Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-10

week, and Mrs. rockingham longer.
Supper will be served at the Baptist
vestry at $50 o'clock next Wednesday.
Is cents for adults, 10 cents for children.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The subject at the evening meeting
next Sunday at the Universalist church
will be 1.-THE Symmetrical Life. ;"
Reference, Eph. w, Is. Leader, Miss
Isabel Morton.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office, May 9th, 1904:
Mr. Jesse p. Edwards.
Mr.. Chas. Manning.
Mr.. G.. +. Sawtee.
ST. DAVIS. Postmaster.
At the regular meeting of Mt. Pleasant
Rebekah Lodge Friday evening of this
week there will be work and after the
work refreshments will be served. 1t is
hoped there will be good attendance.
Gladys Bonney and Mildred Parlin
have accepted the invitation to join with
the AndroScoggin County contestants
for the gold medal of the Demorest con-
test, which is held at Auburn, June I'd.
The Oxford County convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held at South Paris Tuesday and
"Wednesday, May II and Is, in the Bap-
fist church, with an address by worker
of national reputation Tuesday evening.
Miss Margaret Koch, Junior Superin-
tendent of Christian Endeavor for Maine,
will supply the pulpit at the Baptist
church next Sunday morning, and in the
evening will address union meeting of
young peoples societies at the same
church.
A special train will be run from this
place to Lewiston next Friday evening,
under the management of +. l.. Perkins
of Mechanic Falls, to enable people to
attend the presentation of Ben Hur at
the Empire Theatre and return home the
same night.
Rev. Howard Clifford is graduate of
Kents Hill Seminary and of Wesleyan
University in Middletown, Conn. He
also took some special studies in Boston.
He has warm interest in Grange work,
filling the office of lecturer for Franklin
Pomona for two years.
The Epworth League passed very
pleasant evening in the home OF Rev.
and Mrs. Howard Clifford on WedneS-
day. About thirty-tive were present.
The League proposes to enter upon a
course of valuable reading, and plans
many delightful evenings.
Beginning last week, the factory OF
the Paris Manufacturing Co. shuts down
on Saturday afternoons. The men get
in iifty-five hours per week, with pay TOR
hfty-six, getting the extra hour on Satur-
day as usual The arrangement is not
for any definite length of time.
The circle of the Methodist church had
a delightful meeting with Mrs. Farnum
on Wednesday afternoon, some twenty
being present. The committee to look
after the sick and aged made most ex-
cellent report. Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Cliff
ford volunteered to serve for the next
month.
Rarely does the season advance faster
than it has for the past week. Until
the first day of May we had nothing
that could be called warm spring wealth
er. but since then things have come on
with a rush. 1t is getting very dry, and
a little warm rain would be great help
to vegetation.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher, of Portland, will de-
liver the memorial address before the
Knights of Pythias, Sunday, May 10, at
$50 p. NJ, at the Congregationalist
church. Knights are requested to be at
X. z. Hall at 80 sharp. Services at
cemetery at 8. Rev. Mr.. Fisher is con-
sidered very able speaker. Every one
cordially invited.
The Good Cheer will have supper
and entertainment in Good Cheer Hall
Tuesday evening of this week. The en-
tertainment will include solos by Mr..
and Mrs. Verne Whitman of Norway,
singing BY the Schubert Quartette, sleight
of hand by Prof. Merle Willis OF Port
land, and select readings by the Misses
Ada Thayer and Mildred Parlin.
Those who have an idea that the state
law for the registration of vital statistics
is one which, having sufficient penalties
provided for neglect, is left to enforce
itself, are in error. There is hardly
law on the books which is more care
fully looked after than this. At the end
of the year every tOwnclerk has to make
full return of the births, marriages and
deaths recorded, to DIR. Young, the state
register at Augusta, but that is not the
end of it. At Augusta careful watch has
been kept on the newspapers, and II there
is found i'm them an announcement OF
one of these events which has not been
duly recorded, a copy of the notice is
sent to the town clerk with instructions
to look it up, and the minister, justice
or physician who is responsible for the
omission is called to account. Three or
four such notices, gathered during 1908,
have recently been sent to the town clerk
of Paris for investigation.
On Thursday and Friday evenings,
May 10 and 20, at New Hall, will be
given the burlesque opera Pepita.
Dramatis PERSONA:
Don Carlos, u Spanish nobleman.
-. ....-...--.----.. Geo. A. Briggs.
Donna Iuez. his wife, ..---.---Agnes l.. Penfold.
Peplta their child. -Mertie French Fiield.
Don Enrique. their nephew, ---.:-- Writ Stanley
Dolores and Gipsey GU en-, $780, Virgie l.. wilson.
Nellie NJ. Andrews.
Jose. Gipsey chief in love with Maraaitas b., ,o,,
Beverly, Lieut.. In U. s. Navy, james Dunn.
Moore, companion Of Beverly.
Dayton. companion of Beverly. Donald Briggs
Ben Bolt. an old sailor Hall
Servants. G;psies and Sailors.
Musical Director, Cora s. Briggs
Admission % cents. Reserved seats 30
cents. Seats on sale at the store of F.
A. Shurtleff & Co. on May IA at 2 r. NJ.
The names of the participants as well as
that of the director, Mrs. Cora S. Briggs,
is a guarantee of first-class entertain
ment, and great rush for seats is ex-
pected. Elegant costumes will be pro-
vided and the music will be first class.
This presentation of "Pepita" will un-