Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-11-01
Mrs.. j. @. Gerry of Lewiston 10
guest at Arthur Z. Clark'a.

Mrs. Dennison and son Clifton of Har
rison have been guests at Geo. r. Nor
tons.
There will be missionary meeting a
three O'Clock Thursday afternoon q
Mrs. L. c. Morton's.
James K. Cole. Jr., who has beer
seriously Ill with heart trouble, /,
somewhat improved.
There will DO rehearsal of the de-
gree team of the Pythian Sisters Tues
day evening of this week.
Charles E. Brett left Saturday for a
three weeks trip west, with his brother,
a. p. Brett of Beverly, Mass.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will have a
business meeting next Wednesday night
after prayer meeting at the vestry.
Mrs. Thomas P. Sampson, who has
been seriously affected mentally, was
taken TO the insane hospital at Augusta
Monday morning.
Mrs. Roxie McArdle and Mrs. George
@. Erskiue of West Rutland, Mass are
10 town, coming to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Fl. E. Carter.
+. w. Walker of the Paris Home Bak.
cry has been away on his vacation for
the past two weeks, and has been spend
ing part Of the time in Boston.
All members of Paris Grange are re-
quested 10 be present at the meeting of
the grange next Saturday il possible, a.
business of importance is to be consider
ed
A. N. Cairns has purchased the milk
route of o. Il. Clifford and will continue
to serve customers on the route and any
Others that may wish to become patrons
of the route.
Miss Miriam Scott celebrated her fifth
birthday Saturday with party at which
ten of her little girl friends were guests.
Refreshments were served, and very
merry afternoon was passed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Vickerson of
Portland, who are on their wedding
tour, are guests at DR.. w. /. Merrilfs.
Mr.. Vickerson, who is fine tenor
singer, sang at the Baptist church Sun
day morning and evening.
Mrs Ellen Richards was operated on
for cataracts at the Miles Stsudish hos
pital in Boston about ten days since.
The operation was successful and she is
reported as doing well. She expects to
return from the hospital in the course
of two or three weeks.
A meeting of the Western Maine
Poultry Association will be held Friday
evening at 80 at Engine House Hall,
South Paris. This is an important
meeting and a large attendance is de-
sired, also those who wish to join the
society should be there.
During the past month the Paris
Company has shipped
goods to the ENDS of the earth" Or
iers have come from almost every state
IN the union, and in Canada and British
Columbia from Halifax to Vancouver,
and from across the ocean from South
Africa, Australia, England, Havana, San
Juan and Honolulu.
A specially interesting service was
held at the Congregational church Sun
lay evening, union of the regular even
ng service and the Christian Endeavor
Society. The topic considered was the
Negro problem in America. There was
special music, and papers on various
phases of the topic by Miss Eva Walker,
Miss Blanche Barrows, Miss Annie |
Jenne and Miss Mae Field.
IL is noted that people in a small way
make use of the shores of the river near |
Park Street bridge as a dump. Not |
,nly is this forbidden, but a public dump
It the rear of the high school lot has
been established, so that there is really
40 excuse for using the river bank. II
3 doubtless due to thoughtlessness, but
s nevertheless an Objectionable practice
rom several points of view.
Dorothy, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. w. Dennison, was i'll last week
with some malady which could not be
diagnosed with certainty at a cOnsulta-
ion of physicians, though they consider
ID il appendicitis. Thursday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennison took her to the
Central Maine General Hospital at Lew
stou, where the surgeons called it APP
peudicitis, and an operation was per-
formed that evening. II was not an ad-
vanced case, and at last reports she was
and doing well.
There will be a Good Cheer supper
and entertainment at Good Cheer Hall
evening of this week, Nov. LIST.
Supper will be served at $3.50 to be fol-
lowed by the farce, "A Pair of Burglars"
with the following cast:
lack Nife (vera's Sweetheart). Haroli Briggs.
Billy Case "a Reporter on the "reespstch"l,
Vera st. Clair (the frs, baby, Rose A. Murphy.
Ethel Campbell
Supper Is cents; entertainment 10. A
sociable will close the evening
w. S. Austin raised on his farm this
year Just little less than eighteen acres
of hOed crops. These included about
of an acre of sweet corn,
two acres OF peas, five acres OF potatoes,
and ten acres of beans. From his three
quarters Of an acre of sweet corn he
realized $50. He raised 1900 bushels OF
potatoes, which are now stored in his
cellar. The beans are not all harvested
As vet. but they will turn out from $50
TO 800 bushels. There was no hand hoe
ing done on the crops, and up to harvest
ing time Mr.. Austin with one pair of
horses did practically all the work, hir
ing in all only three OF four days work
Of a man and team.
Mrs. Hannah E, wife Of Lemuel B,
Carter, died Friday at her home in this
village, after a long illness with cancer
Of the stomach and liver. Mrs. Carter
was the daughter of the late John Black
Of Shows Falls, who was for many years
collector of taxes in Paris. She was
born in Newry, and was 80 years of age
AZ the time of her death. After her
to Mr.. Carter, they lived for
some years on farm on Stearns Hill.
but few years since moved to South
Paris. Mrs. Carter was q highly esti-
mable woman, and until weak ened by fail
ing health, one of great activity and
force. She was very active in VIM. K.
Circle, Ladies' of the G. A. r
and in the Universalist Good Cheer So
ciety, of which she has served as presi-
dent. Besides her husband, she Is sur
vived by two daughters, Iva, wife of DIR.
+. n. Packard, who with her family has
been at her parents for some months,
and Maud, who teaches in Dorchester,
Mass, but has during the fall been at
home ON leave of absence. The funeral,
which was private, was attended at 1
O'Clock Sunday by Rev. Chester Gore
Miller, and burial was at West Paris.
cf~nlay Iarkson Skinned.