Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-06
Mrs. B. p. Adkins Is visiting Mr.. AID
kins in LYNN. Mass.

\ WV" Suo'e a. n. Il. uVlSe IOr Tue
past few days.
DR.. Stevens of Lewiston called on his
uncle, John Weber, in consultation
with Dr.. Littlefield, last week.
Vivian Weber and his daughter
Florence of Auburn visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weber, a week ago
Sunday.
Havein We minde We great synge, yclept
ye Olde Folks Concert at ys olde Congre-
gational Meeting House ye night OF
Thursday nexte.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. l.. G. Morton Thursday after
noon to make comfort bags for sailors.
Each one bring pieces of denim.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will serve a
supper at the vestry Dec. 10. All are
invited to come. Adults 10 cents !;
children under IL years, 10 cents.
Winter has reached us, all right,
though it came on gradually. Sunday
morning the thermometer touched zero,
and Monday morning it was down to
below in places.
A rehearsal for the old folks concert
will be held at the home of Mr.. George
! A. Briggs Tuesday evening at 1880. Any
one who would like to help on the
chorus will be gladly welcomed.
The monthly supper at the Congrega-
tional church will be on Thursday even
ing of this week. Supper served at Gas,
to be followed by an old folks concert.
Prices, % cents for both supper aud con-
cert, Is cents for concert alone.
Mount Mica Lodge of Odd Fellows ex-
poets specially interesting session at
its regular meeting Thursday evening of
this week, when nine candidates will re-
ceive the first degree-three for this
lodge and six for the lodge at Norway.
A supper will be served.
The December supper of the Good
Cheer will be held at Good Cheer Hall
Tuesday, Dec. 9th. Supper at the
usual time, $3.50, and the entertainment
of the evening will consist of short mis-
eellaneous programme and then So
ciable with good music. Prices as
usual.
Stony Brook Lodge, No. ISL, n. Z. o.
p, will observe it's anniversary Wednes-
day, Dec, IA Lakeside Lodge of Nor
way will be guests of Stony Brook
Lodge. There will be class initiation
with the two lodges combined, and
supper will be served. Grand Warden
James w. Jones of Gardiner will be
present.
The premium lists of the Western
Maine Poultry Association are out, and
any one desiring one may secure it by
applying to the secretary, <. p. Crockett,
South Paris A long list of regular and
special prizes are offered. Show will be
held in New Hall, South Paris, Jan. 3, 4
and D. 1911, and all entries must be in by
Saturday night, Dec. "a.
Myron w. Maxim and |. E. Andrews
returned Saturday afternoon from
Gilead, where they had been deer hunt
ing for few days. They brought one
apiece. One of the deer was shot within
a few rods of the wire bridge at Gilead,
Just before they took the train to come
home. One was a good doe, and the
other a spikehorn buck.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
is to fill barrel of clothing, literature,
and whatever else We get together which
is suitable for needy families or for
sailors, to send to the PenobscOt Bethel
Mission at Stockton on our Maine coast.
Warm clothing for men and children
especially desired, also articles, small or
great, suitable for Christmas gifts for
children. Articles To be left at Mrs.
l.. c. MOrton's.
Stone work on the Methodist church
was hung up for several days by the
storm last week, and all work for
while. However, as soon as possible the
work of boarding the roof was begun,
and quite portion of it was covered.
II was not possible until Saturday TO re-
sumo the laying of stone which was in
terrupted by the storm on Tuesday
Only little more work on the gables is
necessary 10 complete the outside walls.
The water commissioners have had
connection made at the junction OF the
Cooper Spring Brook line and the Stony
Brook line. above the gate, SO as to run
the Stony Brook water off into the brook
when not needed, and at the same time
keep it moving in the supply pipe so it
will not freeze. By doing this the water
can be taken from Cooper Spring Brook
alone under ordinary conditions, thus
giving the people the best drinking wa
ter possible.
About the worst travelling ever was
what the snow storm made which began
Tuesday aud didn't finally cease till FRI
day. On this lower level it was soft at
the start and "podged up" with the dirt,
so that the roads were neither wheeling
nor sleighing, and whether you started
out with wheels or runners, you'd wish
YOU had the other On the hills about
/ here there was from twelve TO fifteen
inches, and party who returned from
Hastings reported two feet of snow
there. In South Paris the actual fall of
snow which remained was only about
| six inches.
Reports made at the annual meeting
of the Riverside Cemetery Association
/ Saturday afternoon show that the asso-
citation now has a fund amounting to
$3.50, with all bills paid, gain of about
1862 being made in the past year, though
the one item of labor in the cemetery
was about $500. As every one knows,
/ Riverside is one of the best cared for
cemeteries to be found anywhere, and
South Paris people are always proud to
show it to their visitors. The officers
chosen Saturday are:
Presidential. Dayton Bolster.
Trustees-James 5 Wright. n. Dayton Boil
/ ster, j. II Bean.
Secretary and Treasurer-James s. Wright.
A young fellow who didu't know as
much at $50 Saturday morning as he
did five minutes later undertook a fool
ish stunt, but still lives. As the up
| train pulled out from the station ne was
standing on the platform, without over
coat, gloves, or overshoes. He inquired
of a bystander, with a foreign accent, If
that was the train for Berlin, and re-
ceiving an affirmative reply ran and
jun ped on the rear steps of the last car,
which was the only place he had time to
reach. The side door of the vestibule
was shut, and be could only get his feet
on the lower step and hang on to the
hand rail with one hand while he pound
ed on the door with the other to attract
attention. The chances OF a man max
ing himself heard above the noise of the
train in such q situation are considerably
less than even, but when the train had
got to the upper end of the yard, about
half mile from the station, the porter
discovered him and stopped the train.
With an eight-mile ride ahead of him in
that position, and a freezing tempera-