Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-09
Meeting Of Good Cheer Wednesday
afternoon Of this week,

Paris Lodge, f. and A. NJ, holds its
annual meeting Tuesday evening. Work
in N. NJ. degree.
Mrs. Hayes of Auburn has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Alton C.
Wheeler, for few days.
II you have any bill against the town,
the selectmen want it. See their notice
in the advertising columns.
This is rather more wintrish. But the
first week of 1905 was almost a. mild as
the weeks that bad gone before.
The annual meeting Of the Library
Association will be held at the rooms,
Saturday, Jan. Is, 1905, at 1880 p. N.
Perkins will run q theatre train to
Wednesday evening, the 18th,
for the Duke of Duluth at the Empire.
Mrs. Charles D. Brown and her son,
Charles Brown, of Salem, Mass, were
here short time last week to visit Mrs.
Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Shurtleff.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
parish last Tuesday evening was ad-
journed without action till Tuesday
evening of this week at 7:30, when the
annual business will be transacted.
Mrs. j. F. Stanley of Auburn is with
her daughter, Mrs. C. w. Bowker, who
has been quite i'll during the past week,
as has her daughter Muriel. Both are
improved. Mr.. Stanley was
here on Sunday.
The officers of Stony Brook Lodge,
n. E. o. p, will be installed Wednesday
evening of this week in Odd Fellows
Hall. Supreme Warden Manser of Au-
burn will be present. Lakeside Lodge
Of Norway has been invited.
According to the official records the
month of December, 1905, was not the
December in the history of the
weather bureau, but the mean tempera-
ture was 1916 degrees above that of De-
cember, 1904, which is quite perceptible
difference.
The Grand Trunk a few days since
placed orders for 81 locomotives to cost
81 $780, COO. With the exception of ten
.en-wheel passenger engines the ma
chimes were awarded to Canadian firms.
rhe ten excepted are to be made by the
American Locomotive Co. of New York.
A roller skating rink was run in New
Hall, Saturday evening, with five pieces
If music, under the direction of Walter
J. Stearns. There was a good crowd.
II the patronage warrants, it will proba-
bly, be continued as regular thing. The
next one will be Tuesday evening Of this
week.
The w. C. T. u. meets in the parlor of
the Methodist church next Thursday
afternoon at 2:S0. The Norway union
has been invited to be present. The
programme consists of talk on Madam
willard by Mrs. Clifford, and mothers
meeting under the direction of the presi-
lent, Mrs. Chapman.
The Good Cheer Society served an ex-
,ellent oyster stew for it's regular JAN
nary supper last Tuesday evening. The
given later consisted Of
4 number of good readings, harmonica
solos, and some phonograph music, fol-
OWeU Oy sOCldUic WuiCh was ouJoyOu
by the young people.
Mrs. Urania B. Edgerley and her
Addie L. Edgerley, spent Sun
law, Jan. Z, with her brother, l.. S.
Swan. it being Mrs. Edgerley's Saith
Mrs. Edgerley is one of our
smart old ladies and enjoyed the day
very much. Mr.. Swan will be 10 years
old the oath of the month.
There will be a special meeting this
Monday evening at the Methodist church
led by Rev. A. K. Baldwin. Similar
services are to be held at the Baptist
church Tuesday and Wednesday, at the
church Thursday and
Friday at 7:30 p. NJ, led by different
pastors. All persons are welcomed to
these services for the week of prayer.
Franklin Maxim is getting out lumber
with which to build house in Portland
the coming season. Last summer he
purchased lot at the west end, about
five minutes walk from the union sta
ton, and it is on this that he will build.
The house will be good double dwell
ing. When complete one tenement will
be occupied by Mr.. Maxim's son, Harry
E. Maxim, and the other will be rented
to other parties.
The officers of VIM. K. Kimball Circle,
Ladies of the G. A. R., were installed
evening by Past President Mrs.
Lillian A. Shaw, as follows:
Presiden.-Mrs. Ellen NJ. Curtis.
Senior Vice pres.-Mrs. II. NJ. Child.
Junior vice-Pres.-Mrs. Kate B. Stuart.
Con.-Mrs. c. II. Flagg.
Asst CoD.-Mrs. Mary SWEET.
Chaplain-Mrs. l.. 8. Rounds.
Guard-Mrs. Emily Cook.
Secretary-Mrs. II. Z. Carter.
Treasurer-Miss Addie l.. Giles.
Organist-Mrs. j. s. Burbank.
There was CONSERVATION at the depot
for a while Friday morning. E. E. An
drewS of Norway was there to meet a car
load of horses which he had purchased
in the West. When the car arrived, it
was the car that he had loaded all right,
but when it was opened the horses proved
to be altogether different lot. 1t was
finally learned that car load of horses
bought by a dealer in Rockland came
along at the same time, and after the
horses had been unloaded for feeding
and rest at Montreal, they got mixed up,
and the two car loads were loaded into
the wrong cars. The car containing
Andrews horses, which had gone on,
was stopped at Yarmouth junction, and
came back here in the afternoon.
Roller skating in New Hall, Tuesday