Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-02-07

SOUTH PARIS.

the guest of her daughter, Mrs. e, II
Herrck.
Miss Nellie Jackson of Portland is tb,
ones, of her aunt, Mrs. Louise j. Briggs
for few days.
Mrs. W W. Walker and son Harold o
Portland have been visiting relatives
here for few days.
MFR. and Mrs. Walter L. Gray returned
Wednesday from their trip to Washing
ton and other places.
l. II. Carfrey, superintendent Of
schools in Wakefield, Mass, was al
south Paris Thursday.
DR.. G.. Z. Wescott of Portland is il
town to do veterinary work for Dr.
King and Mr.. Rowland.
John NJ. Murch is at Hebron, making
the repairs on Barrows Lodge which
was damaged By fire week ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert d. Park were
called to Mexico Friday by the death OF
Mr. Parks father, Henry w. Park.
Poverty ball at Academy Hall, Paris
Hill. Tuesday evening OF this week.
Music BY Shaw's orchestra. Every one
invited.
Paris Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will work
the NJ. NJ degree at the regular meeting
Tuesday evening of this week, and the
officers will be installed.
A special meeting of the South Paris
Board of Trade will be held at the
assessors office Tuesday evening, to con-
slider important business.
Mrs. ID. A. Ball of Mechanic Falls,
secretary of the Maine Universalist Sun
day school Convention, visited the Uni
yersaliSt Sunday School here on Sunday.
Various temperatures Monday morn
ipr down to twenty below. The fellow
who was complaining of no winter has
gone in and pulled the hole in after him.
The members of VIM X Kimball Post
and circle will observe Lincoln's birth
day on Saturday evening, Feb. IL. There
will be short program followed by re-
treshmeuts.
Train service was good deal democrat
lEeu Oy tue stOAlnS Vi ZIG AoSt VI WV
week. Through trains going east were
from one TO six hours late, and others
were more or less delayed.
Mrs. Ernest Herrick will entertain the
ladies of the Good Cheer at her home on
Main Street Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock. A good attendance is hoped
for as there is lots of work TO be done.
Next Sunday will be observed as visit
ors' day by the Congregational Sunday
school. Any who are not able to attend
regularly are cordially invited to make
special effort TO be present on that Sun
day.
Business was somewhat active in trad
ING circles last week. One man traded
secondhand harness for secondhand
pig that was warranted not TO squeal.
The warrant did not extend to the pur-
chaser.
4 rehearsal for the rank of knight at
the K. of p. Hall Wednesday evening of
this week All who have part in this
rank are requested to be present. The
rank of Esquire will be worked on two
candidates Friday evening.
Remember the supper at the Congre-
gational vestry on Thursday of this
week, Feb. 9th. Supper to be followed
by an entertainment given by Norway
talent. Supper at 6:45. Supper and en-
ter,aiument % cents. Supper 10; enter
tainmeut, 10.
With thick snow falling all day az
temperature never more than degree or
two above zero, Thursday was a Candle
mas day such as would delight the heart
Of the devOut believer in weather saws.
BuJ we're liable to have a lot more win
ter, for ali that
A sardine- packed car load of people
went from here to Norway Wednesday
night for the supper served by the men
Of the Congregational church at that
place. A big stunt was done by the
men, who fed about 400 people, il being
necessary to set the tables three times
DAME K. Dresser went to the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston
Thursday, and on Friday underwent an
operation for appendicitis. he was ac-
cnmpanied by Mrs. Dresser, who has no.
yet returned home. AT last accoou'S
Mr. Dresser was quite ill, but good re-
covery was thought probable.
C. w. Robbins of Old Town, formerly
publisher Of the Old Town Enterprise,
and man with awide acquaintance in
Maine aud other states, was at South
Paris Saturday. Although Mr.. Rob
bins has travelled extensively in America
and some in Europe. this is the first time
he ever visited oxford County.
There will be a Good Cheer supper
and entertainment Tuesday of this week,
Feb I. Supper at $50 followed by an
entertainment BY the Lumley Castle
Band. Prices as usual. The evening
will close with sociable in which old
and young are expected to join and
make the evening a pleasant one for all.
say, did You ever hear the wind blow
the way it did last Monday night? If you
did you'd better not acknowledge 1t in
South Paris. Several people got mp and
stayed up for some hours until the gale
had abated-uot timid women either,
bu, grown men. They were afraid the
windows would blow in or something OF
the sort would happen.
A man from Wakefield, Mass, who
was in town Thursday in the midst Of
that zero snow storm, made the remark,
"They say this is very cold weather,
but il doesn't seem cold TO me, not so
cold as it frequently seems at my home
when the thermometer is considerably
higher" That is fresh testimony 10 the
chilliness of the Massachusetts, east wind.
Three young fellows from another
town, while in the jewelry store of 5.
Richards about a week ago, lifted" a
gold watch case while Mr.. Richards was
absent in the back room on an errand.
Very unwisely they undertook to turn 1t
into cash at the jewelry store of +. A.
Cole at Norway, and this led TO the
prompt recovery of the watch case.
Out Of consideration for the families,
the matter was not prosecuted.
As an unanuounced feature of the
domestic science programme OF the
Seneca Club at its meeting with Mrs.
Barnes last Monday evening, recipe
books entitled Seneca Recipes" were
distributed by the literary directors, III
which the members were to copy thei'
recipes. The attractive covers of these
books were designed and executed by
Mrs. George C.. Erskine OF West Rutland
Mass, former active member and nov
an honorary member of the club.
This Monday afternoon the Euterpear
Club holds it's February meeting witt