Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-25
SOUTH PARIS.

Arthur Tucker OF Canton is q guest al
W. B. Edwards.
Mrs. 5. r. Johnson OF West Paris was
the guest of Mrs. /. Z. Andrews few
DAYS last week.
Wm p. Morton has faced his bill
board on the Richards lot in Market
SQUARE with steel.
Mrs. C.. W. Bowker entertained q
number Of lady guests at an auction
bridge Tuesday evening.
Clarence G. Morton and family OF
CRYSTAL, y. a., were with relatives here
tor few days last week.
G. Ellis McAllistsr will spend the win
ter At Poland Spring, where be will be
employed at his trade as painter.
The Junior League of the Methodist
church are to have five and ten cent
sale at an early date in December.
The Good Cheer will meet at Mrs. w.
b. RusSelPs Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. Everybody bring tbimbles.
Miss Lulis Kennagh celebrated her
seventh birthday Wednesday by enter
aiming Miss Mary Briggs as her guest.
Miss Grace Thayer was in Portland a
few days the last of the week, called
here by the death of Mrs. Mary Z. Nor
an.
A socisble under the auspices of the
senior class Of the high school will be
held at the high school building We'd
Gesday evening.
Mrs. j. w. Webber has moved from
the house of Mrs. Shaw in Market
square into the upper rent in the home
stead Of Mrs. Nancy Whitman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Morton and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. G. Fernald spent a por-
ton OF two days at the Mortous' camp at
Shagg Pond the first of last week.
Rev. j. Frank Jones of st. George has
jl,usd bis family here at the residence
0s his son, Burr F. Jones, and they will
remain here till after Thanksgiving. Mr..
Jones preached at the Baptist church
Sunday morning.
thursday noon the thermometer in
sls shade on the north side registered as
high as 81, which is about the warmest
that this mild November has given Us.
People talked OF doing their spring
blowing and planting their gardens.
On account of the funeral Of Judge
Foster in Portland On Tuesday, the No
vember term OF probate court was ad
burned until Wednesday for the tran
saction of business. Judge Herrck was
one of the pail bearers at Judge Fosters
funeral.
Miss Faith Davis started Thursday on
her way to Southern Pines, n. c., W here
she will spend the winter. After visit
ing for two or three days in Boston, she
went to Norfolk, Va, by boat. At
Southern Pines she will be at The Holly
wood hotel.
Miss Helen Paterson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Paterson, observed her
eighth birthday Tuesday with an after
noon party to which some sixteen Of her
young friends were invited, though not
all were able to attend. A happy after
noon was enjoyed with games and re-
ireshments.
About ten feet of the new chimney is
MP in the air at the factory of the Paris
Manufacturing Co. The brick of which
this is built are not at all like ordinary
brick, but much larger, shaped for build
Ing a round structure, and light in color,
almost cream. The chimney will be
100 feet high, and five feet in inside
diameter.
George s. Plummer has made numer-
Gus improvements about his Pleasant
Street premises since purchasing the
place last summer, including a new ga
rage, new verandaS on both floors Of the
house, and has given the buildings
fresh coat of paint. Also the lot has
been graded with loan, so as to be ready
for q beautiful lawn next summer.
Rev. F. NJ. Lamb of Buckfield will
conduct special services at the Baptist
church next Sunday at the usual hour.
Mr.. Lamb will preach and sing. He will
also conduct the services at the Norway
Baptist church in the afternoon. Rev.
E A. Davis will conduct the services in
Rev. Mr.. Lambs churches at Bucktield
aud East Sumner on the same day.
Ernest F. Clason of Lisbon Falls has
been elected principal of Cony High
School at Augusta. Mr.. Clasou was for
some years principal of Paris High
School, and later was superintendent of
schools in the ris-WoOdstock district,
In both of which positions he made an
excellent record, and he has many
friends here.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris post office Nov. "a:
Miss Beatrice Gray
L. T. Phillips, Esq.
Mr. Herbert +. Sayton
Mrs. Annie Howe
Mrs. George NJ. Anderson. card
Mrs. A. b. G. Newport. cards
Miss Edna Marpwell, card
Mr.. Fred X. Fernall, card
ID. II. Box l67, card
Mrs. Jane Andrews, card.
S. +. DAVIS, P. NJ
Mrs. Mary E, widow of Charles NJ.
Morgan, died at her home in South Port
land Wednesday, at the age Of 81 years.
Mrs Morgan was the daughter of Sam
uel Barron Locke, who lived first in
Bethel aud the last part of his life in
West Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan lived
at West Paris and later at South Paris,
thence removing TO Portland. Two
daughters survive Mrs Morgan, with one
ofwhom, Mrs. l.. l.. Phelps, she has for
some time made her home.
Perhaps you had not realized that
along with all the other signs OF ap-
preaching spring the "sap had started. I"
While working on the house of e. p
Berry few days ago, painters cut OH q
limb of a maple which interfered with
their work, about an inch and half in
diameter. Soon afterwsrd 1t was noted
one morning that there was large cir
Gle of moisture on the ground below
and setting out a pan, the family secured
about a quart OF good sweet sap.
A specially interesting session of Ham
lin Lodge, K. OF p, was held Friday
evening. Two of the grand officers were
present, Grand Vice. Chancellor Chas. S
Wilson of Portland and Grand Keeper
of Records aud Seal Edgar j. Brown o
waterville. Pennesseewassee Lodge o
Norway had a special invitation, ant
there were in the ball representatives o
eighteen different lodges in three states
with a total attendance of over ninety
There was work in the rank of Knight
and an oyster supper was served after
ward.
In accordance with the vote Of tn,
town at the last annual meeting TO pub
lish an abstract of the valuation of tn
town, the assessors have issued 1t In
separate volume, which has just beel
completed at the Democrat office, and
now being distributed. IL shows the as
sessed valuation of each piece Of real es
taka .1l a.nh lof 81 narannal nrnnArty