Oxford Democrat., 1904-01-12

makes fine appearance. The building
is heated by steam and lighted by an
acetylene gas plant. The people here
are much pleased that our postmaster,
Mr.. p. C. Pickett, has had the enterprise
to make this improvement to our viii
lage. Mr.. Pickett is very accommodating
to the public, and with his capable
assistant, Miss Cora Z. Young, gives
excellent satisfaction.
Mrs. Carroll Bacon is in poor health.
Stella Churchill is working for her.
Last Tuesday evening good number
attended the regular meeting of Onward
Rebekah Lodge, No. 20, the special
occasion being the installation of the
new officers for the coming year by Dis
trict Deputy President, Minnie F. Frost
and Grand Marshal, Jane II. Gibson,
both of Bethel, assisted by the grand
officers of this lodge. The officers were
installed as follows:
NG.-Bertha A. Cole.
v.G.-Mattie f. Tuell.
Rec. Sec.-Emma A. Swan.
Financial Sec.-Juliaette +. Curtis.
Treas.-Emily l.. Emmons.
Warden-Mary McKenney.
o. 6 Cora f. l.urvey.
I.G.-Ella M. Curtis.
Conductor-Mary 4. Bucknam.
X. s. y. G.-Nildred +. Davis.
l.. s. y. G.-Francena j. Emmons.
Chaplan-Anna c. Young.
X. S. V. G.-Ada u. Barden.
L. S. V. G-Mabel +. Curtis.
After the installation refreshments of
cake, coffee and fruit were served, and Il
pleasant evening was enjoyed. This
lodge is in good financial condition and
the present membership is 1876. The
district officers were entertained at the
home of Mrs. j. II. Cole. They installed
the officers in an exceptionally fine man.
ner and received many compliments.
Mr.. Albert Z. Kicker is very SLOWLY
gaining and it is hoped he may recover
from his illness.
Mr.. Leo Ralph Marston and Miss Mary
Eleanor Swan were married Sunday
morning, Jan. Sd, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Emery. Mr.. Marston is
employed at South Paris by the Paris
Manufacturing Company, and the couple
have gone there to board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Wymau attended
the Maine Poultry Show at Lewiston
last Wednesday.
Charles r. Briggs of Trap Corner has
taken the r. F. d. mail route formerly
had by Frank Small. Clarence Z
Stearns still has the other route and
gives good satisfaction.
Regardless of the extreme cold wealth
er large number of teams are busy
hauling logs and lumber into town for
Mann's mill and the Paris Company.
Mary G. Bradbury has vacated her
store and f. A. Shurtleff of South Paris
has taken possession. 1t will b.
thoroughly fitted up for drug store at
quite an expense to Mr.. Shurtleff
Jerry II. Cole has charge of the job, and
it will take three or four weeks to do
the work. A new floor has been laid.
and the room will be newly papered. A
first class soda fountain will be put in
on the right side of the entrance.
Arthur K. Shurtleff has recently sue
cessfully passed examinations and is
now a registered pharmacist. 1t j.
understood that he will have charge of
the store the most of the time.
Freeman Cooper has returned from
Cuba and is for the present stopping
with A. +. Marshall. He Staid but few
days in that country and says that the
climate of Maine is good enough for him
even if the mercury does sometimes
drop to 30 below zero.
A. ID. Coburn and wife are boarding at
Albert Ryder's.
Mrs. Anna c. Young goes the first of
this week for stay of several weeks
with her son, Rev. G. III. Young, at
Cornish.
The w. C. T. u. meeting held last
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. c. H.
Lane was well attended. The special
subject for consideration was Sabbath
Observance. The last Sunday evening
in this month there will be union gos-
pei temperance meeting at the Methodist
chapel.
At their meeting last week the We'd
nesday Club reelected Miss Mary A.
Dana as president, and Mrs. II. c. Love
land secretary. 1t was voted that violet
should be the color for the club. An ex-
cellent program has been arranged for
the next six months, taking up princi-
pally the celebrated poets and famous
authors of England during the Victorian
age. At present the membership of the
club is limited to 20.
G. III. Lane has been having ten days
doll contest which ended Jan. l. Every
ten cents worth of cash trade during the
time stated entitled the purchaser to
one vote for any of the twenty contest
ants. The total number of votes cast
was A. ,353. Hazel Bacon received 1850,
which was 304 more than any other one,
therefore is the happy possessor of the
beautiful doll.
The School improvement League of
this place will have sociable at Centen-
nial Hall Friday evening of this week,
Jan. 10. Admission including refresh
ments, 10 cents.
Next Thursday evening there will be
leap year dance at Dunham's Hall.
The West Paris Creamery Co. will
hold its annual meeting for the election
of officers and any other necessary bust
ness which may come before the meet
ing next Thursday afternoon at the
creamery buildings at o'clock.
Although the weather was unfavOra-
BILE good number attended the regular
meeting of West Paris Grange last Satur-
day. About forty partook of the boun-
tiful dinner provided by the ladies of
the grange. In the afternoon the officers
of the coming year were installed by
Mr.. Henry ID. Hammond assisted by A.
E. Marshall and Mildred F. Davis. The
names of these officers have already
been published. This was followed by
a literary program. On account of the
stormy weather this was not all that was
at first arranged, but consisted of music,
readings and recitations which were
kindly received and much enjoyed. 1t
was decided not to discuss the question,
"Ought the grange to have an apple
shippers association" until some later
time. The grange have in preparation
an entertainment, which they intend to
have at Dunham's Hall in two or three
weeks. They will also have supper at
the same time.