Oxford Democrat., 1911-11-14

Il 4nAS. a. W. UdICoiOu VI L6WistOu an
Mrs. Emery Parker of Pownal wer
guests at j. P. Richardson's over Sur
day.
Mrs. Ella Neal Of Lewiston Is th
guest of her father, George Wise, for
short time, before going south for tn
winter.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. church hav
changed the date of their sale from
Tuesday, Nov. 21st, to Thursday after
noon and evening, Nov. Esd.
Don't forget the sociable at Grang
Hall Saturday evening, Nov. 18th. Ic,
| cream and cake will be on sale. Goot
music during the social. Admission 1,
cents.
Mrs. p. 5. Mason was givon a surpris'
party by twenty-five of her neighbor'
last Thursday evening, the occasion be
ing her birthday. Refreshments, gsmei
and social time were enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Minnie Record will sell at auction
at her homel on High Street Thursday
afternoon, quantity of furniture, &
wagon, a sleigh and some farming tools
list of which appears on posters. Sale
at 80.
Sunday, though cloudy, was the warm
est day we have had for some time. Mon
day mornings frozen ground and snow
squalls are different sample of weather,
and make Us think about what We have
to expect.
Charles Allen Young and George A.
DOran of the hunting party which went
deer. Four deer in all had been brought
in before their return. Some of the
party still remain in camp.
Regular meeting of the Delta Alphas
will be held at the parlor of the Deeripg
Memorial church Thursday evening,
S o'clock promptly. Roll call to be re-
sponded TO with current event.
Seats for the Mile. Scalar concert will
go on sale at the Chas. Fl. Howard Co.
drug store on Saturday, Nov. %, at 9 A
NJ. The concert will be given in New
Hall, and the whole house will be re-
served, at the uniform price of one do!-
lar.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will serve a
supper next Thursday night at 6:45
consisting of scalloped oysters, scalloped
fish, cranberry sauce, hot rolls, cakes
and pies. Usual price, Is cents for sup
per, 10 cents for entertainment. All are
invited.
The electric pump installed by the
builders of the new dam is at last at
work, after several days delay in getting
the motor. About a third of the dam
at the south end, including the high part
for the head gates, is now practically
Mrs. C. W. Bowker, who has been in
DR.. Kings hospital in Portland, for
and for some time with her
brother in South Portland, returned To
her home here Saturday. Her mother,
Mrs. j. F. Stanley of Auburn, accompan-
led her, and will remain for few days.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris post office Nov. l3:
Miss Nellie VI. Smith.
Miss Grace Stevens (card).
Mrs. George T. Lawrence.
Miss Hattie Fyran (card)
Miss L. Gilgore (card)
Harry Austin (card).
Alton Coffin.
There will be an Epworth League
social and old-fashioned spelling match
at the Methodist vestry Tuesday evening,
IA. Study up your spelling
and come dressed in old fashioned cloth
ing, prepared to spell everybody else
down. Refreshments will be served.
five cents. Everybody invit-
ed.
Harold Alvin, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold ii. Cannon, who had not
been in good health, was taken to the
children's hospital in Portland a few
days ago, but was returned with instruc-
tions for treatment at home. The
trouble was evidently incurable, and the
boy died Monday morning. He was six
weeks old.
Among the exhibitors at the Maine
Corn and Fruit Show at Portland last
week were Kingdale Farm of South
Paris, K. l.. Cummings and Frank l..
Dudley of West Paris, besides numerous
others from other parts of the county.
number of premiums were awarded to
the Paris exhibitors, full list Of
which is not available.
Harry o. Parlin died Sunday morning
at the home Of his father, (. l.. Parlin,
on Pine Street, after a wasting illness of
many months. he was 80 years of age,
was born in Canaan, VT, but has been in
South Paris with the family for nineteen
years. The funeral at 2 O'Clock Tuesday
will by attended by Rev. T. N. Kewley,
and burial will be in Riverside.
Mrs. Maria Glover has returned to her
home in South Paris, and reports a very
pleasant time with relatives and friends
in Sumner and Hartford. She called at
her old home in Hartford, now owned by
Joseph Childs, where her husband and
son set out five or six hundred apple
trees Mr.. Childs told her that he had
sold from those trees this year thou
sand dollars worth of apples, and has
quite a lot still on hand. Mrs. Glover
saws she planted the seed aud has lived
to have the privilege of eating the fruit.
The Seneca Club is entertained this
Monday evening by Mrs. Writ Stanley at
her home on Pine Street, and the mem
bers have been asked 10 come at 8
O'Clock, when a game supper, such as
the club has before enjoyed at Mrs.
Stanley's, will be served. Appropriate
ly also the literary program is nature
evening, and is as follows:
Roll Call-Natnre Quotations, ns,-..--,,---;=-Club
Ip...a tom 81 nnr Enraata WhHplRr
Our Friends the VIVID Flowers. .---.. Mrs. Hilton
Our Neighbors the Birds, ----. Mrs. II. 4. Morton
Piano Solo, Mrs. w. p. Morton
The girls are asked not to forget to bring
their packages for the grab game.
A union meeting of the four churches
held at the Methodist church Sunday
evening was addressed by Miss S. l..
Rounds of this place, district super
iuteudent of the Maine Children's Home
Society Of Augusta, on the work OF the
society. In very pleasing and con-
vincing manner she described the diff
ferent phases of the society's activity.
A number of causes, such as abuse by
inhuman parents, death or incapacity OF
parents, place children in our state in
such circumstances that they need to be
cared for, and it is such cases to which
the society attends. In all cases where
It seems possible the children are kept
in their own homes and with their own
parents. II this is not practicable, they
are cared for at the home at Augusta
during such time as is necessary. The
homo will accommodate twenty-five
children, but at present is crowdiug in
thirty. But 1t is always the endeavor OF
the society 70 get the children into