Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-16

The W. c. T. y. will hold memorial
meeting with Mrs. Susie Chapman
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. L. C. Smiley will 60 to Massa.
chusetts next week, to visit friends for q
while and 60 to the markets later.
Mrs. Cliston Mcallister and son of Au-
burn are spending the week with Mrs.
Mcallister's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
NJ. Giles.
r. L. Cummings has purchased the in
terest of L. S. Billings and Alton C..
Wheeler in the Cummings Manufacture
ing Co., and will continue the business,
with some additions.
One of the events OF the season will be
the K. of P. ball March 4. Dancing on
both floors with music by Sbaw's Or
chestra for round dances and Dunham's
Orchestra for contra dances.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of p, will work the
Rank of knight at the meeting Friday
evening of this week and will serve re-
freshments. A rehearsal of the rank
team Tuesday evening at 7:S0.
At the next regular meeting of Ham.
lin Temple, Pythian Sisters, which will
be beld Feb. 23d, they will have their
annual pie supper 1t is hoped all men,
bers will be present and bring pie.
The farm of the late Marion Bessey
near Streaked Mountain has been sold to
W. Earle Kimball. Mr.. Kimball is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles ii. Kimball,
hn Univ of
Maine in the class of 1914.
Norway Lodge, l. O. o. F., will work
the third degree for Mt. Mica Lodge
Tuesday evening. There will be re-
hearsal on the new floor work after the
lodge meeting Thursday evening and it
part in this work be present.
Advertised letters and cards in South
Paris post Office Feb. 10, 1915:
Mrs. ]. W. Duileston.
Mr.. II. Il. Eaton.
Horace Andrews.
Frank Waldron.
Miss Florence Jacques.
Lloyd Hoxie.
Joseph Henry Smith.
j. A. KENNEY, P. NJ.
Mrs. Nancy E. Dudley died at her
home in the southeast part of the town
Thursday morning. Mrs. Dudley was
the widow of Simon G.. Dudley, and was
II years of age. Until her last illness of
about two weeks she had been smart
and active. The funeral was held Sat
urday afternoon, attended by Rev Ches-
ter Gore Miller, with singing by Geo. A.
Briggs. One daughter, Miss Sarah (.
Dudley, lives at home, and there are
other relatives.
W. H. Chadbourne of Waterford and
o. K. Clifford of this place, who pur-
chased the Solomon Fl. Millett farm
back of Pike Hill in Norway, have re-
Gently bad the hay pressed which was
cut on the farm last summer. 1t weigh
ed out in all l04 tons and 557 pounds. |
This was cut from 55 acres of moving
land. As the horses were fed while cut |
ting and while pressing the hay, it is
likely that the total crop was nearly If
not quite two tons TO the acre. Chemi- |
cal fertilizers were used on the land.
Fred Witham died Saturday night at
the town farm. Mr.. Witham, who was
formerly of this section, had been in the |
West for many years until some three
years since be came TO South Paris. He
had been railroad engineer, and having |
sustained partial shock, was assisted
home by the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers. Since coming here he |
had been so incapacitsted as to do little |
work, though he did what be could, but
finally had to 60 to the farm. He has a |
wife and daughter in the far West. |
One brother, A. E. Witham, lives at |
South Paris. The funeral at O'Clock |
Monday afternoon is attended by Rev. |
A. T. McWhorter.
The younger matrons of the Congre-
gational Circle certainly furnished
tine supper and entertainment last
Thursday evening. The supper was ex- |
cellent. The entertainment took the
form of serious debate on the ques-
ton: "Should women have the right to
vote in Msiue?" The affirmative was
championed by Mrs. Alton Wheeler and
Miss Eva Walker, and the negative by
Mrs. Florence Haskell and Mrs. Frank
TAYLOR. The addresses on both sides
were good and threw much light on the
question. There were few speeches
from the floor by James 5. Wright, A.
C. Wheeler, K. l.. Cummings, l.. l..
Briggs, and Mrs. p E. Wheeler. By a
vote of the house the decision was given
10 the negative.