Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-12-17

MISS clara Kerr taxes the place OF ME
Ida Dean as teacher Of the Biscoe school
Mrs. George Packard of Los Angeles
Calf, Is the guest Of Mrs. S. II. Glover
r. W. Sawtelle of Readville, Mass.
was the guest Of his sister, Mrs. j. d
Clark, last week.
Mrs. Walter E. Penley and two som
are guests for few days Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Murphy.
Miss Mary Abbott has recently 70
turned from visit Of several weeks q
Rumford Corner and vicinity.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet mex
Thursday afternoon at half past two
O'Clock with Mrs. L. G. Morton, to sew
The many friends Of Mrs. II. E. vii
son, who has been very Ill for q number
Of weeks, are glad to know that she II
improving.
Not less than fifteen or twenty mem
bers of Paris Grange went Monday morn
ing to Portland to attend the meeting ol
the State Grange.
P. E. Hathaway, principal Of Norway
High School, and family, are spending
the school vacation with Mrs. Hatha
ways people in Wsterville.
Mrs Roy Z. Cole of Canton, Mass, ID
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j
Wheeler, for the Christmas season. Mr.
Cole will be here after the close Of bis
school.
Mrs. Ralph B. Penfold and daughter,
May Fsles Penfold, of Portland, have
been the guests of relatives here for the
past few days. Mr.. Penfold was here
Sunday.
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The stores and business places Of
South Paris will be open every evening
this week and Monday and Tuesday
evenings of next week, and will be closed
all day Christmas.
Mrs. L. E. Bean and Miss Cora ]
Mason and Pauline started Monday
morning by way of Montreal for Pomona,
Calf, where they expect to remain
until about the first OF May.
DR.. r. W. Smell went Friday to Rock
land, where he will take three months
postgraduate course in surgery at the
Rockland hospital, with special reference
to the throat, eyes and ears.
Mr.. George N. Elder, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. G.. Elder and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
d. Park were at Auburn the first Of last
week to attend the funeral OF Mrs. John
Cummings, former resident of South
Paris.
Assignment OF justices for the Su-
preme Court terms for 1918 is announced.
Justice George K. Bird will preside at
the March term here, Justice A. NJ.
Spear at the May term at Rumford, and
Justice George NJ. Hanson at the Octo-
Der term here.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will hold their December meeting
at the Methodist church Tuesday, Dec.
II, at 2:30 o'clock. Judge Whitman
will speak on Peace and Arbitration.
Meeting will be very interesting and we
hope all members will DO present.
The Fan-Tans will be entertained at
Mrs. Parks Tuesday evening of this
week, by the third division. Supper
will be served at $3.50, after which there
will be an auction, SO please do not for
get to bring your package. All Fan
Tans expected to be present.
Only little more than a week to
Christmas. The coming has been ap-
parent in all the store windows for
some time. Never larger or handsomer
stocks of holiday goods than this year.
People are needing the ''shop early" in
junction better than ever, too.
Mild as autumn, and still no snow.
The roads, with q surface Of frozen
ground and ice, have got worn down 80
they are generally smooth and good. but
a horse can be driven only few miles
before getting dull, and the blacksmithS
are the busiest men in the community.
Miss Celia Labree of Lisbon, who has
been stenographer in the Office OF the
Paris Manufacturing Co. for the past
few years, closed her engagement there
on Saturday, and will go to Boston
where she has a position. Miss Ida Dean
takes her place with the Paris Manufac-
turing Co.
The premium list is out for the annual
show of the Western Maine Poultry
Association, which will be held In Nor
way Opera House, Dec. 81, Jan. / and 2.
Entries close Dec. 81. The association
has bad three very successful exhibitions
at South Paris, and expects this one to
be the biggest success yet.
This Monday evening the Seneca Club
meets with Mrs. Agnes L. Morton.
Responses TO roll call will be original
rhymes. The study of China will then
be continued. Mrs. Fernald has q paper
on Painting and Sculpture, and Mrs.
Haskell one on Woman aud the Home.
There is book review by Mrs. Taylor.
The Christian Eudeavor Society Of the
Congregational church are packing a
box of children's clothing TO be sent not
later than Friday of this week to The
Children's Home in Augusta. We ask
aid from any one who has children's
clothes that are partly worn or new ones.
Please leave any article with Mrs. Henry
Muzzy.
Great skating on the river for the past
week, aud the young people-and some
of the older ones-have improved 1t
we'll Every night there has been q
crowd on the ice, and Sunday II was well
covered. Sunday was in fact such .
day as is rarely seen here in December.
The weather was very mild, and lots OF
people were out for pleasure, on foot, on
skates, and driving horses and autos.
Members of Hamlin Lodge, K. Of p,
and ladies, have an Invitation to the
dedication of the new hall OF tennessee
wassee Lodge at Norway, Tuesday even.
ing of this week al s O'Clock. The dedk
cation services will be by the Grand
Lodge officers. There will also be IN
entertainment by local talent, ice cream
and cake served afterward, followed by
dancing. Car will leave Norway after
the refreshments, also after the dance.
A pleasant time was enjoyed by Mount
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge Friday evening,
at the supper and roll call Of the lodge,
Supper was served in Grand Army Hal
to about $50. At the meeting of the
lodge afterward q history OF Mount
Pleasant Lodge was given by A. E
Shurtleff, who was the man directly
responsible for the lodge being iusti
tuted. Mr.. Shurtleff spoke without
notes, aud although only a few weeks
from his eightieth birthday, gave dates
and figures without hesitation or uncer'
tainty. One would have 70 travel far T.