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

The Lucky Leaf Club had fine time
on their camping ont trip 1t Camp Ever
green In Greenwood. Although but fonr
days were spent there the time was filed
with Jolly, good times, and the boating
and bathing was greatly enjoyed. The
first fish was caught BY Miss Agnes Gray.
The party numbered 10, as follows
Misses Ethel Ellingwood, Madge Tuell,
Marson Curtis, Annie Shank, Laura Bar
den, Lila Young, Helen Dexter, Agnes
GRAY The party Was ohaperoned BY
Miss Jennie n. Brown and Mr.. Abner b.
Mann who went a. escort and guest OF
the club. The ladies all had summer
outing hats, trimmed In blue and attract
cd considerable attention the opinion
seeming to DO divided as TO whether they
represented Gypsies or the Salvation
Army.
The hearse house near the cemetery Is
being enlarged. Hezekiah Farrar and 0.
D. Ellingwood are the boss workmen.
C. q. Lane Is having new coat OF
paint put on his buildings.
Mrs. Fred Dyke and son have just
returned to their home In Medford, Mass,
after two weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Nathan Brock.
Mrs Frank McKenney, who has been
quite sick for several weeks past, has i'm
proved in health sufficiently to undertake
a trip to Shore Roads, near Cape Eliza
beth, where she will stay some time. 1t
is hoped that the change will do her
good. She is with Mr.. McKenny's sister,
Mrs. Watson and husband, who are there
from Boston spending the summer. Mr..
Mckinney and son, Writ, are taking
their meals at Frank Reeds through the
week and spend their Sundays with Mrs.
Mckinney and relatives.
Lsra Ross of North Paris Is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Fl. Farrar.
Nellie Hammond of Gorham, N. a.,
is stopping with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Curtis, few weeks.
Miss E. L. Campbell of New Haven is
spending the month of August with her
sister, Mrs. Chas. H. Bates.
Mrs. Fred Ellingwood is receiving a
visit from her daughter, Mrs. Richards of
Haverhill, Mass.
Miss Jennie Pierce is away for a few
weeks visiting her sister at Monmouth,
and other places.
Mrs. A. N. TourtelOtte of Nashua, n.
H., has been spending week or so visit
ing old acquaintences and scenes of her
early married life here and has made her
headquarters at D. P. Curtis. She will
be better remembered as Mrs. Edwin
Trull and lived where David Emmops
now resides. Mr.. Trull converted the
old barn into carriage and paint shop
building putting on several feet addition.
He died soon after and she moved away
43 years ago. This is her first visit. Her
second husband died several years ago
and now she makes her home with her
daughter.
Mrs. c. h. Lane went to Andover
Saturday for a weeks visit with her Sis
ter who is not well.
The Mothers meeting held last Thurs
day afternoon at the Baptist church
under the auspices of the W. C. T. U.
was very interesting and profitable. The
papers read were freely discussed as
were also the various questions from the
Question Box. Following Is the pro-
gram which succeeded the usual opening
regular business:
f HSih Mother Tn Be- Lizzie e.
49, '''''N' Mrs. Anna W. White
Mrs. Elva Locke
Lulus Complaint Reading, Mira. Minnie Curtis
Nobody Knows but Mother-Duett,
Mrs. Eva Smith and Mrs. White
O' - Mrs. Fannie Emmons
Question Box.
There was a good attendance although
many were detained at home on account
of the rain. Received one new member.
Matti Heikkinen at Shows Falls re-
ceived quite serious accident this week
by jumping from the train as it slowed
up going around the curve at the Falls.
In jumping, he struck the fence and tore
an ugly wound in the top of his head.
In some way which he does not remem-
Der, he made his way up over the hill to
his home on the old Henry Durham
place, where he laid without assistance
day or two. lie had been away sew
eral days and some other Firms were do
ing his chores, 80 no one knew when he
returned. When he was discovered he
was unconscious and in bad shape. The
neighbors called physician and when
they had dressed the wound he came to
himself but could recall only little of
what had happened.
Mrs. Elizabeth SWEET of Cambridge,
Mass, visited with Mrs. Chas. II. Bates
last week.
Miss E. L. Campbell of New Haven,
Conn.,, arrived last Monday to spend the
month of August with her sister, Mis-.
Chas. II. Bates.