Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-15
The mud on some Of the roads 10 the

Annie, OF Albany, have been recent
guests at John wight's.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Hilton have re-
turned from Portland where they have
been living during the winter.
Saturday, April 10, Patriots Day.
stores, shops and other Offices will elose
all day. Open Friday evening.
Hon. and Mrs. James s. Wright are
spending . few days in Boston, where
they went the first Of last week.
Harry Farrar, who has spent the win
ter with bis daughter in Madison, re-
turned TO South Paris last Saturday.
A new rubbish can Is doing duty at
the post Office corner-made strong, 20
withstand the oDslsughts Of the bar
bsrians.
The report published last week that
Hamlin Lodge was going TO Auburn the
18th 10 work the degree Of Knight was
erroneous.
| J. II. Nichols has returned home from
Winchester, Mass, where he spent the
winter With bis daughter, Mrs. Warren
SWEET. Mrs. Nichols will come later.
On account of the illness Of the lead
ers, the woman's Christian Temperance
Union meeting for April 10, is post
poned. Notice will be given next week.
Watch for il.
The ladies of Deering Memorial
Church will serve supper in the Baptist
vestry Tuesday evening, from 6 to 7:30
O'Clock. This is a public supper. Ad-
mission % cents.
Mrs. Esther Ryesson, who has spent
the winter at Tate Springs, Tenn, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Cole, is expected
here within a day or two to open her
house for the summer.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah degree team
have been invited to do the work at the
district meeting in May at Mechanic
Falls. It is up to the team whether the
invitation is accepted or not.
Miss Hattie Bray has been absent from
her position as assistant in the post office
Miss Flora Murch took her place for
while, and Miss Sara SWEET is now there.
Donald S. Briggs, who has been with
his father at Nassau, Bahama Islands,
has returned TO South Paris, and will re-
main here until the 10th of May, when
he goes to Rsngeley for the summer sea-
son.
Frank Wise spent few days last
week with his father, George Wise, who
is in feeble health. Mr.. Wise has been
during the winter with his daughter in |
Portland. He was formerly in business
in Gardiner, but sold out there and pur-
chased land in Alberta, and is now on |
his way there to attend to the seasons
| seeding.
Eben E. Chapman has sold his farm
on the Paris Hill road TO Leon L. Rus |
sell, who now lives in Leeds, possession
not to be given until fall. Mr.. Russell
has sold his farm iu Leeds, where he has
lived for some years, possession in that
case also to be given in the fall, when
Mr.. Russell and his family will come
here 70 live.
Rev. William Wood of the Methodist
church at Kent's Hill will occupy the
pulpit at the South Paris Congregational
church next Sunday morning. Doubt
less some of the other churches in the
two towns will be supplied by members
of the Methodist Conference then in SEES
sion, but no other definite assignments
are yet made.
Each and every member Of the Good
Cheer Is asked to meet, not only asked,
but urged, with Mrs. Abbott Wednes-
day afternoon TO complete their con-
ference arrangements. Also, anyone
having tablecloths, eup-towels or other
property belonging in the Good Cheer
kitchen is asked to return the same on
or before Wednesday.
Sunday was the tenth birthday of Miss
Maxine Bennett, and in honor of the
event party was given her Saturday
afternoon, at Lone Pine Cottage, the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Bennett, on the Hebron road.
Fifteen of her young friends were pre-
sent. A number of gifts were received,
one of the most exciting of which was
pair of Bantam fowl.
Mrs. Ruth A. Pratt after long illness
died Sunday afternoon at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. George II. Davis, at
the age of 81 years. Mrs. Pratt was born
in Minot. She married A. b. Pratt, who
died many years ago. For the past
fifteen years or more she has lived in
South Paris, with Mrs. Davis, who was
an only child. The funeral will be held
at P. NJ Wednesday, attended by Rev.
A. T. McWhOrter of the Congregational
church.
Bishop Theodore 5. Henderson, d. D.,
LII. D., who will preside over the Meth
odist Conference to be held here this
week, is a man of striking appearance,
remarkable personality, and stands
} among the eminent men of MethodiSm as
a peerless preacher. and exponent OF
righteousness. His lecture TO be given
at the Baptist church, South Paris, on
Friday evening, April IS, provides An
opportunity for the people to hear this
truly great preacher.
Hon. B. G. McIntire of Waterford,
chairman of the state assessors, and
Samuel II. Eaton of Oxford, representa-
tive in the legislature which has just sd-
iourned, oficiated Monday morning in
the rescue of a woman who but for their
assistan would almost certainly have
gone under the wheels of train. She
was attempting TO board the forenoon
! train west at this station after IL had
started, and losing her hold went down
and rolled partly over the edge OF the
platform Mr.. McIntire happened to be
the nearest to her, and he jumped and
caught her. Mr.. Eaton was not more
than second behind him, and together
: they got her on her feet, not at all in
: iured, but the hearts of the spectators
: nearly stopped beating for moment.
4 BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Many of the people here are recover
ing from severe grippe colds.
: Mrs. Willard Lucas of West Milan, n,
J, H., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry
/ Judd.
Irving Andrews has been papering and
!, painting for Mrs. Albert o. Wheeler the
q past week.
Il p. G. Berry was in this place recently
+ taking orders for the Improved Monitor
!. Self Heating Sad Iron.
= Chas. Edwards delivered garden seeds
here last Saturday for orders taken BY
. an agent last fall for w. +. Cobb Il Co.
a franklin, Mass.
K Prospect of New Grange hall.
For some time there has been desire
ON the part of the members OF Paril
I, Grange for a nev hall, larger and better