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


14-Single men defeated the married
men ct base ball.
14-Grain mill of A. G. Maxim broker
into by burglars who missed the money
drawer containing $128.b0.
16-Field day of Fan-Tan Club In Mrs
Beams grove.
21cPicnic OF Sigma Thetas at Gibson'i
Grove.
A-Roof fire at the Deering house or
High Street In part occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. P. E. Wheeler. Still alarm and
damage not large.
25-Mrs. John E. Everett and daugh
ter Ivy, twelve years Of age, were killed,
and Mr.. Everett injured, when Mr.. Ever
ett's automobile In which they were rid
ing was struck by the st-bound o..
press train at the Nichols Street Gross
ing.
AUGUST
2-Merlin C. Joy of Hebron elected
superintendent of schools for Paris and
Woodstock.
4EMeeting of Oxford County Patriotic
Association at Central Park.
10 and 17-No services at any OF the
South Paris churches notable condi.
tion.
12-State Grange field meeting at fair
grounds, with addresses by State Master
C. 3. Stetson, State Lecturer G. o. Pur-
inton, and Principal W. e. Sargent OF
Hebron.
1S-A large number of Paris people at
tended the centennial celebration of the
town of Woodstock at Bryant's Pond.
18-Joseph Clyde Martin, ~ years OF
age, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin,
was drowned while bathing In the Little
Androscoggin River.
SEPTEMBER
Affecting of Paris Grange addressed
by Congressman McGillicuddy on the
work of the national Department of Ag.
riculture.
6-Labor Day, without special observ-
ance. Paris Hill team won Oxford
County tennis championship at Rumford
Mechanic Falls defeated South Paris in
TWO games of ball at the high school
grounds.
1O-Mr. and Mrs. Howard Allen OBJ.
served the twenty-flfth anniversary of
their marriage with party In Grand
Army Hall.
IA, Is, 16-Successful fair of Oxford
County Agricultural Society, with the
hottest weather of the year. No acct
dents except a few prostrations from
heat, aud few arrests.
17-W. W. SWEET had his leg broken
by kick from horse.
2O-All schools opened.
29-The Gipsy tribe made their annual
visit, and moved on by request without
delay.
29-Universalist Good Cheer Society
disbanded, and succeeded by the Ladies'
Social Union.
OCTOBER
2-Season's run finished at corn factory
of the Burnham & Morrill, Co.
9-Democratic get-together at court
house addressed by Senator johnson,
Congressman McGillicuddy and others.
12-l9-October term OF Supreme Ju.
dicial Court, Justice George NJ. Hanson
presiding. One verdict in civil case.
Thirty. seven indictments, twenty-four
divorces. A number of short Jail SEN
tences imposed.
22-Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge en-
tertained considerable number of
guests from West Paris and Harrison.
26-Demonstration banquet of Univer-
salist parish.
30-About forty, FIVE Knights of Pythias
attended district convention at East
Stoneham. Hamlin Lodge worked rank
of Knight.
s1-Rev. G. Howard Newton began his
service as pastor of the Baptist church.
1-Patrick J. Harrington of Marlboro,
Macs, committed to jail charged with
the murder of Thomas E. Preece in Sum.
ner on the 7th day Of November, 1914.
Harrington is now awaiting court.
Pony contest won by George W.
Cummings.
6-Reception to the teachers by the
W. G. T. u, at Deering Memorial
Church.
Especial town meeting appropriated
500 for highway bills and 1896 to com.
plete North Paris school house.
10-A number of Paris people attended
"The Garden Of Allah" at Lewiston.
13-Sixty members Of Mt. Mica Lodge,
/. o. o. F., visited Harrison.
18-Republioan get-together at court
house attended by 200 or more, with the
principal address by Hon. Charles E.
Burbank OF Bridgewater, Mass.
17-Mrs. Weeks from the State Board
of Health addressed Paris Grange.
ISN'T. Mica Lodge,,l. o. o. F., en-,
tertained large number of visitors from
West Paris, Norway and elsewhere.
24-Annual Thanksgiving union SER
vice at Methodist church. Sermon by
Rev. Chester Gore Miller.
25-A mild and pleasant Thanksgiving
day.
DECEMBER
Paris Grange (about thirty mem-
bers) visited Pleasant Pond Grange at
West Sumner, and worked the frat and
second degrees.
2, 3-"Bslle, the Typewriter Girl, "
presented at Grange Hall, under the aus.
pices of the men of the Universalist
parish.
3-Baptist church cat home," and
welcome to the new pastor, Rev. G
Howard Newton, and wife.
7-Oxford Pomona Grange annual
meeting with Paris Grange.
Leslie e. Bean, son OF Edward G.
Bean, Is years of age, drowned by break
| ing through the ice while skating on the
cove.
8, 9-Fair of Congregational ladies.
10-Grade schools closed.
14-First snow storm ofseason, accom-
panied by gale.
1s-Dr. G. M. Twitchell addressed
Paris Grange on "The Cost OF an Apple. !"
"a, 25-Ohristmas observed In about
the usual manner by the churches and
Others. Weather mild and slightly foggy.
27-Fire damaged the house OF ]. Z.
Everett near Elm Hill.
Deaths In Paris In 1915 are a. follows,
| including residents of Paris who were tn
hospitals or elsewhere for treatment:
Jan. 2, Ambrose 8. Curtis, 70.
8, Mrs. Martha Andrews. 81.
Fab. II, Mrs. Nancy e. Dudley. "a.
| ~, Fred Witham. IS.
l lS Benjamin n. Str0ut, 80.
| %, Mrs. Mary p. Hall. 81.
| "a, Rev. Seth Benson, Is.
5, Frederick Robie Penley,7.
II. IT, Charles 4. Hsrssy. 90 al Togus.)
is, Benjamin Chandler Curtis. 7s:
| %, Mrs. Ly dis 8. D. Hammond. 70.
81, Mrs.. Eliza Haskell, 76.
2l, Mrs. Ellen May Campbell, -.
l a. Charles b. Benson, 50.