Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-03

SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
ONCE Hours 90 to I 90 A. n; 500 A. II. to
S00P.h.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Sept. IS. 1902,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down (east)-5:s6 A. NJ, daily, Sundays
included), $50 A. NJ, 40 P. N. Sunday only,
bOOP.M.
Going up (west)-l0 90 A. NJ, S:ss p. ~. SAL
M, daily, Sundays included). Sunday only,
9s22A
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church. Rev. w. f.
Brooks, ID. D.. pastor. Preaching services, 10 as
A. VI. and 100 p. NJ; Sunday School l2 NJ; Y.
Tuesday evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not other.
wise connected, are cordially invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. A. w. Pottle, Pastor.
NJ; preaching service lO45 A NJ; Sabbath school
~ NJ, Epworth League Meeting, 6l5 p. NJ;
evening prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meetin z
'I Bsptist Church. Rev. II. 5. finIham' Pastor.
On sunday, preaching service 10 As A. M; Sab
bath school IL M; PRAYER meeting 90 p. NJ;
PRAYER meeting Tuesday evening.
Cuiversalist Church, Rev. j. II. Little, Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday at 80 P. NJ, In
New Hall Sunday School at S30P.M.
STATED MEETINGS.
"a A. M.-Paris Lodge, No. 81. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before full moon
10. q. S.-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
inss, Thursday evening OF each week.-Aurors
Elcampment, first and third Monday evening"
OF each month.
ID. OF R.-Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
3d. meets second and fourth Fridays OF eacb
month in odd Fellows Hall.
o. A R-W. h. Eimban Post. No. las, meets
drs. and third Saturday evenings Of each
month, IN q. A. r Hall.
VIM r. Kimbar Relief Corps meets frs
and third saturday evenings Of each month, II
Relief corps Han.
p of H.[Paris Grange, from May to Oct. l,
meets second and fourth saturday; during tho
remainder Of the year, meets every Saturday, IN
Grange Hall.
[. q. u, C.-Second and fourth Mondays OF
=. +. o. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
meets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
I'd. each month.
X. 0fP.-Hamlin Lodge. No, 81. meets every
FriIay evening at Pythian Hail.
Modern Woodmen Of Ameriea.-South Paris
Camp, No. 1885,, meets second AMI fourth Tues
.,ay evenings In Golden Cross Hall.
". H. Cook of Lisbon was in town
Friday.
There will be an assembly at New
Hail. Thursday evening, Feb. 9TH.
Miss Ruth Tucker, who has spent
some months in Boston and Providence,
has returned home.
Mrs. E. P. Parlin spent few days in
Portland last week, the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Edgerley.
Miss Belle Goodwin, formerly of Paris,
now of Reading, Mass, is in town calling
on old friends and acquaintance.
The drama, 1.-The Cheerful Liar" is in
preparation, to be given at an early day
under the auspices of Mt. Pleasant Re-
bekah Lodge.
Miss Carrie Mathews returned last
Wednesday from Barton Landing, VI,
where she was called by the sudden
death of her step-mother
w. 5. Eaton, who has been proprietor
of half-interest in the Ideal Laundry |
for the past month, has sold to his part |
ner. II. d. McAlister, and returned to
Auburn.
Representative Albert r. Hill of
Browntield was az South Paris Saturday
Mr.. Hill will be candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for senator from
oxford county next year.
lie SGleGIultu IstNt uithNS SNON FANc
reSs in the preparation OF the town re-
port. The years business was closed
Saturday night, and work on the print
ING of the report will begin early this
week.
The February supper of the Universal |
iSt Good Cheer Society will be held on
the 18th. The men will get up the en-
tertainment, and it is understood that
the farce, Ion His Last Legs" will be
the principal feature of the programme
A benefit performance will be given
here before long, for which Mrs Cora ).
Briggs is preparing the operetta, The
Lottery Ticke t." and Albert ID. Park is
preparing the farce, 1.-The Darkey Wood
Dealer - The date has been set rs
Thursday, Feb. 18th.
Mr.. :. ). Stowe observed the S5th an-
niyerSary of his birth on Saturday. Al
though not specially robust now, Mr..
Stowe gets around very well considering
his advanced years, and his mental
faculties still remain good, and his IN
variable good humor unimpaired.
So many ate of the supper served by
the men al the Methodist vestry Wednes-
day evening that it was necessary to set
the tables third time, and the number
served was not far from 10. The sup
per was highly cOmplimented Oh all
sides. A short entertainment and very |
pleasant social hour followed.
Christian Endeavor Day was observed
at the Congregational church Sunday
evening with a very pretty exercise enti-
tied. Decide To-day. Rev. +. L. New
port OF Oxford gave short address.
The quartette sang some very pretty /
music. A beautiful duet was sung by |
MesSrS. Eaton and Dunn, also pretty |
solo was sung by Miss Wheeler, the |
quartette singing at intervals with her.
Quite a large audience was present and
il was a very helpful service.
Some of the trains were number OF
hours late on Friday, in consequence OF
an accident at Lewiston Junction. Inc
engine of the forenoon passenger train
going toward Portland struck the engine |
of a freight train which was backing on
10 a siding. The accident is said to be
due TO the dense fog, which prevented
the engineer from seeing the signals
Some of the passengers were a little
shaken up, but no one was seriously In,
ured. Several cars were derailed ana
the road was blocked for number OF
hours.
The annual meeting of the Mount Mica
Building Association, owners OF odd
Fellows Block, was held Thursday at
the office of Hon. James S. Wright. The
following officers were chosen:
pirector.-George d. Robertson, Franklin
Maxim, J. Z. Murch.
Clerk and Treasurer-W. l.. Farrar.
The charge for use of the public hall was
fixed at 81. 90 per day, with discount oil
SlOO when it is used more than one
night at a time, for home entertain
ments: rehearsals, Sl.00 if heat is re-
quired, 80 cents if no heat.
The next monthly meeting of the W.
&. T. U. will be held at the home OF
their president, Mrs. A. w. Pottie'
Thursday, Feb. u, when, after the regu-
lar business, the following programme
will be carried out under the direction
of Mrs. Z. L. Chapman:
Music, Mr.. Geo. Burnham, Miss Jessie To'man.
Paper, The Mother Element In the Home, - -.
..--..------- Mrs. Z. r. w heeler
Sketch, Mothers Dream. Mrs. tarnham
Original Poem by Mrs. Abbott -----.--.--;---
.. Read by Mrs. ). &. OrdwaV
Paper, Mothers Work MRS. ahh,S SMes
Mus!c..-- Mrs Burnham and Miss Toiman'
sketch His Mothers Translation,
Mrs. Charles Edwards