Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-04

The Mason Manufacturing Co.'s fac
tory started up again Monday morning
after its three weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Allen entertained
three tables at whist at their home on
Gothic Street Thursday evening.
Mrs. o. 81. Tracy and little Trenna
Whitney of Portland have been guests
at F. N. Wright's for the past few days.
Miss Julia P. Morton returned Mon
day to her teaching In Arlington, Mass,
after spending the holiday vacation
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Writ Stanley and Miss
Ethelyn spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Stanley at the Auburn
hatchery.
Philip Maxim underwent an operation
of bis grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Maxim, Wednesday.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Congregationalis church will meet
at the home Of Mrs. j. s. Wright next
Tuesday afternoon at 2:S0.
Mrs. Anna 81. Hayes, who has been
visiting in Massachusetts, and is now
spending the winter in Auburn, was in
town for the day Thursday.
Miss Frances N. Chapman has re-
turned to her teaching in Oakland, after
spending her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. n. Chapman.
Mrs. Alta Rankin entertained the
young men of her class in the Congrega-
tional Sunday School and their young
lady friends at her home Friday evening.
The Ladies' Whist Club was enter
tanned Thursday afternoon by Mrs. f.
N. Wright. The next meeting in two
weeks will be with Mrs. Fl. G.. Fletcher.
The annual business meeting of the
Congregational Circle will be held at the
vestry next Wednesday afternoon, Jan.
5, at O'Clock. A large attendance is
desired.
At the close of his service as janitor
at the court house Friday, Harry D..
Cole was presented with q gold watch
chain by the officers and clerks in the
court house.
There will be meeting of the Tennis
Club at W. L. Gray's Office, Monday, at
7:15 P. NJ, to make plans for new courts,
etc. All interested are asked to attend.
NJ. V. BOLSTER, Sec.
Mrs. Ralph B. Penfold and daughter
Mae of Portland were guests of Mrs. L.
j. Briggs and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. P.
Morton last week, coming from Water
ford where they had spent Christmas.
Thursday evening, Jan. 6, Hamlin
Lodge and Hamlin Temple will hold a
social at their castle hall. Pennesseewas-
see Lodge and Lake Temple of Norway
are invited. Refreshments will be serv-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. n. Haskell entertain
ed a rock party of four tables at their
home Friday evening, and a portion OF
the party went home on schedule time,
while some of the older ones remained
to greet the new year.
Three of the daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. K. S. Maxwell, who were here from
Massachusetts to spend Christmas, re-
turned Thursday-Mrs. G. A. Frost of
South birmingham, Mrs. Alberta Chase,
and Miss Edith Max we'll.
Mrs. C. A. Record, who has been with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Crock
EFT, during the vacation season, has re-
turned to Sanford, Miss Ethel G. Crock
EFT to Alfred, and Mrs. Leon s. Fair
banks and daughter to Arlington, Mass.
Hon. E. G. Plummer, Supreme Repre-
sentative of the Grand Lodge OF Maine,
K. of p, visited Hamlin Lodge Friday
evening and gave very interesting and
instructive talk on Pythianism. Mr..
Plummer is a very eloquent speaker, and
his address was much enjoyed by all
present.
Shows which had come during the past
week had made the travelling on the
roads about as good for all forms of
locomotion as possible, and the large
fall of snow on Sunday seems to our
finite understanding to have been little
more than we really needed, but 1t will
undoubtedly make it easier getting into
the woods.
The Oxford County Rural Letter Car
riers' Association held its annual meet
ing at Hotel Andrews Saturday, and ten
sat down at the tables at dinner. Post
master j. A. Kenney was an invited
guest. officers for the year were chosen
as follows:
Pres.-H. W. MeAIlister; Lowell.
Vice-Pres.-A. A. Conant Hebron.
Sec.-B. A. Hutchinson, Buckheld.
Treas.-E. NJ. Milett, South Paris.
Friday evening Hsmlin Lodge, K. Of
P, elected the following officers for the
ensuing term:
| C.C.-Howard 8. Maxim.
.C.-G. Rodney Titcomb.
i PIT. 8. Barnes.
4 NJ of WI. A. Andrews
| K.of z. and Sc. +. Shaw.
| NJ F.-O. T. Bowker.
| Moi Ell. Z. Everett.
| NJ at "A. ID. Quincy.
I.G.-R. V. Jacobs.
| o. Ga. II. Stearns.
RFp.-E. NJ. Durham.
AIS. s. Maxim.
Trustee-T. 8. Barnes.
At the meeting of Mt. Mica Lodge, L.
o. o. F., Thursday evening the reports
of the years business were read. The
largest item of expenditures was for sick
benefits and relief of brothers, and the
sum QeVOt6u u lnC "OAh AOA VIZ 49,
was over $3.50. The officers for the en-
suing year were elected and will be in
stalled by District Deputy Luther w.
Hollis and suite of past grsnds at the
meeting Thursday evening of this week.
The elective officers are:
n. G.-Harold T. Thayer.
V. G-Percy A. Millett.
Rec. Sec Donald P. Chapman.
Fin. Sec-Elmer E. Stiles.
Treas.-Ernest NJ. Millett.
Trustees-N Dayton Bolster, Horace l.. swan
Albert Ames.
Janitor-Elmer e. Stiles.
The Democrat will begin soon the
publication of series of short stories oy
D. Henry. While il can not be guaran-
tesd that none of our readers have ever
read any of these stories, as all OF them
have been published, ii can truly De said
that none of them have ever been pup
lished in any newspaper until within a
few weeks. Not much need be said
about these stories. As short story
writer o. Henry was sal gener's-which
means that no other writer ever had ex'
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