Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-07-30
Another week without rain.

Biueberries are now the great obJe(
in life to many of the people.
Mrs. Margaret Wilbur spent the weel
end with relatives in Portland.
Maurice l.. Noyes is building a garag
at his homestead on Pine Street.
Mrs. Lydia Swift of Auburn 10 spenG
ing few days with relatives in town.
Miss Blanche Lane has gone to Iced
Center fosa visit to her grandmother.
Miles Record OF Havsrhill, Mass, ha
| joined his mother at Geo. B. Crockett,
Mrs. G. Z. Dolliver of Baltimore, Md
is the guest of her brother, Geo. F. East
man.
D. L. Joslin of Norway will suppl
the pulpit at the Baptist church mex
Sunday.
Hon. James S. Wright is building ;
garage at the rear Of his house on Pleas
ant Street.
Donald z. Chapman and family spen
a few days with the Bolster family a
Peaks Island.
Mrs. Wealthy Clifford has gone for al
indefinite stay with her son, G. A. Cliff
ford, at Mexico.
belmont Hill was operated upon a
his home on Hill Street Saturday for Al
urgent case of appendicitis.
Mrs. Z. L. Greene and two children
Donald and Dorothy, are visiting al
Omar b. Merrow's in Auburn.
Mrs. Geo. w. rockingham of Port
land is with relatives in town. Mr.
rockingham was here Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. F. Bailey of Auburn
were the guests OF Mrs. Bailey's aunt,
Mrs. j. <. Murch, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Fl. Herrick are a,
the Penley cottage at Bailey's Island fol
a week, with West Paris relatives.
The blacksmiths of South Paris and
Norway will close their shops Saturday
afternoons during August aud Septem.
Der.
Some of the tennis players of Buck
field were in town Thursday and crossed
racquets with some of the South Paris
players.
Mrs. A. S. Harden OF Fairfield was a
recent guest at Gilman Whitman's, and
called on a number of her old friends
while here.
Miss Edith Brown, who had been a
guest at Mrs. Alice P. Thayer's for few
weeks, returned Saturday to her home
in Chicago.
The Pioneer Chorus sang Friday even
ing for Mrs. Sarah j. Atkins on Gothic
Street and Mrs. Columbia Muzzy on
High Street.
The meeting of the Women's Mission
airy Society will be held in the small ves-
try of the Baptist church Thursday after
noon at o'clock.
About forty-five couples attended the
dance at Paris Hill Friday evening. The
next dance is to be Friday evening of
this week, Aug. I'd.
Misses Hattie Burnell and Carrie Hall
spent Sunday with Miss Fobes at her
cottage, 1.-THE Farm" on the shore of
LAKE IcuucSscoWdSScCs
Rev. A. T. McWhorter of the Congre-
gstioual church preached at Warren on
Sunday, and the pulpit here was sup
piled by DR.. F. w. Smell.
1t is expected that concert will be
given BY Lumley Castle Band in the
Square next Saturday evening, but this
is not an official announcement.
Miss Martha o. Wyman of South Paris
is expecting her brother, A. N. Wyman,
and family, of Sac City, Iowa, to visit
her and other relatives in the vicinity of
South Paris.
The birthday of Z. N. Haskell was OBJ
served Thursday by picnic party at his
farm a mile or two south of the village,
by relatives and immediate
neighbors to the number of about a
score.
Mrs. Nettie Tirrell went to the Maine
General Hospital in Portland for treat
ment Monday morning. She was ac-
companied by her niece, Mrs. r. l..
Powers, who will remain in Portland for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Gilbert and daugh-
ter, Miss Lila Gilbert, of Canton, were
the guests of Miss Maud Douglass Satur-
day night and Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert are taking their vacation by an
tour.
Mrs. Mary E. Hall, former resident
of South Paris, who now makes her
home with her daughter, Mrs. 81. G. Rip
ley, in Pawhuska, Okla, is guest at Mrs.
X. n. Halls, and will remain in this
vicinity probably for month or more.
Rev. II. S. Pinkham and family will
return to Vermont some time this week,
after occupying the Baptist parsonage
here for short time. Large congrega-
tions have greeted SIR. Pinkhsm at the
services at the Baptist church the last
two Sundays.
Miss Mildred Elder came from her
home in Maiden, Mass, last week to the
family's summer home here, and she
and DR.. f. w. Rounds are being enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Gray
at their cottage, Gray Birches, on Pen
nesseewsssee Lake, for week.
The Methodist church will be closed
for the next two Sundays, and the pas
tor, Rev. T. N. Kewley, and Mrs. Kew
ley, will leave for their vacation some
time this week. On the third Sunday OF
the month the pulpit will be supplied by
DR.. Morgan of Boston.
While the Democrat dislikes to have
TO offer anything in The nature Of an
apology, ii is due the readers to make
the explanation that the Limitation OF
news matter in this issue is because Oh
the eleventh-hour arrival of a large
amount of unexpected advertising.
Rev. FL. p. Forbes, d. D., and daugh.
tiers, Misses Ruth and Portia Forbes, OF
Canton, n. Y, who had been with rel
atves here and in camp at Concord and
Shagg Ponds for about four weeks, left
Friday morning for Boston, in the vicin-
ity of which they will spend few days
before returning to their home.
A continuous piece of concrete side,
walk has been put in on Western Avenue
in front of the houses of George +. Far
NUN, Mrs. Ellen Richards, s. c. Ordway,
George w. Cook and Miss Millett. A
portion of this is on "spriugy" land,
where 1t has invariably been vet when
the frost comes out of the ground in the
spring.
A family reunion was recently held al
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman Whitman's, when
all Mr.. Whitman's children were present.
The guests were G.. B. Whitman OF
Haverhill, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross OF
Rumtord, Mrs. Clara Hathaway of Bry'
ants Pond. and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlet