Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-11-27

Inc GOO0 Cneor Will nOlQ fegula
meeting Wednesday AFTERNOON at
O'Clock.
L. P. SWEET, who is on the road sellin
sporting goods, was with his people her
over Sunday.
A cobweb social will be given at tn
Baptist vestry Tuesday evening of thi
week. Admission five cents.
The subject of the morning sermon a
the Universalist church next Sunda
will be "a Universalist View Of Divin
Punishment"
Saturday evening, Dec. LIST, occurs tn
annual election of officers in VIM. Z
Kimball Circle, Ladies' of the G. A. r
Let as many members as possible b.
present.
Jailer Farrar began interfering will
the Thanksgiving trade on Saturday
when he took an express package con
tanning gallon of whiskey and a quar-
of wine.
The sixteen teachers who heard th'
excellent address of Miss Iva McArdl'
on drawing Saturday morning gave her
cordial vote of thanks. The next meet
ing will be on Dec. s, the last and bes
for the school year.
All members of Mt. Pleasant Rebekal
Lodge are asked to meet at the hall a
1890 Tuesday to attend the funeral in q
body of Brother j. F. Doble. TIT
funeral will be held at the Universalist
church at o'clock.
The usual union Thanksgiving service
in which the four churches will unite
will be held at the Methodist churcl
Wednesday evening. Rev. j. W. Ches
bro of the Baptist church will deliver
the sermon. Special Thanksgiving
music will be given.
The Y. p. G. u. of South Paris viii
entertain the Norway Union Tuesday
evening, Nov. q, at Good Cheer Hall
All the young people of the church
members of the union or not
are cordially invited to be present Tues.
day evening at 7:30.
Vesper services will be resumed next
Su nday at the Congregational church al
80. The chorus is requested to meet
Sunday afternoon at 3:45 for rehearsal
The Wednesday evening rehearsal will
be omitted this week owing to the union
service held that evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald P. Chapman re.
turned Tuesday from their wedding trip
to Bethel. Mr.. Chapman brought back
with him a prize which he secured in
The handsomest buck that has come in
here this season. He refused an offer of
i've dollars for the head before bringing
il in.
The usual Thanksgiving concert was
given at the Congregational church Sum-
lay afternoon at 4:30. The church was
illed, nearly or quite 800 being present.
4 very fine concert was given, and a
rood offering was taken, which will be
ised as usual in helping to make Thanks
giving pleasanter for the needy Of the
'illage.
The women of the Baptist society are
filing barrel to send to Mather School
It Beaufort, South Carolina. Persons
having articles for the barrel are request
ID to bring them to the vestry next Fri
lay evening. Bedding, clothing for
men and boys, women and girls, towels,
combs, hairpins, needles,
pins, thimbles and school supplies are
suitable articles to contribute.
A most interesting as well as instruct
We lecture was that given in the Peoples
course at the Methodist church Tues
lay evening, by Rev. W. j. Day of the
ROckland Baptist church, on 1.-THE Evo-
luton of the Flag" 1t was illustrated
with thirty silk flags, a tempting col
lection, which more than one would have
been glad to carry off. This is the last
ecture of the course, which will close
with concert.
Rags and tags of all sorts were out at
The poverty party of the Congregation
Al Christian Endeavor Society, which
vas to have been Thursday evening, but
vas postponed to Saturday. The prizes
or worst get-up were awarded to Mrs.
+. S. Barnes and Roy Cole. Any de-
'cription of the fetching costumes of the
evening would be impossible. The
,arce, "Rubber Boots" was well pre-
,ented and caused great amusement. A
of games was carried out.
James Freeland Doble died at his
home in this village about o'clock Sun
lay night, aged nearly so years. The
funeral will be held Tuesday at o'clock,
1t the Universalist church. Mr.. Doble
was native of Sumner, but had lived in
Paris for quite number of years. He
was member of West Paris Lodge of
Odd Fellows, and a charter member of
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge of this
place. He was also member OF the
South Paris Universalist church, and
the first member on the rolls of the
church-a universally respected citizen.
He leaves three children: Frank l..
Doble of Methuen, Mass, Miss Hattie
Doble and Ellis S. Doble, both of South
Paris. Three sisters and one brother
survive him-Mrs. Cora A. Dean of Paris,
Mrs. William Abbott and Mrs. X. P
Bowker of Sumner, and A. II. Doble Of
South Paris.
The Queen Esther Circle" which was
organized as branch of the
W. II. NJ. S. in the NJ. Z. church has
elected the following officers:
Superintendent-Miss Clora Z. Goodwin.
Presilent-Miss Jessie Tolman.
ice-Presidents-Fannie Chapman, Louise
Sumner, Merle Monk.
Treasurer-Myrtle Buck.
Cor Sec Helen Chapman.
Rec. Sec.-Florence Cummings.
Literary Committee-FrancesC Cummings, Flor
ence Cummings, Louise Sumner.
Musical Committee-Eula Milett, Jessie Tol
man. Elsie Chapman.
Organist-Eula Millett.
The girls are busy collecting and max
ing articles to send to the Deaconess
Home in Portland, and are quite enthu
siastic over their work. Any contribu'
tons will be gratefully received by any
Of the members of the society.
A Tribute to Mrs. Frances G. Stowe,
AUGUST, 1S24-OCToBER, 1906.