Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-29
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Mr.. and Mrs. Albert d. Park spent
Christmas with relatives at East Sum.
ner.
Miss Ethel Campbell and Miss Maude
Martin spent the holiday and weekend
in Boston.
E. n. Haskell and family spent Christ.
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Omar B. Morrow
at Auburn.
/ Mrs. Carrie Briggs and grsnddaugh.
ter go Friday to st. Johnsbury, VT, fol
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosalvo Crockett OF
Buckfield were here for Christmas at
George W. Haskell's.
Roy j. Bird of Providence, R. l., was
here for Christmas with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Amos A. Bird.
Miss Annie Muzzy was here from
Bryant's Pond to spend Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Muzzy.
Charles Cook was here from Lewiston
to spend the Christmas holiday with bis
mother, Mrs. P. Z. Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Giles spent
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs.
Cliston Mcallister, at Auburn.
Mrs. j. P. Richardson and Miss Doris
gilbert went TO Portland Saturday to
see Crane Wilbur and Company.
Neither of the factories was running
on Friday or Saturday, both of them
shutting down for the week Thursday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Briggs Of
Mechanic Falls spent Christmas with
Mrs. Briggs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W..
d. Clark.
Henry Z. Howe was here from Spring
the weekend with his mother, Mrs. F.
A. Heidner.
Mrs. Florence P. Chapman and Miss
/ Helen l.. Chapman are visiting Mrs.
Chapman's sister at Livermore Falls for
few days.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ralph b. Penfold and
daughter of Portland were with Mr..
Penfold's mother, Mrs. W. P. Morton,
for the holiday.
The married Ladies' Whist Club will
/ be entertained Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. Oscar Tracy and Mrs. Writ Stanley
at Mrs. Stanley's.
Mrs. c. w. Bowker and Miss Muriel
| Bowker are visiting Mrs. Bowker's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Stanley, in Au-
burn, for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Delano of Whit
man, Mass, are spending part of the
vacation with Mrs. Delano's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. NJ. Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest l.. Kenney were
here from Randolph over the holiday
and the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Z. Kenney.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Emeley entertained
at Christmas dinner Joseph Tobin of
Portland and Rev. FIR. Bovine of st.
GATHERINGS Catholic church.
The Good Cheer Society will meet at
Miss Thayer's store Wednesday after
noon at o'clock. Every body come and
bring thimbles as there 10 plenty of
work.
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the Good Cheer members will meet
with Mrs. Young Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock to make preparations for the
January supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. gilbert entertained
Mrs A. L. Robertson and Mrs. Blanche
Cummings of Portland and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Richardson of South Paris at
Christmas dinner
A Tom Thumb wedding" will be the
entertainment at the January supper OF
the Good Cheer Society on Tuesday
evening of next week, for which re-
hearsals are now in progress.
Christmas guests at Percy Aliens
were S. F. Davis, Mrs. j. A. jackson,
Mr.. and Mrs Chss. Rswson of this place,
Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Rawson of Brown
Vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tirrell OF
Turner.
The Week of Prayer will begin next
Sunday night at Deering Memorial
Church. Rev. Frank L. Cam will preach.
The services will continue through the
next week, meeting with the different
churches.
Mt. Mica Lodge, /. o. o. F., will have
encampmeut night at their meeting
Thursday evening. Grand Chief Patri-
arch Of the Grand Encampment of Maine,
Charles Jackson, of Portland, will be
present and speak on the work of that
branch OF the order. Officers for the
coming year will also be elected at this
meeting.
The cold spell which has had its grip
on us for week reached it's lowest point
Saturday mornipg, when thermometers
in various parts of the village recorded
from 20 to 80 degrees below zero. b. +.
Hicks, who keeps record of the read
ings OF his thermometer, says that in the
years he has lived here it has never but
once gone lower.
Among the college boys at home for
the holiday vacation are Kenneth With
am, Stephen P. Clifford and Sumner
Davis from Bates, Lafayette Dow from
Bowdoin, Eugene Lowell, Lloyd Davis
and Rae Newton from Colby, Harry A.
Titcomb, Ralph Easson, Elmer Tyler,
Winfield Brooks and Curtis McPhee
from the University of Maine.
Among the teachers who were at their
homes here over the holiday were Miss
Carrie A Clifford from Hallowell, Miss
Mabel G. Hathaway from Rockport,
Mass, Miss Julia p. Morton from
Arlington, Mass, George Il. Clark from
the Massachusetts, Institute OF Technolo-
CIV, Miss Edith Maxwell from Melrose,
Mass, Miss S. Z. Porter from Portland.
Christmas festivals of all the Sunday
Schools passed off with great enjoyment,
and large numbers present. Christmas
day was bright and clear, and as cold as
tie traditional Christmas weather could
be desired to be. There were numerous
family parties, and for those who desir-
ed public entertainment, dancing at
Grange Hall, pictures and skating at the
Savoy, besides other attractions at Nor
way.
The annual business meeting and roll
call of the Congregational church will be
held Wednesday evening at 1870. This
will be followed by a social hour. Light
refreshments will be served. All con.
nected with the church, whether mem
bers or not, are cordially invited to both
the business meeting and hour of good
fellowship. The standing committee
will meet at TOO in the mems class room
to greet those who are to unite with the