Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-02-22

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Guy gilbert is baggage master a
West Paris.
The Candlemas grounding continue
to make good.
Ralph D. Berry of Salem, Mass, i
visiting relatives in town.
Curtis Remission and Ralph Edwards
are in Freedom, n. H., for a few weeks
Mrs. Mary Z. Daniels is at Mechanic
Falls caring for Mrs. Flora Mason, who
is i'll.
There will be dance after the Linn
dog show at Norway Opera House Tues
day evening.
Rates have been secured on the Grand
Trunk for the meeting of Oxford Pomona
Grange held at West Paris March LIST.
The committee of the food and lunch
booth of the Good Cheer fair are asked
to meet with Mrs. Brett Wednesday of
this week at half past two.
Percy NJ. Walker of A. w. Walker &
Son went last week to Chicago to attend
Dealers of the United States.
Only about a week TO the village cor
poration meeting. The Democrat is
unable to learn as yet anything about
what there will be in the warrant.
Miss Ruth Blood is at home over the
Washington Birthday recess from West
brook Seminary. She was accompanied
by her classmate, Miss Belle Willis, of
Stroudwater.
The March supper of the Good Cheer
will occur on Tuesday of next week,
March 1st. This will be the fair supper,
so will be an unusually good one. Look
for flyers later.
At a recent meeting of the South Paris
W. c. I. u. it was voted to cooperate
with the Norway union in purchasing
an organ to be used in the Sunday
services at the Jail.
Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week are the dates for the play "Valley
Farm" which has been for some time in
The sale of seats opened
we'll Saturday morning at Shurtleff's.
One of those well-kuown frosty morn
ings Saturday. Fine and clear, air quiet,
and thermometer from Y to q below in
different parts of the village. Sunday
matched it, and Monday morn
ing it rained.
There will be a supper and entertain
ment at the Baptist church, Tuesday at
6:45 p. NJ. George A. Briggs, A. E.
Morse aud Miss Campbell will help en-
terrain. One price for both supper and
20 cents.
About thirty members of the Norway
Epworth League accepted the invitation
Of the Epworth League of the NJ. Z.
church TO valentine social last Monday
evening. Various games were played
and refreshments of punch and crackers
were served.
Col. William T. Eustis of Portland,
well known throughout Maine, and
in Oxford County, where for
m st of his life he has been leading
citizen of Dixtield, has leased one of DR..
Kings farms in the Bolster District,
and will occupy it with his family the
coming summer.
The Seneca Club is entertained this
Monday evening by Mrs, Gray and Mrs.
at Mrs. Gray's. The pro-
,ramme includes paper on "Home Life
10 Colonial Days" by Mrs. Wheeler, a
reading by Mrs. Stanley, an oral sketch
)f Joseph G. Cannon by Mrs. Barnes,
and a duet by Mrs. Wilson and Miss
rhayer.
Mrs. Ann NJ. Whitman observed her
S2d birthday last Tuesday with party
1t the residence of her daughter, Mrs. G.
+. Stevens, which was attended by chill
iren, grandchildren and greatgrand-
Refreshments were served TO
the four generations present, and a num-
Der of presents were received by Mrs.
Whitman. At her SD birthday, Mrs.
Whitman has not an unsound tooth nor
4 gray hair, condition which is hard to
match at that age.
Lumley Band, which meets every
Saturday evening at Engine House Hall
for practice, is certainly progressing re-
we'll Two or three visitors
were allowed in last Saturday evening by
special invitation and found an up-to-
date band of 10 pieces, assisted by two
members from the older band. In Mr..
Morgan from Norway they have an ex-
cellent leader and perfect gentleman in
every way and as the boys all say in
their expressive way "He's all right"
Some over two hundred enjoyed the
supper in connection with ladies' night
of Hamlin Lodge, K. of p, which was
served at the Congregational vestry Fri
day evening. Ii was an excellent chick
en- pie supper. The second part of the
evening was in Pythian Hall, where an
enjoyable programme was given by three
entertainers from Auburn, the numbers
including several sketches, solos by Mr..
Ingersoll, and readings by Harrie l..
Weber. The affair was very pleasant
one.
The ladies of the Universalist Good
Cheer Society are busy preparing for
their fair which will occur at Coed
Cheer Hall on Wednesday and Thursday,
March 9th and 10th. The drama, Oak
Farm, for which rehearssls are busily
going on, will be given in New Hall on
Thursday and Friday evenings, March
10th and 18th. This will be up to the
standard of the usual Good Cheer dramas
so you want to attend and see your old
friends on the stage again. Tickets %
cents. All seats reserved.
Wilbur l.. Farrar was attacked with
Of ha nj
of last week, and has since been in seri-
Gus condition. For two or three days
his case was considered critical. AL
though of late he has been resting rather
more easily, he is yet in grave danger.
On Saturday Mrs. Farrar collapsed
under the strain, and has since been
confined to the bed. Two trained nurses
are in attendance, and Mrs. Farrar's fa-
Their, S. o. Dorr of Mexico, is with the
family.
Mrs. Lucinda Tufts died on Wednes-
day at the home of her son, Leon NJ.
Tufts. She was the daughter of Capt.
Micah Walker, and was SO years of age
at the time of her death. She married
Joseph Tufts, who died number Of
years since. Three children survive,
Mrs. Elnora NJ. Swift of South Paris,
Freeland Tufts, formerly resident of
Paris, and Leon NJ. Tufts, with whom
she lived. Mrs. Tufts was member OF
the South Paris Universalist church.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon,
and in the absence of Rev. Mr.. Miller,
the pastor of the church, was attended
by Rev. M. C.. Ward of the Norway Uni
versalist church.