Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-19
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.


First Baptist Church. Rev. g. W. 2. Mn. pas
Sunday school at IL. Sabbath evening service
az 7:SS. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening q
$50. Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the LIST Sunday Of the month at so r. =. All
not otherwise connected are cordially invited
With one of those sudden reversals for
which the Maine climate IL noted winter
arrived suddenly last Tuesday giving us
few inches Of snow; not quite satisfied
with the Job il stock another flight" on
Friday night and Saturday leaving about
eighteen inches more snow In places
that the gale failed to 'get at" and In
other places drifts a. large a. "fsh
stories" It was "old-fashioned" all
right and "breakin' roads" 10 the order
of the day.
John r. Hammond met with painful
accident recently. A nail few and hit
him in the eye inflicting wound on the
eye-ball.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer took nine of his
White Rock birds to the State Poultry
Show in Portland last week and won five
ribbons including first prize for pens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Robinson OF
Brookline, Mass, announce the engage
msnt Of their daughter, Miss Catherine
Robinson, to Mr.. Raymond Loring At
wood of this place.
Mrs. Wallace Cummings had the mis-
fortune Saturday to fall and dislocate
her right shoulder. She is getting along
as we'll as could be expected.
On account of Christmas and other
unforeseen circumstances the Tuesday
evening circle supper will be postponed
until further notice.
Miss Beatrice Curtis was the weekend
guest of Miss Alice Hutchins.
School closed Friday for q two weeks
vacation.
Albion Abbott has purchased q wood
lot of Mary 1. Mellen.
j. W. Maxwell of Auburn was In the
village several days last week.
Mrs. and Miss Nieman closed their
summer home here and returned to New
York last Thursday.
Miss Josephine Cole is at home from
Westbrook for the Christmas vacation.
Elmer and Newton Cummings return
ed last Friday from hunting trip to Up
ton bringing home q couple of good
deer.
Quite percentage of the 30 called
osd-breaking lie farce aud waste OF
money. II you doubt 1t drive over the
over end of the road leading from this
village 10 South Paris. None of the
drifts have been shoveled out and the
grade from the corner to the top of the
sand-hil is left in disgrsceful and dan
gerous condition. It's hardly fair to
compel the public to trespass upon pri-
vate property by driving into an adjoin-
ing field in order to insure safe pas
sage.
Mrs. Clarence Stearns was the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Thsyer, several
days last week while Mr.. Thayer at
tended the poultry show in Portland.
There will be q Christmas tree and
exercises by the children in the Baptist
church Saturday evening at z O'Clock.
Everyone cordially invited.
A. NJ. Daniels will sell at auction at
bis place, Friday of this week at l
O'Clock, twelve head of Holstein cattle,
including several pure breds, one horse
and one colt, carriages and harnesses,
full list of which is given on the bills.
Albert D. Park is auctioneer.
Pupils not absent from Paris Hill
School during fall term:
Alice Curtis Esther Curtis
Merton Curtis Marion Hammond
Alice Hutchins Eva Jackson
Maxine johnson Georgia Maxim
Frances Thayer
Absent day:
Thelms Daniels
Absent day:
n, Wall