Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Cutting wer,
at Hastings over the weekend 10 visi
their daughter, Mrs. Edgerly.
When we do have sunshiny morning
the air is vocal with the songs Of birds
surprisingly so for the season.
Miss Mabel G.. Hathaway has been q
home during the past week on a vaca
ton from her teaching In Rockport
Mass.
Mrs. Walter Peaslee and daughter
Marjorie of Exeter, N. H., are guests oil
Mrs. Peaslee's mother, Mrs. d. NJ. Rich
| ardson.
The annual meeting Of the South Paril
Board of Trade will be held at the a.
SCISSORS office Wednesday evening of this
week at 1880.
The Bap list Woman's Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. L. C. Morton,
Thursday, April Sd, at $50. Please
come and bring friend with you.
The Western Avenue Club was enter.
tanned Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Ord
way. The time was spent in sewing and
socisbility, and refreshments were serv
ed.
Mrs. w. Il. Robinson, who has recent.
ly returned from the hospital, is now
getting along finely, and improving rap.
idly.
The grade schools opened again Mon.
day morning, for spring term of eight
weeks. The high school closed Friday
for two weeks vacation.
On Thursday evening, April 8, there
will be social at the vestry of the Deer.
ing Memorial Church to which all mem
bers of the church and congregation are
invited.
Miss Carrie Hall was the guest of her
friend, Mrs. Omar B. Morrow, OF Auburn,
few days last week. Miss Hattie Bur
nell joined her there Friday, returning
home with her Saturday.
Next Saturday evening is the time for
the organization of the fire department,
and the several hose companies and the
hook and ladder company will meet at
the engine house at I o'clock for that
purpose.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety are asked to meet at the home OF
Mrs. j. S. Wrights Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 to arrange for serving dinner and
supper Saturday, April 10, for the Meth
odist Conference.
The Ladies' Aid of the Deering Memo
rial Church will meet with the president,
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Curtis, Gothic Street,
Tuesday afternoon, April LIST, at 2
o'clock. All ladies of the Aid are re-
quested to be present.
The meeting OF the Citizens Telephone
Co. called Friday evening to act on the
question of connecting with the Maine
exchange, and for other purposes, was
adjourned without action until Thurs
day evening, April 10.
Quite tough old week for weather,
on the whole, the past has been, and
mail carriers and others who have had to
be on the road have found about the
worst travelling ever. But We got only
the tail end of those western storms,
and it was nothing serious any way
just little surplus weather, that's all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Juuot N. Porter of Eu-
reka, Wis, arrived here Saturday morn
ing for a visit to Mr.. Porter's mother,
Mrs. Martha Porter, and other relatives.
They were expected some time during
the spring, but the time OF their visit
had not been known by the relatives
here. Their arrival was on the early
train the next morning after the funeral
of Mr.. POrter's brother, Francis <. Por'
ter, of whose death they did not learn
until they got here.
| Friday evening the 10 O'Clock car from
Norway went off the rails on the curve
about opposite the Ii. K. Stearns house
on Pleasant Street. Fortunately it did
not 90 far enough to tip over, though
the track runs on an embankment al
that point, and no one was injured. II
was O'Clock before it was on again,
and number Of the Mssons who were
at Norway at the council meeting, as
well as others who were intending to
take the owl car one way or the other
had the fun Of walking.
| A novel and successful affair was the
Blue Jay supper given by Mrs. Swetts
side in the Congregational church con
test Tuesday evening at the vestry. Fri
day evening under the same auspices
there was musical at W. j. Wheeler's
which had an attendance of about fifty
The program of this included selections
on the piano player, manipulated BY
Stanley NJ. Wheeler and Roy Z. Cole,
duet with violin and piano by Misses
Grace and Ida Dean, vocal duet by Mrs
Wilson and Mrs. Smiley, duet by Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Z. Cole, solos by Miss
Ruby Clark and L. S. Sessions, and
readings by A. K. Morse.
The class parts have been assigned fol
the class of 1918 in Paris High School al
follows:
i yaledictory-Berth Wight.
| Salutalory-John McKeen.
Class History-Henry shaw.
Class Observation-Disclosures Dow.
/ Glass Oration-Harold Merrill.
\ Presentation OF Gifts-Nora Durham.
Roll Call-Eunice Gowell,
Glass Essay-Margie Jordan.
4 Address 20 ndergraduates-Murray Bigeow
| Class Ode-Alice Hunter.
4 Essay-Austin Stearns, Jr.
The valedictory and salutatOry are as
signed on the basis of the rank for TIT
course up to the close of the winte
term. The other parts are elected b!
the class. John McKeen, the saluta
torian, is the son of one of the earliest o
the Firms who settled in this town.
The premium list has been issued fo
the next county fair, the seventy-irs
exhibition of the Oxford County Agri
cultural Society, which will be held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Sept. 8, 10 and II. The principa
changes from former lists have already
been noted in the Democrat. The repor
of w. o. rockingham, treasurer, for tn
year 1912, is as follows;
Bal. on hand Jan. 8. l9l2.----------e 1898
Reed Dividend on deposit IL. /.
State stipend i'zSs- !
Score carus---- - a'v
. Gr0unus-- 49, 49, = =
Entrance------------ ---- 49,. ~ !.
Cneck room ---- 49, y. =
hembership------------- - y
, tickets --------- T'2.3' y
Loan. --oSo.o
$4,000
| Paid Premiums. ---------------------$4'!So
Miscellaneous expenses---------------Sa y