Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-16


doing up (wesD GAS a. m. express, daily
3S5 p. m, local, daily except Sunday; $50 pm
express, daily.
First Congregational Church, Rev. A. I. N
whorter, Pastor. Preaching service, 10 As A. n
Sunday School IL AS A. ~; Y. p. 3. G. L. 81
prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 80 p. !
An, not otherwise connected, are cordially II
vited.
Methodist Church. Rev. G. l. Spear, Paste
On Sunday, morning prayermeeting 10 90 A. N
preaching service 10 a5 A. NJ, Sabbath Scho'
IL NJ; Epworth League Meeting s 90 p. N
prayer meeting Wednesday evening 80; clai
meeting Friday vening 80.
Baptist Church. Rev. L. A. Davis, Paste
On Sunday, preaching service l045 A. NJ; Sal
bath School IL M; Y. p. S. C. E.. 6I5 P. NJ
prayer service $50. Seats free. All ar
welcome.
Uniyersalst Church, Rev. Chester Gore Miller
Pastor. Preaching service every Sunday 8
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STATED MEETINGS.
r. & A. M.-Pari Lodge, No. "a. Regula
meeting Tuesday evening on or before fullmoor
1. o. o. F.-Mount Mica Lodge. regular NEE
ings, Thursday evenih OF each week.-Auror
Encampment, first and third Monday evening
OF each month.
ID. Of R.-Moun, Pleasan, Rebeksh Lodge. Nc
30, meets second and fourth Fridays Of eacl
month IN Odd Fellows Hail.
6. A. R.-W. K. Kimban Post, No. las, NEE:
DR. and third Saturday evenings OF eacl
month. In g. A. R. Hall.
VIM. b. kimban Circle, Ladies OF the G.
T., meets first and third Saturday evenings o.
each month, In Grand Army Hall.
s. of V-Joshua L. Chamberlain Camp meets
on the arst Tuesday night after the full Of the
Pc H.-Paris Grange, meets first and third
Saturday OF zach month, In Grange Hall.
U. %. 6. C.-second and fourth Mondays OF
ca month.
n. e. o. P-stony Brook Lodge, No. ISL
msets second and fourth Wednesday evenings
OF each month.
X Of P.-Hamrn Lodge. No. 81. meets every
Friday evening at Pythian Hall.
The last sociable of the season was
held at the high school building Friday
evening.
DAME Z. Dresser brought home a good
buck Monday night from Upton, where
be and Mrs. Dresser had been in camp
for a while.
The Universalist Sunday School will
observe Christmas as usual with sup
per for the children, followed by tree
and other entertainment
Assignment OF justices for the 1914
terms of Supreme Judicial Court for Ok
ford County has been made as follows:
March, King; May, Philbrook; October,
Haley.
Skating on the river for the past few
days, and we'll enjoyed. Not the best
possible, for in spots it was spoiled by
broken ice from the first freeze, but
twill serve.
The Mason Manufacturing Co. has
presented the South Paris firemen with
fifty dollars, in recognition Of the good
work they did at the recent fire at the
company's factory-a gift much appre-
cisted.
C. Z. McArdle spent several days last
week in trip 10 the home of his dsugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy Z. Strickland, at Schenec.
tady, n. Y, where Mrs. McArdle is
spending some months. He returned
Saturday morning.
Although the King Kineo range con-
test conducted by Hobbs Variety Store
and S. j. Record & Son does not close
until the 23d, the advertisement which
counts as a coupon appears for the last
time in this Issue OF the Democrat.
A hundred or more members of Mount
Pleasant Rebeksh Lodge were present al
the annual roll call Friday evening. Be,
sides the roll call, there was degree
work, and later refreshments were
served, speeches were made, and socia.
bic closed the evenings festivities.
A party of deer hunters which includ.
ed Frank Bennett and son Stanley, l.. L.
Russell, w. w. Ripley, and Ralph Ben
nett of Buckfield, returned last week
from c Pond, Upton. Each family rep
resented bad one deer, and Mr.. Ripley
secured two, one of them large buck.
This weather is not particularly en-
cOuraging for business or travel, but IL ID
certainly comfortable and agreeable ID
general. For a number Of hours in the
middle of the day Sunday the thermo N
eter stood In the Immediate vicinity Of
500. Automobile riding was popular
and the ice on the river was well covered
with skaters.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will hold a
sale next Thursday afternoon and even
ing, Dec. 1S:h, at their vestry. Tables
Of aprons, fancy articles, food, candy,
Ice cream, aud a speciality OF japanese
articles will be on sale. All persons
having articles for the sale, except food
and candies. please bring or send to the
yestry Wednesday afternoon.
This Monday evening the Seneca Club
Is entertained by Mrs. Mary +. Shnrt
left at her home on Main Street. The
topic OF the evenings program Is Trees
Roll call, noted American trees. Papers
on "Trees that are Familiar to U.s." by
Miss Thayer, and "Trees that are Strangt
TO U.s." by Mrs. Stewart. Readings
1.-THE Palm Tree" by Whittier, Mrs
Heldner, and a Christmas story, Mrs
Haskell.
The December issue of The Chro nicle
published by the students OF Paris Higt
School, 10 just out, and contains the usu
al variety and quality of matter. There
IL rather more than usual OF the strictly
local departments. This issue is dedi
Gated TO Miss Jeanne n. Towle, for the
past three years the first assistant IL
the school, whose portrait forms th'
frontispiece, and who is given an appre
ciative testimonial in the editorial dc
partment of the paper.
A card party was held in Engiu
House Hall Wednesday evening, a
which some over fifty were In attend
ance. Twelve tables were devoted Z
prog-no, not TO progressive whist
though they "moved up in the regula
way, but to whist-for L. S. Jones, VIII
was in general charge, says, nothin
Progressive for him. Very light refresh
ments were served. IL was subscriT
ton party, and the proceeds go towar
the fund of the men of the Universalis
parish in their contest.
In honor of the birthday of her moth
ar, Mrs. ID. NJ. Richardson, party wa
given by Mrs. II. A. Morton q. her HON
last Monday afternoon, the affair bein
n surprise to Mrs. Richardson. Th
guests present were Mrs. Sarah Atkins
Mrs. Dora b Greene, Mrs. Ada Richard
son, Mrs. Benjamin SWEET, Mrs. Ellie
NJ Curtis, Mrs. Mary Z. Bryant, Mr.:
Rlna Durham, Mrs. l.. c. Morton.
number Of gifts aud postcards were re
eeiyed by Mrs. Richardson. Refresh
msuts were served by Mrs. Morton.
A number of special trains went eas
Friday night and Saturday morning, cal
ryiug several hundred people from Car
ada Who were bound for the old countr
for Christmas, to take some OF the steam