Oxford Democrat., 1911-05-16


Even little cloudiness gives ~ som
hope.
A new roof Is being put on the wats
tank at the Grand Trunk station.
Mrs. Roscoe Gray and son Stanle
were In Portland Saturday and Sunday
Rev. A. T. Mcwhorter and Rev. T. n
Kewley started for Boston Monday morn
ing, to attend the missionary exhibi,
"The World In Boston,"
Rev. 8. C. Eaton of Oxford occuple,
the pulpit at the Congregational churcl
Sunday morning, in exchange with Rev
A. T. McWhorter.
| At the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing, the pastor gave the hand Of fellow
| ship to twenty-five new members, and
they were received into the church.
A bird and arbor day programme viii
be carried out by the pupils at the Bricl
Grammar School on Friday, May 10
The exercises will begin at 2 O'Clock.
The work Of replsnking the Park
Street bridge was begun Monday morn.
ing by crew under Road Commissioner
Russell. Three-inch hard wood plank
are being laid.
The Memorial Sunday service will be
held this year at the Baptist church, at
the usual time of forenoon service, on
the 2Sth inst. Sermon By Rev. K. A.
Davis. The address on Memorial Day
will be given by Rev. j. True Crosby OF
Auburn.
Harry n. Shaw went to the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston
Friday afternoon, on account of sharp
attack of appendicitis, and underwent
an operation Immediately upon arrival
at the hospital. The operation was en-
tirely successful, and he is progressing
well.
The Knights of Pythias are requested
TO meet at the hall next Sunday at 80,
to form at o'clock for the march to
Riverside Cemetery, where memorial
services will be held, and thence to the
Universalist church, where the annual
sermon will be given by Rev. Chester
Gore Miller. A male quartette will sing.
The selectmen will buy two iron
bridges, according to the vote of the
town at the annual meeting, one truss
bridge to cross the Little Androscoggin
River at Shows Falls, and the other
stringer bridge to cross Stony Brook on
the Buckfield road just east of the How
land road. The bridges will be bought
of the Canton Bridge Co., Canton, o.
Local 562 of the Master Horshoers'
National Protective Association will OBJ
serve its anniversary on Wednesday of
this week at Engine House Hall. The
session will begin after the arrival Of the
forenoon trains, and continue until
afternoon. Dinner will be served at
noon by the Good Cheer Society. A
speaker from away will address the
meeting, and IL is expected that there
will be quite a number of visitors from
other towns. All blacksmiths are in-
vited to attend, whether members or
not.
The Womsn's Christian Temperance
Union of South Paris held its annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon in the vestry
of the Uuiversalist church. Officers
chosen for the coming year are:
President-Mrs. Susie <. Chapman.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. A. T. New Whorter, Mrs.
T. n. Kewley. Mrs. e. A. Hemingway. Mrs. Ada
King.
Rec. Sec-Mrs. Nina b. Robertson.
Cor. Sec-Mrs. Emily West.
Treasurer.-Mrs. Apphia Clifford.
sUPERINrENDENrS.
Scientific Temperance Instruction-Mrs. Annie
SWEET.
Narcotics and Med. Temperance-Mrs. L. A.
Rounds.
Literature-Mrs. Lucy Edwards.
Press-Mrs Mary Crockett.
Work Among Lumbermen - Mrs. Lucelia
Morton.
Almshouse and Charity-Mrs. Geo. Morton.
Mothers Meetings-Mrs. Eva 0rdway.
Evapgelistic work-Miss Dora Parsons.
l.. T. L.-Mlss wetberell
Medal Contest-Ivy Morton.
Purity-Mrs. Cora Talbot.
Sabbath Observance-Mrs. Emma Davis.
Flower Mission-Mrs. Rizpah whitman.
Mrs. Wight.
Miss Clors Goodwin.
Mrs. Haskell
Miss Eva Walker
Mrs. Hattie Bonney.