Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28

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at North Paris.
A z. Morse was re- elected chaplain {
the State Grange at the meeting Of ths
body in Portland last week.
s. F. Davis, Mrs. j. A. jackson an
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Rawson were guest
at Percy Aliens on Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs.. T. s. Barnes and Mi,
Helen Barnes spent the holiday with th
family of Holman Barnes in Portland.
II Harold T. Briggs and family spent th
holiday and week end with Mrs. BriggI
> mother, Mrs. L. NJ. Lunt, In Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Briggs and d.
and Mrs. Carl S. Briggs ate their Christ
mas dinner With the family of Albert 1
) Dean.
Roy j. Bird was here from Prov
deuce, X. l., to spend the holiday an
weekend with his parents, Mr.. aud Mr.
Amos A. Bird.
Oscar E. Barrows is landing lumbe
for a house on the lot between the Uni
versalist church and Robert Paterson
on Pine Street.
Verne Walton will be janitor at th
county buildings from Jan. l, succeedin
Harry D. Cole, whose resignation take
effect at that date.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Ordway and daugh
ter Hester spent Christmas with Mr.
Ordway's sister, Mrs. c. W. CARL, ant
family, in WestbrOok.
| Miss Mabel G.. Hathaway, who tesche
in Rookport, Mass, is here to spend tn
holiday vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. F. Hathaway.
Stanley Thayer accompanied his sis
ter, Mrs. A. I. Delano, on her return Il
Whitman, Mass, and will remain there
and attend school for the present.
Morton Garland of Gorham, who Is ;
frequent visitor at n. G.. Elders, wal
married on the 18th inst. The bride
was Miss Blanche Richardson of Bald
win.
Miss Nellie Webb Of North Paris call
ed on friends here last week. Miss Webb
who is employed in Gardiner as stenog
rspher, was at her home for short re
cess.
A few days of skating last week pro
duced by the thaw and freeze were vel
improved BY the young people, and
quite a number came over from Norway
TO enjoy il.
The next meeting of Paris Grange next
Saturday will be an all day meeting, with
installation. The officers recently elected
will be installed by Past Master j. A
Roberts of Norway.
Leslie Remission, who is now in the
navy, and has been at the training sta,
ton at Newport, K. l., is here for a
short furlodgh with his parents. He
will return next week, and expects to 60
on the battleship Nevada.
Miss S. L. Pratt of Yarmouth, for
| mer milliner here, was recently united IN
marriage with Howard Z. Kinghorn OF
Yarmouth. Mrs. KinghOrn conducts
millinery store in Yarmouth and Mr..
Kinghorn is employed by the Yarmouth
Manufacturing Co.
During most of last week the factory
OF the Paris Manufacturing Co. was run
only from 1880 in the morning till 4 in
The afternoon. This was on account oil
an accident which put the factory light
ing plant out of commission, and which
made il necessary to send away for re-
pairs.
Christmas guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Stuart were their sons, Il. Il. Stuart,
| su perintendent of schools at Augusta,
and family, and W. Earle Stuart, princi-
pal of Freeport High School, and Mrs.
Stuart, and their daughters, Mrs. Fred S.
Brown, and son, of Caribou, and Mrs.
Leons Wheaton.
Gladys, the twelve-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Swan OF High
Street, underwent an operation for sp-
pendcitis at their home Wednesday
The operation was performed by DR..
Williams of Lewiston. 1t was an ad'
vsnced and severe case, but the patient
is reported as doing well.
All schools begin the winter term
next Monday, Jan. 8. Miss Ethel NJ.
ISpiller will continue in the West Paris
primary, as Miss Parker, the regular
teacher, who was out during the fall
term by reason of an operation for ap
peudicitis, has been forbidden by her
physician to teach this term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton c. Wheeler and
daughter went Friday to Wakefield,
Mass, to spend Christmas with the fam
lily of Mr.. Wheeler's brother, Harry n
Wheeler. Mr.. Wheeler returns early
this week, Mrs. Wheeler and daughter
will remain for few days visit to other
relatives and friends in the vicinity.
W. w. SWEET, who suffered bad
break of the leg about three months
ago, and was in the hospital until about
two weeks ago, WAS down street Friday
for the first time since the 18th of Sep
TENDER. He is on crutches, and expects
to keep on them for some time yet, bu,
has a prospect Of pretty good leg
Eventually.
The county commissioners were here
two or three days last week for their reg
ular December session, the day OF
which has been changed from the last
Tuesday of December to the third Tues
day. They did large amount of rou'
tine business, but did not audit the
treasurer's accounts for the close of ths
financial year. For that business they
will be here Jan. 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.. Tbayer and Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Andrews were at Han
over last week to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. A. T. Powers, mother of Mrs
Andrews and stepmother Of Mrs. Thayer
Mrs. Powers died in the hospital al
Rumford, where both the daughters bae
visited her. and Mrs. Andrews was will
her at the time of her death.
One of the largest of the Christmas
family parties was that which gathered
at Mrs. l.. C.. Morton's Saturday. Be
sides Mrs. Morton it included Mrs. l.. j
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Morton
Miss Julia P. Morton, who teaches II
Arlington, Mass, Mrs. Rizpah Whitman
Mr.. and Mrs. George X. Morton and sol
Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Soule O
Windham, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Morton
and Miss Kathleen Richardson, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clarence G. Morton and children
Helen and Hugh, of Crystal, N. a., snt
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur 4. Forbes-twent!
in all. After the bountiful dinner
Christmas tree for the special benefit o
the younger people was enjoyed.
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