Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
The 0xfnrd 9emorrat.
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
osee Hours: 7:3o A. u. to Z 80 r. 4.


onee Hours: 7:30 A. u. to 80 Pm.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Commencing September q. 1908,
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
co,pg down east)-5 :S6 A. n, daily; $50 A. II.
,sjlv except Sunday; 80 P. NJ. daily.
G6,ng np (west)-9:50 A. NJ. daily; S26 p. n.
bsily except Sunday; 5 AZ p. n, daily.
CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church. Rev. A. T. Nc
Wborter, Pastor. Preaching service. 10 As A. N
sunday school IL As A. NJ; Y. p. 3. q. E. SO
~ Evening service 90 p. NJ; Church
nraver meeting Wednesday evening at 80 p. n
an NOT otherwise connected, are cordially In
Methodist Church, Rev. T. N. Kewley. Pastor
ON sunday. morning prayermeeting 10 90 A. u.
preaching service AS A. NJ; Sabbath Schoo
f5 N: Epworth League Meeting 90 p. n.
PRAYER meeting Wednesday evening ! 30; elias:
meeting Friday yening 80.
Baptist Church, Rev. j. Wallace CHESHIRE
Pastor. On sunday, preaching service To- As A
NJ. sabbath School IL NJ; Y. p. S. G. E., 6:l5 P
N. prayer meeting go p. NJ; Wednesday even
iug prayer service 80. Seats free. AL ar
welcome.
Preaching service every Sunday at 10 AS A. u
Sunday School az II NJ Junior Union at 81
IN. Y. G. U. ATTN.
STATED MEETINGS.
FSA. M.-Pari, Lodge, No. "a. Regular
meeting TUESDAY evening on or before full moon
10. F-Mount Mica Lodge, regular meet
ings, Thursday evening OF eaca week'-Aurors
Encampment, first and third Monday evenings
%. of R.NMount Plessan' Rebekah Lodge, No
80, meets second and fourth Fridays OF cact
month In Odd Fellows Hall; ~ ,.s ,,.
G. a. R.-w. K. Kimbal Post. No. las, meets
A. Z and third Saturday evenings Of each
month, in 6. A. z. Hall.
VIM K Rimban Circle, Ladies' Of the 6. A,
v meets first and third Saturday evenings Of
each month. In Grand Armi Hall.
: OF V.-Joshua l.. Chamberlain Camp meets
Hr.t and third Tuesday evenings or each month
p. ofH.-Paris Grange, from May 70 Oct. i,
remainder OF the year, meets every Saturday, In
Grange Hall.
x, %. P.-Stony Brook Lodge, No. Isl,
ne q second and fourth Wednesday evenings
X. Of P.~Hamln Lodge, No. 81. meets every
Fr ~ evening at Pythian Hall.
Mrs. p. f. Hathaway is visited by her
mother, Mrs. Wing of Wsterville.
George A. Briggs was at Gray for a
few DAYS last week visiting his sisters.
The married ladies' whist club was
entertained Friday afternoon BY Mrs. P.
Z. hathaway.
Mrs A. w. Walker has returned from
visit of ten days to her daughter, Mrs.
Percy Rankin, at Wells.
Alton c. Wheeler spoke Thursday
afternoon at the Lincoln memorial exer-
cises of Norway High School.
Geo. B. Crockett of the Paris Manu-
fac.uring Co. is away on business trip
in the interest of the company.
Nj. Pleasant Rebekah degree team
will have a rehearsal Friday evening of
this week. Will all the team bear this
in mind.
N. E. Bolster and his grandson, Will
Pierce. of WoOdfords, visited Mr..
B5lster's brother, y. d. Bolster, one day
last week.
The date of the legislative hearing on
the south Paris water bill has been
changed from the 23d to the 18th, at 2
o'clock p. NJ.
Mrs. Alton c. Wheeler has been at Au-
burn for few days with her father, Mr..
HAYES, while Mrs. Hayes was necessarily
absent from home for a while.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Lester West this Tuesday afternoon;
subject "Our Promoted Leaders" A
collection will be taken for the memorial
fund.
Misses Addie and Lottie Giles enter
tanned seven of their girl friends at their
home last Monday evening. Finch and
other games we're played, and refresh
ments were served.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Feb. II, 1909:
Miss Lucy V. Frost.
Mrs L. b Curtis.
Mr. J. Maury Wheeden.
James Lewis.
This is fact worthy of note. Miss
Ruth Fsrrar, young miss of nearly
IL years of age, pupil OF the Hlgn
School, commenced attending school
when about five years of age and missed
her first full day last Thursday, and that
on account of illness.
The Seneca Club, which met with
Miss Wheeler last Monday evening, car
ried out its programme on Eugene Field
in the main, some slight changes and ad-
ditons being made. A delicious lunch
was served by the hostess, the guests
finding their seats at the table by means
of dainty little hand painted place cards.
DIR. OK. Yates of West Paris was in
town Saturday. The doctor tells the
Democrat that he is seventy-six years
Old,-although we say he looks at
least ten years younger-and has ridden
in his practice in all kinds of weather
every day this winter. He says he never
has an ache nor pain of any kind but
enjoys perfect health.
The continued hearing in the bank
ruptcy case of Ezra G. Staples OF Peru
was held at the office of Walter l.. Gray
referee in bankruptcy, Wednesday. II
will be recalled that at the former session
Mr.. Staples testified to losing $500 in
currency from his hip pocket in Boston
At the session last Wednesday the exam
nation of Mr.. Staples was continued
rather more fully in detail than before
but there were no new developments.
The Citizens Telephone and Tele.
graph Co., formerly an association, sue
ceeded last Monday evening in effectins
an organization under it's Incorporation
and effected one good reform at the star,
by making it's name simply Citizens
Telephone Co. New bylaws were adopt
cd. After the election of officers and The
transaction of other business, adjourn
ment was made to the evening of March
LIST The officers are as follows:
President-walter L. Gray.
Clerk and Treasurer-Charles W. Bowker.
Dircctors-walter l.. Gray, W. +. Caldweil
7. 7. Thioodeau, j. f. Plummer, A. l.. Holmes
A native of Paris who has not beer
here for forty years is Thomas N. Stow
ell. who was here few days last weei
calling on old friends and army com
rsdes. Mr. Stowell was the son o.
Thomas N. Stowell and the grandson o
William Stowell, both of whom occupied
as a homestead the farm where A. b
Talbot now lives. Thomas n. Stowell
of the third generation, enlisted in thu
Thirteenth Maine Infantry in 1851, wa
sergeant in that regiment, and was late
transferred to regiment OF coloret
troops with a commission as first lieuten
ant. After the war he lived on the OLE
homestead about three years, then sol'
the place and went west. He has live'
in various places in the West and South
west, for the past few years having run
ranch in southern Colorado, which b
has now sold. He went from here 4
Pennington, where he has a sister living
and exnects IN remain In this mart of tn