Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
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Fessenden Post, No. 4S, G. A. R., held
Memorial services as follows: Sunday
afternoon the annual sermon was preach
cd by Rev. A. w. Pottle at the N. e:
church. Monday forenoon was devoted
to decorating the graves in the vartous
cemeteries with brief service at the
village cemetery. In the afternoon
there was a service in Nezinscot Hall
consisting of songs and exercises by the
children of the intermediate and pri-
mary schools, remarks by John N. Irish
and Rev. F. N. Lamb and music by the
Baptist choir. The exercises were all
OF interest and profit.
Monday was Buckfield's day for base
ball. The high school team defeated
the Summers In clean, interesting,
snappy game in the forenoon by score
of five to three. In the afternoon the
Alerts played a team from Mechanic
Falls that was a burlesque. The Alerts
won by score of forty-three to FIVE.
Mrs. H. F. Rawson went to Mechanic
Falls Tuesday to visit Miss Geneve
Hutchins and went from there to Bruins
wick to join Mr.. Rawson to be present at
the Ivy Day ceremonies at Bowdoin.
Rev. F. NJ. Lamb spoke at the G. A.
R. services at the Hebron Cemetery
Monday morning.
Mr.. Albert Austin, wife and daughter
Barbara of Portland, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Irish of Bath, were guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. 81. A. Irish from Saturday till
Tuesday morning.
Evening Star Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
held a successful meeting Monday even
ing. The Master Mason's degree was
conferred on one candidate, and follow
ing the work banquet was served.
Members of seven different lodges were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Irish and daugh-
ter OF West Paris were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Wilmington for few days
| last week.
Mrs. Lucy Sherman, who has been
with her parents here for several weeks,
went to West Paris Tuesday for visit
to friends there and will go from there
to her home in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Fl. Wardwell and
family of West Paris have been with Mr..
and Mrs. C. NJ. Irish for few days, re-
turning home Tuesday.
Miss Myra Irish has gone to Bridgton
to be with her sister, Mrs. Fl. G. Glenn
emit, through commencement time.
Mrs. Bert Jacobs of Hartford has been
with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jacobs during
the past week.
A horse belonging to Mrs. Jones oil
North Turner became frightened at an
auto on Elm Street Wednesday after
noon, and backed till the carriage whee
broke down. No one was injured and
no blame is attached to any one.
The Canton lodge of Rebekahs viii
visit the local lodge and work the degree
at the regular meeting Tuesday evening
June S.
Rev. A. w. Pottle spent the past weel
in Boston in attendance on the com
mencement exercises of Boston Uni
versity. Mr.. Pottle was a member o
the class of 81 of the theological school
This school has had two hundred anG
seventeen men in its theological depart
ment the past year and in all depart
ments about fifteen hundred men. Mr.
Pottle left home Monday and returned
Friday, and reports delightful time.
The high school scholars held one o
their popular socials Thursday night
with good attendance and the usua
good time.
Mrs. Lucy Skillings Is visiting rela
tives In Biddeford and Saco.
Rev. Mr.. Lamb has been in Auburn
the past week making arrangements t.
bring his mother to his home here.
V. p. Decoster shipped one hundred
pounds of chicks of the broiler size Fri
day morning, for which he received
thirty-five cents per pound. The chicks
averaged two pounds each. Mr.. De
Coster will raise in the neighborhood o
four thousand chickens this season.
Principal A. w. Peaslee entertained
his brother from Lewiston over Sunday
June o.
Mrs. II. II. Nulty went to Brunswick
Friday to be present at the Ivy Day exer
cises there.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Ulrich OF Balti
more, Md, are at the home Of Mrs
Ulrich's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. II
LuDt.
| Mayfower Chapter are making ar
rapgements to entertain the West Pari
chapter, o. 4. s., Friday, June Is.