Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-21
Miss Ethel Campbell 10 spending ssv
eral DAYS in Portland this week.

: post ONCE during the Christmas rush.
A number took advantage Of the spe-
cial State Grange rates to visit Portland
this week.
Miss Dorothy Wight is at home from
her teaching in Gorham, N. a., for the
two weeks vacation.
Miss Airline d. Crocker is at homo for
the holiday vacation from the Emerson
College Of oratory, Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley j. Rawson are
, here from Brownville to spend the
Christmas vacation with their families.
The shortest days of the year, and As
yet the thermometer has not touched
zero. But the cold will now strengthen.
Stephen P. Clifford is at home from
Bates College for the holiday vacation,
! and is in the store of the Chss. Fl. How
ard Co.
Shaw's Orchestra of four men will
play for the dance after the basket ball
game Christmas night at Norway Opera
House.
Shaw's Orchestra of four men has been
engaged to furnish music at new years
ball at Buek6eld, Thursday evening,
Dec. 80.
The following stores will remain open
Christmas day: Chss. d. Howard Co.,
W. o. rockingham, John Pierce, W. A.
Porter and A. E. Shurtleff Co.
S. P. Stearns is seriously i'll with in
fiammation of the stomach at his home.
His son, Austin P. Stearns of Paris Hill,
is staying here and assisting in the care
of him.
The high school closed on Friday, and
Miss Jeanne Towle has gone to her home
In Woolwich, and Miss Lillian Pierce
to her home in Holbrook, Mass, to
spend the vacation.
Assignment of justices for the terms
of Supreme Judicial Court in Oxford
County in 1916 has been made. March,
Justice Haley; May, Justice Spear; DC
tober, Chief Justice Savage.
A. Z. Shurtlef, who has been in poor |
health for some weeks and confined to |
the house for the past two or three |
weeks, is reported somewhat improved.
He is not out yet, but is around the
house, aud is feeling considerably better |
than he was.
Miss Dora Louise Kirwin Of Concord,
Mass, will give reading at the Congre-
gational church, assisted by the local
talent of that church, on the evening OF
Dec 80. Miss Kirwiu is firmly estab'
lished in New England as reader OF tai
ent and pleasing address.
Mrs. Walter S. Jones, who had been
spending several months in California
and elsewhere, leaving here last spring,
arrived home last Wednesday. Her
daughter, Miss Hattie Bray, has good
position in a department store in San
Francisco, and will remain there for the
present.
At the next regular meeting of Mt.
Pleasant Rbekah Lodge, on Friday
evening, Dec. 24th, the annual election
of officers will take place. The meeting \
will be called to order promptly at 1870
o'clock As this is an important meet
ing, il is desired that as many as pos
sible should be present.
Now that winter has come upon US ap-
parently "for keeps" il is perhaps safe
TO report the latest flowers that bloomed
in the fall. Loren B. Merrill picked a
fresh straw berry blossom on the James
Bowker farm on the 9th of December.
As this was only four days before the
storm, il is to be doubted il anything |
later will be reported.
Mrs. Leon s. Fairbanks and daughter
Marjorie of Arlington, Mass, and Miss
Ethel c. Crockett, who is teaching in
Alfred, came Saturday to the home OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b.
Crockett, for the Christmas vacation.
Miles Record, who has been attending
Bridgton Academy, is also there, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Record are expected from
Sanford this week.
A party consisting of Alton c. Maxim,
b Y. Russell, w. B. Young and l. Z.
Andrews, who had been at Andover,
got home Friday night with five deer.
Mr.. Maxim's car, in which they went to
Audover before the snow storm, was
worked along toward home as far as
South Andover, and from there a team
was hired to take the party to the rail-
road to complete the journey.
1t is said that nearly twoscore women
from Oxford County have been sum-
moned to appear as witnesses IN the
United States Court in Portland this
week in the case of Lisbon man
charged with using the mails to defraud.
The game was one which is by no means
a new one, advertising home work for
women making ties, and then selling |
outfits to those who responded at two
dollars each.
At a regular meeting of W. K. Kim
ball Post, G.. A. R., the following officers
were elected:
Communications +. Plummer
s. v. C.-lsaac Monk.
J.y. C.-whitfeld Stuart.
O. M.-John Murch.
Chap.-Edwin Spofford.
o. D.-Franklin Maxim.
o. G.-Benj. Hicks.
Surg -ThOs. Powers.
Adjutant-Henry Maxim.
5. M-wm. l.. Gray.
Q. N. S.-Geo. Cole.
The bowling snow storm OF Monday
night of last week made about "tbe
meanest sleighipg ever SEEM" and the
rain and thaw of Friday night and
Saturday completed the job of fixing the
travelling so that ii is neither fish, flesh,
nor good red herring. Automobiles are
used very little, and horse-drawn car
riages and sleighs more, and none OF
them with any degree of comfort.
few inches more of snow would be
boon.
John E. Sheunett, inspector for the
New England Insurance Exchange, was
in South Paris for three days last week,
making drawings of the water works,
dams, reservoirs and the entire pipe line
with all gates and bydrants. Charles w.
Bowker says he has made the most
thorough inspection of the water works
and fire department ever made In our
village. Mr.. Bowker went over the Paris
Hill water works and fire equipment
with Mr.. Shennett.
A. NJ. Ryerson, master Of Paris
Grange, attends the State Grange in
Portland this week as representative OF
Paris Grange. The other representative
of the grange will be Mrs. Annie Wheel
or, Mrs. Ryerson not being able to at
tend because Of illness in the family.
Among others who are attending State
Grange are Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Swan,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 81. GAtes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isop A. Brooks, A. K. Morse, Charles /