Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-11
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SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Ice Hours: I:S0 A. Il. to z 80 p. Il.

SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
os,ce Hours: 7:SO n.to7S0 P.n.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing September q. 1905,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down (east)-5: 80 A. NJ. daily; 8 so A. NJ,
c6ing M (west)-9:50 A. NJ, daily; &c p. NJ,
daily except Sunday; al P. NJ, daily.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church, Rev. A. T. Nc
Whorter, Pastor. Preaching service, 10 As A. N. (;
sunday School II As A. NJ; Y. p. s. G. f. 800
P'N; Evening service 700 P. NJ; Church
praver meeting Wednesday evening ut 80 p. n.
An, not otherwise connected. are cordially In
yited.
ON sunday, morning prayermeeting 10 90 A. NJ !;
preaching service 10 AS A. NJ; Sabbath School
r "; Epworth League Meeting 6 90 P. N;
prayer meeting Wednesday evening 80; class
Baptist Church, Rev, J. Wallace Chesbro,
Pastor. ON sunday, preaching service l045 A.
NJ; sabbath School l2 NJ; Y. P. s. c. E., 6l5 p.
NJ prayer meeting 90 p. NJ; Wednesday even.
ing prayer service 80. Seats free. All are
welcome.
Universalist Church. Rev j. II. Little, Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday at 10 AS A: N
sunday School at II N. Junior Union at 80
Pm. Y.P. c. U. Atm.
STATED MEETINGS.
F&A A. M.-Pari4 Lodge, No. "a. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening on or before fullmoon.
10. D. F.-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
inys. Thursday evening OF each week-Anrora
Encsmpment. first and third Monday evenings
ID. of R.-Mouns Pleasan Rebeksh Lodge. No.
80, meets second and fourth fridays Oh each
month In Odd Fellows Hall; ~, no u,,.,s
W Z Kt,,,ha o.
DIR and third Saturday evenings OF each
month, In G.. A. X. Hall. 1T. ..hoc .
r, meets first and third Saturday evenings OF
each month. in Grand ArmA Hall.
s V-Joshua l.. Chamberlain Camp mee.s
second Saturday evening of each month.
p OF H.-Paris Grange. from May to Oct. l,
meets drst and third Saturday during the
remainder Of the year, meets every Saturday In
GRANGE Han.
10. g. C.-second and fourth Mondays of
y n. o. P.-stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
nc . second and fourth Wednesday evenings
OF ach month.
ofP.-Hamln Lodge, No. 81, meets every
II, ~ evening at Pythian Hall.
A. E. Morse read at Good Will Farm
Friday evening. He was accompanied
there BY his grandson, Ralph Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Cummings of
Mechanic Falls visited at Paris Hill and
South Paris few days during the past
week.
A crew Of three Italians arrived Fri
day to begin work for the Maine Field
SPAR Co. on the ledge on the farm of
AmaSa Z. Swift.
The Democrat had a peculiar twist
last week in giving the name of the
Walker camp to be built at Shagg Pond.
II is not "Mertalteva," as given, but
"Altamertevs," a form fully as signifi-
cant and more euphonious.
Wilbur l.. Farrar has begun work on
the cellar of house on one of his lots,
at the corner of the newly laid out
Wheeler and Penley Streets. This will
be a double tenement house, containing
two tenements of six rooms each.
George n. Soper and Annie L. Merrill
were married at the home of the bride
on High Street last Monday evening.
Rev J. II. Little officiated, using the
ring service. A few relatives were
present Refreshments were served
after the ceremony. They will reside at
the home which Mr. Soper has occupied
for some years on High Street.
The contest which began May lst in
the ". G. T. U. will close Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, May 18th. Don't
forget. Will each one who has assisted
in the good work please be present at
the annual meeting, which will be held
in the Methodist vestry, May 18th, or
send report to the respective captains,
Mrs. Walter SWEET and Mrs. Chas. Ed
wards.
Mrs. Alton G. Wheeler was called to
Auburn Thursday afternoon by the sud-
deu death of her father, William Hayes
of that city. Mr.. Hayes was one of the
most prominent cotton manufacturers
OF New England, having been for the
past twenty-five years agent of the
Barker cotton mill at New Auburn. He
leaves a widow, one son, William b.
Hayes of Providence, K. L., and two
daughters, Mrs. Wheeler, and Miss
Mabel Hayes, who is now teaching in
Reading, Mass.
Mrs. Sarah Mills, who had been here
for the past two years with her daughter,
Mrs. T. NJ. Davis, died last Tuesday at
the age of IS wears. There was brief
PRAYER service here, conducted by Rev.
T. y. Kewley, and the remains were
taken to her home in Mapleton, Nova
Scotia, where the funeral was held Fri
day afternoon. The remains were &C
eompanied by her two daughters, Mrs.
Davis and Miss Sarah Mills, the latter OF
whom has been here for some time.
Besides the daughters, Mrs. Mills leaves
four sons, one of whom is in Boston and
the other three in Nova Scotia.
At the adjourned meeting of the Uni
versalist parish last Tuesday evening,
letter was read from Rev. j. II. Little,
whose resignation as pastor the parish
had declined to accept. Mr.. Little re-
viewed the work that had been done in
the church and the erection of its house
of worship during his seven years pas
torate. He expressed his gratitude at
the expressed desire that he should re-
main. 1t had been his intention, he
said, not TO take a settled pastorate at
present, but he had received an urgent
call 10 the church at Bethel, and had de-
cided to accept it, beginning his pastor
ate June LIST. His family will remain
here for the present The church here
will probably depend upon supplies Tor
the summer months.
Some fifty members of Mt. Mica Lodge
enjoyed splendid entertainment as the
guests of Norway Lodge Tuesday even
ing of last week. A good delegation
from Harrison Lodge was also present.
The third degree was conferred on
class of eight candidates by the degree
staff of Norway Lodge in a manner OF
which any lodge might well feel proud;
After the work banquet was served
with F. W. Walker of the Paris Home
Bakery as caterer, and was pronounced
by many to be the best lodge banquet
they had ever attended. The usual
speeches from representatives of the
three lodges followed the banquet, and
all joined in singing a few familiar
songs to close the evenings pleasures.
The car left for Paris about 1880.
Local No. 562 of the Master Horse
shOers' National Protective Association
will observe the eighth anniversary OF
organization here on Wednesday of this
week, May u. The body organized
eight years ago was the Oxford Black
smiths Association, which later became
branch of the national association.
Wednesdays meeting will open after the
arrival of the forenoon trains, and the
programme will be completed in time
for those attending to take the after