Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-01-06

Supt-Frgnk A. Taylor
Asst. Supt-Lester A. West
Librarian-J. L. Murch
Sec. and Treas.-Miss Flora Murch
Supt Home Dept.-Miss Annie Edwards
Supt. Primary Dept.-Mrs. Margaret Taylor
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office Jan. 5, 1914:
Mr.. c. j. Sharon
Mr. l.. Il. Osier
Miss Anna Howe
Mr.. Walter l.. Annis, 2
Miss Meary A. Addans
S. +. DAVIS, P. NJ.
George o. Chase, who hss been at
Wolf Point, Montana, for the past six
months, assisting his son to erect build
isgs on his ranch there, returned TO his
home here last Tuesday. The trip is a
little matter of only twenty-three hun
dred miles.
Officers OF Mount Pleasant Rebekah
Lodge have been elected as follows:
N.G.-Miss L. Alice wesherell.
VEINS. Nellie N. Andrews.
Rec. Sec.-Miss Helen l.. Cha man.
Fin. Sec.-Miss Ava NJ. Leach.
Treas.-hiss Grace A. Thayer.
Trustees-Mrs. sara z. Chute, Mrs. Lizzie W.
Millett. Elmer K. Briggs.
The Oxford County Association of
Rural Letter Carriers held its annual
meeting at Hotel Andrews Thursday,
with ten members in attendance. OFF,
GERS were elected as follows:
President-F. L. Walker. Oxford.
Vice Presidential NJ. Millett, South Paris.
Secretary-B. A. Hutchinson, Buck1eld.
Treasurer. f. King, South Paris,
Mrs. Josiah L. Stewart of Sabattus,
who had been quite i'll for two or three
weeks at the home Of her son, Dr. d. NJ.
Stewart, went on Friday TO the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston for
consultation and possible treatment.
Mrs. Stewards two daughters, Mrs. Bard
OF Bryan, Ohio, aud Mrs. j. II. Newman
OF Chicago, are now at DR.. Stewards.
In one respect, at least, 1914 made a
rapid start Those who had watched
the passing OF the old year, and consult
ing the thermometer before retiring af-
ter midnight found it something like
twelve above zero. very nearly had q
shock when at daylight they found the
same thermometer showing from twelve
TO twenty below, according to location.
Miss Blanche Peavey was married on
Christmas day, at the home of her par
ents in Standpoint, Idaho, to Mr.. Earl E.
BOieS, manager at the Office OF the Wey-
erhauser & Humbird lumber company
at Cheaminus, B. C.. Miss Peavey was
for year OF more when a small girl in
South Paris. She is a niece Of Mrs. j.
p. Richardson and Mrs. William Culbert.
This story is little old now, but it
will do to tell some other year. Emulus
Benson tells the Democrat that while
working in the woods on the 18th of De-
cember, be tapped a rock maple, putting
in two spiles aud hanging on bucket.
He and bis son drank all the sap they
wanted, aud at night had three quarts in
the bucket The tree must have run six
quarts of sap on the nth of December.
Mrs. Abbie Lowell, widow of the late
Emery Lowell, died at her home on Elm
Hill on Monday of last week at the age
Of IS years. For some years Mrs. Low
ell had been cared for by her daughter,
Mrs. A. j. Foster. Mrs. Lowell leaves
another daughter, Mrs. Fitzroy Foster,
and a son, Dexter <. Lowell. Mrs. Low
ell was the daughter Of Alvin Swift, and
Is survived by three brothers, Alvin, An
sci and Chandler. The funeral was at
tended by Rev. Chester Gore Miller.
The post card factory of Written &
DeunisOn at Auburn, Iud., was burned
Saturday night, Dec. 9th, causing loss
estimated at $4,000 No cause Is known
for the fire, which broke out about an
hour after the last people had left ID for
the night. This business was establish
ed at Auburn by L. G. Written and his
brother.in-lsw, Charles p. Dennisou,
who were formerly at West Bethel, and
III. w. Denuison, who left here few
months since, is now clerk Of the COM
pany. There was insurance on the prop
srty, aud it is stated that the factory will
probably be rebuilt.
There was a hearing at the court
house Wednesday before Chief Justice
Savage on bill iu equity brought by
Fred j. Tibbetts against Hanno A. Pack
6fd, both of Bethel. The action was in
the form of petition for injunction to
restrain the defendant from engaging In
the undertaking business. Packard sold
his business at Bethel TO Tibbetts with
the stipulation that he was not 10 re-en-
gage Ia the business. 1t is the claim OF
Packard that the conditions as to con-
sideratiou, which were part of the con-
tract, have not yet been met by Tibbetts.
II. II. Hastings for Tibbetts, Wright for
Packard. The decision of Judge Savage
will be given later.
The last two functions in the money
raising series of the Universalist contest
were held on the last two available
nights, Tuesday and Wednesday even
iugs. That of Tuesday evening was at
Engine House Hall, under the auspices
of the mems side. Whist and other
games we're played Wednesday even
ing was taken by the women with a
watch party" at Grand Army Hall.
Whist aud other games occupied the
first of the evening, then the floor was
cleared, and to the music OF violin and
piano there was dancing until after the
stroke that announced 1914 had sounded.
Most Of those who attended were past
the first flush of youth, indeed some oil
them many years past it, but they all
stepped out the old-fashioned dances as
lightly as they used to do forty years
ago or more, aud nearly all OF them
stayed to greet the new year.
This Monday evening the Euterpean
Club holds Its January meeting VIII
Mrs. Eastman, Mrs. Daughraty assisting
In entertaining. "Old Time Melodies
Is the theme of the program, which Is In
full as follows:
Roll Call-Current Musical Events
Won Snppe-Poet and Peasant
Mrs Shurtleff Mrs. Morton
MollOy-Loye's Old Sweet Song
Miss Tolman
Aseher-Alice, Where Art Thou2 Piano Soil
Mrs. Daughraty
GENERALIZATION Mavourneen Sol(
. Mics Barnes
hoore-0ft In the Silly Night Poem
Mrs. Eastman
badarIewska-The Maiden's Prayer
Mrs. Brickest
seected-violn Duo
Miss Grace Dean Miss SWEET
Miss Ida Dean at the Plano
NAnoei-l Cannot Sing the Old Songs
NJ, Miss Leach
Nchards-wsrblings at Eve
WIS. Wlgzln Miaa Dean