Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. N. Prince closed their
house on the Goth and are now In New
York, where they will remain month
or more, then 20 south for the winter.
Miss Alice Nulty has returned from
Portland, where she has been learning
the millinery business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bsbee and
daughter Louise of Rumford were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Morrill, over Sun
dav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Irish of West
Paris were at q. A. Irish's over Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Allen OF Auburn was with
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Atwood over Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Parsons and son have pur.
chased small farm at East Auburn and
will move in about a,month.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Warren went to
Lewiston Thursday to visit relatives.
Miss Myra Irish is In Boston this week
visiting at her aunt's.
Mr.. r. C. Thayer and wife of Benton
Harbor, Mich, called ON Miss A. a.
Prince and Mrs. Mary Hall on Friday.
Mr.. Thayer is native of Turner and his
former wife was a daughter of Judge
Job Prince. Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer also
called on Mr.. and Mrs. James Young at
the south end of the town.
There was 20 school Thursday and
Friday this week on account of the
teachers convention in Lewiston this
week. A good number of the teachers
in town attended.
F. R. Dyer has been quite Ill for a
week, but Is now better.
Work on the High School sewer is
progressing we'll now and the pipe will
all be laid this week. Geo. n. Hersey
is under contract to complete it.
c. S. Childs is grading his lot where
the new house stands.
Friday at 8 A. NJ. occurred the death OF
Mrs. Hannah Damon at her home on
Elm Street. Mrs. Damon has been in
feeble health for some time and last
week was taken acutely i'll. Mrs. Da-
mon was one of our oldest people, being
eighty.eigh years of age. She was the
daughter of William G. Witham and
Hannah Larabee and was born in Paris,
Me. She was the widow of Jason Da-
mon. The funeral was held from her
late residence on Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Lamb officiating. Interment at
the village cemetery.
Mr.. Ralph PetteDgill and family have
moved into the rent of Miss Sarah Bar
rett.
A delightful social event occurred
Wednesday evening when the ladies of
the Buckfield Literary Club entertained
the members of the Nezinscot History
Club and other guests at Odd Fellows
Hall. The hall was very tastefully
decorated with national flags and red,
white and blue bunting, Japanese para
soils and lanterns and ferns and flowers
in profusion. A unique feature of the
decorations was row Of Jack-'O-lanterns
extending across the front of the stage.
The guests we're formally received by
the president of the entertaining club,
Mrs Virginia Irish, assisted by Mrs..
! Allie Irish, Mrs. Belle Nulty, Mrs. Emma
Cole, Mrs. Lucy Skillings and Mrs. Gym
this Tilton. After the guests had been
duly presented the following pro-
gramme was given:
Yoca! SOLO,. --...-::.--;;--Rev F.; NJ Lamb.
/ Vocal solo, .Mis Miss Mildred Shaw.
! Dance, ...-.M Miss Ruth Parker
Duet, ...... miss Shaw and Mr.. Lamb.
The entertainment closed with Jap
anese dance in costume by seven young
! ladies led by Miss Mildred Shaw, which
was a novel and extremely pretty feat
, ure. Refreshments of cake, coffee, har-
lequin ice cream and fancy cakes and
crackers were served, and the remainder
of the evening was passed in Informal
sociability. The committees in charge
were as follows: Decoration, Mrs. Gym
, thia Tilton, Mrs. Theresa Pottle, Mrs.
Emma Cole; refreshment, Mrs. jose
phine Cole, Mrs. /. A. Smith, Mrs.
Sarah Morrill,; entertainment, Mrs.
Clarissa Wilmington.
Mr.. w. A. Turner and C. F. Berry
have exchanged places. Mr.. Turner
will give up his blacksmith work and
move to his new place before long.
l. d. Fuller, it is reported, has pur-
chased the Ripley futile stand in the
village.