Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-07
Fallish, decidedly.

Miss Matte I. Richards is at Hebron
teaching painting.
Mrs. Chandler futile of Skowhegan
is guest at l.. s. Billings.
Ruth Bolster has been visiting the
family of Clayton Churchill at Tuelltown.
Col. and Mrs. F. E. Boothby of Port
land were at Hotel Andrews over Sum-
day.
Mrs. Melinda Bean of Bethel visited
her niece, Mrs. E. N. Anderson, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Durham and
daughter Nora visited relatives at West
Paris over Sunday.
The Ladies' Of the G. A. r. have
changed the date of their sale from
Sept. so to Sept. 23d.
Rev. Hannah j. Powell of Bridgton
will occupy the pulpit at the Universal
list church next Sunday.
Charles A. Gray of South birmingham,
Mass, is spending ten days vacation
with his relatives in town.
Mrs. S. c. Ordway will entertain the
young ladies of her class with the young
men at her home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Chapman and
Miss Barbara Chapman visited relatives
at West Bethel few days last week.
Miss Grace Murphy, who has been
with her parents here for some weeks,
80, 40 d, ha 80 4,
Rev. Wilmot p Lord of Portland will
preach in the Methodist church next
Sunday morning. Come and hear him.
The Saturday half holiday is over for
the season at the Paris Manufacturing
Co., and a full week is now being made.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Richardson and
their guest, Mrs. Merry, have been
spending several days at Camp Owsley,
Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mardin and Mr..
and Mrs. George L. SWEET of Portland
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Z. n.
Anderson.
Mrs. Henry Doughty, who has been
stopping with Mrs. n. G. Sessions since
last June. left for Portsmouth, N. H.,
last Tuesday.
The Universalist Sunday School was
recognized Sunday after the vacation
season. A. l.. Holmes was chosen
superintendent. aud the teachers select
ed for all the classes.
Mr. and Mrs Frank E. Needham and
daughter, Clara May, arrived Saturday
afternoon to remain over Labor Day
with the Andersons.
Our little short summer seems to be
about over. Except for a spell Of day
or two at intervals, it has not roasted us
to FRAGILE very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Carsley and
daughter of Pennington were guests at
l.. 5. Billings for few days last week.
The Carsleys were formerly residents
here.
The three rural carriers, j. F. King,
A. l.. Holmes and 4. NJ. Millett, went to
Augusta Monday morning to attend the
meeting of the state association of car
riers.
There will be a meeting of the West
ern Maine Poultry Association at Engine
House Hall Tuesday evening, Sept. Tth,
at 5 O'Clock. A large attendance is
desired.
Rev. Fl. p. Forbes, d. d., preached
again at the Universalist church on Sun
day. He and Mrs Forbes started Mon
day on their return to their home in
Canton, n. Y.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter, who has been
people in Ireland, sailed for home on
Saturday, and is expected to arrive in
Boston next Monday.
Since the gardens and fields were
burned up and frozen, we have had two
good rainy days, wetting the surface of
the ground down in good shape. If that
rain had only come two or three weeks
earlier
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Weeks are
spending their vacation in New York
and other places. Mrs. Weeks place as
fnrelady at the Mason Manufacturing
COmpany's factory will be filled by Miss
Lillian Knigh. of Auburn, former fore
lady at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold C. Anderson and
son, Robert Edwin, of Providence, K. L.,
arrived last Friday evening for a visit
with their relatives. Mr.. Anderson will |
leave for his home in Providence Tues |
day afternoon, but Mrs. Anderson will
remain longer.
The corn canning factory of the Burn
ham & Morrill, Co. will start up Tuesday |
morning. While the crop has been |
somewhat shortened by the frost, there |
is still large acreage for the factory, |
and Superintendent Emeley informs the
Democrat that he anticipates good run.
Mrs. A. Z. Bessey and Miss Lenora |
Bessey, who had been spending week |
or two here, returned Saturday to their |
home in Stoneham, Mass. They were
acc pmpanied by Miss Julia p. Morton, |
who returns to her teaching in Abing |
ton, Mass, after spending her vacation
at her home here.
Almon Churchill, who orders in the
corn for the factory, has been looking |
around since the frost of last week, and /
tells the Democrat that he estimates the |
loss on corn planted for the factory at |
from twenty-five to thirty acres. Some |
have lost practically their entire fields,
on low land, and one or two have put |
the fodder directly into the silo. Others
lose part of their crop, and the whole |
loss is probably about as stated above.
Nineteen of the young friends OF Mr..
and Mrs Howard w. Shaw made them
surprise party on the occasion of the
third anniversary of their wedding last |
Thursday evening, not going in body,
but dropping in by ones and twos, until
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw began to suspect /
that something was on foot. The visit
ors carried their own ice cream and |
other refreshments, left Mr.. and Mrs. |
Shaw a hammock as souvenir of the |
occasion, and passed pleasant evening. |
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Mrs. Hattie Witham is at DR.. Kings |
Hospital in Portland for medical treat |
ment.
Mrs. A. T. McWhorter and daughters, |
Ruth and Catherine, were guests at A. |
B. Talbot's last week.
Mrs. George Waterhouse and grand |
Marjory Jordan, of Bryant
Pond, were guests of Mrs. l. D. Cum |
mings last week.
DR.. King has several carpenters en-
ployed in building silo in connection |
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