Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-01-06
A Glance at the Year Locally.

A Glance at the Year Locally.
A few things have happened In South
Paris during 1918. Not many, nor 70
very important, but such as they are, 1t
may be of interest to recall them. A
little review of tho building done for the
year has already been given. Herewith
are mentioned briefly few Of tho more
important happenings OF the year:
JANUARY.
Dec. 81, Jan. l, 2-Show Of Western
Maine Poultry Association at Norway.
S-Savoy Theatre opened.
15-Reception at Good Cheer Hall to
Alouzo E. Shurtleff on his eightieth
birthday.
22-J. F. Plummer's horse made Wild
runaway, fortunately throwing Mr..
Plummsr out of the pung without ser'-
Gus injuries. =,
31-Gentlsmen's night of the Ladies'
Whist Club, at Grand Army Hall.
3l-Fair Of Paris Grange, with the
play, Popping by Proxy"
FEBRUARY.
9, 7-"Higbee Of Harvard" presented
by the senior class of Paris High School
repeated later at other places.
II l4-Apple packing school, Engine
House Hall.
l3-Hamlin Lodge, K. Of p, visited
Fidelity Lodge at East Sumner.
2l-Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Doble quietly
observed the fittieth anniversary OF their
marriage.
2s-Fire around the chimney did some
damage at the house Of ID. ID. Fletcher
on High Street.
2s-Psris High School lost 70 Buck.
field High in debate at Buckiield.
MARCH.
3-Town meeting. Voted to build re-
enforced concrete bridge at South Paris,
and steel bridges at North Paris and
above Trap Corner. Old board OF OFF,
GERS reelected. Short and harmonious
meeting.
Annual meeting Of South Paris Vii
lsge Corporation. Voted to put in tire
alarm system.
toulouse OF Miss Fannie Hammond
ON Paris Hill burned.
IL l5-Mrch term Of Supreme Judi
cial Court. No civil cases tried, and no
heavy sentences in criminal matters.
2O-Mr. Mica and Norway Lodges, |.
o. o. F., visited Abou Ben Adhem
Lodge at Auburn.
24-Firs under the floor at the factory
of the Mason Manufacturing Co, ap.
parently incendiary, was discovered
about 2 o'clock in the morning, and was
extinguishsd without extensive damage.
APRIL.
3-Farewell reception to Rev. T. N.
Kewley at the Methodist Episcopal
church.
1O-House of A. W. Andrews at Paris
Hill burned.
l82l-The Maine Methodist Confer
ence held it's annual session at Deering
Memorial Church, Bishop Theodore S.
Henderson OF Chattanooga, Tenn, pre-
siding.
19-Most of the people observed the
Patriots Day holiday-and the base ball
season opened.
27-Odd Fellows annual sermon by
Rev. Chester Gore Miller.
29-Anuiversary of Odd Fellowship
observed as usual by Mount Mica Lodge.
Address by Grand Master L. E. Flanders.
8.s-The Congregational Conference of
Maine met at Norway.
7-Mrs. Ellen Russell lost her life In a
fire which destroyed her buildings at
East Oxford.
9-"The Village Post Office" presented
in New Hall.
1S-Mrs. Clara NJ. Howard fell and
broke her wrist.
13-Concert under Odd Fellows aus
pices by Mrs. Wynifred Staples Smith
and Miss Maude Andrews.
l5-Forest fire burned over fifteen or
twenty acres Of small growth at the e.
r. Penley farm.
15-Reception to Rev. and Mrs. c. !,
Spear at Deering Memorial Church.
lS-Pythian Sunday observed by
Hamlin Lodge, with sermon by Rev. q.
I. Spear.
1s-Union Peace Day meeting held at
Universalist church.
22-Portlaud Board Of Trade sxcur-
sionists entertained by South Paris
Board of Trade-in the rain.
24-High school boys had . celebra-
ton of their victory over Portland High
that day.
24-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Maxwell
celebrated their golden wedding.
27-Douald B. Macmillan, then guest
at 81. Walter Dennison's, spoke to the
Seneca Club and few guests OF his OK.
periences in the Arctic.
3O.-Memorial Day observed as usual.
Address by Rev. Chester Gore Miller
JUNE.
5-"Jack and the Bean Stalk" can.
tata, given in New Hall by the pupils oi
the grade schools under the direction o'
Miss Gordon, supervisor of music.
6-Grade schools closed the years
work.
TRACK meet of the Western Maine
Ipterscho elastic Association. Leavitt In
stitute of Turner took Is out OF 81
points, the rest being divided among
Buckfield, Paris and Norway.
14-Paris High School celebrated itt
winning the second game OF the schedule
with Norway High by ringing the bells
parade, and the burial Of Old Ell
Championship Of the state was claimed
by Paris High.
15-Baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of Paris High School