Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-06-20
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlN0s OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF The COUNTY.
Paris mn.

THE DOlNOS OF The WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris fiilI.
ssrss Baptist Church, Rsv. q. ". ?. hin, pas
TOR. Preaching every Sunday g l0a5 4. II.
Sunday school Is II. Sabbath evening service
at I Sc. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening q
7 80. Covenant Meeting tho last Friday oeforS
the LIST Sunday Of the month ~ so 7. =. a,
Mrs. I. O. Ingraham and Mrs. Mary l.
Davies of Brookline, Mass, arrived q
their summer homo here on Tuesday OF
last week.
Mrs. Cullen Carter, Mrs. Mary B. Car
ter and Mrs. Roger Davis and infant
son, Jarvis William Davis, came last
week from Montclair, N. j., and opened
their home in this village for the season.
Mr.. Davis and Miss Julia Carter Will join
the family here In July.
As fast as the weather will permit,
work is progressig on the new bungalow
that Bert Cole 10 building on Main
Street, south of the summer homo OF
Prof. Edwin A. Daniels. The cellar has
been dug and . part OF the concrete
foundation 10 In place.
RAYMOND L. Atwood, having com
pleted the freshman year ut Bowdoin
College, ia at home for the summer w
cation. He goes to New York this week
to accompany his cousin, Kimball G. At
wood, Jr., on an automobile trip to
Maine.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Ruth Potter to Mr.. Leonard Ashton Of
Swarthmore, Pa. Miss Potter 10 the cid
est daughter of Judge William P. Potter
of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and
has many friends In this village, where
the Potter family have . summer homo.
Mrs. Columbia Rswson Paris, widow
of the late Hon. Virgil D. Paris, passed
quietly to rest at her homo In this vii.
lags Sunday evening. The funeral will
be private and friends are kindly 70
qussted to omit flowers. In the passing
of Mrs. Paris, after . brief illness. at
the very advanced age Of one hundred
and two years, Paris Hill has lost 9
woman OF remarkable character and
ability. Born In this village Feb. q
1914, most of her life has been spen,
here and is worthy of more extended
notice which We hope to give In our next
issue.
The event of the week was the grad
uatiug exercises of the Paris Hill School
Ninth Grade, at Academy Hall or
Thursday evening. The hall was packed
beyond its seating capacity and the pro
gram and its execution would have done
credit to q High School graduation
Every part showed careful preparation
A very pleasing feature was the work OF
the Paris High School orchestra and The
singing by the scholars OF the Paris Hill
School, both under the direction anC
training of Miss Olivia Baglsy, the music
instructor of the Paris schools. The d.
plomas were conferred In q brief snC
able address by Superintendent Merlin
G.. Joy, who couuseled the graduates tC
60 on acquiring an education az re
Quirement for success under present day
conditions. The program follows:
March-orchessra. ~,
Singing.
Glenn Charles Roe
Class WIN, Earl Andrews johnson
Class Essay-Reverse English.
Glass Prophecy, -----Abbie Locke Bryan
neutrality-suspicious., Yet Beginning,
Charles Henry Hammond
Observation-Disclosures.
Comforting Diplomas.
Address TO Graduates.
Singing.
Benediction.
Reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Shaw of Portland
were at F. W. Shaw's Sunday.
Francis Slattery has let his house to
Martin McMorrow who will occupy II
with his family for the summer.
Mrs. Fred Harding, who has beer
working at South Paris for the past two
months, has returned to her home.
Arthur Daniels, of Berlin, N. a., ha,
been a recent guest Of his mother. Mrs
Mary Daniels.
MT. and Mrs. Newton Cummings at
tended the alumni banquet at South
Paris Friday evening.
Henry Shaw Is at his home In this vii
lsge while bis foot is healing.
The Sunshine Club met at the home o,
Mrs. Wilbur Sturtevant on Wednesday
of last week. Four guests, fourteen reg
ular members and two babies spent Z
very pleasant day. This week the clut
will meet with Mrs. Kate Hammond, OF
Thursday.
Dancing at the Shack on Paris Hill
will be held on Tuesday evening. June
%, at S:15. After this date ell dances
will be held on Friday nights. Admis
sion to the hall % cents each. Dancing
free. Music by Shaw and Soper, piano
and drums.
wHITTEMoRE DISTRICT.
The entertainment at the Whittemore
school house Wednesday evening, June
IA, was grand success. There was q
full house and the children spoke their
pieces and acted their parts in . first
class manner. The song "Bllly Boy"
sung by Sherman Colby, 8 years old, and
Laura Colby, years old, was decided
hit and brought the greatest applause Of
the evening. The question, Resolved,
that wood Is more usefH than iron" wss
discussed by Paul Croteau and Bessie
Thayer, affirm alive, with Charles Colby
and Madeline Thayer, negative. Decided
in favor of the affirmative. George A.
Colby was president of the entertainment
club. After the exercises there was an
order of six dances. Music by Onni
Salonen, concertina, with organ accom-
paniment by w. W. Maxim.
Pupils not absent during the spring
term In the Whittsmore school are vii.
liam Colby, Sherman Colby, Madolin
Thsyer, Ruth Thayer, Colby Thayer.
Absent only one day, Emo Luemstainen,
Bessie Thayer, Darwin Thayer. Not alb
sent one-half day for the school year,
Colby Thayer.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Daniels and
daughter Geneva Of Minot were through
here buying cattle the past week.
Fremont Field sold his oxen to VII.
lfsm Daniels.
Mrs. A. G. Cushmsn and children Of
Bethel are spending few days ct vii
liam Mason's.
The entertainment ct the Whittomore
school house Wednesday night Was
much enjoyed by some from this neigh
borhood.
Merle Jack of Sumner 10 visiting bis