Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-04

Sunday.
Miss Amelia Bisbee, who teaches IL
Arlington, Mass, has been here for thu
holiday vacation.
Miss Edith Maxwell, who teaches II
Melrose, Mass, has been spending TN
holiday vacation at her home here.
The annual meeting of the Citizens
Telephone Company will be held at tht
assessors Office this Monday evening a
7:30.
Miss Isabelle Bryant has finished hel
seasons work as designer for Miss 5. NJ
Wheeler, and went Friday to her home
in Saco.
All those having books belonging tt
the Universalist Sunday Schooi are Kind
ly requested to bring them in on or De
fore next Sunday.
George Il. Clark has been at home
for the past ten days for the holiday
vacation from the Massachusetts lnsti'
tute of Technology.
Superintendent of Schools L. NJ. Felch
of Norway occupied the pulpit at the
Baptist church Sunday. Next Sunday
Rev. z. A. Davis of Lewiston will speak
there.
The annual meeting of the Oxford Co.
Fruit Growers Association will be held
in Paris Grange Hall Jan. 1lth at =
p. NJ. All fruit growers are requested
to be present.
Miss Rose A. Murphy entertained q
few guests Saturday evening, in honor OF
her guest, Miss Mcmillan. Refresh
ments were served, and the evening was
very pleasantly spent.
The fireproof doors between the court
house and Jail and the tireproof addition
built the past season arrived Thursday,
and have been put in place. A little
late, but better late than never.
The Good Cheer Society will meet
with Mrs. l.. B. Carter Wednesday, Jan.
), at p. NJ, to make arrangements for
their annual fair. II is hoped as many
members as possible will be present.
The Uuiversalist Sunday School on
Sunday chose the following officers to
serve for the coming year:
Superintendent-A. l.. Holmes.
Secretary and Treasurer-E. III. Farrar.
Librarlan-Miss Maud Douglass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton C.. Wheeler went
Friday to spend q week at their sum-
mer cottage, Camp Mooween, at Shagg
Pond. Roy Z. Dole and Miss ). NJ.
Wheeler visited them there Saturday
and Sunday.
Relatives and friends here have receiv-
ed news of the birth of son, Roy Ed
win, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy (. Strickland,
in Schenectady, on the 2lst OF Decem-
Der. Mrs. c. K. McArdle, who Is grand
mother of the new arrival, started sun
day morning for visit to the Strick-
lands.
The Universalist Good Cheer Society
held it's annual meeting Wednesday
afternoon, and elected officers as follows:
President-Mrs. Charles A. Young.
Vice. Presidents-Mrs. c. Ii. Thayer, Mrs.
George A. Abbott.
Treasurer-Mrs. A. L. Holmes.
Assistant Treasurer-Mrs. W. l.. Farrar.
Secretary-Mrs. l.. B. Carter.
Assistant Secretary-Mrs. j. ID. Haynes.
About fifty members of Mount Mica
Lodge, /. o. o. f, visited Nezinscot
Lodge at Buckfeld Saturday evening,
and the second degree was worked by
Mount Mica Lodge. Most of the party
got back to South Paris about 2 O'Clock
in the morning, and report fine time,
that paid we'll for the necessary exer-
ton.
Miss Grace Dudley entertained num-
Der of the young people at new year
party Friday evening, at which twelve
were present. Finch and other games
we're played, and light refreshments
were served, making very enjoyable
evening. The festivities continued long
enough to watch the old year out and
the new year in.
The Oxford County Rural Letter
Carriers Association held its annual
meeting at South Paris Saturday. The
next meeting of the association will be at
West Paris Feb. I'D. Officers elected
are as follows:
Presidential. A. Conant, Hebron.
Vice. President-D. a. Cole, Bryants Pond.
Secretary. s. Hutchius. Bethel.
Treasurer-A. L. Holmes, South Paris.
Rev. Chester Gore Miller made ar
rangements so that he was able TO De
here Sunday to occupy the pulpit at the
Universalist church, and spoke to good
congregation. Mr.. Miller has engaged
the house on Wheeler Street, built the
past season by o K Clifford, and will
ship his goods here Immediately and
take possession. His family consists OF
wife and three children.
In common with the rest of the eastern
United States we got the cold wave all
right last week, and though we have seen
worse, it was surely cold enough.
Thursday was the toughest day, but
here in the valley Saturday morning
showed the lowest temperature, the
mercury being from IA to % below zero
at various points. On the hills few
miles out temperatures of to II above
were reported the same morning. Sun
day was fine mild day.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Jan. Sd, 1910:
Mrs. Mary l.. Andrews.
Mrs. Abbie NJ. Russell.
Mrs. A. c. Kicker.
Mrs. A. +. Buck.
Hagen Keith.
George W. Lambe.
Joseph w Bryant.
NJ G. Bradford.
j. j. Connolly.
X. 4. McAllister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Bean.
s. T. DAVIS, Postmaster.
The following officers OF William h.
Kimball Circle, Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, were installed
Saturday evening, Jan. l, by Mary Z.
Clifford of Auburn:
Presldent-Elleu NJ. Curtis.
S.V. P,-winnifred Penley.
w P.-Kate u. Stuart.
Secretsry-Hannah Z. Carter.
Treasurer-Eva 4. Walker.
Chaplain-Flora a. Maxim.
Conductor-Lydia A. Rounds.
Assistant Conductor-Lupira c. Murch.
Guard-Mabel +. Whitman.
A. G-Sophia Kneeland.
A busy harvest of the ice crop last
week. A. w. Walker Il Son had large
crew of men and a string OF teams cut
ting and housing. The first cutting was
done on the upper pond on Stony Brook,
/ Just east of the village. From this pond
enough was cut to fill the house on Ok
ford Street, to furnish some to the farm
ers, and TO finish filling the house near
Pleasant Street, in which some old ice
remained. Work was then begun filling
the house at the Park Street bridge from
the river. The ice was about foot
thick when cutting started, but thicken-
| al nm considerably in the course OF the