Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-12
West Paris.

The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church
will give reception and pound party as
a welcome to Rev. D. F. Nelson and
wife, at Centennial Hall Tuesday even
ing of this week, April II. Refresh
ments will be served. All are cordially
invited.
Mrs. Harriet Lapham, who is we'll
known in this vicinity as nurse for the
sick, is at her home in the house of her
sister, Mrs. Leroy Everett, at Trap
Corner. She has been caring for the
late Mrs. Morse who recently died at
North Paris after a painful illness. 1t
is thought she got over tired for she be-
came i'll about ten days ago and is now
seriously sick with typhoid fever.
George Young changed his plans about
moving into the mill house and has gone
into the rent in the house at Trap Cor
ner occupied by Henry Brock.
David Emmons has moved into his
home, and 1. F. EmmOns is moving his
family into his house which was vacated
by his brother David. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
J. Miles will occupy the rent over their
store.
c. c. Dearborn had the misfortune to
lose his driving horse by sickness last
Tuesday. Being at this time of the
year Mr.. Dearborn estimates his loss at
Sl65. The animal was unusually kind
and intelligent which made the loss the
greater.
Mrs. Dearborn has rented some of her
upstairs rooms to Mrs. Cora Blair and
her mother, Mrs. Morse.
Miss Cora Dexter, who has been at.
tending school at Norway, is at home
for the present.
Refreshments of ice cream were serv,
ed at the regular meeting of Onward
Rebekah Lodge last Tuesday evening.
Last Thursday afternoon the meeting
of the w. C.. r. U. was held with Mrs.
G. Howard Lane. The annual report OF
the various departments of work was
given showing good work done. The
next regular meeting at which will
be election of officers, will be held with
Mrs. David Emmons the first Thursday
in May.
Mrs. F. II. Packard and Mrs. F. E.
Wheeler entertained a party at whist in
Dunham's Hall last Thursday evening
1t was general invitation to all whist
players in the vicinity, and fifty were
present. There were eleven tables OF
whist and the occasion was much en-
joyed by those present. Miss Georgia
Marshall entertained the company by
several selections on the piano, and re-
freshments of ice cream, fancy crackers
and sailed peanuts were served.
Miss Gertrude Allen has finished
working at the home of DR.. o. X. Yates
and gone to her home.
L. NJ. Mann and his mother are at his
house here for while.
A special business meeting of the Cur
tis Hill and Paris Telephone Co. was
held at Dunham's Hall last Thursday
afternoon. About 40 stockholders were
present. Among other matters of inter
est it was voted to connect the line b!
switch at Plummer's store at Soutl
Paris with the Citizens line. 1t was alst
voted to charge switch fee of . cent?
on all messages coming from other lines
This company has been organized only
couple of years, but it has been a bus!
line, and is great convenience to tn
stockholders.
i d. P. Curtis is doing as we'll as cOult
be expected, and it is hoped that in tim
his eye will recover from the injury.
Miss Ella NJ. Curtis is in Portland
visiting Mrs. Geo. w. Ridlon for few
days.
There has been good run of sap thi
season, and several in this vicinity VIII
have made syrup have had good success
and made an article of first class qualit
and unusually GOOD flavor d. c. Church
i'll and Allie f. Marshall have mad
so gallons of maple syrup at the halves
1t is said that one of our good citizen
who certainly is both ambitious and in
dustrious, has been making syrup from
about three hundred trees, besides doiDI
barn chores and the house wOrk-an
he is good housekeeper too, also sin
gle man. Remember girls! 1t is lea
year, and lost opportunities seldom pas
the same way again.