Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-07
West Paris.

A free supper was SorVou " all az .
O'Clock, following which the business
session was held. The reports of the
pastor and the various branches of the
church work showed financial pros.
perity and good work done in the
church. Twenty.seven members have
united with the church the past year,
Junior Y. P. c. U. has been maintained
under the supervision of the pastor, and
excellent work has been done in the
Sunday School, which has member
ship Of seventy, and cradle roll OF
forty nine children. The pastor has had
a weekly Bible study class, and free
socials for the young people have been
held in Good Will Hall nearly every Fri.
day evening this winter. The Good
Will Society has done active work and
after all yearly expenses were paid has
fund of over $500 in the bank. The
parish elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
Moderator-F. E. Wheeler, NJ. d.
Clerk-E. K. Tuell.
Treasurer-Mrs. II. r. Tuell
TrUstees-L. c. Bates, l.. NJ. Mann, +. Z.
Wheeler.
Three new members we're received into
the parish, which now numbers about
seventy-five, and it was unanimously
voted to again retain Rev. Isabella S.
Macduff for another year as pastor OF
the church.
On Wednesday evening at Good Will
Hall the entertainment by the Junior Y.
P. C. U. was given to good audience.
The play MRS. Plodding's Nieces" was
we'll carried out and the various parts
we'll taken. On account of illness the
part of Mrs. Flooding was taken by Miss
PR ce instead of Mrs. Ellingwood. The
entertainment further consisted OF ex-
cellent piano music by Mrs. Wardwell,
Miss Irish, Madge Tuell and Lila Young,
and reading "The Village Oracle" by
Miss Elinor II. Tuell. This was well
done and contained number of local
hits which were amusing. AS illustra-
tive of village gossip it was very good
indeed but as is usual in such cases it
may be questioned whether all the in
formation given could be strictly de-
pended on for accuracy. After this
there was a social hour and the young
people had box supper. The boxes
were sold at auction by E. E. Tuell, the
purchaser making guess at the owner
by seeing their profile shadow thrown
upon white curtain. It's our opinion
that some of the boys got April fooled.
Mrs. F. S. FarDum will have her spring
millinery opening Friday and Saturday
of this week, April 10 and II. Every
one invited to call and see her new
stock. She will not keep dry goods as
heretofore but will have millinery and
-seh
Curtis and Mrs. Nellie S. Bowker are
working for Mrs. Farnum.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Durham are on
few weeks visit with their relatives at
Greenfield, Mass, and Brattleboro, Vt.
Miss Elinor II. Tuell has gone to Port
land this Monday where she has entered
Westbrook Seminary for the spring
term.
DIR. F. E. Wheeler attended the Ok
ford County Medical Association at Me-
chanic Falls last week.
Mr.. S. Barry Locke is at home from
Orono for a weeks vacation.
C. S. Bacon has got moved into his
recently purchased block.
Tom Radcliffe and family have moved
into D. P. Curtis rent just vacated by
Mr. Bacon.
Born March 81, to Mr.. aud Mrs Geo.
l.. Briggs, nice eleven pound daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. G. Bates, who have
been on trip to California and came
back as far as New Haven, Conn, a few
weeks ago, returned home here last Sat
urday, the 4th. They will board at j..
X. fuckers for a while until they get
ready to reopen their house. They are
heartily welcomed back by their many
friends here.
Miss Ethel NJ Howe is again teaching
school at Mechanic Falls. Miss Leona
Peuley has the school at North Paris,
and Miss Dora l. Hill again teaches the
school in the Tubbs District, Green
wood.
Mr.. Augustus L. Bacon is now i'm
proving in health and is able to walk out
and call on neighbors.
Miss Clara Wilmington of Buckfield
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. M.
Irish.
Mr.. James P. Curtis is making quite
quantity of nice maple syrup this year.
Geo. W. Ridlon and family arrived
on April from Portland with their
household goods. For several years they
have kept house a part of the year in
Portland where their daughter has at
tended school. 1t is now their intention
to make their permanent home with
Mrs. Ridlon's mother, Mrs. Caleb Fuller.
Mr.. S. Z. Hammond and family who
have been taking care of their place this
winter, have moved back into their rent
on Pioneer Street.
Mrs. Leo K. Marston has been on the
sick list for a week or two.
Mrs. James Lapham is also just recov-
ering from an illness.
Preparations are being made for an
appropriate observance of Easter at the
Universalist church. There will be a
special sermon in the morning and a con-
cert by the choir and Sunday School in
the evening.
Funny things happen now and then
to give spice to life! We were discussing
poultry profits with woman recently
and she said with enthusiasm, "Well,
suppose people make the most money
from early broilers and coupons Do
YOU know what she meant? We did, and
it was little too much for our gravity.
We only wish we did have good coupons
to market at profit, only we should not
want them juggled with in Wall Street.