Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-09-24
The Oxford Democrat
SOUTH PARIS.

Albro z. Chase, Esq, Of Portland, was
a, south Paris Thursday.
Miss Myrtle Buck has been visiting in
Portland for the past few days.
Mas Jepnie Shurtleff Of Portland is
tina guest Of her brother, A. <. Shurtletf.
Mrs. All. Eastman of Berlin, N, A.,
Gas guest at Geo. C.. Fernald's a few
days the first Of last week.
Chester NJ. Merrill left Friday for
Washington, d. c., to begin on the last
.aar of his course in the veterinary col
iege.
Mrs. Ella W. Burbank, formerly Of
sonth Paris, for the past few years at
Gorhsm, VI, is guest at Luther Win
slows.
Raw ]. NJ. Frost, superintendent Of
,hs Augusta district, will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning,
Sept. %.
stanley Shurtleff, after being at home
,hrnugh the summer, has returned to
Boston 70 resume his studies in the
school Of pharmacy.
The first supper of the Universalist
Good Cheer Society for the season will
be held Tuesday evening, Oct. /, and
will be a harvest supper.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational Church will hold food
sale at Y. d. Bolster's store at three
o'clock on Friday afternoon of this week.
The Dennis Pike Real Estate Agency
has negotiated the sale of the B. Barnett
stand on Gary Street, South Paris, to
Cbas. l. Dow of West Pownal for i'm
proyement.
Mr. and Mrs. o. II. Bumpus, who
have been at Onset, Mass, Mrs. Bumpus
for most Of the summer, and Mr.. Bumpus
FOX number of weeks, returned home
last Monday night.
r. Guy Cole has vacated the rent on
Pine Street, and gone to live with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. Cole, at the
jsiler's house. The two daughters will
be cared for by Mrs. Fl. d. Cole.
Cards have been received by the men,
bers Of the Seneca Club for an at home
by Mrs. John Fellman Plummer at the
"OaS Acorn" this Monday evening, from
7:SO 20 $50. There will be music for a
portion of the evening.
The funeral of Mrs. r. Guy Cole was
hsld from the Congregational church
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. A. T. Nc
Whor,er officiating. There was sing
inc by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Tolman.
Intsrment was in Riverside Cemetsry.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Merrill are
here with Mr. Merrilrs parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. [, S. Merrill. They will go this |
week 10 Patten, where Mr.. Merrill is to
be assistant superintendent of the Mer-
rin Mil Co, manufacturers OF lumber. |
Shirley Rawson, Earle Clifford and |
Kenneth Witham returned to Bates Col |
lsss last week for the opening of the col |
lege year. Miss Marion Everett entered |
the freshman class at Bates, and Eugene |
Lowell the freshman class at Colby Col |
ege.
Mrs. z. Y. Haskell and Miss Eva 4.
Walker entertained lively party OF about
twenty-five at a corn roast at the Haskell |
camp Tuesday evening. The grounds |
were Illuminated with Japanese lanterns, |
and other refreshments besides the corn |
were served.
There was an error in the Democrats |
labulation Of the county vote as given |
last week. The total of the vote for |
Howard D. Smith as county treasurer |
was given as 1927 when it should be
3j27. The error was OF the kind known |
as "typOgrsphical".
". S. Ripley of Boston made the Dem |
Ocrat a call one day last week, while on
9 visit TO relatives in town. Mr.. Ripley |
Is q son of Paris who has become OF
note. and is a well known teacher OF
music, and composer. Although now
above seventy, be is still teaching music |
In Boston.
Paris High School will be in the foot
ball game this term. As there were no |
boys in the graduating class this year,
the team will be practically the same as
last year. The first game of the season |
Is scheduled to be played here next Sat
urday, with Bridgton Academy.
An interesting meeting of the w. c. T. |
L. was held at the Methodist vestry |
Tuesday. Delegates TO the state con-
ventiOu held at Auburn this week were |
chosen a. follows Mrs. Z. Z. Chapman,
Mrs. George +. Farnum, Mrs. L. c. |
Morton, Mrs. Apphis Clifford, Mrs. I. |
n Hewley, Mrs. Emma Davis.
Advertised cards and letters In South |
Paris post Office, Sept. %:
Mira. Lola T. Maxim.
SIR. j. \. Record.
Mrs 2. A. RRwson.
Alss Esther Libby.
Miss Carrie Libby.
Mrs W kellum.
hde lionne Gsllebois.
Virgil Goodwin.
ID. g. Graves.
Arthur Welcome.
ChAs. II. Cox and Co.
S. r. DAVIS, P. NJ.
Under the vote of the town at the last |
annual meeting, the selectmen last week
purchased of Alton C. Maxim a lot of
land for public dump, south of the
Mason Manufacturing Co., between the
Grand Trunk track and the river. Access
TO the dump may be had through the
yard OF the Mason company. The land
for the dump has been burned over, and
is being fenced. This lotis conveniently
situated, and the dump can be burned
over when necessary with safety.
Sheriff elect William o. Rockingham
was serensded Tuesday evening by
party Of friends from Norway who came
In a special car, arriving at $50. They |
were accompanied by drum corps, and
formed at the end of the car track and
marched to Mr.. Frothingham's store,
where there was red fire and music. Mr..
Rockingham passed out the cigars, and
having been notified by telephone that
be would be expected to make a speech
or sing song, he spoke briefly, but
said only few words.
The following officers have been chos-
en- By the Pioneer Chorus Of the Congre-
gational church:
Dire ,tOr-Mrs. Agnes Morton.
Assistant Observation-Disclosures Dow.
Pi2nlst-Lafayette Dow.
Assistant Pianist-Mrs. Lou Daughraty.
Secretary and Treasurer-Miss Ruth Bolster. |
Assistant Secretary and TTeasurer-Miss Eva /
Andrews.
LibrsriAn-Miss Muriel Bowker
Assistant Li6rarisn-Miss Lizzie Muzzy.
Music Gommlttee-Mlle. Scalar, Mrs. Agnes |
Morton. Lafayette Dow.
Chairman OF Executive Committee-Miss Eva |
Z. Walker.
The orchestra in connection with the |
chorus consists OF Raymond Penfold cor |
net, Ralph Andrews clarinet, Murray |
Bigow trombone, BERTHE Wheeler from
bone
When strike held up coal mining for |
q few weeks last spring, we expected
that We should get soaked" on the |
price Of coal. but we were assured that |