Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-02-21
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b. G. Prince of Madison was with bis


parents here over Sunday.
We had little fire scare Saturday
night about FIVE O'Clock when an alarm
was given for what looked to be quite a
fire in the house owned by Mrs. B. Z.
Gerrish and occupied by Stanley Benson
upstairs and the central telephone office
below. The fire caught from an over.
heated chimney, but was extinguished
before any damage was done without
turning the water on.
Rev. Mr.. Lamb gave an instructive
and interesting address on Lincoln at
the Baptist church Sunday morning
The G. A. R. will observe Washing
toms birthday BY a public meeting We'd
nesdsy evening, Feb. %.
Twenty-four degrees below zero on
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. A. T. Cole discharged her nurse
Sunday. She ia making 9 good gain
from her operation.
C. c. Wilmington went away on bust
ness trip Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pettengill OF Me-
chanic Falls and Mr.. Ed Pettengill OF
Boston were In town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Conant OF Hebron
were in town Thursday.
The ladies of the Baptist Mission Cir
Gle held their annual mite box opening
ut the home of Mrs. C. Fl. Prince Thurs
day afternoon. A good amount was
realized. A picnic supper was served
after the meeting.
n II. Hall of New York was with his
mother and sister here over Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Bradford of Portland was
the guest of Mrs. j. A. Rawson one day
this week.
Miss Alice Nulty has bought out the
millinery business at Canton and will
take possession at once.
Mrs. Lucy Sbearman and children OF
Portland are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
n. Prince.
Master Dwight Alden Of Portland is
with his aunt, Miss Lizzie Allen.
| Mr.. Alfred Cole is somewhat better
of his recent illness.
Gene Chafin walked home Friday
afternoon.
A very pleasant party assembled at the
Methodist parsonage on High Street,
Wednesday evening to organize good
neigbborhood club for social and liter
airy purposes under the auspices of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Those
present as charter members were A. L.
Newton and wife, l. A. Smith and wife,
j. c. Wilmington and wife, n. F. Fisk
and wife, W. C. Allen and wife. After
a social chat for an hour they proceeded
to organize by the adoption of consti.
tuition and bylaws. They adopted the
name of o. N. C. of Buckfield. They
elected the following officers:
| President-I. A. Smith.
LIST Internationally. II. F. Fisk.
I'd Vice. Presidential. l.. Newton.
secretary-Mrs. J. c. Wilmington.
Treasurer-Mrs. w. G. Allen.
Ex. Com.@I. A. Smith, H. T. Fisk, Mrs. A. l..
Newton.
At nine O'Clock the company were in
vited to the dining room and light re-
freshments with cocoa were served by
Miss Leola NJ. Robinson and Mrs. Susan
E. Millay of Bath. A very pleasant
evening was enjoyed. The next meeting
will be at the home of the president, l.
A. Smith, Wednesday evening, March 1.
Mrs. S. E. Millay of Bath and her
eldest daughter, Mrs. Horace A. Wins
low, aud her two daughters, Lillian and
Theresa, of Portland, are guests of Mrs.
Pottle for the week.
| Peter Shaw is spending the winter at
the Pottle home, his family being away
for the winter in Massachusetts,. Peter
is good fellow and has won his way to
all hearts in his new home. He is we'll
known and favorite in the neighbor-
hood. But Peter is kat.
Miss Annie Thurston, bright cheer
full girl of eleven years, is spending the
winter with Mrs. Pottle and attending
the village grammar school.
Miss Leola NJ. Robinson of Bath,
teacher of the village grammar school,
is making her home at the Methodist
parsonage. Miss Robinson Is gradu-
ate of the school of art at Kent's Hill
Seminary and has an extended expert
ence as teacher.
Percy Cole of Mexico and his brother,
Walter Cole, of Lisbon, with their fami-
lies have recently visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Cole of this village
Fortunate are that father and mother who
have three sons we'll disposed and we'll
fixed in business who do not forget their
parents.
Rev. A. W. Pottle, who was in South
Paris Thursday calling on friends and
attending to an item of business, has
been engaged to supply for a while the
vacant pulpit of the Congregational
church at East Sumner. This will not
interfere with bis services In his church
in Buckfield In the afternoon.