Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-10
West Paris.

The Ellingwood Turning Company
mill on Pioneer Street WAS totally do
stroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon, By
flre which caught around the engine
| The engine room was full OF fire before
being discovered. The chief msnufac
| turing at the mill was pick poles and
about $3.50 worth which was nearly ready
for shipment was burned. There
was an insurance of $500 on the prop
erty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. Mann are 70
ceiving congratulations on the birth Of
10 1-2 pound son, Lewis Jacob, on Mon
| day afternoon, March I'd. Both mother
and son are doing we'll under the care Of
Miss Grant Of Lewiston, the trained
nurse.
Miss Ruth Tucker returned from the
Central Maine General Hospital Friday
afternoon.
Miss Lillian Tibbetts of Portland II 9
guest of Mrs. r. E. Wheeler.
Mrs Elvesa j. Dennen, who has been
spending the past four months with bel
niece, Mrs. E. B. Davis, and family, al
Woodstock, has returned homo.
Several people from here attended thu
Chapman concert ut Norway Friday
evening.
Lewis NJ. Mann and son, Edwin j
Mann, made business trip to Portland
Thursday.
Mrs. F. 8. Farnum Is attending the
Easter millinery opening In Boston this
week. She expects to return from mar
ket with good line Of spring millinery
Arthur T. Flavin, who went to Boston
| lust before Christmas to obtain worl
and chance to take pipe organ music
lessons, has finally succeeded, and II
we'll pleased with the prospect. BE hal
secured job as errand boy for tho Bea
CON Trust Company with chance foI
promotion. He is taking pipe organ
| lessons of teacher In the Boston Con
servatory of Music, and practises on tb'
pipe organ in the morning, and on th'
piano In the evening.
RATE HIATT has been the recent guest o
his uncle, Dwight Stevens, and family
of Brockton, Mass.
A good number from here attended
the <. Of P. ball at Bryant Pond We'd
nesday evening.
Oxford Pomona met with West Pari
Grange Tuesday, and despite the bat
storm of Sunday and Monday and tn
almost impossible roads caused by tn
storm, a good company numbering
about 1875 was present.
The meeting was opened In form
with response after prayer, the music
and words of which were composed b!
Mrs. Dana Grover, and sung by the
Grange quartette with one exception,
Mrs. Alice Wood, whose place In th'
quartette was taken by Mrs. Quimb!
Perham until Mrs. Wood arrived later II
the day. The quartette Is composed o
Mrs. Alice Wood, Mrs. s. 7. White, ant
Messrs. Clayton Churchill and Dana A
Grover.
The comforting Of the fifth degree up
on three candidates was one Of the fea
lures of the meeting. Dinner was thei
served.
At1:4O P. NJ. Lecturer Ryerson o
Paris announced the program, whiol
was as follows:
6uet~a When / Know that Thou Art Near Me
Messrs Churchill and Grover
Quartet-s New Life ~
1 o
Solo-a Perfect Day
| b Who Knows
Duet-O Vert Thou In the Cauld Blast
| Mrs. Wood, Mrs. White
Quartet-Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Original Poem-An Autumn Idyl,
| Rev. d. A. Ball
Two Character Readings
| A. E. Morse
Classical Dance Young ladie
Ora and Doris Field, Martha Porter, Pear
Laid, Madeline Peabody, Delora Sparks. Mar
Stearns, Lila Cole.
Address on Fire Protection by State Insuraec
Commissioner, Colonel Blunt of Augusta.
Other remarks on matters for discus
sion by r. L. Cummings of Woodstock
McIntire of Waterford, and G. W. @
Perham of Woodstock, which closed tn
meeting.
The remains of Mrs. Sands of Lewis
ton, daughter Of Mrs. Georgia Keougl
aud the late James Keougb, formerly o
Paris, were brought here Thursday 70
interment in West Paris cemetery.