Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03

Mrs. Charles Rawson goes to Bosto
TINS Monday morning for the month
October.
Mrs. Lura Martin of Bryant's Pom
has been visiting relatives here for
few days.
Chas. Fl. Howard 10 in Boston thl
week, buying Christmas goods and a
tending the Rexall convention.
Mrs. A. d. Park. in company with he
sister, Mrs. Hesld, Of Sumner, visite
their friend, Mrs. Cleon Osgood, q
Oquossoc, several days last week.
DR.. w. 1. Merrill and family left tn
first of last week for an automobile tril
to the former home of Mrs. Merrill q
Calais. They have not yet returned.
Benjamin SWEET claims the banner 81
far on Wolf River apples. His larges
one weighs 10 ounces and girths Il l..
inches, but he has a number of other
nearly as large.
Mrs. Charles w. Bowker underwent ,
serious surgical operation at DR.. King.
hospital in Portland Friday. Although
suffering considerably, she is reported a.
doing as we'll as could be expected.
Mrs. A. A. Abbott. who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin SWEET, for q number of weeks
leaves this week for a short stay in Au
burn, on her way to her home in Lynn
Mass.
1t is interesting and pleasant news tC
South Paris people that Nile. Scalar
who has not been heard in public since
her return from Europe, will sing at Q
concert to be given some time later il
the season.
At the home of D. S. Knapp and family
Saturday, Frank p. Knapp of South
Paris and Miss Maude Smythe of Mon,
tandon, Pa, were united in marriage by
Rev. Z. A. Davis. They will reside at
South Paris.
Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Davis, Deacon
Geo. b. Crockett and Mrs. w. Z. Morse
are delegates from the South Paris Bap-
list church to the state convention
which meets in Skowhegan this week.
The delegates 60 on Tuesday.
o. K. Clifford will sell at auction at
his farm next Saturday afternoon, eight
cen head of cattle and two hogs, a fuller
description of which is given in his sd-
vertisement in this paper. Mr.. Clifford
and family expect to move into the vii
lage later.
The Seneca Club wishes to take this
opportunity to thank the village people
who contributed 80 literally for their
sale for the benefit of the reading room
last Friday, and helped make it such a
success. 1t showed that the reading
room is appreciated.
The request of the clerks to add Wed
nesday evening TO the store closing
nights met with q ready response on the
part of the business people OF South
Paris, all but two firms joining in new
closing agreement to that effect, which
appears elsewhere in this paper.
Lieut. George Haley gave q very inter
esting and entertaining lecture, 'Nine
Years in Japan" at the Methodist
church Thursday evening, describing
the people and the manners and customs
of Japan in a very realistic way. As
usual in the case of lecture, there was
small audience.
The Woman's Mission Circle will meet
in the vestry of the Baptist church next
Thursday at 3 O'Clock, sharp. The an
nual meeting of the Baptist Ladies' Aid
will be held at the same place at o'clock
Thursday. As there will be election of
officers and other business, large at
tendance is desired.
On account of a broken casting in the
engine at the pumping station of the
Norway Water Co., putting the station
out of commission, South Paris was ap-
piled to for water last Thursday, and the
water from the South Paris system was
turned on to Norway village. 1t will
take three or four days more to complete
the repairs, and meanwhile we furnish
water.
Arthur Z. Witham, the youngest son
of the late Frank X. and Mrs. Hattie Z.
Witham, II years of age, met with bad
accident Saturday, getting the tips of the
fingers on bis right hand caught In the
gear of hand power cider mill. 1t was
necessary to smputate the first and sec.
ond fingers below the first joint, which
was done by DR.. Littlefield. The third
finger, though somewhat injured, was
saved.
The Uuiversalist Good Cheer Society
will serve their first supper of the season
on Tuesday of this week, Oct. Sd. The
supper will be sort of harvest supper
and the menu will consist of vegetable
hash, Indian pudding, beans, salad, and
the usual pies, cakes, etc. A musical
entertainment will be given and the
evening close with q sociable. The
younger classes of the Sunday School
have been invited TO attend free OF
charge. Price of the supper as usual
for others attending.
Mrs. Martha Rawson died on Satur-
day at the home of her brother, James
FL. Clark, aged 80 years. She had not
been in good health for long time, and
early in July she fell and broke her hip
since which time there has been little
expectation of her recovery. Mrs. Raw
son was the daughter of the late
Jonathan Clark Of South Paris. She
was twice married, her first husband be.
ing S. d. Weeks, formerly postmaster al
Paris Hill. Some years after bis death
she married Job. 81. Rawson, who died 8
few years since. She leaves one grand
son. The funeral will be held on Tues
day at 2 p. n, attenned by Rev. A. T
McWhorter.
Advertised letters and cards in Soutf
Paris post office Oct. I'd, 1911:
Mr. Louis Doorway.
Belcher and Taylor, (cafd)
James SuMiran.
Mrs Roy E. Staples, (csrd)
Mrs. w. r. Titus.
Mrs. Tom Holmes.
Joe w. Hines, Jr.
| Frank II. Merrill.
Mr.. McDaniels.
ID. j. Msrcella.
Mrs. 8. e. Proctor.
Miss Vera Russell, (card)
Miss Emma g. Gardner, (cardl
Harvey Corbett. (card)
| Miss A. Chsveripe, (csrd)
Harry Bruno. (card)
4 Angus A. ellis. lcard.)
Mrs.. Omer Bergeron.
Ralph II. Cole. tcard)
/ George Young, (card)
i Arthur c. WEIGH, (card.)
/ Mrs. NJ l.. Cooper, (card)
/ c. II. Treet, (card)
/ G. X. French, (card.)
Mrs. N. J. Poor. (csrd)
Reginald Grant, (card)
Harry Sunderland, (card)
Harvey 8. Corbett, e letters)
Harry Clancy.
Il Charles Austin.
| s. DAVIS, Postmaster.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Hamilton r. Keene Ii working 10