Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-26
Miss winifred Willis Of Lewiston wal
here over SUNDAY.


Friday evening, to good house.
Saturday being Memorial Day, the
stores, Offices and other business places
will be closed for the day, as usual.
A new hydrant has been placed in
place OF the old one, which was broken,
at the corner of High and Penley
; streets.
An entertainment largely musical will
be given by the schools in the brick
building at Grange Hall on the evening
of Friday, June 6.
; A patriotic service appropriate for
Memorial Sunday formed part Of the
program al the session Of the Methodist
Sunday School on Sunday.
The Ladies' Whist Club was enter
; tanned by Mrs. j. A. Scott and Mrs.
Geo. C.. Fernald at Mrs. SCOTS home on
High Street Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph r. Butts have
been visited for the past few days by Mr..
Butts mother, Mrs. Phils Butts Of King
field, and his brother, Merl Butts of
Strstton.
: Mrs. II. A. Morton, Miss Ethel G.
: Crockett and Miss Sara /. SWEET went
Saturday to Mrs. Morton's camp at
. Shsgg Pond, where they expect to spend
the next two weeks.
Miss Katherine c. Aageson, one OF the
critic teachers at Gorbam Normal School,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Burr F.
Jones over Sunday. She goes from here
to visit some Of the schools in towns
north of US.
Catch basins with properly built
traps, connected with the sewer, have
been put in at the south end of Church
Street, and on the west side of Pleasant
Street, at the low point nearly in front
of the creamery.
Ten boy and girl friends were guests
Saturday afternoon at party given in
observance of the fifth birthday of Mas
ter Donald, son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. T.
Hathaway. Games aud refreshments
made merry occasion.
DR.. Minor C. Baldwin Of New York,
who delighted large audience with
Sunday evening organ recital at the
Universalist church few weeks since,
will be here again a month or 80 later,
to give a weekday evening recital of
secular music.
Miss Marion Ames, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Ames, celebrated her
| ninth birthday Saturday with q party at
guests were present. Games were play |
ed, refreshments served, and it was
pleasant afternoon.
Fl. r. Edgerly, who has been at Hast |
ings. has purchased blacksmith shop |
at North Bridgton and has gone there. |
Mrs. Edgerly and four children are
spending few days with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George NJ Cutting, before
going to North Brighton.
The children of the Junior Epworth |
League were entertained at the vestry of |
Deering Memorial Church Saturday af |
sistant superintendent Of the League. |
Refreshments of ice cream, cake and |
fancy crackers were served.
A public anniversary of the Bible
Society of Maine will be held in the Con-
gregatioual church on Wednesday even |
ing of this week, May 27, at 1880. Ad-
dress by Rev. Charles NJ. Woodman Of
Portland. Every one is invited, and |
there will be no appeal for funds.
1t is understood that "Where the |
Lane Turned" will be scheduled at Paris |
Hill at some date a little later. This |
will probably complete the season of |
one night stands which South Paris the |
atrical companies have been making in |
ueighboring towns. 1t has been a great |
season for that business.
p. NJ. Walker, Miss Eva 4. Walker, |
Mrs. Alta Rankin and Miss Priscilla |
Chase, with Miss Sylvia Weare and Miss |
Lena Franck as guests, were at the Walk |
er camp at Shagg Pond over Saturday |
and Sunday. In two hours fishing on
| Concord River Saturday Mr.. Walker
caught nine trout, one of them weighing
two pounds and half. Quite brook
trout.
| The Woman's Uuiversalist Mission
Circle held their annual meeting In the
vestry of their church Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Smith, State President, was present |
and gave an excellent address. Rev. and |
Mrs. D. A. Ball of West Paris were also |
present and helped the meeting. There
were also guests from Norway. Refresh
ments were served after the meeting. |
officers were elected as follows:
Pres-Mrs. Geo. X. Morton.
Vice. Pres.-Mrs. Chas. X Durham.
Sec-Miss Hattie Z. Doble.
Treas.-Mrs. Chas. ii. Thayer.
There is fair prospect that quite
piece OF street will be oiled this summer,
the work being paid for by subscription.
The territory which il is planned to oil
includes Market Square, and leading
from there Main Street to the bridge,
High Street to the corner of Gothic, and |
Pleasant Street to Hicks Crossing. The
Standard Oil Co. will do the job for $500. |
As is well known, sprinkling with water
on these streets lays the dust for only a
short time, while oil where it has been
used keeps the dust down for consider
able period.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Durham were
thrown from a carriage at West Paris
Wednesday evening, and Mrs. Durham
was disabled by her injuries. They had
been to call at DR.. o. K. Yates, and |
were just starting for home when the
kicking of the horse and the breaking of
rein caused the accident. Mr.. Dun
ham was thrown out first, striking on
his shoulder and tanning 1t some. Mrs.
Durham had badly sprsined ankle, and |
it may be some time before she is able |
to get around on it. She has remained |
at DIR. Yates, but expects to be moved |
home on Wednesday.
Fourteen automobiles from this vii |
| lage conveyed more than sixty members |
of Mt. Mica Lodge to North Waterford
Saturday evening, where they were the
guests of Oxford Lodge of that village. |
| The degree team of this lodge did the
work in tho first degree in its usual eff
cient manner after which there was some
unusually good speaking. The banquet
which followed was excellent, the tables
loaded with good things and decorated
with apple and cherry blossoms and VIC
lets presented a very attractive appear
auce. This was the first time Mt. Mica
Lodge has visited Oxford Lodge and
done the work, and the event will long
be remembered as both the trip over and
the entertainment while there were very
pleasant.
Emery w. Mason and George N. Giles
were hurt Saturday afternoon in jump
l.