Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
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Buckileld.
Mrs.. Anna Buck has been ut Alfred
Coles visiting her mother and sister.
Miss Mildred Shaw came home Sat
urday night for the holidays.
Principal and Mrs. b. G.. Clement OF
Bridgton Academy are with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. n. Irish.
Miss Elsie Irish is at homo from
Bridgton where she IL a. student.
h. q. Nulty was In Portland Monday
and Tuesday on business.
I'D. Emery has been at N. E. MorrilPs
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. wilmington spent
Christmas ut Portland with Mrs. With
ington's people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Irish and daugh.
ter Elizabeth spent tho Christmas days
with their parents here.
Good Faith Rebekah Lodge, No. 40,
elected the following officers at their
regular meeting Tuesday evening:
n. G.-Mrs. Sadie Robinson.
V.G.-Mrs. Maude Morrill,.
Secretary-Mrs. Esther Waite.
Treasurer-Mrs. Cynthia Tilton.
Refreshments were served after the meet
ing.
Mr.. Merritt Parsons still continues
feeble.
Wilbur Caldwell and Brigham Nulty
are at home from B0wdoin for the
Christmas recess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pike and Mr.. and
Mrs. Day of Springfield, Mass, and Mrs.
Anna Buck were at Alfred Coles Christ
mas Day.
Mr.. John Sherman of Portland Joined
his family at G. q. Princes Friday morn
ing. They returned to Portland Men
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. q. Wardwell and fam
lily were at c. NJ. Irish's Christmas, and
Mr.. Allen Irish of Bath was with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Irish, as
were also Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Irish OF
Rumford.
Guy o. Gardner and wife OF Dixfield
were with Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Gardner.
Bert Austin and wife were at E. B.
Austin's during the week.
The Baptist Sunday School had q
Christmas party at the vestry from three
to six Thursday afternoon. Lunch was
served of sandwiches, cake and punch
and candy and pop corn. Gifts were
drawn from huge basket by each one
present. The Methodist Sunday School
were entertained at their vestry in the
evening. There were Rotations by the
children and the gifts we're distributed
from q fine large tree. There were many
family trees and parties in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Record spent
Christmas with Mrs. Records people in
Bath.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Jordan went to
Canton to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Jordan's parents.
Buckfeld Grange went to East Sum-
ner to visit the grange there Saturday.
A good number went up and enjoyed
the hospitality of the Sumner people.
Mrs. A. A. Downs of Fairfield, Me-, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Packard.
The members of Rev. F. NJ. Lambs
congregation presented him with fine
fur coat on Christmas Day as an ex-
preston of esteem.
Local ice houses are being filled with
q fine quality of ice Of good thickness.
Twenty degrees below zero Is the
record 30 far for cold mornings.
Married, in Buck field, ct the Methodist
parsonage, by Rev. A. w. Pottle, Dec. %,
Mr.. Arthur Walter Jacobs of Hartford,
and Miss Dell Marion Jordan OF Buck.
field.
On Thursday evening, commencing al
/ ,ovop obolnolr Tho fol1OUipn nr00ro
with Christmas tree was carried out al
the Methodist church: Singing by the
school, three selections; Rotations by
James Emery, Charles Gray, Mildred
Bowley, Nellie Dudley, Alice Allen,
Rachel Emery, Minard Gray, Herbert
Allen, Thelma Gray, Mildred Tyler,
Helen Murch, Ada Durgin, Mrs. Jewett
and Mrs. Tilton. Two trees we're well
laden with gifts and all went away ap
parently satisfied. The committee Of
arrangements, to whom belongs much Of
the credit of the success of the occasion
were Mrs. Emma A. Jewett, Miss Nellie
Dudley and Mrs. A. w. Pottle.
The sleighing and shedding is all thai
could be desired, and q large amount OIL
cord wood, pulp wood and bark is being
hauled to the depot daily. Buck6eld
village is busy center for business In
the winter months.
Harry Dudley is confined to the house
with the grippe. He is under DR.. Mars
toms care.
Thursday, Mrs. E. NJ. Atwood and
Mrs. Asa Atwood went to the city, the
latter remaining over night with hel
daughter, Mrs. Allen, in Auburn.
The traders of Buckfeld report very
good sale of goods for the holidays thui
far. Some Of the stores, noticeably thai
of Morrill, and Cole, are decorated in ex
cellent taste.