Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-09-17
The Oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST osFIcE,
u,r-s 73OA. m. 20 7 80 p. II.

Onnday for short visit'
rhs long vacation is over, and all
.,bools are in session again.
o,,s,t W. Wheeler was at home from
hvroouth. n. H., for the fair.
v.s Ida Sweetsir of Pownal was with
,,atiyss here a few days last week.
A. Heidner is visiting her son
us Mry. Z. Howe, in Springfield, Mass.
az, vs don't get a frost out of this
" Wa shall be lucky" is the common
remark.
r.. Mary Dwiual of Mechanic Falls
=, W. 5sso a guest at W. Il. Blake's for
few days.
Al. and Mrs. o. E. Andrews of
-, NJ visited his brother, |. K. Andrews,
during the fair
r. katherine Morton and Master
@ Norton spent several days in
Harrison last week.
NJ, u NJ stewart of Winnipeg, Mani
- tbs guest of her sister, Mrs. L.
gsrnss. and other relatives here.
? bA'
Mrs orlando Irish and granddaughter,
liz NJ Hartford, are guests OF Mrs
LA La, AZ her Pleasant Street home.
n. and Mrs. Horace Judson Morton
-.CSic,,o. who have been spending the
Gunner at Belmont in this state, were at
Nd. BJ.ster's through the tar.
NJ ana Mrs. Frank Woodmansee of
p,Dci5suce. r. l., are visiting Mrs.
IrS,3raDsee's sisters, Mrs. Wealthy
CrTo-f and Mrs Ellen Richards.
The members Of the Pioneer chorus and
.-rbs.fr, we're entertained by Mile.
S,srar at a Japanese tea at the Congre-
gsii1Da gsstry saturday evening.
NJ and Mrs. Harold T. Thayer have
..-nrps5 from Old Orchard, where they
49, been during the summer. Mr..
Tbsyer is again IN the Democrat othce.
Mis- Emma A. Jones, who has been a
,aest Of Mrs. Geo K. Morton for some
ssaks went last week to Litchtield, on
Ssr way 10 her home in Hopedale, Mass.
Raw C. G.. Miller has purchased the
North Paris. This being the first traus-
ts- ~ the estate outside the family since
The origi1a. settlement. \
The ladies' Relief Corps of Bethel ex-
tend 10 VIM X. Kimball Post and Circle
an invitation 10 join them in camp |
Gre on Wednesday, Sept. 18th. 1t is |
hoped large number will accept.
There will be a rehearsal of Mt. Pleas
ant Rebekah degree team Friday even
inc Of this week. There will be work
the next meeting so it is important that
the team attend the rehearsal, which is
called for 40.
Rev and Mrs. II. A. Clifford of Win
throp and their son, DIR. Gerald Clifford
of HJut0u, were here and attended the
fair last week, coming by automobile.
From here they went on a trip through
the White Mountains.
The South Paris w. G. T. U. will hold
its first meeting of the season at the
Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at
2:30. No program has been arranged for
the meeting, but all are asked TO come
with suggestions for the years work.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
Office sept. 10:
Mrs James Wight.
Mrs. LuClnta Small.
Mrs Lena Reed.
Miss Marllda A. Morse.
Miss lnez Griffin.
Edwin 3. Child.
R0b.. " Thomas.
Or. T. Carroll Davis of Philadelphia,
and his bride, who was Miss Julia
Adams Of Westport, Ct, have been
guests al Geo. X. MOrtOn's for few
days Their wedding was on Tuesday
of last week. They have been spending
part Of their time at Shagg and Concord
Ponds.
viii the members Of the Pythian Sis
ters, DESTROYS Of attending the conyen-
ton at Oxford Wednesday evening, Sept.
18th, please notify Mrs. Alton Maxim or
Mrs Z. NJ Durham by Saturday, or not
later than Monday, Sept 2Sd, so that ar
engagements may be made for all who
care 70 90.
George Il Clark, who has been with
the General Electric Co, in Lynn, Mass g,
Mr. and Mrs Arthur f. Clark, for a
short time before returning to the Mas |
sachusetts Institute of Technology for
the years work Miss Emma Walton of
Nsirose highlands is also there.
Guy ". Farrar, formerly of South |
Paris, but for the past three years in !
Porto Rico, is spending a vacation here, |
the first time he has been here for two !
years and a half. He has a position !
with the insular government of Porto |
Rico az san Juan, in the treasury depart |
ment, bureau of municipal finance.
Mrs j. F. Stanley of Auburn, who had |
been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Z.
W. Bowker, during the fair, had severe
attack Of acute indigestion while at the !
station Saturday forenoon waiting to
take the train for home. She was taken |
back TO Mr.. Bowker's, and was quite Ill |
for a while, but is considerably inn |
proved.
On account of the pressure on the |
columns of the Democrat resulting from !
40 election and fair in the same week, |
it is necessary for this week to omit the |
instailment of the serial, "The Girl OF
the Limberiost." This il undesirable, |
and unpleasant, but unavoidable. Pub !
lication of the story will DO resumed
next week.
little work is being done at the corn !
factory, though as yet the corn comes |
slowly. This is about the latest season |
ever known for sweet corn, as well as
nj har 10 10 inn all
and (which is a big if-the frost will |
let US alone for while, there will be a
large pack. The holding off of frost
now means difference of many thou
sands Of dollars to this community.
L. l.. Swallow of Elm Hill had re-
marksble success with some entries of
fruit at the Sherbruoke fair, where all
classes are open to the world. He made
two exhibits of plums, two of pears, ten
of apples, aud Que commercial package.
On the package he took silver medal,
and on the other exhibits six firsts, one
second and six thirds-fourteen awards
on fifteen entries, and half of them
lrsts.
There was great scurrying OF autos
all day at the election last Monday. The
way the buzz wagons were flying around
would have scared one generation ago.
The result in Paris was the largest vote
ever thrown in the town. A total of
S52 men took ballots and put them in
the box. Two years ago the number
who voted was SIT. OF the $50 ballots
used this year, sixteen were thrown out
as defective, or practically two per cent.