Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-09
The Oxford Democrat.
South Paris, Maine, December 9, 1913
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST oFrIcE.
ONCE Hours: 7:3o IN. TO I 80 P. n.

9:+3 =. M, local, daily except Sunday; 4 80 p m.
Going up WEST s4s a. m. express, daily
SS5p. m, local, daily except Sunday; $50 pm.
express, daily.
The Ladies' Whist Club met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Goldsmith or
Pleasant Street.
Dwight NJ. Wise OF Rockland, Mass
was the guest of Mrs. Arvilla Wise for q
day or two early last week.
Mrs. Addie Wakefield of North Bethel
has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ada
Richardson, for few days.
George W. Mckinley returned Thurs
day morning from a hunting trip to Gil
cad with good eight point buck.
Silss P. Maxim has purchased the va.
cant lot owned by Wilson Richards, next
to Maxim Block in Market Square.
Mrs. George Lascells of Melrose and
Mrs. C. W. CARL of Westbrook were re-
cent guests OF their brother, s. c. Ord
way.
The ladies of the Good Cheer Society
will meet with Mrs. w. b. Young on
Gothic Street, Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Mrs. W. +. Durham OF Lynn, Mass,
who is spending some time with her
parents at West Paris, was the guest of
Mrs. Geo. ID. Robertson for day or two
last week.
o. X. Clifford has sold the Mrs. Carrie
Austin house on Highland Avenue, which
be purchased about a year ago, 10 Mrs.
Ellen r. Woods of Sumner, who will
move here.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph r. Butts returned
Monday night from their trip TO King
field. Mr.. Butts brought home a hand
some fifteen-point buck which be shot
while there.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Frank Jones and son,
after spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Burr r. Jones, went Friday 10 West
Boothbay Harbor, where Mrs. Jones
people live.
A guard has been put on the east side
Of the roof of Deering Memorial Church,
to prevent snow slides, there being two
entrances to the church on that side, un-
der the caves.
Mrs. William Hayes has gone to Read
ing, Mass, where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Rodney w. Brown, for a
time, and she will then 60 TO Boston to
spend the winter with friends.
subscription paper recently circulst-
ed among the business men which found
ready response in small sums was for the
purpose of buying singing books for the
religious services at the jail
Some choice cuts from the large buck
brought home by j. II. Stuart from
Punchbowl have grsced the editorial
table-the dining table, not the desk
and il was indeed toothsome morsel.
Regular meeting of Hamlin Temple
Tuesday evening, Dec. 9th. There Is
important business to come before the
meeting. This will be followed by so
cial hour and refreshments will be serv-
ed.
The Juniors of the Congregational
church are preparing Christmas box to
send to the Children's Home at Augusta.
Anyone wishing to give books, games,
toys, dolls, or money may leave the
same with Mrs Barnes some time this
week. This is an opportunity to cheer
some little hearts at Christmas.
A progressive whist party was held
Thursday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Holmes Six or seven
tables were filed at whist, and some
who did not play whist engaged 10 other
games This was a subscription party,
small fee being charged, and the pro-
ceeds will 90 20 swell the fund Of the
Universslist ladies in their contest.
DIR. Frank w. Shell and family, after
occupying their home here for the past
year or two, have moved to Isle Au
Haut in Penobscot Bay, where the doc
tor will be pastor of the church on the
island, and will also practice his PROBES
sion as physician. Isle au Haut il an
island in lower Penobscot Bay. 1t has
small population in winter, but has a
large number of summer visitors.
Several members of Mount Pleasant
Rsbekah Lodge went Thursday even
ing to give a surprise party to Miss
Lizzie s. DeCoster, who is stop
ping with her brother, Frank <. DeCos-
ter, on Pike Hill, Norway, and is con-
fined to the house by reason OF lame
ness. Various packages of cheer, to be
opened at certain future dates as marked,
we're left with Miss DeCoster by the Wis
itors. Refreshments were served to the
guests by Mrs. F. <. DeCOster.
A current rumor that there has been
sale of the Norway and Paris Street
Railway, though not confirmed, is inter
esting. There is also interest in the ru-
NOR that the purchasers are the proprie-
tors of the Lewiston, Augusta and Wa
terville Railway, which now extends to
Mechanic Falls. II these rumors are
correct, il doubtless means definite
prospect OF the extension OF the road
from Mechanic Falls To the business CEN
ter of Oxford County at South Paris and
Norway.
Thursday mornings fire serves to call
attention anew to our imperfect method
OF giving a fine alarm. The village cor
poration has voted to put In an auto
matte alarm system, but without making
any appropriation, and the system is not
vet in sight. Meanwhile II fire is dis
covered, it is necessary that some one
should 90 the factory of the Mason Man
ufacturiug Co, from some point, before
that whistle can be blown. The watch
man has no telephone, and must be mott
fed by word of mouth.
The man who laid up the new chimney
of the Paris Manufacturing CO., which
was finished Thursday, has some inter.
estipg things to say of the chimneys he
has built in various parts Of the coun-
try. The largest of these was for big
smelter plant near Butte, Mont. II was
500 feet high, fifty feet in inside diam
eter at the top. and 3S7 feet in outside
diameter at the base. The material
used in il weighed seventeen thousand
tons. That is surely some chimney.
Miss Helen NJ. Barnes left Friday
afternoon to take trip in New Hsmp
shire and Massachusetts, during the
school vacation. In Portland she was tt
be Joined by her cousin, Miss Olive
Barnes, and they were then going tC
Hanover, n. e., to visit Miss DIV,
Barnes brother. who is in Dartmouth
College. Later they are to visit frieud'
in Smith College and Wheaton Seminary
and in Boston, and will spend the las
few days of their time with Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Z. Cole at Canton, Mass.
Miss Florence A. Gordon, who bal
been supervisor of music in the Pari'
schools for the past three years and
half, was given a surprise "Wednesday
evening, at the home of Mrs. IL. U
Fletcher. Miss Gordon was at Mrs
Fletcher's by special invitation, wheI