Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-19
rhe Oxford 9e1mncrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerley was called tC
Gorham last week by the illness OF bel
amt. Mrs. Cobb.
Mrs. L. B. Carter is spending few
wseks al Camp Packard with DR.. +. III
Packard and family.
Mrs. w. W. Barnes of Portland is a
ouest al T. 5. Barnes, and Mr.. Barnes
was there over Sunday.
pay + w. Chesbro of the Baptist
church exchanged pulpitS Sunday with
Rev. DR.. Crane of Hebron.
Mrs. :. C. Heald of East Sumner has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Albert
d. Park, for the past week.
Mrs A. W. Walker has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Percy Rankin, at
Wells Beach, for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Russell of Leeds
are in town for a few days visit. They
expect to return to South Paris to live
next fall.
Mrs. Archie Cole, of Caledonia Springs,
Ottawa. has returned from her trip to
the Pacific coast. and is visiting at Wal
lace RyersOn's.
Christian Endeavor Social at the Con-
rrsqational vestry this Monday evening
at o'clock. Admission 10 cents. All
are cordially invited.
Rev. ]. Wallace Chesbro made brief
visit 10 Boston, Lynn, SOmerville and
Springfield last Monday and Tuesday,
returning Wednesday.
There will be work at the regular
meeting of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
Friday of this week. Members of the
team must be present.
Mrs. Percy P. Allen of Portland was
in town two days last week and assisted
in the post office while her father, Post
master Davis, attended the district con-
yention in Lewiston.
The Canadian Jubilee Singers are
coming Monday evening, May 25tb, to
New Hall. South Paris. Tickets for re-
served seats for sale at F. A. Shurtleff IL
Co.'S Wednesday, May goth.
;. Clarence Curtis and family of Bos-
ton have been visiting at Arthur E.
C.agk's for short time, and Mr.. Curtis
aud George II, Clark made a fishing trip
% Lowell the first of last week.
Walter W. Farrar of Auburn, former
IL Of this place, received the Democratic
nomination for county commissioner at
the AndrOscOggin County Democratic
convention Thursday, receiving S. votes
% a total of 10 for two other candidates.
Hon. James S. Wright is showered
with praise for his speech nominating
Mr.. Swasey in the convention at Lewis
ton last Tuesday. The papers agree
that it was the hit of the convention,
and he was universally complimented
on il.
Measles is not exactly epidemic, but
certainly rampant here just at present.
Attendance at some of the schools is
badly reduced by reason of it, and it has
gone outside of the list of children and
attacked some of the adults who, per-
haps unfortunately, escaped it in child
hood
The worst lot of ragged voices in town
last week that ever were heard. A lot
of the men of the place were in Lewis
ton Monday night and Tuesday to help
the Swasey campaign, and all of them
were hoarse and some of them could
barely speak above a whisper when they
got home.
A lamented resident of the village
who departed this life few days since
was Jack" Thayer. To be sure, he
was only dog, but much-loyed ami
nal nevertheless, and as his mistress is
herself an undertaken, you may be
assured that he was given decent and
proper burial
Colby Il Craig have rushed work right
along on their cement house on Pine
Street. Although it is not much over
two weeks since they began upon it, the
roof is on and considerable of the inside
carpenter work is done. South Paris is
a great place for cement work. You
find the sand anywhere you want it.
Jailer Farrar, Hon. James S. Wright,
Walter L. Gray, Esq, George NJ. At
wood, and Albert w. Walker were in at
tendance at court at Rumford Falls last
week, in various capacities. Mrs.
Wright accompanied Mr.. Wright to the
Republican District convention at Lew
istou Tuesday, and to Rumford Falls
from there.
Mrs. Eunice, wife of Albert Thorne,
died last Tuesday after long illness.
She had been the wife of Mr.. Thorne
less than year, and would probably
be more readily identified by her former
name of Eunice CaSwell. Under that
name she has been familiar to the people
Of this section for years, because of her
physical, mental and moral peculiarities.
The funeral on Thursday was attended
BY Rev. A. T. McWhorter.
Frank B. Fogg sold a portion of his
livery stock at auction last Thursday as
advertised. The crowd was not par
ticularly large, and some of the stock
brought good prices, and some OF it sold
pretty low. The heaviest buyer was
Lincoln Holmes, now of West Paris, who
is TO run a livery stable at the Hotel
Andrews stable. Mr.. Fogg vacates that
stable. and will run his entire business at
his own stable near the depot.
The twenty-third anniversary of the
organization of the South Paris Baptist
church will be observed with roll call
on Tuesday evening, May l9th.~ Every
member of the church and congregation
is cordially invited to be present. The
exercises will begin at 7:30 p. NJ. Each
member is asked to respond to
his name by repeating some favorite
verse of scripture. A thank offering will
be received and the proceeds used in re-
pairs on the furnaces. Light refresh
ments will be served.
Sunday, May II, was observed as
Pythian Sunday by Hsmlin Lodge, h.
Of p. At . o'clock the lodge marched
to Riverside Cemetery, where the memo
rial service of the order was performed,
and the graves of deceased Knights deco
rated. The march was then taken up to
the UniverSalist church. Including a
number of visitors from Norway, there
were about seventy-tive Knights in line,
and they were joined at the hall by a
good number of the Pythian Sisters.
The sermon was by Rev. II. II. Hoyt of
Hiram, State Superintendent of the
Unversalist church, and himself mem
Der of the order. His text was, "How
can man love God, whom he has not
seen, and not love his brother, whom he
has seen?" 1t was sermon Of great in
terest and power, placing the church and
the fraternity much nearer than they are
commonly reckoned, as allied forces in
the work of bringing in the Kingdom OF
God upon earth.
There has been a rumor which has
gained considerable credence that when