Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-15
Wast Paris.

Friday afternoon about $50 an alarm
OF FIRE WAS sounded for Maple Street,
which proved to DO the small house own.
cd BY L. r. Willis, and situated near his
residence. The FIRE company and chem
ical engine were quickly on the spot, be.
sides many Of the citizens OF the village.
but before the FIRE was extinguished the
house was nearly ruined. The house has
always been rented. but tho family NOV
cd away few weeks ago. Tho f1ee 10
supposed to have caught from the engine
of train. There was small insur-
ance.
Some thief broke In tho window Of
the telephone Office ono night this week,
and stole about Ave dollars In small
change, and some papers Of value to the
company. Later In the week the con.
tents wore returned to the president OF
the company, A. r. Tuell, mailed from
the local Office, but no name signed.
Mrs. Mary Peckover OF Lawrence,
Mass, 10 tho guest of her brother, Al
bert ]. Kicker.
Mrs. q. W. Durham spent several
days last week with her son Clifton
and family at Dixfleld.
Luther Dana went to Westbrook last
week, and the Dana residence IL closed.
Miss Dana Was taken to private hos
pitsl at Portland about two weeks since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welch are boarding at
S. R. Johnson's. Nj. WEIGH is the man
sger at the corn shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Hammond OF
Somerville, Mass, are the guests OF his
relatives here.
Mrs. Nellie Daniels Is spending two
weeks with relatives In Lewiston.
Misses Lila Young, Clara Bacon, and
Agnes Gray will 90 to Pennington Nor
NAL School this fall.
Roy Perham has entered Kent's Hill
Seminary.
Miss Mildred Davis left Monday for
Hebron Academy.
West Paris Rife Club, composed Of
ten men, E. G. Curtis, OsgOod Swan, A.
D. Coburn, b. L. Emery, Ralph Bacon,
Willard Emmons, w. b. Barker, John
Titus and E. j. Mann, attended the state
shoot at Auburn Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mann were in Lew
iston Monday and Tuesday. They at.
tended the play, "a Grain Of Dust" at
the Empire Theatre Monday evening,
and the state fair Tuesday.
John Brock has returned from q trip
to Boston.
Mrs. Susie Walker and two children
are guests Of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Curtis.
Horatio Hammond and family are
guests OF bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Hammond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hammond of Cor.
ham, N. a., have been recent guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curtis.
D. II. Fifield and sister, Mrs. G. f
Cummings, and son Henry, took an auto
trip to Mechanic Falls last Sunday, and
we're guests Of their brother, Judson Fl
field.
Mrs. Birnsy Field and daughter, Mrs
Lucinda Spoffprd, and son, David Keith
Spofford, of Norway, were recent guests
at j. r. fuckers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tucker of Port
land were recent visitors at j. 4. Tuck
er's.
Mrs. W. W. Gardner and children
Edith, Herbert, Ethelyn and George, art
visiting relatives in Canada.
| Ms. Mrry Stetson and children, Bea
trice and Lorraine are visiting Mrs. Stet'
sons brother, L. F. Willis, at Milton.
TRAP CORNER.
About dozen of the young people
here gave Keith ]. Zelda surprise party
Thursday evening, Sept. 10th, 1t being
the occasion of his twenty first birthday
Music and games were enjoyed until g
late hour. Ice cream and crackers were
served.
Mrs. Flanders OF Bethel visited her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Kennsugh, recently.
L. F. Everett, A. r. Tuell and G.. g.
Tuell attended the state fair at Lewiston
Sept. 8. G. G. Tuell stayed for the next
day.
Mrs. N. E. Briggs, who has been visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs. Ned Swan, al
Bryant's Pond, q few weeks, has return
ed home.
Harry Rowe and John Kennaugh have
moved their families to Mrs. N. A. Brad
bury's rents.