Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-10-30
The annual fair Of the Congregational
society will be held DEC. Q and Z at their

Nov. 18th.
Business meeting of the Universalis
parish this Monday evening, Oct. 20, a
1870, at the church.
John Bennett and daughter, Mrs
Hiram Porter, visited the Bennett GENE
terry in Greenwood Saturday, the 9th.
: The Ladies' of the G.. A. r. desire h
express their thanks to the friends wht
so kindly assisted in providing the K. P
banquet.
. Next week Tuesday is the first Coco
Cheer supper and entertainment of th,
season 1t will be an evening of enjoy
ment for all who attend.
Annual meeting Of the Good Cheer
Society Wednesday afternoon. Election
of officers and transaction of other i'm
portant business. Full attendance de.
sired.
All the members of the Good Cheer
who are included in the third or last
alphabetical division are requested to
meet with Mrs. Georgia Thayer Tuesday
afternoon of this week.
Those who have been given peep at
the rehearsals of 1.-THE Dance of the
Autumn Leaves" for which Miss Nc
Ardle is training the children, pronounce
it the prettiest thing imaginable. 1t will
be given at the Good Cheer entertain
ment Nov. 8.
The amateurs who recently made such
a success of the Forest Carnival play,
"a Woman's Honor" are TO start out to
conquer other cities, or at least one
other city. They will present the play
at Robinson Hall, Oxford, Tuesday even
ing of this week, followed by a dance.
As there is a good moon, if the weather
is good a number from this place will
probably attend. Full particulars are
given on the bills.
Mrs. William O. rockingham was in
| Bangor a few days last week, called
there on account of the serious illness OF
her daughter, Miss Lena Leighton. On
Saturday she returned home, taking her
daughter to the hospital in Lewiston,
and will return there the first of the
week. Miss Leighton has spent con-
siderable time in south Paris, and has
, many friends here who will hope for her
rapid and complete recovery.
Alva Shurtleff, one of the best known
citizens of the town, and lifelong resi-
dent of Paris, passed his eighty-ninth
birthday last Wednesday, the 2ith.
Although not as robust and vigorous as
he once was, Mr.. Shurtleff is on the
street nearly every day, goes to the office
for his mail, and attends to ordinary
duties. Mr.. and Mrs. Shurtleff were
married in 1871, so they have had sixty
five years of married life, length of
time accorded to very few.
J. II. Brooks, who has been in the
drug business here for the past three
years and a half, has sold his business 70
+. A. Shurtlef Il Co., who will take
possession probably some time this week.
The store will be kept open, and Charles
II. Howard of the Shurtleff company will
have charge of il, in Odd Fellows Block,
where il has been for many years. Mr..
Brooks is not vet certain what he will go
into, but has two or three business OPP
portunites under consideration.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Maine
conference will be held in the Methodist
church next Saturday and Sunday. There
will be business session Saturday upon
the arrival Of the morning train. and ex-
ercises ar p. NJ. and I:3O p. NJ, to all
of which the public are cordially invited.
On Sunday morning an address will be
given BY Mrs. NJ. Libby Allen of Iowa.
At ; z. NJ there will be a young peoples
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Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Oct 20, 1906:
Mr.. and Mrz. Josie L. witham.
Miss Harriet Shaw.
MY rSu SSon r.
Mr., percy Cover.
Mrs Louise +. Cover.
Mrs. Mary Ham Ham.
a 4 CroHer.
Mr. b. Alexander.
Mr. Ia rh r. p I Wsy,;r
Thos. Gleason.
S. F. DAVIS. Postmaster.
ro,a, D,,ha,, wall known to the
readers Of the Democrat as its Green
wood correspondent, called at this office
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