Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-17
West Paris.

Renie Higgins, who has been firing on
an engine In Ontario, is at home. A
serious railroad collision made It neces-
sary for the crews on each train to be
laid of for thirty days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin j. Mann enter
tanned at their camp, Round Pond,
Locke's Mills, the following weekend
guests, Miss Diana j. Wall, Miss Ruth
Carter, Miss Ethel Spiller, Miss Fannie
Flint, Miss Mae Currsn, and B. R. Bill
lings of Bryant Pond.
| Mrs. D. A. Ball was In Rumford and
Dixfleld Wednesday and Thursday in the
interests of Sunday School work.
Misses Della and Minnie Lane and Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin j. Mann attended the
Maine Music Festival In Portland last
week.
Sunday School rally day was observed
at all of the churches. At the Univer-
salist church six Of the Sunday School
teachers took part In the morning church
service, and the pastor gave talk on
Sunday School work. Seventy-five Nom.
bers were present In the Sunday School,
which was not nearly all of the members
enrolled, but an increase over the aver
age attendance of SO during the month
of September. The vacation spirit was
not fully satisfied by the vacation given.
At the NJ. E. church 80 were present,
and at the Baptist 80 were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson of Massachusetts,,
who have been boarding during the sum-
mer at Mrs. F. S. Farnum's, have re-
turned home.
Mrs. Rose Cole was in Norway We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lendall Yates and chill
dren Ona and Laura recently visited Mrs.
Yates father, Walter Emmons and fam
lily, at Madison.
Mrs. G. A. Smith has been the recent
guest of friends in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington S. Mann and
daughter Persis and nephew Leslie
Marstop, Miss Spiller, and G. F. Penley
of South Paris enjoyed a delightful auto
trip to Magalloway and Aziscoos dam,
Wilson's Mills. The party were guests
of Mr.. Penley, and were taken by Edwin
j. Mann in his touring car, and Mrs.
Mann accompanied him. The party went
on Saturday and returned Sunday morn
ing, making the run from Enrol, N. a.,
distance of nearly eighty miles, in sea-
son to be present at the opening church
services at the Universalist church on
rally day.
Mrs. W. NJ. Written went to Boston
Friday to visit her son, Ray Written, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Pickett, George
Pickett and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pickett
of Rumford Falls, Charles Pickett and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Perkins and baby,
and W. W. Perkins, Andover, were re-
cent visitors at b. z. Perkins.
Rev. and Mrs. L. w. Grundy visited
his parents at Skowbegan last week and
attended a Sunday School convention.
Grace and Elva Brock accompanied
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth D. Curtis, &C.
companied by his aunt, Mrs. Lewis, and
other relatives, of Norway, took an auto
trip Sunday to Readfield to visit another
aunt of Mr.. Curtis.
Rev. j. B. Coy, state missionary from
Harrison, preached at the Free Baptist
church in the absence of the pastor, Rev.
Sarah Robinson, who ia taking q vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Susie E. Chapman, county presi.
uout VI tue w. ". l. w., VlSlteu tuo ToSu-
lar meeting of West Paris Union Thurs
day of last week. The program for the
afternoon consisted OF echoes from the
state convention given by the president
and delegates FROM the local union. Mrs.
Chapman was guest during the day of
Mrs. D. A. Ball, county treasurer.
At the first school sociable on Friday
evening of last week at Centennial Hall,
125 were present, and general good
time was enjoyed. A short program
will be given at the next sociable.
Two new chimneys are being built on
the outside of q. w. Dunham's building
which will be for the use of Mrs. F. S.
Farnum's millinery store and Laforest
Themes meat market.
1t is reported that bear was seen
last Wednesday on the Curtis Hill road
near this village.
A fine deer was brought to Lsforest
Thomes' meat market Friday morning,
which found ready sale. The deer was
shot by Mr.. Wilson of Woodstock.