Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-06-16
West Paris.

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The date has been fixed for playing
the four.act drama, "a Woman's Hon.
Or" as next Friday evening, June 10, ct
Dunham's Fall. The cast is mostly
made up of young amateurs, but careful
rehearsals and judicious selection of the
role to be impersonated gives promise OF
an unusually successful presentation OF
this popular drama. Some really fine
acting has been developed in several OF
the leading characters, and the play
merits q full house. Proceeds go to
Granite Lodge, r. and A. N. Cast OF
characters as follows:
General Mark Lester, hero Of the Cuban war
Pedro Mendez, his half brother, John e. Brock
Dr. Garcia surgeon the Ma dssnIss B.raen
Gilbert Hall, M. D.. in love Win olive,
Robert Glenn. Wall Street Banker,
Gre CORY Grimes. Testers private secretary.
Ebenezer, Glenn's Butler, Carroll A. Bacon.
Glenn's daughters, nm
sally, Miss Minnie ]. Fuller
| Maria, wife Of Pedro, MRS. d. Il. brock
The scenes in the play include the Glenn
mansion in New York, and General Les
ter's home in the Isle of Santa Cruz.
There will be music and specialties be-
tween acts. Popular prices.
There will be veranda party Monday
evening of this week, June Is, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Bates.
The affair will be in charge of the Good
Will Society and there will be short
program Of entertainment. Ice cream
and lemonade will be for sale.
| Lewis E. Gilman of Portland, who
twenty years ago lived in this place
about three years, died of Bright's dis.
ease and was brought here the Sth fol
burial. A good delegation of the mem.
bers of West Paris Lodge, /. o. o. f., OF
which he was charter member, acted as
escort for the funeral procession, and
performed burial rites at the cemetery.
Services were held at the Universalis'
church conducted by Rev. Miss Macduff
Mr.. Gilman was a native of Mount Yer
non and served in the civil war. After
coming to North Paris he married Min
ME, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Young, and lived there and in Sumner
previous to coming here. He was fol
several years leader of West Paris Brasl
Band. He leaves a widow, son Louie
and daughter Winnie, also two grand
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur K. Shurtleff have
been enjoying weeks trip to thu
Rangeleys. C. l.. Ridlon assisted by
Myron Farnum of South Paris attended
to the drug store during Mr.. Shurtleff''
absence.
o. Fl. Marston and wife have just re
turned from a four or five days trip tt
Andover, where they visited Mr.. Mars
toms relatives and went on fishing
trip. Their two children were cared TO-
by their grandmother, Mrs. Fl. Y. Bacon
| Mr.. Frank L. Willis recently pur
chased handsome REQ automobile o
Herrick Bros. of Bethel.
Miss Leona Penley, who recently wen
to the Central Maine General Hospita
at Lewiston for an operation for ap
pendicitis, is reported as making gooc
recovery.
| Mr.. Alton c. Maxim of South Pari
was here last week finishing off room
to be used in his grocery business, which
has proved successful enough to warran
increased accommodations. This stor'
is II feet wide, the length being the en-
tire width of his large grain mill. A
large front window has been put in ant
a new walk will be built from the end OF
the bridge walk to the store door.
Mrs. Fannie Young, former residen
here and mother of Mrs. j. 81. Barrows
of Bethel, was here two or three days
last week visiting Mrs. o. K. Yates ant
calling on old friends.
The fire company have tested thei
1000 feet of new hose attached to thu
powerful steam pump at the Paris Manu-
featuring Co.'s factory and are muci
gratified to find that it will throw water
lover any of the houses in the center o.
the village.
There was a dance at Dunham's hal
last Friday evening.