Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-07
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Miss Albertha G.. Andrews of Lowell
is guest at |. 4. Andrews.
The Euterpean Club meets with Mrs
Barnes this Monday afternoon. Aida is
the opera to be studied.
Regular meeting of Good Cheer at :
Wednesday till March LIST.
Mrs. C. l.. Buck and Miss Myrtle
Buck are visiting the family of DR.. j. W.
Davis at Scarboro for two weeks.
Annual meeting of the Citizens Tele-
phone Co. will be held at the assessors
office this Monday evening at 7:30.
Congregational Juniors will meet at
the home of Mrs. Barnes on Wednesday,
instead of at the church. Please all take
notice of this change.
At the Sunday morning service at the
Upiversalist church four were baptized
and admitted to the church, and COM
munion was observed.
Wallace A. Clifford, Miss Carrie NJ.
Clifford and Miss Mae NJ. Field returned
Monday morning to Bates College, where
the term opens this week.
No particular change is reported in
the condition of Jailer Wilbur l.. Farrar,
who went to DR.. Cousins hospital in
Portland about ten days ago.
Charles A. Hersey has moved out of
the house of w. l.. Farrar on High
Street, and is establishing his music
business in the west store in Bowker's
Block, where he will continue it as be-
fore.
The advertisement of pair of glasses
found in last weeks Democrat reveals
the fact that it is nothing unusual to
lose pair of glasses. At least two peo-
pie who had lost pair have been after
these glasses, but they still await their
owner.
Our promised and threatened snow
storm Saturday night proved pretty
much tizzle, but there was no fizzle
about the blast of northwest wind that
followed it on Sunday-about the first
touch of real old-fashioned winter that
we have had.
George York shows the Democrat a
nerve-trying piece of work which he did
some years ago in the form of a miniature
reel of yarn enclosed in a bottle. The
cork of the bottle is securely keyed on
the inside. Such job requires skill
aud infinite patience.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Hall left Thursday
to spend the rest of the winter with
their son and daughter in the West.
They will go first to visit their son, Her
bert F. Hall, in Kansas City, and will go
later to the home of their daughter,
Mrs. II. C.. Ripley, in Pawhusks, Okla.
DR.. j. G. Littlefield, who has occupied
the flat on the second floor of Pythian
Block as an Office and residence since
the block was built, has purchased the
David Y. True house on Pleasant Street.
This house has for some years been
owned by John B. Robinson of Oxford,
and it's two rents are now occupied by
II. p. Millett and Josiah Thurlow.
George L. Mains and Miss Bertha NJ.
Estes were married Wednesday evening
by Rev. T. NJ. Kewley at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Z. +. Ware, where the
bride is employed. Later a reception
was given there to the Delta Alphas, of
which the bride is member, and few
other friends. The Delta Alphas pre-
sented Mrs. Mains with a china berry
set.
There was large attendance Saturday
evening, January 4, at the meeting of
the Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic, many comrades being present,
and the following officers were installed
by National President Clara n. Sawyer,
assisted by Mrs. Mary 4. Clifford of
Burnside Circle, Auburn:
President-Ellen NJ. Curtis.
Senior Vice PresidCnt-winnifred Penley.
Junior Vice Presilent-kate Il. Stuart.
SecretSry-Hannah Z. Carter.
Treasurer-Eva 4. Walker.
Chaplain-Lydia A. Rounds.
COnductor-Heen NJ. Child.
Guard-Nancy Sessions.
Assistant COnductOr-Mary T.. SWEET.
Assistant Guard-LiZZie W. Miett.
The annual meeting of the First
Congregational church of South Paris
was held Wednesday evening of last
week. The following are the officers
of the church for 1905:
Pastor-Rev. Andrew T. Mcwhorter.
Deacons-H I. Muzzy, a. II. Jackson, j. +.
Plummer. A. Z. Talbot, Z. Ii. Howard. w. p
Maxim.
Clerk-E L. Greene.
Treas.-E. y. Haskell.
Standing Committee-Pastor, Deacons. Clerk.
Officers of the Sunday School:
Supt-C. H. Howard.
Asst Supt.-H. +. MuZzy.
Sec.-Kenneth Witham.
Treas.-J. +. Plummer.
Lib.-N. ID. Bolster.
Executive COm.-Mrs. Annie Il. SWEET, Mrs.
J. s. Wright. Mr.. a. e. Wheeler.
Supt Home Dept.-Mrs. +. A. Shurtlef.
Supt Cradle Roil-Mrs. c. II. Howard.
The officers of Mt. Mica Lodge, l. o.
o. F., were installed Thursday evening
BY District Deputy E. II. Allen and an
installing team from Norway. The
complete list of officers installed is as
follows:
y. G.-George w. Haskell
V.G.-J. L. Murch.
Fin. Sec'y-C. II. Howard.
Treas.-A. T.. Dean.
VII. J. Merrill.
Con-w X. Allen.
o. G.-J. J. Merrill.
LES. y. Marston.
r s. y. CA. T.. Shurtlen.
l.. s. y. G-E. z. Crockett.
RS.V GA. K. Clark.
l.. s. V. GIL. +. Dean.
Il. 5. SIS. NJ. Brown.
L. S. SO. l.. Morgan.
CD. s. Blair.
There will be rehearsal Tuesday even
ing and the new officers will work the
initiatory degree Thursday evening.
The r. F. d. carriers of oxford Coun-
ty, who are organized under the name of
the Oxford County Rural Letter Car
riers' Association, held their annual
meeting at Hotel Andrews Wednesday,
Jan. lst, that being legal holiday.
Routine business was transacted, and
officers for the year were chosen. About
dozen members of the association were
present, and one, S. S. Head, substi-
tute carrier, OF South Paris, was elected
to membership. During the day the
members in attendance went in a body
to call on Ernest NJ. Millett, carrier on
Route No. 8 from South Paris, who is
making good recovery from an opera
ton for appendicitis at his home on
High Street. The next meeting of the
association will be held at Oxford, some
time in July. The officers chosen are:
President-F. s. washburn, Buckdeld.
yice-Presldent-B. A. Hutchinson, Buckheld.
Secretary. s. Hutchins, Bethel
/ Treasurer-A. l.. Holmes, South Paris.
| The officers of Paris Grange were in
stalled at its regular meeting Saturday,
Jan. 4, by Mrs. Carrie Roberts Of Nor
way, assisted by Mr.. Richard Gates and
Mrs. Ada King. The work of installa
ton was performed in very pleasing
manner, after which the Patrons were
| ;pvitsd m partake of refreshments pro