Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-10
West Paris.

Remember the lecture on Russia ana
Japan Wednesday evening of this week
at the F. B. church, by Rev. B. s. Ride
out. All school children admitted free.
Although the weather was unfavorable
there was good attendance at the meet
ing of Onward Rebekah Lodge Tuesday
evening of last week, and sixty or more
sat down to the bOuntiful and excellent
supper provided BY the committee. Dis
trict Deputy President, Juliaette F.
Curtis, and Grand Marsllal, Cora d.
Lurvey, assisted by the other grand
their respective stations al follows:
N. G.--Mattie D.-Tueu.
v.G.-Emma W. Mann.
Rec Sec.-Cora ID. Lurvey
Fin. Sec.-Mabel r.. Kicker.
Treas.-Eva NJ. Swift.
Warden-Mary l. Mckinney.
o. CELIA NJ. Farrar.
Conduct'r-Mary Z. Bucknam.
l. G.-Gertrude w. Allen.
X. s. n. G.-Mil,lred +. Davis.
l.. 8. n. G.-Elvesa j. Dennen.
Chapain-Anna e. Young.
X. s. V. G.-Ada Il. Barden.
l.. s. V. G.-Linda E Marshall.
Pm. G.-Bertha A. Cole.
The lodge has had year of prosperity
and Mrs. Cole as Noble Grand has not
missed a meeting for the year.
d. ID. p. Juliaette F. Curtis and G. NJ.
Cora ID. Lurvey went to Bethel the first
of last week to install the officers in the
Rebekah Lodge there.
The sick ones are improving.
Last week e. G. Dearborn moved his
two saw filing shops to South Paris.
S. T. White has nice new sign out in
front of his drug store which makes
quite an improvement.
We note with sorrow the death of
Mrs. Martha B. Chapman of Bethel. She
was loved and honored by all her &C
quaintances in this vicinity.
Miss Georgia Marshall has gone to
Lewiston, where she has a place as
stenographer.
Rev. +. E. Barton preached an excel
lent New Years sermon for the Univer-
salist society on Jan. l. The society will
unite with the Universalist society at
Bryant Pond and have regular preaching
once month until further notice. Rev.
Mr.. Barton will supply the pulpit. 1t is
expected that the services will be the
first Sunday in each month at the Bap-
fist church at o'clock p. NJ.
The w. G. T. U. held its regular
meeting last Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. II. r. Tuell. Although the travel
ing was not of the best there was good
attendance and the meeting was of much
interest. The topic for reading and dis
cussion was "Mormonism and Polygamy"
and was in charge of Gertrude w. Allen.
A committee was chosen to prepare a
program for union gospel temperance
service for the last Sunday evening in
this month, to be held at the NJ. E.
chapel. The regular meeting in Feb
ruary will be held with Mrs. c. Howard
Lape.
The acetylene gas plant which was in
the post office building has been remov-
ed to a little building in the rear of the
block which has been prepared for it..
Miss f. A. Parker of Mortified, Mass,
occupied the pulpit for Rev. A. j. Parker
here and at North Paris Sunday, Jan. l..
Miss Parker returned to Massachusetts
Thursday of last week.
The drama, "Milly, the Quadroon, was
played in Dunham's Hall last Thursday
evening to a full house, under the
auspices of the Eastern Star of Bryant's
Pond. The play was we'll staged, and
was highly spoken of by those who at
tended. Piano music was furnished by
Mr.. Arthur Cushman and some songs,
etc, given by Master Reynold Johnson,
who received much applause. There
was dance after the play.
1t was the intention of Onward Re-
bekah Lodge to utilize this play, and
the books were purchased, but as it was
difficult to obtain all the characters it
was given up, and the friends from Bry-
ants Pond decided to come here with it.
Mrs. j. III. Cole is on the sick list.
Arthur E. Kicker of Falmouth has
been with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Kicker, for few days.