Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-03-21


On account Of tho >bs1 oondltion Of
the roads and the various social dventl
Iof the week, the box supper 10 have beer
held ut tho Shows Falls school houst
Friday evening Was postponed indsanite
Ily.
Robert e. Shaw has sold his hardw
business to G.. W. Berry, who with BIZ
Ison Leon win continue the business. Mr.
Shaw has purchased the hardware bust
ness of ]. p. Richardson Of South Paris
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw are justly popular
here and . large circle of friends win 70
greet their removal.
j Friday evening the prize speaking con
test Was repeated ct Centennial Hall
followed by . sooiable.
Walter Ring, engineer ut Mann's fac
tory, has moved from E. r. Davis rem
Oh Greenwood street to the Mann house
opposite the factory recently vacated By
". E. Ellingwood and family, who have
moved to Bnckfleld. Mr.. and Mrs.. n
lingwood have large circle Of friends
who were sorry for their going away.
Persis Mann Is Ill with grippe and
throat trouble.
Walter Kicker ID able to be out aftel
several weeks illness.
Fremont Whitman has recovered sufR'
ciently from grippe to return to his worh
ON the Grand Trunk ssction.
| Miss Nora Durham Of South Paris ID
the guest of her cousins, the Misses
Laura and Alice Barden.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 81. Lane recently Wis
tied their daughter, Mrs. A. K. Shurtlef
of South Paris.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs
Will Farr has been very sick with grippe
but latest reports arc that the baby II
gaining.
Mr.. Chesely has been sick with grippe
and cold.
The revival meetings ct the Free Bap.
hist church continued during last week
Mrs Lovejoy and daughter of Rum
ford Fails have been guests at G. A
BacOn's.
Leudall Yates had the misfortune t
lose his horse Saturday. Mr.. Yates wen
into the woods to get the last load Of tn,
timber which he Vas hauling and III.
horse fell and broke bis leg. 1t will b
remembered that Mr.. Yates lost his en-
tire stock Of horses and cattle In the fri
which burned his buildings short TIM
ago with the exception of this horse
with which the hired man WAS away
Mr.. Yates seems to be having very hare
luck.
| Rev. Harold W. Haynes of Augusta Il
assisting In special services at the Uni
versalist church this week, using . serie
of subjects on "What one must believ,
to be Christian"
Several from West Paris Grange visit
ed Franklin Grange at Bryant's Pont
saturday.
| The Earnest Workers. Glass of tn
Universalist Sunday School gave YER.
fiue concert recently, with local talen
assisted by Mrs. d. e. Wilson, Mis-
Grace Dean and Mr.. Gotta Of South Paris
| Mrs Nellie B., wife of Lucius B. Tur
pei, died Saturday afternoon after {
period of falling health of severs
months duration. Mrs. Turpel was til
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Mari o
Norway, and was born IN Sweden. Sept
l2S, 1878 She was united In marriag
With Mr.. Turpel Nov. Is, 1895. One son
Alphonso, aged IS, survives, besides th
husband and parents. Mrs. Turpel wa
q devoted wife, mother and daughter
and her loss Is great, especially to tn
son, who is an invalid. She was mem
Der of West Paris Grange. Onward Re
bekah Lodge, and the Good Will Society
Mrs. Amos Tower of Peabody, Mass,
sister of Mr.. Turpel, came to attend th
funeral, which will be hold from the UR
versalist church Tuesday, at 1:30 P. n
Rev. D. A. Ball will oficiate.
Mrs. David Foster of Locke's Mill
was the week end guest of Mrs. Georg
Ridlon.
E. D. Curtis was In Portland recent
to visit bis brother, George Lurvey, VIII
recently had the misfortune to get hi
arm broken on the railroad.
TRAP CORNER.
!, There will be an all.day meeting {
West Paris Grange on March 18th. Th
forenoon will be devoted to the usu,
business. At noon an oyster stew an
. fsh chowder dinner will be served b
the brothers. In the afternoon there wi
, be an open meeting to which the publ
are cordially invited. An address by
0. Purinton, Lecturer of State Grapgl
with music and Rotations will make n
, the program.
Mrs. Bessie Small's mother Of Mexic
is visiting her.
Mrs. A. R. Tuell spent several days r,
: Gently with her sister, Mrs. NJ. j. Stt
vens of Tuell Town, who has been crit
| cally III, but Is reported some better 9
, this writing. Mrs. Stevens IL bein
cared for by Mrs. Thomas Of Sumner.
, Miss Doris Field has returned froI
Bethel, where she has been visiting be
sister, Mrs. A. L. Swan. She sttende
the Chapman concert last Thursday.
II Several from here attended the Graug
meeting at Bryant's Pond last Saturda
BY Invitation.