Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-10

] Mrs. D. n. True of New Clio ucester i
visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wright's.
Mrs. T. S. Barnes and daughter Hele,
left Friday for stay at their cottage q
Peaks Island.
Miss Emma Gibbs and Miss Nelli
Jackson of Portland were at Mrs. Louis
Briggs Sunday.
Lee Libby will take his vacation thi
week from the store of the N. Dayton
Bolster Company.
Miss Olive Seymour of Island Pond
VT, is the guest of her sirter, Mrs
George A. Doran.
| Mr.. Paul Thurston and Miss Elsi,
Hall OF Bethel were guests of Miss s. NJ
Wheeler Thursday.
E. Bert Curtis who is employed at tn.
Glen House, New Hampshire, visited
friends here Sunday.
Frank Carver and family returned thu
latter part of the week from visit t.
his parents in Leeds.
Mrs. George W. rockingham of Port
land visited relatives and friends here
during the past week.
| Fl. Vinton Bridge of Mechanic Falls
and Harold Fielding of Lawrence, Mass,
were in town Saturday.
| E. G. Hooper of st. Louis, Mo, and
Miss Alice Wentworth of Lynn, Mass,
are guests at W. o. Frothingham's.
Mrs. Isabelle Russell of Dixfield and
her sister, Miss Mary Stowell, were
guests at William B. Edwards last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Fernald are
enjoying a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
N. Haskell at their camp south of the
village.
Harry NJ. Wheeler and Miss Alice j.
Walton of Wakefield, Mass, are visiting
U. G. Wheeler's family at Shagg Pond,
for one week.
Clinton Poss and family will occupy
the rent in Hiram Pulsifer'S house on
Pleasant Street, recently vacated by W.
l.. Robbins family.
! VIM. K. Holmes arrived here Saturday
and went at once to the Holmes cottage
at Shagg Pond, where his wife and
parents are camping.
Mrs. C. w. Bowker and daughter
Muriel are at the Lake Auburn fish
hatchery visiting Mrs. Bowker's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Stanley.
Arthur E. Forbes and mother, Mrs. A.
T. Forbes, and Miss Maud Douglass are
at Mr.. Forbes camp, "Shaggrock," on
Shagg Pond, ReddiDg, Me-, for a short
vacation.
Mrs. L. NJ. Richardson and grandson,
Charles Leroy, who have been visiting
at j. P Richardson's and other places,
returned Wednesday to their home in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Morton, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Heidner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter l.. Gray are at Scamp Con-
cord" Concord Pond, for an outing of
about week.
There will be dance at Academy
Hall, Paris Hill, Friday evening, under
the management of Howard w. Shaw.
II weather is unfavorable it will be held
Saturday evening.
There will be an important meeting of
the Western Maine Poultry Association,
at Engine House Hall, Tuesday evening,
at 7.30. All members of the Association
are requested to be present.
Mrs. Winslow C.. Thayer and daugh-
ter, Wynona, are visiting Mrs. Thayer's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Powers, in
Hanover. Her sister, Lila Smith, who
has been with her for some time, also
returned home at the same time.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Aug. 3, 1909:
Mrs. f. P. Staples.
| Miss Nellie NJ. Small.
| Miss Nellie l.. Tracy.
II. J. Morton.
\ W. Z. Smith.
| Miss G. NJ. A. Morrison. 10 letters. 8 cards.
| S. F. DAVIS, Postmaster.
B.F. Hicks is recovering nicely from
an injury received while at work at the
mill of S. P. Maxim & Son the latter
part of last week. A wedge-shaped
stick flew from a saw upon which Mr..
Hicks was working. striking him on the
nose, breaking the bridge and ipfiicting
cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Howard Bolton of Somerville and
Miss Leonice Brown of Gardner. Mass,
are guests at Theodore Thayer's. Sum-
day Mrs. Frank Brown and her other
daughter, Barbara, who have been visit
ing Mrs. Browns parents, David X. Coles
and wife, at Sumner, arrived for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coles spent the day here.
Did you know that you could go to
Rumford Falls and return for 81 40;
Oauossoc or Bemis and return for 81 Is;
and to Rangeley and return for $3.50
next Sunday by taking advantage OF
Perkins special low-rats excursion?
Train leaves Norway at 7:SO A. NJ. and
South Paris at 1877.
About fifteen Ladies Of the G. A. r.
| from this place, besides goOdly num-
Der from the Relief Corps of Norway,
oxford and Mechanic Falls visited He
brou Relief Corps Wednesday by invita-
ton. An excellent dinner was served,
aud the programme prepared for their
entertainment much enjoyed.
| A lawn party was given at the home
of Mrs. Charles Hemingway on Park
Street Friday evening by Mrs. George
b. Crockett's Sunday School class of the
Baptist church. 1t was previously ad-
vertised for Thursday evening but the
weather was not suitable on that even
ling. The lawn was decorated with
Japanese lanterns and made pretty
sight. Swastika Orchestra gave their
services which added much to the merri
ment of the occasion. Lemonade, ice
cream and home made candies were on
sale and all present report an excellent
time.
FIN. Wright has introduced into hi'
business a new system of accounting
that appears to have some advantages
over the time honored method Of keep
in books" All the accounts are KEEP
on small slips Of paper or memorandum
bills. Each of these is made with car
bon copy that Is given the customer q
each transaction and at the top OF eacl
, slip is carried the balance then due
Ali the slips are contained In case tina
, somewhat resembles a roll-top desk
, On the table part Of this case Is an In
dex by number of all accounts unde
! plate glass. The upright portion OF tn
case contains hinged partitions contain
> ing pockets for the slips arranged II
numerical order and as each new slip !
inserted II IL held in place by q wir
.. spring. Under this system there Is o.
transferring from old to new ledgers al
!. like the card system, only live account
!. are contained, the "dead wood" bein
4 eo.k ON aoc0nnk In clOao