Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-03-07
Hamlin Lodge, K. of p. will work the
first rank next FRIDAY evening.

this evening at Mr.. John Smalrs.
l wish to take this opportunity I,
thank all who helped me to get tn,
quilt at the bazaar. A. NJ. DOUGLASS.
The trustees of the Methodist church
will meet this evening at the office Of
DR.. Z. L. Buck to consult about tn,
bell.
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge of Norway
will visit Mt. Pleasant Lodge Frida,
evening of this week and confer the
degree
The sermon announced for Thursday
evening at the Methodist vestry is post
poned to some date agreeable to Rev. e.
A. Brooks.
A religious service was held at the
Jail yesterday led by Mrs. III. A. Clifford.
Such services will be held every Other
Sunday at p. NJ.
There will be an adjourned meeting OF
the Universalist parish this Monday
evening at 7;30 to hear the report of the
committee on music.
The grippe has had a number of vic
tins in our village, and among these
have been Mr.. Z. F. ClasOn, Mr.. Herbert
Aver and Rev. III. A. Clifford.
A chimney at Judge Wilson'S burned
out Thursday night about dark, and the
roof caught, but as they were watching
it no considerable damage was done.
Mrs. Persis d. Swan. District Deputy
Grand Warden of the n. E. o. p, made
an official visit to Androscoggin Lodge,
No. 205, of Mechanic Falls, Saturday
evening, Mar. 4.
A souvenir supper will be given at the
Baptist church Wednesday evening,
March Is, followed by concert. Ad-
mission % cents for supper and concert;
10 cents.
There will be a business meeting of
the Young Peoples Christian Unicn at
the ladies' parlor of the Universalist
church Wednesday, at p. NJ. All men,
bers are requested to be present.
All members of Stony Brook Lodge,
No. Isl, New England Order of Pro-
lection, are requested to be present at
their next regular meeting, Wednesday
evening, March Sth. Business of i'm
portauce is to come before the order.
After the meeting social hour.
There will be an exodus from this
town TO Oxford this Monday evening.
Quite party of the citizens with their
wives are planning to take ride to the
Lake View House at Oxford, and have a
! o'clock dinner and general good time
there. 1t is expected that about forty
will GU.
The annual children's meeting under
he auspices of the W. c. L. U. will be
held at the NJ. f. vestry Friday after
noon at 5 O'clock. All schools in the
village except the high school will close
1t that time. Parents and teachers are
requested to come and urged
10 see to it that pupils and children are
present.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ Z. church
will hold five-cent social at their vestry
Monday evening, March 18th. A special
of games will be arranged
for the young people and it is hoped that
4 gOOdly company of the older ones will
also be present to enjoy social time
together. All are most cordially in
sited. Please note the change of date.
Talk about dry" town. If South
Paris didn't feel dry Sunday, then we
don't know what the term means. In
the first place, the engine at the light
station played out about 6 o'clock Sat
urday night. and off went the lights and
the car until the next morning. Mean
while, as the water company had no
electric power for pumping, the heavy
drain which present conditions are max
ING ran the water down in the reservoir,
aud about 8 o'clock Sunday morning the
pipes were shut of to fill the reservoir
again. Through the day and until about
dark, no water ran in the Norway
system, except little trickling stream
at some of the lowest faucets. The
water was shut off at just about the
time that the frozen-up contingent,
about half our citizens, were
starting out after their daily supply of
LIQUID. and for a while the streets were
full of men with pals, tubs and boilers,
seeking for water but finding all foun-
tains dry. 1t was about the dryest spell
that this village ever saw, and there
was great relief all around when the
water came on again at night.
The preliminary prize contest in essays
and readings occurred at the high school
upon three afternoons of last week. II
included every student-the seniors and
juniors in essays and the two lower
classes in readings. The work as "a
whole was excellent and reflected much
credit upon pupils and teachers. The
Judges were Rev. Mr.. Chesbro and Mrs.
Cora Knight Clifford. The twelve stu
dents passed over for the final contest
are: Ray Chapman, Sara SWEET, Helen
Chapman, with honorable mention of
Burbank, Merton Millett, Ethel
Crockett. Albert Littlehale, Louis
Keene, seniors; Carrie Clifford, Mae
Field. Merton Sumner, with honorable
of May Bennett, Robert Wheeler,
Edna EasSon, juniors; Myron Farnum,
Rizpah Morton, Helen Porter, with
honorable mention of Nettio Mason,
Fanny Bsbee, Edgar Barrett, sopho-
mores; Gladys Bonney, Rose Murphy,
Eva SWEET, with honorable mention of
May Davis, Leona Stuart, Ruth Pratt,
Josephine Waldron, Clyde Hebbard,
Earl Bennett, freshmen. The final con-
test for two cash prizes will occur
week from Friday night and should re-
ceive the enthusiastic patronage OF the
entire community.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Lois Lapham is keeping house for
Chas. SWEET.
John Small has gone to Pennington on
a business trip.
Oscar Parsons is hauling pine timber
to Kenney's mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gowell were at
Welchville last Thursday.
Miss Ina Penley recently spent few
days with her sister, Mrs. Ernest Turner.
Mrs. Albert Ryerson and Irwin Lap
ham were guests at Mr.. Gowelrs last
Sunday.
The members of Fairview Water Com
pany are rejoicing that they have good
supply of water.
Miss Alice Morey, who has been work.
ing for Mrs. Frank Witham, was obliged
to return to her home on account OF
sickness.
Miss Eva SWEET and Miss Carrie Cliff.