Oxford Democrat., 1916-05-16
Misses Viola Walton and Doris Cul.
bert spent the weekend In Portland.

SAo "ooA-ouo II IOxtlan0s
: The meeting of the Delta Alphas will
be postponed from May IS to Friday
May 20.
Hamlin Lodge, x. of P, will work th,
rank OF Page next Friday evening q
their castle hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Haskell Of An
burn are guests OF Mr.. Haskell's sister
Mrs. L. A. Rounds.
A two-inch waterpipe is being laid be
low frost through Deering Street te
Woodbury. Cemetery.
Guy Culbert has position as checker
in the Grand Trunk elevators In Port
J land. and is at work there.
Miss Bertha Wight was &C home from
the Hebron sanatorium over the week.
end. and was accompanied by q friend,
Miss Bsrnice Blanchard of Lewiston.
Rev. Chester Gore Miller win give the
sermon to the Grand Army this year, at
the regular forenoon service at the Uni
versslist church on Memorial Sunday.
Miss Cora j. Mason was here from
Portland for the day Friday. Mrs. Bean
and Miss Mason and Miss Pauline will
return from Portland and open their
home here about the 9th of June.
The Baptist ladies will hold . food
sale next Friday afternoon at three
O'Clock in the Maxim block on Pine
Street. Orders may be given to Mrs.
Morton, Mrs. Stuart or Mrs. Murch.
Maurice L. Noyss has purchased the
farm, stock and tools Of William D.
Clark on Hill Street, and expects to
move to the farm with his family as
soon as Mr.. Clsrk's family vacate. Mr..
Clsrk's arrangements are not yet def
nitely decided.
Thursday and Friday were two of the
most disagreeable days of the season to
be out, with cold roaring gale filling
| the air with clouds Of dust. Fortunately
no fires got started in this vicinity, for It
was about as bad time for q fire as
could be imagined.
Some ten acres, mostly Of gray birch
growth, in two separate patches near
the railroad, one q little north Of Swift's
crossing and the other somewhat farther
north, was burned over Saturday. A
crew of men were sent by the selectmen
to assist in subduing it.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Philip L. Bonney and
daughter of Auburn are guests of Mr..
Bonney's father, Walter L. Bonney, for
few days. Philip L. Bonney has been
incspacitated for labor for some months,
having had three surgical operations
within three months, but is improving.
After tie probate court at Rumford
last week, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D.. Park
went from that place. with friends to
South Rsngeley for fishing trip, and
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. A. Morton joined them
there later. Mrs. Morton has returned
home, but the rest Of the party are still
there.
Silas P. Maxim was visited few days
last week by his cousin, Henry Packard |
OF Guilford. Mr.. Packard is the son of |
Cyrus P. Packard of Blanchard, who
was former land agent in Maine, and 10 |
himself employed as an explorer of tim
ber lands by the state for the state as |
SCISSORS.
Next Sunday, May 21, Hamlin Lodge,
K. of p, will observe Memorial Sunday |
with services at the Congregational |
church, address by the pastor, Rev. A. |
T. McWhorter. The lodge will meet at
their castle hall at 1:30 o'clock and
march from there to Riverside Cemetery |
to decorate the graves of the deceased |
brothers. Exercises at the church at
2:30 sharp. Pennesseewassee Lodge, |
Lake Temple of Norway, and Hamlin |
Temple are invited. Also the public.
BOLSTER DISTRICT.
F.w. North has purchased Q driving |
horse Of Andrews Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Twitchell called |
on Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Millett Saturday |
afternoon.
James Clark is doing quite q lot of
farm work this spring. His brother |
from Hebron is helping him.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. North were in
Turner Thursday and Friday. While 1
there Mr.. North bought three fine Jer-
sey cows.
Frank, the little two-year-old son Of
NJ. L. Thomas, was badly hurt by barn |
door being blown from Its track and fall |
ing on the boy. He was badly bruised, |
but came out all right.
KING DISTRICT.
Mrs. Nellie Thlbodeau Is taking care
of q baby boy for time.
C. King is about to finish off rent in |
his house for Mr.. and Mrs. j. Barrett.
Strawberries are beginning to get
blossomed out, and hope nothing may
come to hurt them this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bisbee and little
son Hartley of Harrison were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Thibodeau Sunday,
also C. Sampson, F.W. Allen, and Mr..
and Mrs. 81. Dudley and two little
daughters.