Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-12-19

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being entirely redecoratsd.
Mrs. Carrie Hitler was taken to tn
insane hospital at Augusta Saturday.
There will be work In the second de
gree at the meeting of Mt. Mica Lodg
Thursday evening.
Earl Clifford is at home from Bates
and is in the store of the c. II. Howard
Co. for the holiday season.
Mrs. W. W. Farrar and daughter, Mrs
Myrick, of Auburn, visited relatives il
this vicinity few days last week.
Wallace A. Clifford, principal of tn,
Island Falls High School, Is spending
bis vacation at his home here.
Roy j. Bird, who is chemist in Clapp',
rubber works at Hanover, Mass, has
been at home for few days, coming to
attend the funeral of Miss Eulalia Mil.
lett.
The children of the Universalist Sun.
day School are asked to meet at Good
Cheer Hall Friday afternoon at
| O'Clock to prepare for Christmas exer-
cises.
The annual meeting and roll call of
the Congregational church will be held
Wednesday evening, Dec. ~. All men,
bers of the church are requested to be
present.
The Pleasant Street School closed
Friday, week ahead of the schedule,
on account of the illness Of the teacher,
Miss Murphy. The other schools close
on Thursday of this week.
II is requested that all the membe of
Hsmlin Temple, Pythian Sisters, be
present at the next meeting Tuesday
evening, Dec. 20. Refreshments will be
served and good time for all.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Stearns have gone
to Hebron to spend the present week
with their son, Henry K. Stearns, and
will then go to Bethel to remain for the
winter with their daughter, Mrs. Z. C.
Park.
The report of the state school for the
feeble minded shows that Oxford Coun-
ty has six inmates, only one other coun-
" having so small a number. No re-
Elections on the mental capacity of the
other counties inhabitants.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris post office Dec. IS:
David Tobie, (card.)
Arthur Curtis, (letter.)
Alex +. McPhurson, (letter.)
Harry V. Bradbury, (card)
S. +. DAVIS, Postmaster.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies of the Methodist
church will hold their regular meeting
at the parsonage Thursday afternoon.
The program beginning the study of the
text book Conservation of National
Ideals" will be prepared by Mrs. Ivy
Morton.
The Universalist Mission Circle met
with Mrs. Chas. Young Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Ii. B. Smith, state president,
Of Mechanic Falls, was present and read
4 very instructive paper on Mission Work
IN Japan, which was very interesting.
Several visiting members were present.
Cocoa and fancy crackers were served.
The teachers report the attendance of
pupils in our schools for the month end
ng December as follows in percentage:
Grade 3, 4.7l
Grade $, g.7
Srade :, 1913
Grade 8, 81
j rade 5, SO.
Grades and 8. Shurtler School, 952
Pleasant Street Primary, IS.
Paris Hill, S2
Weber District, 9l6
The boys of Lumley Castle organized
l basket ball team on short notice last |
week and Friday evening played the
team from Norway High School in the
opera house. The Paris boys showed
ack of practice and team work and were
defeated q to II. In the other game of |
he evening Norway Regulars defeated |
Bridgton High School 32 TO "a. The So |
,isl dance that followed the games was
we'll attended.