Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-10-13
Mrs. DR.. Littlefield IL in Portland to
attend the Maine Music Festiyal

on tne excursion MONDAY morning.
Mrs. A. L. Holmes is in Boston this
week, looking after the fall styles in
dressmaking.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church
will hold their annual sale in the church
vestry Nov 4th and 5th.
The usual court temperance meeting
will be held at the court house Tuesday
evening at half-past seven.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Stone of
Portland were the guests of his mother,
Mrs. Miriam Stone, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Bowker and
daughter Muriel are on a short trip to
Montreal, starting Sunday night.
Fred P. Chandler started Monday
morning for visit of two or three
weeks TO his mother in Denver, Colo.
The Grand Trunk ran its usual fall ex-
cursien TO Boston Monday, and good
number went on it from this and other
towns.
Miss Ruby Clark is engaged to sing in
the Baptist church at Rumford Falls,
and is to open class in vocal music at
that place.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
Ladies' Aid will meet at the Baptist
vestry Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
A large attendance is desired.
Miss Grace Dudley is spending her
vacation in Boston. She went Monday
morning, accompanied by her father,
Charles ). Dudley of Stearns Hill.
Another little rain Sunday morning
But we shall have to have as much twice
a day until the ground freezes, if we are
not to have winter drought.
Further news received by her rela-
tives from Miss Maud Carter shows that
she did not get out of the hotel fire at
Winthrop, Mass, as well as at first re-
ported, losing everything but small
portion of her clothing.
Newton Stanley of South Portland has
been spending few days of his vacation
visiting his brother Writ. In four days
hunting last week, over Wirt's pointer
Xxi, they secured fifty-One birds, wood
cock and cartridges.
The fire on L. W. Whitman's land
near the guideboard on the Paris Hill
road, which was thought to DE out,
broke out again early last week, and
fighting il had 10 be resumed. 1t is AT
present considered that Sunday morn
ing's rain disposed of it.
The work of installing the steel safe
in the vault of the Paris Trust Co. is
well along. The vault is built by the
Mosler Safe and Lock Co, and will be
fire and burglar proof, as far as il is
possible for the layman to judge. /,
will certainly be ornamental.
A very pleasant meeting of the Seneca
Club was its first for the season, which
was held with Mrs. Hilton last Monday
evening. The programme as published
last week was carried out, and refresh
ments were served. Fourteen club
members and one guest were present.
"Come down, and I'll show you
sight to make your eyes water" said
Franklin Maxim to the Democrat. The
Democrat hasn't had chance to go
down, but Mr.. Maxim had some good
samples with him, and no one who sees
them will doubt that he was entitled to
the first premium on onions which he
received at the county fair.
The meetings conducted by the evan
gelists, Sayford and Smith, continued
during the week, each day at the Bap-
fist church, with some additional services,
including one at the noon hour for the
benefit of businessmen. The series OF
meetings closed with the one held Sun
day evening, and Messrs. Sayford and
Smith 90 next to Auburn. The meet
ings here have been largely attended,
and have aroused good degree of
interest.
The all day meeting of Paris Grange,
Saturday, Oct. 18th, will be one of
interest 10 all Patrons and former
Patrons in this vicinity. Especially are
we DESTROYS 10 have with us those ad-
vanced in life and the intirm. Also
those who were once members of our
Grange. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all such 10 be with US and enjoy
the open meeting and to be our guests
at the noon time hour. Mr. 4. Fl. Libby,
Secretary State Grange, will be with US
and in the afternoon give an address on
his travels in Mexico, in connection with
a literary programme. Saturday, Oct.
oath, Paris Grange is invited TO meet with
Norway Grange for an all day session.
1t is announced that the directors of
the Paris Trust Company, after con-
sidering large number of applications
for the position of treasurer of the new
bank, have agreed upon Mr.. George c.
Fernald of Portland, the present teller
of the Mercantile Trust Company OF that
city. Mr. Fernald was at South Paris
last week aud made most favorable i'm
preston upon all who met him. He is
a native of Ellsworth in this state, TWEEN
weight wears of age and married. Mr..
Feruald is a graduate Of the Bangor
Commercial College, and commenced
his banking experience with the Berlin
National Bank of Berlin, \. H., working
up to the position of assistant cashier.
He resigned this position to become
treasurer of the North Conway Loan and
Trust Company, leaving that in turn to
take his present position as teller of the
Besides his banking experience OF
several years, Mr.. Fernald is man of
pleasing personality and courteous man
ners, in fact, just such man as the
business public likes to meet. That he
will be a valuable addition to the buSi-
ness aud social circles of South Paris
there is no doubt.