Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-11-24

Mrs. L. L. Phelps OF Portland was {
guest at Mrs. Alice P. Thaysr's last
week.
Decorations for the Christmas trad
season begin to appear in the store win
dows.
G. II. Porter 10 slowly but steadil,
gaining from the effects Of his recen
shock.
Rev. A. T. Mcwhorter will exchang,
pnlpits with Rev. II. L. Nichols mex
! Sunday morning.
Stores will close as usual on Thanks
giving Day. The drug stores will close
from II O'Clock till 8.
Mrs. Addie Foster and little grand
daughter of Portland are visiting heI
sister, Mrs. D. D. Fletcher.
Miss Marion Gray goes to Lewiston
every Saturday to take lessons on the
piano of Arthur n. Pettengill.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Haskell entertain
ed party of friends at rock Friday
evening. Four tables were filed.
At the regular meeting of the Pythian
Sisters Tuesday evening, they will work
the degree. Refreshments will be served.
The next Good Cheer supper will be
Tuesday evening, Dec. 1st, followed by
the farce "No Men Wanted" and music.
Mr.. and Mrs. S c. Ordway entertain
ed three tables at rock last Tuesday
evening, when very pleasant evening
was enjoyed.
Harry NJ. Wheeler OF Wakefield.
Mass has purchased the Bennett build
ing in which Pledges meat market is To-
Gated, in Market Square.
The Junior Christian Endeavor will
give a musical entertainment at the
Congregational vestry this Monday even
ing. Admission 10 cents.
The lecture on the European war that
was to have been given by DR.. F. d.
Tubbs of Bates College on Friday even
ing of this week has been cancelled.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge will con-
fer the Rebekah degree on candidates
| Friday evening, Nov. q. At the first
meeting in December the lodge will OBJ
\ serve roll call.
The Oxford Baptist quarterly meeting
will be held with the South Paris church,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. and 2,
beginning after the arrival of the fore
noon trains on Tuesday.
Any rumor regarding change of time
on the Grand Trunk will not affect US
here. A new schedule goes into effect
on the system next week, but there are
no changes in time on this division.
Winter came with a rush all right.
Thermometer readings Monday morning
were all the way from zero to eight be-
low in different parts of the village.
And this is only the 23d OF November!
Master Henry W. Morton submitted
to an operation for the removal OF ton
sils in Portland Thursday. He is at ST.
Barnabas Hospital, and his mother is
with him. They will return home early
this week.
The Thanksgiving party at Mrs. r. n.
Halls will include, besides the members
of the immediate family, Mrs. Charlotte
Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Minot l.. Whittle
aud son Robert, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Z. Hall.
Donald S Briggs returned Thursday
night from Westport, n, Y, where be
has been employed in bank for the past
few weeks, aud left the next morning in
company with Fred Record for deer
hunt in Upton.
The annual union Thanksgiving ser.
- IS . he oh nf Spnfh paria will
be held at the Congregational church,
Wednesday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. F. L. Cam of the Baptist church
| will deliver the sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs L. NJ. Tufts will enter
| tain their children and grandchildren on
Thanksgiving day. c. w. Burgess,
| wife and two children, Sanford Brown,
| wife and daughter of this place; Robert
Tufts and family of East Deerine, Me.
Theodore Thsyer lost a COW Wednes-
day night, when she took fright and ran
out of the stable at Z. J. Records place
on Pleasant Street, where be was keep
/ ing her. She went in the direction OF
Norway. but as it was after dark could
not be kept in sight, and no trace OF her
has been found.
| The children of the Universalist Sun
day school had a grand good time Friday
evening, Nov. goth, at Good Cheer hall.
Part OF the evening was spent In singing
and quotations, and then followed games
and general good time. Ice cream,
cake and candy were served. Forty-hve
were 10 attendance.
Rev. Sarah A. Robinson and her moth
er, Mrs A X. Bell, of New York, are
spending the winter with Miss Z. Z.
| Goodwin, Pine Street. Miss Robinson
has just closed very successful six
year pastorate in the Free Baptist church
10 Weld, and is taking much needed
rest with her friend.
A few specimens raised by ". F. Not
tage on the farm where he now lives
purchased of George A. Chapman are
| left on the editorial desk. One is
Wolf River apple, which weighs exactly
pound. and uses up fourteen inches oil
tape in measuring its girth. There
are also two potatoes, the larger OF
which weighs two pounds and seven
ounces.
At the Baptist church Sunday COM
mittee was chosen TO receive contribu-
tious for the relief Of the suffering Bel
gians. The pastor, Rev. F. l.. Cam, or
any of the descous, Geo. B. Crockett, +.
A. Heidner, or NJ. L. Whittle, will re-
ceive contributions from any member OF
the church or congregation, or anyone
else VI o may wish to give. This will be
forwarded through the proper channels
on the 18th OF December, so contribu-
tons should be made before that time.
An excellent Thanksgiving concert
was given Sunday evening at the Congre-
gational church. Local singers and
players furnished the program, with the
assistance Of Miss Marion Haskell OF
Norway, violinist, and Miss Helen Dunn
Of Norway and Miss Alice Barden OF
West Paris, who sang. In addition to
the music, there was a. Thanksgiving
reading by Miss Airline Croker. The
auditorium was crowded. A collection
| was taken, which, as usual with this
annual event, will be used in providing
Thanksgiving cheer for some who would
not otherwise have IL.
Deering Memorial Church.
The pastor preached Thanksgiving
sermon Sunday morning. The subject,
upast Rnp6aoe and Present Freedom"