Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-11-30
The Oxford Democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.

Leon Z. Noyes Is here from Isle au
Hsut for stay of week or more.
Mrs. A. D. Littlehale is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Howard A. Swan, for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Oswell went We'd
ueSday to spen vacation of few days
in Boston.
George A. Chapman Is here from
Haverhill, Mass, to spend two weeks
with his children and relatives.
F.E Remission went Saturday to Au-
burn 70 stay with friends for a few
weeks for the benefit of his health.
A party of Oxford men who had been
a, Stoneham went through Wednesday
morning with load of five good deer.
Deer reported by local hunters who
went to Andover are one each for Geo.
A. Briggs, Tracy Pierce and Francis
Shaw.
Theodore NJ. Ware of Augusta and
Charles F. Ware, Jr., of Waterville, were
IN town the first of last week to visit
their father, Charles +. Ware, who is Ill.
Arthur B. Talbot and Leon A. Brooks
have exchanged farms, and Mr.. Talbot
and family will move from their old
farm in the Bolster District 10 the one
on Fore Street.
Misses Carolin and Marion Gray gave
"a chatting dish party at their home Sat
..8ay evening, in honor OF Miss Hilda
rhniler of Auburn. Two tables OF
va IS. were enjoyed.
One Of the most striking instances of
hunters luck in this vicinity this fall is
.he case of Mrs. Stanley l.. Pratt OF East
oxford, who shot ten-pOint buck only
few rods from her home one morning
last week.
Merton x Sumner of Portland was in
town a few days iast week. Mr.. Sum-
ner. who has been IN engineering
work since graduation from college, is
now in insurance with the Connecticut
Mutual Life.
An lat home" of all the members and
friends OF the Baptist church will be held
next Friday evening. supper in the
yestry at 6 so, followed by an informal
gathering and social hour. 1t is hoped
that all connected with the church VIII
be present.
On account of i'll health A. <. Shurt- |
leff has resigned as treasurer OF the a.
<. Shurtleff Company, TO take effect
December lst. The stockholders OF the
A. E Shurtleff Co. met and elected
Stanley Shurtleff to fill the vacancy.
The Kia Club is the name adopted
by the teachers who met last Monday |
evening with Miss Pillsbury at Mr.. |
SANKEY'S The next meeting OF the
club is with Mrs. Fletcher Dec. 9Th,
when the reading will be from Omar
Khsyysm.
The adjutant of VIM. h. Kimball Post, |
G.. A. R, furnishes the Democrat the |
following item of interest regarding the
membership of the post: There are
1886 members of the Grand Army of the
Republic in the state of Maine. VIM. K.
Kimball Post of South Paris has 81 mem
bers, whose combined ages are 1856,
making an average of 70 years"
One small deer was the net result of
Benjamin SWEETS hunting trip to Aroos- |
took County. The Democrat remarked |
that if Mr.. SWEET didn't see a moose he |
would break his recOrd-and he came |
home with his record unbroken. He got |
a good sight Of big bull moose. II
looked at him through the sights" says
Mr.. SWEET, land then let him disappear, |
as was bound as a law-abiding citizen
10 dc"
Thanksgiving day was as nearly per
feet for the season as late November ever |
-. a,1 ba ont xaa apiOvad |
by every one as much as the program of
the day would allow. On some Thanks |
giving DAYS we have skating, but this |
wear there was only little skim of ice
on some of the quiet pools. AS yet the
lowest mark hit by the mercury in the
thermometer in this mild autumn is
about 20 degrees.
Mrs. Phebe Edgecomb, who lives alone
in the house she recently purchased on
MYRTLE Street, was overcome by gas es-
Gaping from her coal stove Monday
morning of last week, and was found In
an unconscious condition about eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon by her sister,
Mrs. Ellis, who lives across the street.
DIR. Stewart was called, and under treat
meut she revived, and will suffer no PER
manent III effects.
This Monday evening the Seneca Club
is entertained by Mrs. Shurtleff and Mrs.
Littlefie,d at Mrs. Littlefield's "Our
Own Country" is continued as the topic
in the program, which is in full:
Roll Call-Thanksglying Quotations
The Education OF the Negro, the Indian and the
Mountain White Mrs. Shurtleu
Our Public schools and Universities
Our uways, Telegraph AMI Telephone system
Readiug-A Thanksgiving Story
The funeral of Charles G.. Andrews
Wednesday afternoon was attended by
Rev. G.. Howard Newton of the Baptist
church. There was no Masonic service,
but members of Paris Lodge acted as
bearers. Burial was in Riverside Gene
terry. Among those from out OF town
who were here for the funeral were Mr..
aud Mrs. Elwell Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. Orson An
drews, Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Andrews,
all of Lowell, and DR.. and Mrs. <. G. An
drews of North Arson. Ralph G. An
drews, the grandson, came home from
the University of Maine.
Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week are the dates for the tive-act
drama, "Belle, the Typewriter Cir" at
Grange Hall, under the auspices of the
men of the Universalist parish. A dance
will follow the play each evening, with
music by Mrs. Carl S. Briggs, piano; Dr.
Carl 5. Briggs, violin; Mr.. Philip ).
Jones cornet; Mr. Howard Shaw clarion
ct. The cas-; of the play is as follows:
John Randall returned diamond miner
from Africa -.---------.-----A a u hoiuhe9
simon Morgan. a banker and broker
-.-...........E Ernest J. Record
Ralph Morgan, his son.---------.--.H Harry oha"
Edward Blake, MOrgan's chief cerk----;-
.s..--.-. Francis Shaw
Abe Cohen, with gold mine to sell----.- -,
.-...---.--. Harold Merrill
Belle Randall, the miners daughter----.---
Mrs. Harold Fletcher
Julia Randall, his wife Miss Lena Franck
A South Paris hunter had an expert
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