Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15
Mrs. Olive Andrews Is quite m.

Wednesday at 2 p. NJ, with work.
Subject of the sermon at the Univer
salist church next Sunday, 1.-THE Sever
Churches of Asia"
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will meet in the Methodist churcl
parior next Thursday at SPIN.
Miss Rose Murphy visited her sister
Miss Lisbeth Murphy, who is teachin,
in Greenwood, from Friday to Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. A. Clifford visitet
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Moulton in Oxfor,
last Tuesday and called on other friends
Hamlin Lodge, K. of P, will install
officers Friday evening, Jan. IS. In
stallation to be followed by q ligh
lunch.
Mrs. L. N. Lunt, formerly of South
Paris, now of Lewiston, visited her
daughter, Mrs. Harold T. Briggs, or
Sunday.
A. W. Walker & Son at last have q
prospect of getting some ice. They
plowed their ice field Saturday, and
Monday morning began scraping and
cutting.
W. W. Walker and family of Wood.
fords are with the family of Mrs. Walk.
er's father, A. G. Jones. Mr.. Jones, who
has been i'll for some months, is failing
and quite low.
The Methodist church was filled Sun
day evening to listen to the earnest ser.
mon of Rev. A. K. Baldwin. His text
was John IL; 2s: 1.-THE Master is come,
and calleth for thee"
BY vote of the school committee all
the common schools have twenty eight
weeks this year. They regret that the
school funds do not allow longer terms
especially for the higher grades. The
schools in South Paris and Paris Hill
will close this week.
The Seneca Club was entertained
Saturday evening by Mrs. Stanley and
Miss Stearns at Mrs. Stanley's. A good
literary programme was given and
elegant refreshments were served. Owing
to illness and other causes the attend
ance was rather small.
A triangular exchange of ministers was
made Sunday, Rev. j. w. Chesbro of
the Baptist church preaching at the
Methodist church, Rev. A. K. Baldwin of
the Congregational church at the Baptist,
and Rev. II. A. Clifford of the Methodist
church at the Congregational.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Jan. IA, 1907:
W. Z. Goodwin.
Eugene II. Judkins, NJ. ID.
Mr.. Frank White.
Mr.. Clarence King.
Ella Dane.
y. 4. Abbott.
ST. DAVIS, Postmaster.
1t does not signify that business is
falling off, for it is going the other way,
but it is merely happening, that a mail
pouch arrived at the South Paris post
office Monday morning with not single
piece of mail in it. Postmaster Davis
lays that in his more than eight years in
the office, it is the first time that ever
occurred.
The Chautauqua Club met last Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Harold T. Briggs.
There were only four members present,
Mrs. Donald Chapman being away. A
tea was given by Mrs. Briggs, consisting
of salad, sandwiches, fancy crackers and
cocoa. A good time was enjoyed by all.
The club will meet next week with Mrs.
Albert Stevens.
Special services will be held in the
Congregational church every evening
this week except Saturday, at 7:30. Rev.
Ross of Portland will conduct
most of the services, though the pastors
of the other churches will assist. A
chorus choir will be organized. The
other churches in South Paris and Nor
way have been invited, and cordial in
vitation is extended to every one. Mr..
Ross is said to be very earnest and ef-
fective gospel worker.
The Home Guards" met last Monday
evening at the home of Murray Bigelow.
Two new members were admitted. The
officers were elected for the
quarter ending March 31st:
President-sumner Davis.
LIST Vice President-Murray Bigelow.
"a Vice President-Lloyd Davis.
81 Vice President-Harold Merrill.
4th Vice Presidcnt-Phil Bolster.
Secretary--Lester Henry.
Treasurer--Henry Howe.
Chaplain--Herbert Woodwork.
1t has been decided that there will be no
meeting of the Home Guards this even
ing but all members are enjoined to at
tend the union meetings at the Congre-
gational church.
William X. Kimball Post, G.. A. R.,
and the Ladies of the G.. A. X. entertain
ed good number of visitors on Satur-
day, when by invitation Harry Rust
Post and Corps of Norway and T. A.
Roberts Post aud Corps of Oxford were
present. In spite of the storm the
visiting organizations were we'll repre-
sented, and at noon over hundred sat
down to the we'll loaded tables in Grand
Army Hall. The dinner was regular
Grand Army dinner, and everybody
knows that is one of the best that can be
set out. In the afternoon there was a
which included remarks by
The four South Paris pastors and some
Of the visiting comrades, and number
of entertaining readings by A. K. Morse.
Taken altogether it was most enjoy
able day for all concerned.
At the meeting of Mount Pleasant
Lodge Friday evening. the
officers for the coming year were INSTALL
ed by Mrs. G. NJ. Howard, District Dep
uty, with the assistance of Mrs. j. S.
Wright as Grand Marshal, and other
grand officers. The installation was fol-
lowed BY the work of the degree, when
five candidates were admitted to men,
bership. The officers installed are as
follows:
MEMS. Frank Z. Kimball.
VEINS. w. b. Strickland.
Rec Sec.-Miss Hattie Leach.
Fin. Sec.-Mrs Frank S. Clark.
Treas.-Mrs. Albert Dean.
o. &C. A. Marston.
l. q Miss Jessica Curtis.
war-Miss Ava Leach.
Cou.-Miss Abbie Record.
Chap.-Mrs. w. l.. Bonney.
r. s. N. G.-Mrs j. s. Wright.
L. 5. n. G.-Mrs Louise J. Briggs.
RS.v. G.-Miss Alice Bisbee.
LS.y. G.-Miss Belle Tufts.
The Tower Concert.
r. Z. Towers annual concert will be
given this year on the evening of Thurs
day, Jan. II, at Norway Opera House,
and will be of the same high grade as
his previous ones. The programme is
as follows:
Piano solo. Polonsise OPP. 40, No. !. Karl Tower.
Reading, The Dub, Burrell.
Soprano solo, Haymaking,
Mrs. Annie Hamilton johnson.
Violin solo, Romance, Bruce Rey nolds.
Bass solo. Honor and Arms, -Llewellyn B. Cain.
Reading, Our Wedding Day,.----.-Mr. Burrell
Tenor solo, Song Cycle, Morning and Night.
r. Elliott Tower.
Violin solo. {s s} 4 4s4np a-.---Mr. Reynolds
Duet. The Fisherman. -Messrs. Tower and Cain.