Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-03-28

Mrs. Kate Stuart is with friends in
Portland for while.
VA. Porter recently sold fine VIC
,rola 10 Edward Penley Of West Paris.
Miss Helen NJ. Barnes entertained the
Teachers Club last Monday evening at
her home.
Mrs Fred Evans of Enrol, N. h, 10
the guest Of Mr.. Evans mother, Mrs.
Martha Evans.
Nr. and Mrs. Frank A. Taylor enter
aimed a number Of friends at rock
Thursday evening.
Miss Helen Morton of Crystal, N. H.,
v;sTre6 her grandmother, Mrs. L. G.
Morton, and other relatives here last
week
pas. masters night will be observed
~ Paris Lodge, 2. and A. NJ, on the
IS.b Of April, with work in the NJ. N.
degree.
Mrs. I. C. Smiley will hold her spring
onsning on Friday and Saturday OF this
week. All ladies are cordially invited
to attend.
Harry T. Jordan is here from Phila-
5s'nbjs 70 visit his mother, Mrs. Angie
W Bolster, who fractured her hip few
weeks since.
S,ee! ceilings are being put on at the
barber shop and pool room of 81. G,
s,cber and the store Of John Pierce in
Otd Fellows Block.
Mrs. Arthur c. Soule of South Wind
ham was the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George +. Morton, for q num-
Der Of days last week.
The Progressive caucus for Paris, to
| choose delegates to state and district
conventions, will be held at the assess
ors Office this Monday evening at 7:30.
Shaw's Orchestra Of six pieces has
1 been engaged 10 furnish music for |
ladies' night of the Loyal Order of |
Moose a, Norway, Friday evening, March |
3lst
Annual meeting for the organization |
| OF the south Paris Fire Department will |
| be held at Engine house Hall, Saturday, |
Aprir 1st, at Z o'clock P. NJ. Members |
allowed 80 cents for attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Butts are staying
at West Paris for two weeks, while Mr..
Butts Is engaged in installing an electric |
|Egh,iug system in the newly remodeled
store and block Of q. W. Durham.
Fred =. Wood of Brookline, Mass,
formerly Of SHOWS Falls, was here We'd
uesday on business, going from here up
the line 70 Connecticut Lake, where he
was 10 superintend some surveying
work.
The second leap year ball of the season
was held at Grange Hall Friday evening.
Il was given by the members OF Shaw's
orchestra and was a most successful af-
fair. about sixty-fve couples being pres
ent 70 enjoy the occasion.
A crowded house greeted "Tbe Black
Hefer," which was put on at Grange
Hall Tuesday evening by the West Sum-
uer people under the auspices OF mem
bers Of Paris Grange. 1t is a good
thing well played, so all who saw it say.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G.. Charles of
Lowell have been guests at George F.
Eastman's for a few days during the
for the Republican nomination for rep
resentative to the legislature in his dis
trct
Plans are being made for drill and
bal which will be held at Grange Hall
on the evening of Wednesday, April 10.
A squad Of sixteen men from Co. d of
Norway will give an exhibition drill be-
s.. u 10 - ira will N
nish music for the drill and ball.
The Economical Whist Club met
with Mrs. E Y. Anderson Wednesday
afternoon and enjoy ed pleasant session.
Refreshments of harlequin ice cream,
cake and angel food were served. The
meeting Wednesday afternoon, of this
week will be with Mrs. A. d. Park.
"A. Kenney and W. B. Young were
10 Portland Thursday to attend the fun
eral Of L. p Hawkins. Mr.. Hawkins,
who died on Tuesday at the age Of 6S
years, was never a resident of South
Paris but was for time engaged in the
match manufacturing business here, and
was frequently al South Paris.
The schedule for degree work for MI.
Mica Lodge for the coming month will
be as follows: March 80, Second De-
gree; April 8, Initiatory Degree; April
g. First Degree; April 20, Second De-
gree. Members taking part in the work
will please remember these dates. Ar
raDgements for the Third Degree will be
announced later.
The F4n-Tan Club at its annual meet
In LalA or
voted 10 change it's work afternoon from
Friday ~ Tuesday, the latter being gen.
orally more convenient for the members.
Officers were elected as follows:
Pres.-Mrs. Albert ID. Park.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. w. A. Porter.
sec.-Mrs. II. Z. Wilson.
Treas-Mrs a. 4. Forbes.
Flower Com.-Mrs. II. G. Fletcher.
The remains of Oscar w. Royal were
accompanied here from Worcester,
Mass, last Monday by his wife, his son,
Arthur T. Royal OF Worcester, and his
daughter, Mrs. Lester DeCoster of Mil
waukee, Wis, and her daughter. After
the funeral Tuesday afternoon, the re-
mains were placed in the receiving tomb
at Riverside Cemetery, and will be buri-
ed in the family lot there.
AT largely attended meeting OF the
Ladies Social Union Of the Universalist
church last Wednesday IL was unani-
mously voted to hold dinner April 20
and May II, and rawberry festival in
June. II was also unanimously voted to |
hold a chicken pie supper and musical
entertainment Tuesday, November Z,
and on Nov. 10 and 10 to have a great /
harvest fair and on the 10th and 18th
eolored minstrel show.
The annual supper and entertainments
gwen oy the gentlemen of the Universal |
ist parish will be held Tuesday evening, |
April 4. The menu will be one Of the |
very best, and as these suppers are al
ways OF great excellence, this one will ia |
no wise fall short. The entertainment |
VIII De unique, inasmuch as Mr.. III. n. |
Bragdon will present moving picture |
play OF four or five reels with one Of the |
most famous players In the lead.
After the big storm of the Sth inst.
the street car came only as far as Church
Street, and 1t was the current talk that
on account Of the difficulty and expense
oil getting teams to haul off the snow,
and the near approach Of spring, no at
tempt would be made to open the track
from there to the Square until the Lord
tnaWed It out. But last Tuesday, with