Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-01-27
he Oxford Democrat
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARIS POST oEFIcE
ONCE Hours 1914. N. 70 7 80 P. 4.


Rehearsal for Bound by an oath" al
Good Cheer Hall Tuesday evening of
this week.
Frank Bennett and Robert E Shaw
were drawn Saturday traverse jurors for
the March term of court.
Mrs. Archie L. Cole has returned
home, after visit Of several weeks 10
her parents in BuckspOrt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stowell of
Locke's Mills were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley NJ. Wheeler over Friday
night.
Rev. C. /. Spear and Dr. c. L. Buck
were at Augusta last week 10 attend the
laymen's conference OF the Methodist
church.
Mrs. C. L. Hersey of Portland is tie
guest OF Der father, Hiram Lovejoy, and
family Mr.. Hersey was here over
Sunday.
Mrs. George r. Morton entertained
the K L. d. at her home a few days
since, with An afternoon meeting and re-
freshments.
Charles Cutler was off his job on the
street cars last week With a painful case
of blood poisoning starting from slight
scratch on his finger. Ii is now improv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Ordwsy have been
summoned 10 North Woodstock oy the
serious illness of Mr.. Ordway's mother,
Mrs. Hannah 0rdwsy, who has sustained
two severe shocks.
Officers as follows have been elected
by the Delta Alphas:
Pres-Miss Mildred Parlin
Vice Pres.-Miss Florence Richardson
Sec-Miss Rena Tribou
Treas.-Miss Helen L. Chapman
For low thermometer mark Friday
morning "struck keno" in the words of
al historic citizen, with readings as low
as thirty below zero at the river level.
IL was one OF those still, clear, frosty
mornings when We catch IL in the val
leys.
A meeting of the town school teachers
was held az the brick school house on
the afternoon of Friday, the 10th, at
which all the teachers with one or two
exceptions were present. Superintend-
ent Jones gave talk on spelling, and on
the use Of the morning exercises.
Only fair audience heard the Gales
in their entertainment given in the high
school course last Monday evening, but
those who attended are unanimous in
saying that as well as being Instructive,
il was one of the most enjoyable enter
tainments they have seen in a long time.
Unoflcially it may be stated that Sat-
urday was the first day since Christmas
that the thermometer has got as high as
the freezing point, but il got back to
zero again before Sunday was over. The
rain made it some slumpy on the roads
outside, and TO some extent IN the vii
lage.
A chimney fire at Alfred II. Jackson's
house, corner Of High and Gothic
Streets, Friday morning, caused a still
alarm. No fire outside the chimney, but
a hot one inside, which required con-
siderable quantity OF salt and chemicals
before it was suppressed, and had to be
watched for some time.
The editorial sanctum has been
frightened by bunch of handsome blue
violets-which grew outdoors, too. But
not outdoors in South Paris. They
were brought in BY Rev. Z. A. Davis,
and were sent to him by his daughter,
Miss Faith Davis, who is in Southern
Pines, n. c., for the winter.
There will be rehearsal of the degree
staff Of Mt. Mica Lodge, l. o. o. F., for
the initiatory degree Tuesday evening,
and the degree will be worked at meet
ing Thursday evening and worked again
on other candidates the following week.
Ii is expected that there will be degree
work at every meeting in February.
Trains were somewhat late Saturday
on account of a truck of the early morn
ing train leaving the rails near Empire
Road, blocking the track. The forenoon
train from Portland got here about
noon, and the forenoon train going to
Portland was held up at Mechanic Falls
for some time before it got clear track.
Much as the Democrat dislikes an
apology, it feels that the readers are en-
titled TO one for the small amount OF To-
cal reading matter in this issue But
the publishers must pass up consider
able part of the responsibility to our
good advertisers, who without previous
warning came down upon the paper with
large demands for space after the out
side pages had been printed
The Seneca Club is entertained this
Monday evening by Mrs. Gray at her
home on Maple Street. The literary
program of the evening is;
Roll call. Interesting historical facts
EAST AFRICA
Uganda and the British PTotectorate
.-..--.--. Mrs. Haskell
Zanzibar AMI the Coast Land . Mrs. Hathaway
Ntaatorarv n erationz IN frlca Mrs. Barnes