Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-21
Oxford.

The Hersey Guild met at the home of
Miss Lillian Andrews on High Street
Monday evening.
Leon Cash, a student at Bates College,
was awarded one of the ten dollar
prizes in the first division of the sOpho-
more debate.
George Parrott and granddaughter
Isabelle are visiting friends in Massachu.
sets.
Davis B. Wood, a long time resident
of this town. died Thursday, March 9th,
OF heart failure. The funeral was at his
home Saturday. He leaves a widow,
three daughters and one son.
Harry DeLano has accepted position
as clerk in Guppy's drug store at Port,
land.
T. P. Rich has bought the house be.
longing to Chas. Moulton on Back Street
and is moving his family there.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid held a
supper at Sons of Temperance Hall
Saturday evening. Owing to 80 much
sickness in the place the attendance was
rather small.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid met
with Mrs. Charles Davis.
Mrs. Anna Edwards will entertain the
ladies of the NJ. Z. Circle at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Denning, on
High Street.
Rev. Mr.. Robbins, pastor of the N. E,
church, is quite i'll with the grippe. Nc
services were held at that church Sun.
day.
Mrs. Imogene Hamilton, native and
former resident of this town, died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Abbott
Of Dexter, at the age of 90 years.
Mrs. John Eden ia i'll.
Mrs. Anna Edwards visited her sor
Ralph at South Paris last week.
Saturday evening will be ladies' nigh,
in Oxford Grange.
Edna Cummings is visiting friends in
Albany.
Charles Blake of Lowell, Mass. has
been visiting his brother, Osgood Blake
Herbert Denning is working at Camp
Kohut.
The household furnishings and prop
erty of the late Linwood Keene an6
family were sold at auction on Wednes
day.
Elmer McAllister has rented the
Emerson Bennett house and has moved
his family from East Oxford.
Philip Lord has been visiting his aunt
Mrs. Lizzie Edwards, at Norway.
George Hougbton, who has been very
i'll, is gaining now.
Miss Mary Andrews, who has beer
visiting in Oxford and Welchville, hal
returned to her home in Portland.
Elbridge Edwards is very sick will
the grippe.
Several cases of mumps have been re
ported in Oxford and vicinity.
F. B. Andrews is still confined to th'
house.
Mrs. Jennie Howe is staying with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Rich.
Mrs. and Mr.. Weston Dunn are boil
sick. Mrs. Dunn has very bad colo
while Mr.. Dunn has had bad attack o
rheumatism. Their daughter, Mrs
Evelyn Waite, of Mechanic Falls, il
staying with them.
George Shaw injured his hand Tues
day while saving wood SO that one finge
had to be amputated, while another ont
was badly cut and scared.
DR.. Grin Stevens was called to Wood
stock Wednesday, March 18th, on &C
count of the illness of his son George.
Elmer Walker died early Tuesda.
morning, March 14th. He was the driv
or of r. F. D., Route No. l, OF this town
and was at his work until within only ;
few days of his death. He took bat
cold last week which soon developed
into pneumonia. He leaves a widow
three sons, Alpheus, Frank and Leon
and daughter, Margaret, who has re
Gently returned from the Sanatorium a
Hebron, where she had been for treat
ment. The funeral was at the Congre
gational church Thursday.
Ruby Wilson Of Gray visited friends il
town during her vacation.
Mrs. Mary Illsley, of Portland, visited
her sister, Mrs. Webster Turner, las
week.
Mrs. Alma Bailey of Norway is spend
ing a few weeks with Mrs. N. W
Brackett.