Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-04


University of Maine for the Easter Va
: cation.
You don't want to miss seeing the
Teddy Bear speciality at the Darktown
5 Minstrels.
Bertha Penley of West Paris was the
. guest Of her sister, Mrs. E 81. Hsrrick,
last week.
Mrs. Irving Andrews has been assist
Ing Miss Jennie Skillings during the
J past week.
Charles Smith of Winthrop, Mass. is
spending short vacation at II. w.
Starbird's.
Mrs. Annette Pettengill-Conyers Of
Maiden, Mass, was a guest at j. j. Muir
phys Friday.
Mrs. Hannah Holt, who spent the
winter with her daughter in Mexico, has
returned home.
The chrysanthemum drill will be a
feature at the Darktown Minstrels April
18th and 14th at New Hall.
Charles Merrill, who is teaching
school at Southwest Harbor, is with his
parents, Mr.. and AIRS. L. S. Merrill.
Harry Holden has moved his family
from the rent over Jackson's grocery
store to the rent over Churchill's meat
market.
Miss Ruth Blood, who has been spend
ing her vacation at her home here, re-
turned to her studies at WestbrOOk
Seminary Monday.
The Baptist Women's Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. W. B.
Edwards Thursday at $50. A full at
tendance is desired.
A speciality song and dance will be
given at the Darktown Miustrels by the
Misses Helen Barnes, Rose Murphy,
Rose and Ruby Clark.
Rev. T: N. Kewley was indisposed on
Sunday, and Rev B. G. Wentworth of
Norway preached for him at the
Methodist church service.
Mrs. George c. Fernald and Mrs. |
Writ Stanley will entertain the Married |
Ladies' Whist Club at Mrs. Stanley's |
Thursday afternoon of this week.
Organization of the hose companies |
and hook and ladder company was not
effected Saturday night, but it 10 expect |
ed to complete it within the week.
April goth and 21st are the dates set |
for the presentation of the drama, 1.-The |
Village Schoolma'am," at New Hall, |
under the auspices of the Delta Alphas.
Tickets for the Darktown Minstrels |
will 90 on sale Thursday evening, April
6 at 1870 at the Chas. II. Howard Co.'s
drug store. All seats are reserved.
Don't miss seeing this show.
Just like winter. Thermometer didn't
get above % Sunday. Every time We
have one of these cold waves we think 1t
must be the last-until, about the time
it begins TO ease up, the next one comes.
Paris Grange entertained West Paris
Grange at an alLday meeting Saturday,
and quite good representation from
West Paris was present. State Lecturer
B. W. McKeen of Fryeburg was 10 at
tendance.
Shsw's Orchestra consisting of Maud
Davee, piano; Marian Haskell, violin;
Howard Shaw, clarinet; and Ralph
Easson, trombone, furnished music at
the Gan Fools Eve' ball at West Paris
Friday evening.
The Democrat expected to issue this
week bulky supplement containing the
public laws passed by the legislature
which adjourned Friday, but apparently
the package is side-tracked in transit,
aud the laws must wait another week.
Harry Fl. Cochrane of Monmouth, the
well known decorator, is in charge of the
decorating of the new Methodist church,
and his crew are now at work. 1t is
thought that the vestry will be ready so
il can be used for services in four or five
weeks.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. Church /
will meet in the small vestry OF the
Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. As this is the annual meeting |
for election Of officers, also full report |
of the years work, it is hoped every |
mem Der will endeavor to be present.
Among those who attended the
spiritualist meetings held at Norway
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday |
evenings were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rus
sell, MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Brett, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Murphy, Miss Rose Murphy, |
Mrs. Chas. Titcomb, Mrs. II. w. Shaw,
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerly, Mrs. Sarah |
Clark, Mrs. Eva Clifford, Mrs. A. c.
Maxim, Mr.. and Mrs. George Briggs,
Mrs. Frank Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Il.
Bumpus.
Mrs. Belle, wife of Rollin N. Stetson, |
no had been reported seriously i'll,
died at her home in Sumner on Sunday, |
March 20 The funeral was held on |
Wednesday, and burial was IN the cemess
terry at Buckfield Mrs. Stetson was |
formerly Miss Belle Corbett Of Paris, |
daughter of the late Aaron Corbett. |
She was married to Mr.. Stetson in May,
1900. Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by her mother and several BROTH |
ers and sisters, residents Of Paris.
At the annual meeting of the Peoples
Water Company held Saturday, the |
treasurer's report showed the financial |
condition Of the company to be most ex- |
cellent. Officers for the ensuing year |
were elected as follows:
President-Frank A. Taylor.
Vice. President-J. Edward Murch.
sec and Trcas.-George NJ. Atwood.
Supt.-winslow 4. Young.
Collaboration W. Chute.
Board of Directors-J Hastings Bean, j. Ed
ward Murch, Frank A. Taylo Geo. ID. Robert
son, Sumner Z. Tucker.
Remember that the men serve the sup
per at Good Cheer Hall Tuesday OF this
week, April 4th. A first-class supper,
consisting of baked beans, cold meat,
salads, pastry, cake, etc., will be served
at Gas, followed by an entertainment
furnished by Mrs. Wynifred Staples
Smith of Carthage, one of the sweetest
singers of Maine, and A. E. Morse, read
and impersonator, who always delights
his audiences at home or abroad. Come
and hear them. rs cents for both, or the
same for either separately for everybody.
About twenty-five members of Wescus-
togo Lodge Of Yarmouth visited Hamlin
Lodge, X. of p, at a special meeting
Saturday evening. There WAS . large
attendance of members. and number OF
visitors from other lodges. Degrees
were worked by Hamlin Lodge and
Wescustogo Lodge, and . banquet and
speeches followed, the whole affair
winding up little before midnight. The
Yarmouth visitors were mainly enter
tanned at the homes of the South Paris
Knights for what remained of the night,
aud all returned home on the early train
Sunday morning.