Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-03-01
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SOUTH PARIS.

large milk farm.
Mrs. II. G.. Fletcher entertained 1
bridge party OF three tables at her hom,
on Gothic Street Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter l.. Gray attended
ladies' night of Kora Temple, Mystic
shrine. at Lewiston Thursday evening
George z. Buck, who has been fore
man in a shoe factory in South Brain
tree Mass for "a number of years, but
has severed his connection there, is with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.
Buck, Tor a short time.
The Western Avenue Club was enter.
tasned wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Z
y Anderson at her home on Hillside
Avenue. Delicious refreshments were
served during the afternoon, and the
time was highly enjoyed, as it always is
at he gatherings of this club.
The March supper of the Universalist
Good Cheer Society will occur on Tues
d,v NJ this week, March LIST. 1t will be
the fair supper, coming only the week
b-fora. Supper at $50, after which Rev.
chester Gore Miller will give his lecture,
"a Recent Trip to the Far West" which
w,. postponed in February on account
of H.Dess. Lecture, Is cents; supper, Is
cents both % cents. Sociable to follow
the lecture.
The publishers of the Democrat won't
undertake. to tell the subscribers in town
when ,hey will get their papers next
Vs.k 1t depends somewhat upon how
r,rs 70 lakes 10 run that four aud half
ward, 8t town meeting warrant through
The mill II the oratory doesn't flow too
long and tho town meeting is over about
fhe rsra time, the Democrat will be
ON as soon aiterwsrd as possible, with a
complete even If somewhat condensed
r,p1-t uf the doings of the meeting. II
the thing should spin out into second
day. we won't make any promises as to
What will be done about the paper.
However, we have hopes that we shall
De allowed to get it out Monday toward
night
Paris Lodge, f. and A. NJ, was official
~ visited at its regular meeting last
Tuesday evening by d. ID. G.. NJ. Ned l.
Swan OF Bryant's Pond. There was
work in The NJ. NJ. degree, the officers
lur .le coming year were installed, and
after the close of the lodge a lunch was
served The officers for the year are as
follows:
WIN Horr.
W-C. r. McArile.
j Ernest j. Record.
Tr.s--wm %. rockingham.
Soc Waiter l.. Gray.
tHlu-C Charles III. Toward.
M4~-thbres II. George.
S u-archie l.. Cole.
. D--Nlaot L. White.
SS-EhriIge Mcdonnell.
. S-Nig.CJll G. Briggs.
T-W. A. Porter.
Ell out OF this station Saturday forenoon,
Thomas Powers, who was standing at
the south end of the platform waiting
for the train to get by before going |
along the path toward his home, noticed |
tina. there vas a broken truss frame on
truck of one of the cars, and that the |
broken end was bounding along the ties. !
lie called 20 George futile, who was |
standing on the rear platform, and he |
pulled the cord and the train was stop |
ped The car was set out, and the train, |
after a DELAY uf half an hour or more,
went on Apparently the broken frame ,
dropped about the time the train started
from the station, as no one discovered /
ANYTHING wrong when it was standing !
here. lr was undoubtedly fortunate |
tina, was discovered when it was.
That gas,rouomic organization known |
as the Kammeters Klub held session .
with Mr. aud Mrs. w. A. Porter at their |
home Friday evening. 1t is year or ,
two since the Klammeters acquired a
sufficient degree of hunger to gather
around tie clam kettle, but amidst the ,
wh.r. of events il seemed that they must !
not iay behind the procession, so they /
were invited TO assemble as the guests |
OF the porters. 10 was, however, no
collation. or picnic lunch to which they |;
sat down. Fourteen were seated at the
table, including three of the second
generation. Appropriately the first
course was steamed CLANS, more clans,
and then some. After this there were
other courses, to the limit of capacity, /
and an hour and half was spent in dis
posing Of the feast and in the informal
season following it at the table. A .
general social evening was then enjoyed. !
Al agreed in pronounciug the affair the
best yet.
Leonard Whitman, a well known and !
highly respected citizen of South Paris, |
died at his home on Park Street We'd !
uesday night, at the age of II years.
Some eight years since Mr.. Whitman
was afflicted with rheumatism, and !
though he had partial recovery from
the first attack, it came on again more |
severely, And for more than six years |
be has not taken step, and has been
very nearly entirely helpless. Mr.. Whit !
man was born in Woodstock, but the |
family have lived in Paris since 1873. |
Mrs. Whitman survives him. They had |
two children. The elder, daughter, /
married w. T. Cole. She died a num- I
Der Of years since, leaving young son, !
Roy +. Cole, who has since his mothers |
death lived in Mr.. Whitman's family, /
and Is now in Bates College. The sou,
Herbert L. Whitman, is a teacher in |
Aver Mass Mr.. Whitman's funeral
was held az 80 p. NJ Saturday, and was |
attended by Rev. j. Z. Coehrane OF
Brunswick, former pastor of the South |
Paris Baptist church. Interment will be
in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery. |
The annual meeting of the South Paris
village Corporation will be held in New /
Hal! on Tuesday evening Of this week,
March lst, at 1870 o'clock. There is
quite list OF articles Of routine annual |
business, including the questions OF
interest and discount on taxes. In addi- |
ton there are the following articles re-
laiing to matters outside the routine:
Ar l. To see II the corporation will choose |
tnree water commissioners to have the care and |
management OF The water system, In accordance |
WIN section OF the act In relation tn establish
nS municipal water system In South Paris.
Art u. To see II the corporation will instruct |
ue treasurer not 70 pay any bills against the |
corporation, unless the bill Ia properly author /
Iheu Oy the assessors. and the order for such |
payment bears the individual signature of each |
assessor And TO further instruct the treasurer, I
that In special cases where an appropriation Is |
lnale Tor special purpose. and a committee ap- |
PolnIel Tor the enforcement OF this purpose, the |
Or,Ier authorizing the payment of any money so |
Ial'ea must be signed by the chairman OF the |
committee, as well as the assessors.
An II. To ratify and confirm the issue of |
oouls made during the year 1909 for the purpose |
ol providing funds for the construction Of the |
Nalsf y stem In said corporation, and to ratify
Sonurm and approve the acts OF the water COM |
system.
Art Is. To see what sum Of money the cor.
PVratlon viii grant and raise to pay interest on
corporation notes or other Indebtedness OF said
The annual fair OF the Universalist
GOOD Cheer Society, the Good Cheer
jubilee, will occur at Good Cheer Hall
next WednaSdav and Thnr.1av March