Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-22

Mrs. Stanley Wheeler has been visit
ing relatives in Portland for few daye.
Mrs. Nellie Moody of West Paris was a
guest at Harry D. Coles for few days
last week.
Philip s. Spear Ia at home for the
vacation from Wesleyan University, Mid
dletown, Ct.
Ray Jenne returned Wednesday from
ahunting trip up Swift River, where he
shot two deer.
Well, whatever II was, 1t has stimu-
lated little interest in the study of the
geography of the heavens.
Car No. 4 of the Norway and Paris
Street Railway is out resplendent in new
paint and liberal amount Of stripping.
Winfield Brooks and Elmer Tyler of
the class of rs at the University of
Maine are at home for the holiday vaca-
ton.
Ernest F. Clason of Lisbon, former
principal of the high school and superin-
tendent of schools, was in town We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Walter E. Penley and SONS Of
Greenwood were the guests over Sunday
of her parents, MIR. and Mrs. j. j..
Murphy.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. Earle Stuart of Free
port are spending the school vacation
with Mr.. Stuart's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. 81. Stuart.
| w. W. Ripley began the last of the
week filling his ice house by the Park
Street bridge, cutting from the field
above the bridge.
Theodore Thayer recently purchased
from A. U. Tyler thoroughbred Hol-
stein bull, less than two years old,
which when dressed weighed 799 lbs.
Harry T. Jordan of Philadelphia was
in town for about day and half last
week to make visit TO his mother, Mrs.
A. W. Bolster. He returned Saturday
morning.
Walter l.. Gray was at Augusta Fri
day night to attend the meeting of Re-
publican members-elect Of the legisla-
ture and committee men and others of
the party.
Miss Mary Dodge from Wellesley Col
lege, and John BODICE from Phillips Exc
ter Academy, are here to spend the
Christmas vacation with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Holmes.
George W. Mckinley has returned
home from a hunting trip in Gilead,
bringing one deer and young live coon,
| one of a litter of three, the other two of
which got away.
The little skin of snow which fell Sat-
urday night was enough so that ice
teams worked all day Sunday, though
the road was sticky in places. 1t now
looks as IL we should get some more,
enough to do some good.
About twenty members of Mt. Mica
Lodge, 1. o. o. F., visited Norway Lodge
Tuesday evening, when that lodge con-
ferred the third degree on candidates
from Mt Mica Lodge. An oyster sup
per was enjoyed after the work.
Miss Carrie r. Hall of this place, who
has been clerk in the registry or deeds
for some years, will continue in that
position under the new register of deeds,
George l.. Sanborn of Norway, who will
come into the office on the first OF
January.
All handkerchiefs that are out to be
hemmed for the Red Cross work should
be brought TO Mrs. Chas. Durham as early
as Thursday. We want $50 to 200 to
send to DR.. b. F. Bradbury, in charge Of
Unit G., American Red Cross Military
Hospital, Kosel, Silesis, Germany, for
wounded soldiers.
The stores will be open every evening
\ this week until Christmas day. Most OF
them will be closed all day Christmas as
is the custom The following stores
will be open all day Christmas: John
Pierce, w. o. Rockingham, Chas. Fl.
Howard Co, A. Z. Shurtlef Co., W. A.
Porter, NJ. w. Maxim.
A union meeting in the interest OF Bel
gain relief was held in the Universalist
church Sunday evening, called by Rev.
Mr.. Miller. The congregation was ad-
dressed by the ministers Of the four
churches regarding the need and the
duty of sending relief to the starving
and homeless Belgains. Mr. Miller said
that three things were needed, money,
food and clothing, and they should GO
On Tue Ttlicl hdt PoiySC, c"'AS
from Boston aaout Christmas. He also
ANNOUNCED that contributions of money
lcould be left with Treasurer Fernald at
the Paris Trust Co., and that contribu-
tons of food and clothing might be left
at Good Cheer Hall, whence they will be
shipped. The committee appointed by
the Baptist church has already collected
and forwarded about 10000 TO the New
York relief committee, but there is a
chance to make the local contribution
much larger, and what is done should be
done promptly.
KING DISTRICT.
j. A. Sturtevant and Fred Corbett are
hauling their apples to the station.
Charles Coffren has finished work at
Mr.. Colby's and moved back to his camp.
Mrs. Mabel Turner from Lewiston has
visited her aunt, Mrs. A. b. Canwell,
and cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Teliss Thibo-
deau.
! We hear that family has moved in
somewhere between here and Mr.. Sturte-
wants, but we have not yet seen the
buildings that they have moved into.
Christmas and the Sunday Schools.
Christmas will be observed by the
several Sunday Schools in much the
same way as for a number of years past,
with affairs designed especially for the
benefit of the smaller children.
The Congregational Sunday School
will have it's tree and exercises at the
vestry at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Refreshments will also be served.
The Methodist Sunday school will
have a tree with exercises by the young
er scholars, in the vestry Thursday
evening.
The Baptist school will have an oyster
supper at the vestry at 6:45 Thursday
evening, and this will be followed by a
tree with exercises by several classes of
the school.
| The Universalist school will have a
supper for the members of the school
and the mothers, at $50 Thursday even
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