Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-27
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hnl.

tor. PreachinS every Sunday at lo:A5 A. n
sunday School at Y. Sabbath evening sS,v'c :
at 736. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening
80. Covenant Meeting the last Friday befor'
/ the LIST Sunday Of the month at 2 80 r. y. Al
NOT otherwise cornected are cordially invited
This is ''children's summer" at Paril
Hill. If you doubt 1t count 'em.
Mr.. Fl. B. Jackson of Detroit, Mich,
general manager of the Hudson Motol
Car Co., and bis father, Mr.. Andrew
jackson, a native of this town, were
guests at the Hubbard House last week,
and made tours about here in Mr.. Jack
sons limousine, calling upon relatives IL
Paris, Bethel and other towns:
Mrs. Wynifred Staples Smith, one OF
the sweetest singers of Maine, has been
engaged to sing at the services at the
lUniversalist church during the month OF
August, and Mrs. Agnes Morton oil
South Paris will serve as organist. Mrs
Smith has been heard in concert.
Miss Bertha Twitchell of Boston has
been guest at Walter z. Twitchelrs
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert York returned
last week from a visit to relatives In
South Braintree, Mass.
Mrs. George Waters Of Norway and
Mr.. Frederick Fl. Zittel OF New York
CITY were guests at Mr.. V. <. Paris
during the past week.
An unusually large party attended the
regular Friday evening dance at 1.-The
Shack" last week. The costume dance
by Mr.. Quinby and Miss Robinson and
the "camel hesitation" by Miss True
and "the camel" which won much sp'
plause on Tuesday evening, were repeat
ed here as special features.
The next Universalist Circle will be
given at Academy Hall on Wednesday
evening, August 4th, instead of Tuesday
evening a. has been the custom. The
play of "Cinderilla," for which Mrs
Carter has been training the children,
will be presented at that time, followed
by dancing as usual.
The tennis tournament at the courts oil
the Paris Hill Country Club, which was
recently adjourned on account of rain,
will be played on Wednesday, August
4th, il weather permits and if Wednes
day is rainy then on the following day
| Ii has been decided to open the contes,
to all Oxford County tennis teams. Bott
courts will be used and play will begir
| Wednesday forenoon at half-past ten
O'Clock. Teams from Rumford, Buck
field, South Paris, Norway and Paris
Hill have already entered, and 1t IL
thought others will participate, so the
contest should be an interesting one.
If it failed to reach the proportions OF
"The Greatest Show on Earth" the
fancy dress ball given by the Universal
ist Circle at Academy Hall last Tuesday
evening made up in quality any lack OF
quantity. 1t was a combined one ring
circus. menagerie and Congress OF Ma
tions." The performing animals, th'
clowns, the colored contingent and ths
| typical representatives OF foreign ma
| tions and some that were not foreign
were ''all assembled in one spectacula
aggregation" From the amusement
standpoint, no local production of re
cent date has equalled it. The leading
features were the "camel hesitation" BY
Miss Gertrude True In Turkish costume
and the camel as made up by Mr.
Goddard White and Ray mond Atwood
the dancing demonstration and cos
TUNES of Mr. Thayer Quinby and Miss
| Catherine Robinson, and the fox trot by
"the fox" as impersonated by Maste
Billy Brooks. Much credit 10 due tn
promoters, Miss True and Miss Robin
son, and all who assisted in making tn
affair an unqualified success and TO MI
White for the makeup of the ''camel,"
genuine work of art.
Percival j. Paris, Esq, Of Philadel
phia, Is the guest of his mother, Mrs
Columbia Paris, who is DOW in her on
hundred and second year, and still brigh
and active.
Mrs. Cecil Edwards of New York
the guest Of her mother and sister, Mrs
Charles l.. Case and Miss Mary c. Case
Judge and Mrs. W. P. Potter are a
present enjoying the wonderful comb
nation of mountain and sea shore seen
cry at Mt. Desert Island and expect 4
come to Paris Hill little later.
Weather permitting, the entertain
ment committee of the Paris Hill Coun
try Club will give the formal opening o
the club house, which has already beel
several times adjouin ned, on Wednesda,
afternoon of this week. The entertain
ment committee is made up OF Mrs
Lyon, Miss Winslow and Mrs. Brooks
Light refreshments will be served by thi
committee at half past four O'Clock. Tn
greens committee have arranged a Gro
quet tournament for the same Afternoon
To begin at half past three O'Clock
NJ EN- bers are urged TO be present an,
bring their friends.
Prof. and Mrs. Edwin A. Daniels o
New York, and Mr.. Orland Daniels VIII
have been spending part of their vaca
ton with relatives at Canton, arrived a
Paris Hill and opened their summe
home here Monday.
| Committees for the Country Club fair
which is to take place Thursday, Angus
10Th, have been announced as follows:
j Fancy table-Mrs. Atwood, Miss Diman, Mr.
| Pierce, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. G.. +. Case.
Household table-Mrs. Staples, Mrs. Z. I
Il Brown, Mrs. Thompson,
Baskets-Mrs. Lyon. Miss Snow.
/ candy table-(c chairman to be announced la
err Nils Case. Miss Cooper, Miss Sparrow, Mis-
Rogers.
Kefreshment table-Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Shaw
Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Little1eld, Mis-
Robinson. Miss True.
Peanut contest-Miss Cole.
1 Grabs-Mrs. Davies.
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