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

creasing.
Mrs. Wing of Waterville has been tn.
guest of her daughter, Mrs. p. e. Hath
away, for few days.
Mrs. Roscoe Frost is teaching the BIZ.
lings Hill school in Woodstock, which
began Monday morning.
DR.. and Mrs. d. N. Stewart entertain.
ed party of three tables Of bridge at
their home Wednesday evening.
/. o. Barrows is at Buckfield this
week assisting Manager Kirkpatrick In
the Buckfield Branch Of the Paris Trust
Co.
The Married Ladies' Whist Club will
meet at Mrs. Writ Stanley's Thursday
afternoon Of this week promptly at 2:30
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph R. Butts were
visited Sunday by his sister, Mrs. Jones
Of Vanceboro, whom he had not seen
for some years.
A good crowd to see them of and the
best Of weather started the high school
seniors and their friends on their Wash
ington trip Friday morning by the early
train, which was only about half an hour
late.
Our week of summer weather has been
succeeded by something which 10 strictly
more ssasonable if not quite so comfort
able. A week ago the surface of the
earth was snow. Now it il practically
bare ground.
The first grasshopper of the season is
brought to the Democrat by Miss Mar
jorie Edwards, who captured 1t while on
a hunt for Mayflowers. She found no
Msyfower blossoms, by the way, though
she reports some buds nearly open.
The Baptist Mission Circle will take
an imaginary trip to Mather Industrial
School, at Beaufort, S. c., next Thurs
day, starting from Mrs. L. C. Morton's
precisely at 8 o'clock. All women and
girls who would like to take the trip
will be cordially welcomed.
News has been received of the death
Of Edwin Z. Parlin at Wilton Sunday
evening at s o'clock. Mr.. Parlin WAS
of Weld, but since the death Of
his wife about q year ago has made his
home with his son, Ernest P. Parlin, at
Wilton. He was above eighty years of
age, and short time ago had fall
which affected his heart and FASTENED
The end.
The selectmen have engaged John
Verrill OF West Poland as overseer Of the
own farm for the coming year, begin
hing April /. Mr.. Verrill has been two
1ears overseer of the Poland town farm,
md for the past year overseer Of the
arm in Oxford. he has wife and one
,hild. George Brill, who has been on
he Paris farm for some years, will move
70 the village.
At the annual meeting of the Peoples
Water Company held last Saturday, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Pres.-Frank A. Taylor.
Vice Pres.-J. Edward Murch.
Clerk and Treas.-George II. Atwood.
Supt-WlB. Young.
Collector-John w. Chute.
Directors. Hastings Bean, Frank A. Taylor,
]. Edward Murch. Geo. d. Robertson, Sumner
:. Tucker.
At the Progressive caucus for Paris
asst Monday evening, it was voted to al
ow the town committee to stand as 1t
vas in 1914, except such as should re-
ign from same, and with the addition OF
Henry Fletcher. The credentials of del
gates have been forwarded to b. P.
Gardner, as follows:
To the state convention at Bangor April 81
/ lbion Abbott. Rev. c. H Young, w. A. Porter,
/. p. stesrns, p. NJ. Walker. =. W. North.
frank A. Taylor, L. S. Sessions, o. K. Clifford,
Richard Gates, George II. Davis.
Common schools opened for the spring
ERIN Monday morning. In place of Miss
Florence A. Goodwin, who resigned her
position as principal of the Brick Gram
mar school, Miss Lena L. Franck, who
las been teaching the fifth grade, Is pro-
noted to the position of principal OF the
and takes the eighth and ninth
trades. The teacher Of the fifth grade,
Engaged for this term, is Miss Annie l..
Miller of Portland. Miss Miller Is grad
laie of the Thomas Normal Training
school of Detroit, Mich, and has had
en- years. experience teaching in the
sEaQ6 SCuOOiS VI rOEt Voyuos ANU Luz
ng the present year she has been with
her brother, who 10 in business In Port
and, and has been acting rs substitute
eacher in the Biddeford schools. She
has had special training In physical Gull
ure, in which line 1t Is expected that she
will be of service in the school.
The fourth piano recital of the season
vas held Friday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Stella W. Burnhsm, by five Of her
pupils, Doris Graves, Ruth Winslog,-
Helen Emeley, Hester Ordway and Eloise
shaw. Vocal numbers were given by
Miss Hattie NJ. Leach. The following
program was given:
Hester Ordway, Ruth winslow. Helen Emeley
rhe MIL at Sans-Souci.----- -.---Necse
Miss Winslow.
az Pastorale.
6) Mocking Bird.
Eloise Shaw.
spinning Song--------..--,-,,----.- Elimenreicn