Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-14
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Mrs. Fl. 4. Wilson visited her sister
Mrs. Fogg, in Gorham, N. H., a Few day.
last week.
The schools closed Friday for two
weeks vacation. They open again the
Monday after Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Ordway and
daughter of West Bethel visited relatives
in town the first of last week.
De. Dresser, after spending several
weeks at Upton, returned home Friday
with his allowance of two deer.
Mrs. Mary Newell has come from
Sumner to spend the winter as usual
with her daughter, Mrs. j. ID. Haynes.
Swasey G. Burnell suffered partial
parslytic shock on Tuesday. he is fair
ly comfortable, but is confined to the
room.
S. P. Maxim and Sanger S. Maxim are
at Shagg Pond putting up their camp,
which was taken up there in sections in
two loads.
Register of Probate Albert D. Park
was at Fryeburg last Tuesday to attend
the December term of Probate Court at
that place.
Mrs. A. W. Cox and daughter Helena
of Bangor have recently visited Mrs.
Cox's mother, Mrs. W. o. rockingham,
for few days.
Mrs. Carl Mason, who went to the
hospital at Augusta about ten days since.
is reported as doing well, and on the
road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Cotton of Windsor,
VT, are with Mrs. Cotton's father,
Hiram Pulsifer, for a visit, probably
until after Christmas.
There will be skating in New Hall
Tuesday evening, with music by the full
South Paris Band. The affair is under
the auspices of the band.
Harry E. Maxim came up from Port
land Friday night, and Saturday morn
ing left for Newry, to put in the rest of
the open season deer hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Walker and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert ID. Park, tempted by
the good weather and the sleighing,
spent Thursday and Friday in visit to
their camps at Shagg Pond.
Donald S. Briggs, who had been in
Stoneham hunting for few days, re-
turned home Friday with two does. One
of them was of fair size, and the other
was the largest doe shot in that region
this fall.
Rev. Isabella S. Macduff of West Paris
supplied the pulpit at the Universalist
church Sunday afternoon, and will also
be there again next Sunday. The
preaching service will be at 2:SO p. NJ,
and the Sunday School at lis.
The Euterpean Club met last Monday
with Miss Tolman, not with Mrs. Morton
as laid down in the programme and stat
ed in the last Democrat. The Demo
Gratis collector of news is however only
very remotely at fault in the matter.
According to the ruling of the post
Office department, you may not write on
your package, "Not to be opened till
Christmas" without paying letter post
age, but the same thing may be stamped
on or put on in printed slip without
adding to the regular postage.
Tuesday nights snow was not quite
sufficient, as soft as it was, to make good
sleighing in the village or in the i'm
mediate vicinity, though sleighs are
more or less used, but north OF Paris
Hill and on the hills in other directions
excellent sleighing is reported.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Kimball was taken to
the hospital at Lewiston for a surgical
operation for appendicitis and gall
stones, il being a severe case. 1t was
necessary to take her on bed. At last
report she was resting as comfortably
following the operation as could be OK
pected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Morton and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. G. Fernald were at Kamp
Killooleet at Shsgg Pond a few days
last week. While there they did some
deer hunting, but though they got sight
at some deer, they were unable to bring
in any. Hunters are quite numerous in
that vicinity.
Our advertisers have considerable to
say to the readers this week regarding
Christmas. In fact, they are occupying
rather more than their usual portion of
the space. 1t is good matter, though,
and many suggestions may be obtained
from these advertisements for guidance
in buying your Christmas things.
Only a few days to Christmas, which
is now very much in evidence in the
stores. Perhaps you don't need the sug-
gestion, but the earlier you do your
Christmas shopping the better it is for
YOU and everybody else. Also, of
course, the earlier you mail your pack
age the less likely it is to be delayed.
The names of pupils not absent one
half day in Shurtleff Primary School
are:
Ray Thurlow, Lavinia Wetherell,
Helen Cummings, Ethel Smith,
Maxine Bennett, Sadie Smith,
Annie Clifford.
Those absent less than two days:
Ruth Mcwhorter, Stanley Green.
The Seneca Club will be entertained
by Mrs. Hilton and Miss Walker at Mrs.
Hilton's this Monday evening. The
programme includes roll call, with quo
tatious from "Uucle Rsmus;" biography
of Joel Chandler Harris, by Mrs. W. p.
Morton; paper, "Burnt Money" Mrs.
Wilson; biography of James Whitcomb
Riley, by Mrs. Haskell; reading, "An
Old Sweetheart of Nine" Mrs. Stewart.
The street railway has a power pillow
which has been built BY the railway men
this season, to use on the snow this win
ter. Since the building of the road it
has been plowed out with pillow attach
ed to the front of a car, or two cars
together. With the power pillow it
should be easier opening and keeping
the road open in case OF a storm, and we
NAV expect to see less disturbance of
the schedule from snow than before.
Tuesday evening was stormy, and less
than usual, though still a good number,
attended the supper Of the Universalist
Good Cheer Society. There was plenty
of good food and to spare. For the en-
tertainment there was piano due, by
Mrs. Morton and Miss Thayer, a piano
solo by Mrs. Morton, a reading by Miss
Katherine Morton, song by Mrs.
Smiley, and short and laughable farce
by four male characters, with an hours
sociabls to close the evening, Howard
Shaw at the piano.
Thursday evening Rev. A. T. Nc
whorter repeated his lecture, From the
Pine Tree State to the Land OF the Sham
rock" at the Congregational vestry, I'M
der the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor Society. There was fair audi
ence. Mr.. McWhorter's description OF
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