Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-17
The oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Mice Hours: $50 A. NJ. to 7 80 p. NJ.

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Going ap (west)-lO 90 A. NJ. S;ss p. n, sa7
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CHURCHES.
I,rst congregational Church. Rev. w. 4.
Er,nks D. d. pastor. Preaching services, 10 4s
- and 7 800 Y. NJ; Sunday School IL NJ; Y.
a. : a. y M Y. NJ; Church prayer meeting on
T,ss. a. e evening at 80 O'Clock. An, not other
ygise connected. are cordially Invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. A. w. Pottle, Pastor
On SSrsscSin,p service Jas a NJ; Sabbath School
I5,N. Epworth League Meeting, 61o p. NJ;
',enlng prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
r1e-'I4y evening; class meeting, Friday evening
S,riist church, Rev. II. S. Pinkham, Pastor.
,,I Srn'iav, preaching service 10 As A. NJ; Sab
,,,tb school IL NJ; PRAYER meeting 90 p. NJ;
prayer aa,,yirrarSSist church. Rev j. H. Little. Pastor
Preaching service every Sunday al : 80 =. N:
SrgsIay School at 80 P. NJ. Evening service, .
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STATED MEETINGS.
M.-ParIs Lodge, No. "a. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before tulimoon
n. o. F-MOunt Mica Lodge, regular meet
Tb,,rs,Iay evening OF each week.-Auror;
Enr.mpment, first and third Monday evenings
'' ,' 81, RmMount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
meets second and fourth Fridays OF eaci
..Irtn In Odd Fellows Han. -
R-W. X Kimbal Post. No. las, meets
s-,t and third Saturday evenings OF each
,.Ttb. IN e. A. K. Hall.
NM K KimbalI Relief Corps meets first
anil hiri saturday evenings of each month"; IL
"y.', Paris Grange, from May to Oct. /,
,..ts second and fourth Saturday; during INT
r.msiuder Of the year, meets every saturday I'D
Grange Hall. -, ,,o,,,.ua =,
q. d O.. C.-Second and tourth MonuaSo VI
E' o. P.-stony Brook Lodge. No. Isl,
ur,ts second and fourth "Wednesday evenings
gf each month. =, -. .-.
Frtsv evening at Pythian Hall.
Modern Woodmen Of America.-South Paris
camp No. 1896, meets second am tour'n iues
..ar evenings In Golden Cross nan. -,
g..al ATcanum.-Parris Council, No. 1921,
...,,s first and third Monday evenings at = ;S".
Nilpah Assembly will work the sec
.ud degree at their next meeting. -
Mrs Rounds and Mrs. Hathaway spent
-sfgrday aud Sunday in Lewiston anu
attended Ben-llur.
Charles r. Newell and family have
moved into the rent in Maxim BLOCK
vacated by K. l.. Cummings.
Bearce and his niece, Miss Eva
D.CoSter. of Lewiston, have been guests
~ .Iudoe Wilson's fora few days.
An schools we're suspended on Friday,
md nearly if not quite all the teachers
attended the teachers convention at Ok
ford,
Mrs George d. Robertson came from
Vest Paris saturday morning, and will
r.main here until after the w. Z. L. U.
convention this week
The Good Cheer will meet "Wednesday
afternoon in the ladies' parlor at the
rniyersalist church at $50 O'Clock. a
ull attendance is desired.
About fifty from South Paris and as
many or more from Norway went on the
>pecial train to Lewiston Friday evening
r1 see Ben-Hu at the Empire Theatre.
Al the regular meeting of the Sister
hood the LIST degree was conferred on
tyo candidates. Refreshments OF sheroet
and fancy crackers were served at the
close.
Mrs. Esther c., wife of Henry Brad
ford of Elm Hill, died Sunday, the Sth,
al the hospital in Lewiston where she
had zone for treatment. The tunoraI
was held at her late home on "Wednesday.
The sermon next Sunday at the
rn,yersalist church will be on the
Parable of the PrOdigal Son." Sermon
al $50 p. NJ. All are welcome. Seats
are free. Collection for current ex-
peuSeS.
4 smaller number than usual sat down
to the last supper for the season OF the
food Cheer Society Tuesday evening.
first class entertainment was given
after the supper, with fairly good
audience.
Elisha G. Gilman died Thursday night
al the home of A. Nj. Yates, from the
effects of a paralytic shock. Mr.. Gilman
was nephew of Mr.. Yates, ana came
here to make his home from Newton,
Mass, only about six weeks ago.
This is week of events in town, in-
Guiding the county convention of the
". G.. r. u. on Tuesday and "Wednesday
AZ the Baptist church, the Sprague-
Maxim wedding on Wednesday evening,
and the production of "Pepita on
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Next Sunday evening at the Univers-
alist church the subject will be, Our
Ruling Aims: What are They? Are they
Christian? Reference, Mat, d, 33. Leader,
Mrs. j. III. Little. Mrs. Little has Tor
wears been an able and Interested worker
in the church, Sunday School and
Y. p. &. U.
Mr.. W. W. Slower of Pennington has
bought the viii Henry place. lie IS
boarding with Mr.. Henry for the present,
will move his family later as his wife is
caring for her sick mother now. lie is
occupying a room at j. +. Plummer's
where he will repair boots and shoes.
lie has the reputation of being hrst-
class workman.
IL is definitely arranged that the Me-
mortal Day services of VIM. h. hlmOall
Post, G.. A. r., are to be held this year
at West Paris-the sermon on Sunday,
the 10Th, and the general exercises on
the 3Oth. The address will be given by
Rev. j. n. Little of South Paris. De-
tailed arrangements are not yet made,
but will be announced next week.
George 5. Stearns, formerly of Paris
and lutte well known here, died Friday
night, the 9th, in Atlanta, Ga, of pneu-
mOnia. Mr.. Stearns' home had been In
Atlanta for several years, though he
spent much time in other parts OF the
country, and was an occasional visitor To
Paris. lie is survived by one brother,
Harry l.. Stearns of Atlanta, and other
more distant relatives in Paris and else
where.
At regular meeting of the University
Extension Club, which met on Wednes-
day evening, May 18th, the following pro-
gramme was carried out:
current Events. - ,,,-,
sketch of Artemus ward,---.--. -. Mr. Fletcher
Frank X stockton, "Bill Ne" Mrs. Fletcher
Bob Bur,iette" Josh Billings" Miss shurtlen
Margaret Deland or James Lane Allen,
MSS
Ella W heeler Wilcox, Mrs- hounus
Maurice Thompson and Hamlin Garland.
...M Mrs. +. A. Shurtlen.
Lessons.
l.. $. Sessions, who has been away
since last fall, returned to South Paris
ON Wednesday. After leaving here, In
company with DIR. Nj. L.. Bonney ne
4 in