Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-03-07


The Young Married Ladies' Whist
Club met with Mrs. Homer Luck at her
home on Pleasant Street Thursday even.
ing, Mrs. George Devine assisting In the
entertaining.
Rev. Robert j. Bruce gave stereopti'
con picture sermon at the Congregation
al church Sunday evening, the first of
series of such sermons which will be
given every Sunday evening for some
weeks to come.
The Sunshine Glass of the Congrega-
tionsl Sunday School, which is the class
of ladies taught by Mrs. George W.
Holmes, was entertained Wednesday
evening by Mrs. A. B. Dwinal at her
home on Pleasant Street, South Paris.
A Republican caucns will be held at
the Opera House Saturday afternoon at
| 2 O'Clock, to choose chairman and
clerk, to select delegates to attend the
Repu blicsn State Convention at Portland
Oh March 23, to select delegates to at
tend the Congressional District Conven.
ton at the same time and place, to
choose Republican Town Committee
for two years, and transact any other
business.
The u. s. inspection Of Co. D will
take place at the Armory on Thursday
evening of next week, March 10th. 1t
has been decided to make the inspection
public, and all interested In the company
are invited to attend. The balcony at
the Opera House will be open to the
hlfo frao ~ oho rno
The Swastika Club met Wednesday
evening with Mrs. R. o. Porter. The
meeting this week will be with Mrs.
Harold Thayer on Wednesday evening.
Sam Landry has finished work as
operator at Rex Theatre and will return
to his home in Westbrook. Walter Smith
will take his place at The Rex.
Lawrence Dennison Is soon to hnish
W. rk at Charles g. Blake's lumber yard
and will 20 to Springvale, where be was
formerly employed. he will be employ
: ed in the auto me- bile business.
It appears that another OF Norway's
old land marks is to be removed from its
present location. A deal has been made
by r, Il. Beck for the Elm House, now
occu pied by N. G. Merrill. The house Is
to be moved to make room for new
, and up.to date garage which Mr.. Beck
will build. 1t certainly looks as II Nor
way is hard hit. by the garage fever, for
after getting along for several years with
only one garage, We are now to have
several.
Mrs. Arthur Dustin and two children
have gone to Greenfield, Mass, where
Mr.. Dustin IL now located. They have
spent several months with Mrs. Dustin's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Sanborn.
A society of the Knights Of King Ar
thur has been organized at the Univer.
salist church. A. meeting will be held
at their room at the church Wednesday
evening to elect officers and transact
other business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Tubbs are on
q trip to Massachusetts, and New York:
A fine time was enjoyed at the leap
year party given by the Pythian Sisters
at K. of P. Hall Tuesday evening. the
ladies enter tanning in fine style. Dane
Ing and card playing was enjoyed By
those who wished and refreshments
served. There was large attendance,
many being present from South Paris
and some from Oxford. mrs. Arthur
Lewis, as chairman of the committee OF
arrangements, 10 to be congratulated up
on the success of her efforts.
Mrs.. Jameson Finney is attending the
millinery openings In Boston with Mrs.
L, C, Smiley of South Paris. She will
act as designer for Mrs. Smiley the COM
ing season. :,
D. NJ. French has returned from bis
trip to Cuba and Panama, and reports
splendid vacation with fine weather.
A hearing has been ordered BY the
Public Utilities Commission to be held
Tuesday, March 7, at 10 A. NJ, on the
application of the Oxford Electric Com
pany for permission to purchase the
Mechanic Falls Electric Light Co. The
Oxford Light Co. Was the original com
pany supplying electricity for Norway
and South Paris and for several years
has been doing business under the name
of Norway and Paris Street Railway.
Recently the name has been chInged,
and the company IL now asking permits
sion to make this additional purchase
and take the necessary measures to raise
money for the same.
Urshall Cannon has accepted POSI-.
ton in Springvale.
The Masonic assembly held last Tues.
dsy evening was turned into leap year
party and q foe time enjoyed. Shaw,
Stearns and Knapp furnished the music
for the dancing.
There has been fine advance sale OF
tickets for the Chapman concert which
takes place Friday evening, and which
promises to be one OF the best concerts
Professor Chapman has ever given here.
We realize that that 10 saying good
deal, but the pleasure Of listening to
fine male quartette 10 admitted BY all.
Elon L. Brown Of the Norway Auto
Co. has been driving now Oakland Cal
for which the company has taken toe
agency. IS,
The senior class Of the high school
will present their play, arabian Nights''
at the Savoy Theatre In South Pari!
Wednesday evening. Those who failed
TO geo the production when It Was given
at the Opera House recently, will enjoy
3 most pleasant evening II they will 60
to our neighboring village on that night
and see this play, tits highly credit
able performance for high school sta
dents, and motion pictures will Also 81
shown that same night.
The annual sale By the ladies OF the
W. g. T. q. will be held IN the vestry Of
the Baptist church Wednesday afternoon
and evening, the sale begipning ut $3.50
There will Be an apron, bundle. food
and other tables. II the evening there
will be = free entertainment. The pro-
ceedo. Of the sale will be used for chAri
table purposes among the poor Of TIL