Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-06-29
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DcINds OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Parla hul.

Paris I'LL.
First Baptist Church, Rev. g. w. =. Hill. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday At ieas A. NJ
At 7:sS. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening has a.
80. Covenant Meeting the last friday Deiorx
| the LIST Sunday OF the month ~ 80 r. =. Al
| not otherwise connected are oornaiis in''seo'
Rev. C. A. Knickerbocker will be I'M.
able to reach Paris to begin services az
the Uuiversalist church on the first Sun
day in July as previously announced.
Further notice will be given.
The public library will not be open
next Monday afternoon as 1t 10 hoh-
day.
Mrs. John r. Little and Miss Emma S.
johnson of Portland are at Elmhurst for
the season.
A brilliant social affair was the open
| ing OF THE Shack" at the Hubbard
House on Friday evening. The store
adjoining the house has been very hand
somely fitted into fine room for dane
ing. All posts have been removed,
nice hard wood floor laid and large open
fireplace adorns the north side OF the
room. The grounds about the hotel and
THE Shack" were decorated with Jap
anese lanterns. For the opening Miss
Marion Hallett, who conducts school
of instruction in modern dancing in New
York city, gave demonstrations OF the
modern dances in most graceful
manner. A good orchestra was In at
tendance and large company of dancers
and spectators enjoyed q pleasing occa-
sion. There will be dances at "The
Shack" each Friday evening during the
season.
Que OF the best school en- tertsinments
given in this village for years was that
Of Friday evening at Cummings Hall.
The children always acquit themselves
with credit and this entertainment at
tenn pied and very successfully carried
out program of rather more than the
ordinary sort. II included the play
Taking Fathers Place" which required
some good acting, and the music was
more difficult than is common at an en-
tertainment of this class. The singing
and speaking was excellent and violin
solo by Glenn Ross received deserved
enchore. A great deal of credit is due
Mrs Cummings, the teacher, for the
work done by the children. Roy Ham
mond, Ronald Shaw, Lois Curtis and
Myra Brigham graduated from the
| Grammar School and were presented
diplomas BY Rev G.. W. F. Hill, OF the
Paris School Board. Ice cream and
home made candy was on sale and good
sum Of money was realized for the ben
efitiof the school.
The children Of the Baptist Sunday
School are requested to meet with
Mrs. Il. p. Hammond Tuesday after
IL 20 naH
ments for Childrsn's Day.
Mrs. Clayton K. Brooks and Miss
Barbara Brooks, Of Cambridge,
Mass, arrived at their summer home
here Saturday. Miss Gertrude Brooks
and Master William Brooks came on
Tuesday and have been the guests OF
relatives here during the week.
Kimball C. Atwood Of New York was
the guest of relatives at Paris Hill this
week.
The Boston Post has the following
item of interest regarding Miss Ruth P.
Wedge, daughter of Rev. A. P. Wedge,
who was born while Mr.. Wedge was pas
tor of the Baptist church here:
| "a remarkable feat by Boston girl
came to light at the Vassar College 9' adj
uatiou when it became known that Mss
Ruth P. Wedge, daughter OF the Rev.
Arthur p. Wedge, received her diploma
| of graduation, and was one of eight out
of class of 239 girls, aud that despite
the fact that she had missed all but six
weeks of her entire senior year because
| of illness.
"Miss Wedge has had brilliant ca
reer at school, and has had an excellent
standing ever since entering Vassar,
but her covering the whole senior year
in six weeks is considered notable &C
accomplishment.
"Mr. Wedge, who is special represent
alive of the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel among the Indians, has
had many compliments over the work OF
his daughter"
There will be another dance at "The
Shack" on Friday evening of this week.
Guests of the Hubbrrd House will be ad
United free.
Mark Shaw will serve ice-cream free
to the children as gift from Mrs. Lewis
NJ. Brown on Monday, July 9Th. III
ball game is played on the Common II
will be served there, otherwise at Mr.
Shows house.
Ralph II. Hallett OF Boston and Miss
Kammerliug of Brooklihe, Mass, art
guests of Mr.. Hallett's relatives here.
| Pupils of Paris Hill School not absent
during spring term:
Alice Curtis Mary Rawson
| Alice Hutchins Esther curtis
Marion Hammond Ronald Shaw
Ahhea Curtis
Pupils not absent over day.
Il
Beatrice Curtis Charlie Hammond
Abb,e Bryant Maynard Curtis
Glenn Ross Harand shaw
Roy Hammond
Not absent for year:
Alice Curtis.
Promoted to grade II:
Esther Curtis Gertrude Cummings
| Mary Rawson
Promoted to Grade ":
Marion Hammond Marion Cummings
althea Curtis Roland Andrews
Edgar Everett Clarence Everett
| Promoted to Grade V:
Harland Shaw
| Promoted to Grade vi:
Beatrice Curtis Alice Curtis
Arthur Valley Alice Hutchins
| Merton t,urtis Thelma Daniels