Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-24
West Paris.

Onward Rebekah Lodge will hold q
fair and sale in Centennial Hall next
Thursday, May 26th, afternoon and even
ling. There win be fancy work table,
apron table, lunch counter, Ice cream
and candy booth, bag lines, doll, etc.
There will also be an album quilt and
nice silk quilt for sale. The evenings
entertainment will consist of musical
selections by Mrs. Farnum, Miss Millett
and Alice Barden, a fan drill by eight
young ladies and 40 minute farce en-
titled 1.-TWO of Kind" with the follow
ing cast of characters:
Mrs. Rebecca Rhubarb. Mrs. Mildred F. Davis.
A''' AiaD..'a Auuoa. Miss Bertha A. Emmons.
Miss Kstura Melon. w Mrs. Cora d. Lurvey.
Mr.. Parsley Endive.. Mr. G. L. Ridlon.
Mr.. Joshua Buckley. Mr.. j. H. Cole.
Lunch will be served at all hours both
afternoon and evening. Admission to
hall, afternoon free, evening 10 cts.
Curtain rises at p. NJ. Everybody cor
daily invited.
Mrs. Lucinda Small returned from
Massachusetts, several days ago.
i Mr.. Vernal Bates has been spending
the past week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C. Bates.
Mrs. Minnie Merrill of Bridgewater,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. T.
Flavin.
| Mr.. H. Fl. Bates has broken up house
keeping since his return to New Haven,
Conn. Miss Della ii. Lane, who has
been working in his family for some
time, came here Monday night of last
week, and is now staying with her
brother, G. Howard Lane.
Several delegates from here went to
the county W. C. T. U. convention at
South Paris, Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week. and report aprofitable and en-
ljoyable session.
| DR.. F. Y. Gilbert of Portland, a spe-
cialist on diseases of the eye and ear, visit
ed DR.. F. E. Wheeler over Sunday last
week. He came to do some special
work for DR.. Wheeler in his practice and
will come again soon. DR.. and Mrs.
Wheeler will be away the first week in
June for vacation, at which time he
will attend the Maine Medical Associa.
ton at Portland. DR.. Wheeler has an
increasing practice and takes this vaca,
ton for needed rest and change from
the labOrs of his profession.
Several in town are interested in pOul
try raising. Walter Kicker had fine
success with one hen which he set upor
10 eggs, and she proudly Matched a.
many Plymouth Rock chickens. How
ever, early chickens have not in the
majority of cases Matched as well a.
usual. II. G. Brown is making prepa
rations to raise some chickens this sum
mer and already has $50 eggs in process
, of Matching.
, All likelihood of further cases O
scarlet fever is past and school has re
: sumed as usual.
Miss Jennie l.. Bradbury is teaching
the Patch Mountain school in Green
wood.
ri A series of ball games is being hell
) here on Saturday afternoons. Thi.
week the game was between West Paris
: and Oxfords.
There was social dance at Dunham'
Hall last Friday evening.
Last Wednesday evening Grant,
Lodge, F. and A. NJ, had invited guest
from South Paris Masonic Lodge ant
conferred special degree work. A sup
; per was served.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Sibley of Phila
delphia, Pa, are visiting l.. NJ. Mann
: Mr.. Mann and his mother have takel
their guests on fishing trip in the lax,
region.
The programme for the Memorial ex
ercises which are to be held here Mon
day of next week is given in anothe
column of the Democrat. Our citizens
are looking forward to pleasant occa
sion, and are glad that the school chill
dren may have this opportunity as al
object lesson to more deeply impress
'upon their minds the value of tru,
patriotism. 1t is hoped that larg,
number will be present from all tn,
surrounding sections. There will b,
appropriate exercises at the cemeter,
in the forenoon, and in the afternoon
suitable programme and address at Dun
hams Hall. At noon free dinner viii
be served at Centennial Hall for all visit
ors who are soldiers and all members o
the w. X. C.. This includes all in thi
vicinity who are members of the G. A
r., or who were in the late Cuban War
All Others are expected to bring thei
own lunch or be entertained with friends
Il The saw mill and die block business
owned by the late n. j. Cushman ha
been sold to Irish Brothers & Co. o
Buckfeld. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ward
we'll have moved into the lower part o
? the house owned by Mrs. Cushman
Mr.. Wardwell has partnership in tn,
business. Mr.. Luther Irish comes her
also and will board with them for tn,
: present. Mrs. Cushman will be here
part of the time this summer.