Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-11-20
Doble IA ,eriou,ly IN At bis home

MISS Esther ROVER Will sing AZ tue con
cert at the Congregational church mex
Sunday.
A. L. Cole of Western Avenue return
cd Saturday morning from hunting
trip to Bethel with good doe.
Myron W. Maxim came home from tn,
Wild River region Friday morning will
a buck which dressed about l25 pounds
Subject of sermon at the Universalis
church next Sunday, 1.-THE Scripture
Evidence of the Doctrine of Universe
Salvation"
Miss Helen Barnes entertained party
of friends at a progressive angling party
last Tuesday evening. Refreshments
were served.
DIR. and Mrs. NJ. W. Bessey and son OF
Waterville have been spending few
days with relatives here, returning home
Monday morning.
Meeting of the Good Cheer Wednesday
at 2 p. NJ for work. There is a large
amount OF work to be done and full at
tendance is desired.
All the members Of the general COM
mittee on the Good Cheer fair for 1907
are invited to meet at the home OF the
pastor this Monday evening at Z O'Clock.
Frank W. Perkins has bought of
Laurln A. Whitman the Blake place, on
the south side Of the Stony Brook road,
not far from the residence of Mr.. Whit
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bennett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Porter, Alton and Marguerite
Porter, took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank and John Bennett one day last
week.
A series of private skating parties, to
be held in New Hall, has been arranged
by people interested. and it is expected
that the first one will be on Friday even
ing of this week.
The invited sociable at Good Cheer
Hall will DO held on Tuesday evening of
this week. All the attendants at the
church over Is years of age
are included in the invitation.
The ladies of the Methodist Home Mis-
sionary Society plan to send some cloth
ing to a needy minister's family in Ten
nessee. Articles can be left with Mrs.
Mark Richardson or at the parsonage.
The annual business meeting of the
Epworth League will be held at the
Methodist church parlor next Thursday
evening for the election of officers. All
members earnestly requested to be
present.
In spite of the snow storm, there was
a large crowd at the Methodist vestry
Tor the harvest supper Thursday evening.
The supper was highly enjoyed by all.
Later there was short entertainment
Of songs and readings.
The chorister of Paris Grange would
ike to have all that sing be present at
The grange meeting Nov. "a, for practice,
md if any one has the book, Grange
or any other singing book that
belongs to the grange, please bring OF
send it.
Do YOU want to see thirty silk flags
md hear what the able Baptist pastor of
Rockland has to say of theme Then try
% attend the lecture in the Methodist
church on Tuesday evening. A special
price to ali the pupils in school OF 10
tents each.
Thursday nights snow, in addition to
What was already on the ground, made
lair sleighing, although wheels have still
been in use every day. Sundays warm
weather did up the Sleighing, and but
or the snow Monday would be fine
Indian summer day.
The supper at the Congregational YES
Try Thursday evening was we'll attended
md very successful. Following the sup
per an entertainment was given, the
most elaborate feature of which was a
xell-arranged series of tableaux illustrat-
ng the poem, Under the Rose"
A Kennebec County man regards it as
that he has seen snake in
November. 1t may be so, but the writer
II this paragraph, while perfectly sober,
Jaw a snake run out almost from under
MS feet, while walking in sunny woods
path on the 4th of the month. 1t sur
prised him, though.
Rev. b. S. Rideout preached an inter-
,sting sermon to the Epworth League
Sunday evening. His subject was SLOW
criminals are made" and he showed the
dangers of Sunday excursions aud low
tone of moral conviction. Rev. II. A.
Clifford spoke at the Norway Congrega-
.ional church on the theme Confront
ing Life"
Mr.. Ernest l.. Kenney and Miss Hazel
B. Edwards made a call at the residence
Of Rev. j. H. Little last Wednesday
evening, and Mr.. Little using the ring
service soon made them husband and
wife. They have engaged the Tirre!l
cottage on High Street and will have
home of their own where they will be
clad to see their friends.
The Juniors of the Congregational
church have just opened their mite
boxes. These young people have about
Sl5. 90 in the bank, they also are helping
to support a little colOred girl in the
south. This is quite fourishing little
society and all children who are not in-
elsewhere are invited to attend.
Meetings are held Wednesday at four
o'clock.
The Queen Esther Circle, which was
organized by Mrs. Libby Allen, at the
recent convention held by the w. II. NJ.
S. of the NJ. Z. church, met in the small
vestry Friday afternoon and elected OH
GERS for the ensuing year. The first
work of the circle will DO to send a bar
rel of clothing to the Deaconess Home in
Portland very soon. Friends are invited
to help in this worthy work.
The annual Thanksgiving concert I'M
der the auspices of the G.. z. Society
will be given at the Congregational
church on Sunday, Nov. 18th, at 4:3O
o'clock. The proceeds of these con-
certs are used in providing for the needs
of the poor in our village. Let all who
are interested in this worthy object
show their loyalty by being present and
their mite. Concert at 4: 30.
The Christian Eudeavor Society of the
Congregational church will hold their
second annual poverty social at the hall
on Thursday, Nov. %. Admission 10
cents. The farce entitled "Rubber
Boots" will be given with the following
cast of characters:
7 On Ethel Bennett
Pauline, nS,eu 10
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A successful sale was held Friday
afternoon and evening at the Baptist
ves,ry by the Women's Social Circle.
The sale included aprons, fancy articles,
vegetables, cooked food, homemade
candy, popcorn, etc. There was good
attendance, and nearly everything was
sold. In the evening a varied entertain
ment was given, including music by an
orchestra. vocal solos and duets, and