Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-27
The Oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

Raymond Penfold is visiting in Port
land.
Miss Faith Davis is spending week il
Lewiston.
Miss Hortense Arkett OF Bryant Pom,
was a guest of friends here recently.
Mrs Chas. II. Howard and her twt
cons are visiting relatives in Pownal.
Misses Elva and Lila Abbott of NORTH
woodstock are visiting their uncle
Leroy B. Abbott.
Mrs Charles K. Elder and Miss Mil
dred Elder of Maiden, Mass, are at theil
summer homo here.
Mrs. George F. Eastman is visiting the
families of her father in South Windhan
and her brother in Portland.
Mrs Hulda Hilton of Somerville
Mas is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Al
meia Newton, for few weeks.
The Lumley Castle Band, not the
smith Paris Band, will play at the fair
grounds on the Fourth of July.
Lewis A. Keen, who graduated from
the electrical engineering course at the
University of Maine, is at his home here.
Lester A. West has bargsiued for the
purchase of the farm of Fletcher A.
Parlin. we'll known as the Henry Fobes
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Bonney of Bow
d,iDham were guests at Walter l.. Grsy's
during the Hebron Academy commence
msnt.
Mrs John Fellman Plummer will re-
csiye her friends at her home on Pine
stree, Friday afternoon from 2 to .
o'clock.
Principal Nelson |. Mixer of the high
school and Mrs. Mixer have gone to
Union, Maine, where they will spend the
summer.
Miss Helen NJ. King is at home from
her teaching in Portland for the summer
vacation, with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. F. King.
Rodney W. Brown of Reading, Mass,
WIS guest at Alton Z. Wheeler's for
few DAYS last week, while on business
trip 10 Maine.
Miss Florence Gordon. supervisor of
music in the Paris schools for the past
wear left Thursday afternoon for her
home in Brewer.
Advertised card in South Paris post
Office June 20;
Mrs. Hester Walker.
ST. DAVIS, Postmaster.
W w. Ripley has been laid up for a
Few days with injuries received by driv-
ing the point of a sickle into his knee
while cutting grass for his horses Tues
day night.
The event of this week will be the
wedding OF MIR. Roy 4. Cole and Miss
Susie NJ. Wheeler, which will take place
a. ne Congregational church Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Ruth A. Blood graduated last
week from Westbrook Seminary, Port
land, and in conjunction with another
Young lady had the presentation of gifts
at the class day exercises Of the senior
class on Tuesday.
A concrete sidewalk 8 IL feet wide
has been put in along the Church Street
aide Of the Deering Memorial Church,
and concrete steps have been put IN
leading from the sidewalks to the
several entrances of the church.
Rev. ]. W. Chesbro, formerly pastor OF
the Baptist church in this village, IS 10
spend his vacation at a cottage at Lake
Pennasseegassee. He will arrive about
the middle of July and has accepted an
invitation 70 preach at the Baptist
church here on the morning of the last
Sunday in July-the 30th.
Merton K. Sumner, who graduated
from the University OF Maine at the
recent commencement, is here for few
weeks. He has position engaged in
engineering work for Stone & webster
of Boston, in construction work at Fort
Worth, Texas, to which he will. go some
time the last of the summer.
The Norway and Paris Ministerial
Association enjoyed a picnic at Gibson's
Grove Tuesday, with a good attendance
Of the ministers and their families from
the two towns. Although the day was
one of several showers, shelter was al
lOrded them in cottages near the grove,
and the occasion was enjoyable.
The meeting at the Baptist church
Wednesday evening of this week will be
conducted by Rev. R. j. Bruce of the
Norway Congregational church, the
pastor, Rev K. A. Davis, being absent 10
deliver an address on prohibition al the
meeting of the Local Union of Christian
Endeavor at Smithville chapel, Rumford.
Most of the physicians attended the
meeting and banquet of the Oxford
g, ak pnnlar Tavprn
North Newry, Tuesday, making the trip
BY auto. They encountered more or
less mud made by the showers OF the
day, but fortunately escaped the show
erS themselves. For nearly twenty-four
hours DR.. Merrill was the only physician
in the two villages.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
Schools will be June Goth at Gibson's, IL
rainy the following day. Children IL
years Of age and under go by hayrack
free. Children under Is go by rack for
20 cents; adults 80 cents either way.
Children BY boat Is and under, 20 cents.
Car leaves for boat at S:45. Hayracks
leave the Square at $50 All come and
have good time with the children. All
four Sunday schools will unite.
Ralph Z. Gray and Robert w. Wheeler,
Shu have recently graduated in the
pharmacy course Of the Medico-chirugi-
Ca College Of Philadelphia, came home
the first ~ las, week. Mr.. Wheeler will
90 to Old Orchard, where he will be in the
store OF the Seaside Drug Co. for the
summer. Mr.. Gray is in the store OF
the Chas. II. Howard Co. for week or
two, and then will also go TO Old Orch
ard and will be with the Seaside Drug
Co. for the summer.
Sylvan Shurtleff of Portland was at
South Paris Saturday, visited relatives
and with number of them took dinner
at Hotel Andrews, called at the Democrat
office and other places, and made trip
10 Paris Hill. For man OF So years Mr..
Shurtleff is remarkably well preserved,
and his "reminiscences Of his younger
days are very interesting. He is par
ticularly and earnestly interested in the
present campaign for the retention OF
the prohibitory amendment.
The men Of the place having turned
out TO the number Of fifty-six, to take
dinner at Hotel Andrews on the opening
day last Monday, the women decided
that they would not be outdone, and
made preparations to descend upon the
house Thursday. Accordingly on that