Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-14

be postponed until Thursday evening oil
next week.
Ansel Dudley OF Bryant's Pond was In
town Saturday to attend the funeral OF
his uncle, Ausel q. Dudley.
Miss Effie Linton, who was visiting
Mrs. Ellis MacAllister, has gone to her
home iu st. Stephen, N. B., seriously
sick.
| VIM. p. Morton is In Boston this
week attending the annual meeting of
the New England Poster Advertising
Association.
! The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. L. G.. Morton next Thursday
afternoon at half past two, for business
and sewing.
Friday night the South Paris basket
ball team went to Bryant's Pond and
/ played the team there. Score so to IL in
favor of Brysnt's Pond.
WsSch for the date OF the drama,
/ Popping by Proxy" to be given in the
near future in connection with the
grange fair. Particulars given next
week.
At last We are getting some OF our de-
layed winter. Three zero mornings
within the past week, but that is mild,
compared with freezing weather at San
Diego, Calf.
! The trustees of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society will meet at the
assessors Office in South Paris, on Satnr.
day, Jan. %, AZ 10 O'Clock A. NJ to re-
wise the premium list Of the society.
After the summary in last weeks
Democrat was published, two more
births belonging in the record for 1912
were recorded at the town clerks Office,
making the whole number for the year
81 boys and SO girls.
The Imperial Minstrels will appear
at Norway Opera House in the near
future. This is = local talent aggrega-
ton of the best singers and musicians in
Norway and South Paris and they
promise first class entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold a. Cannon, for
merry of South Paris, who have been at
Mexico for the past few months, have
gone to East Milton to stay with Mrs.
Gsmmon's father for the winter. Mr..
Cannon is in poor health.
Rev. Z. G. Miller has been requested
to cordially invite all members of the
Universalist congregation 70 a reception
to be held in the vestry Wednesday even
ing, January Is, at $50. There will be
vocal and Instrumental music. Refresh
ments will be served.
hA haa 10
years near Hicks Crossing, has purchased
the farm of Robert Davis, about five
miles from here on the West Sumner
road, and will move there. Mr.. Linscott
has sold his house at the crossing to
James n. Tubbs of Norway.
Mt. Mica Lodge has appointed q com
mittee composed OF Luther W. Hollis,
Albert D. Park, George II. Soper, Robert
Paterson aud Harold I. Thayer, to make
1t is expected that the entertainment
will be given some time in March.
The Uuiversalist Miss ion Circle will |
hold their meeting Tuesday afternoon of
this week with Mrs. Durham at her |
home on Pleasant Street. The circle |
packed very nice barrel last week and |
sent TO Rev. Miss Powell TO be used in |
her great missionary work which she 10
doing along the Maine coast.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday |
evening with Mrs. Gray, and begins the
study Of English history, which 1t will
continue for the rest of the season. There
is paper on The Rule Of Alfred by Mrs. |
Barnes, and one on the Effect of Con-
quest on the Language by Mrs. Wheeler. |
Roll call is important events OF 1912.
The annual meeting Of the Univers-
slist parish, which comes on the first
Tuesday of January, was adjourned last |
Tuesday evening until Saturday evening |
on account of the church supper. At
the adjourned meeting Saturday the fol- |
lowing officers were reelected for the
coming year:
Moderator-w. B. Young.
Trustees-A. e Shunler, Charles A. Young, |
]. A. Kenney
Cierk-Wm z. Morton.
Treasurer-A. L. Holmes.
At the last regular meeting Of the
South Paris Socialist Club, resolutions
were passed, pledgiDg support to the
great Socialist weekly At Girsrd, Kan, |
the Appeal to Reason" and condem-
ming the action of the postal authorities
in prosecuting this paper by various aroi.
trsry post-ofice rulings and special
means, also the action in indicting Debs |
and others on trumped-up charges, when |
their real offence is the exposure Of rot |
ten moral conditions at the Federal pris- |
on in Lesvenworth, Kan.
On SATURDAY. the annual meeting OF
the Oxford County Patrons Of Hus-
bandry Mutual Fire insurance Company
was held at Grange Hall. Hon. John A. |
Roberts OF Norway, who has been secre- |
tary aud treasurer of the company for
the past few years, having been chosen |
Commissioners of Agriculture, has no
longer time to perform the duties Of the |
office. Officers were elected a. follows:
Directors
Henry ID. Hammond, Paris.
John A. Roberts, Norway.
TB. w. Stetson, Hartford Up. D. Canton).
Charles Edwards. South Paris.
Charles II. George, Hebron.
G.. W Richardson, West Paris.
l.. A. Brooks, South Paris.
President-Henry ID. Hammond.
Secretary and Tressurer-L. A. Brooks.
The Paris Manufacturing Co. has just
put in a Lombard steam log hauler at
its numbering operations at Crystal,
n. II. Treasurer Geo. r. Morton of the |
company, who was there one day the |
last of the week TO observe its work, tells |
the Democrat that on that day, over a
four-mile road, the engine made four
trips-a total of thirty-two miles travel
ed-snd got in little after O'Clock.
Though there is hardly snow enough
there for the best work, the amount of
lumber hauled was much more than
could have been hauled by the COM
pany's thirty horses which are in the
woods. Slabs and mill waste or other
cheap wood is used for fuel, and about
three-quarters of a cord is burned at
each trip.
The Methodists OF South Paris are
making preparations for the entertain
ment of the Maine Methodist Conferences,
which will be held AZ DeeriDg Memorial
Church in this village the last OF April.
Bishop Henderson will preside. A. pro-
posed, the plan Of entertainments 10 thai
the delegates will be entertained for the
nights and breakfasts at the homes 10 the
two towns, and that the dinners and sup
pers shall be served In turn by the
churches. According TO this plan, din
ner and supper would be served on Tues
day and Wednesday by the Methods,
ladies'; Thursday by the Baptist ladies'
Friday by the Universalist ladies'; and
saturday by the Congregational ladies.