Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-19
The Oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

SOUlH FAAS.
Ripley 4 Fletcher received car load
Of Ford cars Friday morning.
Stanley Wheeler returned the last of
the week from q week spent In and
around Boston.
On account Of the storm Tuesday
evening, the court temperance meeting
which was scheduled was omitted.
Mrs. Linwood Bailey, who has been
visiting relatives here for the past week.
has returned to her home in Auburn.
Edward Rounds and Miss Carrie
DOYLE of Danville have been spending a
week with Mrs. Rounds and j. d.
Haynes.
Mrs. Clarence G.. Morton and two chill
dren of Crystal, N. H., were guests Of
Mr.. Morton's mother, Mrs. L. c. Morton,
few days last week.
Mr.. A. r. Goldsmith had a pleasant
visit from Mr.. Arthur Tucker Of Farm
ington Saturday. Mr.. Harold Tucker Of
Portland spent Sunday with Mr.. Gold
smith.
At the next regular meeting Of Hamlin
Temple P. S., on Tuesday evening,
March q, there will be an entertain
nent, after which refreshments will be
served.
The Republican caucus for Paris, to
choose delegates to state and district
conventions. and town committee, will
be held in New Hall Saturday, March 80,
at 80 NJ.
Miss Avail j. GRAHAM, who has been
working as compositor in the Democrat
office during the busy season for five
weeks, returned to her home in South
Portland Saturday.
The annual meeting Of Fairview
Cemetery Association on Saturday was
adjourned for week because so many
members of the association were i'll that
quorum couldn't get out.
Fred c. Briggs arrived here the first
Of last week for visit to his mother,
Mrs. Louise j. Briggs, and other rela-
siyes. Mr.. Briggs has of late been run
ming a sanatorium at Honolulu.
The missionary societies Of the
Methodist church will meet with Mrs.
BENJAMIN SWEET next Thursday after
noon at half past two. Tho members
will please bring their needles, thimble,
and thread.
Rev. II. A. Clifford, a former pastor
OF the Methodist church here, was in
town the first of last week, having
preached at Norway on Sunday. MIR.
Clifford has been for the past two years
al Winthrop, and has an invitation to
return there for the third year, at an in
crease Of salary.
The officers of the Methodist Ladies'
Aid recently chosen are:
presbient-Mrs. Ellen NJ. Curtis.
Vice Presidebt-Mrs. s. c. Ordway.
Secretary Mrs. I. NJ. Davis.
Treasurer-Nrs. Charles Edwards.
Spiritual Department-Mrs. T. ". kewley.
Flower Commlttee-Mrs. George +. Farnum.
Entertainment COmmittee-Mrs George ID.
Robertson.
Mrs. Smiley returned last week from
Boston with all the latest styles in
spring and summer millinery, also with a
good assortment of fancy articles and
ladies' furnishings. She has secured the
services for her designer this season of
Miss Mosher, of Pitts6eld, Maine, who
has arrived and commenced her duties.
She comes highly recommended.
Leonard S. Sessions, who broke bis
leg by a fall from the roof OF Deering
Memorial Church on the 18th OF January,
and has aimee been in the Central Maine
General Hospital at Lewiston, came
home last Tuesday. He is so as to get
around his room and out TO his meals on
crutches, though it will be some time
vet before he will be on the street.
A load of wood from A. W. Walker
Il Son was unloaded in record time
Thursday. The sled stuck on the cross
ing Of the Norway track when driving
out OF the Walker grounds, and the
Norway train was coming. The driver
hastily unlocked the horses and got
them ont Of the way, but the sled stayed
till the train struck it. They do say II
was slick job Of unloading.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Mrs. Morton on Pleasant
Street. Children are the special objects
of attention in the evenings program,
which is as follows:
Roll Call-Bright sayings OF children
Miss Thayer. Mira Eastman
Mrs. Hathaway
Child Labor Mrs. Shurtleff
What BoSEs Shall We Place In the Hands OF our
Children mrs. Tayio r
Z. b. Clifford and family have moved
from their rent over the store, and are
now with the family of Mrs. Clifford's
father, Wm b. Russell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford will leave about the 10th Of
April for Los Angeles. Percy p. Allen
and family have moved into the rent over
the store vacated by the Cliffords, and
Mr.. Allen, who has bargained for the
store business with Mr.. Clifford, will
take possession Of it and continue the
business.
W. Scott Robinson of Hartford, who
was here on court business several days
last week, has patented an insect trap,
designed especially for use 10 orchards,
which was used last season by number
of fruit growers, all of whom testify to
its effectiveness Its essential parts are
light TO attract the insects, and poison
to kill them, and il is arranged for con-
venient use anywhere, hanging In the
tree OF set on the ground. Some OF
them have been ordered by fruit growers
in this town.
The following ladies will hold their
Sewing Society at the Congregational
vestry next Thursday evening:
Mrs. President Florence Haskell