Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-11-03

4 M. auu Afo. JUN ". 0otfy VI LOWE
ton were Sunday guests at Arthur E.
Clark's.
Misses Doris and Charlotte Cole spent
the recess of the schools with relatives
at Bryant's Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ellis McAllister left
last week for Calais, where they will
make their home.
Miss Ethel c. Crockett has returned
from Waterville, where she has been
visiting for some weeks.
Mrs. Louise Durgin lie covering the
roof of her house on Pleasant Street
with galvanized iron shingles.
Mrs. L. A. Shaw has returned from the
Poland Spring House, where she has had
her usual position for the season.
Mrs. A. Z. Pennell of Portland was .
guest of the family Of her brother, T.
5. Barnes, for few days last week.
The subject at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning will be,
Echoes from the Bangor Sunday School
Convention"
| The Ladies' Missionary Society Of the
Congregational Church will meet with
Mrs. A. W. Walker on Wednesday, Nov.
4, at $50 O'Clock.
The Married Ladies' Whist Club held
it's first meeting for the season with
Mrs. F. n. Wright on Pleasant Street
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Katherine Morton entertained her
4 ~ -, Col
at a Halloween party at Good Cheer
Hall Saturday evening.
Mrs. L. C. Smiley and Miss Cora
Gowell were guests at q Halloween
party given Friday evening by Mrs.
George T. Tubbs Of Norway.
Mrs. Minnie Burns of Skowhegan, in
spectipg officer of the Women's Relief
Corps, is a guest at L. S. Billings' while
inspecting the several corps in this
vicinity.
Shaw's Orchestra, six pieces, will play
for the first annual ball of the apple
pickers of the Oxford Bears Fruit Grow
ers' Association at West Minot Wednes-
day evening.
A. +. Stevens, who had negotiated the
purchase Of drug store at North Vas
salboro and went to take possession last
week, has returned, the trade having
fallen through.
State Secretary E. Il. Libby of Auburn
was present at the meeting OF Paris
Grange on Saturday, when the grange
observed its fortieth anniversary with an
sllday meeting.
All the churches of the village are
invited to join in the service at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening,
W hen Rev. A. T. McWhorter will give
report from the recent state Sunday
School convention at Bangor.
On Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5th, will
occur the annual sale Of the Ladies of
the G.. A. r. at Grand Army Hall. 1t is
hoped all members will keep in mind
the need of liberal contributions, and a
generous patronage is solicited.
The Junior c. E. Society of the Con-
gregatioual church enjoyed Halloween
sociabls at the parsonage Friday after.
noon from four to six. The usual games
and ghosts made it interesting. About
thirty were present. All report a good
time.
Mrs. E. N Anderson, who has been
visiting in Massachusetts, and Portland
for the past four weeks, returned home
last week Thursday. Her grandchild,
Robert Edwin Anderson, accompanied
her home to remain until after Thanks
giving.
A. L. Tubbs, who recently went with
his family to Boyett, Fla, has sold his
land at that place and bought near
Tampa, where they will settle. The post
office and store at Boyett were burned a
few days before their arrival there, and
they thought best to change their loca-
ton.
Granville Il. Porter suffered q severe
paralytic shock early Saturday morning,
which deprived him Of the power OF
speech for some time, and has made him
helpless. At last reports he Is some
what relieved. but is still In serious
condition His daughter, Miss S. E.
Porter, is at home from Portland for
few days.
The Alpha z .tas met at the home OF
Miss Josephine Deane Thursday night,
October 20, 1914. Miss Deane resigned
as president and a new president was
elected, also a vice president. After the
business meeting a very pleasant evening
was enjoyed. The new president is Miss
Jessie c. Tolman, and the vice president
Miss Phyllis Taylor.
Sherman T. Oliver of Arson is the
new clerk in the drug store of the Chas.
III Howard Co, taking the place OF AL
bert +. Stevens. Mr.. Oliver is a regis
tered assistant pharmacist, has taken a
course at the Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy, and has had several years
experience in drug stores 10 Maine and
Massachusetts,. He is not yet here, but
is expected early this week.
Don't forget the Good Cheer supper
Tuesday evening at 6:45 O'Clock, and |
the laughable farce, "Dr. McBeatem.
With this entertainment there will be
some specialties, and the whole will be
followed BY a sociable for the young |
people. Admission to supper and enter
taiument % cents; supper alone 10 cents. |
Cast of the farce is as follows:
Henry Hardup----------------- haro.u srigss |
Sunff 1wer .--.--.---.---.--.-.Mr. Sunnower
Tabitha Comedy .-.----M iss Ethel Campbell
Susan Sweetorfer-- -.--Miss hAuu maf'in
First snow storm OF the season last
Monday night, and Tuesday was one of
the coolest October days on record. To
illustrate the vagsries of our weather, In |
the small hours Of Friday morning We
had the liveliest thunder shower with
one exception that the season has given
US. There was q lot OF lightning, very |
sharp and near. A number Of telephone
poles on the Paris Hill line near L. l..
Russsl's were splintered, and the thirty |
wire cable on Park Street was put out OF
commission with the exception OF one
pair Of wires.
A hearing was held at the court house
Thursday and Friday in two referred
lawsuits. These were the cases OF Roy
al C. Cannon and his daughter, Lunet-
tie Cannon, against Martin B. Cannon,
brother of Royal C. Cannon. All the
parties lived in Bridgton at the time the
cause of action accrued, though Martin
b. Cannon is now resident OF Sweden,
which Is the reason the suits were
brought In this county. Both suits
were for services rendered on the farm
and in the household of Martin B. Gam
mon, during the period between 1905
and 1911. Hon A. E. Herrick of Bethel