Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-17
The Oxford 4ett1ncrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

Commencing October !, 1905,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down east)-5 SO A. NJ. daily; 9 20 A. NJ
daily except sunday; 4 IS p. NJ. daily.
Going up (west)-9:5o A. NJ. daily; 20 p. N
dsily except Sunday; SAT P. NJ, daily.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE
ONCE Hours: $50 A. n. TOT SoP.M.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church. Rev. A. X. Bald
win Pastor. Preaching services, 10 a45 A. NJ AM
-OOPM.; sunday School IL NJ: \. Z. 5. z. L
st6OO p NJ; Church prayer meeting on Tuesda.
evening at 30 O'Clock. All, not otherwise con
nrcted, are cordially invited.
Methodist Church. Rev. II. A. Clifford. Pastor
ON sunday, morning prayer meeting . 80 A; NJ
preaching service a5 A. NJ; Sabbath Schoo
Il NJ; Epworth League Meeting 6l5 p. NJ.
evening prayer meeting 90 p. NJ; prayer meet
lug Tuesday evening; class meeting. Friday
Baptist Church. Rev. j. Wallace Chesbro
Pastor. ON Sunday, preaching service 10 40 A
NJ. Sahbsth School IL NJ; Y. 5. q. E., o %
M Prayer meeting p. NJ; Tuesday evening
prayer service at ! 30. Seats free. All ar
welcome.
Preaching service every Sunday az 10 As A. n
sunday School at IL N. Evening service,
PM.
STATED MEETINGS.
4 A. M.-Paris Lodge, No. "a. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before fullmoon
10. D. e-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
ings Thursday evening OF each week.-Aurors
Encampment, first and third Monday evenings
~ each month.
ID ofR.-Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No
20. meets second and fourth Fridays OF eacf
month in Odd Fellows Hall.
c. A. R-w. X. Kimban Post, No. las. meets
gr-t and third Saturday evenings Of eacf
month in c. A K Hall.
VIM. X. Kimban Relief Corps meets frs
aud third saturday evenings of each month, In
Relief Corps Hail.
r. H.EParis Grange. from May to Oct. l.
meets first and third Saturday; during the
remainder Of the year, meets every saturday III
Grange Hall.
y. 4. o. P-Stony Brook Lodge. No. Isl
me Is second and fourth "Wednesday evenings
OF each month.
n. of P.-Hamlin Lodge, No, 81. meets every
ri, ay evening at Pythian Hall.
The glory of the woods disappeared
with the rain.
G.. Il. Porter is about ready to start up
his cider mill.
W. b. Russell's new house near the
railroad is plastered.
With court and other special events,
the streets of the village have been fairly
lively during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Holmes have come
from their farm to board with Mrs.
Helen l.. Stearns for the winter.
Mrs. Charles Mcdonald and son OF
Skowhegan have been visiting the fami-
" of her father, w. B. Stuart, few
days.
Pearl Whitney, who was injured as
reported last week, has recovered so as
to 90 to his home in Harrison the last of
the week.
The Ideal Laundry, which has been
run BY II. w. Tapley for the past few
months, has been leased by G. NJ. Keene,
who at one former period ran it for a
year or two.
Miss Ida Shurtleff has returned from
Portland, where she has been for some
weeks for treatment of an affected arm.
1t has improved somewhat, and she has
partially recovered the use of it.
By the breaking of the jack shaft at
the factory of the Paris Manufacturing
Co. at S O'Clock Monday morning, the
factory is shut down until Wednesday
morning at least, possibly longer.
Workers in the w. G. T. U. hear with
special sorrow of the death of Miss
Cornelia NJ. Dow of Portland, daughter
of Gen. Neal Dow, on Thursday. Miss
Dow had many friends in Oxford
County.
Quite a number from this place started
for Boston on the Grand Trunks annual
excursion Monday morning. Among
them are Z. y. Haskell, Mrs. W. +.
Atkins, Mrs. S. NJ. Glover, Mrs. A. L..
Holmes, Mrs. c. IL. Thayer.
The Good Cheer will have a special
meeting Wednesday AFTERNOON for
work. At the same time it is asked that
the committee on the next supper, which
icludes the letters from II to NJ inclusive,
be present so that all arrangements can
be made for the November supper.
If YOU see that big moose now which
visited us two weeks ago, and can make
sure that there are at least two prongS
three inches long on each of his horns,
YOU NAV shoot limits open time. But
if The tape measure doesn't show three
inches to the prongs, you'll have to let
him go.
Mrs. Emily A. Chase died Tuesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. j.
Penley. Mrs. Chase suffered paraiytic
shock in Portland about eight weeks
ago, and not long after was brought to
the home of her daughter. The funeral
Thursday morning was attended by
Rev. j. III. Little, and burial was in
Rustfield Cemetery at Norway, beside
Mrs. Chase's husband, who has been
dead some more than twenty years.
Jailer Farrar went to Portland Sunday
and got Richard Pye of Oxford on war
rant issued by the Norway Municipal
Court, charging sale of liquor. Quite
swarm of witnesses from Oxford had
been before the grand jury during the
week, and this fact may have had some
thing TO do with Pye leaving Oxford on
the afternoon train Saturday, about an
hour before the officer arrived there.
Pye was admitted to bail Immediately
on reaching here.
Special meetings for prayer are con
tinued at the Methodist church this
week except Monday and Saturday
Monday evening there will be cottage
PRAYER meeting with Mrs. Nathan Strlck'
land. All persons are welcomed to these
services. The w. III. NJ. society viii
send some vegetables or clothing 10 the
deaconess home in Portland. Please
leave your gifts at the Methodist parson
age. The w. r. NJ. society will meet
with Mrs. III. A. Clifford Thursday after
noon.
There was brief epidemic of burning
chimneys the first OF the week. Mon
day evening a chimney at VIM. j
Wheeler's burned out in quite lively
fashion. Two lines of garden hose were
carried up and the roof was wet down
so that, though sparks flew freely, moth
ing caught. The next forenoon chin
ney burned out in the house OF A. +
Barrows on Skillings Avenue, and sparks
caught on the roof, but as ladders wer'
set and the house was being properl.
guarded, it was extinguished withou
damage. The roofs were very dry De
fore the rain, and one spark might hav
made a lot of trouble.
Paris Grange desires to take on new
life and to see large attendance ever.
Saturday promptly at 80 p. NJ. Th'
discussion last Saturday was of interest
Ii was suggested that papers be prepare,
ON Forestry, History of Agriculture,
and various home topicS. Oct 2lSt tn