Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris RIM,

First Baptist Church. Rev. g. W. +. Hi. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday at l0a5 A. II.
Sunday School at u. Sabbath evening service
So Covenant Meeting sss the Lass Fr.dsy before
the Let Sunday Of the month at so P. Y. All
not otherwise connected are cordially Invited.
The Ladies' Circle of the Baptist
church gave their semi-monthly supper
in Cummings Hall Friday evening, the
18th inst, to q goodly number of peo-
pie. Following the supper were in
teresting exercises commemorative of
the one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. The hall
was very prettily decorated with flags,
one of which had floated for years over
Fort Candy, Washington, at the mouth
of the Columbia River. 1t is now the
property of Miss Fannie Hammond and
kindly loaned by her for the occasion.
The program was heartily enjoyed by
all:
Singing Battle Hymn of the Republic u,r,s,,e,
Address, Sketch Of the Life Of Lincoln,
Reading. Lincoln and His Mother.
Singing, Star spangled Banner.
Address, Why we Honor Lincoln,
singing, Red, White and Blue, e0 e oasrtess s.
Reading, Lincoln's Religious Experience,
Mrs. Frank Hammond.
Singing. War Song, Olban A. Maxim.
Reading. Lincoln's Favorite Poem.
Singing. Father Abraham, Miss Luce.
Reading. Names Gift TO Lincoln.
Mrs. Caroline P. Harlow.
Remarks and Anecdotes Of Lincoln, ~ , ~,
Personal Recollections of the Civil War.
Geo. W. Cole. Jr.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. F. Hill attended
the Lincoln Day exercises at the Hollow
school Friday, where their son, Howard
Hill, is the teacher. Mr.. Hill gave a
very interesting chalk talk on Lincoln,
drawing portrait of the emancipation
in colored crayon upon the blackboard.
The library will not be opened on
Wednesday evening of this week, but in
stead will be opened in the afternoon
from half past two to half past four
o'clock.
DR.. Charlotte F. Hammond leaves Au-
gusta, Ca, this week and will visit the
principal points of interest in Florida
during the month of February.
Miss Annie l. Paris, who has been at
the Central Maine General Hospital for
the past five weeks, has returned to her
home much improved in health.
Alfred NJ. Daniels is the successful
bidder for the contract for carrying the
mail for the next four years, beginning
July first
Mrs. Thayer entertained the Five Hun
dred Club at Elmhurst last Saturday.
The next regular meeting is with Mrs.
Atwood next Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bridgham of Bar
Harbor were guests of Mrs. Bridgham's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Slattery, last
week.
Mr.. James Chase received the sad
news Saturday evening that his niece
Mrs. Ellen Chase Rich died in Manila
January 4th of chronic Bright's disease.
She was the only child of Mr.. Edwin and
Ella SandersoD Chase of Dedbam, Mass.
She leaves her mother and husband DR..
Rich, who is on the medical staff in reg
ular army and is now stationed at Man
lila. DIR. Rich is now on his way to this
country with the body which will be
buried in the cemetery with her father
at Dedhsm, Mass.
John P. Stearns died at his home in
Cambridge, Mass, Monday night of last
week, Feb s, at the age of AZ years, after
an illness of several months. He was
the son of the late Thomas E. and Caro-
line (Thsyer) Stearns, and was born and
spent his early years in Paris. He had
lived in Cambridge since early manhood,
and was in business in Boston, at first in
the work of tile laying, and later as the
head of the firm of Stearns Il Waterman,
manufacturers OF fireplace furniture and
tiles. He leaves family.