Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-11-08
The second snow storm of the seaso
Monday morning.

Mrs. g. w. Bowker entertained a
bridge whist party of few tables Friday
evening.
Rev. W. F. Berry, d. D., OF Waterville,
preached at the Methodist service Sun
day afternoon.
The water in the Clark reservoir has
been drawn off, so as to fill the reservoir
with fresh water.
| A high school sociable was held in
New Hall Friday evening, with a fair at
tendance in spite of the weather.
Ray Jenne went Monday morning to
the hospital at Lewiston, where he is to
undergo an operation for hernia.
Herbert Bartlett of Bridgton Is en-
ployed at the Paris Home Bakery, in
addition to the force formerly there.
Clarence Whitman came in Saturday
afternoon from hunting trip in Ando-
YER Surplus, with good six-point buck
Miss Fannie Burnell of Baldwin has
been guest at s. G. Burnel's for few
days, returning to her home Thursday.
Mrs. Harold C. Anderson and son Rob-
ert. of Providence, are in town for few
weeks. Mr.. Anderson will join them
later.
Mrs. H. A. Hilton entertained few
friends at tea last Thursday in honor Of
Mrs. Geo. Erskine and very delightful
time was enjoyed.
The appearance of the old Maine Farm
ers' Almanac in its esd number, bearing
the figures 1911, is reminder of the
rapid flight of time.
Mrs. Lillian A. Shaw, who has had
position at the Poland Spring House
during the summer, returned to her
home here Saturday.
Those who are to serve supper at Fan
Tan Hall Nov. Is are requested to meet
at Mrs. Annie Fletcher's Friday evening,
Nov. 18th, at o'clock.
Mrs. Lydia Hammond started Monday
for Kennehupk, where she will make
short visit, and from there she will 60 to
Melrose, Mass, to visit her sister.
Alton c. Maxim is getting along well
with the work Of putting new roof on
the main part of the c. +. Penley house,
that was not seriously damaged by fire.
The station platform was quite lively
Monday morning with hunters from the
two towns headed for the woods. Among
those from South Paris are ID. K. Dress
er and Donald s. Briggs, who have gone
to Upton.
P. A. Millett, who two or three years
k.,,l 81 ali g
the east side of High Street, in the north
part of the village, is now putting on the
main part of the house in front. 1t will
be large house when completed.
A pleasant family reunion was held
sunday at the home of M. aud Mrs. l..
NJ. Tufts, the occasion being their S0th
wedding anniversary. All the children
and grandchildren were present. Fiji
teen sat down to the turkey dinner.
The ladies of the Congregational Cir
Gle will serve supper at the vestry Thurs
day, Nov. 10th, at 6:45, followed by an
entertainment consisting of musical
selections, readings and various reasons
'why we Never Married." given by the
young people.
we'll as other building operations, has
been hung up more with the weather
during the past week than in any
previous week for months. But we
need the rain, and are glad of even the
small quantity We have so far got.
Mr.. Park will have an auction at his
store on Western Avenue next Saturday,
beginning at $50, when he will sell a top
buggy, sleigh, furniture, dishes, cloth
ing, and So on. More particulars in re-
gard to it can be learned from his bills
and the advertisement elsewhere in this
paper.
A football team, made up partly from
the high school and partly from the
other grades, played at the high school
grounds Saturday forenoon with team
from Norway reputed to be grammar
school team but alleged to have num-
Der of high school players. Score 10 to
0 in favor of South Paris.
Parents day. at the brick school
house Thursday did not draw out such
an attendance of parents as the teachers
desired. While in one of the grades
there were dozen or more of the par
ents as visitors, in the ninth grade there
was a solitary one. This although a
special invitation was extended to the
parents.
Sweet corn on the cob in November is
something a little unusual in South
Paris, but number of people ate of 1t
last week, from the garden OF l.. l..
Jackson. j. Z. Kings farm is not quite
SO frosty a place as South Paris, never
theless he did pretty we'll in picking
fresh cucumbers during the last week in
October.
A big truck load of deer was unloaded
a, this station Saturday morning, be-
longing to four South Paris hunters who
had put in about ten days in Andover
Surplus. Carl Robinson had l, c. K.
Ripley /, w. G. Pratt 2, G. II. Penley 2.
Robiuson's was a big nine-point buck,
and one of Penley's was large doe.
The others were small ones.
Saturday was Souvenir Day" at the
new drug store of the A. <. Shurtlef Co.
in Odd Fellows Block, when candy,
soda and souvenirs were given away to
all visitors, aud special prices were made
on many goods. This store has been
fl ted up entirely new, and full drug
store stock put in. Arthur X. Shurtleff
is the registered pharmacist in the store,
aud Stanley Shurtleff is clerk. The SOU
venir day was a sort of formal opening
of the completed store.
All ladies who are interested in pre-
pairing articles for missionary barrel, to
be sent to Shaw University, by the Bap-
fist Missionary Circle, are requested TO
meet with Mrs. L. G. Morton next
Thursday at 2 o'clock, to tie comforters
and do plain sewing. Articles for the
barrel may be brought there. Any
household articles, garments for men,
women or children, which are whole and
clean are suitable to send. Bedding and
towels especially desired.
This Monday evening the Seneca Club
is entertained by Mrs. W. p. Morton and
Miss Douglass at Mrs. MOrton's. The
general subject of the evenings pro-
gramme is Alaska and the Klondike. II
opens with roll call, quotations from
Mrs. Laura i Richards, and sketch OF
Mrs. Richards T., 8. Stewart, and fol-
lowing are a number Of papers: Brief
History of Alaska, Mrs. Taylor; Sitka,
Miss Walker; Muir Glacier, Mrs. Wheel
err; Education and Religion, Mrs. Fer
nald.
William Bolton has removed one ma
pie tree at DIR. Little6eld's which was