Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-02-25
Miss Ida Sweetsir Of Pownal Is Will
relatives here.

| Miss Ida Sweetsir Of Pownal Is Will
relatives here.
| Miss Sara l. SWEET is visiting relatives
in Massachusetts,.
Miss Alice Penley of West Paris il
visiting in town for few days.
Misses Hilda and Marjorie Chandle
are visiting their grandparents at Bethel
Mrs. Wealthy Clifford and George II
Clifford are spending few days in Port
land.
| A. w. Walker & Son will be ready fol-
the farmers to come for ice Tuesday
morning Of this week.
The Epworth League will meet next
Saturday evening at the home of T. NJ
Davis, Highland Avenue.
Advertised letter in South Paris pos,
office Feb. "a, 1908:
Mrs. Donald W. Stevens.
s. +. DAVIS, Postmaster.
Mrs. j. F. Stanley of Auburn is here
at present with her daughter, Mrs. c. w.
Bowker, who is i'll. Mr.. Stanley was
here over Sunday.
Charles E. Merrill, who has been
teaching at Jefferson, has finished his
term and returned and resumed his
studies at Bates College.
A fresh addition to the sounds of in
dustry of the village is the steam whistle
which has gone into commission on the
mill of j. A. Kenney, and which begins
the day at o'clock in the morning.
If you wish to help good cause and
get good dinner for yourself call on
the Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic town meeting day. They serve
dinner as usual in G. A. r. Hall at %
cents plate.
The hydrants were tried again Sunday,
and eight of them were found frozen.
Still we are not quite in the condition in
which we are pictured by Hearst's yell
lows, with the whole water system froZ-
en- solid, and waiting for spring to thaw
us out.
Samuel Richards, our veteran optician,
recently received from the National
American Association of Opticians the
highest honor ever given in that pro-
fession on tests of optical work, and
with degree conferred came badge of
honor.
II next Mondays town meeting does
not last until the shades of night are too
near, the Democrat will as usual wait its
local mail until the close of the meeting
so as to give full report of it. The
distant mail will probably go on the
usual trains, giving the story of town
meeting until the noon recess.
A mems supper will be given at the
Methodist church Tuesday evening. The
expert male cooks of the society will of
course prepare and serve the entire sup
per, and there is no question that it will
be first-class. Following the supper, an
entertainment will be given by Miss
Ruth Buck of Portland, reader, and the
best of local talent.
1.-THE Forum" of Paris High School
held its second public meeting at the
school house Thursday evening, at which
there was a good attendance. The ques-
ton for debate was, Resolved, That
aOrdudm Lincoln WAS the greatest ndD
in the world" In the affirmative the
disputantS were Stanley Shurtleff, Nina
Greeley, and Ruth Bolster; in the mega
tive. Ida NJ. Field, Cora Wight, and Ivan
Waldron. The question was decided in
the negative by the house. A mandolin
and piano duet by Misses Kendrick and
Whittum and a vocal solo by Charles
Akers were part of the programme that
was given.
Emery T. Record died Thursday morn
ing at his home little distance north of
the village on the Elm Hill road. Mr..
Record, who was 70 years of age, has
been a resident of South Paris for many
wears, coming here from Buckfield.
The funeral was at the Methodist church
Saturday afternoon, attended by Rev.
Mr.. Kewley, the pastor of the church.
Mr. Record became a member of this
church about eleven years ago, and has
since been one of the most active and
earnest members, displaying zeal and
conservation which furnish an example
for emulation by every one. A widow
and one son, Elliott E. Record, survive
him.