Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-12-11

The second of the series of private
skating parties will be held FRIDAY even
ing, Dec. 2lst.
Edwin Rounds and Miss Boyle of Dam |
Vile spent most of the past week with |
Mr. Rounds cousin, j. ID. Haynes.
Mrs. Charles A. Allen, who is in the
hospital at Lewiston for treatment tor
appendicitis, is reported as doing well.
Wv. Payne entertained his Sunday |
School class on Saturday evening at MS
home with portrait party" Seven |
teen were present and enjoyed the sport,
after which ice cream was served.
The Seneca Club was entertained by
Mrs. Walter Gray and Miss Gray at Mrs.
Gray's last Monday evening. A very
interesting programme was carried OUT,
then refreshments were served ana
most pleasant evening enjoyed.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Dec. 10:
Miss Alice NJ. Burnhsm.
Mas Minnie Pinkham.
Mrs Nellie :. Hooper.
Mrs Ralph Harlow.
Miss Mildred Campbell.
Mrs. Emma Curtis.
Mr.. W. s. Wight.
The officers of the EpwOrth League re-
Gently elected are:
P-esldent-T. NJ. Davis.
LAT Vice. Presiier is. G. Ordway.
od Vice. President--Miss Sara SWEET.
81 Vice. Presiient-Mrs. W. W. Payne.
Attn Vice President-W. W. Payne.
Sec.-Miss Myrtle Buck.
Treas-Mlss Florence RICHARDSON.
The members of W. X. Kimball Post
wish to extend their thanks TO Mr. John
Bennett, who in memory OF his late
wife presented the Post with two nicely
hound volumes of Harper's Weekly
published during the civil war.
III. H. MAXIM, Commander.
TT. HATHAWAY, S. NJ, Acting AdJt.
SOUTH PARIS, Dec. 10, 1906.
A good attendance at the Good Cheer
Soeiety's monthly supper and entertain
ment Tuesday evening. The programme
included a song by Harold Fletcher,
song by Miss Tolman, duet by Master
Ralph and Miss Eva Andrews, duet by
Master Ralph Andrews and Miss Marie
Newton. and the funny farce, That
Rascal Pat" which was hugely enjoyed.
John Bennett of Parsonsfield, a lawyer
who did quite large probate business,
was striken with apoplexy last Tues
day. while driving from his home to
probate court at Alfred, and died almost
Immediately. Mr.. Bennett was quite
well known to court attendants mere, as
he had more or less business in oxford
County.
The October term of court held here
was the last term presided over by Chief
Justice Wiswell, who died SO suddenly
in Boston last week. The uncertainty
of life is strikingly illustrated oy ms
sudden taking off, as those who saw nun
in court here would hardly have hesitat-
ed to say that he was physically ana
mentally one of the most robust ana
vigorous men to be seen about the court
house.
The Gospel meetings at the Univers-
alist church opened Sunday evening with
an able sermon by Rev. A. X. Baldwin,
pastor of the Congregational ehurch:
This Monday evening Rev. Miss Macdut
of West Paris will give the sermon. Inc
meetings are to continue through the
week. Rev. II. II. Hoyt, state superln-
tendent, will be present on Tuesday
evening, and take charge of the meet
ings the rest of the week. Meeting this
evening at o'clock.
The Euterpeau Club has had neat
booklet printed giving its list of officers,
members, and the programmes OF all the
meetings for the year. There are now
seventeen members. This Monday after
noon the club meets with Mrs. Smiley
at her home on Western Avenue. The
composers to be studied are Beethoven
and Foote, and the programme OF the
meeting is as follows:
Roll Call-Items about Foote.
Piano duet, Mrs. Brickett, Mrs W heller
Essay-Beethoven, ---------------. . Snvaa
Song,------------------ $500 ------ NJ Pr,;,ss
Piano, s,i y. h
Round Table
Everett ID. Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs
j, S. Brown, who graduated from the
University of Maine this year and secur-
ed an appointment as teacher in Porto
Rico. is now in Ponce, on that island
He had the good fortune to be assigned
to one of the city schools, instead o.
being sent into the country as he feared
and the paw in this position is large
than is usually received by teachers a
the start. In letter received from him
by his parents recently, the following
reference is made to President Roose
velt's visit:
President Roosevelt was here last week
came up TO the school grounds and made q snor
speech' The children. about 1000. were all o.
parade and looked line. The high school girl
threw ro-es st him The people were we
pleased with him. although SURPRISED az ms ~
dress and high hats, and ne had on IN otu VIM
suit and Panama hat.
The peoples lecture course, under tn
auspices Of the Epworth League OF th
Methodist church, which has includes
four good lectures, closed with tin
concert Tuesday evening. The Schr
bert Quartette, which gave three nun
bers, was received with the appreciatio
which it always gets at home, and san
finely. A duet by Mrs. Wilson and Mr.,
Smiley was a particularly enjoyab'
number. The soloist Of the evening wa
Miss Villa Phelan Of Pitts6eld. Mis-
Phelan has a highly cultivated voic
and sang with much power and EXPIRE
sion. Although she was recalled, Il
audience was hardly reused to the d.
gree Of enthusiasm which her perform
snce would have justified. Miss Alit
NJ. Hamlin Of South Waterford, II
reader of the evening, is graduate
the Emerson School of Oratory. HI
voice is not fully what is to be desire
for reader, but her manner and her o.
cellent rendering moro than make u
All her selections were good, but n
impersonations Of children were Il
best, and were exceedingly natural an
fetching. The audience enjoyed b
selections greatly, and recalled b
enthusiastically Ut each appearance
Thsre was rather small house.