Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
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SOUTH PARIS.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commanding October 2, 1904,

TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
co,ng down (east)-5 SO A. NJ, daily, Sunday
,rclude,D, 30 A. NJ, S:5s Pm. Sunday only
SoinS ND (west)-lO 10 A. M. Beg P. NJ, Sa
daily, sundays included). Sunday only
g.22A.h.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
,,,sce Hours: 7:sOA A. NJ. to 7 ;30P.M.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church. Rev. w. Is
R-onSs ID. D., pastor. Preaching services, 10 q
A. NJ and Z 90 P. M sunday ScnooI ~ M,
T.esdsv evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not other
Via connected are cordially Invited
Netbodist Church, Rev. II. a. Clifford, Pastor
On sunday. morning prayer meeting, ~
~ rresrhing service 10 AS A. M; Sabbath Schoo
~ ~. Epworth League Meeting, 6l5 p. n.
evening prayer meeting p. NJ; prayer meeting
STUes,iav evening; class meeting, Friday evening
Baptist Church. ON sunday, preaching service
~ NJ. sabbath School IL VI; prayer meet
Ia p ": PRAYER meeting Tuesday evening
friversalist church, Rev. j. H. Little, Pastor
Preaching service every Sunday at 2;oO r.
sunday School at 80 P. NJ. Evening service,
IN.
STATED MEETINGS.
"A. M.-Paris Lodge, No. -. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or Oel0re iuiI moon ui
4 ,
,,,,. Thursday evening OF each week-Aurora
Encampment, first and third MONDAY evenings
n S'' ~ R~Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
eD meets second and fourth frluays OF eacn
month In Odd Fellows Hall.
GAR-w. X. Kimbal Post, No. las, meets
Br.t and third Saturday evenings OF each
month IN q. A. K. Hall.
Nm X Kimball Relief Corps meets nrst
and third saturday evenings of each month. In
Relief Corps Hall.
meets first and third Saturday; during the
remainder Of the year, meets every saturday, ih
r. s, &. C-Second and fourth Mondays of
y. Z. o. P-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
q, !. Is second and fourth Wednesday evenings
P.-Hamlin Lodge, No. 81, meets every
Erav evening at Pythian Hall
Modern wOOdmen of America.-South Paris
Camp No. 1885,, meets second ami fourth tues
Law evenings In Golden Cross Hall.
RIVAL ATcanum.-Parris Council, No. 1871,
meets first and third Monday evenings at 80
Election day.
Get in your vote early.
Mrs. J. NJ. Murch returned Thursday
from a weeks visit at Augusta.
The appearance of the Maine Farmers
Almanac for 1905 is reminder that this
leap year is pretty nearly gone.
Only a few hours before we shall
know whether TO rejoice with those who
rejoice. or weep with those who weep.
Prentiss T. Ripley and wife of Cam
bridge, Mass, have been visiting the
family of Charles II. Thayer and other
relatives in Paris for a few days.
There are indications that Immediate
Is after election quite lively campaign
will begin for the position of postmaster
al South Paris for the next term.
Regular meeting of Mizpah Assembly,
pytbian SisterhoOd, Thursday evening,
Nov. 10. Refreshments will be served.
full attendance of the members is
desired.
Rev. Vim. f. Brooks, d. D., former
pastor of the South Paris Congregational
church. has accepted call to the pastor
ate of the Congregational church in
Warren, CT.
4. c. Hall and wife started Tuesday
for visit to their son, ii. +. Hall, IN
Kansas City, and their daughter, Mrs.
Herbert c. Ripley, in Oklahoma. They
expect to be gone all winter.
The milk route of Leon A. Brooks
has been purchased by the Portland
Creamery Co, who will supply the Gus
toners from the milk handled by them
al the oxford Creamery. Delivery will
be made by team.
i. II. Stuart returned about ten days
since from hunting trip in the heart OF
the Maine woods in the northern part OF
PiscataouiS County. He brought
handsome big buck and the skin of
bear which was estimated TO weigh from
800 to $50 pounds.
The two new boilers for the Oxford
Light Co. were uuloaded here last week
and taken 10 the company's plant at
Steep Falls. A. w. Walker & Son did
the moving. The boilers are 6 feet in
diameter and 20 feet long, and weigh
fourteen tons each.
The South Paris Board of Trade held
its regular meeting Tuesday evening at
the assessors office, with good attend
ance. The names of 5. +. Davis, j. ii.
Brooks, +. Z. Barrows, Charles II. How
ard. A. f. Morse, Alton c. Wheeler, DR..
J. G.. Littlefield and Percy NJ. Walker
were presented, and all were elected to
membership. The rest of the meeting
was devoted to an informal but earnest
discussion of topics of interest, chiefly
on the light question.
,y.l 90, +ba sa,yar yvaS 6nished last
week, the upper end of it now being
nearly in front of the brick school house.
Two large catch basins, built Of brick
and cement and properly trapped, have
been placed in the gutter on the east
side of the street, one near the upper
side of Billings mill yard, and the other
in front of the Hersey house. The
selectmen have fixed the fee for entering
the sewer at $500. Each of the abut-
tiers along the line of the sewer as far as
laid has had T put in, and it is prob
able that the Hersey house and all the
buildings on the west side of the street
will soon be connected. The other
houses on the east side of the street al
ready have private sewers running back
to the river.
The November supper of the Uni
yersaliSt Good Cheer Society was held
Tuesday evening. A good number sat
down to bOuntiful and excellent sup
per. At s o'clock the "Order of the
Golden Goose" held its meeting and
inflated candidate, on the stage. The
candidate was given the traditional ride
on more or less friSky goat, was sub
jected to tests of his courage, and put
through various experiences entertaining
10 the others if not to him. number
of good local hits enlivened the proceed
ings. The performance was about half
an hour in length-neither too long nor
too Shorthand while naturally absurd
was very entertaining and kept the au-
dience in laugh. A sociable with
games followed.
The last lecture in the Epworth League
course was given at the Methodist church
Wednesday evening by Rev. b. z. Went
worth of Old Orchard. Before the
lecture there was duet by Mrs. II. l..
Wilson and Mrs. Smiley. Mr.. Went
worth's subject was "A Trip to Califor-
MA" and the material for it was obtained
when he went last spring as a delegate
to the Methodist General Conference In
Los Angeles. The cities and places
visited along the route, and some OF the
features of life in California, were inter
estingly presented. Mr.. Wentworth was
in California during what he was told
was the most unpleasant part OF the