Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-24

GUEST Oh ner brother, George +. East
man.
Leon E. Noyes is here from Isle Al
Hsut to spend a vacation with his rela
tiyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Corby have beer
visiting in Lewiston few days durins
the past week.
Paris Grange entertained q large dele
CATION from Norway Grange at its meet
ing on Saturday.
Mrs. l. F. Evans spent few days al
the guest of her son, Fred Evans, al
Enrol, n. a., last week.
The Calendar Club will meet in the
ladies' parlor Of Deering Memorial
Thursday evening, Oct. 20.
James Boyce and family from Bethel
have moved into a tenement in the
"Bemis house" on High Street.
Miss Ruth Sutherland, who has been
visiting at l.. j, Brackets, returned
Monday to her home in Cambridge,
Mass.
The annual meeting of the W. 81. NJ. S.
of the Methodist church will be held at
the home of Mrs. Kate Stuart Friday
afternoon at $50.
The Ladies' Whist Club of Norway,
twenty couples, held banquet and
dancing party at the Shack last Tuesday
evening. Howard Shaw furnished the
music.
Shaw's Orchestra has been engaged by
the K. of P. at Norway to furnish music
for their annual ball on Thanksgiving
night, Nov. 80, at the Norway Opera
House.
Miss Florence NJ. Richardson returned
Saturday from two weeks trip with
friends, most of which was spent at a
sporting camp in the woods thirteen
miles north of lockwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Stanley of South
Portland, after spending few days of
their vacation with relatives here, have
gone to Auburn to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Stanley for few days.
The mem ers of the Woman's Chris
;isn Temperance Union and their hus-
bands will give reception to the teach
ers Tuesday evening, Oct. 81, in the YES
try of the Congregational church.
Weekend guests at Fred B. Virgins
were Mrs. Virgins mother, Mrs. S. L.
Plummer of Lowell, and her sister and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Garland and
little son Lyman Otis of BARTLETT, \. 81.
Mrs. Carrie A. Briggs received beau
tiful bouquet of pinks from the Sunshine
Club for which she is truly thankful,
She is in poor health, and all such deeds
of kindness are source of comfort to
her.
W. E. Morse has exchanged his house
on Park Street with j. B. Barnett for
Mr.. Bsrnett's farm in East Oxford, and
Mr.. Morse and family are moving to the
farm and Mr.. Barnett and family to the
village.
1t is expected that Judge Harry Man.
ser of Auburn will be present at the
meeting Wednesday, Oct. %, of the n.
Z. o. P. All members cordially invited.
Please note the change of time to 1880
instead of O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Anderson have as
guest an old-time friend, Mrs. Rebecca
Pickett, formerly of Berlin and Gorham,
Y. a., but for many years resident OF
Massachusetts. She will return TO her
home in Massachusetts Thursday.
Ripley & Fletcher have moved their
repair business from the basement OF
Odd Fellows Block to the new cement
garage near the station, and are now US
ing the old shop only for storage. They
are installing a vapor heating system at
the new garage to heat the whole build
ing.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hall have been
guests for a few days of Mrs. Halls par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. 81. D. Field. They
have been for the past three months at
Munsonville, n. a., where Mr.. Hall had
summer pastorate, and left Wednesday
for Alden, n. Y, twenty miles from
Buffalo, where he will begin a pastorate.
A. W. Walker and family are occupy
| ing a rent in the Hewett house on Main
Street. The ruins of the Walker house
on Pleasant Street have been cleared
from the lot, leaving only the stable, and
work is now under way on the founda-
ton for the new house. The house will
be entirely different from the one which
was burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. 81. Howard have
the sympathy of great many friends In
the loss of their daughter, Harriet Alice,
a beautiful child of fourteen months, who
died Saturday afternoon after short i'll,
ness with a gastric trouble. The funeral
| is held Monday afternoon. This was the
Youngest of three children, the two old
or being boys.
Here's a new way to crank your Ford
when the engine is cold these fall days,
as was exemplified on the atreet few
days since: Hitch your little Lizzie on
behind a good team of horses with
towrope, put the horses up to the pes.
gait thew can make with that load, and
after going few rods the engine Will
| warm up enough to catch the spark.
Mt. Mica Lodge worked the 1nitiatory
Degree at its meeting last THURSDAY
evening. At the meeting this week the
Noble Grand is DESTROYS OF having every
member of the First Degree staff
present that plans for the future may De
made. The report of the Grand Lodge
session will also be made at this meet
ing.
In honor of her birthday Mrs. Nellie
Hersey entertained party Of twenty or
more friends at her home IN the Hail
Pond district Saturday evening. Various
games were enjoyed after which there
was dancing and fine social time dur
| ing which refreshments were served.
Mrs. Hersey received many useful pres
ents and the guests all united in deciar.
ing it to have been a most pleasant
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Millett entertained
on Saturday and Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace r. Tarbox of Fryeburg lMrs.
Tarbox is National Inspector OF the
| Ladies of the G.. A. r.; Mrs. Harriet u.
Burr of Auburn, acting as Department
President; Mrs. Annie L. Emery OF
Waterville, as Department Inspector
and Mrs. Bailey of Rangor. They In
spected VIM. K. Kimbsll Circle Saturday
evening, and found it in good condition.
The "Three Score and Ten Club" OF
Deering Memorial Church was enter
tanned by Mrs. C. /. Spear last Tuesday
afternoon at the parsonage, Pine Street
Though all could have walked, they
came by auto; and though year had
nassed since they last met, yet none had