Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Wet Paris.


Mr.. and Nrs. 8. W. Durham started
last Saturday for two weeks outing IN
Massachusetts. They viii be the guests
Of their son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.. L.
L. Durham, ut Tilton Cottage, Salisbury
Beach, near Newburyport.
Rev. A. Gertrude Earle Of Dover arriv.
Cd in town Tuesday Of last week, and
went to ]. R. fuckers - tho guest Of
Rev. Miss Macduff for week.
Miss Jane Pierce Of New York, who
for several weeks has been ct the home
of Mrs. Elva E. Locke, went away Fri.
day with the intention OF sailing fol
Rev. A. K. Baldwin Of South Paris,
accompanied by wife and son, il spend.
ing vacation at A. E. Marshall's, on
High Street.
Mrs.. L. W. Mcleod of Portland came
the middle of last week to visit . month
with her niece, Mrs. Chester q. Lane.
Mrs. Julia B. Kimball, who recently
spent Sunday with Mrs. q. r. Tuell, has
just returned with q maid and opened
her cottage, 1.-THE Pines," for . few
weeks.
The union temperance service held the
evening of July 20, at the Universalist
church under the auspices of the W. G.
T. u, was we'll attended and the fol-
lowing programme was given:
P Pssse ss savos ~ sSTD
D. scripture anu fra'fRs: .,. Thomas wh,.eslde.
4. Duet-Mo.hsr's Hymn to lie.
Mrs. Flavin, Mrs. Locke.
s. Poem-selecsed from Van H;! DYKE ,s,,,. . Tan.
8. Temperance Reading. by ". c; 7; y.
This explained that the special topic
selected for the evening was: "Why the
Prohibitory Liquor Law of Maine is
Superior to any Form of License" She
also referred to resubmission and de-
clared the W. C. T. U. as unqualifiedly
opposed to it.
I. Marching Song and Exercise. by Children.
About 80 pledge children from the vii
lage Sunday Schools marched to the
platform with flags and q prohibition
banner, singing I'VE March to Victory"
and in concert recitation affirming with
much enthusiasm and patriotism that
'Prohibition is our watchword ever
more"
9. Address,..-.--....-S::Rsv;E r; yerrill.
Mr.. Verrill conclusively proved that
Maine was prosperous state under pro-
hibition, and Miss Macduff, from per-
sonal observation in New Hampshire
showed that the prohibitory law of
Maine was a marked benefit to COM
munity and state. The exercises closed
with temperance song by Alice Barden
and benediction by Rev. Miss Macduff.
The regular w. G. T. U. meeting was
held last Thursday afternoon with Miss
Jennie NJ. Brown. Two weeks from that
date, Aug. 10, the Union will have
a mothers meeting which will be held
with Mrs. Elva E. Locke.
Mrs. Clara Ridlon and daughter, Mrs.
Dora E Jackson, are visiting Mrs.
Lester Penley at Locke's Mills.
Miss Minnie Radcliffe of Norway has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. D.
Swift. She is now working for Mrs. A.
r. Buchanan.
Mr.. Emerson Curtis is doing carpenter
work at Rumford Falls.
There was social dance at Dunham's
Hall last Friday evening.
There is general complaint regarding
the bridge at Trap Corner as it greatly
delays business enterprise. About the
middle of June the old bridge was re-
moved and the stone abutments built.
There is some unexplained delay In the
shipment or arrival of the new iron
bridge, and traffic is confined to q tenn
porary structure at the side of the
original bridge which Is both unsafe for
heavy teaming, and dangerous for night
driving. 1t is hoped that some different
arrangement will soon be made.