Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-23

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soI-ru PARIS posi- OFFICE.
,s;.e Hours: 1904. NJ. to : 80 p
CHURCHES.
81. ,,,,sregatlonal Church. Preaching ser.
vtes 10 IS A. and 10 p ShnrSS Srsvsr
Z ~, an Tues,lty evening ut q o'eock. All,
ms'.I 5SsrySise conn; cted. are cordially Invited
"VStb6dl,t hureh, Rev ii. a. Cnnoru, , 4 as.or,
~. SSp,lav, morning prayer meeting 80 A. N.
ON >Ji una ,eryice no As 4. NJ; sabbath School
H'W Ipworth League Meeting 10 p. M
a-,riTr PRAYER meeting 90 p ", pray or meet
ing Tuesday eyenirsi eiaSS uee''"e' 'i''
e'T gl,i1,t Church. Rev. J: Wallace CHESHIRE
ON sunday, preaching service 10 10
n Sabbath school IL NJ; 1. ,. Y; "a %
N, '..r,ice az ! 80. Seats free. Ali are
We r,re y Church. Rev. J. II. Little. Pastor
prsarhlns service every sunday NJ W:42 a, n:
sunday school at l. NJ ENen'"s 'ei'''''
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STATED MEETINGS.
~ N.-Paris Lodge, No. 90. Regular
needing Tuesday evening on OF LIZ,
-, Tbrrrsllay evening Of each week.-Aurora
~ .--s,ngrlcgt, rst and thiri Monday evening"
ofeat1 month n...loh oi,,. ",
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- r,eers second and fourth Fridays OF eech
month In odd Fellows Hall.
Nv X. Hlmball Post, No. lfs, meet
rrt aud third Saturday evenings Of eaes
u ~" K. KimbaI Relief Corps meets irs
ami third saturday evenings OF each montn' 1T
Relief Corps Hail. -. ~.
.,s br-t and third Saturday; during the
regainier OF the year, meets every saturday, N
t,rause Hall ,,, -,
+. q. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
ME- Is ,econI and fourth Wednesday evenings
P.-Hamln Lodge, No, 81. meets ever!
r. Az evening at Pythian Hall.
Modern woodmen OF America.-,south Paris
fqriu. No 1885,, meets second AMI fourth Iues
tlv evenings In Golden Cross Hall. ,,
E.ytI Nrcanum.-Parris Council, No. lo@l,
meet. first and third Monday evenings at 30
Harry r. Morton of Auburn was in
town last week.
Miss Abbie Starbird is at home from
the seminary at Kent's Hill for few
days.
Benz. Y. Russell, DAME Z. Dresser,
Roscoe Marston, Ora ii. Marston, and Z.
e. Thompson of Norway, are on hsh-
ing trip to C Pond in Upton, where they
will stay about week.
4 night blooming cereus belonging to
Miss Carrie Hall, which she keeps at the
court house, opened Wednesday night,
and the flower was admired by num-
Der who went there To see ii.
The store in Maxim Block formerly
occupied By l.. X. Cole has been hired
by the Littleton Fruit Co. of Littleton,
Y II. They expect to open 1t next
Saturday with a stock of fruit, con-
fectionery, etc.
Rev. III. ). Pinkham of SOmerville,
Mass, Rev. Avery \. Shaw OF Brookhne,
Mass, and j. +. Murch of this place,
left last Tuesday morning for fishing
trip To the lakes. They were intending
10 90 to the South Arm.
A dozen eggs which have been dis
PLAYED in the window of y. Dayton
Bolster Il Co. have attracted considerable
attention. They came from Il. +.
Richards. The dozen weigh 80 ounces,
and they are supposed to be one hen
eggs.
There will be a literary entertainment
after the regular meeting of Mt. Pleas
ant Rebekah Lodge Friday evening OF
this week. The committee having the
entertainment in charge is Carl Mason,
Mrs. Albert Dean and Mrs. Wallace
Strickland.
Mrs. Fatima Porter, wife of W. III.
Loveioy of ,WOOdsville, y. H., died AT
her home in that place May 10th. Mrs.
Loyeiny was the daughter of Syivanus
aud Esther G. (MilletO Porter, and was
born in this town Jan. q, 1888, 1T the
old homestead in the Porter neighbour
hood.
News has been received of the death
of Mrs. William l.. Noble in Mexico last
Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Noble lived
here for some time, in George Wise
house on Gothic Street, going to Mexico
in March. Mrs. Noble was much re-
spected and admired by all who knew
her here.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold food sale at their
veStry on Saturday afternoon, May 9th,
from three 10 six o'clock. All members
are asked to contribute. 1t is expected
that similar sale will occur on the
fourth Saturday in each month during
the summer.
Several from South Paris attended the
presentation of "'rhe Little Minister" by
Miss Maude Adams and her company al
the jefferson in Portland Tuesday even
ing, most of them going and returning
on the special train. They are enthusiasts
tic over the play, and feel well repaid fol
their trouble and expense.
IL. d. McAlister, proprietor of the
Ideal Laundry, has exchanged his bust
ness for the farm of Herbert w. Tapley
in the Dean neighbOrhoOd. Mr.. Tapley
will sell his stock and tools at auction
Wednesday of this week, and will come
to South Paris to take possession of thu
laundry. Mr.. McAlister will remain
with him for few weeks, until he get:
into the swing of the business.
Milton Morton suffered a paralyti'
shock on Tuesday of last week, and died
from its effects Thursday night. MIR
Morton was "a years of age, native o
Paris and citizen of the town during
most of his life. He served in Co. +
of the Twenty-third Maine, and was ;
member of Vim. X. Kimball Post, G.. a
K. He leaves widow but no children
The funeral was held at 10 o'clock Sat
urday, and was attended by Rev. III. A
Clifford of the Methodist church. VIM
X. Kimball Post was in charge, and per
formed it's burial service.
Rev. and Mrs. III. A. Clifford had tn
pleasure to welcome over thirty of tn
official members of the Methodist churcl
and their wives at the parsonage Thurs
day evening Music, recitation b.
Frank Starbird, cheerful conversation
and refreshments caused time to pas
rapidly. Mr.. Benjamin SWEET made on
Of his happy speeches in presenting MI
Clifford with suit case, and Mrs. CHI
ford with handsome rug in behalf 0
the friends. A solo by Mrs. Burnham
the singing of hymns and prayer col
cluded happy evening for all.
Stephen K. Parsons died at his HON
in the south part of the town Thursda
morning, at the age of 70 years. Th
funeral was held at Saturday afternoon
and was attended by Rev. III. A. Clifford
Interment in Fairview Cemetery. Nj
Parsons was a farmer, good and usefl
citizen and universally respected. Ii
had been a member of the South Par
Congregational Church for forty yea
and one of its deacons continuous
since 1867. He leaves widow, TOT
I uifa of Wlllas