Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-27
Miss Eva 3. Walker spent few DAY
In Portland last week.


| pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday.
: Good Cheer Society meets at Grac,
Thayer's store Wednesday afternoon a
8 O'Clock.
A new hydrant is being set In place O.
the old one at the corner of Gothic
Street and Skillings Avenue.
Rev. George w. Hinckley, superintend
emit OF Good Will Homes, will preach a
the Baptist church next Sunday.
i The Baptist Ladies' Aid will serve q
harvest supper next Thursday evening q,
6:45. Price Is cents. All are invited.
Mrs. Kate Morrill, and daughter Gladys
Of Sumner visited Mrs. MOrrill's daugh.
ter, Mrs. Wilbur Swan, Sunday, and
Miss Morrill, remains for q longer visit.
Wheeler B Davis of Empire, formerly
telegraph operatorat the Grand Trunk
station here, who has been spending the
summer at Rome, was In town the first
of last week.
The Good Cheer me nbers in the last
division OF the alphabet meet at Grace
Thayer's store Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 to make preparations for the
November supper.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will pack a
missionary barrel next Tuesday after.
noon at Mrs. L. G. Morton's. Any per-
sons having articles for that purpose are
requested to bring them at or before
that time.
A "dollar social planned by the
Ladies' Aid will be held at the Meth.
odist vestry Friday evening, Oct. 30th
A cordial invitation is extended to the
men of the congregation as well as the
ladies to be present.
Definite acceptance of the call given
Rev. +. L. Cam Of Kennebunk to the
pastorate of the South Paris Baptist
church has been made. He expects to
begin his pastorate here on the Sth of
November. Mr.. Cam has a wife but
| no children.
Most If not all the village teachers and
some of those from the rural schools
will attend the state teachers couven-
| ton in Portland Thursday and Friday.
Schools whose teachers do not attend
the convention will be In session as usual
on those days.
The services at Deering Memorial
Church were well attended yesterday.
The pastor in the morning took for his
subject "rhe Outside of the Cup" aud
young people, "How to Choose Hus-
band" Next Sunday will be "How to
Choose Vocation"
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge is invit-
ed to visit Woodland Rebekah Lodge at
Harrison, on Thursday evening, Nov. 5.
1t is hoped good number will accept
the invitation. Elmer Briggs has charge
of the matter of transportation, and all
intending to 60 are requested to notify
him so that arrangements may be made.
Mrs. Il. A. Hilton, who has been in
Portland for about q year past, was q
guest at Albert d. Parks for few days
the last of the week, and has gone to
Hebron to visit Mr.. Hilton, who is at
the Sanstorium. Mr.. Hiltonis improv-
ed, but will remain at the SanatOrium
during the coming winter. Mrs. Hilton,
who has not been in good health, is also
improved.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist church was held with Mrs.
Farnum Thursday afternoon, and the
old board OF officers was reelected to
serve for the coming year as follows:
Pres.-Mrs. BENJAMIN SWEET.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. c. l. Spear.
Cor. Sec.-Mrs. George +. Farnum.
Rec. Sec.-Mrs. II. A. MOI ton.
Treas.--Mrs. 5. c. Ordway.
Stock and farming tools, and some
household furniture, will be sold at auc-
ton at the Charles K. Penley farm on
High Street, on Wednesday, Nov. A.
Sale begins at $50, and lunch will be
served at noon. The sale includes a
number of head of registered Dutch
Belted stock and few grades, horses,
farming tools In quantity and variety,
beds, bedding, and some other furnish
iDgs.
Albert F. Stevens, who has been in the
drug store of the Chas. Fl. Howard Co.
for some years, has purchased the drug
store of c. b. Dunton at North Vassal-
boro, and will 60 there some time this
week to take possession. His family
will 60 few weeks later. Mr.. Stevens
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thirteen years, most Of the time in the
Howard store, aud has for q number OF
years been a registered apothecary.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
Ladies' Aid was held at the home of Mrs.
l.. G. Morton, and officers for three
mon tbs were elected as follows:
| Pres-Mrs. =. A. Heidner.
| First Vice Pres.-Mrs. George Tirrell.
Second Vice Pres.-Mrs. j. n. Horr.
| Sec-Mrs. j. 4. Murch.
\ Treas.-Mi-s Annie Edwards.
Work Committee-Mrs. Fred Bonney, Miss
Annie Edwards. Mrs. l.. e. Morton.
Executive Com.-Mrs. j. II. Stuart, Mrs. Burr
+. Jones.
Miss Myra S. Richards attended the
18th annual Council Meeting of the
Maine Daughters Of the American RevO-
luton held in Pythian Temple, Port
land, on Wednesday, Oct. 21st, and the
reception given to the visiting delegates
in the Falmouth Hotel on Wednesday
evening, which was y brilliant affair.
Also the banquet 90 Thursday which
was served in the casino at Riverton.
More than one hundred and fifty men,
bers of the ID. A. r. sat down to the
| tables.
p. II. Spear IF South Paris was ipiti-
ated into Commons Club at Wesleyan
University, Middlstowu, Conn.,, Friday
evening, Oct %. Commons Club was
four in 1899 and is ffiliated with
similar clubs in several other colleges.
This club is the largest and one Of the
most successful of the social and frater
nal organizations at Wesleyan, where
every college building is within five min
utes walk of the center of the campus
and the compact life of the institution
makes the entire student body practical
" one common and democratic frater-
nifty.
A shower was given Miss Mildred
Parliu by the Delta Alphas Thursday
evening, in honor of her approaching
marriage to Harold Cole Of Paris Hill,
and all the appointments Of the affair
were tastefully conceived and carried
out. 1t was a complete surprise to Miss
Parliu, who was invited to tea with Miss
Sara SWEET, and later accompanied her
hostess to the home of Mrs. s. G. Ord
way where the shower was prepared.
The rooms were decorated with red
hearts and Cupids. Various "games"
were proposed, as the outcome of which
Miss Parlin was presented with variety
of kitchen utensils, and q half dozen