Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-08


Oedce Hours: 7:30 A. n. TO Pm.
GRAND Trunk RAILWAY.
Commencing September q, 1905,
TRAINS LEAvE SOUTH PARIS
Going down(eastl-5:S6 A. NJ, daily; 80 A. N.
iaily except Sunday; ;3S P. NJ. daily.
Going up (west)-s:5o A. n, daily; S:s6 p. N.
daily except Sunday; IA p. ~, daily.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church, Rev. A. T. Nc
Whorter, Pastor. Preaching service, 10 AS A. NJ.
sunday School II rs A. M; 7. p. 8. G. +. $50
M: Evening service 90 p. NJ; Church
PRAYER meeting Wednesday evening al 80 2.
An not otherwise connected. are cordially In
Methodist Church, Rev T. y. Kewley, Pastor
ON sunday, morning prayermeesing ieSV 49, A. NJ
NJ; Epworth League Meeting 90 P. NJ;
rraver meeting Wednesday evening : 80; class
meeting Friday vening 80.
BAPTIST Church. Rev. }. Wallace CHESHIRE,
Pastor. ON sunday, preaching service l035 A
NJ sabbath School IL NJ; Y. p 5. C. 4, 6:3 P.
81; prayer meeting 90 p. NJ; Wednesday even
iug prayer service 80. Seats free. All are
Uuiversalist Church, Rev J. Ii. Little. Pastor.
s s5Tsss school a, II NJ Junior Union at 80
pN Y.P. Z. U. at1r
STATED MEETINGS.
K A. M.-Parl LOugc, NO. 81 hekuLat
meeting Tuesday evening on or before rullmoon.
l. o. o. F-Mount Mica Lodge. regular meet,
mgs. Thursday evening of each week.-Aurora
Encsmpment. first and shiri Monday evenings
ID of R.-Mount Pletsan' Rebekah Lodge. No.
an meets second and fourth Fridays OF each
month In Old Fellows Hall.
e. R-W. h. kimban Post, NO. las, meets
Or and third saturday evenings OF each
month In g. A. r. Hall
Vim. x. Kimban Circle. Ladies' CT the g. A.
i-at nd SATURDAY. evenings
each month IN Grand ArmA Hall.
SofV-,Joshua L. Chamberlain Camp meets
drst and third Tuesday evenings OF each month
i. of H.-Paris Grange, from May TO Oct l,
meets first and third Saturday; during the
remainder OF the year, meets every Saturday. In
IS G. C.-second and fourth Mondays Of
\. *. .. P.-Ssony Brook Lodge. Nc. Isl.
~ Is second and fourth "Wednesday evenings
of P.~Hamlin Lodge. No. 81. meets every
Tr ray evening az Pythian Hail.
Miss Helen Barnes is spending the
present week in Portland.
Miss Sarah Morse of West Buckfieid is
visiting at Mrs. j. K. Benefits.
The Ladies' Finch Club met with
Mrs. y. ID. Bolster Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. J. C. Cummings of Paris Hill was
the guest of Mrs. Writ Stanley few
days last week.
Mrs. Percy Rankin of Wells visited the
family of her father, A. w. Walker,
few days last week.
Mrs. T. S. Barnes and Miss Helen
Barnes were at LOcke's Mills for the
first of last week for few days.
The ladies' of the Congregational Social
Circle will serve their December supper
next Thursday, December 10. Supper
at 6:45.
The stores are all taking on d very
Christmas like appearance. Here's
hoping the weather and travelling will be
favorable for business.
The general committee of the Good
Cheer society on the 1909 fair will meet
with Mrs. A. l.. Holmes Tuesday even
ing of this week at $50 p. NJ.
In more than one home in South Paris
psnsies picked from the garden on that
phenomenally mild first day of Decem-
Der last Tuesday have been used for
decorations.
Register of Probate Albert ID. Park
and Hon. James S Wright were at Frye
burg last Tuesday to attend the Decem-
Der term Of Probate Court at that place.
Percy NJ. Walker, Ernest j. Record
aud W. Z. Bryant were at Bridgton
Thursday evening to attend the meeting
of Oriental Chapter, r. A. NJ, OF that
place.
The inspection of Joshua l. Chamber
lain Camp, S. of ", by Division Com
mander W. Herbert Mccain was not
held last Tuesday evening as expected,
but Commander McCann will be here on
the 18th inst. instead.
A. W. Hodgkins, of the firm of Rob-
bins & Hodgkins, has gone to Bridgton
TO run picture show in connection with
those run by the firm at the Bijou and
at the Norway Opera House. The Bijou
is in charge of Mr.. c. II. Kinney.
o. G. Pratt, having sold his farm, the
Capt. G. C. Pratt place, will sell az auc-
ton at that place, on Wednesday of this
week, two cows, heifer, colt, shoats,
harnesses, wagons, tools, furniture, and
so on, partial list of the things 10 be
sold being given on the bills. Sale be-
gins at 10 O'Clock, and lunch will be
served at noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Russell will return
this week to Leeds Center, where they
will be this winter. They expect TO
come back TO South Paris in the spring
10 remain. Mr.. Russell has built two
six-room houses this fall for rent, on his
land off Western Avenue, the first OF
which is already occupied, and the other
is just at the point of completion.
General committee of the Good Cheer
society to make arrangements for the
annual fair of 1909:-Rev. and Mrs. j.
n. Little, Mrs. C. A. Young, Mrs. II. E.
Carter, Miss Grace Thayer Mrs. A. ID.
Park, Mrs. ]. G. Littlefield, Mrs II. G,
Fletcher. Mrs Lila S. Woodbury., Mrs.
j. s. Burbank, Mrs l. L. Andrews, Mrs.
A. l.. Holmes, Mrs. Ii. NJ. Childs, Mrs.
l. r. Evans.
Edgar Farrar of Manchester, y. H.,
has been here for few days to see his
niece, Miss Lila Farrar, who is i'll.
Miss Farrar recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis, and since has
been subject to occasional touches of
kind of faintness. In one of these she
fell on the school room floor and injured
her spine. Ii is not anticipated that the
injury will be anything serious.
Invitations have been received by
friends here TO the wedding of Roy II.
Porter and Miss Bessie G. Ripley, at the
home of the lstter'S parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. C.. Ripley, in Pawhuska, Okla,
on the 2lst inst Both the young peo-
pie have many friends here, Mr. Porter,
who is now professor in the Iowa State
College, having been born and reared
here, and Miss Ripley having spent
much time here during the past 10"
years.
The Seneca Club was entertained last
Monday evening by Mrs. Alton c. Wheel
err. The programme included an essay
on the History of jamestown by Miss
GRAY, an account of the Jamestown
exposition by Mrs. II. A. Morton, and
an essay on the Johnstown flood by Mrs.
W. p. Morton, besides current events by
the members and vocal duet by Mrs.
Wilson and Miss Thayer. Dainty re-
freshments were served. Most of the
members of the club and three guests
were present.
On the occasion of her eightieth birth
day last Wednesday Mrs. A. t. Forbes,
at her home on Porter Street, received
numerous calls and letters from relatives
and friends, TO congratulate her on arriy-