Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-01


TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down leastl-5S6 A. NJ, daily, Sunday
,,CIudeD. 9; 80 A. NJ, S59 P N. sunday only
E,ios IN, lwestl-lO 90 A. NJ, S;ss P. NJ, s4'
daily. sundays includedl. Sunday only
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SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Office Hours 80 NJ. to 7:S0P.M.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church Rev. w. y
p-,,Ss ID. D., pastor. Preaching services, 10 *
M. and 90 p. NJ; Sunday school IL NJ,
a a. - at6P. NJ; Church prayer meeting on
rr.c:Sav evening az 80 o'clock. All, not other
80 Connected. are cordially invited.
Methodist Church. Rev. III. A. CLIFFORD, Pastor
y. -sacSinr service 10 AS A. NJ; sabbath School
- Epworth League Meeting, 6l5 P. NJ;
svealns PRAYER meeting p. M prayer mee,lne
Tue.,iay evening; class meeting, Friday evening
eqrfi.t Church. ON sunday, preaching service
MY N: sabbath school IL "; PRAYER meet
a., 80 p VI; prayer meeting Tuesday evening
7riyersast Church. Rev. j. II. Little, Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday at $50 p. n.
SnnIay school at 80 P. NJ. Evening service, .
Pm.
STATED MEETINGS.
"A M.-Paris Lodge, No. "a REGULAR
meeting Tuesday evening on or before null moon
10. %. F.-MOunt Mica Lodge, regular meet
~. Thursday evening OF each week.-Aurora
E1campmeut, first and third Monday evenings
'i n S'' ~ R.@Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No.
an meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
month IN odd Fellows Hall. 80
a. A. R-W. N. Kimball Post, No. las, meets
6rr ami third Saturday evenings Of each
month IN u. a. X. Han.
Nm 4. Kimban Relief Corps meets first
AM thlrl saturday evenings OF each month, In
" p ~ E'EParis Grange. from May to Oct. l,
c.s.s drst and third Saturday; during the
reraiuier OF the year, meets every Saturday, In
s. G.C.-Second and fourth Mondays of
y. q. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
Is second and fourth Wednesday evenings
OF each month.
of P.-Hamlin Lodge, No, 81. meets every
Fr sy evening at Pythian Hall.
Modern wOOdmen Of America.-South Paris
Camp No. 1885,, meets second AMI fourth tues
aav evenings In Golden Cross Hail.
RyaI Arcanum.-Parris Council, No. 1871,
meets first and third Monday evenings at ~.
Only a week to presidential election.
Almon Churchill has bought Drift
Rock Farm of George H. Davis.
Gould Spofford is taking the mechani-
cal engineering course at the University
OF Maine.
Mrs. C.. f. Brett left Saturday morn
inc for visit of some weeks to her
sister in south Wakefield, " III.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Thurlow have re- |
turned from their bridal trip, and are
keeping house in Charles Brett's rent.
Miss Grace Thayer returned Wednes-
day morning from Chicago, where she
has been visiting friends for few weeks. |
Mrs Cyrene Bean is in the Central |
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston for
surgical treatment She is reported as |
comfortable as could be expected.
Maxim Il Russell are beginning work
on twenty-foot addition at the north /
end of their grain mill on Skillings
Avenue, and will put in hay press
when II is completed.
A.W. Hobbs and family, who have
been living over the store OF y. Dayton
Bolster x Co, aud j. J. Murphy and
family. who have been living in the Col
by house on Pleasant Street, have ex-
changed rents, and moved last week.
AT the annual meeting of the Ladies
Social Circle Of the Baptist church the
following officers were elected:
P-r-lient-Mrs Walter Dennison.
Vice Pre-. Mrs Albert Dean.
Sec-Mrs Frank kimball
Trea-.-Mrs. Albert DeCOster.
Executive Committee-Mrs. Emery BOnney,
Mr, Walter BOnney, Mrs. J, II. Stuart, Mrs.
Luther winslow. Mrs. Frank Tay Tor, Mrs. John
Everett.
A. Keith Spofford. Bates '04, is taking
postgraduate course in English in
Dartmouth College, leading to the
degree of \. NJ He also has position
as assistant in fitting school near by,
teaching in the same line as his college |
work, with things SO arranged that he
can carry along his teaching and study |
at the same time. The position is
desirable one, and was rendered him uu-
solicited on the recommendation and
endorsement OF President Chase OF
Bates.
A still alarm of fire came from the
store of W. O. X c.. W. rockingham n |
little before Thursday morning. The
funnel from the furnace in the basement
goes up through the store, and the floor
around it, though supposed TO be prop
erly protected, had taken fire and was
considerably charred. George W.
rockingham, who was in charge of the
store at the time, had gone across the
street on an errand, and had been out
Of the store only very short time when
the fire was discovered. \ few pailfulS
of water settled it before much of a
crowd gathered. Damage small.
"Our Folks" as played under the
auspices of the Good Cheer Society at
New Hall Thursday evening, had good
house, and pleased ali in the audience.
II is q comedy-drama in three acts, of
much human interest, within the capac-
ity Of tirSt-claSS amateurs, but with
stronghold characters. It was well
cast and well played throughout, and
the audience gave the actors the tribute
OF frequent applause. Between acts
there was duet by Mrs. DR.. Bradbury
and Mrs. Luella Smiley, and a song in
black face with an encore by Fred Hall,
wherein a number of effective local hits
were introduced.
James d. Williams, formerly of Paris,
died at Danyille Junction Wednesday, |
aged SO years. The remains were I
brought TO South Paris Friday morning,
and the funeral was held in the Univers-
aliSt church, attended by Rev. j. III.
Little and in charge of Paris Lodge of
MaSons, of which the deceased was a
member. Mr.. Williams came TO South
Paris from Houlton, and for many years |
ran a harness shop on the Square, where
the barber shop of Guy Buck and the
eObbler shop of +. L. Buck now are. |
For the past few years he has made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Frank
White, at Danville Junction, though |
making frequent visits to South Paris. |
He has been quite intirm for some years. |
He was a soldier in the Rebellion, enlist |
ing first in the Seventh Maine, and later |
in regiment of veteran infantry. Be-
sides his daughter, Mrs. White, he leaves |
a son, A. l.. Williams, now with the |
New England Telephone Company in
Portland, and another daughter, Eunice |
j., whose home is in Wakefield, Mass.
THAT reminds me somewhat of Josh
Billings lecture on hash,' was the COM
ment of one nearer on Rev. Bowley
Green's lecture on England and the
English, " at the Methodist church Mon
day evening. Mr.. Green himself, early
in the course of his remarks, loosely
compared it TO the wild turkey in the
cOnundrum, which was stuffed with
chestnuts." Neither criticism is to be
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