Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-16
West Paris.

Monday evening, Dec. 9Th, the follow
ling officers of Granite Lodge, +. and A.
| NJ. were installed by Past District Dep
uty, Benton L. Swift, and were a follows:
W,M.-Fred B. Penley
8. W-Ralph A. Bacon
J.w-Samuel z. johnson
| Sec-Edgar r. Barrows
Treas.-Chester H. Lane, Jr.
8. D.-Fremont whitman
J.D.-Edwin r. Berry
Msrshal-Lester H. Penley
S.S.-A. Elroy Dean
| J.S.-George L. Jackson
Tyler-Augustus l.. Bacon
Mrs. O. K. Yates, who has been III for
the past week, Is reported more comfort.
able. DR.. Littlefield of South Paris has
been called In consultation with DR..
Yates.
Mrs. John Porter of Dorchester,
Mass, Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles s. Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Day entertained the
Happy-go-lucky Whist Club Wednes-
day evening. A very pleasant evening
was passed. Refreshments were served.
Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Ball were In Au.
burn Tuesday to attend meeting OF the
Woman's Universalist Mission Circle.
Mrs. Therese Homet Patterson, record
ing secretary of the National Missionary
| Assoc iation, who has recently returned
from Japan, was the speaker.
Benjamin R. Billings OF Bryant's Pond
was the weekend guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin j. Mann.
DR.. B. F. Bradbury OF Norway was In
town Friday to assist DR.. Wheeler In
case of surgery.
Master Cyrus Irish, the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Wardwell, Is visiting
bis grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Irish OF Buckfield.
Mrs. Daniel c. Churchill has been very
sick for the past few days.
Mrs. A. D. Swift returned from Lew.
iston Thursday, accompanied by her
sister, Miss Radcliffe, who has been at
the Central Maine General Hospital.
Mrs. Mary Stevens and Minnie Stevens
were guests of Mrs. Genevra Tuell Sun.
day, Dec. s.
There will be union Christmas exer'
cises at the Universalist church.
Miss Nellie Bicknell has been recent
guest of her mother, Mrs. Emeline Bick.
nell.
Misses Laura and Alice Barden we're
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. EN-
erton of Auburn.
The condition Of Miss Ruth Tucker is
slightly improved, although she remains
very Ill. Miss Tucker has trained
nurse.
Friends of Prof. w. S. Wight of Beth
ell, who 80 successfully conducted sing
ing classes at West Paris, Bryant's Pond
and South Woodstock, will be glad to
know that he is meeting with splendid
success in Waldo County, where he has
large chorus In the city of Belfast, also
at Searsport, Stockton Springs, Morrill,
and Thorndike. Mr.. Wight walks seven
miles daily to attend to his classes, and
sings and directs music In two churches
in the city of Belfast.
L. NJ. Mann & Son, whose mill has
been shut down for the past two weeks
for repairs, began operation again Wed
nesday.
Samuel w. Durham has been quite
poorly for several weeks.
Mrs. C. L. Ridlon is working In Pen.
ley's store during the holidays.
George Tucker of Portland, Miss
Trask OF Lewiston and Mrs. G. L. Curtis
of Norway have called here during the
week by the illness of Miss Ruth Tuck
er.
Edwin E. Jackson had the misfortune
to jam bis foot quite badly one day las,
week. Mr.. Jackson has been building a
road preparatory to logging from bis
wood lot on the Willis farm.
TRAP CORNER.
A number of the young people of the
lneighborhood gave a surprise party to
Misses Ethel and Grace Brock Friday
evening, Dec. -. They played games
and told stories, and spent very enjoy.
able evening. Refreshments of Ice cream
and cake were served.
Mrs. Carrie Frost went to Newry last
week for few days. She took her niece,
Margaret Tuell, with her.
Keith j. Field ia working In the Paris
Manufacturing Co.'s mill.
Mrs. Lucy Dearborn Is packing her
furniture preparatory to going to Rum.
ford to spend the winter with her daugh'
ter. Mrs. Brown.
E. q. Stearns has bought Mrs. Lucy
Dearborn's stand.
Miss Ethel Brock 10 at home from Nor.
NAL school.