Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-03-09
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guest of relatives in town.
Mrs. Y. d. Bolster went to Portland
wednesday for visit of few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Scott went Wed
pesday to Gardner, Mass, and will 81
gone two weeks.
Miss Nellie NJ. Jackson was in Port
land to attend piano recital Saturday
evening, and remained over Sunday.
Miss Edith Maxwell of Wales has beer
the guest of her sister, Mrs. DR.. Stewart
for a few days during the past week.
An the schools of the village except
the high school closed last week. The
high school continues one week longer
Harry NJ. Shaw has gone to Boston
having accepted position as travelling
salesman for washburn- Crosby Co.'s
flour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Thayer were
at Sumner last Tuesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Thayer's brother-in-law
George G. Morrill,.
Hamlin Lodge, No. 81, K. OF P, are
invited to work the third rank at Nor
way Thursday evening, March IL. Rank
team please show up.
Mrs. j. d. Haynes entertained a num-
Der of lady friends last Monday evening.
two tables being filled at "bewsre.
Refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Q. Glover OF
Appleton, Mimi, visited relatives In
town a few days last week, at o. a..
Bumpus' and Albert Ames'.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety will serve a supper at their vestry
Thursday evening, March 1lth, followed
by tree social. Supper 10 cents.
There will be an Easter opening at the
National Bazaar Wednesday and Thurs
5av Of this week Dolls in need of
Easter hats will do well to be present.
Miss Lila NJ. Gilbert, who has been in
the Democrat Office as compositor dur
inc the busy season of reports, etc, re-
turned Wednesday to her home in Can
ton.
lanes Russell Lowell is the author
studied at the meeting of the Seneca
Club this Monday evening, when 1t is
entertained BY Mrs. Fl. A. Morton at her
home.
This years town report is in great de-
rand Although the number printed
was larger than in most previous years,
there IS already prospect of shortage
in them, so don't throw any OF them
away.
: Burbank has his boat shop in
onsra-ion again, building fiat-bottomed
boats for Shagg Pond, where there are
already several of his make, and where
wben the season is open there will be
quite a fleet from his factory.
Miss Lila Farrar entertained seven of
her Young friends last Tuesday evening,
the occasion being her birthday. A
pleasant and lively time was enjoyed,
and numerous remembranceS of the
occasion we're received by the hostess.
Treasurer George C. Feruald of the
Paris Trust Co. has been suffering with
tonsiitis for the past week or more, |
though not strictly confined TO the
house. Bertwell Gerry of Madison,
Y. r is assisting in the bank while Mr..
Fernald is i'll.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office March s, 1909:
Mrs. Merlou II. Hobson.
Nr A &. White.
MT Vernon 5. Small
Mr. j. p. Whipple.
S. F. DAVIS, Postmaster.
The Rockland Courier Gazette is max
ing much OF the fact that peaches are
raised, even on a small scale, in Knox
County. Land bless you, up here
among the rugged hills, our annual fair
wouldn't be complete without an ex-
hibit Of Oxford County peaches.
A good number of the Rekekahs from
Mount Pleasant Lodge attended the dis
trict meeting at Norway Friday evening,
and report a fine time. They returned
about midnight by team, the weather
having put the street car out of COM
mission for the night about nine o'clock.
The Congregational Sunday School
has added 1T new books to its library,
which are now ready to let out. A new
catalogue of the library, arranged by
authors, has been prepared and is now
being printed at the Democrat office. 1t
will be out in the course of few days.
Mrs. Archie Cole came about ten days
since from her home in Caledonia
Springs, Ont, to Wallace Ryerson's, and
the first of last week went To the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston for
treatment for appendicitis, which was
the occasion of her coming to the state.
Two of W. J. Wheeler's teams Of two
horses each hauled eighteen cords OF dry
poplar pulp wood from Charles ozark s
10 Hebron to the railroad at South Paris,
in three trips. 1t takes but very little
skill in arithmetic to figure out that this
means three cords TO load for each pair
Of horses.
A good number sat down at the sup
per of the Good Cheer Society Tuesday
evening. Later the farce, ''Tho Long
Lost Nephew" was presented by the
cast Of lads ard misses as given last
week, to the great pleasure oil the au-
dience, who unanimously pronounced II
'cute, and gave the young actors much
credit for their performance.
There are several cases of scarlet fever
in town, all under quarantine. The
latest reported is Miss Fannie Bisbee,
who was attacked while attending DIR.
Morgsn's show in New Hall Saturday
night. DR.. Littlefeld of the board OF
health has ordered the hall fumigsfed
before any further use is made OF u, ana
the work will be done to-day, Monday.
Sunday night at the Baptist church,
Rev Sumner r. Vinton gave one OF his
Pagoda Land lectures TO large aud in
terested audience. The lecture was
beautifully illustrated with stereopticop
views of the best quality, and some NOV
ing pictures were shown. Tonight his
lecture will deal largely with school lie
and travel in Burma, including several
laughable incidents. Whatever profits
there may be from these lectures will be
devoted to missions. South Paris is ex-
ceedingly fortunate to have the oppor-
tunty of hearing a lecturer of the ability
of Mr.. Yinton and every one who can
ought to make special effort to De
present tonight.
Paris Grange will furnish the follow.
ing programme at the regular meeting OF
Norway Grange, Saturday afternoon
March 18th:
Piano solo, Miss Barbara Chapman
Paper, ....-..---.--..---------Mr Mr.. Earl kimbali
SbOT; Fsrce-Grandmothe Green and Grant.
daughter Eliza Jane
Song, Mrs. Lucy Edwards
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