Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-01

Mrs. C. L. Buck was in Portland ovel
weekend.


Bic on Monday of last week.
Miss Cecil Bennett OF Wilson's Mills ID
Ne guest OF her sister, Miss Pearl Ben
4 Mrs. Ralph B. Penfold and daughter
Portland are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
I'm. P. Morton.
81 The subject of the sermon at the Con
tegatiOnsl church next Sunday will bs
Thou shalt not kill"
A leap year socisble under the auspice:
r the senior class will be held at the
gb school building next Friday even
tGeorge W. Emerson of Calgary, Al.
ria, has been spending week with
niece, Mrs. Robert Paterson, and
lilly.
'The Fan Tans held social meeting al
eir rooms Friday afternoon, followed
a supper at $50 and the usual pleas
% evening.
Trinity Union OF Christian Endeavor
n meet with the Congregational
urch Tuesday, Feb. Is. Covered dish
PIPER at Gas.
#The Woman's Missionary Society of
e Congregational church will meet at
e home of Mrs. L. A. Rounds Tuesday
ierDoon at 2:30.
#The Baptist Mission Circle will meet
Ia Mrs. J. z. Murch next Thursday at
p. NJ. A large attendance is desired
Il is the annual business meeting.
#The members Of Hsmlin Lodge and
amliu Temple with their wives and
sbauds are Invited to a social with
Ike Temple at Norway Tuesday even
&Feb. "a is the date of the concert to be
f{yen by Miss Margaret Abbott of
&ew York, under the auspices Of the
Sneca Club. II will be given in Grange
all.
Venus and Jupiter now make the
nstern sky brilliant in the early even
and will be approaching still nearer
+ each other for about two weeks to
me.
and Mrs. Henry G.. Fleming were
Iessed with the addition to their flock
seventeen pounds of lively humanity,
the form OF twins, girl and boy, on
be evening of Sunday, the 23d.
4 In appreciation of her service of five
bars as secretary Of VIM. <. Kimbsll
RrcIe, Ladies Of the G. A. R., Mrs. Kate
kuart was presented with a handsome
box at a recent meeting of the circle.
{The Married Ladies' Whist Club met
thursday afternoon with Mrs. P. E.
hathaway at her home on High Street.
1 pleasant meeting and refreshments
5ere enjoyed at the close of the playing.
M. G. c., A. NJ. Chase of Bryant Pond,
Ssisted By B. W. Tuttle as G. Y. c., +.
!. Taylor as G. P, and j. z. Kenney as
NJ. at A, installed the officers of Ham
b Lodge, No. 81, K. of P, Friday even
bg.
Mrs. S. Porter Stesrns and family re-
nest the Democrat TO extend their ap-
Recitation and thanks TO the neighbors
nd friends who so kindly rendered as
1stapce and comfort during the Illness
Il Mr.. Stesrns.
Very little January weather we have
b during the past week. Most of the
&ne il was more like late March. While
be shedding is not entirely destroyed,
hings are in bad shape for the team
Sers, and will be until we get more
Dow-if we do.
s. A masquerade ball will be given in
Drange Hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 2,
Mrs Fannie T. Heth, who has con-
Inctsd the dancing school which closed
Hst Tuesday. Prizes will be given for
ke best gentleman's and lady's cos
nnes. Music by Shaw's Orchestra.
Rinaldo z. Wiggin entertained party
MyOung friends at his home on the
1.ening Of Jan. 10Th. Those present
5ere Llewslyn Russell, Donald Thayer,
hlyiu Morse, Herman NOyes, Cecil Kim
III and Howard Jackson. Refreshments
Sere served and various games and
flcks were enjoyed by the boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T. Forbes were
b Portland Thursday and Friday to at
end the meeting of the Maine Press As
pcistiou. The association, which has
n late been at a rather low ebb of inter
b., seems this year to have taden a new
hart, and the meeting was the most
Argely attended and interesting OF any
Seld for some years.
4 The Mems Bible Class of the Congre-
htOnal Sunday School report a prosper
1ps year. The officers for 1916 are as
allows:
*Pres.-A fired Jackson.
Mice Pres.-walter Knightiy.
ISec.-T. 5. Barnes
<Treas.-A. W. Walker.
n thembership Com.-Ralph Butts, Irving Bar
pws
|Teacher-A. T. Now horter.
q A splendid menu, one of the very best
be Ladies' Social Union can arrange for,
Fill be the supper feature for Tuesday
1Fening, Feb. l, at 6:45 O'Clock, in the
5piversslist church. 81. Valentine dec
1fations will adorn the vestry and tables.
following the supper will be big social
rfair, greatest held in years. A guess
ng contest, charsdes, musical features
nd sociable for the amusement of all.
<ppular prices will prevail. Come and
I've grand good time.
& according to schedule received from
g state department OF education, the
Achers' convention for Oxford County
DE year will be held az Bethel May IL
ID II, and conference for members of
Dhool committees and superintendents
4 schools will be held at South Paris,
srch go These dates are good until
banged, and IL the Democrat should be
&btfied of any change it will be an
@punced. We say this becaussa year or
wo since change was made, and no
SotificstiOn Of it was given the Democrat
Until the week of the convention.
On Thursday of this week there will
De an eclipse of the sun, and IL we were
Dn the island of Guadalupe (which, by
khe way, is somewhere in the West
lndies), we might have the pleasure Of
>eeiDg It as a total eclipse. Being in
Mis- neck Of the woods we shall see it as
y partial eclipse. This means that IL We
fOn't look at the sun we should never
know that there was anything out of the
Ordinary by the amount Of sunlight.
But IL we do look at the sun with a
Pmoked glass, at the greatest extent of
be eclipse We shall see q piece gouged
put of one side of il, extending 10
Through about two -fifths of the diameter.
10 the almanacs In the Democrat Office
there is very peculiar and sad disagree
nent as to the time Of the eclipse, but
From the best Information that We can
get and guess at, the eclipse begins
about 1925 in the forenoon, standard