Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-16

iaSt week, put We gos our tnaW just In
same.
Subject of the Y. P. C. U. meetin,
next Sunday evening, Good and Bal
Discomfort"
The Seneca Club will be entertained a
Mrs. Writ Stanley's this Monday evening
by Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. F. A. Shurtlefi
Walter Starbird is soon to leave tn
barber shop of q. G.. Fletcher, ant
Harold c. Fletcher will take his plac'
there.
The young people of the Universalis
Sunday School will have a masquerad,
sociable at Good Cheer Hall Wednesda.
evening celebrating the 20Oth anniversar,
of the birth of Benjamin Franklin.
Good Cheer meeting Wednesday after
noon. Preparations are going on for A
the Sign of the Pink Carnation with thu
usual interest, and the committee already
have number of pinks made towart
the 1900.
At the W. c. T. U. meeting Thursday
a good delegation from Norway was
present, making an attendance of ovel
forty. Two new members were received
The interesting programme was followed
by social hour with dainty refresh
ments.
Cards have been received by friends
here announcing the marriage in Wal
than, Mass, on the 10th, of Miss Eta
Parsons, daughter of the late John
Parsons, and formerly of this place, to
Frank Z. Harris of Concord, Mass.
Their home will be in Concord.
Sunday afternoon services are held
monthly at the Jail, the jailer making
the arrangements. The December meet
ing was attended by Rev. J. W. CHESHIRE,
the January meeting last Sunday by
Rev. j. II. Little, and the February ser.
vice will be attended by Rev. A. X.
Baldwin.
There will be special services in the
Uuiversalist church at Norway this
week, commencing Tuesday evening,
and the Universalists of this place have
been invited to unite with them. The
meetings will be conducted by Rev. Fl.
Fl. Hoyt of Hiram, assisted by singer,
Mr.. Waltz.
Hamlin Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
will serve supper to members OF the
order and their invited guests at K. p.
Hall Friday evening at O'Clock. This
will be followed BY installation of officers
of the lodge and an entertainment.
Members of Mizpah Assembly and their
hn ara ipyttaA
There was a large audience at the
Baptist church Sunday evening when
Rev. A. K. Baldwin preached an earnest
gospel sermon. Special meetings will be
continued this week on Tuesday at the
Congregational, Wednesday at the
Friday at the Baptist church.
All persons are cordially invited to at
tend any of these meetings.
There will be rehearsal for the min
strel show at r. N. Halls Tuesday even
ing of this week. The committee is de-
sirous of having as large chorus as
possible, and every man in the village
who can sing is invited to be present at
these rehearsals. Do not hesitate to
Join for the reason that you do not sing
much, for "every little bit helps"
F. A. Fox, Esq, of Kezar Falls, was
here Thursday to consult his client,
Wesley Chick, who is held in Jail charg-
ed with the murder of his great-uncle,
David Varney of Porter. Chick has not
made any public statement regarding
his case, and representatives of all news
papers have been refused permission to
talk with him. 1t is intimated that the
defence may be made for him that he is
irresponsible, and that he was
acting at the instigation and direction of
some one else.
The ice business has been lively for
the past week, where A. w. Walker l.
Son are cutting above the Park Street
bridge. They have nearly finished fill
ing their houses, and quantities has
been hauled off by the farmers, line of
teams being in waiting to load much Of
the time. The ice is about thirteen
inches thick, and as handsome stuff as
ever was taken out of the water. The
shedding has been as good as it ever was
in the world, and it has been a very
good time TO get the ice. Charles E.
Bennett is now cutting farther up the
river, in the river channel around the
bend above Penley's Grove, some half a
mile as the river flows above the bridge.
He will fill his ice house from there.
The officers of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah
Lodge were installed Friday evening by
ID. d. G.. p, Mrs. C. NJ. Howard, with
the assistance of Mrs. +. S. Barnes
as marshal. They are as follows:
y G-Miss Maud Douglass
" G.-Mrs. 4. 4. Kimball.
Tress.-Mrs. Albert Dean.
Fin Sec-Mrs. Frank 5. Clark.
Rec Sec-Miss Hattie Leach.
r. 5. n. G.-Mrs. j. s. Wright.
l.. 5. y. G.-Mrs. Louise j. Briggs.
O. G.-Sanford NJ. Brown.
IG.-Mrs. Frank 4. Buck.
Con.-Mrs. +. n. Wright.
warien-Miss Ava Leach.
Chaplain-Mrs. G. Nj. Howard.
r. G.-Mrs. W. n. Strickland.
L. S. V. G.-Miss Emma Haskell.
Miss Hall, the retiring Noble Grand,
has been one of the best and leaves the
chair with the lodge in a decidedly
condition. She has not been
absent single meeting for the year.
May the seed she has sown continue to
bud and blossom through the year the
lodge is just entering upon.
The annual meeting of the Paris Public
Library Association was held at the
rooms Saturday evening. The
financial standing of the association is
better than for some time. A full and
report of the years work was
presented by the librarian, Miss Knight.
The new catalogues were on hand. and
the price of them was fixed at fifteen
cents to those not members OF the asso-
citation. There was some consideration
of the question of maintaining the menu
bership of the association, and further
statement regarding the matter will
probably be published later. The
officers elected are:
President-James s. Wright.
Vice President-J. n. Bean.
Secretary and Treasurer-N. ID. Bolster.
Directors-James $. Wright. Albert ID. Park.
Alton c. Wheeler. Miss Susie l.. Rounds, Rev.
Ii. A. Clifford.
The directors reelected Miss Alice b.
Knight librarian, and also discussed new
books, and accepted small list which
will be purchased.
At Good Cheer Hall Friday evening an
informal reception of members of the
Universalist church and congregation
and friends was held with large at
tendance. After all had assembled, the
company was called to order by Albert
d. Park, Esq, who spoke briefly OF the
results accomplished in the work of this
church in the few years since its begin
ming, referring especially to the large
part in the work done by the pastor, Rev.
j. II. Little. The curtain of the stage
was then raised, disclosing a Morris
chair which was testimonial to Mr..