Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
Mrs. L. P. SWEET Of Bangor is = guest

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| The Delta Alphas meet at Mn. 81. 4.
Morton's Thursday evening.
Miss Hattie Haskell is visiting friends
in Waterville for few weeks.
| Annual meeting of the Bereans at the
Methodist vestry this Monday evening.
| The Delta Alphas will serve supper
at the NJ. E. church Thursday, Feb. %.
Mrs. Fred Emery and daughter Helen
of Rumford Falls are guests at W. d.
lClark's.
Friday evening of this week is the
date of 1.-THE Deacon" the drama pre-
sented by the senior class Of the high
school.
The Fam ans will have their monthly
supper this week Thursday evening in
stead of Tuesday. Supper will be serv-
ed at $50 prompt.
Miss Anna Lewis, field secretary of the
Maine Missionary Society, will speak to
the ladies of the Congregational church
in the vestry, Saturday, Feb. 20, at
2:30 p. NJ.
Miss Olive SWEET, who has been at her
home here on account of i'll health, will
return to Newton, Mass, Thursday, to
complete her course as nurse in hos
lpital there.
There will be a social at the Baptist
vestry next Thursday evening. Enter
tainment will consist of music. recita-
tions and games. Admission, cents,
our usual circle fee.
Ladies' night will be observed by
Mount Mica Lodge, l. o. o. F., Tuesday
evening of this week. The Rebekahs
and their brothers have also been in
vited to participate.
The weather bureau sends out long
distance forecast of cold wave which
may be expected early this week. II it
pans out as the one promised last week
did, spring will be with us
That very interesting book, the town
report, will be ont in few days. II is
now far enough long so that it is posi-
BILE to forecast its voluminosity as
amounting to about 1874 pages.
The many friends of DIR. j. P. and
Mertie Maxim Sprague of Chicago will
regret 10 hear of the death of their
youngest daughter, Martha, at the age
of eleven months and fourteen days.
Rev. ]. W. Chesbro returned Friday
from Boston, where he had been attend
ing the Chapman-Alexander meetings,
and Sunday morning gave report of his
impressions of those services.
Mrs. Mehitable Swan died at her home
on Elm Hill on Sunday, the It'll. Mrs.
Swan was the widow of Freeman Swan,
native of Milan, n. H., 60 years Of age,
aud has been resident of Paris for
many years.
The Cumberland theological Circle
will hold its monthly meeting at the
Baptist church next Wednesday. The
afternoon service is open to the public
and it is hoped large number may be
able to attend.
Miss S. L. Rounds left Monday morn
ing for Harper's Ferry, Va, where she
is to act as substitute instructor in lit
erature in Storer College for the spring
term. Storer College is large institu-
ton for colored students.
David B. Woodbury. shows the Dem
ocrat specimens of three new varieties of
apples which he has just received from
Stark Brothers of Missouri. They are
the Delicious, Black Ben, and Stayman's
winesip. All are large, handsome speci-
mems.
Rev. +. w. O'Brien of the Peoples
Temple, Bath, will speak at the Baptist
church Wednesday evening. A very
cordial invitation is extended to all who
can to be present. Mr.. 0'Brien is an
exceedingly interesting speaker and will
have a message worth hearing. Come
and bring your friends.
Misses Carrie Hall and Grace Thayer
entertained a party of six unattached
lady friends at Miss Halls Saturday
evening. The invitations were written
on hearts, all the decorations and APP
pointments were in keeping with the
Valentines day season, and the prin-
cipal diversion of the evening was the
game of Hearts" A dainty lunch was
served, aud each guest found her seat at
the table by means of place card adorn-
ed with heart pierced with Cupid's
arrow.
Charles d. Brown of Salem, Mass,
died at his home on the night of the
| 6h of February. Mr.. Brown was a
pioneer in the wood pulp business in
Maine, building the first pulp mill in the
state, and was engaged in some branch
of the pulp and paper business through
out his life, having built number of
paper mills, which are now the
| property of the International Paper Co.
He was largely interested with Hugh j.
Chisholm in beginning the development
of Rumford Falls. For the past few
wears he has been in feeble health. Mr..
Browns wife, who survives him, was be-
fore marriage Miss Abbie Shurtleff,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Shurtleff of South Paris.
The warrant for town meeting, besides
the ordinary matters of annual business,
acceptance of reports, regular appropria-
tons, state road, etc., has the following
articles relating to matters out of the
routine:
Art Is. To see what sum OF money the town
| will vote 10 raise 10 underdrain the road near
| Frank Benefits.
| Art l6 To see II the town will vote to extend
the South Paris sewer, and raise money for that
purpose.
Art 81. To see IL the town will vote to raise
the sum of $500 to purchase land and build q
house to store road machines, etc.
Art % To see what action the town will take
In regard 20 moving the Hollow school house, so
called to a new location north OF the present one
and near the junction of the Stearns Hin and
Shows Falls roads.
Art "a. To see II the town will instruct the
i Superintending School Committee to transfer
the schoo, comprising the Hollow, Snow's Falls
aud Stearns Hill schools from the Hollow school
house to the SHOWS Falls school house.
| Art. 25. To see II the town will instruct the
Superintending Sch DOL Committee to either re
pair or sell the school houses In the Bolster anu
Hall districts.
Art % To see II the town Will instruct the
experimenting School Committee to leave the
policies expire.
Art q. To see II the town will vote to pur
chase fire escapes for the brick school house al
south Paris aud the school house at West Paris
and appropriate money for same.
Art. ss. To see II the town win vote to author
ize its experimenting School Committee to Joit
with either or any of the following towns. to Wit
| Woodstock, q reenwood, Hebron. Oxford or Nor
| way, for the purpose Of employing super
intendent of Schools In accordance with the pro
visions Of Sections 40 10 Is Inclusive or Chapter
of the Revised Statutes
II Art. 80. To see what sum Of money the towr
will vote to appropriate TO pay for superintend
, ence of schools.
Art 80. To see II the town viii vote to raise
| sufficient sum of money to make good the Thorn
rs Croker fund, which has been lost by failur'