Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-20
The 0xfurd Bs1nnrrat,
SOUTH PARIS.
GRAND Trunk RAILWAY.
Commencing December 4. 1904,

SOUIH PARlS.
GRAND rRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing December 4. 1904,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
eo,pg down (east)-5:s6 A. NJ, daily. Sunday
,rcn,ied), ga A. NJ, id4 Pm Sunday only
Snjne up twest)-lO: O7 A. NJ. 20 p. NJ, ss
"a. 1iaiiy, sundays includeD. Sunday only
80 a. u,
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Office Hours I 1904. NJ. to7:SoP.M.
CHURCHES.
g,rst congregational Church. Rev. W. Z
brooks. d. D., pastor. Preaching services, 10 4!
and = 500 p. NJ; Sunday School IL NJ; Y
q. \. at6P M; Church prayer meeting or
r,csiav evening az I 80 o'clock. All, not other
90 connected, are cordially invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. III. A. Clifford, Pastor
IN sunday morning prayer meeting, $50 A
un ,,rsarbing service 10 AS A. NJ; Sabbath School
~ q. Epworth League Meeting, 6l5 p. NJ
svening prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
TUESDAY evening; class meeting, ransSy evening
,atlSA NJ: sabbath School IL NJ; prayer meet
,rc-OOP NJ; prayer meeting Tuesday evening.
Tniyersalist Church, Rev j. III. Little, Pastor.
p-esrhinr service every Sunday at 80 2. N.
StUiay school at so P. NJ. Evening service, Z
P.N.
STATED MEETINGS.
"A. M.-Paris Lodge, No. "a. Regular
,esfing Tuesday evening on or before ullnoon.
ID q. F.-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
,ngs. thursday evening of each week.-Aurora
E6csmpment, first and third Monday evenings
Of each month. "
IN meets second and fourth Fridays or each
month 10 Odd Fellows Hall.
R-W. X. Kimban Post, No. las, meets
fr-t amt third saturday evenings OF each
month, IN g. A. K. Hall.
ami third saturday evenings of each month, In
g. of H'EParis Grange. from May to Oct. l,
meets first and third Saturday; during the
rpmalndcr OF the year, meets every saturday, In
' TO q. C.-Second and fourth Mondays of
eagh month. -,
nets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
OF P.-Hamun Lodge, No, 81, meets every
FrFar evening az Pythian Hall.
Modern WOOdmen of America.-South Paris
cam 40 1885,, meets second anil fourth Tues
,i,v evenings In Golden Cross Hail.
R,vgT ArcAnum.-ParriS Council, No. 1921,
meets first and third Monday evenings at 80.
Twas the night before Christmas
And al through the house,
Nata creature was sleeping,
Not even a mouse.
In the annals of Christmastide
This was the worst
1t two In the morning
The water. pipes burst.
J.J Emeley has had electric lights
installed in his house during the past
week.
Miss Abbie Starbird is at home from
school at Kent'S Hill for the Christmas
vacation
Mrs. Tirrell and Mrs. Rose ii. Powers
and daughter Lillian have returned from
FoScroft.
Blank proxies for telephone companies |
or other corporations, 10 cents per dozen
az the Democrat office.
Judge Whitehouse has been assigned |
10 preside at the March term of court, |
and Judge Powers at the October term.
A. Z. Morse, the reader, has during
the past week assisted at receptions
rendered Governor Bell at Bellows
Falls and SaxOn's River, Vt.
". J. Wheeler's assorted fancy calen-
dars from the Osborne Art Co., the
handSomeSt he has ever had, have ar
rived, aud are ready for distribution to
his customers.
Mr.. aud Mrs. E. K. Merry wish through |
the Democrat To express their thanks to
those who have given them assistance in
various ways during their recent series
of miStortuneS.
About forty South Paris people went
to Lewiston on the special train Tues
day to see the Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast at the Empire Theatre. They re-
port a great show.
Z. +. Bassett and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
T. Kimball returned Friday from the
camp in Northwest Bethel where they |
have spent the last part of the hunting !
season They brought in four deer.
The weather observer at the Portland
station saws 1904 is the coolest year on
record the total deficiency in tenn
perature up to the middle of December,
amounting to 1925 degrees. No one will
question his statement.
L. r. Cole is soon to open meat
market and bakery in the store formerly
occupied by Mrs. Lunt in Maxim Block.
Mr.. and Mrs Cole will occupy rooms in
the rear of the store. The necessary
changes in the building are now in
progress.
Two thousand cakes of ice were taken
out of Kings mill pond for the farmers
in that vicinity. The work was finished
l..
for the water was rapidly going out
from under, and within day nearly all
the ice that remained was lying on the
bottom.
The factory of the Mason Manufacture
ing Co. is shut down for two weeks, dur
ING which time repairs and changes will
be made. 1t will start up again Jan. I'd.
\ largely increased business has been
done this year, and for the past three
months an average of three cars week
of toys and novelties has been shipped.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge is in
very hourishing condition at present.
At its last meeting four were taken into
the lodge. making twenty-five that have
Joined this year, with Mrs. Clara Howard |
in the chair. After the regular meeting
Friday evening of this week there will
be an entertainment and good at
tendance is looked for.
Jarvis NJ. Doble, while at work in the
woods for W. J. Wheeler Wednesday,
was hurt by flying chip which struck |
him in the eye. The injury was so
severe that he was sent to the Eye and |
Ear Infrmary at Portland. lie is re-
ported as doing well, and the sight of
the eye will not be lost, but he will have
to remain for treatment for some time. |
The Universalist Sunday School has
sent barrel of clothing To the Saliva
ton Army in Boston, to be distributed
among the suffering poor, and another
barrel or box will be forwarded soon.