Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05

The Ladies' Aid OF the Methodist
church will meet in the church parlor
Wednesday afternoon of this week.
Hamlin Lodge, X. of P, will observe
its annual ladies' night Friday evening,
January 10. Further notice will be
given next week.
Miss Maud Carter. who has been
spending the holiday vacation with rela-
tives here and at West Paris, has return.
ed to her teaching in Dorchester, Mass.
Fanny Chapman, daughter of Banister
and Vesta Chapman, came home from
Gorham Normal School Thursday, Dec.
oath, for ten days. vacation. The fol-
lowing Monday was taken sick with
scarlet fever. She is reported as getting
along very nicely.
The Oxford County Creamery cele-
brated the New Years day by enlarging
its business to the extent of taking on a
new cream route, also the business of
handling eggs, which will henceforth be
a feature of the creamery. AS start,
82 dozen fresh eggs were taken in the
first morning.
M. A. Bessey, one of Paris prosper
Gus farmers, recently sold nice pair OF
big oxen. These oxen won blue ribbon
at the last county fair. Mr.. Bessey takes
great pride in cattle and has had many
good ones. He sells them at time
when the price acts as sort Of soothing
balm. Mr.. Bessey is one of the oldest
Inhabitants of the town and is an interest
ing man to talk with.
Miss Edith Cole, who had been with
her aunt, Mrs. George p. Tucker, for a
few days, returned to her home in Gilead
Wednesday. She came here from the
Maine Sanatorium at Hebron, where she
had been for treatment for about three
months. During that time she gained in
weight about twenty pounds and is much
better. She is still continuing the out
door life as at the Sanatorium.
1t is expected that all officers of Mt.
Mica Lodge will be installed at the
regular meeting Thursday evening. Also
that Grand Representative A. s. Kimball
will be present and give short talk on
his recent trip to Sovereign Grand Lodge
in Denver, Col. The officers elected are
as follows:
Me- E. Murch.
V. &C. A. Marston.
Rec Sec.-Carl Mason.
Fin. Sec. n. Howard.
Treas.-A. 4. Dean.
Trustees-N. d. Bolster II. L. swan. A.sE.
Shurtlefr.
Janitor-w. L. Bonney.
The Universalist Good Cheer Society
held its annual meeting last Wednesday.
The reports show very prosperous year
under the presidency of Mrs. c. A.
Young, who has worked we'll for the
society and has had much good assist
ance. Officers for the coming year we're
elected as follows:
President-Mrs. Albert ID. Park.
ce-Presidents-Mrs. j. II. Little, Mrs. c. II.
rhayer.
Secretary-Miss Grace Thayer.
Assistant Secretsry-Mrs. j. ID. Hayn-s.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. G. Littlefeld.
Assistant Treasnrer-Mrs. ii. q. Fletcher.
The newly elected officers of tho
Methodist Sunday School are:
Supt.-Charles L. Buck.
Asst. Supt.-George r. Farnum.
Sec.-Leroy Il. Abbott.
Treas.-George ID. Robertson.
Librarians. q. 0r'iw,y.
Asst Librarian-Miss Addie l.. Giles.
Birthday Sec.-Miss Charlotte Giles.
Temperance sec.-Mrs. f. E. Chapman.
Missionary Sec.-Mrs. Julia Abbott.
A new and original ranking system has
been adopted by the school, in which
credits are given for church attendance,
Sunday School attendance, use of Bible,
of golden text, the bringing
in of visitors, etc.
The Oxford County Rural Letter
Carriers Association, composed of the
r. +. d. carriers of the county, held its
annual meeting at Hotel Andrews Fri
day, it being a holiday, with no delivery
on the rural routes. Fourteen carriers
were present at the session. Officers
were elected, but there was no other than
ordinary business. The next meeting
will be at Hebron Feb. 22d. The officers
are as follows:
President-B. A. Hutchinson, Buckfeld.
Vice. President-A. A. Conant, Hebron.
Secretary-J s Hutchins, Bethel.
Treasurer-A. l.. Holmes, South Paris.
Finance Commi,tee-J. +. King. South Paris,
+. A. Delano, oxford, E. NJ. Millett, South Paris.
The annual meeting of the South Paris
Congregational church was held Wednes-
day evening. The officers for the year
1909 are:
Pastor-Rev. Andrew T. Mcwhorter.
Deacons-H. +. Muzzy, A. II. jackson, J. 7.
Plummer, A. b. Talbot, c. n. Howard, w. p.
Maxim.
Cerk-E l.. Greene
Treas.-E. y. Haskell.
Standing Committee-Pastor, Deacons, Clerk.
Officers of Sunday School:
Supt-C. II. Howard,
Asst. Supt-H. f. MuZzy.
Sec.-Kenneth Witham.
Treas. +. Pummer.
Lib.-N. ID. Bolster.
Executive Com.-Mrs. Annie b. SWEET, Mrs. j.
S. W right. Mr.. A. c. Wheeler.
Supt Home Dept.-Mrs. J. W. Chute.
Supt. Cradle Roll-Mrs. G. II. Howard.
Mrs. Mary Ann Chase, widow of
Nathan Chase, died Thursday in Lynn,
Mass, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Amos B. Chase, with whom she has been
for some years. Mrs. Chase was the
daughter of Col. Ebenezer Thayer of
Paris, and was IS years of age at the time
of her death. She married Nathan
Chase, and the most of her life was spent
in Paris, on the farm about three miles
east of South Paris village. They had