Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-09-05


Good Cheer meeting Tuesday after
noon at 80 for business.
The Lumley Castle Band will furnisl
music the first day Of the county fair.
Miss Bessie L. Cole went to Wood
stock Monday to begin her schoo
2 there.
Miss Jessie C. Tolman has returned
from visit Of several weeks In Massa
i ohusetts.
Miss Lena Hicks of Beverly, Mass,
was the guest of her father, B. f. Hicks,
few days last week.
Misses Nettis Getchell and Catherine
Garst of Washington, D. c., spent Sum
day in Gorham, N. q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Shurtleff expect
to move into their new house on lower
Main Street this week.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Jewett Of Denmark
were the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
<. n. Haskell, few days last week.
Miss Julia p. Morton left Monday
morning, after spending the vacation
here, to return to her teaching in Abing-
ton, Mass.
Miss Florence NJ. Richardson is spend
ing a two weeks vacation with relatives
and friends in Exeter, N. H., and Med
way, Mass.
There will be a meeting of the West
ern Maine Poultry Association at the
Oxford Co. creamery Tuesday evening,
Sept. 5th, at 7:30 O'Clock.
There will be special meeting Of the
Seneca Club this Monday evening with
the president, Mrs. Stewart, at her home
on Pleasant Street, at the usual hour.
Miss Maud Carter, Miss Nettie Getch-
ell and Miss Catherine Garst OF Wash
ington, d. c., went Thursday to New
Meadows Inn, returning the same day.
DIR. and Mrs. j. G. Littlefield, Miss
Grace Thayer and Mile. Scalar started
Monday morning for an automobile trip
of a day through the White Mountains.
I Dance at Academy Hall, Paris Hill,
Friday evening, Sept. s. Music by
Shaw's Orchestra. Ice cream served at
iutermission. 25 cents each. Good
floor. All invited.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will have a
business meeting next Wednesday after
noon at three O'Clock In their vestry.
All the ladies of the society are earnest
ly requested to be present.
Guests at Alfred II. Jackson's are Col.
VIM. B. White of Boston and Mrs. Laura
Warehouse of Mechanic Falls. Mrs.
Josephine Bates of Ionia, Mich, is ex-
pected there Monday evening.
Temperature was pretty close to the
danger line Monday morning, several
thermometers showing reading in the
vicinity of 40. Probably little touch
of frost will be reported in places.
The class Of 1909 of Paris High School
held reunion at G. A. r. Hall Friday
evening. About % members Of the
class and invited guests were present.
Games were enjoyed and refreshments
were wed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Walton, Mr.. and
Mrs Harry NJ. Wheeler, and Miss Wal
ton, of Wakefield, Mass, were in town
Sunday, while on short automobile
trip from their home to Portland, Poland
Spring, and that other noted resort,
Shsgg Pond.
Mrs. Lester A. West gave her Sunday
School scholars of the primary class in
the Baptist school hayrack ride and
picnic at the farm where she lives Satur-
day afternoon. The affair also served as
a birthday party for Mrs. Vests daugh-
ter, Margaret, who was six years old on
Sunday.
l.. A. Brooks, superintendent Of the
hall at the fair grounds, makes special
request that all who have fancy work or
other articles to exhibit in the hall at
the fair this year should bring them in
early, so that proper attention may be
given them. This makes it easier for
| for the people who work in the hall,
gives the exhibits better show, and is
more comfortable all round.
On Sunday evening, Sept. 10, at 7:3O,
there will be a prohibition rally service
| in the Universalist church, conducted by
the pastors of the four village churches,
and they will be assisted by other
speakers from the village. This will be
on Temperance Sunday, which will be
on the eve of the day when the present
Maine contest for prohibition will be
decided at the polls.
Those who have recently paid little
less than dollar for portfolio contain
ing four of the government Topographic
cal survey maps may be interested to
learn the fact, which is not matter OF
universal knowledge, that those sheets
NAV be procured from the United States
Geological Survey directly, or from
dealers in several Maine cities, at five
cents each. The southern portion of
Oxford County has been surveyed and
most of the sheets have been published,
aud surveys are now going on which
when completed will cover another large
portion of the county farther north.
A prohibition lecture by Rev. j. 81.
Durkee of New York was announced to
be held at the Methodist church Sunday
evening, and it was made a union meet
ing of the four churches. For some un-
known reason the speaker did not ap-
pear, though he was watched for until
after the arrival of the 7:l2 train, when
the audience was already assembled.
As there were so many temperance meet
iugs already held and scheduled for later
dates, it was decided to make this Cos
pei meeting, aud there were short ad-
dresses by all the pastors, Rev. Messrs.
Davis, Miller, McWhOrter and Kewley.
The church was filled.
i BOLSTER DISTRICT.
John Small went to Portland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Talbot went to
Turner Thursday to visit friends and 70
turned Friday.
Mrs. John Small underwent surgical
peration at the Maine General Hospital
last Wednesday.
Miss Eunice Fobes, who has spent hel
, summer vacation at her cottage at Lake
Penpesssewassee, returned to her school
> in Wakefield, Mass, Monday.
: Don't you think It wise to have TIT
' eyes of your children examined by oul
8 Optician in preparation for the hart
Q strain on them when school opens
5. Richards.
u DR.. Crafts Address.
A well attended meeting In the Meth
= odist church Saturday evening was I'D
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