Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-07
The Oxford Democrat.
South Paris, Maine, April 7, 1914
SOUTH PARIS.

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Chss. II. Howard was in Boston on
business a few days last week.
Mrs. Roy <. Cole of Canton, Mass,
is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam j. Wheeler.
The family Of Carroll E. Edwards
have moved to Auburn, where Mr.. Ed
wards has employment.
Lafayette Dow and Murray Bigelow
have been at home from Bowdoin for
the past week on vacation.
The ladies of Paris Grange will hold q
food sale at Grange Hall Friday after
noon, April 10, at 2:S0 O'Clock.
Leon A. Brooks has leased bis farm on
Fore Street, and is moving back to his
house in the village with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Clark, who have
been at Springvals for the past few
months, have returned to South Paris.
Ripley & Fletcher have put in an I'M
dergr0und gasoline tank in front Of their
automobile rooms in Odd Fellows
Block.
Miss Mary Chase, who has been in
south Paris for the past few months, ex-
uects 70 return to her home in Minneap-
Oils this week,
Mrs. Anna II. Hayes, after spending
the winter in Boston, has returned to
south Paris, and is again occupying her
rent at Alton G. Wheeler's.
Spring hasn't seemed 70 advance by
great strides, but il has moved enough
50 that occasionally robin has been
seen during the past few days.
Mrs. Arthur Z. Forbes entertained the
Fan-tans at her home on Porter Street
Tuesday evening. A chatting dish lunch
was served. Sixteen were present.
A number of the students at the Uni
ysrSity of Maine-Albert King, Earle
himball, Harry A Titcomb and Alton
Porter-have been at home on vacation
for the past week.
About forty-five couples attended the
poverty ball at Grange Hall Wednesday
evening. Excellent music was furnished
bv a en-piece orchestra. Another
dance will be held in the hall April 2lst.
All invited.
Mrs. Frank A. Turner and son Harlan,
after spending a number of weeks visit
ing in Massachusetts,, returned home
last Monday. Miss Eta Keene Of Ha-
yerhill accompanied them for visit of
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lord of Beverly,
Mass, are at South Paris, coming to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Lords step
father, William II. Blake. Mr.. Lord is
out of health, and will remain here for a
while before returning to business.
At its annual meeting Wednesday
evening, the South Paris Board of Trade
chose the following officers:
Pres-Albert W. Walker
First Vice Pres.-walter L. Gray
second Vice Pres.-John A. Scott
Sec-Stanley NJ. Wheeler
Treas.-J. +. Plummer
Edwin T. Hubbard and son Lindley
we're guests of his sister, Mrs. Geo. +.
Eastman, few days last week. They
were on their way from Boston to Low
ell, where Mr.. Hubbard will build a
bOarders this season.
While at work in the Mason Manu-
featuring Co.'s factory Wednesday, Leo
R. Marston got his left hand into the
moulder at which be was at wCrk,
lscerating il so that amputation of the
little finger was necessary, and other
fingers of the hand are more or less in
jured,
1t is expected that Mrs. Geo. K. Nor
ton and son Henry, who have been IN
California for the past two months, will
start for home this week. With them
will come Mrs. Morton's mother, Mrs.
RiZpah Whitman, who has been in Cali
fornia for the past two years, and Miss
Katherine Morton, who went there early
last winter.
At the meeting Thursday evening Mt.
Mica Lodge, l. y. o. F., voted to accept
an invitation from West Paris Lodge to
visit them on the evening of Saturday,
April Is, and confer the first degree.
The degree staff for this degree will
have a rehearsal after lodge Thursday of
this week, and II is essential that every
member of the team be present.
Strayed, one peahen, of large avoirdu
pois, brilliant plumage, and wandering
disposition. The gift of a friend to
fancier who carefully built yard for the
bird, but didn't realize that she could
soar into the blue vault of heaven
through the open top OF the enclosure.
When last seen she was heading in the
general direction of Patch Mountain.
II found, the register of probate should
be notified.
On Tuesday evening of this week
comes the Universalist mems supper at
Good Cheer Hall. Supper at 6:45-oys-
Ter stew, pickles, cold ham, hot rolls,
potato chips, cream, custard and plain
pies, assorted cake, coffee. Following
the supper will be the comedy, early
Vows" with the cast as already given.
There will also be selections by a male
quartette. Price of supper % cents,
which includes the entertainment. Ad-
mission to entertainment alone, 10
cents.
The remains of Mrs. Nettie E, wife of
Vivian r. Weber, were brought here
Wednesday morning from Auburn and
placed in the tomb at Riverside Gene
terry, with prayer service by Rev. Ches-
ter Gore Miller. Mrs. Weber was the
daughter of John G. and Nettie b.
Smith Mckay of Norway. She married
in 1906 Vivian r. Webber of Paris, son
of the late John w. Weber. They
lived for a while at South Paris, but for
the last few years have lived at Auburn.
She leaves husband aud four small chill
dreu, the youngest only few weeks old.
Her age was 20 years.
The Euterpean Club has its April
meeting with Mrs. Smiley this Monday
afternoon, Miss Tolman assisting in en-
PERTAINING. The program is devoted to
Dance Forms" and is in full as fol-
lows:
Roll Csll-Current musical events.
Buck-Concert Waltz,
Schubert Quartette
Won wahar -Invitation 10 the Dance, Piano Duo