Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-26
The 0sfnrd Bettrnrrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

Commencing October l, 1905,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down east)-5s 6 A. NJ, daily; 80 A. NJ
daily except sunday; 4 :S5 p. NJ. daily.
Going up (west)-s:5o A. NJ, daily; s:26 p. n
daily except Sunday; SAT 2. NJ, daily.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
onice Hours: $50 u. to 80 Pm.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church, Rev. A. X. Bald
win, Pastor Preaching services, 10 "a A. NJ an.
7OOPN; Sunday School IL NJ; Y. p. 5. q.
at6:OOP. NJ; Church prayer meeting on Tuesds,
evening at 70 9,cioes ,x AL, not Otherwise con
Methodist Church, Rev. II. A. Clifford. Pastor
On sunday. morning prayer meeting $50 A; n:
preaching service lO4o A. NJ; Sabbath Schoo
evening PRAYER meeting 90 P. NJ; prayer meet
ing Tuesday evening; class meeting fridal
evening. -,
Pastor. ON Sunday, preaching service 10 10 A
NJ; Sabbsth School II M; Y. 5. e: T., . % =
M; Prayer meeting p. NJ; Tuesday evening
prayer service at I 80. Seats free. All arr
Uniyersalist Church, Rev. J. II. Little, Pastor
Preaching service every Sunday at 10 AS A. n
Sunday School at Il N. Evening service,
Pm.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.S A. M.-Paris Lodge, No. 20. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before null moon
10. .. F.-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
ings, Thursday evening OF each week.-Aasors
of each month.
ID, Of R.-Mount Pleasan, Rebekah Lodge, No
80, meets second and fourth Fridays OF eacf
month In Odd Fellows Hall.
q. R.-w. X. Kimban Post, No. las, meets
arst and third Saturday evenings OF eacf
month, In g. A. K Hall A..
VIM. K. Kimban Relief Corps meets mrs !,
and third Saturday evenings OF each month, IN
P.of H.%Paris Grange. from May to Oct l.
meets first and third Saturday; during the
remainder OF the year, meets every saturday, I'D
Grange Hall.
U. 3. G. C.-Seeond and fourth Mondays Of
each month.
\. K. o. P.-stony Brook Lodge, No. ISL
me t. second and fourth wednesday evenings
K.of P-Hamlin Lodge, No, 81, meets every
Friday evening at Pythian Hall.
Miss Agnes Merrill of Canton was in
town last Tuesday.
Roy II. Porter, University of Maine,
'OG, is spending his vacation at his home
here.
Mrs. E. Y. Anderson went to Portland
Wednesday to remain until after
Christmas.
Miss Maud Carter is at home from her
teaching in Dorchester, Mass, for the
Christmas vacation.
Hon. d. j. McGillicuddy of Lewiston
was here last Tuesday, having business
in the Probate Court.
Miss Lillian Walker, who has been at
her home in Canton for few weeks, has
returned to George A. Briggs.
LIE. Pulsifer of Natick, Mass, was
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Pulsifer, the first OF last week.
One of the cbimneys in Davis Block
has been rebuilt, and other changes and
repairs are being made in the building.
A sociable was given in New Hall
Friday evening by the senior class in the
high school. A good crowd and a
pleasant time.
William Cushman of Hartford, well
known to the readers of the Democrat,
was Christmas guest at the home OF
Albert ID. Park.
Winslow C. Thayer has finished work
for the Mason Manufacturing Co., and
has gone into the meat market with his
father, T. Thayer.
The Universalist Sunday School sent
two barrels and box of clothing to the
Salvation Army at Boston for distribu-
ton among the needy.
Frank w. Shaw and daughter, Miss
Annie Shaw, of Portland, were with
Mrs. w. NJ. Shaw at the Andrews House
over Sunday and Christmas.
Undoubtedly owing at least in part to
the sharp watch kept by Jailer Farrar,
the amount of Christmas liquid goods
arriving here from Boston by express
has been very small this season.
Carl S. Briggs is at home for two weeks
from Springfield, Mass, where he is
studying violin. Miss Catherine G..
Briggs is also at home from Bliss Bust
ness College for short Christmas recess.
The railroad travel of the holiday sea-
son through South Paris in all directions
has been very heavy, perhaps larger
than ever before, and the station crowds
have resembled those in the height OF
the summer travel.
The Seneca Club met last Monday
evening with Mrs. +. A. Taylor. The
club programme was not entirely carried
out on account of absence of member
Dainty refreshments were served and 9
most pleasant evening passed.
Mr.. Carroll Z. Edwards of South
Paris and Miss Gertrude l.. Davis o.
Minot were married at the residence Of
Rev. j. III. Little last Wednesday even
ing. The ring service was used. Only
the groom and bride were present.
Eli j. Swan. Supreme Deputy of the
New England Order of Protection, is al
home for two weeks. At a meeting in
Gardiner of several of the lodges OF
Kennebec County, where he has recently
been working, he was presented with
fine travelling bag. He will go to Yer
mont about the first of January to con
tinue work for the order.
Car No. $50, which runs regularly or
the Norway Branch train, is back from
the repair shop, thoroughly Overhauled
A larger portion of the interior than be-
fore has been let into the baggage and
express compartment, and in order to
accomplish this, number of the seats
have been taken out of the passenger
compartment. In fact, that is going tC
be a little close when a considerable
crowd gets aboard.
The order of the board of health for.
bidding the cutting of ice for domestic
uses below the Park Street bridge caus
ed quite little stir, and as one outcome
of it number of samples of the rivel
ice were taken the first of the week anC
shipped to Professor Robinson at Bruins,
wick for analysis. These samples were
taken from the several fields where /
has been customary to cut ice in pre-
vious years. No report on them has YET
been received. No ice cutting has ye
been done, as the ice above the bridge
is only four or five inches thick, and ha
not increased any during the past week
Tuesday evenings special train carrie,
a good load to Auburn and Lewiston
OF the train load the larger portion wer
Rebekahs visiting Liberty Lodge at Au
burn, while the rest saw SOthern ant
Marlowe in Romeo and Juliet at tn
Empire in Lewiston. From South Pari
about ninety tickets were sold, and tn
train of four cars was crowded so tha
those who got on at Mechanic Fall
many of them had to stand. Libert
Lodge had a total attendance of betwee
four and five hundred that evening, an
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