Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-02-14
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Be sure and see the SNOWFALL Minstrel
at Good Cheer Hall Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hargrave Q
Portland were guests at j. j. Norton
Sunday.
Five inches of snow Sunday night, an
the breaking teams were out Monda
morning.
Mild and comfortable Monday morn
ing. We also had one really comfortabl
day last week.
Miss Carrie Gray is at home from
Massachusetts where she has been spend
ing several months.
There will be cottage prayer meeting
| with Mr.. Record on Nichols st. to-nigh
if the roads are suitable.
Rev. Howard A. Clifford is to deliver
his lecture, "A Ramble in Europe" a
Bethel Wednesday evening.
A. E. Morse will read Wednesday
evening at York, in an entertainment
which closes lecture course.
The High School basket ball team will
play the Bates College team at South
Paris Friday evening of this week.
News has been received by relatives in
town of the death in st. Louis, on Feb.
5th, of Miss Carrie Ryerson of Waltham,
Mass.
The Epworth League will meet with
DR.. c. l.. Buck Wednesday evening, and
will study American colonies. A social
hour will also be enjoyed.
Hon. ID. A. Ballard of Fryeburg, the
new member of the Board of County
Commissioners, was at South Paris last
week, it being his first meeting with the
board.
The Universalist Sunday School will
observe Washington'S birthday with a
sociable at Good Cheer Hall. A Ratchet
contest, followed by games. Admission
} cents.
The w. +. NJ. Society of the Methodist
church meets with Mrs. s. c. Ordway
Thursday afternoon. The second chapter
of "Dux Christus" on Japan will be
taught by Mrs. Ordway.
The degree staff of Stony Brook Lodge,
No. Isl, y, Z. o. p, have accepted an
invitation to visit Lakeside Lodge of
Norway Wednesday. Feb. Is, and exem-
plify the degree on two candidates.
The ladies of the Good Cheer will
serve valentine supper followed by an
entertainment by the SNOWFALL Minstrels,
at Good Cheer Hall Tuesday, Feb. 18th.
Prices as usual A sociable will follow
the entertainment.
The Good Cheer Bazaar is only two
weeks ahead. Preparations are going
along by all the booth COM
The art booth committee are
busy, and that booth will be
one of the great attractions of the fair.
The early train was four hours late
Monday morning, leaving this station
about on the time of the regular fore
noon train, with one of the heaviest
freight eagines on the road pulling it.
A foot of snow is reported at Montreal.
The class of 1904 of Paris High School
will give a sociable in New Hall Friday
evening, Feb. "a Good music will be
furnished and large crowd is expected.
Doors open at 1:l5, sociable at 7:45.
Come one, come all. Admission 10 cents.
Rev. Howard A. Clifford and wife both
spoke at the re-opening of the Methodist
chapel at West Paris Saturday afternoon.
Rev. David F. Nelson is to be congratulate
ed on the handsome new pews and other
Mr.. Nelson has many
warm friends.
More than one in South Paris is a
mourner at the death of Daddy" Fogg,
who went the way of all the earth Sat
urday. He was afflicted with some
mysterious canine malady, and merci-
full end was put to his sutferings aud he
was given decent burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Writ Stanley entertained
Mrs. Stanley's grandmother, Mrs. +. II.
Cummings, and Mrs. VIM. G. Hammond,
of Paris Hill, on Wednesday. The occa-
sion was the nth birthday of Mrs. Cum
mings, who, as the former hostess of the
Union House on the Hill, is well known
to many of the people of Oxford County.
A Frances Willard memorial service
will be held at the Baptist church Sun
day evening, Feb. 10th, under the
auspices of the W. c. T. U. Mrs. ii. A.
Clifford will give the address with re-
marks BY others. Special music will be
prepared for the evening. The people
of all the churches are cordially invited
to be present.
A triple memorial window has been
placed in the Universalist church by
Hudson Knight. 1t was put in position
on Friday, and occupies tue large north
window of the church. The three parts
of it are respectively in memory of Mr..
Knights brother, Horace Knight, his
sister, Livonia Knight, and his wife,
Nina III. knight. There were already in
the church large memorial window for
Frank A. Thayer, and smaller ones for
William o. King and Lewis b. Andrews.
The new window is handsome in design
and rich in coloring, and gives the touch
needed to perfect the harmonious effect
in the main audience room of the church.