Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-12-24

| MIS-. w. H. henry anu MISS LUZ
Payne of Rumford Falls are visiting
relatives and friends at South Paris ant
Norway.
The treasurer of Riverside Cemetery
Association requests all owners of lots
to remit the fee of - for annual care be
fore Jan. l.
A sociable will be given by the Ep-
worth League at the NJ. Z. church vestry
Saturday evening, Dec. 2Sth. All are in
vited. Admission 5 cents.
A. NJ. Yates, who has been in poor
health for some time, suffered partial
paralytic shock Sunday night He is
not thought to be in serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Tubbs of Portland
are here to spend a few weeks with Mrs.
\ Tubs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. X. Rip
ley, for the benefit of Mr.. Tubbs' health.
Hamlin Lodge, No. 81, h. of p, will
work the rank of Knight Friday, Dec.
I27th. Rehearsal for same Thursday,
the 10Th. All members of Rank team
requested to be present.
Mrs. C.. A. Record and son Miles of
Abingdon, Mass, and Mrs. Leon s. Fair
banks of Newton, Mass, are spending
the holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. Crockett.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office Dec. %:
Miss Bertha Edwards
4 NJ W Eastman.
4 Mr.. f. r. Waters.
4 Dir. George Russell
1 Mr. Charles VerrilL
/ Mr.. +. l.. Ordway.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Fl. Stuart are with
Mr.. Stuarts parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il.
Stuart Mr.. Stuart, who has been prin-
cipal of Guilford High School for the
past few years, has resigned that posi-
ton, and has been elected principal OF
Hallowell High School.
| Four deer which came in last Monday
night probably wound up the game re-
ceipts for this season. They were from
IL. Z. Swett's camps at Molunkus. Two
of them were tagged ~ Benjamin
SWEET, who had been spending some
time at Molunkus, and two for George
Merrill.
Considering the mixed and indefinite
condition of the travelling, which is
neither one thing nor another, the
Christmas trade has been very fair.
Larger stocks than ever have been ex-
hibited in our stores. There is still an
other day to tie up the loose ends Of
your Christmas shopping.
A large number Of members of Mt.
Mica Lodge visited Norway Lodge last
Tuesday evening. The work OF the
Norway degree team was of the highest
order and received many deserved CON-
pliments. The evening was very
pleasant one 10 all present and will add
one more 70 the already long list OF
pleasant events which the two lodges
have enjoyed together.
The selectmen on Saturday laid out a
road as petitiOned for from Gary Street
to the house of w. W. Jacobs beside the
railroad track near Hicks Crossing. 1t
| is understood that there will be no land
damage for this road A road had been
petitioned for running from Pleasant
Street to Mr.. Jacobs across the railroad
track. This road would call for some
land damage, and the Grand Trunk made
known that it would object strongly to
having highway crossing made there,
and the selectmen have not made the
location.
| Wilbur l.. Farrar, who underwent an
operation for gall stones about two
months since, and has since been in
varying condition with some setbacks,
was again operated upon last Monday
afternoon. Ii is understood that the
operation was not fully successful, and
| for several days he was considered
| in critical condition. Much solicitude
regarding him has been manifested, and
he has been the object of general inquiry.
For the last few days he has been some
what more comfortable, though he is
still in serious condition.
Thirty members of the mems Berean
class of the Methodist Sunday School
sat down to supper of oysters and
pastry at the vestry of the church
Thursday evening, and later in the even
ing a good address on the adult move
ment in Sunday School work was given
by Rev. C.. Z. McColley of Madison.
Mr.. McColley is the organizer of the
largest adult class in Maine. Since ne
started it year ago last October over
three hundred names have been placed
on the roll, and the average attendance
is between seventy and ninety, all men.
At the office of the Register of Deeds
last Friday, the real estate in this county
of the Consolidated General Mineral
Spring Co. was sold at auction, on a
Judgment against the company. This IL
tho company which formerly operated
what was called Hartford Cold Spring
once owned locally, but for some time in
the possession of this company, whose
Headquarters is in Philadelphia, though
its clerk and office are at Augusta, as il
is Maine corporation. The affairs Of
the company are in tangled and com
plicated condition. The property was
hidden in for the judgment creditor,
Philadelphia man.
Among the students in various in
: situations who are at their homes II
South Paris for the Christmas recess ART
Misses Isabel and Katherine Morton
from the Art Museum School in Boston
Harry j. Fifield from Burdett Business
College, Boston; Milton V. McAlistel
! from the Bangor Theological Seminary
Roy j. Bird, Grover Brown, Lewis A
Keen, Stanley NJ. Wheeler, Bernard +
Twitchell, Merton X. Sumner, Rober
w. Wheeler, and Chester NJ. Merrill
from the University of Maine; Mis-
Blanche Barrows, Miss Charlotte Gle
: and Miss Mary Abbott from Bliss Bust
ness College, Lewiston.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Mrs. Albert Thorn is confined to he
room by illness.
Mrs. F. r. Witham, who is seriousl
: i'll, is reported improving.
. Will Twitchell of Oxford has bough
D and is packing Mrs. Maud Gowelrs az
D pies.
Miss Eunice Fobes of Wakefield, Mass
: will spend her Christmas vacation wit
; her sister, Mrs. w. II. SWEET.
i A. o. Wheeler has recently purchase
I a horse and set of work harnesses and
hauling dry wood to the village.