Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
The 0xfnrd Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE
Onice Hours: 80 A. NJ. to 80 P. NJ.
GRAND TsUSK RAILWAY.
Commencing Oct. 4. 1898,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down (east)-5 80 A. NJ, daily, Sundays
included), 9 80 a. NJ, 4aOP.M. sunday only,
Going up ,west)-lO,O 90 A. NJ. SIS P. NJ, SAL
PM.. daily, Sundays ineluded). sunday only,
9.3!A.N.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church. Rev. w. 4.
Vroaks ID. D., pastor. Preaching services, 10 AS
A. NJ. and 90 2. M; Sunday School II M; \.
2. :. {. E. at P. NJ; Church prayer meeting on
Tuesday evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not other
wise connected, are cordially invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. A. W. Pottle, Pastor.
ON sunday, morning prayer meeting, $50 A
N;preaching service l0a5 M; Sabbath School
h IL; EpwOrth League Meeting, els P. NJ;
.yenlng prayer meeting P. NJ; prayer meeting
Tuesday evening, class meeting, Friday evening
Eapiist Church, Rev. H.. 5. Pinkham, Pastor.
lu sunday, preaching service 10 45 A. NJ; Sab
h,th school IL NJ; PRAYER meeting 90 p. NJ;
Drawer meeting Tuesday evening.
Jniyersalist Church, Rev. j, H. Little, Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday at 80 z. NJ.
sunday school at 3 80 p. NJ. Evening service, :
NJ.
STATED MEETINGS.
"a M.-Paris Lodge, No. -. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before tullmoon'
10. u. E-MoUnt Mica Ledge, regular meet
Tugs, Thursday evening OF eaca weeA'-Aurora
EuCampment urst anu Lhltu MOhV"S SNohA'se
D.ofR.-Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
80, meets second and fourth Fridays OF eaeh
month in Odd Fellows Hall.
GAR-w. h. Eimban Post. No. las, meets
first and third Saturday evenings OF eaeh
month, I'm q. A. K Hall
VIM. X. Himbau Relief Corps meets hrsl
auFf hfrtlS evenings IT
p. of H.EParis Grange, from May TO Oct, l,
meets second and fourth Saturday; during IN,
remainder OF the year, meets every saturday, II
Grange Hall.
each month. -,
meets second and fourth "Wednesday evenings
of each month.
X. OF P.-Hamnn Lodge, No, 81, meets every
FRIDAY evening at Pythian Hall.
Modern wOOdmen OF Amertca.-South iaris
Camp. No 1856, meets second and fourth Tues
Ity evenings In Golden Cross Hall. -,
ROYAL Arcanum.-Parris Council, No. lo-l,
meets drst and third Monday evenings at 80.
Miss Nav Beman of Waterville is visit
ING at Mrs. Alice p Thayer'S.
Miss A. NJ. Douglass spent Sunday
with relatives at Mechanic Falls.
Miss Ruth Tucker returned home last
Thursday from visit with friends and
relatives in Massachusetts,.
John F. Stanley and wife were here
from Auburn Wednesday 10 attend the
dedication of the UniverSalist church.
Tbirty-two below zero is the lowest
thermometer reading reported last Tues
dav morning. Wouldn't that chill You?
". Hollis is confined to the house
by illness. His place at Faarar store
is taken by Harry W. kimball OF Nor
way.
The biz pigs areuot all in yet. Henry
" Whitman of Buckticld killed one
eiohr months old which weighed 423.
III, saws the man who beats him ON pigs
has GOT TO get up early in the morning
Scott Marston, who has been living in
Mrs. +. A. JackSOn's rent on High
street. has moved back to c. Fremont
Penley'S. 50 that his wife can be with
her mother. Mrs. c. f. Penley, who Is
seriously III.
A class i'm elocution has been formed
I'm the high school here by Windsor 7.
Daogett of Lewiston. Mr.. Daggett is
graduate of Brown University, and trav-
eled with the Brown Glee Club as reader
and imperSonator during the whole OF
his four wears course. lie later took Il
course at the Boston School of EXPIRES
sion. and is now engaged in teaching elo-
rution at Lewiston, with rooms IN the
Ioprnal building lie will be here one
day in each week for the next twelve
weeks.
The officers of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah
Lodge were installed Friday evening by
d ID. G.. p. Mrs. Adna Keen of Norway,
assisted by Mrs Alice Woodsum OF Nor
way as Grand Marshal. The full list OF
officers is as follows:
NG-Mrs Clara Howard.
\. G.-Nlss Carrie van.
Rec. Sec-Niss Hattie Leach.
Fin See - Mrs sophia ozark.
Trcu-.-Mrs. Hattie Dean.
Chap-Nlrs Carrie Briggs
Wa--Miss Maud Douglass.
Duu.-Nlrs. Eva DOble.
I G-Mr- Ellen Wentworth
Sd ellis DOble.
q =. y. G.-Mrs. Hannah Wright
= y G.-Mrs. Louisa J. brlSS7.
r. = v G.-Mrs. Edith Maxim.
T. Y G.-Mrs. Sharlie him0alL
Nelson G.. Elder of this place, who has
lived i'm Nebraska, and knows, hands the
Democrat the following agricultural
item,
,,The news comes from western Ne
braSka that boy climbed cornStalk to
see how the corn was getting along and
the stalk is growing up faster than the
boy can climb down. The boy is plumb
out of sight. Three men have under
taken To cut down the stalk with axes
and save the boy from starvation, but 1t
crows So fast that they can't hack twice
i'm the same place. The boy is living on
Enthing but raw corn and has already
thrown down over four bushels OF GODS.
The Democrat suggests that this story
be forwarded to the boy by wireless
teIegraphy, then he can hull the corn
with il and have little change OF diet.
Philadelphia papers report that when
Mayor Weaver recently Inspected Keith 5
Theatre in that city, he was shown a
lire drill by Manager II. I. Jordan (well
known Ia south Paris people,, which in-
dicateS that there is nothing the matter
with Keith's, and that anything like the
IroouoiS affair would be impossible
there. In addition To the inspection,
two fire alarms were rung, one when IL
was expected by the employees and the
other when il was not, and IN traction
of a minute every exit was open, the
asbestos curtain was down, and several
fre-hose nozzles were ready for service,
with every man at his assigned post OF
duty. The mayor praised the exhibition
highly. and said that an apprenticeship
in the theatre would be good recon-
mendation for Il place on the city lire
department.
A. Mellen Rice, resident of Paris
during his early life, died at his home
in Montague, Mass, on Tuesday, aged
90 years, from Bright's disease complicat'
ed with other troubles. Mr.. Rice was
the only son of the late Avian Rice. He
was born in Harrison, but his parents
moved to South Paris when he was Z
small boy. lie enlisted rs a recruit IL
the Twelfth Maine Regiment, and served
until the regiment was mustered out
Afterward he was in business in Port
land for two or three years, and ther
went To Boston, where for years he wa'
in the fruit and produce commission
business. Not being in robust health
he left Boston four or five years since
and settled on farm in Montague. Hl
first wife was the daughter of Deacon
Thomas Goodwin of Norway. ON
daughter of theirs survives, Mrs. Lero,