Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-30
Circus week. Thursday 10 the day.

Circus week. Thursday 10 the day.
Louis W. Clark 10 clerk In the store
Of F. N. Wright.
Alanson Dawes of Harrison Ia visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. j. s. Blair.
The rain up to the present hour 10
thankfully received, and We hope for
more.
Gustave Porter is employed a. clerk
in the Shurtlef drug store as his services
are needed.
Chester Easson is clerk In the store of
the N. Dayton Bolster Co. during the
vacation season.
T. n. Davis class OF boys in the Meth
odist Sunday school will camp out At
Lake Thompson next week.
Mrs. R j. Bruce of Norway will speak
to the Ladies' Aid of Deeriug Memorial
Church Thursday afternoon.
j. A. Noyes was reelected president
OF the Eighth Maine Regiment Associa-
ton at the reunion at Peaks Island last
week.
Miss Edith Maxwell has returned from
her teaching in Melrose, Mass, and is
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S.
Maxwell, for the summer.
Among those who attended Bates COM
mencement from this place were Mrs:
| Chas. Rawson. Mrs. Percy Allen and
daughter and Miss Bessie Cole.
All boys under seventeen who are in
terested in forming a boys tennis club
are invited to meet at the brick school
grounds Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock.
W. S. Starbird, Capt. Alfred A. Star
bird, J. A. Kenney, and Mr.. Hooper of
Lynn, Mass, returned Friday from
fishing trip to Four Ponds, where they
had very good luck.
Next Saturday is the day the eagle
screams, and a legal holiday. On that
day the stores and most business places
of South Paris will close all day. The
stores will be open Friday evening.
The oil to be used on the streets is ex-
pected here in the immediate future,
and the work of applying it will proba-
bly, begin as soon as the wet Of the pres
ent rain is dried from the surface sufi-
ciently.
Shirley Rawson entertained as guests
Friday night, two of bis classmates,
Aubrey Tabor of Waltham, Mass, Douald
Partridge of Norway Lake, Bates, class
1914, also Sumner Davis of this place,
who will graduate from Bates in 1917.
Penuesseewassee Lodge, K. of p, of
Norway, visited Hamlin Lodge Friday
evening. The first and third rank were
exemplified. Refreshments of ice cream,
cake and punch were served. The
second rank will be worked next Friday |
evening.
Dr. Minor C. Baldwin's grand organ |
concert of popular music will be held in
the Universalist church Tuesday at 7:30 |
p NJ. Tickets on sa Q at Shurtleff's drug |
store and at the door. The wonderful
artist will undoubtedly be greeted by
great audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p Richardson have
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Percy |
Kinney and daughter of Waterville and
Miss Ruth Stuart at Camp Owsley for
the past week. Roy III. Porter was q
weekend visitor. Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney
leave for Boston Tuesday morning by
motor.
The summer schedule on the Grand
Trunk went into effect Sunday, but
there were no changes on this division,
and all trains run on the same time that
they have since last fall. This is the
first time in many years that there has
been no change of time between winter
and summer.
The Seneca Club has postponed its an
nual field day from the date originally
set to the Sth of July. They plan on
that day to dine at New Meadows, and
come home by way of the trolley to
Portland, and the Grand Trunk from
there. All members intending to take
his trip are requested to notify Miss
Grace Thayer not later than July 4th.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles E. Merrill of
Pstten have been visiting their relatives
here during the past week, accompanied
by Mrs. Merrill's father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Z l.. Merrill, her sister,
Miss Ella Merrill, and Miss Verna Serb
ner, all of Patten. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Z. Merrill have been attending COM
mencement at Bates College, of which |
both are graduates. All have returned |
except Mr. and Mrs. Charles E Merrill, |
who will return the first of this week.
Next Sunday, July 9Th, will be a mis-
sionary day at the Baptist church, in /
-, nf tho Graak .InAlnn II
centennial as celebrated by the Northern |
Baptist Convention Sunday, in Boston. |
July 18th will be the last Sunday OF the |
present passionate, as Mr.. Davis will soon |
move to Lewiston, and in the middle of |
August take up his former work as state
missionary of the Maine Baptist Mission
airy Convention. Sunday, July l2th,
will be made an evsngelistic day at all
services. On Friday evening of this
week is the monthly church covenant
meeting.
Sylvan Shurtleff of Portland was at
South Paris Saturday to visit his sister,
Mrs. Nancy Whitman, who is quite
feeble. Mr.. Sburtleff is nearly Sc, but
is still in perfect health, retains all bis
faculties fully, and talks very Interest
ingly Of the events of the past seventy
five years, of which be has seen much,
and in which he has taken a not incOn-
siderable part. Mr.. Shurtleff is one of
the oldest subscribers of the Democrat,
il not the dean of them all, having taken
the paper continuously for sixty-four
years. He made pleasant call at the
Democrat office while in town.
Bacon Greedy.
Manlswood Farm Bryapt Pond WAS