Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-28
A sociabls was held at the high school
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| last week.
Sheriff VIM. o. Rockingham has add
Ell 20 his list Of deputies the name o
Luther NJ. Hodsdon of Dixfisld.
Mrs. o. z. Barrows went Monda,
morning to Eliot to visit her daughter
Mrs. n. V. McAlister, for q week or two
Dou't forget that the Good Cheer sup
per will occur next week Tuesday, Feb
4th. Supper and musical entertain
ment.
The Good Cheer meets with Mrs
Young at her home on Gothic Stree
Wednesday afternoon. All are askel
TO bring their thimbles.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet will
Mrs. l.. c. Morton next Thursday after
noon at half past two for sewing anC
other important business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles z. Merrill Of
Patten arrived here Saturday, summon
ed by the illness of Mr.. Merrills mother
Mrs. L. S. Merrill, who died that night
The officers of Hsmlin Temple, P. S.,
will be installed Tuesday evening by d.
d. G. c. Mrs. Mary 3. WiDslow of Nor
way, who is a member Of Hamlin Tenn
pie.
Members of the VIM. K. Kimball
Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., are asked
to make special effort TO be present for
work, at their next regular meeting on
Saturday evening, Feb. LIST.
The officers OF Hamlin Lodge, K. of
P, will be installed next Friday evening,
by d. ID. G C, L. + Rounds of Water.
ford. c. W Bowker, F. n. Wright and
C. NJ. Titcomb are banquet committee.
winslOw C. Thayer is probably the
owner OF the first chickens OF the 1913
season in this vicinity. One of his hens
is the mother of seven very lively pure
bloods that appeared on Friday, the oath
The play for the Good Cheer fair, Her
Friend, tue Enemy, has been cast and
rehesrsals will soon be in progress.
Also the ladies are putting in the usual
amount of work getting the various
booths in readiness for the sale.
The Junior League will have an enter
tainment consisting of songs, drills, mu-
sic and recitations, at the vestry of Deer
Jug Memorial Church Friday night, Jan.
81. The entertainment will be followed
by a social. Admission five cents.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris post Office Jan. ~:
Mrs Sarah Tucker.
Mrs. Eliza Burke.
Mrs. Ellison Bartlett.
Mrs. William Z. Chadbourn.
Mrs. Frank Z. Davis.
Mrs Allison Atwood.
Miss Miunie Patterson.
The classes Of Mrs. W. B. Edwards
and Mr.. b F. Jones in the Baptist Sun
day School entertained the Delta Alphas
evening at n candy pull at II.
w. Deunison's. Something like thirty
young ladies were present, and the even
ing was spent in making molasses candy
aud sugar candy and general sociability.
Punch and fancy crackers were served.
Mrs. Stanley and Mss Douglass enter
tain the Seneca Club this Monday even
ing at Mrs. SANKEY'S. The study of
English history is continued, the reign
of Richard l being the period taken up
at this time. Mrs. Smiley has paper
on Thomas a Beckett, and Miss Gordon
a paper on the Crusades. The program
closes with piano solo by Mrs. Morton.
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. Geo. D.
Robertson gave her mother, Mrs. Mary
Bryant, a surprise party at their home
on Church Street. The affair was in
honor OF Mrs. Bryant's 69th birthday.
Quite a number of ladies attended and
many postcards, letters and remem-
ORANGES were received. During the
afternoon refreshments of cocoa, fancy
cakes and crackers were served.
Because of the serious illness of Mrs.
L. 5 Merrill, a telegram was sent on
Friday TO summon home her youngest
son, Chester NJ Merrill, who is a student
in a veterinary college in Washington,
d. C.. In reply dispatch was received
that Mr.. Merrill was in the
hospital, rs he had an attack of appsndi
citis, and an immediate operation had
been necessary. Dispatches received
since indicate that he is doing we'll, but
that he has not yet been informed of his
mothers death.
A delightful time was enjoyed by the
Seneca Club and the gentlemen Friday
evening, the occasion being the annual
gentlemen's night OF the club. Between
thirty and forty were present. The first
of the evening was spent in playing whist
and other games. At little before ten
O'Clock refreshments of sandwiches, ice
cream and cake, coffee and punch were
served. The remainder of the evening
was spent in dancing and floor games,
with Howard Shaw at the piano. All
entered into the spirit of the occasion
with zest, in spite of some gray hairs
and other signs of departed youth, and it
was near the stroke of twelve when the
party broke up.
The installation of Mt. Pleasant Re-
bekah Lodge occurred last Friday even
ing. The following officers were in
stalled by team from Mechanic Falls,
W 10 did their work most creditably:
y G.-Mlss Grace Dudley.
yG-Miss Alice Wetherell.
Rec Sec-Miss Helen Chapman.
Fin SEC -Miss Ava Leach