Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-02

Miss Myrtle Ring Of Greenwood visit
ed here Saturday.
Mrs. William Culber, spent saturda,
with her sister In Lewiston.
Hsmiin Lodge, K. p, has appropriate
cd $40 for the childreu's hospital.
Frank P. Knapp has been engaged a.
instructor for Lumlsy Castle Band.
Ralph Ham of Portland Is spending ,
; week with his cousin, Philip Jones.
Shaw's Orchestra will play at the May
oaii at West Paris this Monday evening.
Mrs. j. P. Richardson and Mrs. Eliza.
beth Edgerly went to Portland Saturday.
Mrs. George Davis and daughter, Miss
Airline Croker, spent Saturday at Lew
iston.
Miss G. Mae Bennett went Saturday to
Auburn to have her eyes fitted by DR..
Pennell.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of p, will work the
second rank at it's meeting next Friday
evening.
| Mrs. T. r. Hathaway has been serious
ly i'll, but is reported improving the past
few days.
Mrs. T. S. Barnes and daughter Helen
were in Lewiston on shopping trip
Saturday.
Kenneth Witham, who was recently
operated upon for appendicitis, is in
school again.
Mrs. Fl. r. Denison and son Clifford
OF Harrison are guests for the week at
Geo. r. Morton's.
Mrs. Lizzie Morse is spending this
week with her son, Albert Morse, and
family, at Old Town.
A Christian Endeavor social will be
held at the Congregational vestry Thurs
day evening of this week.
Ralph B. Penfold, wife, and daughter,
Mae, are here from Portland for
weeks stay with relatives.
The Womsn's Missionary Society of
the Baptist church will hold its meeting
10 the small vestry at o'clock Thurs
day.
Mrs. J. J. Murphy went Saturday to
Woodfords, where she will visit her
niece, Mrs. Elmer E. Ross, for couple
of weeks.
At the regular Rebekah meeting of
May II the degree will be conferred upon
four candidates and it is hoped the team
will all be present.
Several contractors have been in town
80 = A ka heI
construction of the town sewer which
will be put in this year.
The Pythisn Sunday sermon before
Hamlin Lodge, X. of p, will be given
by Rev. C. G. Miller at the Universalist
church on the 2lst of May.
During the present week the Clark
reservoir, of the village water system,
will be emptied, thoroughly cleaned,
and refilled with fresh water.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerly has gone to
meeting Of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Order of Railway Conductors.
There will be a meeting of the West |
ern Maine Poultry Association at En- |
CINE House ball, South Paris, Tuesday
evening, May I'd, at I:S0. All members
are requested to be present.
About thirty from Norway Temple of
Pythisn Sfsters and members OF Paris
Lodge were entertained at Pythian Hall
Tuesday evening. Refreshments were
served and pleasant evening passed.
Maurice L. Noyes and family arrived
home last Monday, after spending the
winter at Sour Lake, Texas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Heidner are not expected for some
weeks YET, as business matters will keep |
them in Texas.
The first day when 1t was comfortable
to be out without an overcoat caught |
the street railroad unprepared with an
open car. But they did the next best
thing-in fact good deal better thing
and ran a closed car with the windows
all open.
Our long and cruel winter gave place
last week TO sudden and intense sum
mer. In fact. the past week was almost
as unseasouably warm as the previous
week was cold. Monday morning IL ia
little cooler, aud there is fair prospect
of the long desired and much needed
rain.
Mrs. Cora <. Seberry of Brooklyn,
Y. Y, national lecturer for the w. e.
T. u, will speak here on the l4th under
the auspices of the local union. This
lecture is part of the W. G. T. U. cam
paign on the prohibition issue. Mrs.
Seberry is said to be not only powerful
but very entertaining speaker.
Stanley NJ. Wheeler attended the ban
quet at the Congress Square Hotel, Port
land, Wednesday evening, which was
given complimentary to F. FL. Hazelton,
general manager for Maine of the Equi-
table Life Assurance Association, by
George T. Wilson of New York, second
vice president of the association.
There was large attendance Of Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs at the annual SER
mon, which was given at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday afternoon by Rev.
Fl. G.. McLsufiin of the Park Street
Methodist Episcopal Church of Lewiston.
Mr.. McLaufliu spoke at some length,
using the thirteenth chapter Of First
Corinthians as the basis OF his discourse.
George Fl. Barrows, former resident
of Paris, died at his home in Jacksonville.
O., on the goth of April, at the age Of u
years. He was the son OF Harvey Bar
rows, and brother OF hrs. A. K. jackson
of South Paris. He was born 10 Albany,
later with bis parents lived in Green
wood, and for a number OF years IN
Paris. He served in Co. r, Twenty
third Maine Regiment. Forty years ago
or more he settled in Ohio.
The district meeting Of the Rebekah
lodges, composed of Mt. Pleasant lodge
OF South Paris, Mt. Hope Of Norway,
Coltax Of Mechanic Falls, aud Good Faith
lodge OF Buck6eld. will be held at Buck
field ON Tuesday Of next week, May 9th.
1t is expected to be = great meeting as
both the president and vice-presidene OF
the Rebekah assembly will be present.
Good Faith Lodge will exemplify the
work. 1t is hoped that Mt Pleasant
lodge will be we'll represented. Ii those
who care to go will leave their names
with A. E. Shurtleff not later than Mon
day, May Sth, conveyance will DO pro-
vided for them. Supper will be served
from six to seven o'clock P. N.
During the month Of May the post
Office people expect to "hate them
selves" By orders recently received,
all mail matter must be weighed and
counted for the month. The postmaster