Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-02
Well, il this-but we refrain.

Well, Ia this-but We refrain.
Miss Josie Foster spent few days in
Auburn last week.
John Briggs Is clerking at Smiley
dry goods store at Norway.
Mrs. Carrie Briggs is caring for Mrs.
Newell Cook who Is very i'll.
Perley Ford of Bates College was a
guest of friends over Sunday.
Mrs. L. NJ. Lunt of Lewiston was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Briggs,
Sunday.
Only four weeks of February and then
cometh spring. Cheerful prospect in this
Arctic spell.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jameson Finney Of Lew
iston have been spending a few days al
w. F. Fosters.
Rev. and Mrs. T. N Kewley will en-
terrain the Careful Cleaners and the
Bereans at the parsonage Tuesday even
ing.
Rev. j. w. CHESHIRE was in Portland
Friday to attend the meetings of the
Northern Baptist Conference, in which
he took part.
"The Deacon" a five-act drama. will
be presented by the senior class of P. II =.
S. in New Hall Friday evening, Feb. 10.
The cast of characters will be given next
week.
The Euterpan Club meets this Monday
afternoon with Miss S. M. Wheeler. The
opera to be studied is Martha, and the
second part of the programme is devot-
ed to Mrs. Fl. Fl. A. Beach.
The rural carriers made short trips
Saturday, j. F. King on No. coming
nearest to covering his route. They
didn't care to take too many chances of
getting where they couldn't get back.
There will be meeting of the Uni
versalist Women's Mission Circle at the
vestry of the Universalist church Tues
day afternoon at three o'clock. Every
one invited to attend, whether members
or not.
The hearing on the South Paris water
bill, referred to the judiciary committee
Of the legislature, has been set for the
afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. %, when it
will be first on the days calendar, and
will have the right of way.
The young ladies who are now in town
of the two clubs known as We Are
Seven and the B U. NJ. S. have combin-
ed under the name of Sports, and are
making the most of the opportunities
for snowshoeing and other outdoor
sports.
A fair representation of the Young
Peoples Christian Union of the Uni
versalist church attended the district
which was held at Norway Sun
day evening. There were also present
at the meeting good delegation from
West Paris.
West Paris Lodge of Odd Fellows
have accepted an invitation to visit Mt.
Mica Lodge aud work the second degree.
They will come on the evening of
Feb. 18th. Monami Lodge of
Mechanic Falls and Nezinscott Lodge of
Buckfield have also been invited to be
present the same evening.
Collector of Taxes Alfred Fl. Jackson
made his annual sale of real estate for
delinquent taxes of 1908 at O'Clock
Monday morning. The total number of
parcels sold was eight, of which seven
were taxed to resident owners and one
The total tax on the
eight parcels was sl16 "a. Five of the
parcels, with tax of sl02 20, or practi-
cally IS per cent of the whole, are taxed
to one owner.
The selectmen have been in session
several days the past week, closing up
the years business of the town, and
have made good progress with their
work, so that if they are not delayed for
any reason, the town report will be out
promptly on time. With the abstract of
valuation which is to be printed this
wear, in addition to the usual contents,
this will be bulky and particularly
volume this year.
More old-fashioned weather, in which
we are not alone, having shared it with
the rest of the country. The storm OF
and Saturday night, with the
cold wave and blow of Sunday, still in
progress as this paper goes to press, is a
good sample chunk of the old-style win
ter. Ten or twelve inches OF snow fell,
and the northwest wind has been sport
ing with it ever since. Breaking teams
were out all day Sunday, and the roads
are in good condition considering the
Monday morning the
registered from zero to
four below, and stiff gale kept the air
full of flying snow. IL was about as
rugged as anything We have seen in some
years.