Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-03-14
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph &. Butts were IL
Lewiston Saturday.

Lewiston Saturday.
The Philatheas will meet with Mrs.. F.
A. Taylor Tuesday afternoon.
Ralph and Raymond Psnfold were here
from Portland over Sunday.
Mrs. d. A. Wheeler of Auburn was
with DR.. and Mrs. c. L. Buck over the
weekend.
Albert d. Park was at Dixfield Q few
days last week, Mrs. Park meanwhile
visiting at East Sumner.
And there was time, long weeks ago,
when We were afraid of having q couple
of mild days to finish the shedding.
Miss Eva E. Walker, who has been in
Portland for few weeks for medical
treatment, has returned home improved
in health.
The next meeting of Mrs. Mary Shurt-
leff's Sunday School class will be at the
home of Mrs. Alice Allen Tuesday,
March IA, at 2:S0 P. NJ.
Eugene Lowell, Albert Bonney and
Henry Shaw have gone to Richmond, p.
q with the expectation of having jobs
as brakemen on the Grand Trunk.
The Charles NJ. johnson house on
Myrtle Street (has been sold through the
real estate agency of j. Hastings Bean,
to Elmer Stiles, who viii occupy it.
Mrs. Raymond Gates and son spent
the past week with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Buck, Mrs. Gates being con-
fined to the house by illness most of the
week.
With the thermometer showing ten
below zero Sunday morning, and another
old fashioned snow storm in progress on
Monday, present appearances are that we
shall have winter till spring comes.
March S1st is the date when the high
school seniors start on their trip to
Washington. The party will include
most of the class and q few others, the
number now in prospect being about
twenty.
The Samaritan girls met last Monday
evening at the home of Miss Mary Cliff.
ford. After the business meeting q
social hour was spent. In honor Of Mrs
Williams birthday she was presented
with birthday cake and little gift from
the class.
Rev. @. G. Miller preached Sunday
the first of a series Of sermons relative
to Universalism and its bearing on mod
ern life. This series will be continued
until Easter Sunday, and will afford a
splendid opportunity for those unfamiliar
with Universalist doctrine to know
wherein it differs from prevailing the
ologies.
"The Black Heifer" will be presented
at Grange Hall on the evening of Tues
day, the 2lst, by the same cast which
has played il at West Sumner, West
Paris, East Sumner and other places.
This is under the auspices of members OF
Paris Grange. Admission 25 and 10
cents. Seats go on sale at Howsrd's
Thursday morning.
Permission is granted by the Public
Utilities Commission for the purchase of
the property of the Mechanic Falls Elec
trio Light Co. by the Oxford Electric
Co., for consideration of $4,000, pay
ment to be by 800 shares of non-cumula-
tive preferred stock Of the Oxford Elec-
trio Co. The Oxford Electric Co. is also
authorized to make new issue Of bonds
and sell to the face value of S175, 900 to
pay outstanding bonds of the Norway
and Paris Street Railway and the Oxford
Light Co.
At the graduation of the high school
class Of, 1915 last June, an original
march, then in manuscript, was played
Info hn
march was made longer by Mrs. Morton,
and submitted to G. w. Thompson &
Co. of Boston, the music publishers who
havs6rought out several songs for Mrs.
Morton. Within short time 1t has been
published by them, under the title of
moonlight March" 1t is dedicated by
Mrs. Morton to Raymond w. Penfold,
her son, who was member of the class
OF 1915.
A pleasant evening was spent at the
home of W. S. Stsrbird Saturday, when
the following friends were invited to
meet with him and observe his sixty
ninth birthday: Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Ken
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Brooks, Flora,
Laura and Austin Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Millett, Eleanor Shoff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cbas. Edwards, Miss Annie Ed
wards, Marjorie Edwards, Mr., and Mrs.
Amos Barnett. Bertha Barnett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank L. Starbird, Mrs. Alice
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Wing. War
songs were sung, songs by A. D. Wing,
readings by Frank Starbird, refreshments
of ice cream, cake, cookies, saltines,
apples and oranges. The company on
leaving wished Mr.. Stsrbird many happy
returns of March 11tb, and for many
similar gatherings as the years roll on.