Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
srArED NEErINGs.

e. month. - ~. 70,
meets second and fourth wednesday evenings
Of P.~Hsmlin Lodge. No. 81. meets every
r. ay evening at Pythian Hal.
The Forgotten Road.
Louise Morey Bowman)
Isa.wa little lonely country road.
Grass grown an shady, and little sad,
sect, and lost In an enchanted woou,
Though once. II seems, twas highway, broad
and glad.
Na.y very few its secret entrance lind,
iti, 50 hidden from the world OF men.
on foot found IL and on foot return
Go feel It's wistful mystery again.
There are 80 few such roads leit US to-day,
ana vet We need them sorely-for with wings
a. eam and bird notes, my road lures me ON
d. me pushed country Of Forgotten Things.
Mrs. Florence Clark of Wells Beach is
The guest OF Mrs. Alta Rankin.
Walter Abbott and family are spend
iu, their vacation with relatives in Port
land.
Mrs. T. S. Barnes and Miss Helen NJ.
Barnes have been spending few days in
Portland.
Mrs. Merle Young and son OF Lynn,
Mass are guests of Mrs. Young's uncle,
Harry d. Cole.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hall of New
mort. y. IL, are guests of Mrs. Halls
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Field.
Al. Stevens is with the hospital
a. rnaot rfillaru N IFS
tour OF duty at Fort Williams, Portland.
FW. Walkers horse which broke its
leg the night before the Fourth did not
make good recovery as was hoped, aud
has been laid away.
DR. and Mrs. Walter Pulsifer of Whit
man, Mass, have been spending the past
few days here, while on vacation trip
with their motor car.
Gustave Porter returned early last
week from a week spent with friends AT
Billings Hill, Woodstock. He had good
luck fishing during his outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Noyes left
FRIDAY for a visit to the family OF their
son. Leon Z. Moves, at Isle su Haut,
where they will be for about two weeks.
Walter L. Gray has been reappointed
by Judge Hale of the United States DIS
trict Court referee in bankruptcy for
Oxford County, for the term OF two
years.
The piazza on the front Of the house
of ID. ID Fletcher on High Street has
been taken off, and wider one is being
built on the front and the south side oil
the house.
RAYMOND Penfold went the first OF
last week to the Ringeley Lake House
at R4ngeley, where he will have posi-
ton as be did last summer, and play on
the ball team.
Rev. Charles l.. Snow of New Hamp-
shire will occupy the pulpit at the Bap-
list next Sunday morning and evening,
and will also be at the Norway church
for the afternoon service.
The concrete sidewalk on Park Street
has been extended past the ii. w Den
nison house, which completes quite a
stretch of that part of the street which
IS worst in the sloppy days of spring.
Don't forget the dance this week Sat.
urday night at Grange Hall, conducted
by Howard w. shaw. Shaw's Orches-
ira. five pieces. Shurtleff's ice cream
on sale. Car for Norway after the
dance.
Hon. James S. Wright was in Portland
Wednesday TO argue the case OF Nelson
p Cummings VS.. the Dirigo Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. before the law court
This was the only Oxford County case
before the court.
Mrs. A. K. Bessey and Miss Lenora
Bessey Of Stonehsm, Mass, after spend
ing two or three weeks In this vicinity,
left Tuesday morning for Belgrade
Lakes. where they expect to De Tor the
reSt Of the summer.
Mrs. ]. d. Haynes entertained party
OF eight ladies at her home THURSDAY
afternoon, in honor of Mrs. w. L. Eus-
It's. The time was spent with niue
bridge and more sociability, and dell
ciOus refreshments were served.
South Paris Band was re-organized
last Monday evening. Rehearsals to
commence Tuesday evening, July ~.
Frank p. Knapp, leader; James Mason
treasurer. For engagements to play OF
other business see Lloyd l.. Davis OF
Frank p. Knapp.
Mrs. Harriet L. Hsbbard, formerly
of South Paris, who has been in Califor'
mia for some wears but returned a few
weeks since, is visiting at Hon. James
S. Wrights. She will 60 later to make
her headquarters with her son Waldo 70
Lynn, Mass. Her son Clyde, who Is
now located in Kansas, ia in Maine ano
has recently been here.
Hand organ men struck town In
bunch last week. Tuesday there was
time .hOnored visitor whose barrel Car
ried the same old favorites, "The lrist
Washerwoman," 'Silver Threads, ano
II Trovatore, which We have heard io'
so many years. Wednesdays grinder
was shrewder in one respect, Tor he nae
"da monk" which the other lacked.
About one hundred and fifty attended
the reception given by the bapts
church to Rev. Z. A. Davis, the retiring
pastor of the church, and his family
Tuesday evening. A good number wer,
present from the Norway church, whici
Mr. Davis has also supplied. The 70
ception was held in the large vestry o
the church. For the program OF tn'
evening Deacon Geo. Crockett presid
ed. Prayer was offered by Rev. her
bert Tilden, d. d.. OF Hebron, and re
marks were made by Rev. c. |: Spear Q
the Methodist church, Rev. G. w. =
Hill OF the Paris Hill Baptist churco
Rev DIR. Tideu of the Hebron church
Rev. A. T. Mcwhorter Of the Congregs
tiOnsl church, Robert N. Miliett iIot
the Norway Baptist church, and Rev
Mr.. Davis. Intsrspersed With the II
marks were vocal solos by Miss Tolma
with violin obligato by Miss Grace Dear
Mrs. Brickett at the piano, SOLO
Miss Hattie Leach, and cornet SOLO
Philip Jones, accompanied on the plan
by Miss Grace Dean. Ice cream an
Al