Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-16
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SOUTH PARIS.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.


SOUTH PARIS.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing October /. 1908.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down (east)-5 So A. NJ, daily; so A. NJ.
daily except Sunday; AIS p. NJ. daily.
Going up (west)-s:5o A. NJ, daily; 3: d P. n,
daily except Sunday; s AZ p. NJ, daily.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Ofdce Hours: 7;So n. to 7:so Pm.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church. Rev. A. K. Bald
7OOP.M.; Sunday School Il NJ; Y. p. 8. c. e.
at OOP. M; Church prayer meeting on Tuesday
evening at 80 O'Clock. All, not otherwise con
nected, are cordially invited.
Methodist Church, Rev. II. A. Clifford. Pastor.
preaching service 10 is A. M; Sabbath School
evening prayer meeting 90 p. ~; prayer meet
ing Tuesday evening; class meeting, friday
Raptist Church Rev J. wallace Chesbro.
Pastor. ON Sunday, preaching service 10 AS A.
"; sabbath School IL NJ; Y. 8. e. E., 6So p.
M: Prayer meeting p. NJ; Tuesday evening
prayer service at ! 80. Seats free. All are
Uniyersalist Church, Rev. j. II. Little. Pastor
Preaching service every Sunday at l045 A. II.
sunday School at II n. Evening service,
Pm.
STATED MEETINGS.
FS A. M-Paris Lodge, No. 81. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before iuli moon moor,
inxs. Thursday evening of each week.-Aurora
Encsmpment first anu third Monday evenings
d of R.NMount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge. No.
70 meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
month in Odd Fellows Hall;
first and third Saturday evenings OF eacn
VIM K. Kimban Relief Corps meets first
and third Saturday evenings OF each montn. IN
p ot H.EParis Grange. from May to Oct. l,
meets first and third Saturday; during the
remainder Of the year, meets every saturday In
L. 5. G. C,-second and fourth Mondays Of
\. <. o. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
me IS second and fourth Wednesday evenings
OF ach month.
P.-Hamlin Lodge, No. 81, meets every
sr'"ay evening at Pythian Hall
We are started on the last half of the
calendar winter.
This winters weather has made a
great call for sidewalk sand, and Select
man DOWkeE udS uSCu iioSioiAy OH WV
icy walks number of times.
The annual mems supper at the
Congregational church has been set for
Thursday, Jan. 18th. 1t is understood
that the male cooks of the society will
lay themselves out to do the best thing
vet, on that occasion.
Mrs. III. NJ. Child left Thursday morn
ing for Massachusetts, to spend the rest
of the winter. Before going she resign
ed her position as president OF the
Universalist Good Cheer Society, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerley was chosen in
her place.
Combination car No. SIG has been
substituted for No. $50 on the Norway
train, and will probably remain there
permanently. The other car when it
was remodeled had its seating capacity
reduced to limit of twenty-four, and
this is too small.
An interesting feature of the meeting
of Paris Grange on the 9th was a pre-
sentation. o. X. Clifford, the retiring
master of the grange, was presented with
a Morris chair and Mrs. Clifford was pre-
scented with parlor lamp. The pre-
sentation was made in an appropriate
address by Rev. III. A. Clifford.
E. n. Anderson started Wednesday
evening for Chicago, on account of the
sickness of his son, Harold C. Anderson,
who has been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia. kilograms and letters received
since indicate that Harold is doing well,
so that he is no longer under the doctors
care. 1t was thought that he might
come home with his father, but he prob
ably will not.
Paris Lodge, F. and A. NJ, at its
annual meeting last Tuesday evening
chose officers as follows:
Nation c. Wheeler.
= w.-Charles II. Howard.
j w-Wirt Stanley.
Treasurer-wm. o. rockingham.
Secretary-walter l.. Gray.
S D.-wallace b. Strickland.
j. d.. l.. Briggs.
Com Of FiDance-Arthur r.. fOrDes, Nua'tes
H. George. Albert W. Walker.
Trustees OF Charity Fund-for three years,
Charles II. George. Albert W. Waik ,s ;,, ): H.
stuart; for one year TO I'LL vacancies, WllIlam j.
Wheeler, Alton e. Wheeler.
Following the election there was work
in the M. NJ. degree, and later lunch
WAS StrNeu, anu oil nun va sVSiA' NHJ'y
ment closed somewhat lengthy session.
The officers of Stony Brook Lodge,
N.E.O. p, were installed Wednesday
evening in Odd Fellows Hall, in the
presence of between two and three
hundred members of the order and in
vited guests. Lakeside Lodge of Nor
way had been given special invitation,
and large delegation came from there
The installing officer was Miss Mabel
Warren of Norway, district deputy.
After the installation refreshments
were served, and sociable was then en-
loved. The officers are as follows:
Junior Past warden-L. NJ. Winslow.
warden-Mrs l.. n. winslow.
Vice warCien-Frank A. Briggs.
Fin. Sec.-Albert +. Dean.
Rec Sec-Mrs. Albert 4. Dean.
Treas-Nrs. Bertha Turner.
Chap-Mrs. Addie HILL
Guar,lian-Osman Hill.
Sentine-Leland Edwards.
At the annual meeting of the Unit
versalist parish held Tuesday evening,
Jan. 9th, the report of the treasurer
showed the financial condition to be
better than any previous year. The
funded debt has been reduced $500 dur
ing the year. The outstanding sub
scriptions when paid, with the 500
promised by the state convention, will
largely reduce the small floating debt Tor
current expenses. The following are
the officers elected for the ensuing year:
Moderator-A ID. Park.
Trustees-Dr. j. 6. Littleied, Charles A.
Young NJ 81 Grace Thayer
Clerk-W. Il. Morton.
Treasurer-A. ID. Park.
Committee on music for the year-L. +. Monk,
Mrs. l. Z. Andrews, Mrs. Georgia Thayer,
IL was voted to add $500 to the insur-
ance on the church. A vote OF thanks
was extended to the retiring board OF
trustees for their faithful and loyal
service, with regret that they declined to
serve another year.
At their meeting here Tuesday, the
trustees of the Oxford County Agri-
cultural Society revised the premium
list for this years fair, and made other
necessary preliminary arrangements. A
small increase was made in the purses
for drawing oxen, and a slight increase
in some of the trotting purses, other
wise the list remains about as before.
The society is i'm excellent condition
financially, with all bills paid and no
debt, and owning one of the best plants
in the state. 1t also has an active and
interested board of officers, every one OF
whom takes hold and works to make
the fair as big success as possible.
For this years fair the duties OF the
respective officers will be about as be-
fore. President William j. Wheeler