Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-17


guest at Albert D. Parks.
Ray Thayer and Miss Florence Bragg
Of Portland are spending the week at e
NJ. Thayer's.
A special meeting of Paris Lodge, r
and A. NJ, will be held Tuesday evening
for work and installation.
The prayer meeting at the Congrega
tional church will begin at 100 Wednes
day evening, not 7:30 a. usual.
Tuesday night of this week the South
Paris Musical Club will give another
dance in Grange Hall. Dancing SOC pei
couple.
There will be . meeting of the Delts
Alphas at the small vestry Of Deerine
Memorial Church on Thursday evening
Feb. 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton C. Wheeler and
daughter Miriam went Friday to Bos-
ton, where they will spend few days,
possibly q week.
The annual pie supper Of the PythiaD
Sisters will occur Tuesday evening Of
next week, Feb. "a. All members are
asked to bring . pie.
Miss Eva 4. Walker entertained her
class In the Congregational Sunday
School at her home Thursday evening At
. chatting dish party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Gray and Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Scott attended the ball
of Kors Temple, Mystic Shrine, In Lew.
iston Thursday night.
Tickets for bound BY an Oath" 20
on sale Saturday morning of this week,
Feb. 2ist, at o O'Clock at Ho~ard's drug
store. Price, % cents; oil seats reserved.
Look fer big posters announcing the
Good Cheer fair which comes of Wed
nesdsy and Thursday Of next week and
the drama Thursday and Friday even
ings.
There will be business meeting of
the Epworth League In the small yestry
Of Deering Memorial Church this Mon
day evening, followed BY the singing
school.
Never again cast aspersious on the
grounding, or any Of the other forms Of
CAndlemas day signs. II you do you'll
have this year OF grace 1914 thrown
square IN your face.
Mrs. Ciistop Mcallister Of Auburn and
Misc Charlotte Giles, who is in the Port
land Office OF the Mason Manufacturing
Co, spent the past week with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Giles. Mr..
Mcallister was there over Sunday.
The subject Of Rev. c. /. Spears SER
mon at Deering Memorial Church next
Sunday will be, "Tbe Church vs.. the
Gates of He'll" In the evening his sub
ject will be, Saying Good bye to God"
There will be special music throughout
the day.
Wednesday evening, Feb. IS, the
fourth entertainment will be given for
the benefit of the senior class Of Paris
High School. Miss Lucille Adams will
present Little Lord Fauntleroy," de-
lightful comedy in three acts. Tickets
on sale at Towards drug store. S5c.
Rev. j. j. Hull of Portland, superin-
tendeut of adult work, and Wesley j.
Weir of Portland, state secretary, repre-.
ssnting the Maine State Sunday School
Association, will make tour of OK
ford County in the interest of Sunday
School work during the week beginning
March s.
A special effort is being made to have
next Sunday Go.to-church Sunday in
South Paris and Norway, and q cam
paign is being conducted with handbills
and other forms of invitation and solic-
itation, to get people 10 observe Wash
ington's birthday by attending the
church of their choice.
The weather-but what's the use?
Certainly fitting climax to such fierce
week as the last was the blizzard Of Sat-
urday, the blow of Sunday, and the
twenty or m ore below-z zero of Monday
morning, with fair prospect OF more
snow. /, will DO . tremendous relief II
the back bone of this winter ever shows
signs Of yielding.
For the second time this winter tho
scbools were suspended on Thursday on
account Of the intense cold, and the wise
man who had outdoor work to do put it
off till some more convenient season
While the thermometer In the middle OF
the day got q trifls higher than it did on
the famous 18th Of January, the high
wind made 1t An even worse day than
the earlier one.
Street car service was suspended quite
early in the day Saturday, and not until
Monday morning did car get through
from Norway to South Paris. A crew
are still shovelipg. The Grand Trunk
service was also considerably mixed up,
the afternoon train from Portland Satur-
day being several hours late. But few
freight trains have been moving since
the storm got going.
A. E. Morse gave readings Friday
evening at the meeting of ThOrne's Cor
ner Grange. Lewiston, and on Saturday
was at Livermore, whore NOrland
Grange entertained North Jay Grange.
There were about eighty visitors from
North Jay present, of whom about
twenty-five came with teams, and Mr..
Morse is still wondering how they all
got home 10 the blizzard. The train on
which be left Livermore was two hours
and half late.
Edward C. Field died Sunday night at
his home on Park Street east of the river,
after a short illness. Mr.. Field retired
az usual Saturday, but during the night
suffered shock, and was found uncon-
scious Sunday morning, never regaining
consciousness until he died In the even
ing. He was IS years Of age, and leaves
a widow and three small children, be-
sides son. Ellsworth, of mature years,
by a former wife. IL 10 expected that
the funeral will be held Tuesday after.
noon.
Following Is the cast for the drama,
Bound by an Oath" which will be
presented in New Hall in connection
With the Good Cheer fair, on the even
ings of Thursday and Friday, Feb. 70
and "a:
Philip Raymond. blind miller:
....--.---.A thur X. Forbes
Jacob Johnson, y specuator,- Ernest j. Record
Seth Randolph, . vagabopd, Donald s. Briggs
Edward Leroy. In love with Mabel,
Ella. 4 m,;,eo. a6ound by an OATH S''' -
s.mbo ssrysn. to -jsoo6........George II. sofper
Drucilla johnson. sister to Jacob,
Lucy Snuff. lone widow.
Mrs. raymond. vile of Philip. -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES M.o. N. - Ao''AeS
Mabel Raymond, daughter Of Philip, MA,
MSS
About the State.