Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
SOUTH PARIS.

Miss Bertha Wight spent the past
week at Bethel.
RAYMOND l.. Atwood Is clerking al
the Chas. q. Howard Co. drug store.
NJ. and Mrs. Fred w. Bonney have re-
Gently made short visit to relatives in
Bath.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur E Forbes spen, q
few days at Mr.. Forbes camp at Shagg
Pond last week.
J.F. Plummer is painting his hous,
on Pine Street aud making improve
meuts on the house and grounds.
Robert Paterson Is one Of the last OF
our village to join the ranks Of sutomo.
bile owners He is now learning e
drive a new Ford touring car.
Almco Churchill has sold his valuabl,
pair Of work horses 10 Carroll King fOl
use on bis farm in this town. Mr.
Churchill has purchased another pair.
The cegree staff OF Hsmlin Lodge, X
% r., visited Crsigie Lodge of Oxford
Tuesday evening and worked the Rank
% Knight. A pleasant time IL reported
Mrs. Walter l.. Gray accompanied Mr.
Gray 20 RumtOrd last week for the open
Jog OF court, and attended the reception
70 Judge PhilbroOk given Tuesday even
ing.
There was fair but not a large at
tendance at the Grange dance and sup
per Tuesday evening. Just enough 20
dance comfortably Was the general YER
dict.
Oscar Z. Barrows is building a stable
at bis residence on Pine Street. lt will
be built with carriage room on the
ground dOor, and stalls 10 the basement,
which is above ground at the rear.
The Womsn's Universalist Mission
Circle has invited the Norway Circle TO
meet with them this Monday afternoon
at the church at 2:30. Mrs. II. b.
smith OF Mechanic Falls, the state presi-
dent, is to be present and give an ad-
dress.
Mrs. Mary Pierce and daughter Alice,
who have been at East Sumner for some
mouths, have gone TO Beebe Plain, VT,
20 WISH llc VI iciSc,
and will 90 from that place to Canton,
y Y, 10 spend the summer with Mrs.
pierce's father and family.
The residence of F. w. Walker on
Pleasant Street, near Central Park, has
been greatly improved by the grading
Of the grounds aud the setting out of
shrubbery Mr. Walker now has a very
attractive home and the beautiful house
plants Of Mrs. Walker add much to the
beauty Of the place.
The bills were white with snow We'd
neSday morning. That's pretty good
story TO tell for the 18th of MAY. And
now con es a temporary resident at
Shagg Pond, and AYERS that in that
northern latitude, though it was un-
queStionably cold day, there was no
snow even on Speckled Mountain.
Last Monday was mothers day in the
schools, and in South Paris village
about hundred of the mothers made
use of the occasion in visiting the several
schools where their children are attend
ing. There were no special exercises in
any of the schools, but the regular
schedule was carried out, so as to show
the mothers what is done daily.
The members of the Epworth League
Of the Methodist church were the guests
Of Richard Millett at the Millett farm
south of the village Monday night.
The TINA OF our lives" was the enthusi-
astic manner in which some of those
that went described the occasion.
Games were enjoyed, refreshments serv-
ed, etc. The young people walked 10 the
farm, distance of some over a mile.
At the invitation of Mrs E A. Davis,
the Sigma Thetas of the Baptist Sunday
School met at the Baptist parsonage
Monday evening, it being the birthday
OF Miss Faith Davis, who has recently
returned from Southern Pines, y. e
Miss Ada Fryett, who is visiting Miss
Davis, was the guest of honor. Music
and social time was enjoyed followed
by refreshments.
A Bible class has been organized by
the boys of the high school, under the
lead of Superintendent Burr +. Jones,
assisted by Mrs Alta Rankin. There is
a membership of twenty. The class
meets in the last period each Monday af
ternoon. The officers are:
Pres-Richard Millett
Vice-Pres.-Phinp spear
Sec. and Treas.-Stephen Clifford
Ex COm--Francis Chapman. Andrew Fast
man, Albert Wheeler, Ernest Thurlow, Mrs.
Alta Rankin
Herman Wilson conductor, and K. y
Anderson engineer, were at Rumtord
lASt week a. witnesses for the Grand
Trunk in the case in the Supreme Judi
cal Court in which the railroad is the
defendant in damage suit brought TO
recover damages because Of the ANTONIO
bile accident at Hicks Crossing Sept. ~,
1912. whsr three persons were killed and
two injured by the trains hitting and
dem0lishiug an automobile in which the
party were riding.
A Welsh rarebit lunch was served at
the annual meeting of the Euterpean
Club held with Mrs T. S. Barnes Mon
day evening. At the business meeting
the following officers were chosen for
the coming year:
Pres.-Mrs. l.. &. Smiley
Vice Pres.-Miss Hattie Leach
Sec-Miss Ida Dean
Freas.-MIs. Madge GRAY
Press Representatives Jessie G. Tolman
Program Com.-Mrs. Virgie Wilson, Mrs.
Maige Gray, Miss Ida Dean
Nominating Com.-Mrs. Alice Wiggin, Miss
Grace Dean. Mrs. Virgie Wilson
Fred W. White, who was sentenced to
state prison from the Oxford County
court in 1903, has petitioued for clemency.
White was one of the men who assaulted
the late jail er Wilbur l.. Fsrrar in an at
tempt to escape, on the 2sth OF May,
1908. For the assault he was given
sentence of ten years, and for larceny
three years. At the time of the assault,
il was supposed that White was the
leader, but il later developed that that
position was held by his fellow prisoner
Edward A. Finnan. The latter, while
employed as a rusty at the prison two
or three years age, escaped, and has not
since been seen. White sets forth in his
petition that bis sentence was heavy,
and that he has completed one-half OF
the full time, and would be- eligible TO
parole under the present law.
Honor all men. Love the brother
hood. Fear God Honor the king"
was the text Of the excellent Pythian
Sunday sermon given before Hamlin
Lodge, K Of p, at Deering Memorial
Church sunday afternoon, by Rev. ii. l..
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