Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-21
The Lay of the Lazy Man.

The Law of the Lazy Man.
Brea.hes there a man with soul so dead.
Who never 20 himself hath said;
,tTp morrow morning / will rise
Before the sun lights up the skies.
,.rII set this clock so Il will ring
BEFORE the bir,is begin TO sing;
rs strlient bel viii me awake;
An early morning walk I'll take"
And when at an Internal hour
Nex, morn, the clock with all Its power
Made noise enough 10 stir the dead,
And woke the man upon the bed
Brrsthes there a man. now repeat,
Who wouldn't chuck 70 In the street,
AM back into the bed then leap,
From the March Bohemian.
Rev. A. W. Pottle of Buckfeld was at
south Paris Friday.
George II. Cummings of Mechanic
Falls was here Wednesday.
The Newly Weds met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. A. +. Stevens on
Hill Street.
Mrs. Faulkner of Lewiston was the
guest of Miss Charlotte Giles over the
Easter holidays.
Miss Katherine Morton went Tuesday
70 the hospital at Lewiston for an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Miss Eva K. Walker has been spending
few days with her sister, Mrs. Percy
Rankin, at Wells Beach.
Caucus Thursday afternoon of this
week, to choose delegates to the state
and district Republican conventions.
Norway Lodge, l. o. o. F., will confer
the third degree on two candidates for
Mt. Mica Lodge this Tuesday evening.
Mrs. S. c. Ordway was in Portland
last week TO attend the annual meeting
of the Grand Commandery, U. o. G. e.
"Bijou" is the reading of a large cleo
trio sign, over the entrance to the Bijou
Theatre, which was put up the last OF
the week.
Mr.. A. F. Ellingwood left Monday
morning for his summer work in the
lake region. Mrs. Ellingwood accom-
panied him.
W. r. Fletcher, principal of the
English High School in Worcester,
Mass, was with relatives here few
days last week.
Mrs. j. J. Murphy, Mrs. George NJ.
Cutting and Mrs. Fred Abbott went to
Bryants Pond Thursday to attend the
meeting of the Pythian Sisters at that
place.
There will be flood sale" at the
home of Miss Goodwin on Pine Street
Friday, April oath, at 4:30P NJ. Orders
to be filled can be left with Miss Goodwin
any day before Friday.
Miss Ida Sweetsir is clerk in the dry
goods department of Y. Dayton Bolster
Il Co., and the firm purpose to increase
their stock and their trade in that de-
partment considerably.
Stanley NJ. Wheeler, Robert w. Wheel
er and Merton r. Sumner have been at
home for a few days from the University
OF Maine. on account of the development
Of a case of scarlet fever in the chapter
house where they live, necessitating the
closing Of the house for short time.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office April 20:
Miss Reta VI LOvejOy.
Mr. Allie W kimball.
Mr.. +. l.. BOnney.
MIR. Al Bennett.
j. +. Smiser.
S. F. DAVIS, Postmaster.
Myron W. Maxim has removed his
camp, "Oak Lodge" from the place on
the river bank where il has stood since
it was built, and now has it stored in
sections. Later he will set it up again
on the top Of the hill back of 5. G. Bur
nelrs, where it will command wide
view.
Miss Maxine, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Bennett, entertained num-
Der Of her young girl friends last Monday
afternoon, the occasion being her fifth
birthday The young folks enjoyed
themselves hugely, and left numerous
remembrances of the occasion with their
young hostess.
Paris Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will
observe its fiftieth anniversary, which
comes on the 18th of the coming June.
committee has been chosen to arrange
a provisional programme for the affair
Ii is not expected that il will be any
thing elaborate, but the character of it is
not yet decided.
At the Bijou Theatre, three changes of
pictures and songs are now made each
week instead of two, new films and
songs going on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. l.. S. Sessions is singing in
place Of Mr.. Bartlett. The attendance
continues TO hold up, and patronage is
particularly good from Norway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Ware have
moved from Davis Block, where Mrs.
Ware has conducted a boarding house
Tor some years, into L. |. Spofford's
house on church Street recently vacated
by c. A. Hemingway. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
u. Wentworth will move into the rent
vacated by the Wares, and will take
dodgers and boarders there.
Mt Mica Lodge will observe the ami.
versary of Odd Fellowship at their hal
next Saturday evening, April %. The
kebekahs have been invited to partici
pate with them. The services of Mrs.
Marble of Gorham, N. H., very fine
elocutiOnist, have been secured. There
VIII also be music, ETC., and pleasant
evening is anticipated.
Silas P. Maxim arrived home the 10tf
INST. from western trip on which h'
started about the middle of December
During the time he has been gone he ha'
visited relatives and friends in Toledo
D., Valparaiso, Neb., Lincoln, Neb.
topeka, Kan, and other places. Though
81 years of age, he made the journe.
alone. His health has been general.
good and he greatly enjoyed the trip.
The annual meeting of the Soutl
Paris Board Of Trade was held Thursda,
evening, with fair attendance. Thu
report of the treasurer showed som
over $50 in the treasury, and it wa
voted to remit this years dues of pres
emit members. Officers for the coming
year were elected as follows:
President-Frank A. shurtler.
Seeretary-walter l.. Gray.
first Vice President-ArthurE Z. Forbes.
second Vice President-George B. Crockett.
Treasurer-J. Y. Plummer.