Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-09-12

Good Cheer meeting Wednesday afte
noon of this week.
John McArdle of Hopedale, Mass,
visiting relatives here.
Miss Mary Rideout of Auburn is
guest at Z. N. Haskell's.
Laurence Chapman of Newton, Mass
is visiting at George r. MOrton's.
Miss Grace /. DeMotte of Portland
the guest of Miss Susie NJ. Wheeler.
Mrs. Laura n. Libby of Brooklins
Mass, is guest at Mrs. L. G. Morton's
The family of Rev. j. III. Little return
ed from their cottage at Harpswell las
week.
Abijah c. Hall, who has been though
to be improving for while, is reporte,
worse again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hall returned Fri
day from visit with relatives in Port
land and Boston.
Ralph Hebbard and wife of BATH
Greek, Mich, visited his cousin, Z. N
Anderson, last week.
Mrs. o. G. Curtis has purchased tn,
Lunt stand on Gothic Street., and ex
poets to move there later.
Warren SWEET of Dorchester, Mass,
has been spending few days with his
wife and son at Jacob Nichols
Miss Alta Walker left Saturday morn
ing for Wells Beach, where she will
teach in the same school in which she
has before been engaged.
Mrs. F. A. Taylor and daughter
Phyllis went Saturday to Old Orchard
to visit the Misses Dean of Buckiield
who have a cottage there.
Mrs. r. j. Whitman and Mrs. E. A.
Howe started for Boston Friday morn
ing, Mrs. Whitman for visit to Hope
dale and Mrs. Howe for business trip
to the Hub.
|. W. Fogg and family of Gorham, N.
H., and Mrs. Carroll of Boston were
guests at II. E. Wilson's few days last
week. Mrs. Fogg is sister and Mrs.
Carroll cousin of Mrs. Wilson.
The Epworth League will meet We'd
neSday evening with Mr.. T. Morton
Davis for social and business. A corn
roast is arranged for Saturday evening
and the Norway league will be invited.
About twenty young people were en-
tertained by the Misses Walker at corn
roast in Mr.. Walkers field back of the
corn factory, Friday evening. A beauti-
full moonlight evening, and a very pleas
ant affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Blackwell of
Portland are spending their vacation
with Rev. and Mrs. III. A. Clifford. Mr..
Blackwell is employed in the establish
ment of George c. Frye on Congress
Street.
The Universalist Sunday School will
have sociable at Good Cheer Hall We'd
nesday evening of this week. Admission
) cents. Ice cream and cake will be on
sale. Everybody come and try and have
a good time.
Miss Maud Carter returned Monday
morning to her work of teaching in
Mass. She was accompanied
by Miss Nettie Getchell, a Boston
teacher, who has been here several
weeks as Miss Carriers guest.
There was quiet wedding on Gothic
Street Saturday evening when Mr.. James
II. Blake and Mrs. Ellen NJ. Swift were
united in matrimony by Rev. II. A. Cliff
ford. Refreshments were served by Mr..
Henry G. Blake, of Dartmouth College,
a son of the groom.
Mrs. Frank z. Burbank and son F.
Winslow Burbank, who have been at
Gorham, n. H., with Mr.. Burbank dur
ing the summer, were at home day or
two last week, and went from here to
Lewiston, where they fitted up rooms
for WinslOw, who is to enter Bates
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Jackson and
daughter of MelroSe, Mass, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. z. Richardson
at Camp OwSley, Harrison, for the next
week, returning for the county fair
Sept. 10Th. Doris, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. viii Culbert, returned
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson after most
delightful visit to her many friends in
and about Boston.
Services were resumed following the
in the Congregational church
on Sunday. As the auditorium is not
yet ready the services were all held in
the vestry. A new carpet has been
ordered for the auditorium, and as the
dealers will not agree to ship it earlier
than some time next week, it is likely
that the veStry will be used for the
services for two or three weeks yet.
A. Keith Spofford, who has been
giving a course of lectures at a teachers
school in Plymouth, n. H., came home
last week. He will go to Harvard the
year, to take course leading to
the degree of Ph. D., having taken the
degree of A. b. from Bates last year,
and that of A. NJ. from Dartmouth this
year. His special work is in English,
in which he is fitting himself for pro-
Tuesday night Jailer Farrar arrested
Alexander Powers and Herman Kenneth,
who had been making disturbance on
Main Street near A. Z. Shurtleff's for
about an hour before the jailer was
for. On the person OF the
men and in their wagon were found two
quart bottles of alcohol and two of
whiskey. The next day in the Norway
court Kenneth paid a fine of % and
costs, and Powers went to Jail for thirty
days.
The following are the teachers of the
rural schools of the town, which opened
last Monday:
webber-Albert ID. Littlehale.
BiscOe-Miss Annie NJ. JENNIE.
Porter-Miss Margie Mckenney.
Harbor-Miss Blanche Penley.
Tuell-Miss lnez Nj. Sw II.
Forbes-Miss Vera ID. Foster.
Partridge-Roy 4. Bird.
Hollow-Miss Sara l. SWEET.
whittemore-Leslie Bennett.
Mouutain-Miss Charlotte w. Giles.
Tubbs-Miss Grace 4. Penley.
King-Miss Florence Tufts.
The committee on Rev. w. W..
Hooper's monument, viz, Rev. 5. e..
Davis of Norway, Rev. +. K. Barton OF
Bethel, state superintendent, and Rev.
]. II. Little, held business meeting at
Mr.. Little's Saturday. There was a
report of PROCESS made, and the meeting
was adjourned to meet with Rev. 5. u.
Davis of Norway on the call of the secre-
tary. Already there are plumber OF
pledges, and the committee are consider
ing designs and prices for the monu-
ment. 1t is hoped that the work may
be completed and the monument erected
by May next, so that the committee can
make a final report to the convention in