Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-01-20
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE.
once Hours: T:3O An. to 7 80 p. 4.

Frank 5. Pike OF Portland was q guest
at E. o. Millett's last week.
Mrs. L. L. Phelps Of South Portland is
sguest at Mrs. Alice P. Thayer's.
Miss Grace Dean has been visiting
friends at Bridgton for few days.
Mrs. G.. 2. Eastman entertained the
Ladies' Whist Club Thursday afternoon.
The Good Cheer will meet with Mrs.
Forbes on Porter Street Wednesday az
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Dillingham; Of
Dixfield have been guests for few
days of their daughter, Mrs. <. c. Tor
rey.
Seats for the play of Paris Grange,
1.-THE Brookdale Farm" will go on sale
at Towards drug store Tuesday morn
ing.
AT the annual meeting of the Congre-
gational Circle it was voted TO have a
Christmas sale the first of December,
1914.
The music at the Congregational
Church Sunday was all composed by
Mrs. Cora Briggs. II is needless to say
that it was of the first order.
EN-. Haskell, Mrs. Dora B. Greene
and Edward l.. Greene were at New
Gloucester Friday to attend the silver
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rideout.
This Monday evening the Gales give
their costume entertainment in the high
school course. AS has been noted, this
program is devoted to japan, and its
Emusic and myth"
Mrs. C.. z. McArdle, who has been
with her daughter, Mrs. Roy E. Strick-
land, in Schenectady, Y. Y, for Dum-
Der of weeks, has returned home, and
Mr.. Strickland accompanied her.
While tesming last Tuesday, Linwood
COrbett chilled his feet and his hands TO
some extent, one of his feet being so
badly frozen as 10 keep him housed for
few days, but no permanent injury will
result.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Anderson have as
their guests Mr.. AndersOn's niece and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett (. Ord |
way of Haverhill aud Groveland, Mass. |
This is Mr.. Ordway's first visit in this |
part of the state.
A chimney burned out at J (. Murch's |
on Park Street Tuesday afternoon. No
fire outside the chimney, aud no damage |
done, though the flames few from the
chimney top into the gale. The village |
was fortunate in getting through the cold |
snap without fire.
An adjourned meeting of the Western
Maine Poultry Association was held Fri |
day night, when prelimi mary arrange
ments were made for next years show.
This show will be held at South Paris |
during the first week Of January, 1915 |
Il E. Lovejoy of Norway will be super
iuteudent of the hall, as this year.
The Sigma Theta class OF the Baptist
Sunday School has elected the following |
officers:
Pres-Ada Turner
NiCe-Pres m ildred EdgecomO
Sec,-Gladys Damon
Treas.-Clara Hammond
Executive com.-Marjorie Parlin. Grace /
Dean, Marion Tyler, Marion Everett.
On Thursday Of this week comes the
fair of Paris Grange, opening at 2
O'Clock and on Thursday and Friday |
evenings the play, 1.-THE Brookdale
Farm" will be presented. This play
has been presented by the same cast in a
number Of the neighboring towns, dur
ing the fall, with great success. dance
will follow the play each night, with
music in charge of Howard Shaw.
Rev. A. T. Mcwhorter spoke at the
Jail Sunday afternoon. The population |
of the institution is small now, there be-
ing only ten. Recently twenty four |
singing books have been provided for
these services, which are much sppre- |
ciated. They were secured by the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union, |
Mrs. l.. G.. Morton attending to the mat |
ter, and a number OF the business men !
contributed small sums toward the pur- |
chase.
News of the sudden death in Bangor |
Saturday of William c. Ellis, Deputy |
Bank Commissioner Of Maine, will be |
read with regret by bank officials all
over the state. During his official ca
reer covering a period of many years,
Mr.. Ellis has often examined the local |
banks of Oxford County and has made
good friends of all who met him. AS an |
official he was exceedingly competent
and thorough aud his death is genuine
loss to the state.
The work of repairs on the store at
No. 2 Odd Fellows Block, which is to
be occupied by Ripley & Fletcher as an
automobile show room, 10 now well
along toward completion. A hard wood
floor has been repaired, and "ainS-
coting Of hard pine put in, while above
the wainscoting the walls and ceiling are |
covered with Steel 1t was necessary to |
change the front, which before had
center entrance with two show windows. |
Wide double doors which will admit an
automobile have been put in at the west
side of the front, and the rest OF It Is &C.
cupied by one large plate glass window.
Mrs. Ida w. Fuller, formerly OF Paris,
died In Orange, Calf, on the 18th OF
December. Mrs. Fuller was the dsugh- |
ter of Levi aud Olive (Dow) Andrews, |
and was born March 10, 1882. She mar |
ried Herman A. Fuller Of Paris, who |
died in January, 1892. About three
wears later Mrs Fuller, with her son and
daughter, went TO California, In which |
state she has since made Der home. She
was a member of the Methodist church !
and the Eastern Star and Rebekah Or
CARNATIONS, and had been active In
church and lodge work. She leaves
son, Ralph Fuller, daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter Fine, and is also survived by sister,
Mrs. Ella r. Walcott OF San Francisco.
Advertised letters and cards in the
South Paris, Maine post office, Jan. III,
1914:
Mr. Clareuce C. Wilson, letter.
Mr.. John Sampson, letter.
Vito SOmlne, letter
Mrs Flora Elllngwood, letter
Mr.. Frank Bradley, letter.
CARDS
Mrs. Hattie Caldwell.
Mr.. Calvin Bisbee.
r. C.. ID. Chandler.
Miss Bertha Ballard.
Miss Ethel Cameron.
Miss Airline Gray.
Miss Madelyn Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. John Crockett.
Mr.. Joe Rogers.
Miss DelOra Park, 2.
S. r. DAVIS, p. NJ.
As everybody knows that last Tuesday
was the worst winter day 10 New Eng
land for forty years, more or less, little
that can be said about IL would be news.
Thermometers at noon reached height
OF about ten below zero, with the sun
shining bright and clear, and a hign