
Skowhegan. His subject, THE Battle
of Waterloo" This will be followed
Jan. IA, by the Rev. A. I. Sally, ID. D., OF
Lewiston. His subject will be, "When
a Young Man Faces the World" The
price of course tickets will be one dol
lar. Reserved seats can be secured at
DIR. Bucks office Saturday morning, Dec.
20. Students tickets, so cents for the
course.
Miss Mertie b. Maxim closed her work
as first assistant in Paris High School
last Monday night, and just before the
close of school for the day she was sur
prised by the gift of a handsome ring
set with Mount Mica tOurmaline, from
the students. Harold Anderson of the
class of 1904 made the presentation in
behalf of the donors. Miss Maxim has
been first assistant in the school for one
term over two years, and as this gift
indicates, has won not only the respect
and obedience, but the affection, OF
those whom she has taught.
Next Sabbath evening at the Methodist
church there will be a concert at which
time the following program will be car
ried out:
l. Organ Voluntary.
,. Anthem, ShoH'
3. Prayer, --------i assoi'
A. Response - - - .1
5. Choir anu CChgregatlOh-
s. Recitations by the children.