Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-03-06

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Feb. n. The officers elected for the
coming year were:
President-Mrs. Anna G. Young.
Vice. Presideut-Mrs. IdaM. Stiwell.
Secretary-Mrs. Lizzie 3. Lane.
Treasurer-Mrs. Emily L. Emm0ns.
The minstrel entertainment at Bryant
Pond was not very we'll patronized, the
travelling being bad. The expenses were
considerable and there was but q few
dollars net profit. However, on the
whole, the financial profits were great
success-the whole net proceeds being
an even 500. Much credit is due the
committee, Mrs. F. s. Farnum and Mrs.
c. II. Bates, for the success of the whole
affair. The money obtained goes for the
new Universalist church. The Good
Will Society are planning on fair or
sale later in the season. The members
of that society which met last Wednes-
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. L. C..
Bates, enjoyed very pleasant social
occasion. Upon arriving each guest had
pinned upon their back heart-shaped
piece of paper upon which was the name
of some noted person. By asking ques-
tons of others each one had to determine
the name assigned to them. 1t was both
amusing and instructive. Other games
were also played and titles of books were
guessed by articles arranged to describe
them. A short entertainment consisted
of music on the either by Madge Tuell,
and several selections on the piano by
Mrs. Bates. Readings were given by
Elinor Tuell, Mrs. w. 81. Lurvey and
Mrs. F. Z. Wheeler.
The w. c. T. U. met last Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. c. Howard Lane. A
part of the programme consisted of dis
cussion of the life and work of Mrs. L..
NJ. N. Stevens, also fine paper on Neal
Dow by Mrs. W. Fl. Pratt.
Mrs. E. A. Morgan of Readfield came
Friday of last week to visit her cousin,
Mrs. ii. R. Tuell, for about a week.
Nearly 60 members of West Paris
Lodge, l. o. o. F., No. Is, accepted the
invitation of Abou Ben Adhem Lodge of
Auburn, to visit them on last Thursday
evening. They went by special train late
in the afternoon, returning at about 2
o'clock in the morning by the same
special. AtSouth Paris they were joined
by large number of Mount Mica Lodge
A large company was present and
the Auburn lodge entertained their
guests in a royal manner, every hospital
| ity being extended to them and fine
banquet served. A most pleasant even
ing was enjoyed by all, some of the MEM
bers of our lodge reporting the best trip
they ever enjoyed. West Paris Lodge
worked the second degree and received
many compliments. Mr.. Otis A. Curtis,
Noble Grand of West Paris Lodge,
brought home very handsome cake
which was presented to our lodge by
Abou Ben Adhem Lodge. 1t was beauti-
fully frosted entirely in white, with scroll
designs of vines and flowers, with words
inscribed as follows: "Mar, 1905.
Abou Ben Adhem entertains," with three
links near the center. Our lodge mem
bers feel very proud of their gift, and
treasure it as one of the pleasant re-
minders of their visit. They hope in the
near future to entertain Abou Ben
Adhem Lodge.
G. F. Marshall received two quite seri.
GUS wounds by being thrown out of his
sleigh when returning from the minstrel
show at Bryant's Pond. A physician
was obliged to take several stitches and
it was fortunate the result was not more
serious.
Mrs. Hattie B. Mooney has greatly i'm.
proved the interior of her house by hav.
ling two men from Portland here to
paper nearly all the rooms and paint the
kitchen walls.
Mrs. Kittredge and children from
Portland are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Laura Reed.
Mrs. A. r. Buchanan went to Boston
last Tuesday, being called there on &C
count of the illness with pneumonia oil
her little grandson, Gerry Curtis.
Rev. Henry A. Parkhurst of Boston
will again preach for the Universalists
March IL, at the usual hour. Rev. +. E.
Barton will also be present.
Mrs. G. E. Chase, Mrs. F. S. Farnum
and Miss Ethel NJ. Howe attended the
ministries at South Paris last Friday
evening.
There is social dance at Dunham's
Hall, Monday evening of this week
March 5.
f! At the last meeting of the Wednesday
Club which was held Feb. 81 with Mrs
| Fl. G. Loveland, refreshments were serv
ed by the hostess, and pleasant time
enjoyed, many regrets being expressed
that it was the last club meeting which
Mrs. Loveland could attend. Mr.. Love
land has finished working for the West
Paris Creamery Co. and will move his
family this week to Attention, Conn, the
town from which he came here.
On Saturday, Feb. "a, Mrs. Emma w.
Mann gave pleasant evening social at
her home in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Love.
land, sixteen invited guests being pres.
emit. The ladies came in the afternoon,
the gentlemen arriving later, and fine
picnic lunch was served at 7:30. Later
in the evening ice cream and other
dainties were enjoyed. The gentlemen
secured their partners for lunch by
drawing slips of paper with names pre-.
pared by the hostess, and afterward
were required to retire to another room,
write description of their partner, and
then read it aloud to the assembled com.
the unique ideas expressed. Various
social games were played for the even.
ing enjoyment.
AS the West Paris Creamery Co. have
not disposed of their property, they have
secured to run the creamery in place Of
Mr.. Loveland, Mr.. George F. Weed OF
Winterport, who comes highly recon.
mended by the state dairy inspector,
Prof. Thompson. Mr.. Weed has NO
family, and will board at j. r. fuckers.
Mr.. 8. w. Durham has in his pos.
session a medium size black astrachan
ladies' cape, which he found in the street
near the corner of his hall last Thursday
morning which he would be glad to re-
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