Oxford Democrat., 1913-02-25
Only . week to town meeting.

Rev. A. W. Pottle of watervills was II
town one day last week.
Mrs. Helen True OF New Gloucester 1,
guest at Hon. James S. Wright's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C. Fsrnald vers a,
Berlin, N. a., over the bank holiday and
Sunday.
Miss S. E. Porter Is at home for 8
weeks vacation from her teaching In
Portland.
The hours of Mrs. Plummer's Friday
afternoons "at home" will be from to
hereafter.
The store Of the N. Dayton Bolster
Co. will be closed Tuesday of this week
to take stock.
The Euterpean Club will hold its
March meeting next Monday, March 8,
with Mrs. Cora S. Briggs.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter will give an
address on Miss Frances Willard at the
Congregational church next Sunday
evening.
What backbone winter had gave signs
of weakening last week, but it has stiff
ened up again. However, it can't last
much longer.
Miss Edith Maxwell, who teaches In
Melrose, Mass, is with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. S. Maxwell, for q weeks
vacation.
Frank L. Starbird, who has done
some good work on the roads of Paris in
the past, is a candidate for road COM
missioner in Norway.
Miss Alice knight, who Is at present
with Mrs. Smiley on Western Avenue,
slipped and fell on Saturday, spraining
an arm so that she Is disabled for a
while.
Rev. Joshua NJ. Frost, D. D., will
preach at the Methodist church next
Sunday evening at o'clock. The
Methodist church at Norway will unite
in this service.
Mrs. F. Z. Needham has come from
Portland to stay with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. z. n. Anderson, while the latter is
disabled as the result Of recent fall.
Mr.. Needham was here over Sunday.
The Married Ladies' Whist Club met
with Mrs. Fred N. Wright last Thursday
afternoon. In the evening a private
dancing party for the members of the
club and friends was held in Grand
Army Hall.
Rev. C. G. Miller has purchased the
estate of Mrs. Nellie r. Cummings on
Hill Street. The property adjoins Mr..
Miller's home place. The sale was
made through the Dennis Pike Real
Estate Agency.
Silas P. Maxim, Paris oldest man,
and the holder OF the Boston Post cane,
reached bis seth birthday Friday, and was
the recipient of large shower of post
cards and other remembrances. He is
still in his usual good health and activity.
The ladies of the second division Of
the Good Cheer meet with Mrs. Young
this Monday afternoon to make arrange
ments for the March supper next Tues
day, March 4. This is the regular,
"known" as the fair supper, coming on
the regular night.
Miss Carrie Mathews, who has been in
the dressmsking department of Smiley's
store at Norway, Is in town moving to
Bridgton where she will have charge of
the dressmakiug department in the
Smiley store there, a position she had
before coming here.
On town meeting day dinner will be
served as usual at G.. A. r. Hall. Itl
is desirable that all receiving slips solic-
iting food make special effort to re-
spond, as the number Of those who usu-
ally help is, on account of sickness or
absence, somewhat reduced.
Addison j. Merrill of Hebron, a resi-
dent Of South Paris thirty years ago or
more, and more recently in Massachu-
setts, was a guest here for short time
last week, and attended the meeting of
Mt. Mica Lodge of Odd Fellows, OF
which he has long been member.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Doble reached the
50th anniversary OF their marriage last
Friday, the 2lst. The only observance
of it was the gathering Of their children
and grandchildren with them for a short
time after tea and presenting them with
q little remembrance Of the occasion.