Oxford Democrat., 1914-08-25
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hnl.


Directors of the Paris Hill Country Club
the following committees were elected
for tie ensuing year:
Greens Commitree-Edward P. Staples, Fred
W. Shaw and Chas. +. Mathewson.
Entertainment Committee-Mrs. Clayton 4
|, Brooks, Mrs. II. w. Lyon and Miss Harriette
A. Winslow.
House Commitsee-Mrs. George NJ. Atwood,
, Mrs. Edward c. Robinson and Mrs. Charles L.
Case.
: 1t was voted to hold fair next summer
at the Club House and committees for
this will be appointed by the entertain
ment committee and announced later.
Albert L. Burbank, Esq, Of Portland
spent the past week at the Hubbard
House. Mr. Burbank was formerly
clerk of courts for Oxford County and
resided in this village.
Hon. and Mrs. John D. Long, who are
now at their summer home in Buckfeld,
were at Paris Hill Wednesday to attend
the At Home given by Mrs. Lyon.
One of the principal social events OF
the week was the "At Home" given at
Lyonsden Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
LII. W. Lyon, assisted by Mrs. Kimball
and Miss Winslow. A large company Of
quests attended and enjoyed very de-
llightful occasion. Dainty refreshments
were served. The extensive flower gar
den at Lyonsden is one of the charms Of
the place and was much admired and
complimented.
Geo. L. Craig, who is spending the
month at the Hubbard House. was call
ed to Pittsburgh on business for few
days last week.
Austin Stearns and A. A. Jenkins have
purchased new Ford cars Of Ripley &
Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Andrews are
enjoying vacation at the islands in
Casco Bay.
Work on the construction OF the new
cement sidewalks was begun by j. B.
lCole & Son last week and Is making
good progress. The first of the new
work is the long section on adjoining the
the home of Miss Ellen G. Ford. This
will complete the walk on Main Street
except the extreme south end and it Is
probable that the remainder of the ap-
preparation for the present year will be
used on fremont Street, as the entire
length of Lincoln Street was completed
last year. The sooner the old plank
walks give way to permanent cement,
the better for the town and all concern
ed.
Miss Georgia S. Perham Of Washing
lton, d. c., former resident of this viii
lage, was calling on friends here last
Tuesday.
The ''stauding room only" sign was
needed early when the popular drama,
l"Dot, the Miners Daughter" was pre-.
sented at Academy Hall, Friday evening,
to an audience that packed the hall and
was far in excess of the seating capacity.
The play Was given with the same sue
, cess as on several former occasions, while
|. the specislties by Ebony" and "Hap.
zibah," in the person of Jarvis NJ. Thayel
and Mrs. Kate Hammond, including
cake-walk and coon songs, were greeted
with enthusiastic applause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Mathewsor
and Mrs. Merrill, who are spending tbt
I. summer at Benham Cottage, were in
: Portland several days the past week.
County Commissioner Henry D. Ham
mond together with Commissioner.
Walker. of Lowell, and Eastman, of Sum
ner, make their annual trip this week fol
: inspection of the roads in the unincor
: porsted townships in the northern par
of the County. This trip takes then
Through the Rangeley lakes region. The!
will makeithe tour with automobiles anC
: Mr.. Hammond's family will accompan!
him.
Il Clayton K. Brooks, of Boston, joined
his family at their summer home her,
Saturday.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Il. o. Edgerton, of Cam
" bridge. Mass, are spending the week a
Paris Hill. Mr.. Edgerton is presiden
of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co
, Silas p. Maxim, of South Paris, tn
. oldest mao in town, now eighty y-seven
was at Paris Hill Thursday and made {
call upon Mrs. Columbia Paris, the old
!. est woman resident, now one hundred
years of age. These young" peopl
had most interesting talk about "olt
times." Both have perfect memory o
:, the events of earlier years.
Mrs. Thomas Garland, of Portland, i
!. a guest of Mrs. Lewis NJ. Brown at he
summer home here.
II Founders Day will be observed by tn,
library association Friday, Aug. 2Stb
a The library will be open from 2:S0 to
!, o'clock.
The Baptist church will be closet
Sunday, Aug. 80.
At the Episcopal service at the Bap
D tist church on Sunday afternoon q col
lectioh amounting TO S22 was taken TO
the Red Cross to be used in war relic
work.
Thsyer Quinby, who is spending hi
vacation at Poland Springs, was tb
n week end guest of his aunt, Mrs. Joh'
Pierce.
: Next Saturday evening the Club Hous
| will be opened for a subscription carr
. party. Auction and Five Hundred will
: be enjoyed by the card players and ;
. social evening enjoyed by all. The en-
ltertainmsnt committee will be ip charge
Charles Edward Case Of New York ar
rived at Paris Hill Saturday for vaca
ton with his family at their summer
home.
A second game of base ball betweer
!. Paris Hill aud Streaked Mountain wa
' played on the Common Saturday after
q noon, resulting in victory for Paris
Hill by a score of ten to six.
Ill Hon. John Clark Scates, Mrs. Scate,
and Miss Ruth Scatss, of Westbrook, ar,
ii at tuc I1uOOoIu DOuo0. III
\ Scates is Secretary Treasurer of tn,
I Maine Automobile Association and is th,
! Democratic candidate for Congress II
+, the Portland district.
Il Mrs. Alpheus G., Rogers of Portland Il
q guest at the Hubbard House.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall anC
daughter of Burlington, Vt, were recen
guests of Mr.. Msrshall's sister, Mrs
Jarvis NJ. Thayer.
The golf tournament was played or
Saturday and proved to be one of the
most interesting contests ever played or
' these links. The finals were won by Ar
thur Shaw and Miss Elizabeth Weimar
who defeated Mr.. Gordon and Miss
Josephine Cole in very close match. OF
the first nine holes played, each side WOE
one and seven were halved. On the tenth
hole each ball was within fifteen inches
of the hole with an equal number oi
. strokes when one side missed the "put.'
Mrs. Charles Z. Case gave the tea al
the club house Saturday afternoon
There was the usual large attendance ol
guests and very pleasant social occa.
sion.
II FORBES DISTRICT.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. WinslOw of Port.
land and two daughters and Mr.. Ed.
, Franz of Portland ara stoppinp at Ouinp