Oxford Democrat., 1912-09-03
This rain was not ordered for state

N. NJ. Willis and family Of Gorhau
| N. H., were guests at B. N. Hanson
Sunday.
The Board of Trade holds its reguls
monthly meeting Wednesday evening {
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Shaw have return
cd from Bailey Island where they sper
their vacation.
DR.. D. NJ. Stewart has so far recovere
from bis fever as to be able to ride out
short distance.
Misses Mary and Martha Maxim O
Cambridge, Mass, are visiting relative
here for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gee Of Portlan,
are guests for few days of Mrs. Gee
mother, Mrs. c. F. Ware.
j. II. Stuart went Monday to Naples
where be is engaged in engineering worl
on piece of trunk line state road.
Miss Iona F. Littlehals has finished
working for Mrs. John McPhee and re
turned to her home in North Paris.
Raymond L. Penfold, who has been il
Rangeley and Portland for the past si,
weeks, arrived home Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Billings, Mr. anG
Mrs Charles K. Brett aud S. G.. Burnel
made trip to Orr's Island Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph B. Penfold and daughter
of Portland are at w. P. .Morton's, anC
go from here to visit relatives at Water
ford.
Miss Carrie Mathews commenced her
duties in Smiley's dressmaking depart
ment Monday morning after months
vacation.
l. l. Young and son Raymond of Eas,
Weymouth, Mass, were guests a few
days last week Of Mr.. Young's sister,
Mrs. j. j. Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Morton, Misses
Isabel and Katherine Morton, and Mr..
Benjamin II. Fish spent Saturday and
Sunday at Crystal, n. 81.
Mrs. l.. c. Smiley is taking vacation
of week from her store before going
to market for fall millinery. Mrs. Wig
gin is in charge of the store this week.
Mrs. George Giles was in Lewiston a
few days LAST week with her daughter,
Miss Addie Giles, who returned with her
Saturday, aud will remain over Labor
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Walker and son
of Woodfords are guests at +. w. Walk
er's. Mrs. Walker will remain through
the week as the guest of her mother,
Mrs. A. e. Jones.
The meeting of committees to talk up
the annual sale by the Ladies of the g.
A. K. will occur on Tuesday evening,
Sept. Sd. 1t is hoped all members of
the circle who can do so will be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Wheeler
and Mss Katherine Walton of Wake
field, Mass, were in town Saturday, CON-
ing by automobile, and went on to Shagg
Pond, where they remained day before
returning home.
Mrs. Georgia Txitchell, formerly of
Gorham, n. a., who makes her home
With her daughter, Mrs. B. n. Hanson,
but has not before been here, joined the
Hansons at their residence on Pine
Street last week.
The stores, banks and offices of South
Psris closed all day Labor Day. The
rural carriers did not 90 out, and the
post office obser led holiday hours. The
factories ran as usual, and the Demo
crat force did the regular Monday stunt.
Entries SO far made for the county fair
are greater than ever before at this time,
Secretary w. o. Rockingham tells the
Democrat, and everything indicates a
big and successful show. Four oranges
have already engaged space, and the
entries are coming in fast in all depart
ments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D. Park and Mrs.
Parks sister, Mrs. Heald of East
Sumner, left Friday afternoon for Cor
ham, where they were TO be joined by
Mrs. Archie l.. Cole, and with parties
from Boston make tramping trip over
the White Mountains, returning home
Monday afternoon.
Well, we got by that spell without a
killing frost, but people shivered both
with cod and apprehension Thursday
and Friday nights. Saturday morning a
few tender plants in low places showed
showed just touch of scorch. We've
got TO have a lot of warm weather in
September to get crops.
Thursday afternoon variety shower
was given at the home of Miss Ethel c..
Crockett, BY the club known as the B.
U. NJ. S, to Miss Isabel c. Morton, whose
marriage to Mr.. Benjamin II. Fish of
Santa Barbara, Calf, will occur on
Thursday. A pleasant time was enjoy
ed, and variety Of gifts were showered
upon Miss Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McPhee have been
entertaining friends from Arlington,
Mass, during the past week. The party
consisted of Mrs. McPhee's aunt, Mrs.
Abby Atherton, Ray Atherton, Mrs.
Elsie Markham and Dale Mlxham. Also
Mrs. MePhee's sister, Mrs. John Tweedie
aud little son Lawrence from Portland
are spending a short vacation with her.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
Miss Eunice Fobes is reported i'll with
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Brown passed few
days in Newry last week.
II. K. Judd and family spent the
past week with relatives and friends in
West Milan, n. Il.
Mrs. III. NJ. Wheeler returned from
Portland last Monday where she passed
several days with friends.
Sanford Brown is working with his
team at the railroad bridge building
across the Little Androscoggin River
near the station.