Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-12-26
Mrs. C. P. Berry Is anite III.

Miss Fanny Chapman is at home from
Gorham Normal School for the holidays
Tracy Pierce has returned froI
Orleans, Mass, and is employed at MOI
way.
Miss Carrie A. Gray is at home from
South birmingham, Mass, for the holi
days.
The annual meeting of the Good Chez
Society will be held at the church Wed
nesday.
Miss Helen N. King is at home from
her teaching in Portland for the holida.
vacation.
Mrs. L. Z. Bean, Miss Cora ]. Masor
and Pauline are spending few days il
Portland.
Ernest Martin, who went to Florida {
few weeks since, arrived home Monday
morning.
DR.. Charles S. Stuart of Rsngeley il
here to spend Christmas with his father
and sister.
II. w. Dennison and family are spend
ing the Christmas recess with his parents
at West Bethel.
DIR. j. W. Davis and Mrs. Smith OF
Fort Fairfield are at DR.. G. l.. Bucks
for the holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wing of Wstervile have
been Christmas guests Of their daughter,
Mrs. P. <. Hathaway.
George Abbott was at home for Christ
mas from Gilead, where he is in the en-
ploy of G. Z. Leighton.
Rev. Milton V. McAlister of Brunswick
is spending the Christmas vacation with
his family at o. Z. Barrows'.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Fletcher OF
Worcester, Mass, are at Almon Church
ills for the holiday vacation.
Mrs. j. F. King, who had been in DR..
Kings hospital in Portland for some
weeks, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Archie Cole Of Tate Springs.
Tenn, is here, called by the illness and
death of her uncle, Wallace Ryerson.
Miss Maud Carter and Miss Nettie
Getchell are here from Boston to speud
the holidays with Miss Carriers people.
A few days of sleighing last week
helped out the Christmas business, and
the trade generally has been quite good.
The annual parish meeting of the
Universalist church has been called for
the second Tuesday in January, the 9th.
George Il. Clark came home Saturday
night for the holidays from the Massa.
chusetts Institute of Technology at Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Lane of Port
land were with Mrs. Lanes parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Fletcher, to spend
Christmas.
1t is urged that as many as possible
be present at the meeting of the Pythian
Sisters this evening Tuesday, Dec. 26.
Refreshments will be served.
The first division of the Universalist
Good Cheer Society meet with Mrs. Her
rick this Tuesday afternoon to make ar
for the January supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E. Cole and Morton
V. Bolster were at Bethel Monday night
TO attend the wedding of Mr.. Paul c.
Thurston and Miss Elsie NJ. Hall Of that
town.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of P, will elect
officers next Friday evening, also confer
the rank of Knight, after which refresh
ments will be served. All members are
requested to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Y. Anderson had for
guests over Christmas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Needham and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Thompson Of Portland, aud Mr.. and Mrs.
n. w. Ordwsy of Old Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Herrick enter
tanned at Christmas dinner, Mrs. j. F.
Penley, Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Penley, Miss
Bertha Penley, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith,
Miss June Smith, Mr.. r. F. Herrick.
Guests at S. c. Ordway's for Christmas
were Mr.. Ordway's mother, Mrs. Il. G.
Ordway of Woodstock, Mrs. Newton of
Gothic Street, and Mr.. Johnson, who is
here on a ten days furlough from the
battlsship Virginia.
The quick rise of water from the rain
the last of the week took out the work
that had been done at the dam stopping
the leak at the end of the old wooden
dam, and il will be necessary now to be-
gin entirely anew with the repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Maxwell had three
of their daughters with them for
Christmas-Mrs. Frost of South Franz
ingham, Mass, Mrs. Chase of Sabattus,
and Miss Edith Maxwell, who teaches in
Melrose, Mas, and is at home for the
holiday vacation.
The next important event here is the
poultry show, the third annual exhibit
ton of the Western Maine Poultry Asso-
cation, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week. Entries already in in
dictate a large exhibition, with the quail
ty up to the standard set in previous
years.
Lumley Castle basket ball team de-
feated the Crescents of Norway at the
Opera House, Monday evening by score
Of Is to Is. Gould Academy of Bethel
was leading in its game with the
Norway Regulars, when an accident to
one of the baskets interfered, so that the
game was not completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Wheeler entertain
cd family party Of twelve at Christmas
dinner, which included Howard G.
Wheeler of Manchester, N. a., Col. and
Mrs. A. j. Stearns of Norway, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy <. Cole of Ashland, Mass,
Stanley NJ. Wheeler, Robert w. Wheeler,
Frank II. Bumpus, Miss Carrie Mathews
and Miss Mary Abbott.
A neglected Christmas custom receiv-
ed attention Monday morning, when
band OF carol singers consisting of nine
young ladies' from the Baptist church
made the rounds of the village, their
visits being a surprise to nearly every
one. In the course of their travels they
went to the Jail, and Mr.. Cole let them in
to sing inside. Nowhere else was their
singing more appreciated than there.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
John Small is selling white flame
lamp burners.
George Brown and wife of Caribou
were recent guests at j. S. Browns.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Brown attended the
State Grange at Lewiston last week.
Mrs. A. o. Wheeler and children have
gone to South Acton, Mass, to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Mason and son
James are staying at Mrs. A. o. Wheel