Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03

Business Is brisk since the snow came
E. A. Harlow has gone to the Nationa
Soldiers Home at Togus.
The Good Cheer will meet for worl
Thursday afternoon this week at 2 p. N
Roy Cole has gone to Auburn to TAX
special course in Edward Little Higl
School.
Roy II. Porter has been at home for
few days from the University of Maine
returning Monday morning.
The January thaw came promptly
Sunday was the warmest day we hav,
had for something like two months.
This being the week of prayer, specia
services will be held at the vestry of tn,
Baptist church, every evening except
Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
odish. church are requested to meet a
the vestry Wednesday afternoon for &
social and work.
Mrs. r. n. Hall, Mrs. Cora S. Briggs
and Miss Carrie Hall were in Portland
over Sunday to attend the funeral of an
uncle, James B. Thompson.
The senior class, Paris High School
will give a sociable in New Hall, South
Paris, Thursday evening, Jan. 9Th, al
7:45 sharp. Admission Is cents.
Miss Grace Stuart, who has been
spending the holiday season with hei
parents, returned to the kindergarten
school in Boston Monday morning.
The officers OF Mt. Mica Lodge, /. o.
o. F.. will be installed at O'Clock,
Thursday evening, Jan. 3. Supper will
be served after the installation to those
holding tickets.
During this week of prayer there will
be meeting each evening except Sat
urday at the Methodist church. 1t is
expected to have q union service next
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burnham, Mr..
Ernest Millett and Miss Marguerite
Clifford joined the Methodist Episcopal
charch on Sunday. The Lords supper
was observed to which good number
came.
The Epworth League especially en-
joyed the last meeting with Mr. S. c..
Ordway, when they had study of
South America and the rubber industry,
after which there was social and re-
freshmeuts.
By request the pastor of the Univers-
alist church will have sermon next
Sunday on the text, Cor. 10: "But
we had the sentence of death in our
selves, that We should not trust in our
selves, but in God which raiseth the
dead"
Subject at the Universalist Young
Peoples meeting next Sunday evening:
"Some homely Christian virtues-Hon-
esty, in the home, in school, in sports,
in society, in business, in the state, in
Leader, Miss Winifred A.
Willis.
Rev. /. Wallace Chesbro, the new pas
tor of the Baptist church, began his
labors on Sunday. He aud his family
arrived on Saturday and are now getting
established in the parsonage. Mr.. Ches-
bros family consists Of wife and All
infant son.
1t was very pleasant event in the
Methodist Sunday School when the
DR.. C.. l.. Buck, was
presented with handsome chair.
George Farnum addressed some appre-
ciative words in presenting the gift, and
DR.. Buck appropriately replied. The
school is prospecting well.
As the frequent freezing of the
hydrant in Market Square was due to a
leaky valve, it was taken up last week
and replaced with another. The work
occupied several days, the ground being
frozen down nearly to the water main,
and the scene in general was reminder
of what We had with us much of the
time during last winter and spring.
Isaac d. Cummings died Saturday at
the age of GO years, at the home of his
mother in this village, where he has liv-
ed for some time to care for her. The
funeral will be held a: II o'clock Tues
day, at Mr.. Cummings home in the Boil
ster District. Mr.. Cummings has always
resided in Paris. He was member of
VIM. h. Kimball Post, e. A. r., having
served in the Twenty-third Maine Regi-
ment. He is survived by a wife and
three children, also by his aged mother,
"Auut Merinda" Cummings.
The supper and entertainment of the
Uniyersalist Good Cheer Society has
been postponed from Tuesday, Jan. Sd,
to Wednesday, Jan. 4th, on account of
Tufts College Glee Club giving an enter
tainment at Norway Tuesday evening.
Supper will be served in Good Cheer
Hall at $50 after which miscellaneous
entertainment will be given in the
church when the following talent will
appear: The Schubert Quartette, of
South Paris, Mrs. Kimball, Mr.. Tower
and Miss Tower of Norway. A fine en-
sertainment assured. Let all attend and
not forget that it is Wednesday, Jan. 4th.
Prices as usual.
Paris Grange was we'll attended Satur-
day and reports of the State Grange
were given by Worthy Master Osmon
Clifford, George Boutelle and Rev. j. H..
Little. Mrs. Nellie Blood recited a
selection. In a debate concerning the
comparative advantages of Maine, Florida
of California, Rev. Howard Clifford
and Bro. Swan spoke for Maine and Rev.
j. II. Little for the negative. At the
next meeting Bro. Twitchell will read
an essay on the potato business in Maine,
stories of army life are to be told by
Rev. j. II. Little, Chandler Swift and
W. ). Starbird, photographs of Gettys-
burg will be exhibited, current events
by George Boutelle and others. All
loyal Changers are requested to assist in
having live meetings.
The Legislature.