Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Mrs. Archie L. Cole spent the past
week with Mr.. Cole at Poland Spring.

| Next Friday the time of two periods
in the schools will be given to Q peace
day program.
The Mason Manufacturing Co. began
Saturday on its Saturday half-holiday
for the season.
Paris Lodge OF Masons will observe
ladies' night on Thursday evening, the
2stb, at Grange Hall.
Dance ut Grange Hall Tuesday night
this week. Shaw's Orchestra will fur.
nish music. All invited.
Ralph B. Penfold and family OF Port
land were guests Of Mr.. Penfold's moth
er, Mrs. Agnes Morton, on Sunday.
Forty five members Of Mt. Pleasant
Rebekah Lodge attended the district
meeting at Norway on Friday evening.
Mrs. Charles r. Elder and Miss Mar
their summer home here for two weeks.
Mrs. j. II. Nichols returned home last
Monday. after spending the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. SWEET, 10 Winchester,
Mass.
Mrs. Howard Of Portland has been
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Chester Rec
ord, and other friends here, during the
past week.
Sanger s. Maxim and family have
moved from Maxim Block on Market
Square into the new Maxim block on
Pine Street.
Superintendent Chas. W. Bowker has
had both the dams connected with the
water supply cleaned out and Is now
cleaning the Hooper reservoir.
A meeting of the committee to ar
range for this years Oxford County Boys
Conference will be held at the office of
DR.. G. L. Buck next Saturday at 1880
A. NJ.
Entertainment will follow the regular
meeting Of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
next Friday evening. The degree staff
will hold rehearsal Tuesday evening of
this week.
Stacy Robbins of Paris, who has been
employed at the Cascade mill between
Gorham and Berlin, n. H., is in the hos
pital at Berlin, where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis about week
ago.
The ball game of Paris High with Ed
ward Little High at Auburn, the inter-
collegiate track meet at Lewiston, and
other inducements, drew quite number
of the Paris people to the two cities Sat
urday.
"Miss Fearless and Co." was presented
Friday evening at West Minot to fair
house by the same people who recently
played it here. Next Friday evening it
will be presented by the same cast at
Buckfeld.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerly went Monday
morning to the home of her brother, S.
A. Lord, in Beverly, Mass. MIR. Lord,
who has been in poor health for some
time, is about to enter a hospital in
Brookline to undergo serious surgical
operation.
II is said that within the past week
the Androscoggin River has been at the
highest pitch since 1895, and this not
withstanding that neither the Rangeley
nor Magallowsy lakes were contributing
anything to the flood, the dams there
holding the water back.
Delegates elected from the Universal
list parish to the state convention in Port
land the first week in June are Mrs. L.
E. Bean, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Stearns,
Miss Cora j. Mason. Alternates are Mrs.
A. +. Forbes, Miss Grace Thsyer, Mrs.
Mrs. Fl. Z. Wilson, Mrs. Annie Swift.
Hamlin Temple, Pythian Sisters, will
have a supper and observe roll call at
their regular meeting, May 20. 1t is
hoped all members who can will be pres
ent to answer to their names. Sisters
husbands who are not members OF the
order are cordially invited to the supper.
The sermon before the members of
VIM. K Kimball Post and Ladies of the
McWhorter at the Congregational
church, on Sunday, May oath, at half
past two o'clock p. NJ. Comrades and
Ladies will meet at G. A. K. Hall at two
sharp, and march to the church.
Another dance will be held in Grange
Hall Tuesday evening, the 26th, with the
same popular arrangement OF round
dances in the upper hall, and contra
dances below. An orchestra of five
pieces under the lead of Carl S. Briggs
will play for the round dances, and
Dunhsm's orchestra for the contras.
A fair audience attended the concert
given Thursday evening in Grange Hall
by the Bates College Glee Club nnder
the auspices of the rank team of Hamlin
Lodge, K. p. The entertainment Ger
tainly would have justified larger at
tendance, and the affair is generally
commended as being one of the best
things we have had for some time.
Advertised letters in South Paris post
office May IS, 1914:
Mr.. Geo. Benson.
Mr.. X. X. Morrill,.
Chas. n. Woodbury..
Mr. Geo. Wright
ID. "A. Gripp.
Miss Grace Thierse.
MIR. II. b. Doughty.
S. r. DAVIS, P. NJ.
News has been received Of the death
in West Lynn, Mass, Wednesday night,
of James Henry Wyman, brother OF
Miss Martha o. Wyman OF High Street,
South Paris, at little less than 70
years of age Mrs. E. p. Goodwin OF
Mexico is also sister of Mr.. Wymsn.
Mr.. Wymau was the son of Henry Harri-
son and Mary (White) Wyman, former
residents of Rumford.
Arbor Day Friday passed with little
special notice except its observance by
all the schools. In these the usual pro-
gram was carried out in the forenoon.
In the afternoon there was program
devoted to fire prevention during the
first part of the session, and for the
latter half of the afternoon the time was
given TO cleaning up the grounds, plant
ing trees and shrubs, etc.
The ladies of the Baptist Ladies' Aid
will serve the following supper on Thurs
day, May 81:
MENU
Hot Rolls
Strawberries and Cream
Whip Cream Pies
Plain Pies
Tarts and Cakes
Coffee
Price 10 cents. Children under IL
years 10 cents.