Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-06

iting his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. W. s,
Starbird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace lien Of Auburn
were guests at w. B. Strickland's a few
days last week.
Mrs. Nettie Mason and SON Gordon OF
West Bethel ware week end guests at
Mrs. L. E. Beans.
Mrs. Anna II. Hayes has been visited
for few days by her aunt, Miss Nellie
Ham of Lewiston.
Doris and Paul Fletcher of Worcester,
Mass, have come to spend the summer
at Almon Churchilrs.
Rev. Harry Rowe will preach at the
Congregational church next Sunday,
July II, morning and evening.
A large United States flag was hung
by Hamlin Lodge, K. p, from a staff on
the roof of Pythian Block for the Fourth.
Mrs. Burleigh Stabdish of Waterville
is expected this week to spend a few
weeks with her cousin, w. B. Strickland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fleming have
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Livermore Falls and perhaps other
places.
The field day of the Seneca Club,
which was to have been Wednesday of
this week according to schedule, VIII
probably be postponed to some later
date.
Russell Rowland took Mr.. and Mrs. J.
P. Penley and Mr.. and Mrs. George Il.
McKeeu to Lisbon Falls in his automc-
bile to visit relatives on Sunday, the
9th.
Miss Abbie Starbird, who has posi-
ton as stenographer in one of the de-
partments at Washington, is here for her
vacation with her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
w. s. Starbird.
Harold c. Anderson of WATERFOWL,
Mass, arrived here Saturday morning to
spend the Fourth with his family, and
was accompanied by young friend,
John Heald of Newton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter l.. Gray of South
Paris and Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Blanchard
of Rumford took the special train of the
Shriners here at Q o'clock Saturday
night for a months trip to the Pacific
coast.
The Congregational Sunday School
will have its annual picnic at Gibson's
Grove on Friday of this week. A hay
rack will start at o'clock. Those who
wish to go on the boat take the mail Car
at 9:45 or thereabouts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin F. Fobes of Lex
ington, Mass, have been stopping at the
Hubbard House, Paris Hill, for few
days, and calling on relatives here. They
came with their motor car, and are on
the way to Tim Pond and other points
of interest.
There was an interesting patriotic ser
vice at The Congregational church Sun
day evening. The service consisted OF
the reading of the declaration Of indie |
peudence BY Miss Eva Walker; special
singing by Mrs. Barnes and Miss Helen |
Barnes; an able address by Hon. j. S. |
Wright and remarks by the pastor.
Advertised letters aud cards in South |
Paris post office July .:
T D. Penley.
Alex Mclean.
Genas II. GillisI
Alice DE Show.
Mrs. Eliza a. Lawrence.
Mrs Lelan Knapp. |
Miss Lillian Estes. |
Mrs. LeOra Farnham.
j. A. KENNEY, P. NJ.
The breaking of the drought by the
rain which began so gently Wednesday |
night was hailed with Joy. Before it |
finally apparently cleared off Monday |
afternoon, the almost continuous clouds |
and downpour, with their accompani-
ments Of muddy roads and so forth, had !
got little monOtonous, and, like the |
unsatisfied mortals we are, we were COM |
planning that there was altogether too |
much rain. But Que thing is certain, |
there will be many hundred tons more
hay, not 10 mention the other crops.
Except for some individual burning of |
powder the Glorious Fourth was rather |
quiet here. The boys fired more or less |
of their crackers and torpedoes Friday
and Saturday, and made some racket, |
though not a tremendous amount, Mon |
day morning. The only public affair of |
any kind advertised was ball game
Monday afternoon between Paris and |
Norway town teams at the high school
grounds, and that was prevented by the |
rain. Mondays weather also put liter
al dsmper on family picnics and other |
small affairs which had been planned.
Among those who braved the condi- |
ton of the roads to spend the Glorious
Fourth and the rainy fifth at Shsgg Pond |
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Walker and |
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Briggs, who were |
at the Walker camp; Mr., aud Mrs. Albert
ID. Park were at their camp until Monday |
morning, when they left for family |
party at East Sumner; Mr.. and Mrs. Ar |
thur Z. Forbes were at their camp. Mr.. |
and Mrs. p. E. Wheeler and Phila Han
non joined their relatives there Satur- |
day, and ON Monday there was family |
dinner party which included besides |
those mentioned Mr.. and Mrs. U. G. |
Wheeler, Misses Esther and Marion |
Wheeler, of Newton, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs Alton G.. Wheeler and daughter |
Miriam of South Paris, and Mr., and Mrs.
Harry NJ. Wheeler of Wakefield, Mass,
all of whom were stopping at their |
camps.