Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-23
Weather in variety for the past week.

Given away at Penley s. Plummer's
store. What? Look to their ad.
February is doing great things for us
just now in the way of balmy days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Fernald are
in Portland for the Washington's birth
day holiday.
The store of N. Dayton Bolster & Co.
will close all day Tuesday, Feb. 20, to
take account of stock.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. ]. 81. Stuart for sewing, Tues
day afternoon at 2:30.
A. E. Morse reads at Richmond this
Monday evening, and at Bowdoinham
Thursday evening Of this week.
Next Sunday evening at the Baptist
church Rev. B. s. Rideout of Norway
will preach in exchange with the pastor.
South Paris will be quite well repre-
sented at Augusta Thursday, when the
hearing comes on our municipal water
bill.
The rural carriers are at Hebron to-
day, Monday, for the Washington's
birthday meeting of the Oxford County
association.
Paris Grange was very pleasantly en-
tertained in its literary programme at
its regular meeting Saturday, Feb. 20, by
Norway Grange.
There was a quiet wedding Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Dean, on High ST., Rev. j. Fl.
Little officiating with the ring service,
for Charles w. Tidswell and Miss Alice
May Trip.
The Ladies of the G. A. X. will have
a special meeting this Monday evening
for the purpose of arranging for the
town meeting dinner. The town meet
ing dinner will be served at G. A. r.
Hall as usual.
David b. Woodbury. has received
sample of some of the new varieties of
apples grown on the Pacific coast, from
Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchard Co.,
Mo-, for exhibition at the
coming Fruit Growers meeting Feb. "a,
at Grange Hall, South Paris.
Roscoe C. Gray went to the Eye and
Ear Intirmary at Portland Monday of
last week, and there submitted to the re-
moyal of one of his eyes. Some years
since he got a particle of steel in the eye.
and the present trouble ia result of
hat injury. He has returned home and
is about as usual, everything doing we'll
the operation.
Please bear in mind that the next
Good Cheer supper and entertainment
will be given Tuesday evening, March
?. The entertainment will undoubtedly
De one of the best of the season; it will
De given wholly by the children who are
being drilled by Mrs. l. f. Andrews and
Mrs. j. S. Burbank. Full program with
asst of characters for the farce will be
published next week.
This is a good time to look after |
moth nests. 1t Is easy get |
ing around the orchards on the crust, |
md the nests may readily be seen. Last |
Iesr there were little signs of the pests |
q this vicinity, but this year, it is re-
ported, quite number have been seen. |
The selectmeu would like to impress IL |
lpon the minds of all owners of orchards |
hat it is their duty to look after their
,wn trees, and that now is the time to do |
I.
The street railroad had several kinds
Il trouble last week, what with snow
md sleet, and other kinds of weather.
Friday evening a car load of Norway
PEOPLE were over to the high school play, |
md the ice storm glazed everything |
'ver so that it was about an hour after |
he play was over before the car succeed
ID in getting here. Most of the Norway
people went home by team. The next |
morning the shoe factory people also
vent over from here by team, but the
ar got through later.
There will be supper followed by an
entertainment of short
arce and readings at the NJ. E. church
Feb. %. The supper will be
lnder the management of the Delta
Alphas aud will be one of their best.
rhe menu consists of the following:
Scans, Brown Bread
Fish and Cabbage Salads.
Hot Rolls.
Cus,ard, Lemon and whipped Cream Pies.
rarts, Doughnuts.
fancy Cake. Pickles.
Tea and Coffee.
The Oxford County Fruit Growers
4 ssociation, as previously announced,
will meet Wednesday of this week at
Paris Grange Hall. Professor E. F.
aitchings, state entomologist, will be
present and speak at both forenoon and
afternoon sessions. At 10 A. NJ. he will
peak on Requisites of Good Or
hard" and at the afternoon session on
Pests of an Orchard" he will have
With him his exhibit of injurious insects.
rhe lectures are free to all. Dinner will
10 furnished by the grange at low
rice.
A two-act drama, "Old Acre Folk"
will be given by Paris Grange at Grange
Iall Feb. %, to be followed by So
liable. Cast of the play as follows:
NE Deacon. Caleb Evans, A. L. Holmes
he Deacon's wife, Emma Eliza.
he Deacon's son, Jaifray, Harry Shaw.
10 ''''''" Mrs Ada King
he Squire, Aaron Playfair, JJF. King. /
- Bessie Hsgg'tt
he Sauire's bousekeeper, Priscilla Prim,
Mrs. Abbie Abbott
he Country Boy, Ebenezer Ham,
RAYMOND Gates. |
he Stranger. Job Hardy, Francis Shaw. /
he Constable, Ike johnson, Albion Abbott. |
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