Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13
West Paris.

Mr.. Edgar L. Wood and family have
moved to Rumford where Mr.. Wood has
employment.
Mrs. Hattie B. Mooney has come home
from Island Falls where she has been
spending the winter with her son, Frank
Mooney.
Mr.. Fred Reed will again work for F.
L. Wyman at Pleasant Valley Fruit
Farm the coming season, and Miss NAL
vina Lennon has been engaged to work
In the house.
West Paris Grange held an interesting
meeting Saturday which will DO the last
one before their hall will be torn down
a q beginning toward erecting q nice
new building. This grange Is to be con-
graduated on its enterprise and every,
one wishes them good luck.
The rent recently vacated by b. B.
Holden is being repaired and will be oc-
cupied at once by Dexter W. Gray and
family.
Yes, Greenwood! We can answer your
query as to Mr.. Hiram Berry. For many
years be has been a well-to-do resident
of New York State and made occasional
visits to Maine to see his relatives.
About the first of January of this year
he died suddenly at his home, probably
of heart disease with which he was
afflicted. His death was quite q shock
to his brother Elijah who was then in
very feeble health at the home Of his son
at Mechanic Falls. Mr.. E. S. Berry con-
tinued in failing health until his death
three weeks since.
Miss Annie Shank is having a two
weeks vacation from her work at L. NJ.
Mann's and is at her home In Norway.
Mrs. F. S. Farnum had some very at
tractive hats at her millinery display last
week, and an unusually nice stock from
which to make selections.
Advertised letters in West Paris post
Office April 8:
+. F. Foster.
Harvey Perry.
L. A. York.
Joseph A. Putnam.
+. L. Ordway.
Jennie r. Nye,2.
The Universalist Good Will society
will have sale at their church on We'd
nesday afternoon, April 81. There is to
be a new feature as the decorations are
to be typical of the spring time resur-
rection and it will be called the Japanese
Cherry Blossom Sale. There will be a
sale table of useful and fancy articles
and candy table. From $50 to 1880 a
supper will be served after which there
will be a social with games, plays, etc.
The Friday evening free socials which
have been held through the winter at
Good Will Hall have been discontinued
for the season.
Easter was observed at all the
churches. At the Methodist besides the
sermon by the pastor there were music
and Rotations by the children and a
profusion of beautiful potted plants and
flowers. At the Baptist church there
was good music and exercises appro-
pirate for the observance of the day.
The Universalist church was decorated
with ferns, cut flowers and several pots
of Easter lilies. There was an Easter
sermon by the pastor followed by conf
munion service and five were received
into church membership. At the Sun
day school service there were special
exercises by some of the children.
The men of West Paris Grange met
this Monday and began tearing down
their old hall.
The Firms had a dramatic entertain
ment in their own language at their hall
last Saturday evening, the 10th, with a
good attendance of their people and
some Americans included.
STEARNS HILL.
Mrs. R. II. Gates and mother, Mrs. II.
L. Stearns of Bethel, left Saturday for
Boston where they will stop few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Stearns. They
will 60 from there to Washington, D. c.,
and spend a few weeks with Mrs. P. b.
Darr