Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Mrs. c. G. Curtis has been in Boston


ones too, at twenty cents.
Deacon S. r. Parsons is seriously i'll al
his home in the Bolster District.
Miss Luella Hayden of Haverhill
Mass, is the guest of relatives here.
Miss Susie L. Porter, who is teaching
in Portland, has been at home for the
past week.
The high school seniors will play "A
Soldier of Fortune" at Paris Hill next
Friday evening.
The official board of the Methodist
church meets in the church parlor this
Monday evening.
The Congregational pulpit was sup
piled on Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Wood
worth of Lewiston.
DR.. and Mrs. j.. G.. Littlefield spent
Saturday and part of Sunday at his
former home in Bridgton.
Rev. II. A. Clifford will deliver his
lecture "A Ramble in Europe" at West
Paris Wednesday evening.
the Universalist church at Ester makes
the present membership fOrty-eight.
Master Gilbert SWEET of Dorchester,
Mass. is with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Nichols, for the summer.
Rev. E. W. Pierce has gone to The
BeecheS, Paris Hill, where his services
have again been engaged for the season.
Frank Pike of Hebron has moved his
family into j. +. Doble's rent on Pleas
ant Street. Mrs. Pike is a member of
the insurance firm of c. f. Tolman & Co.
Mrs. Sarah Upham of Boston, a cousin
of Mrs. Grinfil Stuart, came last Wednes-
day 10 attend the funeral of Miss Olive
NJ. Stuart, and will remain for few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart.
Subject at the Y. p. c. U. meeting
next Sunday evening at the Universalist
church, Expressing thanks TO Man and
God. The duty and value of spoken
thanks to men, and of thankful prayer
TO Goo"
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held at the home of Mrs. s. G.. Ordway
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, for
election of officers, also to choose dele
gates TO the county convention. A full
is desired.
The Oxford Blacksmiths' Association
will hold their annual meeting at Engine
House Hall, South Paris, Saturday, May
18th, at 10 o'clock, NJ. All black
smiths are cordially invited. Dinner
will be served BY the Good Cheer Society
NJ Good Cheer Hall. DR.. Ingliss, V. S.,
Of Auburn, will give lecture on the
of horse, particularly of the
LEG and foot, some time during the SEES
sion.
Mrs. Stevens of Westbrook, Grand
Warden of the Rebekah Assembly, made
an official visitation TO the Rebekah
district meeting, which was held with
Nj. Pleasant Lodge Friday evening. |
There was good attendance of men,
bers and a fair delegation from Mt. Hope
Lodge of Norway. The degree was con-
ferred on six candidates, and after the
close of the lodge refreshments were
served and social hour was enjoyed.
Mrs. Jennie, wife of William p. Nor
ton, died at her home in this place about
; O'Clock Monday morning after an i'll
ness from diabetes which had been grad
ually increasing in severity for nearly a
wear, although she had kept about the
house until very few days before her
death. Mrs. Morton's former home was
in New York state, but she came here
with her husband about ten years since.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Morton leaves
one son BY a former marriage. Z. E.
Whitney of Port Jervis, n. Y, who with
his wife arrived here Sunday evening.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
A special meeting of the South Paris |
Village Corporation has been called at
Engine House Hall next Friday evening,
Nav ), at 7:30. The purpose as stated
in the warrant is. "To see what action |
the corporation will take relative to the
recent act of the legislature granting the
right to establish lighting plant, and
To choose such committees as may be
deemed advisable TO cause an investiga-
ton of the water powers available, aud
to do such other preliminary work as
may be deemed necessary relative 10 the
same" As indicated, the work to be
done at this meeting is purely prelimi-
nary, aud will consist principally of the
choice of committees to do the impOr-
tant work of investigation. This work
should be thoroughly and carefully done
and there is undoubtedly disposition
ON the part of the people to understand
the matter fully before any definite
action is taken. There should be q
good attendance at the meeting.
There was large attendance of Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs at the Odd Eel
lows annual sermon at the UniverSalist
church Sunday afternoon. Nearly 80
were in the procession which marched
from the hall to the church. The sing
ing was by the Schubert Quartette. Rev.
II. A. Clifford of the Methodist church,
and Rev. Mr. Woodwork of Lewiston,
who supplied that day at the Congre-
gational church. assisted In the services.
Rev. J. II. Little, the pastor, gave the
sermon, from the two texts, ut is not
good for man tn be alone" and, "Be-
hold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in
unity" Ii was an able setting forth of
he necessity of association and mutual
help to bring out the best that is in men,
and the beauty of the principles OF
friendship. love and truth on which
odd FellowsLip is founded, closing with
some significant and impressive figures
the great work of relief and
charity done by the order.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
B. A. Kinney of Lowell, Mass, is at
W. X. Clifford's.
We expect that wedding bells will
ring here in the near future.
Mrs. Chas. Gowell spent Fast Day with
her sister, Mrs. Albert Ryerson.
Mrs. F. r. Whitman spent the past
week in Yarmouth, the guest OF Mrs.
Herbert Robinson.
James Record was in this place last
Thursday looking at Oscar Barrows' rent
which will soon be vacated.
Miss Eunice Fobes, who is teaching in
Wakefield, Mass, will spend her vaca-
ton of next week in Orange, n. j., the
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. w. Pratt.
A Land of Lakes and Islands.
At point las miles north of the city
of Toronto, Canada, on the Grand Trunk
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