Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
West Paris.

West Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Bates have returned
from Ferry Beach where they have at
tended the Universalist meetings, in SEES
sion there.
Mrs. Lewis N. Mann has been spend
ing several days in Portland.
Leon F. Cummings Of Dorchester,
Mass, has been the guest of his uncle D..
q. Fifield. Mr.. Cummings 10 the eldest
son of George r. Cummings who formerly
lived In Greenwood. He was graduated
from Tufts College and since that time
has held responsible position in the law
book department of Little & Brown, pub
fishers, Of Boston, having been twice
promoted.
Miss Ruth Tucker of Lewiston Is with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Tucker.
She will remain during the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Tuell took trip
by auto to Newry last Sunday, where
they were guests of their daughter Mrs.
Amos Frost and family.
DR.. and Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Wheel
er's father, A. F. civilians, have returned
from an auto trip to Oakland and Water
vile, where they we're the guests OF DR..
Wheeler's relatives.
Mrs. Jarvis Thayer and daughter of
Paris have been recent guests of Mrs.
Thayer's father, George F. Marshall.
Miss Beryl knight of Norway recently
visited Mrs. Laforest Emery.
Miss Martha Maxim of Cambridge was
a recent guest of Mrs. E. Z. Locke.
Misses Eva and Helen Richardson Of
Norway are visiting at B. A. Richard
sons and E. w. Penley's.
Twepty-nine members of the /. 0. O.
r. and Rebekah Lodges attended their
field day at Lake Auburn last Tuesday.
The Edwin j. Hadley moving picture
show will be at Grange Hall this Mon
day evening. This show was here last
year and was we'll liked.
Florence Elwell Atkins of Tennessee
will speak at Grange Hall, Aug. "a. She
is highly spoken of as a temperance
lecturer.
The remains of Mrs. Simeon Farr of
Greenwood were brought here from
Greenwood Monday for interment
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Starbird Of
South Paris, and son, Capt. Alfred Star
bird and. wife of Oklahoma, spent Tues
day with Mr.. Winfield Starbird's sister,
Mrs.. Lorinda Curtis and family.
Miss Minnie Pike is i'll from tonsilitis
and has gone to her home in Greenwood.
Miss Clara Hall is working for l.. 81. Pen
ley in the store during Mrs. Penley's
absence. Mrs. Penley is visiting friends
in Auburn.
Miss Mildred Davis who is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Lucretia Davis and
other relatives at Milton, had the mis-
fortune to fall Wednesday afternoon and
fracture her collar bone.
E. w. Penley aud family will 60 Satur-
day to their camp at Bailey Island for
stay of several days.
Mrs. Emma W. Mann is spending sew
eral days in Portland.
c. l.. Ridlon has another automobile
Miss Marion Andrews of Portland was
the recent guest of Mrs. e. W. Durham.
DR.. Barker of Norway was in town
Saturday in consultation with Dr..
Wheeler.
Mrs. E. D. Stilwell was at Bryant's
Pond Thursday.
Vernon Ellingwood and family are at
Z. D. Packard's camp at Greenwood.
Mrs. Josephine Charlotte Newhall
Childs died at the Augusta Insane
Asylum Saturday, Aug. 5, where she
was taken for treatment last December.
Her remains were brought here Monday
night, accompanied by her son, and the
funeral was held from the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. r. Berry. Rev. L. w.
Raymond spoke from the text, The
Lord is very present help in time OF
trouble" A mixed choir sang, "Abide
with me-" and Sometime we'll Under
stand" Mrs. Childs was the daughter
of Chauncey and Charlotte Newhall, and
was born in Waltham, Mass, Aug. 23,
1888. She became the wife of Harrison
Childs of Canton in 1854. They went to
the state of Iowa, but after few years
they returned to Waltham, Mass, later
moving to Rumford, Maine, where they
lived until 1875, when they purchased the
Pickett farm near Irish Bros. mill, where
they remained until the death of Mr.
Childs Nov. IA, 1900 Five children
were born to them, two of whom sur
vive her, Cora Josephine, wife of Edwin
r. Berry, and Chauncey Newhall Child'
of South Union, also two brothers
Hiram Nswhall of Chicago, and JohI
Newhall of Nebraska. Mrs. Childs wa
a member of the Methodist Episcopa
church, and for several years sang in th'
choir and was identified with the must
cal training and church concerts. Mrs
Childs made her home with her daugh
ter until as before stated she was remov
ed to Augusta.
Mrs. Lizzie Hanson of Mechanic Fall
was recent guest of Mrs. Elvesa Den
men.
Earle Healy of Mount Vernon is tn
guest of his sister. Mrs. G. A. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bird and son o
Worcester, Mass, arrived Friday an
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L
Briggs.
Miss Emma Burke of Locke's Mills
visiting Mrs. C. II. Martin, also Mis-
Mabel Curtis.
Mrs. George F. Cummings OF Dorches
ter. Mass, is visiting her brother, D. q
Fifield and family.