Oxford Democrat., 1914-09-08

Ashley Edwards has returned from ,
visit in New Gloucester.
Frank W. Nottage and family went Il
Portland for Labor Day.
The Philatheas will meet with Mrs
Albert Amss Tuesday afternoon, Sept
g.
A business meeting of the Baptis
church will be held this Monday even
ing at 7:SO.
Shaw's Orchestra of four pieces goe
to Buckfield tonight to play for Labor
Day dance.
Miss Florence Richardson has beer
spending few days in Exeter, N. 81.
with relatives.
Sanger Maxim and family spent sever
al days at the Maxim camp at ShaRi
Pond last week.
Rev. G. B. Ilsley D. D.. Of Westbrook
will preach at the Baptist church mex
Sunday, Sept. Is.
Mrs. F. Z. Keniston is i'll, threatened
with typhoid fever, though 1t is hoped 1,
may be broken up.
Miss Viola Walton is quarantined will
diphtheria at her home on Western
Avenue, and is quite i'll.
Gilbert SWEET of Winchester, Mass, Ii
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Nichols, for few days.
William Culbert and family, accom-
panied by Miss Muriel Bowker, are
spending vacation at Camp Owsley.
Mrs. Mary Goodwin of Pine Street hal
returned from her visit to her daughter
Mrs. A. F. Ellingwood, at East Hebron
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Newell of Sum.
ner, who were on their bridal trip, spent
a few days last week with the family oil
Charles r. Newell here.
Grange Hall will be open all day Sat.
urday, Sept. IL, for the reception Of any.
thing Patrons wish to leave for the
exhibit at the county fair.
The stores, banks and offices were
closed for Labor Day. Both factories
ran as usual, and there was no other OBJ.
servsnce. A few went to state fair.
o. L. Feuwick of New London, CT,
who is clerk in the post Office in that
city, has been the guest of II. n. Brag-
don for few days, returning home Mon
day morning.
Mrs. E. F. Oliver Of Jamaica Plain,
Mass, former parishioner of Mr.. Miller
at that place, has been guest at Rev. c..
G.. Miller's for week, returning home
last Tuesday.
Asa D. Wing of this place and Miss
Blanche L. Bryant of Locke's Mills were
married by Rev. Chester Gore Miller at
bis home Wednesday evening. They
will reside here.
J.F. Spear of Westbrook is the guest
of his SOD, Rev. c. I. Spear. He came
Saturday afternoon, and was accompa-
MED by Wesley and Avery Spear, who
have been visiting at Westbrook.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Alton /. Delsno, who
have been with Mrs. Delano's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. z. VI. Thsyer, for while,
went Wednesday to Whitman, Mass,
where Mr.. Delano is engaged in teaching.
Roy E. Cole, after spending the vaca-
ton at VIM. j. Wheeler's, has returned
to Canton, Mass, where he is principal
of the high school. Mrs. Cole and the
baby will remain here until after the fair.
MI. Noyes and family arrived home
Saturday night from their visit to the
family of Rev. T. j. Ramsdell at Calais,
and were accompanied by Mrs. Ramsdell
and daughter Ruth, who will make them
a visit.
The Maine Water Power Co. is improv-
ing the bed of the river below its dam
here, taking off the irregular piles Of
rocks left there when the dam was built,
and laying the rocks into a relatively
smooth pavement at the foot of the dam.
The picnic Of the Universalist Sunday
School will be held on Friday of this
week. II is planned to have the picnic a
sort of blind run" in a hayrack, with
out a definite destination. The start
will be made from the church at IL
O'Clock.
At Deeriug Memorial Church next
Sunday, the subject of the sermon in
the morning by the pastor, Rev. c. /.
Spear, will be, "Why Christians are not
Christian" In the evening the subject
will be, "Who should be the next Gov
ernor Of Maiue?" The evening service
will be in the auditorium, and all men
are especially invited.