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

Granite Chapter, o. e. s., held pub.
lie installation of their officers at Ma
sonic Hall last Thursday evening, there
being 100 or more present. The officers
elect were attractively dressed In white
and were installed in most pleasing
and impressive manner by Grand Matron,
Mrs. E. Estella Crawshaw, of Auburn,
assisted by Mr.. John E. Brock as Grand
Marshal and Rev. Isabella s. Macduf as
Grand Chaplain. Officers were "a fol-
lows:
W. Mstron-Mrs. Mary E. buchanan.
W. Patron-Mr. Charles r. Barden.
Also. Matron-Mrs. Elizabeth ". Irish.
Sec.-Mrs. Annie W. Wheeler.
Treas-Mrs. Marietta Willis.
Conductress-Mrs. Leona P. Ridlon.
Asso. Con.-Miss Linnie Marshall.
Chaplsin-Mrs. Juliette r. Curtis.
Marshal-Mrs. Phila Shedd.
Orgsnist-Mrs Lola L. Shurtlen.
Adah-Mrs Georgia Estes.
Ruth-Mra. Lila Jackson.
Esther-Miss Dora I. Hin.
Martha-Mrs. Ada B. Barden.
Electa--Mrs. nellie Moody.
Warden-Mrs. Emma Hill.
Sentinel-Augustus Durham.
West Paris Grange held we'll patron
lied and successful sale on Friday, with
q dance in the evening at Dunham's Hall.
The food and sale tables were tastefully
arranged, but there we're no special
decorations. The proceeds were S35.
Misses Lillian and Minnie Tibbetts
have been guests of Mrs. F. E. Wheeler.
Miss Lillian has remained for longer
stay but her sister returned last Thurs
day.
Mrs. A. D. Barrett of Gorham, N. H.,
has been visiting Mrs. Dexter w. Gray.
Mrs. Minot S. Davis Is on the sick list
and has her mother, Mrs. Rose Brooks,
with her.
Mrs. Anna C. Young is visiting her
relatives in Portland.
P. NJ. Wyman is having good bust
ness selling hulled corn this winter, and
drives with his team four days in the
week going to Bethel, Norway and Paris,
Mechanic Falls and Rumford.
Mumps are still raging and new cases
cropping out. Mrs. Ida A. Rowe is just
recovering from them and now Mrs.
Mary G.. Bradbury and two daughters,
Lura and Jennie, are sick with the dis
ease. Mrs. Bradbury was very i'll for a
few days but is now improving.
The Lucky Leaf Club was pleasantly
entertained last Tuesday evening at l..
NJ. Mann's by Miss Annie Shank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur K. Shurtleff will
continue to keep house here for the
present at least, and Mr.. Shurtleff will
travel back and forth from South Paris
on the train.
Miss Ella NJ. Curtis is in poor health
this winter with a stomach trouble.
Mrs. George D. Robertson of South
Paris visited in town Friday.
Rev. Isabella S. Macduff went Satur-
day morning to Dexter. She preached
Sunday morning for Rev. S. G. Spear
and in the evening addressed union
temperance meeting under the auspices
of the w. c. T. U. Of that place. She
will attend some meetings at Bangor
where she will remain through this
week.
Rev. S. G. Spear preached at the
Universalist church in the morning, and
people.
w. w. Durham and wife have been
staying here at their house superintend
ing some repairs on the house. They are
making several very desirable changes
in the interior of the house, charging
some rooms upstairs and fixing nice
kitchen and pantry down stairs. They
will also build nice bath room. In the
spring Mr.. Durham intends to tear out
the bank wall in front of his house an6
make terrace which will be great i'm
provement.
Auction at the Greenville Whitman
place in Greenwood is postponed to Fri
day. Feb, 5, at 10 M,