Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-02-13

r. N. Hall has been on the alex list
for a few days snd unable to work.
Miss Grace Murphy, who has been In
Portland for several weeks, returned
home Saturday night.
Mrs. George N. Giles will start Tues
day for visit of several weeks to rela-
tives in Massachusetts,.
Miss Mertie G. Walker Ia spending q
few days with her sister Alta, who
teaches at Wells Beach.
The theme of the sermon for next
Sunday morning at the Baptist church
will be "a Christian Home"
Mrs. Sarah W. Hewett, who is 80
years of age, is very feeble and has fail
ed quite rapidly during the past week.
The regular meeting of the w. F. NJ.
s. will be held at the homo Of Mrs. Ivy
Morton Thursday afternoon at $50 p. NJ.
Mrs. Louis Under of Mankato, Mimi,
arrived here Saturday morning for a
visit to her sister, Mrs. George A. Briggs.
The Seneca Club will be entertained
this Monday evening at Mrs. Harry
Morton's by Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Effie
Howe.
Nineteen below zero Monday morning.
To use the old and rather elegant form
of expression, winter hasn't rotted in
the sky yet.
Everybody will be glad to learn that
Judge Geo. A. Wilson, who has had q
long and serious sickness, is somewhat
better at this writing.
The visit of Sunset Rebekah Lodge of
Bethel to Mt. Pleasant Lodge has been
postponed to March 23d, it being more
convenient for the Bethel lodge to come
at that time.
A. E. Morse will read at Winthrop
Tuesday evening of this week, and at
Wayne Wednesday afternoon. Next
week he reads at an entertainment for
the Red Men at Pownal.
In spite of the heavy snow, a fair
audience attended the presentation of
the drama, "Under the Laurels," by the
senior class of the high school, Friday
evening. The play was well received.
H. W. Dennison visited the family of
his father, H. P. Dennison, at West
Bethel Sunday, and his son Harlan, who
has been spending the winter there and
attending school, returned home with
him.
Norway w. c. T. U. extends cordial
invitation to South Paris Union to meet
with them in Grange Hall next Friday
afternoon, Feb. 10th, at half-past two.
1t is hoped a large delegation will repre-
sent South Paris Union.
Paris Grange will hold it's annual sale
Feb. Is and l6, Thursday and Friday,
afternoon and evenings. Photograph
entertainment Thursday evening; admis-
sion free. Friday evening literary en-
tertainment followed by sOciable. Ad-
mission 10 cents. Ice cream and cake
on sale.
The leaders of the Y. P. c. U. meet
ings at the Universalist church from now
till April are as follows:
Feb. Is, Mr. Arthur Forbes.
Feb. IS. Mrs. Herman Wilson.
Mar. 4. Mrs. A. ID. Park.
Mar. IL. Miss Grace Penley.
Mar Is, Mrs. j. 5. Burbank.
Mar. %, Mrs A. l.. Holmes.
Will the above leaders please remember
the date.
The W. C. T. U. wish to call notice to
the fact that Rev. Miss Alfredo Brewster
of Portland, who is working in the inter-
est of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union in Oxford County, will speak
in the vestry of the Baptist church Tues
day afternoon. Miss Brewster worked
for the Y. P. c. Z. last year and comes
to us highly recommended. All are in
vited. A collection will be taken.
The January meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society was held
with Mrs. Harry Morton. The attend
ance was the largest for months, and an
excellent program was carried out, the
subject being "Our Southland" After
the program dainty refreshments were
served. Mrs. Morton has kindly pre-
scented the society the regular text book
for the year, "Our Indian and Spanish
NeighborS," which is begun this month
under Mrs. Benjamin SWEET.
Do YOU intend to be at the library
benefit Wednesday evening? The Schu-
bert Quartette and a male quartette
cheerfully render their best music.
Among various incidents of famous peo-
pie, Mr.. Clifford will give bright quo
tatiou which he heard years ago from
Kit Carson. The boys will want to hear
it and other stories. Who will give q
library building equal to that in Buck
field? Give now or put good sum in
your wills for the object. Families pur-
chasing two tickets at full price can
have extra tickets at Is cents each for
their own use. Exercises will begin
promptly at 730 P. NJ.
A five-horse-power electric motor has
been Installed in the Oxford Democrat
office, to run the presses, and was finally
connected and got to running on Satur-
day. The steam boiler and engine
which have furnished the power for
many years still stand in the corner of
the room, but are out of commission for
the present. The net result of the
change is expected to be material
gain in printers time and convenience.
AS to what will be the complexion OF
the monthly bills for Juice is another
question which can only be determined
by experience, but the juice runs
through meter. aud an electric meter,
like other meters, has habit of getting
busy. With this new power, which is
instantly available, we shall be in still
better position than before to get work
out promptly in our job department.
As the time draws near for "At the
Sign of the Pink Carnation" the ladies
of the Good Cheer are more than busy
preparing for it. The committee on
pinks has handsome variety OF nearly
1000 all completed. An attraction for
little girls has been added, which In
cludes two hundred little dolls all dress
ed and named, which will sell for ten
cents apiece, then there is a larger doll
named the same as one of the little ones,
thus the little girl getting the little doll
with the big dolls name gets two dolls.
There will be other attractions too
numerous to mention. Don't forget the
date, Wednesday afternoon and evening,
Feb. 2Sth and Thursday afternoon,
March LIST. Thursday and Friday even
ipgs. March LIST and I'd, will be given the
minstrel show, under the auspices OF the
gentlemen, which will be first-class and
1p-to-d date in all respects. The fairs OF
the Good Cheer have always been great
success and there Is no reason why this
shouldn't be just as great.
Oxford Pomona Grange.
Time, 1st Tuesday In March. Place,
West Paris Grange, West Paris.