Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-17
Watch for the date of the Pythian
Sisters entertainment.

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Miss Annie Davis of Scarboro is /,
guest of her sister, Mrs. c. L. Buck.
Bertha Wight has been visiting rela
tives in Bethel during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Scott attended
the automobile show in Boston las
week.
Mrs. May Pratt of Portland has visited
her sister, Mrs. Fred E. Hall, for a few
days.
W. A. Porter is putting steel ceiling
on his store, and will make other re-
pairs.
Mrs. n. d. Bolster entertained the
Ladies' Finch Club Wednesday after
neon.
Mrs. l.. NJ Luut of Lewiston was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Harold
Briggs, Sunday.
Miss Rose A. Murphy is assistant in
the post office during the remainder OF
the school vacation.
At srecent meeting of the school board
ii was voted that all schools shall begin
on Monday, March 3Oth.
The Epworth League will meet with
Mrs. d. II. Bean Thursday evening OF
this week. All are invited.
Mrs. Charles Brett is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. George Walsh, at South Wake
field, Mass, for few days.
The meeting Of Paris Grange next Sat-
urday will be addressed by Hon b.
Walker MeHeen of Fryeburg.
Harry NJ Wheeler, principal of Carl
bou High school, Is az home this week,
IL being vacation in his school
Miss Muriel BoWker is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John =.
Stanley, az Auburn, for a while.
William B. Hayes Of Providence. r. L.,
Was the guest Of his sister, Mrs. Alton C..
Wheeler, Saturday night and Sunday.
The public library will close at :
O'Clock Thursday evening this week, 10
allow the Librarian 20 attend the lecture
that evening.
Annie Merritt. who Is employed at the
toy shop, was called 20 Lewiston very
suddenly last Wednesday afternoon by
The illness Of her mother.
The soft weather of the last few days
has made the water rua in great shape,
and Il looks a. II the death knell of our
little run OF shedding had sounded.
Tuesday evening Of this week comes
The usual court temperance meeting
County Commissioners Adelbert Delano
Of Canton will preside at the meeting.
Miss Florence NJ. Richardson left Mon
day morning Tor Exeter, y. H., from
which place she will start with friends
Friday for trip 10 Washington, ID. c.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office March 10;
Mr. Geo. ". Ethridge
Miss Inez r. Dean.
There will be rehearsal of the rank
team of Hamlin Lodge, X. Of p, for the
rank of Knight, Tuesday evening. The
rank of Knight will be worked Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Walker entertain
ed the Juveniles at their home Tuesday
evening. Refreshments were served, and
the time spent pleasantly with whist
and finch.
Mrs. Walter E. Penley of Greenwood
visited here short time last week, and
her sister, Miss Rose A. Murphy, accom-
panied her on her return home for few
days visit.
There are two cases of scarlet fever In
town, Buffers child in the Howe store
building on Western Avenue, and
Blanche Lane, daughter of Mrs. L. p.
Sampson, on High Street. Both places
are quarantined, and it is not thought
that there will be any spread of the
disease.
Mrs. John F. Stanley of Auburn and
her nephew, Stanley Berry of Gazelle,
Cal, visited relatives here day or two
the last of the week. Mrs. Stanley is a
native of California, but left there forty
years ago, and this nephew is the first
one of her California relatives she has
seen in that time.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge of this
place and Mt. Hope Lodge of Norway
are TO unite in entertaining Colfax Lodge
of Mechanic Falls and Ruth aud Liberty
Lodges of Auburn, on the 10th of April.
The meeting will be held in New Hall,
and Odd Fellows Hall and Grand Army
Hall will also be utilized for necessary
purposes of the occasion.
The w. c.. T. U. meeting which was
10 have been held at the home of Mrs
Lester West March u, was postponed
until Thursday, March 26. Hereafter it
is thought best TO hold the meetings on
the last Thursday of each month. 1t is
hoped that as many of the white rib
boners as possible will be present at the
court temperance meeting next Tuesday
evening.
The Seneca Club was entertained by
Mrs. Walter Gray last Monday evening.
The following programme was carried
out: Irish stories by the club mem bers
one half hour with Stoddard: Ireland
Mrs. Stewart; essay, The Indian in
Maine-Mrs. Shurtlef. Very delicious
refreshments were served and another
pleasant evening enjoyed by the club
members.
There will be a rehearsal OF the degree
team Of Mt. Mica Lodge for the first de-
gree Tuesday evening at 1:3O. The de-
gree will be worked Thursday evening
al the regular meeting. Visiting broth
ers in town are cordially invited to be
present. The lodge has large amount
of work on hand and it is probable that
there will be work at every meeting fol-
several weeks.
Hon. Waldo Pettengil of Rumford
Falls was at South Paris Tuesday. IL
so happened that Hon. Henry w. Cakes
of Auburn was also here in attendance
on court that day-st least, it was moi
apparent that there was any suspicion:
ontemporaneousness" about the visit OF
the two gentlemen, but the presence il
town of majority of the Sturgis Com
mission would be enough in some towns
to cause a sensation. There has beer
no sensation here.
Herbert NJ. Tucker, formerly of Paris
who has been superintendent of stoci
farm at Chill Station, n. T., for the pas
wear. has left there, and begins THU
week an engagement as superintendent
of Elmwood Farm, Poland. This farm
was formerly owned by Sanborn of Bos
ton, and is now in the possession o
other Boston parties. II contains some
500 acres, and has on it five houses ant
seven barns. Mr.. Tucker and famil!
came from New York state last week
and Mrs. Tucker and son Arthur ar
staying with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. NJ. King, for time until their house
hold goods arrive.