Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-02
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris HiIl.

First Baptist Church. Rev. G. w. r. Hill. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday as l0:<5 A. u.
Sunday School at l2. Sabbath evening service
at 80. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at
] 80 Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the LIST Sunday OF the month At Q SOP All
not otherwise connected are cordially invited.
Mrs. Clayton K. Brooks and children
of Cambridge, Mass, were guests at
George N. Atwood's last week, coming
here from a family reunion OF the
descendants of the late Elbridge G.
Harlow at Dixfield.
Advertised letters in Paris post Office
Jan. /, 1912:
George Hin.
Guy Smith.
Ray z. Hall.
Mrs. Archie Il. Curtis went to the
Central Maine Hospital at Lewiston last
Tuesday for surgical operation aud is
recovering from the effects.
News has been received OF the death
of Miss Gertrude Mason Brown on the
23d of December, at the home Of her sis
ter, Mrs. Jacob, in Stamfor CT. The
funeral service was held at Grace church,
New York city, on Wednesday. Miss
Brown was the daughter Of the late
Lewis NJ. and Gertrude NJ. Brown. her
mother died some years since and her
father last winter. Since the Brown
family first came to Paris Hill some
years ago, Miss Brown has spent most OF
her summers and sometimes other parts
of the year here, and has had a large
part in the social life of the place.
While the condition of her health during
the past few years has been such as to
cause apprehension, still the news OF her
death comes with shock to her many
friends.
The second in the series OF free en-
tertainments will be given at Academy
Hall on Friday evening Of this week by
the Temple Quartette assisted by Miss
Verua Ashe Noyes, reader. The pro-
gramme is as follows:
l. "Our Gallant Compsny," Becker
Temple Quartet.
2 Solo, "Beneath the Pines" Cowles
Mr.. Drake.
g. Reading, THE Swans Song"
From st. Nicholas
Miss Noyes.
l. "Night witchery," Storch
Temple Quartet
S. Song, The Angel at the window" Tours
q. Reading. Selected
Miss NOyes.
I MEDLEY from the South" PIKE
Temple Quartet ,..-.
s. Duet, "CrucifX," Laurie
Mr.. Horne. Mr. Drake.
O. Reading, "De Stovepipe Hole" Drummond
10. "Jesus Savior Pilot Me- Macy
Temple Quartet.
Mrs. Ruth Thayer, widow of the late
Alexander s. Thayer, passed away last
Saturday at her home east OF this vii
lage, where she has lived long and use
full life, respected and loved by very
large circle of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Thayer was eighty years old last
May. She has been in failing health for
a long tine and the end came quietly
aud peacefully as well earned rest fol-
lows the WEAKNESS of toll. Mrs. Thayer
was the daughter OF Brackett Aarston
of Norway and was married to Mr..
Thayer and went to the old Thayer
homestead, where she has ever since
lived, about fifty eight years ago. She
was the mother of twelve children, ten
of whom are living, as follows: Charles
K. of Paris; Augeliue p, who died in
1864; Theodore of South Paris; Theo-
dora, wife Of Walter w. Farrsr of Au-
burn; May f., wife OF Austin +.
Stearns of Paris; Persis A, who died in
1902: l.. Ellsworth, Levi N. and Sidney
A.. who reside at the old homestead;
Nellie NJ, wife of Charles A. Young of
South Paris; Emma c., wife of Hiram
r Hubbard Of Paris, and S. Jeanette,
wife of Leon Russell OF Leeds. There
are twenty-five living grandchildren and
eleven great-grandchildren. There lie
also living Edwin NJ. Of South Paris, a
son of Mr.. Thayer by former wife.
Mrs. Thayer also leaves two sisters and
a brother living: Mrs. Charles RyersoD
of Norway, Mrs. Martha Pride of Water
ford, and Eben Marston of Portland.
The funeral services were held at the
late home of the deceased Monday a.
one o'clock, conducted by Rev. Chester
Gore Miller of the South Paris Universal
list church. Interment at Riverside
Cemetery at South Paris.