Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Temperatures as low a. 10 below zero
were reported Thursday morning.

II
Miss Eva F. SWEET is at home from
Simmons College, Boston, for the holt
day vacation.
Mrs. Maria Glover has gone to make a
visit to relatives and friends in Sumner
and Hartford.
Miss Mabel G. Hathaway is at home
for the holidays from her teaching in
Rockport, Mass.
The first division of the Good Cheer
Society will meet with Mrs. Frank Buck
Tuesday at 2 P. NJ.
There will be special meeting Of
the Fan Tans Tuesday evening at Fan
Tan Hall at ! O'Clock.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gationsl parish will be held next Mon
day, Jan. 4, at l 80 p. NJ.
Mr. and Mrs. America Andrews and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Edwards were guests
at Chas. Edwards Christmas.
Lewis A. Keen, Merton r. Sumner and
Roy j. Bird are at home for the holiday
vacation from the University of Maine.
The annual meeting of the Uni
versaliSt Good Cheer Society will be
held Wednesday of this week at 2 P. NJ.
Wilbur L. Farrar is remodeling por-
ton of the Penley house on High Street,
which he has recently purchased and into
which he will move soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Fl. Stuart and w
Earle Stuart of Hallowell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Brown of Portland were
Christmas guests at j. ii. Stuarts.
Mrs. A. C. Jones and Mrs. Margaret
Wilbur and daughter Dorothy were in
Portland to spend Christmas, and Mrs.
Jones will remain while for visit.
Mrs. DIR. Stewart has been visited for
a few days by her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell, of Wales, and her
sister, Miss Maxwell, who teaches in
Melrose, Mass.
Miss Fanny Chapman, who is attend
ing the normal school at Gorham, arriv-
ed home Christmas eve to spend her va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. n. Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bennett, Mr., and
Mrs. Oscar Bennett and Miss Mary Ben
nett of Norway, and Fl. n. Porter and
family of South Paris were entertained
at John Benefits Christmas day.
Village corporation meeting at Engine |
Hall Tuesday evening, to instruct the |
assessors regarding settlement with the |
Norway Water Co., and to raise money |
for expenses in securing amendment to |
the charter.
Walter l.. Gray and George NJ. At |
wood were at Portland Tuesday to at |
tend a meeting of the Trustees of He
bron Academy, when it was voted to |
build boys dormitory at Hebron, and |
Mr.. Gray was made one of the committee
to solicit subscriptions for that purpose.
AtW ]. Wheeler's Friday evening a
family Christmas tree was unloaded.
All the members of the family were at
home, including Mr. and Mrs. A. j.
Stearus of Norway, and Howard g.
Wheeler, whose headquarters are now in |
Manchester, Y. II. Miss Isabelle Bryant |
and Roy E. Cole were also of the party. |
The officers OF Aurora Encampment |
for the coming year were elected at the
regular meeting Monday evening of last |
week. They will be installed together |
with the appointed officers Monday |
evening, Jan. 4th. The elected officers
are as follows:
Chief PstrIarch-L W. Hollis.
High Priest-J. j. Merrill.
Senior Warien-C. A. Marston.
Scribe-G. W. Haskell.
Treasurer-A. +. ShurteG.
Junior Warden-H. L. Thayer.
Mrs. Andrew J. Lord died Friday |
morning at the residence of j. Fl. Lin
scott, where she and Mr.. Lord have
made their home with their daughter,
Mrs. Liuscott, for some years. The |
funeral Sunday afternoon at the house |
was attended by Rev. G.. A. Brooks of |
Norway. Mrs. Lord, whose maiden |
name was Hannah Canwell, was in her
eightieth year She leaves a husband, |
one son, Asa, who has lived with his |
parents, and five daughters-Mrs. Frank |
W. Perkins of South Paris, Mrs Everett |
Reed of Auburn, Mrs. j. II. Linscott, |
Mrs. Fred Cushmau, and Mrs. Fairfield |
Lewis, all of Paris.
Christmas eve and Christmas day were |
not bright and clear, but were mild and |
comfortable, aud people enjoyed being |
out. Three of the Sunday Schools OBJ |
served the occasion on Christmas eve, |
the Methodist school having cantata
and tree, the Baptist school concert
and tree, and the Universalist supper |
and tree The Congregational school
had its tree in the afternoon of Christ |
mas day, with reception to the parents |
of the smaller scholars, and refresh |
ments were served A special pro-
gramme including concert of sacred
music was given at the Bijou Friday |
evening There were no other public |
affairs of any kind.
Mrs. Spofford Flint of Pleasant Street
died very suddenly with an apoplectic |
shock Saturday morning. Mrs. Flint, |
whose maiden name was Sarah A. SWEET, |
was Ga years of age, and was born in
WestbroOk. Mr.. and Mrs. Flint came |
to South Paris from Bethel little more
than year ago, and Mr.. Flint has been
employed as night Waterman by the
Paris Manufacturing Co. Besides her
husband, Mrs. Flint leaves two sons,
Roger Flint and Harry Flint, both of
Boston. She is also survived by two
brothers, Howard F. SWEET of Gorham,
Maine, and Alphonso NJ. SWEET of West |
brook The funeral at the house Mon |
day afternoon is attended by Rev. j. W.
Chesbro.
The following list has been prepared
by the committee in the contest arranged |
by Hamlin Temple: