Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-14
Sleighing at last!

The Seneca Club meets this M0nda
evening with Miss Sue Wheeler.
Rev. G. B. Hannaford of Rumfor,
Falls was at South Paris over Sunday.
Mrs. D. C. Smith of Gorham, n. H.,
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Anderson.
Presiding Elder C. F. Parsons preache,
at the Methodist church Sunday evening
The street car got to the Square at
O'Clock Monday morning on its first trip
Mr. Hamlin of Bliss Business Colleg,
was guest of Walter Abbott over Sun
day.
John <. Stephens of Rumford FALL
was at South Paris a short time las
week.
Mrs Fred Brown of Portland is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 81
Stuart.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Ordway and daugh
ter Hester visited relatives in Portland
over Sunday.
Mrs. II. d. McAlister and two children
of North Paris, have been visiting her,
for few days.
Mrs. Addison Tirrell has returned
home after a visit of several weeks tC
relatives in Canton.
Annual meeting of Paris Library
Association is called for Saturday, Jan.
Is, 1905, 7:30 p. NJ, at the library rooms
Mrs. G. c. Pratt has been kindly re.
membered by her former pastor and
wife, Rev. and Mrs. III. A. Clifford, now
of Strong, Maine.
The Fan-Tans will enjoy another OF
their pleasant evenings at their hall
Tuesday evening of this week. Refresh.
ments will be served.
Mrs. Agnes Penfold and Ralph go to
Island Pond Tuesday TO attend large
reception. Wednesday, Mrs. Penfold
goes to Portland and Boston for short
stay.
The Ladies of the G.. A. K. willobserve
the usual social hour at the close of the
business meeting, January 18th, and
hope to welcome every comrade in the
The annual meeting and supper of the
u niversslist parish will be held at Good
Cheer Hall Tuesday evening of this
week. Supper at $50. All members of
the parish and congregation are invited.
The ladies of the Baptist church are
requested to meet for sewing at Mrs. L.
c. Morton's next Tuesday at 2 P. NJ. All
articles for the missionary barrel should
be taken to Mrs. Morton's that day or as
soon after as possible.
The week of prayer was observed last
week by union meetings each evening
except Saturday, at the Congregational,
Methodist and Baptist churches, each
pastor occupying the pulpit two even
ings in the course of the week.
There was a triangular exchange Of
pulpits at the Sunday morning service,
Rev. J. W. Chesbro preaching at the
Methodist church, Rev. t. Y. Kewley at
the Congregational church, and Rev. A.
T. McWhorter at the Baptist church.
The wicked stood in slippery places
Sunday night. So did some of the good
people, but most of them went down. In
spite OF the walking that was almost i'm
possible without creepers, there were a
lot of people out for evening services.
Wilbur L. Farrar underwent another
surgical operation on Thursday Of last
week at DR.. Cousins hospital in Port
land, where he went some time since.
He is reported to be doing well since,
and his friends feel more encouraged
than for weeks. He expects to come
home in the course of few days.
Mrs. Vernon A. Walton had a sudden
attack of appendicitis on Thursday, and
although she went to her work in the
morning as usual, on the afternoon train
she was taken on bed to the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston,
aud the operation was performed i'm
mediately on her arrival. She is now
doing we'll
"Same old story" said everybody,
when it began raining Sunday. And so
it looked, when by night the surface of
the earth had become a sheet of smooth
wet ice. But contrary to the precedent
for this winter, the rain turned TO snow,
aud Monday morning saw things look
ing more like real Maine winter. Lum-
bermen may still have some courage.
The following officers of Hamlin
Lodge, No. 81, X. of P, were installed
Friday evening by d. D. G. c., Walter
L. Gray:
V.C-F. y. Wright.
Prelate-T. =. Barnes.
NJ OF WI. p. Hammond.
K of X. and S.-walier l.. Gray.
VI of F.-S. :. Maxim.
VI. OF Ex-J. G. Littlefeld.
NJ at A.-E. +. Shaw.
l. &C. l.. Shaw.
o. &C. W. Burgess.
The trustees of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society met here Tuesday
and prepared the premium list for this
years county fair. Several changes
were made in the list, in the line of in
crease of premiums. The purses in the
class races are now all 500, except in
the free-for-all, which is $3.50. Some
other premiums are Increased, and some
new classes added. The fair will be
held this year on the 18th, 10th and 18th
of September.
Isaac W. Cummings, who was for a
number of years in his young manhood a
resident of South Paris, died at Glencoe,
MIMI, quite suddenly few weeks
since, being found dead in his bed. He
was born in Gray, Maine, in 1925, and
came TO South Paris when about 20
years of age. In 1856 he went Co Glen
coe, and was one of the early settlers of
that place. Mr.. Cummings was de-
vout member of the Methodist church, a
man of integrity and highly respected,
with many friends. Several children
survive. Mr.. Cummings was brother
Of the late Mrs. Naphtali Mason of this
place.
The officers of Mount Pleasant Re-
bekah Lodge were installed Friday even
ing by D. ID. p, Margaret Libby and an
installing staff from Norway. Later
were served. There was a
good attendance. The officers installed
are:
y. G.-Mrs Amy Strickland.
" G.-Miss Ava Leach.
Rec Sec.-Miss Hattie Leach.
Fin. Sec.-Mrs. Soph;s Clark.
Treas.-Mrs. Hattie Dean.
warden-Mrs. Eva Merrill.
/. G.-Miss Addte l.. Giles.
o. G.-HenrY Dean.
Con.-Mrs. Eva Clifford.
r. S.N. G.-Mrs. Clara Howard
LIS G.-Miss Maud Douglass.
RS.V G.-Miss Abbie Record
LSV. Miss Charlotte Giles.
Chap.-Miss Florence Richards.
On its first trip Wednesday morning,
the street car ran off the rails on the ice
in front of Wallace Ryerson's, turning
almost square across the street, and go
ing so far as nearly to allow room fol
another car to go by on the rails. Sew
eral men come from Norway on that
Grat cor 70 thu factorv of the pari,