Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-30

Two young men wsre baptized at the
morning service Of the b ,ptist church
Sunday.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter will give q
lecture on John Wesley at the Congre.
gational church next Sunday evening
The choir and the orchestra of the
Methodist church will be entertained 1T
DR.. c. L. Bucks Thursday evening, for
an informal social time.
The ladies of the last division Of the
Good Cheer are asked to meet with Mrs.
Packard Tuesday afternoon to make out
slips for the February supper.
Miss Emma z. Fiel will hold special
meetings at the Norway Baptist church
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings Of the present week.
The Baptist women's Missionary
Meeting will be held with Mrs. L. C..
Morton, Thursday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. A full attendance is desired.
Good Cheer meeting with Mrs. Her
rick Wednesday afternoon. The MEM
bers are all asked to be present a. the
pastor will be present and address the
circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Wheeler have
gone to Ashland, Mass, 10 visit their
daughter, Mrs. Roy (. Cole, and Mrs.
Wheeler will 60 on from there to visit
relatives in Connecticut.
T. Gregory of Portland has engaged
New Hall for the remainder of this
calendar year, for moving picture
theatre, and it is expected that he will
open as soon as his outfit can be con-
structed.
Mrs. Mary Goodwin and Miss C. E.
Goodwin have been quite ill with the
grippe for the past week with little i'm
provsment. Friends who are looking
for Miss Goodwin to call will know the
reason of the delay.
T. NJ. Davis, Lloyd Davis, Sumner
Davis, Ray Newton, Harold Merrill and
Lafayette Dow attended the Boys Con-
ference at Waterville from Friday to
Sunday. Sumner Davis was chosen one
of the v!ce-presidents.
Circle meeting Of the Ladies of the G.
A. r. at G. A. r. Hall, Feb. 8. All men,
bers of the order are requested to be
present as special business is to be done.
Also any towels or dishes belonging to
the circle please return to the hall that
evening.
The Christian Endeavor Societies of
the South Paris Baptist, South Paris
Congregational and Norway Congrega-
tioual churches will observe the ami
versary of the United Societies of Chris
tian Endeavor at the South Paris Baptist
church next Sunday evening.
Mrs. A. l.. Holmes went to DR.. Kings
hospital at Portland Saturday, where the
second finger of her right hand was am
putated at the base. The finger has
been giving her serious trouble for about
three weeks, and every endeavor was
made to save it, without avail.
The town clock in, which some changes
were necessary 10 fit il TO its new quar-
ters in Deering Memorial Church, is now
being installed, and il is expected that
by Tuesday it will again be in commits
sion and be striking the hours-a sound
which has not been heard for more than
a year and half.
Mrs. Lucy II. Lufkin, native and for
years a resident of Paris, died in Hart
ford, CT on Monday of last week, at a
little less than 92 years Of age. Mrs.
Lufkin was the daughter of Charles
Porter, one of the best known citizens of
Paris in his generation. She was five
times married, and buried all five of her
husbands. The first husband was a
Knight, the second Allen, the third Mer-
rill, and the fourth and fifth were LufkiE
brothers. Mrs Lufkin will be buried at
Yarmouth. OF the family Of Charles
Porter, the death of Mrs. Lufkin leaves
now only one survivor, William Henry
Porter, of Norway, and he, though until
within a short time in excellent health
at nearly 90 years of age, is now reported
seriously i'll at his home.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
DR.. King is hauling lumber to build
barn.
Walter SWEET has been hauling ice for
j. 5. Brown.
Frank Clark, who has had pneumonia,
is now convalescing.
Sanford Brown 10 in Oxford hauling
lumber for o. K. Clifford.
Z. L. Twitchell has bought and pack
ed Mrs, A. o. Wheeler's Ben Davis ap-
pies.
We are pleased to report that Miss
Eunice Fobss, who has been quite i'll in
East Orange, n, j., is gaining rapidly.