Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-09
SOUTH PARIS.

Miss Florence Richardson has returned
from a visit in Exeter, n. II.
Miss Edith Maxwell has returned to
her tes ching in Melrose, Mass.
Misses yerna Howe and Marion Gray
,,,.ud "a the base ball game Wednesday
at Hebron.
Miss Marie Deliver of Boston is at
George +. Eastman's for stay Of a
week OF two.
vr. and Mrs. George Allan England
ard daughter of Bryants Pond were in
town one day last week.
d. and Mrs. d. NJ. Stewart entertain
Oh a party of friends at barn dance on
Monday evening of last week.
w.. and Mrs. Walter L. Gray have
been on a trip TO Carrebassett by motor,
b-.ug gone from Thursday till Sunday
night
Register of Probate Albert D. Park
was at Fryeburg last Tuesday for the
regular June term of probate court at
that place.
Mrs. America Andrews is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Edwards. She
came by auto with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
NcAlster.
Mrs. Albert D. Park and her sister,
Mrs. Heald of East Sumner, were at
Mrs. Parks cottage at Old Orchard a
few days last wesk.
Pleasant Street where il was torn up
by the sewer work last year has been sur
faced with gravel and put in good shape
for the oil which is to come.
Forty.f i've couples attended the dance
at Grange Hall Tuesday evening. The
next dance under the same auspices,
both floors, will be on the 10th, with the
same music.
Concrete sidewalk is being put in on
r.ne Street, in front of the house of
MIS-. L. (. Bean, and thence eastward to
..a walk already laid in front of the
EDUCATIONAL parsonage.
>lperintendent of Schools Florent
" more of Buckfeld, whose district
II. rdes Buckfield, Hartford and He
5-rn. spent the day Monday of last week
81 rng the schools of Paris.
Mrs Fred Goodwin and Master Freder-
f.,. II Upton, who have been visiting in
Troy. Maine, came Friday to visit Mrs.
Mary Goodwin and Miss Goodwin. Mr..
fwu came By auto Sunday and took
.H.m home.
Ihe Good Cheer Society will hold
food sale at Grace Thayer's store the
second Wednesday of each month
through the summer. The dates will be
rrue 10Th, July Sth and Aug. 18th, and
Oh hour will be 8 p. NJ.
The celebrated organist, DR.. Minor G.
Baldwin. who recently gave sacred
-.-vt AZ the Universalist church to an
ance that taxed the seating and
,..afug capacity of the auditorium,
rs and gallery, will give a secular
ueert on the same organ, Tuesday
evening June 80.
a crowded house greeted the cantata,
arrival Of the Flowers" presented in
.ln-e Hall Friday evening by the pu-
r.s of the Brick Grammar School. The
artara was we'll presented, and showed
Pm. only good endeavor BY the children,
a.t also thorough training by those hav-
.g them in charge.
For the primary election of next Mon
Jay, the polls open at u o'clock noon,
and u this town remain open until Q
o'clock in the evening. In towns of less
tlau three thousand population the polls
lose at O'Clock These hours are diff
,erent from those of the regular cleo
ION. and you will need to take note of
,hem.
As will be noted by their announce
mept in the advertising columns, the
state Assessors will hold three meetings
.n Oxford County next week, at Frye
bury on Thursday, at South Paris on
Friday, aud at Rumford on Saturday.
These meetings are for the special pur-
pose of meeting the assessors of towns
aud plantations to look into their assess
ments, but they are public meetings
open TO any who care to attend.
After the ball game on Saturday there
was another inning on the side as the
crowd was coming out Pine Street, in
the course of which the Norway bearers
of their high school banner temporarily
lost il, and one of them scored clean
base hit on the head of one of the South
Paris BOYS with the staff of the banner,
40 that a surgeons attendance was nee
essary. Quite a little excitement for a
short time, but no serious damage other
than mentioned above.
Three members of the joint special
committee on salaries and fees OF the
legislature were at South Paris on Tues
day for a public hearing. The members
we're Senator Herbert s. Wing of Frank
lin County, aud Representatives Lau
rem NJ. Sanborn of South Portland and
A. A. Putnam Of Houlton. Several of
the county officers were present at the
hearing and presented briefly their
views regarding the compensation OF
their respective offices. The members
Of the committee accompanied County
Attorney Dyer to Paris Hill for dinner.
At the meeting of Paris Lodge of Ma
sons Tuesday evening three candidates
received the NJ. NJ. degree, and a lunch
was served later. The work was done
by The past masters, in the following po-
sitiOns:
Albert w. Walker as W, NJ.
j. Ferd King as 5. w.
Arthur T.. Forbes as j. W.
g. +. McArdle as 5. ID.
VIM z. Morton as j. ID.
f. J Record as Chap.
n. l. Lowell OF Crooked River Lodge as Mar.
l.. L. Briggs as 5. 5.
=. r. Hathaway as j. ).
p. NJ Walker rs L.
j. y HOrr, Chas. II. Howard, Lee NJ. smith
% oxford Lodge. W. II. Strickland ana water
T. Gray AZ assistants In the work.
Twenty-three members of the Paris
High School Alumni held very enthu-
saStic meeting at President A. Z.
Wheelers office Saturday evening. IL
was voted to have an alumni banquet on
Friday evening, June 10Th. Paris
Grange will cater for the event. Each
member will receive a special notice this
week, and it is hoped that all will pay
their dues as soon as possible to Miss
Ruth Bolster. Let ali take hold and
make this the event of the season. Three
cheers for Paris High. Any person who
has attended Paris High School three or
more terms may become an honorary
member by paying the regular fee'
twenty five cents.
Speaking of brown-tails, the Demo
crat has been interested to observe some
elm trees of good height which were
we'll peppered over, and from whicn