Oxford Democrat., 1911-10-10
West Paris.

West Paris.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will hold their annual harvest
supper Tuesday, Oct. 81. There will be
an apron sale, also an entertainment In
the evening.
Mrs. D. A. Ball, Secretary of the
Maine Universalist Sunday School Con-
vention, attended the State Sunday
School ConS ention held at Dexter last
week.
Ralph and Agnes Frost of Newry are
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Tuell. Agnes 10 attending school
and Ralph is picking apples.
Mr.. Ross, principal Of the high school,
and Mrs. Ross, teacher of the grammar
grade, have resigned, and left Friday for
Michigan.
Mr.. Fiske 10 the new principal and
Miss Ida Field OF South Paris 10 his
assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Durham have
been guests at Charles F. Bsrden's.
They have been living at Oquossuc but
will now live in Portland.
Moses A. Swan has purchased of
Gerald Swift his place on the Greenwood
road.
West Paris is to have a postal savings
bank which will be opened about Oct. 10.
Harold Swift has moved to Bryant's
Pond.
J.F. Brock has 10 Barred Plymouth
Rock pullets, hatched April 1, that have
produced 18 Ia dozen eggs before 8
months Of age, the first being laid at 4
months, % days.
Frank Welcome OF Walthsm, who has
been putting q steam heating apparatus
at q. W. Dunham's, has returned home.
The labelling work at the corn factory
began again Monday, having been oblig-
ed to discontinue labelling on account Of
the rush after the freeze. The total
amount of cans packed was moro than
614,0OO.
Mrs. Josephine Bates has gone to
South Paris to stay several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Mary Hall.
The remains of Willard G.. Whittle of
Brockton, Mass, were brought here
Wednesday afternoon and the funeral
held Thursday at the Methodist chapel.
Mr.. Whittle was born In Greenwood and
was 7s years of age. he married Mary
Olive Shaw of Greenwood, and to them
were born four daughters: Eta, wife
OF Albert House, Carrie I. and Minnie
O., all of BrocktOn, and Gertrude, who
died several years ago. Mr.. Whittle
lived on a farm in Greenwood until a
few years ago, when Ill health made it
seem best for him to give up hard labor
and be then moved to Brockton, Mass.
He was we'll known and highly respected
in this community, having held several
town offices in Greenwood and he was q
successful school teacher during his
early life. The interment was in the
family lot in Greenwood cemetery.
Cora Josephine, wife of Edwin R.
Berry, died at her home on Pioneer
Street Wednesday evening. Mrs. Berry
had been i'll fora long time with con.
sumption, but she had borne her illness
with so much courage and fortitude that
few people in the village realized that
the end was so near. She was the
daughter of the late Harrison and Char
lotte Newhall Childs, and was AZ years
of age. Besides her husband, daugh-
ter Alice and q brother, Chauncey N.
Childs, of Union, survive her. The
family have the sympathy of the COM
munity.
George L. Briggs, Charles R. Briggs
and Carroll A. Bacon have returned
from hunting trip in Upton. L. H.
Penley and c. Z. Stearns are also on a
hunting expedition at Ketchum.
DR.. and Mrs. Wallace E. Webber and
three children of Lewiston were recent
guests of DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Wheeler.
The family Of Dexter w. Gray have
moved to South Paris where Mr.. Gray Ia
employed in the Mason Manufacturing
Co.
The Ladies' Social Circle OF the Free
Baptist Church will hold their annual
sale OF fancy and useful articles, candy
and ice cream and food, Friday, Oct. 20,
at Centennial Hall. There will be an
entertainment in the evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Wheeler are entertain.
ing the DOCTORS mother, Mrs. P. l..
Wheeler, and his sister, Mrs. Fred Grant
of Oakland.
The following item taken from the
Cambridge Chronicle OF recent date will
be of interest to Mr.. Murdock's friends
fn Maine:
Motorman Edward w. Murdock OF
North Cambridge station, is the oldest
motormsn in division Z. he received
his seventh stripe, denoting 35 years OF
service, on Aug. IA, of the present year.
He was born in North Paris, Maine,
Aug. 4, 1850, and entered the service OF
the Metropolitan railroad in 1878, the
same year as the late superintendent oi
division Z, John Horgsn. He then wen,
to work for the Highland railroad, un
der Supt. Julius E. Rugg, who 10 Al
present superintendent of employment
and discharge. Then he worked with
the Cambridge railroad, under Gen
William A. Bancroft, until that compan!
was consolidated with the West End
and later the Boston Elevated. Mr.
Murdock is at present enjoying the best
of health. Mr.. Nurdock's son. Con
ductor F. D. Murdock, OF Mount Au
burn, settled up Tuesday to enter on hi,
third year in the Massachusetts, Insti
tute of Technology, where he is taking
the course In civil engineering.