Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-05
There doesn't seem to be much danger
of winter drought.

Regular meeting or the Good Cnel
Wednesday Of this week at 2 o'clocl
for work.
Rev. 81. N. Pringle of Waterville o
cupied the Methodist pulpit Sunds
morning.
Subject at the Universalist churc
next Sunday morning, Lessons Of Il
Convention.
The Oxford Association of Univer
alists holds its annual meeting at Turnt
Center, Nov. II and IS.
j. s. Burbank, DAME E. Dresser an
Edward S. Shaw started Monday morr
ing for Upton for deer hunt.
Miss Morrison of Livermore Falls, VIII
is teaching at Mechanic Falls, visite
Miss Alta C. Walker over Sunday.
Mr.. E. P. Freeman of Cobb Divinit
School will occupy the pulpit at tn
Congregational church next Sunday.
Rev. II. N. Pringle of Watsrville oc
cupied the pulpit at the Methods
church for the Sunday morning service
J.~Birney Field is moving from Myrtl
Street to the house on Alpine Stree
which he recently bought of Isaac S
Fox.
George A. Briggs has gone to Dixfield
where he is engaged for the winter a
cook in the lumber camp of Foster o
Gray.
d.. w Dottia IS D-oL GalJ ,,,o, Z,
town Saturday to attend the funeral O
the infant son of DR.. and Mrs. Charles L
Buck.
Miss Phyllis Taylor entertained at bel
home Saturday Miss Ethelyn Lassell
Master Harold and Miss Annie Thoma:
of Norway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Hilton have re-
turned home from Mr.. Parks farm or
the Hebron road, where they have spent
the past few weeks.
j. S. Richards of Portland, a well
known Maine Central conductor on the
Mountain Division, is here on visit to
his brother, George Richards.
The members of the Berean class are
requested to meet at DR.. Bucks Office
next Thursday evening, at 1:30 O'Clock.
1t is hoped large number will be pres
emit.
Every member Of the Ladies of the
G.. A. r. is earnestly requested to present
herself at Grand Army Hall Thursday,
Nov. Z, at 2 p. NJ. Come prepared to
sew.
DIR. and Mrs. C.. l.. Buck have the
sympathy of many friends in the loss OF
their infant son, Stanley c., who died
Thursday after only two months of life,
never having been healthy child.
The decorations for the Halloween
supper of the Ladies of the G. A. r.
were very artistic and decidedly ap-
propriate and showed lots of hard work.
There was large attendance and nice
little sum must have been taken.
A. w. Walker Il Son are completing
the first cement block building erected
in this place. 1t is an Office for their
use, situated short distance from their
old office at their place of business off
Pleasant Street. The old Office building
will be put to other uses after the new
building is ready to occupy. The new
office is neat structure, of course close
ly resembling stone, it's walls built of
cement blocks and it's gables and Chin
ney of cement bricks.
Rev. II. n. Pringle of Waterville,
president of the Maine Christian Civic
League, addressed union meeting in
the Baptist church Sunday evening, the
evening services at all the churches be-
ing omitted on account of this union
meeting. Mr.. Priugle used a lantern
aud a large and varied lot of pictures,
showing the work which the league is
doing, and illustrating the evils which it
is its purpose to combat-the illegal sale
of liquor, gambling in its various forms,
the cigarette habit, bribery at elections,
in fact, all the evils which endanger the
cleanness and wholesomeness of our civic
life. The church was filled and the
audience was attentive and interested.
A telegram received here the last of
the week announced the death of Mrs.
ANGELA r.. widow of the late w. E.
DIOukS, ~. ~. Pd'toi Va eoS
Congregational church in this place.
Mrs. Brooks has not been well since the
death of DR.. Brooks some months since,
having suffered slight shock about that
time. She died at the home of her
daughter in Benton Harbor, Mich,
Thursday morning, and the remains
were buried beside those of her husband
in Clinton, Conn. Mrs. Brooks was the
daughter of the late Adam Wilson, ID.
d., for years a pastor in Paris, and was
born May 81, 1888. She leaves four
children, Wilson, of Chicago, Eustis
of Philadelphia, Clayton K, of Cam
bridge, Mass, aid Mrs. Ida Rouse OF
Benton Harbor, Mich, with whom she
was at the time of her death.
And did the grammar school boys
play football with Norway grammar
Saturday afternoon? Well, they just
did, and beat them, 10 to 6, at the high
school grounds. "Tbey played great
big man, as big as you," say the boys.
1--WE said we wouldn't play 'em, but we
did" And they felt pretty well when
the game was over. The following is
the lineup:
s.P.G.S. N.G.S.
BARTLETT, lie. re-, Pike
Newton, It. TT, Stearns