Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-21
West Paris.

The Uuiversalist Good Will Society
will have their "White Sale" this week,
afternoon and evening. on Wednesday,
April %. Remember the date. Useful
and fancy articles, domestic food and
home made candies for sale. The enter
tainment In the evening will consist of
music, readings, and the comedy play,
"a Sea of Trouble" with the following
cast of characters:
Godolphus Govt, an invalid, John Brock.
Hiram circuit, Yankee, +. Barden.
'''''' = - Ellsworth Curtis.
Byron Bobolink q poet. L. III. Irish.
Merton Hammond.
stammering Steve, Carroll a. Bacon.
Jenny, the maid. ..... .........Mrs Agnes Brock.
Admission to the afternoon sale free.
Admission to the evening entertainment
ten cents.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott S.
Farnum were brought here from Law
renee, Mass, Tuesday of last week for
burial in our village cemetery. Their
daughter, Mrs. G.. S. Allen, accompanied
by her husband from Lawrence, came
also, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Small
of that city were here. The bodies were
escorted to the cemetery by delegation
of West Paris Lodge of Odd Fellows,
and some of the relatives here. Before
marriage Mrs. Farnum was Miss Abby
Briggs, and was a sister to the late
George Henry Briggs of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Howard Lane were in
Portland Wednesday and Thursday of
last week where they attended the state
session of the Grand Commandery, u.
o. G. C. They report fine time.
Rev. Seth Benson and wife have NOV
ed from North Paris into their house
here which Mr.. Benson purchased last
fall. 1t is their intention to make per-
manent residence here. Mr.. Mattherson
and family, who rented the lower part
of Mr.. Benson's house during the win
ter, have broken up housekeeping and
stored their goods for the present. Mrs.
S. n. Young and daughter, Miss Cora E.
Young, are still occupying the upstairs
rent in the house.
W. w. Durham of North Paris lost
one of his nice pair of work horses last
week. The hired man who was driving
the team had not known of any illness
of the horses, but while waiting at D.
II. Fi6eld's grain mill noticed one of the
animals acted strangely and started to
run. He drove the team a few rods
when the horse dropped dead.
II. G.. Brown also lost his valuable
Jersey COW last week with milk fever
Mr.. Brown and family deeply appreciate
the fact that Mr.. Geo. w. Ridlon most
kindly circulated paper among the
neighbors and friends who thereby cou-
tributed to purchase another COW as a
gift to replace Mr.. Browns loss.
Miss Bertha A. Emmons of Portland
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. F..
Emmons, over Easter Sunday and
Patriots Day.
Miss Mabel E. Kicker and Mrs. Maude
Day have been visiting Mrs. Grace Miles
and Mrs. Della Penley at Berlin, n. 81.
Miss Evils Bridge of Mechanic Falls
has just been making few days visit
with her cousin, Mrs. Arthur K. Shurt-
left.
Following are the advertised letters in
West Paris post Office April -:
HE. Abbott.
Mrs. G. Z. Frost.
Leua glover.
Wesley Hammond
w. A. JOrdrie.
Henry Kyllonen.
Mrs. Mary Magee.
A travelling company played "Just
Plain Folks" here at Dunham's Hall,
Friday evening of last week.
George Tuell is in the hospital for
treatment.
The only special exercises Sunday
were at the Universalist church where
the programme was as follows for the
morning service:
l. Voluntary, Unfold, Ye Portals, Gounod
Organ and trombone.
Miss Lane and Mr.. Irish.
3 Opening services.
g. Anthem, Welcome, Happy Morning, Lerman
Choir.
I. Responsive reading, Scripture and PRAYER.
BY Pastor.
5. Anthem, He is the Resurrection, Berridge
Choir.
6. Sermon. Rev. !. s. Macduff
Followed by baptism and reception of
six members into the church, and CON-
munion service.
I. Hymn and bensdiction.
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