Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

First Baptist Church. Rev. @. W. =. Hi. pas
Sunday School at II. Sabbath evening service
| at 7:36. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at
q 80. Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the lst Sunday Of the month a. 80 p. II. All
not otherwise connected are cordially invited.
Universalist Church, Rev. @. A. Knicker-
booker, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at
10 as A. N. Sunday School at II As.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard r. Cole of Ban
gor and Miss Harriet Cole were at Rev.
G.. W. F. Hills for q few days, called by
the death of their nephew, Howard Hill.
Miss C. A. Kendall of South Framing
ham, Mass, and Mrs. Abby Billings Of
Newtonville, Mass, are guests at o. A.
Maxim's.
The Baptist Sunday School voted to
attend the Sunday School field day at
the fair grounds Wednesday. A hay
rack will be at the church at $50 to
carry the school. 1t is expected that
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill will return this week
Monday. Mr.. Hill will probably preach
next Sunday.
Recent arrivals at The Beeches: Miss
Mary White, Brookline, Mass; Miss A.
Benjamin, Oakland; Miss Ethel Clark,
Miss K. A. Ketchum, New York; Miss
Bither, Linneus, Maine; Mrs. H. Smith,
Miss G. NJ. Reed, Miss Mildred Nor
row, Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Jarvis l.. Carter and Miss Doro-
thea Carter arrived Saturday from
Montclair, N. j., to occupy their sum-
mer home here.
The first golf tea of the season was
given at the links Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. o. A. Thayer and Mrs. Knicker-
booker, and was very pleasant and sue
cessful affair. In the putting contest q
tie between Mr.. Knickerbocker and Mr..
Staples was won by Mr.. Knickerbocker,
and a tie between Miss Clara Case and
Miss Helen Cole was won by Miss Case.
The mems handicap cup was played
for Saturday forenoon and won by
Arthur Shaw.
Mrs. Charles Z. Case and little daugh-
ter arrived at their summer home here
last week, and r. C. Case and family,
who have been occupying the house, are
boarding at Elmhurst.
Hon. Prentiss Cummings came to his
summer place here last week, coming
through from Boston in his touring car.
William Z. Atwood is attending the
Harvard summer school at Cambridge,
Mass.
Patrons of the public schools are
pleased to learn that Miss Edna NJ.
Luce, who has taught here with the
most fiattering success for the past two
years, has consented to return in the
fall, and continue in charge of the
schools in this village.
Prof Edwin A. Daniels and Mrs. Dan.
iels arrived from New York last week.
Their son and daughter will come little
later.
The big boulder for the Hannibal
Hamlin memorial tablet was put in place
upon its foundation last week and prep
arations for the exercises of August 9th
are progressing. A meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee and the heads OF
other committees was held last Thurs
day and another will be held at the
assessors office in South Paris on Tues
day afternoon of this week at two
o'clock. Owing to the great number of
people that will be present on Aug. 9th
it has been decided that no attempt will
be made to serve dinner except for the
Maine Commandery of the Loyal Legion,
the speakers and the band. All others
must come provided with basket picnic
dinner. The speakers stand will be
erected on the steps of the Baptist
church. Dinner will be the first thing
in order after the arrival of the Loyal
Legion, then the speaking, after which
the u. S. Military Band from the Ma
tional Soldiers Home will lead the
parade to the scene of the unwilling of
the Hamlin memorial to be followed by
band concert.
The entertainment advertised for Mon
day evening, July u, is to be given by
Prof. and Mrs. FL. K. Pierce of Alliance,
Ohio, who are guests-Of DR.. and Mrs. d.
NJ. Stewart of South Paris. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce have given entertainments
in South Paris and vicinity at different
times, and greatly pleased the audiences.
Their program consists Of two part
sketches and single representations given
in costume. The new program offered
this season is of high order and will be
greatly appreciated by all who attend.
The Pierces have charge of the Oratori-
cal Department at Mount Union College,
Alliance, Ohio, and are spending the
summer at their cottage, Harpswell
Centre, Maine.