Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-03-16
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SOUTH PARIS.

March 29th.
The Ladies' Finch Club met with Mrs.
Y. d. Bolster Friday afternoon.
Mrs. C. G. Curtis of Oxford has been
guest of Mrs. A. d. Park for few days.
Mrs. Georgia Twitchell of Gorham,
Nh, is a guest Of Mrs. E. n. Ander-
son.
c. p. Campbell was taken to the state
insane hospital at Augusta last Wednes-
day.
Geo. A. Wilson, Jr., is at home, called
home by the very serious illness of his
mother.
Miss Rose A. Murphy is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Walter L. Penley, in
Greenwood.
Miss Elinor Tuell of West Paris was
the guest of Miss Rose A. Murphy for a
few days last week.
From Il Rhode Island Red pullets, X.
c. Gray obtained during the month of
February llS5 eggs.
The Bereans will give a common
sense supper and plenty of it" Thurs
day evening, March 20.
Charles A. Gray and son of South
birmingham, Mass, are with relatives
in town for few days.
Miss S. NJ. Wheeler and Miss Bessie NJ
Haggett were in Boston last week at
tending millinery openings.
O. Everdell Curtis and son Earle of
Kennebunk are visiting his mother, Mrs.
Ellen N. Curtis, few days.
Mrs. S. C. Heald of East Sumner was
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Albert ID.
Park, several days last week.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Kewley next Tuesday
afternoon, March l6, at half past two.
Faustina, widow of Albert II. An
drews. late of Paris, died at her home in
Bilerica, Mass, New Years eve of
apoplexy.
Miss Eva Walker will entertain the
Seneca Club March %. This change is
made on account of the serious illness of
Mrs. Wilson.
John NJ. Murch has sold his house on
Hin Street to Leon Noyes, and has pur-
cudStU Iuc uOuoO VI A@uAiSS LIZ wy GO Oh
Gothic Street.
Mrs. Alton C. Wheeler and Mrs. George
G Fernald entertained the married
ladies' whist club at Mrs. Wheeler's
Friday afternoon.
Mrs P. <. Hathaway is at Waterville
with her people there while Mr.. Hatha-
way is on the Washington trip with his
students of the Norway High School.
The list of county road meetings,
under the direction of the state highway
commissioner, is announced. The Ok
ford County meeting will be at the court
house April 22d.
Mrs. T. S. Barnes entertained seven
Young lads and misses at her house
Thursday evening. Games were played
and refreshments were served, and the
evening was pleasant one.
Miss PHYLLIS Taylor desires to quiet
the fears of those who see her coming
and who have heard that she has been
IN with scarlet fever. The report,
though it was well spread, was incorrect.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office March 10:
Mrs. Bessie Thompson.
Mrs. E. s. Tucker.
Grace Austin.
q. L. Mckinney.
A pleasant surprise was given Miss
Jessie Tolman last Monday evening by
the Zilphers, at the home of Eulalia Mil
lett, in honor of her birthday. Supper
was served and she was presented with a
book.
Jurors were drawn Saturday for the
term of U. s. Circuit Court at Portland
April 22d. George R. Morton and FL
mer n. Haggett grand jurors, and Her
bert G.. Fletcher and C.. Everett Chase
traverse.
By the use of wrong initial the Dem
ocrat sent we'll woman to the hospital
last week. 1t was Mrs. George NJ. Cut
ting, not Mrs. George A Cutting, who
went to the hospital at Lewiston for
treatment for appendicitis.
Miss Jennie NJ. Brown of West Paris
visited Mrs. Geo. d. Robertson last
week and attended the W. G. L. U. In
stitute and Universalist fair. Miss
Madge Tuell, also of West Paris, visited
Mrs. Robertson, the last of the week.
George B. Crockett, who has been
away a number of weeks on trip in the
interest of the Paris Manufacturing Co.,
returned home Wednesday. His daugh-
ter. Miss Ethel c. Crockett, who has
been in a Boston hospital for treatment
for appendicitis, returned home with
him.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed by the
Seneca Club last Monday evening, when
il was entertained by Mrs. b. A. Morton
at her home. Refreshments were served,
and literary program was given on
James Russell Lowell, including a
sketch of his life and criticism of his
writings, and extracts from his works.
News has been received of the death
at her home in Portland Saturday morn
ing of Mrs. VIM. Phineas Curtis, for
merly of this town. Mrs. Curtis, whose
maiden name was Lucinda Spiller, was
married to Mr.. Curtis In this town April
80. 1906, and was "a years of age at the
time of her death. The remains will be
brought here, and the funeral will be
held at the Universalist church at ii
o'clock Tuesday,
Ii is desired that the paragraph in last
weeks Democrat, saying that Miss
Fannie Bisbee was attacked with scarlet
fever while attending the show IN New
Hall, shall be corrected. Miss Bisbee
was already under quarantine at the
time stated. The report was current as
published, and the Democrat obtained
information which it was supposed verl-
fed il, but there was a misunderstand-
ing about it such as will sometimes in
evitably occur.
Miss Muriel Bowker observed her
tenth birthday last Tuesday with "a
party at which there were present seven
teen of her young friends as guests,
Refreshments were served in the dining
room which was decorated FOR the occa-
sion, and there was quite an extensive
menu beginning with sandwiches and
ending with ice cream. A large birth
day cake occupied the center OF the
table. Graydon Martin was outier.
The place cards had rhymes appropriate
to the several guests, which were writ
ten by the hostess. Each guest brought
a gift. A lively afternoon was spent
with games aud other amusements, and
one feature of the affair was ride, with
Fred LeBaron as coachman.
The musicale under the auspices oil
the Epwortb League to be given at the