Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-06
Circus next Friday.

Il nov. ". W. -kiior Wa u Lio00n Non
day to attend funeral.
Miss Isabel Goodwin 10 visiting he
brother in Dorchester, Mss.
| Miss Rose A. Murphy 10 Visiting be-
sister, Mrs. Penley, In Greenwood.
Miss Hortense Andrews Of Lowell ha.
been at |. Z. Andrews' for a few days.
Mrs. Charles 4. Brett has gone C
Somersworth, N. II, to visit her sister
Mrs. Walsh.
Mrs. Louise j. Briggs is visiting bel
sister, Mrs. Emma Gibbs, and other rela
tives in Portland.
A lot of good rain last week, and vel.
come to about az nearly everybody al
could be possible.
Gilbert SWEET is spending . few DAYS
with the family of U. G. Wheeler al
their Shagg Pond camp.
The concrete sidewalk on Western
Avenue 10 being extended past the
house of Benjamin SWEET.
C. W. Bowker will attend the meeting
OF the State Association of Fire Chiefs
on Wednesday at Augusta.
Roy j. Bird of Hanover, Mass, is
spending his vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Amos A. Bird.
Miss Margaret A. Baker ia taking a
vacation of three weeks from the office
of w. j. Wheeler q Co., and ia spending
the time at Camden.
1t is expected that Miss Isabel C..
Morton, who has been in California for
the past year, will start for home early
this week, and will remain at home fer
some weeks.
The annual field day of Oxford Po-
mona Grange is announced to be held at
the fair grounds next Monday, Aug IL.
State Master C. S. Stetson, State Leo
turer b. w. McKeen, and others, will BE-
the speakers.
A tree standing within a few feet of
the house of c. w. Shaw in the King
District was struck by lightning Tues
day afternoon. The people in the house
were almost surprised when they found
that the house itself had not been struck.
Miss Eva E. Walker, Mrs. N. A. Chase
and daughter Priscilla, and Mr.. aud Mrs.
Percy Rankin of Leominster, Mass, are
at the Walker camp at Shagg Pond. Mr..
and Mrs. A. W. Walker will join them
some time this week, with Mr.. Walkers
brother from st. Louis, who is expected
here for visit.
The Oxford County Patriotic Associa-
ton holds its annual meeting at Central
Park on Tuesday, opening at 1880 A. n.
Col. VIM. T. Eustis is the present presi-
dent of the association, and Mrs. May r.
Bartlett of Bethel secretary. A picnic
dinner will be eaten, with coffee fur
uished. Coffee will be furnished by the
ladies of VIM. K. Kimball Circle. Men,
bers of the same and other circles or
corps are TO carry picnic lunch, as no
other provision for refreshments has
been made.
An annual event of interest was held
here Saturday, IT being the birthday an
adversary of Mrs. Nancy Whitman of
South Paris and Sylvan Sburtleff of Port
land. These are the two survivors of
the large family Of Alvah Shurtleff.
Mrs. Whitman was SO years OF age on
and Sylvan Shurtleff was "a.
Both are in excellent health, and we'll
as their many friends and &C.
quaintances know. A party Of twelve
took dinner at Hotel Andrews, and the
time between the forenoon and after
noon trains was spent informally. The
members of the party were Mrs. Nancy
Whitman and her daughter, Miss Nellie
L. Whitman of South Paris; Sylvan
Sburtleff. Mrs. Pierce, and Mrs. Sylvan
Shurtleff, I'd, of Portland; Mr.. and Mrs
Sylvanus Bearce and daughter, of He
bron; Mr.. an Mrs. A. z. Shurtleff, Miss
Emma E. Shurtlef, Miss Ida Shurtleff,
of Sonth Paris.
At the meeting of Paris Grange Satur-
day, the sisters side in the literary con-
test, captained by Walter 4. Twitcbell,
presented the program. The meeting
was open to the public during the pro-
gram, and there was large attendance.
At the next meeting, on the 18th, the
brothers side, captained by Sister S. E.
Jackson, will have their inning, and
two weeks later the last of the contest
series will be given, the time being d.
vided between the two sides. Saturdays
program was as follows: