Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-01-12
SOUTH PARIS.

Tbs .vqs'affalnt Club met Tuesday
.vso,ng with Miss Bessie Hsggett at her
bone.
NJ. y p DsCoster of Buckfeld was
.gl.,t IF Mrs Geo. r. Morton for a
sbo-t,fl- last week.
Roscoe L. Gray and daughter Barbara
otCl8c.r7. Y. a., formerly of South
Psri.. vre here over Sunday.
Donald ;. Briggs started Tuesday
morn e for Camden, s. c., where he
vii have position at the Kirkwood ho-
,s !5- ls winter.
NJ, y. H. Ooteu Started Tuesday for
- Augustine, Fla, where she will
.rsrs -be rsst OF the winter, finding the
climate here too cold.
-sF Sidewalk pillow, made of iron,
With a.ics she wings, has been pur-
chased bv -le town. and will be tried
on, gheu the occasion comes.
Hon an Mrs. James S. Wright and
waite GRAY were at Augusta several
DAVIS .s,. week during the opening of
he rs.,, ssgr5 and the Inauguration of
Governor Curtis.
.u-. Last Chance" a comedy in
,t-4s ,s-s. has been selected as the en-
..--.-rsnI ,J be presented in connec-
With tie .sir Of the Good Cheer So
View The last week in February.
The sraua. BUSINESS meeting of the,
Congregation. social Circle will be held
A. he vestry Wednesday, afternoon, Jan.
Ts.at2 o'cl.cs A large attendance is
desired As important business is to be
transacted az ,be meeting.
Mrs &. / Buck underwent a serious
sarslcs operation at the Sisters Hospi-
a. TO Lewiston Saturday. The opera
non IS reported successful and she is as
comfortable as could be expected. DR..
Buck Is With Der at present.
Ms y. d. Bolster was in Portland
the Grs Of last week to see her brother,
Hsr-e Z Norton, at the hospital, and
g. and Mrs. Bolster were there on Fri
dag 20 attend his funeral and accompany
the remains to South Paris.
A Morrison, while cutting in the
woods for W. K. Clifford last Monday,
pl 50 axe into his foot. 1t was bad
cat. in fact, going nearly half way
through the foot, and it will be some
weeks before be is able to get around on
,ba, foot at all.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Mrs. Gray on Maple Street.
The program of the evening is:
Roll Call-Favorite Recipe.
a That Maine
should have the right OF suffrage.
Nfirmat!ye Mrs Taylor and Mrs. Haskell
Negative Mrs. Wheeler and Miss Walker
The annual meeting of the Good Cheer
society will be held Wednesday after
noon at 8 80 O'Clock with Mrs. w. b.
Young on Gothic Street. A good attend
ance is requested to elect officers for the
coming year, and attend to other impor-
,al. business.
Miss Eulalie Davis, who has been in
the insurance office of W. j. Wheeler &
@. ;0r some months, has completed her
engagement there and returned to her
home in Mechanic Falls. Miss NJ. A.
Baker is again able to be at her post,
an Robert W. Wheeler is also engaged
i1 the office.
special train will run from Norway
and Intermediate stations to Bryant's
Pond and return Wednesday evening,
Jan. 20. for the district convention of
the Knights of Pythias. Leave Norway
at z o'clock, South Paris 7:l5, stopping
a, West Paris Fare from Norway %
cents. south Paris 90 cents, West Paris
so cssts.
Berry T. Moses, Deputy National Di-
rector Of the Loyal Order OF Moose, has
been 10 town for few days aud opened
an 5fice at No. Main Street, and after
a brief absence will return in a day or
two 70 begin work on the organization
ot a lodge of the order here. The Loyal
order OF Moose is fraternal and bene-
tciary order, with a large membership,
One of the pleasant features of the
tirst Of the year was the presentation OF
an office chair and waste basket to
Judge Charles r. Whitman, on the occa-
sion of his retirement from the office OF
clerk of courts after service of twenty
years. The gift was from all those now
living who have served on the board of
county commissioners during the time
that Judge Whitman has been clerk.
The Uuiversalist parish at its annual
meeting, held by adjournment Wednes-
dsy -yening, voted to change the date of
the annual meeting to the Monday even
ing following the last Sunday in Deem
Der Officers were elected as follows:
Moderator-w. b. Young.
Clerk-w. p. Morton.
Vreas.-A. l.. Holmes.
rrustees-C. A. Young, j. A. Kenney, W. ID.
Russell
soliciting Com-w B. Young. E. S. Jones,
ard The Trustees.
Music COM. A kenney.
10 was some January thaw that we had
los, week. A rain all night Wednesday
night carried off most of the snow and
set the water TO running everywhere.
Because of the sloppy and slumpy condi-
ton Of the streets the schools were sus-
pended Thursday forenoon, but they
were in session again in the afternoon.
As the result of the thaw, the roads
we're made a tumble of ice and bare
ground, so that both wheels and runners
we're in use, and either an uncertain
quantity. Heavy teamiug is stopped,
bu5 the rain has helped out the springs
ard reservoirs little.
The annual meeting of Mt. Mica
Budding Association was held Thursday
afternoon aud reports show the Associa-
ton mas had a prosperous year. Alton
c Wheeler was re- elected as secretary
aud treasurer for the fifth year and the
Board Of Directors is n. Dayton Bolster,
Horace L. Swan and c. II. Howard. Ex-
tsssive repairs and alterations have been
made on the building during the past
year, the last of which have just been
completed and consisted of cementiug
,he remainder Of the basement and al
owing one more section of II TO be used
by Ripley & Fletcher as part of their
garage. The furnace room has been
made as nearly fire-proof as possible. IL
was voted tn pay dividend of three per
cent and u the funds allowed to carry
forward as a sinking fund two hundred
dollars.
About the largest crowd that ever
gathered in Good Cheer Hall was called
out By the Tom Thumb Wedding given
last Tuesday evening az the entertain
ment in connection with the monthly
supper OF the Good Cheer Society. The
number at supper was unusually large,
and was considerably increased before
the time came for the wedding process
sion to appear. The ceremony and its
attendant functions were all carried out
in manner deserving of the highest
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