Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-07
The Oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing Sept. 80. lso6,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
.o,vn casts 80 A. n, daily; "A A. u
Go'n asscsnt sunday; 4 IS p. n. daily.
H, 80, nm twest)-lO 90 A. NJ, dsily; S:a6 p. N
~ Sv Except sunday; 5 AZ p. NJ daily.
Miss Helen Barnes observes her oirth
aay with party this Monday evening.
D. e B. Hannaford of Rumfor'
m. was guest at Harry A. Morton
e. a short time last week.
carl : Briggs and Carl Mason playe'
10 Rerlip orchestra for the Ma.
VII AZ both Berlin and Gorham, N. a.
last week.
pav I II. Little was at Bowdoinhan
woJnasday 10 attend the funeral of Capt
,.,oas Sampson, a former parishioner o.
his in that town.
Dow = Grovenor from Augusta ha'
hssn visiting his sister, Mrs. q. z. Pratf
g. few DAYS. Mrs. Pratt has been an
invalid for long time.
pri,cipal Clason of the high schoo
- ,wenty or more of his pupils out fol
bird walk early Wednesday morning
which proved very profitable.
EE spofford and family, who have
In S,r a number of years in Hopedale,
a. have returned to Paris to live on
10 farm with Mrs. Spofford's father,
Henry W. Fuller
surprise party was given Miss Eva
S,ett last Monday evening by the other
- hers Of the We are Seven Club, who
ri,b one exception walked out to Miss
Sws,t's home, accompanied by 1.-THE
boys.
The Good Cheer at one of its recent
,sstipos voted not to loan any OF its
baIongings. The members have worked
Ssr5 10 purchase the articles and feel
thew must keep them in as good condi-
ton is possible.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 5. KilbOrn of Bethel,
vbo have spent quite part of the win
,sr in a tour across the continent, stop
nsd with Mrs. KilbOrn's parents, MIR.
and Mrs. ;. z. Stearns, few days last
week on their way home.
Mrs Wallace Ryerson has returned
from, her visit to Mrs Archie Cole. Mr..
and Mrs Cole, who have formerly been
a, Caledonia Springs, Ont, where Mr..
Giles business is, are now keeping
house in Ottawa.
After the business meeting of the
pytbian Sisters Thursday evening, the
Sisters and Knights played games and
enioyed themselves socially for an hour
or two. 1t was pronounced by all pres
ent the best time of the season.
". Hobbs and family of West
brook. who we're for a while residents at
South Paris. have been guests at George
A HuSsey'S for few days during the
mast week. Mr.. Hobbs, who is now en-
Moved as mOtorman on the electric road,
broke a bone Of his ankle some six weeks
ago. aud is just getting around again.
II is well to remember that beginning
Nav lst and extending for the period OF
four years, there is an absolute close
time on gray squirrels, under law pass
ed by the last legislature. The law also
includes black squirrels in its provisions,
though il is uncertain how many people
in Maine ever made the personal ac-
quaintance of black squirrel.
A petition to the county commission
ers, with a long list of signatures of
business men in the section most affect
ed, has been circulated here for sigma
lures during the past week, asking that
steps NAV be taken to make the toll
bridge between Rumford Falls and Rid
lOuyille a free bridge, under the law
passed by the legislature last winter. II
is estimated by some that the bridge
could be made to pay for itself in six
years.
Carl S. Briggs has formed a string
orchestra composed of his pupils who
are sufficiently advanced. They meet
once week for practice and are improy-
ing rapidly. They are assisted BY Izah
Pike on cello, and Isabel Morton on
piano. The pupils who compose the
orchestra at present are Grace Dean,
Alice Abbott, Ethel Millett, Claribel
DeCoSta, Mr.. Leavitt, Helen Bangs,
Harold Moore, Willie Leavitt, Nathan
Shatiro, Sammie Klein.
The annual meeting of the Euterpean
Club was held with Mrs. Walter l.. Gray
last Monday afternoon. This club,
which was organized last November, has
held profitable meetings fortnightly
with the several members in turn, to
study the work of various composers.
No more meetings will be held till fall.
The officers elected for the coming year
are:
Presldent-Mrs. Madge W. Gray.
SeCretary-Mlss Grace Thayer.
Treasurer-Mrs. virgie l.. Wilson.
Executive COmmittee-Mrs. Cora s. Briggs,
Mrs. Edith II. Wheeler. Mrs. Hattie Barnes.
The town assessors are now busily en-
gagged in making the tax, which will
probably be completed aud committed
TO the collector some time the last of
this week, when everybody will have a
chance to ante up and take the three per
cent discount. From the appropria-
tons made at the annual town meeting,
the Democrat forecasted tax rate of
about q mills" The rate is actually
$50 50 on thousand, or twenty and
eight-tenths mills, as against eighteen
mills last year. Adding the 40 mills
of the village corporation tax makes a
total rate of % l-2 mills for the taxes in
South Paris.
reception was given Rev. Thomas
n. Kewley, the new pastor of the Meth
odist church, and Mrs. Kewley, at the
vestry of the church Thursday evening
A good number were present, and the
evening was very pleasant one. Light
refreshments were served, and the pro-
gramme included some selections by the
Misses Dean, and a vocal solo by Dea-
coness Rankin of Portland. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kewley were welcomed to the
church by t. Morton Davis, and Mr..
hewley responded appropriately. Greet
ings were also extended by Rev. G. A.
Brooks of Norway, Hon. James S.
Wright, Rev. j. II. Little, and Deacon
George B. Crockett.
About l25 members of Mt. Pleasant
Rebekah Lodge of this place and Mt.
Hope Lodge of Norway visited Ruth
Lodge of Auburn Wednesday evening.
A portion went on the forenoon train
and larger number on the afternoon
train. At Auburn the entertainment
furnished the visitors was all that heart
could desire. A fine banquet was serv-
ed, and later an entertainment with
readings by bennett and other features
was given, and the last of the evening
was spent in dancing by those who de-
sired. The return home was made by
special train, arriving here about sc
A. NJ, with every body tired but happy
and anxious to go again.
The following is the cast for 1.-THE
Girls of 1875" which will be presented
by the Seneca Club on the Esd and oath