Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-17
Rev. Z. A. Davis conducted q meeting


at the jail on Sunday afternoon.
The grade schools of the town closed
Friday for vacation Of two weeks.
Harvey Stearns has gone to Portland,
where he has position In box factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Farrar of Can
ton were guests at F. A. Taylor's during
the week.
Mrs. A. Fl. Eastman and daughter
Helen Of Berlin, N. II are guests at
Geo. c. Fernald's.
The Baptist choir was assisted on Sun
day morning by Hubert P. Davis Of Lew
iston, solo violinist.
1t is expected the initiatory degree
will be worked at the meeting of Mt.
Mica Lodge this week.
Aurora Encampment will work the
Golden Rule degree on several candidates
this (Monday) evening.
Norway Lodge will confer the third
degree upon candidates for Mt. Mica
Lodge Tuesday evening of this week.
The Democratic caucus for Paris will
be held at the assessors office at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon, Tuesday, March
"a.
Martin & Bennett announce themselves
in this issue of the Democrat as in the
business of painting and paper hanging,
and ready for work.
Silas P. Maxim, who is the oldest man
in town, has been critically i'll within the
past week, but is much improved, and
expects to be out again shortly.
Rev. j. j. Hull of the State Sunday
School workers, who are holding services
in Paris and Norway, spoke at the Nor
way Baptist church on Sunday at 2:30 p.
NJ.
Committees for the mems supper of
the Universalist society, April 7tb, are:
On supper, K. S. Jones, w. P. Morton,
w. b. Young; on entertainment, A. l..
Holmes, c. A. Young.
The invitations are out for the we'd
ding reception of William K. Wheaton
of Searsport and Miss Leona d. Stuart,
on the afternoon of Tuesday, March "a,
at the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Il. Stuart.
Mrs. Winnifred Penley had the misfor-
tune to fall down flight of stairs We'd
nesday, seriously straining the ligaments
and breaking one bone of the ankle.
Mrs. Penley is with her daughter, Mrs.
Scott Marston, at Bethel, VT.
The women's Christian Temperance
Union will hold its gentleman's night in
the vestry of the Baptist church Tues
day evening, this week, at 1880 O'Clock.
Mrs. Chapman will have charge of the
program of music, speeches, reception
to new members. Refreshments will be
served.
Rev. Z. II. Slower of Bryant Pond will
speak at the Baptist church on Sunday,
March %, in the morning, and conduct
an evangelistic meeting in the evening.
He will also conduct 4 meeting at the
Norway Baptist church on Sunday after
noon. He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Slower. Mr.. Slower is a native OF Maine,
but for a number Of years has been a
missionary and supervisor of the public
schools in Arizona.
An audience of about 400 completely
filled Deering Memorial church Sunday
evening, at the union meeting at which
the speakers were officers of the State
Sunday School Association. Wesley j.
Weir, secretary of the association, spoke
on Conservation, and Rev. j. j. Hull,
superintendent of adult work, on Call 10
Service. There was singing by the &C.
Gillian choir, and local pastors assisted in
the service. This meeting closed a tour
of these workers in Oxford County towns
on the Grand Trunk, which began at
Oxford Tuesday. The tour has been
very successful, good audiences coming
out at all places, and good interest in
the work manifested