Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-27
West Paris.

The death OF Mrs. Martha LOUIS
(Power.) Durham occurred from hear'
failure following bronchial pneumoni,
Thursday at 1880 A. n. Mrs. Durham
was born In Pittston Aug 10, 1910. and
was ono of . large family OF children
only ono OF. whom survives. Alden Pow
srs of Litchfeld. Mrs. Dunham wal
twice married. Her first marriage Va,
with Daniel Day Of Woodstock ut Au'
burn, April 4, 1857. Six children were
born to them, Luella and Daniel, who
died several years ago. and Quincy, Bert
and Alton OF West Paris, and Alden
Day Of Norway. Mr.. Day died August
Is, 1893. Her second marriage was to
henry B. Durham of Chelsea, Mass,
July, 1897. They resided in Chelsea
until Mr.. Durham retired from bust
ness, when they came to West Paris,
whore they lived until Mr.. Dunham'a
death in July of the present year. Since
then she has visited Der children unit!
about two weeks ago, when she fitted
up some rooms in P. G. Mayhew's house,
where she hoped to enjoy her declining
years near her children. Mrs. Durham
was kind, loving wife and mother, and
obliging friend. In religious belief she
was q Universalist. The funeral was
held from the Universalist church Sat-
urday at one O'Clock P. n. Rev. D. A.
Ball was the officiating clergyman.
George and Frank Durham Of Chelsea,
Mass, Mrs. Flora Wilder of Brookline,
Mass, children of her late husband,
came to pay their tribute to one who bad
80 faithfully filed the place of mother.
There were beautiful flowers. The
burial was in West Paris Cemetery.
Annual sale and entertainment OF the
NJ. z. church at Odd Fellows Hall, Oct.
9th. Sale begins at 2:S0 p. NJ. Home
made candy, food, fancy articles, etc.
Entertainment consists of piano duet,
piano and vocal solos, ladies' quartette,
readings and farce entitled, "Nigger
Night School," Entertainment at 8
O'Clock. Admission 10 and Is cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Richardson at
tended the funeral of her mother, Mrs.
Stanley, at Waterford last week.
Mrs. Emma w. Mann, Mrs. L. II.
Psnley, Miss Alice Penley and Mrs. c.
l.. Ridlon attended the Rebekah as.
sembly at Portland Tuesday and Wed
nesday, and Mrs. Mann spent the week
in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mann motored to
Milan, N. a., to visit Miss Marcia Phipps,
Sunday of last week. Miss Phipps re-
turned with them and spent the week.
Mrs. Cynthia q. Curtis accompanied
them to Gorham, N. a., and spent the
day with Mrs. Wallace Mann, and d r
Tuell accompanied them and spent the
day In Berlin and Gorham.
II. r. Durham of Waterville has been
the recent guest of bis father, s. W.
Durham.
A fair number partook of the excellent
harvest supper given by West. Paris
Grange.
Edwin ]. Mann, who, accompanied BY
B. r. Billings, Archie Felt, and A. W.
Arkeit of Bryant Pond, has been hunt
ing in the Wild River region, returned
Friday with deer.
Mrs. l. L. Bowker Of Portland hal
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Roscoe Tuell, while Mr.. Bowker hai
been enjoying a vacation hunting.
Miss Jennie Sburtl.ff Of Portland and
Mrs. Thomas Estabrook of Berlin, N. a.,
have been recent guests at c. a. Lanes
Rev. D. A. Ball attended the Oxford
Association of Uuiversalists at Rumford
Falls last week.