Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-06
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINds OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.

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| Services as Paris Hin Bspsist church every
Sunday at 10 rs. Sunday School at II. Sunday
evening service at 80. Thursday evening
prayer meeting ss 80 O'Clock.
Miss Josephine Cole 10 at home for Z
two weeks vacation from her teaching
In Westbrook.
Mrs. Helen Cole Biokford Of Norway
was the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph B. Cole, several days last
week.
Charles N. johnson Ia shipping Q Cal
load Of Ben Davis apples this week for
Boston parties. This cleans up the 70
msindsr Of the 1919 apple crop.
Mrs. Maud P. Andrews filed the nee
essary papers the past week to qualify as
postmaster at the office In this village
and appointed Mrs. Fsustena Cole % rs
sistsnt postmaster.
Rev. G. A. Knickerbocker Of Water
willie received sixteen new members into
his church this Easter. A very hne con-
cert was given in the evening with music
and exercises by the children. Next
Sunday he will exchange with DR.. Al
bion OF Portland.
DR.. Charlotte r. Hammond, who has
been spending the winter at Augusta,
&C., will stop for . week or two in Wash
ington on her way north, reaching Maine
the latter part of April.
Although the roads are still bad, 81
persons, including gOodly delegation
from the Streaked Mountain District, st-
tended Easter services at the Baptist
church Sunday morning. The pulpit
was chsrmingly decorated with house
plants and geraniums by loving friends.
Songs by the boys class, primary depart
ment, and choir, under Mrs. Newton
Cummings leadership, added to the ser
vice. The congregation was glad TO
welcome Mrs. Kate Hammond, organist,
back once more, after an enforced ab
sence of several weeks. After the ser.
vice Mrs. Pomeroy, who recently Joined
the church by letter, received the hand
of fellowship.
The Sunday school was glad to well
come back to its junior ranks, Master
George Turner, who has now recovered
his health. Superintendent E. A. Daniels
is to be congratulated on having double
the number present, since year ago
Easter Sunday, 81 remaiaing for Sunday
School yesterday.
At the evening service at tho Baptist
church Mr.. Glenn Ross gave an interest
ing talk on the needs Of world evangeli-
cation, and the Philsthea clsss sang.
Delegates appointed to the Oxford
County inter-church convention from the
Hill are: Mr.. and Mrs. Z. B. Curtis, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Twitchell, Deacon
King, Deacon Daniels, Deacon Merrill,
Mrs. May Hammond, Mrs. Hiram Heald,
Mrs. Newton Cummings and Glenn Ross.
Mrs. Heald was recently elected super
intendent of the cradle roll department,
and she would like to hear from all par
ents In the parish having infants or chill
dren too small as yet to attend Sunday
School, but who would be pleased to
have their children entered on the lists.
The Womsn's Missionary society
through the efforts of Mrs. May Ham
mond, treasurer, and Mrs. Hiram Heald,
who has been appointed to collect offer
ings, are earnestly working to make up
the church apportionment for the Bap-
fist Maine convention. All those who
desire to contribute pleaae send In their
offerings as soon as possible. The Sun
day School Is to give q special offering
for missions, and the Philathea Class has
contributed five dollars.
Mrs. Carlson's topic for next Sunday
A. N. will be "The Extra Mile;" P. NJ,
Extending the Kingdom"
The regular meeting Of the directors
of the Paris Hill Library Association
| will be held at Hsmlin Memorial Hall on
Wednesday, April 7, at 4 O'Clock.
Advertised letters in Paris post office
April LIST:
Mr.. G. e. French.
Mrs. George D. Swift.