Oxford Democrat., 1912-10-01

Mrs. Emma Gibbs and Miss Nelli
Jackson of Portland were Sunday guest
of Mrs. l.. j. Briggs.
Mrs. j. 81. Little and Mrs. j. S. Bur
bank of Bethel attended the fair of tn,
Ladies Of the G. A. r. here Thursday
The women's Missionary Society o
the Baptist church will hold it's meet
ing Friday, Oct. 4th, at 8 O'Clock, In tn,
small vestry.
The annual fall excursion of the Crane
Trunk Railway to Boston will be mex
Monday, Oct. Z, with the same rates a
in previous years.
The Bridgton Academy football team
failed to come for the game scheduled
here for Saturday with Paris Higl
School, and there was no game.
Miss Addie Giles, who has been tax
ing a two weeks vacation from bel
duties in the Lewiston Journal Office
has returned and taken up her work.
Mrs. Ernest NJ. SWEET and her mother
Mrs. Stems, and Mrs. Stems grand
daughter, Lillian Stems, Of Prince Bay
N. Y, are guests at Benjamin Swett's.
Dates for next years county fair ars
announced as the week after the state
fair at Lewiston, as usual, that is, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. o,
10 and II.
A meeting of the Western Maine PUul
try Association will be held at the en-
gine house, Norway, Tuesday evening at
7:S0, to choose officers for the coming
show, etc.
And now the believers In the tradition
that if it rains the first Sunday in the
month it will rain every other Sunday e1.
cept one are preening themselves and
saying, Didn't told you sop
There will be a dance at Academy
Hall, Paris Hill, Friday evening, Oct
4th. Music by Stearns' Orchestra, -four
pieces. Admission % cents. All are
invited to come and enjoy a
pleasant evening.
Next Sunday will be rally day at the
Methodist Sunday School. In addition
to the special exercises of the day, sew
eral of the superintendents of other Sum-
day Schools of the two villages will be
present and participate.
winton Oliver OF Gardiner was guest
at j.. j. Murphy's over Sunday. Mrs.
Walter E. Penley and two children Of
Greenwood were also there. Mrs. Grace
Oliver returned home with Mrs. Penley
morning for weeks stay.
Sunday morning the winter schedule
Of trains on the Grand Trunk went into
effect. The "milk train" is taken off,
aud the three trains each way daily run
about as last winter. Going east, $3.50
and 9:43 A. NJ, and 4:36 p. M; going
west, 9:4S A NJ. 3:35 and $50 p. n.
The Sunday excursion train to Berlin
runs two Sundays more.
News was received here Saturday OF
the death at his home in Machias that
of Horace A. Tribou, at the age
Of 92 years. Mr.. Tribou was the son of
Adna Tribou Of Paris, and was born in
Paris. Mrs. F. c. Tribou of this place Is
his daughter. OF the family Of Adna
Tribou there is now living only one, the
Mrs. Alonzo Z. Shurtleff Of
South Paris.
Don't forget to attend the Harvest
supper of the Good Cheer Society at
Good Cheer Hall on Tuesday Of this
week. Following a most excellent sup
per an entertainment will be given by
the Guptill Sisters of Portland, Of a va
riety nature, which can't help but be
pleasing to all. Prices as usual. Is cents
for supper, 10 for entertainment. Come,
all friends of the church and make this
first supper record breaking one.
Mt. Mica Lodge, l. o. o. F., will be-
gin preparations for its winters work at
its meeting Thursday eveing of this
week, when q rehearsal for the first
degree will be held at the close of the
lodge meeting. 1t is hoped that every
who worked in the degree last
winter will be present, as we'll as any
of the other members who can attend.
1t is expected that the degree will be
worked on candidates at the meeting
next week.
The Woman's Missionary Monthly
Meeting of the Baptist Church will be
held at their vestry next Friday at 8
p. NJ. Any articles for the missionary
barrel, TO be sent to school in Winton,
N. C., may be brought to the church at
that time, or taken to Mrs. L. c.
Morton's any time soon. Bedding, cloth
ing, new or old, il in good repair, or any
articles suitable for household use, will
be gratefully received. The subject of
the meeting is Chapel Car Missions. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
women.
There was hearing at the court house
Thursday in the case Of Lorraine F. Willis
VS.. Z. l. Brown of Sumner and D. r.
Hastings of Auburn. The suit was
brought by Willis for saving lumber for
the defendants at his portable mill In
Hartford in 1908, a large amount OF
lumbe having been sawed and balance
of about S2S5 claimed to be due. The
defence is that some small items OF pay
ment were not credited, and that owing
to the condition Of his mill Willis delay.
ed the saving so that the defendants lost
on some of their lumber contracts. The
case was referred to Hon. A. E. Herrick
of Bethel, before whom il was heard on
Thursday. Hon. James S. Wright was
attorney for Willis, and Hon. John P.
Swasey for Brown and Hastings. The
decision of the referee will be filed at the
coming term Of court.