Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
THE OXFORD BEARS.
The DOINOS OF THE WEEKiN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
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Hubbard House for several weeks, re-
turns this week to bis home in Wellesley
Hills, Mass.
Carroll /. Hooper of Boston is with
other members of bis family at his sum-
mer home in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery 81. Barton of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, are the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell c. Bradford Of
Portland and Prof. w. W. Andrews and
family OF the same city were at Paris
Hill Sunday.
On Monday, September 4th, Labor
Day, the South Paris Tennis Club will
conduct a tennis tournament at the
courts of the Paris Hill Country Club
which will be open to Oxford and North
ern Cum berland Counties. II is expect
ed that many teams will compete and
that some good playing will be wit
messed.
A party made up of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer, Mrs. o. A. Thayer,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce, and Rev. and
Mrs. C. A. Knickerbocker had very
pleasant outing at Camp Echo, Locke's
Mills, the past week.
The Misses Diman and Miss May will
give the tea at the club house on Satur-
day afternoon of this week at four
O'Clock. The entertainment committee
have arranged for q putting contest to
begin at three o'clock on the same day,
In which all members and their friends
are cordially invited to participate and it
is hoped a large number of entries In
thia contrast will be- received
The tea and tennis tournament at the
Country Club last Saturday was one Of the
very pleasant events of the season. The
tea was given by Miss Julia z. Carter as
sisted by other members OF her family.
Miss Helen r. Cels offered four prizes
for ladies' tennis tournament. The two
first prizes were won by Miss Thibodeau
of Norway and Miss Gertrude Brooks of
this village; the second prizes by Miss
Emily Diman and Miss Cole. The score
was as follows:
Mrs. Brooks and Miss Julia Carter beat Polly
Davies and Miss Morrow, rs, 6-s.
Miss Dlman and Miss Cole beat Gertrude
Brooks and Lois Curtis, 81, los.
sEAI,FrNALs.
Miss Thlbodeau and Gertrude Brooks beat
Miss Nieman and Miss Gates, 60, 60.
Miss Diman and Miss Cole beat Mrs. Brooks
and Miss Carter, go, 81
FINALS.
Miss Thibodeau and Miss Brooks beat Miss
Diman and Miss Cole. g., 80.
The Baptist society will open its fair
Thursday, Aug. II, at 8 P. NJ, at which
time Mother Goose and her family will
appear. The sale will open following
the Mother Goose parade. The even
ing's entertainment will open at
o'clock, given by Mrs. Alice Wood
| reader, and Miss Mary Mealand soloist.
Mrs. Wood Is a pleasing reader and well
worth hearing. Miss Mealand was
teacher of music In the Norway schools
the past year and comes well recon-
mended. We have not solicited from
every body for our tables but all volun-
tary donations will be thankfully accept
ed. Ali those who have tables to ar.
range are requested to 60 to the hall
the day before the fair. Wednesday
afternoon, az early as possible. The
hall opens at 2:30 P. NJ. Admission fol
evening rs and Is cents.
II AZ tuC duuudl mCCtluk VI LILO tUt a
association on Wednesday, Aug o, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
| Pres.-Mrs H. d. Hammond.
Vice-Pres.-Mrs. j. NJ. Thayer.
Treas.-Mrs. j. g. Cummings.
4 Sec.-Mrs. n. A. Cummings.
Il Director for Three fears-Mrs. K. II. Jackson
| An enthusiastic meeting was held, bu,
much regret was expressed that so few
members of the association were pres
emit. There are about ninety members
registered, forty of whom are at the
present time in the village. Comparing
the attendance at the last meeting with
that in former years, 1t was very graft
flying to have fourteen present.
Are we not all proud OF our library
and justly so? Then let rs show tina,
pride, and our appreciation of what it lie
doing for our village by responding to
the invitation to attend the annual meet
ing.
Aug. %, being Founders Day, the
library will be open to visitors from 8 to
4:30 P. NJ. Let us show that we appre-
ciste the privilege OF showing our graft
tude to the founder and others who have
done 80 much to maintain the standard
of the library.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mrs. Beryl Golf of Massachusetts, Ia
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.. w. L.
Harlow.
Miss Hattie Mason Ia working for FIRE.
mont Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hammond were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Perkins.
Mr.. Jones and cousin of Connecticut
are visiting the formers aunt, Mrs. Will
Parlin.
Will Mason and daughters, Hattie and
Wilma, were weekend guests of bis
daughter, Mrs. A. Guy Cushman of
Bethel, Wilma remaining for q few
weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell of Boston are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur Cole.