Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-18

hard habit to break of.
! Misses Marjorie and Grace L.psmad
spent sunday in town with relatives.
Mrs. Walter Jones of Li,chfield was
guest at Geo. r. Morton's last week.
Hamlin Lodge, No. 81, K. ofP.. wi
WORK the rank of knight Friday night.
Alonzo 1. Monk of Auburn was a one,
oi MS father, |. j. Monk, over Sunday.
No service at the Methodist cburc
next Sunday, 1t being Conference Sunday
Streets 10 the village are drying u,
irish.
Shirley Rawson returned to Bates Col
iege last week Wednesday for the has,
ball practice.
Mrs. y. ID. Bolster and granddaughter
Miriam Chapman, spent few days will
relatives In Portland last week.
Charles L. Buck and Edwin E. Jack
son were drawn on Saturday jurors fol
the May term OF court at Rumford.
Miss Alberta N. Tompson, who ha,
been spending the winter in South Paris
has returned to her home in Portland.
Maurice L. Noyes and family, who
have been in Sour Lake, Texas, during
the winter, are expected home Monday
afternoon.
The Pythian Sisters desire to express
their thanks to all who assisted in the
minstrel show of last week which was so
successful.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter will attend the
banquet of the Congregational Club at
the Falmouth Hotel, Portland, this Mon
day evening.
The W. T. NJ. S. OF The Methodist
church will meet at the parsonage,
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Topic,
"The East Coast Of South America"
Miss Florence NJ. Richardson, who is
attending business college at Lewiston,
was here Saturday, and went to West
Paris to spend Sunday with her mother.
Rev. T. N. Kewley will attend the
Maine Methodist Conference which opens
at Biddeford on Wednesday. DR.. c. L.
Buck will 90 to the conference as lay
delegate.
Paris Lodge of Masons has accepted
an invitation to visit Jefferson Lodge at
Bryant's Pond on Tuesday of next week.
and arrangements will probably be made
for a special train.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
1ffice April II, 1911:
Arthur Thompson. Qetter.)
Mr. Alton NewcOmb, (letter)
Mrs. L. 4. Dow, (card)
5. r Davis, Postmaster.
A lecture will be given ut the Congre-
ystional church on the 9Th inst. by Rev.
Mr.. Chamberlain, a native of Armenia.
His subject will be, Turkey In Revolu-
ion" Further particulars will be given
alter.
Don't fall to see "The Village School,
mann" at New Hall. Thursday and
Friday evenings, Apr. 90 and 81. A
rood moral play and the character,parts
ire especially good. Seats on sale at
has. II. Howard Co.'S drug store.
Nr. anil Mrs. David s. Knapp were at
Mechanic Falls on Tuesday to attend the
uneral of Mr., Knspp's sister, Mary,
wife of A. L. Penley. Mrs. Penley was
,orn In Rumford in lS+l. Interment
vas in Norway Pine Grove Cemetery.
Rev. II. p. Forbes, D. D., OF Canton,
7. Y, visited relatives here a few days
asst week, going Saturday night to West
Paris, whore he preached in the Univer-
dressed union temperance meeting in
he evening, going on from there to his
lone.
Perkins will run a special train to
lewiston on Tuesday of next week,
April 25, for "Polly Of the Circus" at
he Empire Theater. The writer of this
has seen "Polly of the Cir
,us," and can testify that in spite OF the
.ound of the name, which might preju-
lice some against it, the play is one Of
be sweetest on the road, with more
wholesome laughter and tears in it than
ire often found in one evening.
The W. c. T. U. will hold its April
Meeting on Tuesday afternoon, in the
,astry of the Baptist church. This will
% a Mothers Meeting, and all mothers
ire especially invited. Mrs. Millie West
will have charge of the meeting. On May
.4;h, Mrs. Seaberry of New York, Ma
ional w. c. #. U. lecturer, will speak to
he people of South Paris. Mrs. Seaberry
will make a tour of our state, visiting
ourteen counties and giving some sixty
addresses in all.
Wednesday OF this week being Patriots
Day, the stores, offices and banks will be
,losed for the day. This will be the first
for many who have been in
doors all winter to get out and ill the
lungs with fresh air-provided said air
sn't cold enough to be dangerous. Also
{ will be a good time TO work the men
" no are at home for the day into little
housscleaning, II they don't sneak across
the back lot to the ball game. But any
way, get out doors II you can.
Although Easter Sunday was far from
the ideal in point of weather, with chilly
Wind and occasional spits Of snow, there
were large congregations at all the
churches, with special music and other
features appropriate to the day. At
the forenoon service at the Baptist
nine girls were baptized. A
good concert was given in the evening,
as is the annual practice, at the Congre-
satioual church. At the Universalist
church the usual Easter communion ser
vice WAS held al 9 Pr.
The assessors OF the village corpora
,ion have flushed the valuation and are
ready IT, make the tax for this year.
The appropriations we're $500 this year,
which is . considerably larger amount
than ever before. and the tax rate will
be o mills against 4 mills Last year. The
n1moer % poll. IL 455, IN Increase OF Il
from la.t year. Valuation figures are:
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