Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-05
The Oxford Democrat,
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
once Hours: $50 A. NJ. to I 80 p. N.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Oct. 4, 1913,

once hours Z oO A NJ 10 'oo r. H.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Oct 4, 1913,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going town Cast. 30 a. NJ. (daily, Sunday
includecD. 80 A. NJ, 44OPA. sunday only
Going up twest)-lO: 90 A. NJ, IS P. NJ. s4
Pm. daily, sundays included). sunday only
9-22A.M.
CHURCHES.
Firs, Congregational Church. Rev. w. I
Brooks, ID. D., pastor Preaching services. ~ =
PS. c. +. at s p. NJ; Church prayer meeting Oh
Tuesday evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not other
wise connected, are cordially Invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. A. w. Pottle, Pastor
Oa sunday, morning prayer meeting SSo A
N; preaching service 10 as M; Sabbath Schov
n NJ; Epworth League Meeting, els p n.
evening prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
Tuesday evening; class meeting, Friday evening
Baptist Church, Rev IL. 5. Ptnkham, Pastor
On sun ay, preaching service 10 40 A. NJ; Sab
bath School II NJ, PRAYER meeting w p. NJ
PRAYER meeting Tuesday evening.
Universalist Church. Rev. j. III. Little, Pastor
Preaching service every Sunday at $50 p.
Sunday School at 80 p. NJ. Evening service,
IN.
STATED MEETINGS.
F& A. M.-Paris Lodge, No. -. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before tulI moon
l. %. o. F-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
,ni,s Tbnrs,Iav evening OF each week.-Aurors
Encampment first and third Monday evening"
D. of R.WMount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
80 meets second and fourth fridays Oh each
month in Odd Fellows Hall; 40 .,.
A. R-W. X. kimban Post, NO. lto, meetS
drst and third Saturday evenings OF each
VIM X. Kimbal Relief Corps meets FIRST
and third Saturday evenings OF escn month"; IL
r. OF H.EParis Grange, from May TO Oct, !,
meets second and fourth saturday; during tn'
remainder Of the year, meets every SATURDAY IL
Z. 8. q. C.-second and fourth Mondays o.
each month. 10,
\. e o. P.-stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
meets second and fourth wednesday e'o"A"ee
r. of P.~Hamlin Lodge, No, 81, meets every
Friday evening at Pythian HAL 60, nj,
Modern wOOdmen OF America-Soutn lars
Camp No 1885, meets second and fourth tues
dav evenings In Golden Cross Hail. ,.,,
ROYAL Arcanum.-Parris Council, NO. lo-i'
meets first and third Monday evenings at -
1904.
How many times have you changed it
tOa"4'?
A New Years dance was held in New
Hall Friday evening.
Has that new leaf that you turned over
GOT curled back yet?
c. Freeland Penley has vacant six
room rent and stable to let.
Twenty-inch ice cut on the river
Jan. LIST. GnesS we had cold Deeem-
Der, ell?
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional parish is held this Monday after
noon at l 80.
The Pratt brothers of East Orange,
Nj. have been spending the Christmas
season at Walter ii, Swett's.
Miss Maud Carter has been visited dur
inc her vacation stay here by teacher
friend. Miss Getchell of Boston.
The first meeting of the festival cho-
rus will be held this Monday evening at
Mrs. Horne's. South Paris singers are
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Luella Smiley started "Wednesday
for Southern Pines, \. C., where she
will spend the rest of the winter. she
has before spent several winters there.
A. E. Morse will read at Hartford,
Conn. Jan. u. Is, II, under the auspices
of the Connecticut State Grange, and at
Needham, Mass, at a church entertain
ment, Jan. 10.
The Democrat notes the marriage in
Portland on Friday of couple VINO
have been frequent visitors TO South
Paris-Arthur |. Merry of New York and
Miss Percie NJ. Staples of Portland
Miss Catherine Briggs came home Fri
e. a.
SUNDAY night. She brought with her
DR. Ward. who is a very successful lady
dentist, in the office of DIR. White OF
Lewiston.
Mount Mica Lodge, |. o. O. F., at its
annual meeting Thursday evening chose
the following officers:
NG.-Luther W. Hollis.
V G-Charles ". Howard.
Rec Sec-Carl Mason.
FIN. Sec.-Eugene n. Dorr.
Treas-Horace l.. Swan.
IanitOr-Elh- DObe. , d,
Trustees-N. u. Bolster, \. +. Shurtef, j. ).
Wright.
Lewis f. Fox and Miss Effie +. Royal
were married Wednesday evening by
Rev. III. ). Pinkham, at the parsonage.
The groom is a young man who came
10 south Paris from his native town,
Lowell He is a student in the law
school of the University of Maine. The
bride is the Youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. o. W. Royal They have the
best wishes of many friends.
During the past week the carpet has
been laid in the new Universalist church,
and the pulpit furniture and pews have
been put in place. The carpet Is pref
ftna firm in
The furniture is oak in a dark finish,
and the audience room when completed
will present fine appearance. IL Is ex-
nected that the church will be dedicated
about the 10Th of January. Rev. r. w.
Hamilton of ROxbury, Mass, VIII preach
the dedication sermon.
A pleasant time was enjoyed by the
Good Cheer Society at its experience
party Friday evening. Each member
who had earned dollar brought 1t for
ward To the treasurer, with more or less
description of the experience in earning
il. Some of the experiences were relat-
ed in rhyme, and were interesting IN
both matter and manner OF telling.
social followed with candy, popcorn, and
apples for all. The sum raised Will 60
quite a way toward paying for the new
pulpit furniture.
The voters of Paris have not tumbled
over one another in their eagerness to
enroll under the new caucus law. Up
TO the filing of lists by the town com
mittees on the first day of January, Just
twelve had made personal enrolment at
the office of the town clerk. VI these,
ten were Republicans, one a Democrat,
and one a PrOhibitionist. The list nled
by the Republican town committee Jan.
LIST contains 693 names. The Prohibi-
tionists put in the names OF 1T. Vi
these l3 are also on the Republican list,
SO of course their enrolment is thereby
nullified. The Democrats have hled no
list. and the only man who now stands
entitled to vote in Democratic caucus
is the one who made personal enrolment
of himself as Democrat.
John Whitman, one of the oldest citi-
zens of the town and man highly re-
speeted by every one, died at his home
on the corner of Brook and Cross Streets,
Tuesday morning. He was few days
over ST years of age. Mr.. Whitman had
lived in the village about twenty years,
having moved from the farm on High
Street now occupied by Charles X. Pen
Law Until within the PAST few months