Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-23
SOUTH PARIS.

SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
Ofncs Hours: 7:3o A. N. 20 $50 Pm.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Beginning Sept. Il. 1915.
TRAINS LEAVE SOUTH PARIS
Going down EAST :s5a. m, express. daily
~ a m, local. daily except Sunday; 5 07 p. m
agr;e ss mn ma WEST sas a. m, express. daily
q SO ~ n.' local, daily except Sunday; s3l pm
cypress, daily.
first Congregational Church, Rev. A. 7. Nc
Eborter, Pastor. Preaching service, 10 ~ A. u.
rrGsV school II AS A. NJ; Y. z. 8. q. Il. go
Evening service Z 90 P. NJ; Churc
.svS- meeting Wednesday evening at 80 p. y
4 n. noE otherwise connected. are cordially In
M,cibod,st Church, Rev. e. 1. Spear, Pastor
-.scbJng service 10 As A. NJ; Sabbath Schoo
N: F1worth League Meeting 600 p. u.
s-avsr meeting Wednesday evening . 80.
Fsntlst Church, Rev. G. Howard Newton, Pas
~ Or sunday, preaching service 10: A. N
sbbstb school IL NJ; Y. p. 8. @. E., 6l5 p. u.
s1sysr mC citing go P. NJ; Wednesday evening
5rsyer service 80. Seats Tree. All an
TTn,yerssliss Church, Rev. Chester Gore Miller
pSstor Preaching service every Sunday 3
nI5 A.. II. Sunday School az II N. Y. p. G. U
meeting 81 4:SO Z. NJ
G. A. Dorsn spent the weekend at hi'
lamp in Gilead.
A greater part of the roof at Hotel An,
5rsyS has been newly shingled.
Mrs L. W. Jack of Woodfords was q
rues, at n. Dayton Bolster's for few
BAYS last week.
Miss Grace Dean goes this week TO
Paris Hill where she viii be employed
h. Mrs. Stella NJ. Lunt for the summer.
Flakes of snow in the air last Tuesday
nigbr-and it didu't seem to be the fault
I'D the thermometer that Wednesday g
biz rain wasn't snow.
The banks, law offices, dental parlors
and blacksmith shops in this village will
be closed Saturday afternoons for the
summer.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter will deliver
|the baccalaureate sermon to the gradu-
sting class of Oxford High School. on
|tbe 4th of June, at 2 o'clock in the after
moon.
Memorial Sunday Rev. G. G. Miller
will preach to the G.. A. r. Post of South
Paris and its friends and to the Norway
Post at P. NJ. in the Norway Universe
4 list Church.
Shsw's Orchestra of eight pieces was
8engaged BY a member of the senior class
[of Norway High School TO furnish music
flor their graduation ball. Owing to q
misunderstanding they have been re-
leased from the engagement.
Mrs. Ida Vose Woodbury., field secre-
ftary of the American Missionary Society,
I snd one of the best known and most Of
Elective speakers in the country in her
/ line of work, will speak at the South
Paris Congregational church on the 4th
4 OF June.
Philip Jones went Monday of last week
/ 20 Hsnes' Landing in the Rsngeley Lake
region, where be will be employed for
4 The summer. He will act as clerk in an
\ ice cream and souvenir store and will
play In an orchestra for entertainments
and dancing.
Work has begun on the digging of the
cellar of an eight-room story and a half
house for Fred (. Hall, on the lot in the
rear of Mrs. Justina Halls residence,
which has a frontage on Skillings Ave
nue.. Willard Pratt is the carpenter in
charge Of the work.
Members of Paris Grange have collect
ed nearly eight tons of old papers and
magazines. They were loaded on to
car Friday and the price which Is now
paid for such material will assure them
of excellent returns for the time they
have put into the work.
E. NJ. Durham and Fl. P. Hammond
attended the Grand Lodge of Knights OF
PythiaS in Bangor last week, as repre-
Sentstives of Hsmlin Lodge. Mrs. 81.
W. Starbird was in attendance on the
Grand Temple, Pythian Sisters, as the
representative of Hsmlin Temple.
A.. F. Goldsmith has purchased of c.
E. McArdle house lot on the ridge west
Of Pleasant Street, facing on the street
laid out along the ridge from near the
house of Albert d. Park. Eventually
Mr.. GOldmith expects to build house
there, though probably not this year.
The Boy Scouts met at Engine House
Hall Thursday evening. The meeting
was well attended and made interesting
By the Scoutmaster, William Hickey.
The tenderfoot test was given to q num-
Der Of the members. Several new names
were added TO the list of members at
this meeting.
The safety First" signs sometimes
look out on some curious object lessons.
The other day one of them was staring
across the sidewalk at a man who was
drawing gasoline from q pump into q
can which he held In bis hands In front
OF bin, while the smoke curled up from
ahgbted cigar held In bis mouth.
Mt. Mica Lodge aud Mt. Pleasant Re-
oekah Lodge will observe May 18th a.
Memorial sunday. Members of the two
orders and all Odd Fellows In this viein
ity are requested 10 meet az the ball al
Two o'clock. The exercises at the ball
will take place at 2:30 after which they
will march to Riverside Cemetery, decor
ate the graves OF all deceased brothers
and sisters and hold appropriate services.
Ripley 4 Fletcher have purchased a
lot OF land Of l. Z. Andrews on Maple
street, u being the lot next to Riverside
Cemetery. They plan to build large
'orehouse, something they badly need,
as IN the past they have been obliged to
store new cars that arrive in the late fall
and winter in any available space they
could secure about the village. They do
not plan to do any repair work In the
ne" building for the present at least.
The following Is the cast of the three
act farce, "Our Wives" which is billed
70 De presented at Grange Hall June 8
and for the benefit of the Tennis Club:
Boswell Chandler, retired merchant
80 -..- IL. Holmes
walter Blair, his son-in. law. Harold T. Briggs
YscL SleOel, a composer. -H Harry M. Shaw
L'oyo DeVeaux, chronic Invalid
John Arthur Z. Forbes
S SSI stanton, detective Chester Easson
Ford a. y, ieporter eugene Lowel
rrIu, an expressman .---------- Walter Abbott
1uua Deveaux. wife Of Deveaux
Mrs. Chandler wife Of Rosa si h'i'n NJ barnes
Beattle Blair. wife Of walter ''' '
Miss Lena NJ. Franck
"uua' french maid Miss Olivia Bagley
J. A. Thurlow has been appointed