Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-16
schools are am in session again.


The Ladies' Whist Club will meet
Thursday afternoon Of this week with
Mrs. c. W. Bowker.
The stores, banks and business Offices
Of South Paris viii close all day Patriots
Day, Friday, the 10Th.
Nelson G. Elder and A. D. Littlehals
were drawn as jurors Saturday, for the
May term Of court at Rumford.
The chimney in the rear of Maxim
Block burned out Saturday noon, and
required watching, but no damage was
done.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bowker have been
visiting Mrs. Bowker's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Stanley, In Auburn for a
few days.
The trustees of the Methodist church
viii hold their annual meeting In the
small vestry of the church next Friday
evening at 1870.
Miss NJ. A. Gibson, who has been at
Mrs. l.. j. Briggs for few weeks, left
Saturday for q visit to her former home
in Bar HarbOr.
There will be rehearsal Of Mt. Pleas
ant degree team Friday evening of this
week. 1t is important that every men,
Der be present as there is work for the
mex, meeting.
The base ball season will open Friday,
when Paris High School will play Nor
way High at Norway-that is, at the
fair grounds. On Saturday, Paris High
will play Hebron Academy at Hebron.
Miss Maxine Bennett entertained
twelve of her young friends on the occa-
sion of her ninth birthday, Saturday
afternoon. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served, games were play
ed and the afternoon was much enjoyed.
The date Of the district meeting Of the
Rebeksh lodges Of South Paris, Norway,
Mechanic Falls and Buckfisld, has been
set for May II, and the meeting will be
held with Mt. Pleasant Lodge at South
Paris and the degree team will do the
work.
1t is believed by some that Miss
Florence Z. Richards has the banner lay
ing pen of hens. This is a breeding pen
of hens and cock of fancy bloOded
Barred Plymouth Rock, from which in
five consecutive days she gathered 40
eggs, and in the first IA days Of April
9S. Who can beat that?
1t doesn't seem yet like just the sea-
son for grass fires, but one started be-
side the railroad mile or more below
the village Friday afternoon, burned over
quite a patch, then the wind took il
across the road and 1t burned toward the
house of Mrs. j. A. Deering. By prompt
action it was put out without doing seri-
GUS damage.
There has been more or less excite
ment in the two towns during the last
few days over a rumor that the Norway
train was to be taken off-some said
Monday: but it is still running, and no
official notice of anything different has
been received. Ii is alleged that the
story had its origin 10 piece OF "bluff"
by officials of the road at legislative
hearing, nevertheless the rumor has
certain persistent quality.
+. The district meeting of the Norway
South Paris District, l. o. o. F., will be
held with Mt. Mica Lodge Thursday
evening of this week. Several of the
grand officers, including Grand Master
Jackson will be present and witness the
working Of the first degree by the de-
gree staff of Mt. Mica lodge. Refresh
ments will be served and all Odd Fellows
are invited. There will be rehearsal
for the first degree Tuesday evening and
every member of the team and orchestra
are asked to be present.