Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-02-20

Paris.
Feb. -washington,s birthday supper. Baptist
Feb, supper and entertainment. Congrega-
tlOnal church. South Paris.
Feb 70, 27.-lllustrated lectures by Albra Fogg,
Methodist church, South Paris
Feb. ,, March l.-Good Cheer fair. Eat the Sign
OF the Pink Carnation," South Paris.
March ANNUAL town meeting In most Oxford
March s.Oxtord Pomona Grange. West Paris.
March l3.-Supreme Judicial Court, South Paris
Mrs. George A. Cutting is visiting rela-
tives in Waterford.
Mrs. Y. d. Bolster spent several days
in Portland last week.
The private school taught by Miss
Ruth |. Stearns will close Wednesday OF
this week.
Mrs. George NJ. Cutting visited her
daughter, Mrs. Edgerley, in Canton,
few days last week.
Mrs. Charles III. Howard and son
Henry returned last week from visit Of
two weeks in Oxford.
Work on the town report is we'll along
at the Democrat Office, and the report
will be issued some time this week.
Members of the festival chorus who
have not secured their books must do so
at once, as those not taken must be re-
turned.
The Schubert Quartette sang at an
entertainment at North Buckteld last
Thursday evening, under the auspices OF
Mountain Grange.
CT. Chase has been employed for
some weeks putting in machinery in
mill for Bearce & Millett at Hebron, and
is now running the board saw in the
mill.
Wilson has resigned as referee in bank
ruptcy for Oxford County, and Walter
L. Gray has been appointed to ill out
the term, which expires next July.
One of the attractive features "At the
Sign of the Pink Carnation" will be the
supper which will be served Wednesday
at $3.50, at Good Cheer Hall, at the usual
price. 1t will be first-class and you
don't want to miss it.
At the skating rink Tuesday evening,
a special attraction was two-mile race
between Dellea and Ayres, for pair OF
ball bearing roller skates. They were
won BY Ayres by lap and half. The
rink is run every Tuesday and Saturday
evening, and the crowds which go and
skate are a reminder of the palmy days
of skating, twenty-odd years ago, when
big buildings constructed for Kinks
sprang up like mushrooms all over the
land.
The Seneca Club was entertained last
Monday evening at the home OF Mrs.
Harry Morton by Mrs. Morton and Mrs.
Effie Howe. 1t being conversation even
ing and no programme laid out the affair
was turned into a valentine party.
Suitable games were played after which
dainty refreshments were served, the
table being set to carry out the idea Of
the evening. On the whole it was a
very enjoyable evening. A few invited
guests were present.
The warrant for town meeting will
contain a few articles relating to matters
outside of the ordinary routine business
of the annual meeting. Such are the
following:
Article H. To see IL the town will vote to
build an iron bridge at Trap Corner, and what
sum OF money the town will vote to raise for the
same.
Article -. To see what sum OF money the
town will vote TO raise to extend the sewer In
South Paris village.
Article 20 To see ifths town viii vote to pay
the bill ciaimei by A. w. Walker 4 Son for
extending the sewer In 1904.
Article %. To see II the town viii vote to
accept the road as laid out by the selectmen
from Main Street past the residence OF James L.
Chase, Paris Hill. Maine.
Article %. To see II the town will instruct the
experimenting school committee to maintain
schools In the Biscoe. Forbes, Partridge, SHOWS
Falls. Hall, Whittemore. Tubbs and Bolster
districts.
Jailer Farrar on Thursday arrested
Voyle L. Morrill,, who was wanted at
st. John, N. B., for embezzlement.
Morrill,, who was employed as book
keeper by a firm of machinists in st.
John, is charged with making an I'M
authorized collection of $500 due the
firm, and converting it to his own use.
The peculiar feature of his act was that
he deposited 800 of the amount in st.
John bank, and took with him only
$500. He was traced to Portland, and
the police learned that he had been seen
in company with man who had been to
South Paris and returned. They i'm
mediately telephoned Mr.. Far.ar, and
after some investigation he was able to
locate his man, who was employed in
canvassing in Paris and Norway for a
picture enlarging concern. He was
taken to Portland Saturday by Mr..
Farrar, and turned over to the st. John
officers, who had come after him. Nor
rill is % years of age. He was evidently
surprised at being discovered. About
500 OF the money he took with him
was recovered.
Although the evening was stormy, a
good audience gathered at the Methodist
church Wednesday evening for the enter
tainment for the benefit of the public
library. Hon. James S. Wright presid-
ed, and expressed the hope that tho
library, in which all were Interested,
would some day find Carnegie who
would build 1t a home without imposing
conditions too burdensome. Several
selections were sung by the Schubert
Qnartette, and by male quartette COM
posed of Messrs. Dunn, Cole, Briggs and
Hall, all of which were well received.
The principal part of the evenings time
was taken up by Rev. f.. A. Clifford OF
the Methodist church, who gave his
lecture, Studies in Biography" This
consisted Of incidents, descriptive matter,
etc., regarding eminent men and women
whom be had met, seen, or heard speak.
1t was large list of distinguished names,
and An hour and quarter was most en-
tertainingly occupied in incidents regard
lug these people or personal experiences
with them. A hearty rising vote of
thanks was extended at the close to Mr..
Clifford and the singers, all OF whom
gave their services for the benefit Of the
library. The net proceeds Of the even
ing were nearly thirty dollars, which
win be used for the purchase of new
books.