Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-25

II hSVner sim snow as vet Tor Inanks
giving skating.
Charles NJ. Titcomb has returne,
home TO Rumford Falls.
Miss Eunice Fobes is at home to spen'
Thanksgiving with her people.
There will be no mail delivery on tn
rural routes on Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Ruth Tucker left Monday morn
ing for visit TO friends in Boston.
Lanterns will continue to be fashion
able for evening wear on the street.
Mrs. Leon L. Russell and son Ray
mOnd of Leeds are visiting RELATIVES
here.
Mrs. J. A. Jackson started for Boston
last week where she intends to spend th'
winter.
The dates of the fair of the Congrega
tional Ladies' Circle will be Dec. IS anC
70 at New Hall.
There will be meeting Of the oficia
board of the Methodist church this Mon
day evening at $50 o'clock.
Albert King, son of ]. F. King. picked
full-blown dandelion Saturday. Thai
must be about the last one of the season
F. c. Merrill, who has been confined
70 the house with a severe cold for two
weeks, was reported little better yes
terday.
Mrs. Herman Wilson entertained q
few of her friends at whist last Thurs.
day evening. A very enjoyable time
was had.
Mrs. T. VI. Millay of Bowdoinham
spent the Sabbath with her sister, Mrs.
4. W. Pottle, coming from Portland
Saturday.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office Nov. "a, 1902:
Mrs. L. VI Goodwin.
Mis-. ola VI Emery.
Mr.. Z. Everett stevens.
Miss Susie N. Wheeler entertained the
members OF her Sunday School class at
her home Friday evening. Refresh
ments were served, games played, and a
general good time enjoyed.
Eleven thousand bricks, TO be used in
the underpinning of the Universalist
church, have been purchased and de-
livered on the lot, beside the foundation
wall, now completed. The underpinning
will not be laid until spring.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held this year at the Methodist
church. Thursday evening at so. The
pastors OF the four churches will par
ticipate in the service. The sermon will
be by Rev DR.. Brooks. All are invited.
The sociable of the senior class of
Paris High School at New Hall Friday
evening had large attendance. About
twenty dollars was taken at the door,
and the grand march was case of a
packed circle which was barely able 70
move.
John Blair has bought the hand
laundry machinery owned by Clyde
Heene. and expects 70 90 into business
somewhere with it in the spring. This
does not mean that Mr.. Keene is to dis
continue his laundry, as it is only the
machinery which he does not use that
he has sold.
Mrs. Mary j., wife of Lorenzo D. Dean,
died Saturday morning at the home OF
her son, Charles E Gowell, in the south
part of the town. Funeral on Monday
afternoon, and burial in the cemetery in
the Dean neighborhood. Besides hus-
band, Mrs. Dean leaves two sons by
former marriage, Frank (. Gowell and
Charles Z. Gowell, both of this town.
Talk about Soldiers Field and other
scenes of mighty battles on the gridiron!
There's more fun 10 the square inch in
the little area back of Odd Fellows
Block. when six or eight youngsters get
in there with boys size football, than
on any big athletic field in the country.
And the boy without a full football suit,
nose guard and shin guards, is not fully
lin it" When the boys wanted foot
ball. after the manner Of recognized ath-
letic associations they started out with
paper, and after the manner
of most subscription papers that one
drifted early into the Democrat office.
A small sum was added 10 the contribu
ton here. and it has paid about the best
in direct returns of anything ever invest
ed in athletics.