Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-09
SOUTH PARIS.

afternoon till further notice.
h. and Mrs. 81. A. Morton spent tw,
Ts AZ their camp at Shagg Pond las
sss. .
Mrs Elizabeth Edwards OF Bolster
ms is a guest at L. ]. Brackets 70
10 weeks.
Dnsn car on the street railroad Satur
y-and honestly, you could ride on /
thout fur coat.
socisble under the auspices Of tn,
nior class was held at the high schoo
Hiding Friday evening.
Mas Sara Coffin will entertain th,
dsls ass at the home of Mrs. Mar,
Sur,lef Tuesday evening, May 9.
=. Lowering and family movet
e3nesday 10 Lewiston, where Mr.
byering has employment In a garage.
sTss :. E. Porter, who teaches II
inland. has been with her parents, Mr..
4 Mrs. G. q. Porter, for the past week
Tbs Pashfuders, organized from Mrs
n. z. Morton's class in the Universal
Sunday School, met with Guy Swan
Fednesday evening, and enjoyed q fine
he.
A. and Mrs. S. n. Marston and son
bel returned to their home in Portland
middle Of last week, and Leslie re-
aiped for a few days as the guest OF
fsndpa Penley, returning Saturday.
ys-l G. Harlow left Saturday for
prcester, Mass, where be has situa-
b. and expects TO remain. His mother,
Frances Harlow, and bis son Floyd
n 90 later, after he has secured rent.
Re- and Mrs. Charles Hall are guests
Mrs. Halls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a..
Field. Mr.. Hall has been pastor Of
Methodist Episcopal church at New
r. Y. a., but goes from there to an
her charge.
William Ruth, who has been employed
town for some years, and has sung in
choir Of the Baptist church and else
here left Monday morning for Charles
We, Mass, where he will be employed
The navy yard.
xParis Grange has had special invita-
b. 10 attend the service of Evangelist
Fix at Deeriug Memorial Church Tues
" evening of this week. The members
the grange will meet at their hall at Z
)clOck, and 60 from there to the church
body.
<Maytlowers, as they are popularity
klled, or trailing srbutus, with the &C
knt on the Gr), as the plant is technical
known, are rather more plenty than
kual this season, and some unusually
kndsome punches of them have been
Bought in.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will hold
boz sale next Friday afternoon at 3
Pollock in Maxim's new block. Every
bdy invited to call. Orders for food
Ray be given to Mrs. L. G. Morton, Mrs.
q. Stuart and Mrs. j. Z. Murch any
J me before Tuesday night.
The bungalow on which o. E. Bsrrows
ks started on the lot south of the Uni
ersalist church on Pine Street will be
B feet 4 inches by 80 feet 4 inches, four
boms and bath on the ground floor,
nance 70 finish two rooms on the sec
|nd floor, and eight-foot basement.
Automobile business has been brisk
hiring the past week. 1t is reported
hsl one firm made eleven sales in
1ngle day. Registrations in Maine are
lready we'll above $4,000, and in spite OF
be late season and the high cost OF gas
line, 1t is evident that autos are 10 be
|sed much more than last year.
Members of Mt. Mica Lodge of Odd
Fellows and Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
n rsquested to meet at their hall at Z rs
harp this Monday evening for the pur-
|ose of attending the church service at
De Methodist church, the lodge having
|oted to accept special invitation given
BEN to be present at that time.
Something out of the ordinary, even
b these war times, was train load OF
pules which went through Wednesday
horuiug. They were of all sizes, large
)nes for draft and small ones for pack
|pimsls In all there were tweDty-six
bars, with on average of forty mules to
|ar-more than thousand mules.
Beginning with this month, Paris
Strange will hold its second meeting in
)ach month at 8 O'Clock in the evening,
|he first meeting of the month being in
|he afternoon as usual. The first OF the
)veDing meetings will be on the goth of
|his month. This arrangement will con-
|Due during May, June, July, August
ND September.
Miss Carrie A. Clifford, Latin teacher
hi the high school in Nstick, Mass,
ppent the past week of vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Clifford.
Bhe will not be here at all during the
lnmmer vacation, having position on
(he teaching force of Eggmoggin Camp,
owned by Edward l.. Montgomery, situ-
pted between Brunswick and Bath, where
Pc will go directly from the close of her
pehOOl.
The Ladies' Social Union will give q
z o'clock dinner at the church on Wed
Pesday, May II. The menu will be
pleasing and substantial, and comprise
Paked beans, brown bread, sealloped po-
etOes, salmon salad, hot rolls, all kinds
y pies, doughnuts, pickles and coffee.
special table will be reserved for din
prs from the sled factory and from the
10Y shop. Other tables will be reserved
Ior school children and other guests. In
(his way waiting and confusion will be
prevented.
At the meeting of Paris Grange on Sat-
nrday, a good number OF visitors were
entertained from West Paris Grange and
Pleasant Pond Grange Of West Sumner,
% whom special invitation had been
given. The third and fourth degrees we're
conferred at the forenoon session, and q
thinner was served at noon. A program
vas given in the afternoon, with talks by
=. A. Rogers of Brunswick, who spoke
Dn the subject of seed potato selection,
ind Mr.. Hildreth of Topsham, who
poke on poultry topic.
The forest fire season has opened, In
.pite of the wet weather we have had.
a fire started in the middle of the day
Tuesday on the Knight lot, south of the
village, where Chadbourne and Clifford
cot the pine during the past winter.
Selectmsn Bowker put number of men
on promptly, and the fire was soon under
control, but q lively breeze spread II
oyer some acres before it was stopped.
~ IL had been really dry the blaze would
have gone roaring in the brush, but
there was water In the hollows, and even
on the ridge 1t did not burn very fierce
BY.
An offer Of prizes for spelling CON
test for the schools has been made tC
Princinal Carvar of tha h;oh school hx