Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-25

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Holden at the livery sable.
Mrs.. Frank White of Danvills Junctio,
visited friends here last week.
Miss Myrtle Buck is visiting Rev. ant
Mrs. A. W. Pottle at Ruckfield for few
days.
Mrs. VIM. gilbert and Doris spent
few days with her brother in Grovetol
. last week.
Mrs. Herman Wilson will entertain tn,
Ladies' Whist Club Thursday afternoon
of this week.
Mrs. j. P. Richardson is visiting th'
Linns, who are in Harrison with theil
famous dog show.
Miss Fanny N. Chapman Is expected
home this Monday afternoon from q visi,
Of ten days In Portland.
Rev. T. C. McKelvey occupied the
pulpit at the regular morning service a,
the Baptist church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Motley, formerly
of Hotel Andrews, have been at that
house for the past few days.
There will be a box supper and enter
tainment at the Biseoe District school
house Friday evening, January rs.
Joseph 81. Jones and Wallace K. Cliff
ford were on Saturday drawn as traverse
jurors for the March term of court.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Merrill and son
Harold visited the family of Rev. j. e.
Little at Bethel over Saturday and Sum-
day.
The Delta Alphas will be enter tanned
Thursday evening by Miss Helen Chap
man and Miss Sara SWEET, at the latter
| home.
The Swastika Orchestra furnished
music for the dance given by the Pro-
gressive Club at Buckfield Thursday
| evening.
W. A. Blake has severed his connec-
ton with the b. F. Spinney Co. and en-
tered the employ of the United Shoe
Machinery Co.
On Saturday, Feb. 5, Paris Grange
will have an all-day meeting, with an
address in the afternoon in open session
by Howard Davies of Yarmouth.
Mrs. Harold T. Briggs and daughter
Mary and Mrs. Wallace Strickland were
guests of Rev. j. Fl Little and family at
their home in Bethel last Thursday.
The letters OF the first division of the
Good Cheer, from A to G inclusive, will
have their meeting at Mrs. Holmes
Wednesday afternoon to make arrange
ments for the February supper.
Be dieting for the good things to be
served Feb. LIST, the Good Cheer supper,
followed by Mr.. Miller's lecture. Fiji
teen cents for lecture; fifteen cents for
supper; or both for twenty-five cents.
At the regular meeting Friday even
ing the officers of Hamlin Lodge, X. of
p, were installed BY d. G. c. c., A.
Mont Chase of Bryant's Pond in very
pleasing manner. Next Friday evening
the lodge will work the rank of Esquire.
1t is understood that the transfer Of
the property of the Norway Water Co.
in town to the South Paris Village Cor
poration is ready to be consummated,
and it is now expected that the water
from the village supply system will be
and the Norway supply shut of.
William K. Kimball Post and Circle
have invited the G. A. r. organizations
of Hebron, Oxford, Norway, West Sum-
ner, and Bethel to campfire Jan. 20.
Dinner will be served promptly at 11:30.
Citizens are requested to display as
many flags as possible in honor of Depart
meut Commander McCausland, who is
expected to be present.
The Seneca Club held its meeting
scheduled for the Gath on Saturday even
ing, and was entertained by Miss s. NJ.
Wheeler. The programme included roll
call-household suggestions; paper, How
We are Fed, Mrs. Fernald; paper, The
Orange Groves of Southern California,
written by Mrs. Hilton, and read in her
absence by Miss Walker; and a piano
solo by Mrs. Wheeler.
Last Wednesday afternoon a merry
party gathered at Highland Cottage
when the hOstesses, Mrs. Cora Briggs
and Mrs. Katie Under, entertained in
their usual hospitsble manner. The
occasion was in memory of days OK yore,
and fifteen old time friends enjoyed an
excellent supper together, and with
"reminiscences, music and games the
time was happily spent.
The officers of Aurora Encampment
were installed last Monday evening, in a
session open TO all Odd Fellows, by
Grand Patriarch Leon S. Merrill of Scion,
who gave a good address later in the
evening. The principal officers OF the
encsmpment are:
C.P.-C. A. Msrston.
VIZ L. Swan
Scribe-Sieorge w. Haskell
Treasurer-A. Z. Shurtlen.
J. W.-Ralph Hemingway.
Our fine winter has taken a new turn.
The weather is fine overhead, but the
thaw and rain of Friday night and Satur-
day has made the sleighing in some
places uncertain, and in other places
very certainly gone. Part of the people
who travel are on wheels, and some of
the others wish they were. The fields
and hills are looking pretty brown, and
the general effect of things Is hardly that
of January. But it's mighty nice winter
weather just the same.
Rinaldo Wiggin entertained party of
little BOYS at his home on Park Street
last Monday afternoon, from four O'Clock
until six. Ii was the occasion of his
sixth birthday, and assisted by his little
guests, Ralph Clifford, Harlan Abbott,
Leslie Marston, Calvin Morse and Robert
Deuuison, Master Rinaldo led the games
until a dainty lunch was served In the
dining room, which was decorated all in
pink. The birthday cake with six burn
ing candles was a feature of the party,
and each little guest, having presented
his host with a birthday gift, carried
home candle as souvenir Of the pleas
ant time.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Mrs. Josephine Clifford of Sherburne,
VT, is working for Mrs. F. r. Witham.
Mrs. Nelson Lapham of West Paris is
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. Charles
SWEET.
Miss Eunice Fobes is staying with her
sister, Mrs. w. FL. SWEET. All the
schools in Wakefield, Mass, where Miss
Fobes is teaching, are closed on account
of the prevalence of small pox.
We shall close the Cottage Studio Jan.
Gath to 30tb, to enable US to be in Bos-
ton for special instruction in the latest
Photographic methods. Wait for our
return. and our free announcement offer.
Miss Libby.