Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-05


Miss Luella Phelps of Cambridp,
Mass is guest at Albert D. Parks.
Miss Phyllis Taylor is to attend Shaw
Business College in Portland this fall.
The Philatheas will meet with Mr.,
NJ. L. Noyes Tuesday afternoon Of thi
week.
Regular Rsbekah meeting next Frlda
evening, with entertainment and refresh
ments.
Mrs. Abbie e. Jones of Portland |
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. E. L
; Greene.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall C. Weeks ar
visiting Mrs. Weeks people in New
; Brunswick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mosher of Rum
ford visited at Charles Edwards q few
days last week.
II Mrs. V. P. Decoster of Buckfield wa
the guest of Mrs. Geo. r. Morton for
few days last week.
Mrs. Chester A. Jordan and son Of
Portland were guests at Walter l.. Gray'.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Merrill of Water
ford have moved into the upstairs rent
in the house of j. 81. Jones.
Miss Ethel Thomes has finished work
in the family of S. G. Ordway, and has
gone to her home in Harrison.
The Pathfiuders are planning a trip to
Mount Mica and other points of interest
about Paris Hill on Wednesday.
Frances Nicholson, who has been at
j. T. Murch's for some weeks. has re-
turned to her home in Revere, Mass.
Mrs. c. 1. Spear and daughter Rachel
spent few days last week with Mrs. 81.
A. Morton at her camp at Shagg Pond.
Miss Geneva Young of this place and
Miss Katherine Flint of Norway are to
go next week to attend Castine Normal
School.
The county Sunday School Associa-
tion holds its annual meeting at South
Paris Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
27 and 2S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L. Kenney of
Gardiner are with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. <. Kenney, over the week end
and holiday.
Mrs. Mary Hall, after spending some
weeks here, started Saturday on her re
turn to her home in Oklahoma, visiting
relatives on the way.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Cox and Miss Inez
Cox of Bangor were guests for a short
time last week of Mrs. Cox's mother,
Mrs. w. o. rockingham.
The only signal fires seen on the hill
tops Saturday night were those of the
Boy Scouts, sixteen of whom were TAX
ing their tracking, fire-making and
cooking tests.
j. A. Titus has sold to E. 81. Mosher
one of his lots on Pine Street, next to
the Oswell house. Mr.. Mosher will
build a house there for his own occu-
pancy, but probably not this season.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jean Tolman of
Hartsville, s. c., who are spending the
summer at their cottage at Winthrop,
were here for few days last week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Tolman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Thsyer of Portland
are guests at E. NJ. Thayer's for week
or two. Mrs. Alton DeLano of Whit
man, Mass, is also there. Mr.. DeLano,
after spending some time here, has re-
turned to Whitman.
C. A. Record and family have come
out from Concord Pond, where they
have been for some weeks, and Mr..
Record has returned to his work at San
ford. Joe Murphy, who has been with
them at Concord, has returned to his
home in Haverhill, Mass.
Lewis B., SON of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Frank Lowering. formerly of South
Paris, died at their home in Lewiston
Wednesday night, at little less than
eight years of age. The remains were
brought here Friday for burial in the
family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon s. Fairbanks and
daughter Marjorie came out Saturday
| from their camp at Concord Pond. Mr..
Fairbanks returns early this week to
their home in Arlington, Mass, but Mrs.
Fairbanks and daughter will remain for
some weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Crockett.
Rev. G.. 81. Newton gave the address
at the meeting of the w. G. T. q. at the
Baptist church last Tuesday, the topic
being "a Look Ahead" A talk was
also given by Miss A. L. Baker on her
experiences in England, especially the
English schools. Delegates to the state
convention in Lewiston were chosen.
According to present plans, the corn
factory of the Burnham & Morrill, Co.
will begin the seasons run Thursday
morning. While the acreage of corn Is
somewhat smaller than usual, on ac-
count of the late season and heavy rains,
which entirely prevented many from
planting corn, since the crop got started
it has bad a very favorable season, and Is
much better than usual.
Apparently we escaped q killing frost
both Saturday and Sunday nights by
narrow margin. As it was, tender
plants were damaged little in places,
though few II any were killed In this I'M
| mediate vicinity. A. u. Tyler reports
considerable damage at his farm two
miles north on High Street, and 1t is
likely that other damage was uouo III
specially exposed spots.
Alton C. Wheeler, after presiding at
the Republican meeting at South Paris
Monday evening, will spend the rest Oh
the week in Franklin County and vicin-
ity, and Mrs. Wheeler will accompany
him for the week. Tuesday he speaks
| with Senator Norris of Kansas at Range
ley; Wednesday at Industry; Thursday
with Senator VIM. z. Borah Of Idaho at
Pennington Friday at Dixield; Satur-
day with Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, former
secretary of the treasury, at Phillips.
Some of the South Paris people went
up on the hills Sunday evening to see
the illumination of the White Noun
tains, which had been scheduled for
Saturday evening but was deferred on
account of weather conditions. Though
it was not possible to see the sky line IL
Ilumined in red fire, as 1t was perhaps
visible at nearer points, the beacons on
Mount Washington and several of the
other peaks were visible for the full bali
hour from 8 to 9:30, also the light on one
of the Grafton mountains, and frequent
bright flashes of colored fire from the
fireworks on Mount Washington could
\. saar Raacons ara suppOsed to have