Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11


Percy Proctor is again at work for G
T. Brett.
Spring term of the high school opened
Monday morning.
Mas Ethel Campbell was In Portland
over the weekend.
Mrs. Alberta NJ. Chase 10 with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Maxwell.
Mrs. Lillian A. Shaw was the guest OF
Mrs. Norris in Auburn over Sunday.
Mas Ruth Bolster has been assisting
IN the Paris Trust Co. during the past
week.
Mrs. Kate Stuart has returned from
Portland after visit of q number OF
weeks.
The frst degree will be worked at the
meeting of Mt. Mica Lodge Thursday
evening,
Miss Flora Murch was at Alfred over
tas weekend, the guest OF Miss Ethel
G. Crockett.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of P, will work the
rank Of Esquire at its meeting next Fri
day evening.
The Economical Whist Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon of this week with
Mrs. c. E. Brett.
A new diamond was put in Saturday
~ tbs crossing of the Grand Trunk main
line and the street railway.
Miss Grace Snow is at home from Mas
son Institute at Springvale for the vaca-
lion. with her mother, Mrs. Hobbs.
A.W. Walker & Son will have their
annual field day and sale OF agricultural
Implements on Wednesday, the 10th.
Mrs. Shirley j. Rswson OF Brownvills
has been the guest Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry D. Cole, for the past
week.
E.I. Spofford spent the past week in
Massachusetts,, visiting his brother in
Hopedse and his son, j. Gould Spofford,
in Quincy.
Next Sunday Rev. C. G.. Miller will
preach on the Certainty OF Just Retribu-
ton FOR Sin as Understood by Liberal
Christians.
Hrs. Anna q. Hayes, who has spent
tbs winter in Auburn, Is expected to re-
,urn here this week to occupy her rent
at Alton c. Wheeler's.
The degree staff of Aurora Encamp-
ment will have rehearsal this Monday
evening and large attendance 10 desired
b assist in new floor work.
o. K. Clifford, George 81. Davis, Hen
rs Fletcher, and j. b. Stuart attended
the Progressive state convention at Ban
gor last Wednesday as delegates.
Herbert Huskins, brother of Mrs. e. i.
Spofford and Mrs. Dunn, who has been
in town for the past few years, has re-
turned to his former home in Nova
Scotia.
The nurse who has been caring for
Mrs. D. NJ. Richardson has gone. Mrs.
Walter Pesslee of Exeter, n. a., Is ex-
pscssd Wednesday to assist in caring for
her mother.
Athie z. Blake and her brother, Rich
ard E. Blake, returned Saturday to their
home in Auburn, after spending two
weeks with their grandmother, Mrs:
Ellen Blake.
A grange ball will be held in Grange
Hall, Tuesday evening, May 2. Both
floors, Shaw's Orchestra for round dances
up stairs, Dunham's Orchestra for contra
dances down stairs.
Mrs. c. L. Jersey, who has been here
for some weeks with the family OF her
father, Hiram Lovejoy, went Saturday
TO Peaks Island, where the Herseys
spend their summers.
A large delegation from Paris Grange
attended Pomona at Bethel Tuesday,
and good number of the members went
to Norway Saturday by special invitation
to visit Norway Grange.
The annual meeting of the Seneca
Club will be held on the Gath inst, in
stead Of the 18th as originally scheduled.
Mrs Haskell will be the hostess, and
has arranged program for the evening.
There is much anticipation of the drill
and ball at Grange Hall on the evening
of Patriots Day, the 10th. Shaw's Or
chestrs will furnish music for both drill
aud ball, and there will be good order
OF dances.
The Roscoe c. Gray house on Hill
Street has been sold to Alice A. Bryant,
wife of w. o. Bryant, of West Paris.
The Brysnts will take possession and
occupy one tenement of the house about
the tlrst OF June.
Mrs. Roy E. Cole and son Howard ar
rived in town the first of last week for q
visit Of few weeks to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. j. Wheeler. Mrs. Stanley
N. Wheeler, who had been at Mrs. Coles
for two or three weeks, returned home
at the same time.
Hiram LOvejoy reached his S4th birth
day on the LIST of April, and received
number Of nice gifts as membranes OF
the occasion. So active and we'll pre-
served ia Mr.. Loyejoy that doubtless
many Of those who see him about the
town DO not realize the age he has at
tanned.
The annual meeting Of the Euterpean
Cub will be held this Monday evening
al the Fan-Tan club rooms. As the pur-
pose Of the Euterpesn Club Is the study
and enjoyment of music, and no refresh
msnts are served at its meetings, 1t will
at the ANIMAL meeting indulge in q sup
per, which will be served following the
business meeting. The supper commit
Tee consists of Mrs. Alice Wiggin, Mrs.
Agnes Morton, Mrs. Geneva Barrows,
Mrs. Lou Dsughraty, Mrs. Harriet
Barnes. The committee on nominations
Is Mrs. Madge Gray, Mrs. L. G. Smiley,
and Mrs. Ida Briggs.
A driving snowstorm last Tuesday
evening evidently had no appreciable ef-
tect on the attendance at the mems an
nnsl supper and entertainment of the
UnlYersalist church. Three hundred
and hfty people were entertained max
ing The function record breaker In the
history of the parish. Great credit Is
oue d. n. Brsgdon Of the Savoy Theatre
Tor the effective presentation Of the
beautiful play Graustark. The crowd
which jammed the vestry was held to
the last through the six reels of the IA
nous story. Socially and financially the
evening was a tremendous success.
Over one hundred dollars gross receipts
were taken In. Mrs. Agnes L. Morton
presided most scceptably at the piano.
Over forty guests came from Norway.
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