Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-04
West Paris.


be played under the auspices Of the
and rehearsals are in progress.
Rev. F. e. Barton will preach har-
vest sermon for the Universalist society
at three O'Clock in the afternoon next
Sunday, Oct9.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bennett of Boston
recently visited at s. N. Young's.
Mrs. II. P. Dennison and little grand
son of West Bethel visited Miss Dana
last Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Miss Ola Swan went
to Boston for an indefinite length of
time. She will work in the dressmaking
rooms of Mrs. Emma Houghton Harris
at BroOkline.
Mrs. E. H. Brown of Rumford Falls,
who owned half of the stand known az
the "Judkins homestead" has now pur-
chased the whole place of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. C. Dearborn.
Mrs. Carrie Marshall is nurse for Mrs.
Herman Wardwell.
Miss Bertha A. Emmons has gone to
Portland as clerk in the store of Rines
Bros.
Mrs. Nellie Bryant returned home the
middle of last week, having spent week
with her daughter, Mrs. Robertson, at
South Paris. During her stay there her
brother, Rev. Henry NJ. Houghton, OF
Bradford, Pa, visited there. Mr..
Houghton is acquainted with many in
this vicinity, but has not been in Maine
for several years.
Mrs. Lucinda Small is visiting at Me-
chanic Falls.
Mr.. Sidney Hayes of Boston visited
his sister, Mrs. S. N. Young, last week.
Rev. E. A. Davis, Baptist State
Missionary, was in this vicinity Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. F. S. Farnum had her parlOr mil
linery opening Friday and Saturday OF
last week. The rooms were tastefully
arranged, and about the usual amount
of goods on hand. The standard color
for hats this season is brown, and the
orange. Mrs. Farnum has some fine
goods in stock, and as in the past will
merit the patronage of her customers by
quality of millinery and reasonable
prices. As apprentice to learn the mil
linery trade she has with her Miss Bessie
Whitman from Greenwood.
Frank l.. Willis has had one of his
portable engines standing unused for
nearly two years at the upper end of
Maple Street. Last Tuesday he had a
six-horse team move it to Greenwood
where he is going to fit up and use it for
saving stock for bowels. This will be
in addition to his saving lumber for the
Paris Manufacturing Co.
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Tuesday. We are informed that the
amount put up this season was something
over $4,000 cans. In some sections the
corn was good, in others the yield was
not up to the average as it did not come
up we'll when planted. The labelling
was begun last Thursday with fifteen
women at work.
The Wednesday Club met last week
with Mrs. l.. c. Bates. A piano solo
was rendered by Miss Della Lane. A
sketch of Shakespeare and his home was
given, and "Othello'' was read by the
club, the several parts being assigned to
the different members. After adjourn
ment refreshments were served.
regular meeting Thursday afternoon OF
this week with Mrs. c. Howard Lane.
An interesting programme has been ar
ranged, the principal features of which
will be short biographical sketch of
the following noted women:
Mrs. L. NJ. n. Stevens. ......-. Miss Della Lane.
Mrs. Mary A Livermor $780, Mr' Alice Nelson
Lady Henry somerset, Miss Minnie Lane
Miss Clara A. Barton, 49, Mrs. Genevera Tuell
| Miss Anna A. Gordon, .---..--Mrs. Anna White.
Rev. C. Fl. Young preached morning
and evening last Sunday at the Meth
odist chapel
Mrs. Irwin l.. Bowker was with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Tuell, last
week.
Mrs. Nellie Bryant has sold the apples
in her orchard to A. c. Perham.
Mr.. Edwin r. Berry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Berry, and who is well
known in this vicinity, has moved from
Mexico to Norway where he will work
for Cummings Brothers in their mill.
Granite Lodge, F. and A. NJ, has rea-
son to congratulate itself that on Friday
evening of last week, as an associate
order, promising lodge of the east
ern STAR was organized in this place at
Masonic Hall. The lodge was instituted
by Grand Patron Malon Patterson of
Scion, assisted by W. E. Willard of Port
land, who was visitor for the occasion.
There were forty charter members and
the organization was named Granite
Chapter, No. lis, Order of the Eastern
Star. Following are the officers chosen:
Worthy Matron-Mrs. Charles H. Bates.
WORTHY Patron-Mr. Leonard B. Swan.
/ Associate Matron-Mrs. john L. Marshall.
/ Secretary-John l.. Marshall.
Treasurer-Mrs. Frank l.. Willis.
| CONFERENCE.-The. Chas. r. Briggs.
| Associate Conductress-Miss Mabel K. Stearns.
| Adah-Miss Linnie Marshall.
| Ruth-Mrs. Chas +. Barden.
| Esther-Miss Ethel NJ. Howe.
| Martha-Mrs. Edwin Z. jackson.
| Electra-Mrs. John 4. Brock.
| Warden-Mrs Frank II. Hill.
| Sentinel-Mr. Frank l.. Willis.
Organist-Miss Georgia Marshall.
The instituting officer gave sincere
words of praise to the newly installed
officers, and assured the new members
that there was bright prospect before
the order.
Mrs. Eliza Willis Kendall, who re-
Gently visited relatives here and at South
Paris, and who is we'll known in this
vicinity, died very suddenly in Massa-
chusetts last Friday of paralytic shock.
She was in her usual health and it comes
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