Oxford Democrat., 1915-12-14
The deer already begin to feel easier.

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Mrs. Chester Record is visiting rela.
tives in Portland for few days.
Writ Stanley reports seeing a robin
Sunday, which is later date than he
has ever seen one before.
The Philatheas of the Baptist Sunday
School will meet with Mrs. John Titus
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
Mrs. Fred S. Brown and son of Carl
bou are with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. 81. Stuart, for visit Of few weeks.
The Ladies' Social Union of the Uni
versalist Church will hold a regular and
important meeting at the church We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:SO.
A little real winter struck US the last
of the week, at least as far as tempera-
ture is concerned, though it brought no
snow. The river Is now frozen over for
the first time this season.
Mrs. w. c. Thayer and Mrs. Lewis
Andrews went Monday to Rumford to
see their mother, Mrs. A. T. Powers of
Hanover, who is in the hospital at Rum
ford and in critical condition.
Exercises were held on Friday in sever
al of the grade schools, all Of which
closed that day. In some of the schools
there were games, treat and other d.
versions for the pupils, and in the Pleas
ant Street primary school gift was pre-
sented each pupil by the teacher, Miss
Pillsbury.
Alton c. Wheeler started Monday
morning in his Ford for Browufield, on
business. II be gets back without be-
ing showed in, he thinks it will be sea.
son of record length for automobile
travel, as on the second day of April he
made his first run of any length, going
to Fryeburg.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will hold
meeting at the church next Tuesday af
ternoon at 245. Mrs. W. b. johnson of
Portland will speak on missionary work.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
the ladies of the church to attend this
meeting. A collection will be taken.
Mrs. ii. Z. Wilson and Miss Grace
Dean were guests at the Peterson Mann
wedding at Norway Sunday at AIS.
Mrs. Wilson sang 80 Promise Me-" by
DeKoveu, and "The Sweetest Story ever
Told" by Stultz. Miss Dean played the
Fifth Air from the Danda Suite, Op. 50.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
c. G.. Miller of South Paris.
The several teachers of the common
schools of the village left at the close of
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holiday vacatiou-Miss Florence Good |
win to Fairfield, Miss Lena Franck to
Round Pond, Miss Sara r. Coffin to
Miss Helen NJ. Jordan to
North Bridgton, Miss Madeline Pillsbury
to Pine Point, Miss Olivia Bagley to
Portland.
Two more deer were added to the To-
cal count last week, both shot in the |
'pine woods" On Thursday William
l.. Bray got spikehorn buck, and on
FRIDAY Freeland Witham got good
sized doe. la the other direction, south |
of the village, Herman Record shot
small one early in the week. and Horace
Maxim shot a six-point buck on Friday.
This makes total Of at least ten deer
captured this fall within radius OF
about four miles from South Paris vii
lsge.
Very successful in all respects was the
fair of the Congregational ladies held at
the vestry Wednesday and Thursday.
Various tables were bountifully sup
piled with their appropriate goods and
were attractive, especially the art table,
presided over by Mrs. j. F. Plummer,
which carried many of Mrs. Plummer's
water colors. The Lady with Hun
dred Pockets had a good patronage,
and the Chinese Laundry attracted both
the eyes and the money of the visitors.
Thursday evening good supper was
served to large number, and later the
delightful skit, "Our Church Fair" was
presented by dozen ladies of the socie-
~ in good shape. Other numbers on
the program were piano solo by Miss
Maxine Bennett and a piano duet by
Miss Nellie Jackson and Mrs. Eva Os-
well. Net receipts of the fair will be
well iowa rd two hundred dollars.