Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-29

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Fifteen from Mt. Hope Kebekah
Lodge attended the district meeting ct
Bethel last Monday evening, and enjoy.
ed the occasion very much.
Repairs are being made on the, Baker
house, In the tenement which will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Carroll.
Persis, little daughter Of Mrs. Maud
Mann, was taken by her mother to the
Central Maine General Hospital Monday
afternoon, and was there operated upon
for appendicitis. She Was comfortable
at last reports.
Mrs. Harriet Harmon has returned
home from the Central Maine General
Hospital, In improved health.
MI. and Mira. George W. Devine are at
the farm on Frost Hill for the present,
with Mrs. Devine's father, Roswell
Frost.
Orrington N. Cummings went Tues
day to Massachusetts, to visit bis grand
children in Boston and other places In
the vicinity.
Rupert Mixer has enlisted In the Ma
rlne Reserve Corps at Detroit and is sta.
toned In that city.
Mrs. Charles P. Barnes OF Houltop,
formerly of Norway, died at bis home In
Houlton on the Goth. Death was quite
sudden, and was due to pneumonia. he
was 10 years OF age, . senior 10 Kicker
Classical Institute, and bad received an
appointment to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, which he expected to enter 10
the fall. He was page In the legisls'
ture OF 1915.
Miss Mary Dresser, teacher OF the
ninth grade, was recently hung May
basket which contained handsome
Maine green tourmsline. It came from
the pupils of the seventh, eighth and
ninth grades.
Robert F. Bickford is on . business
trip through Aroostook County.
Thomas r. Jones Of Waterford was re-
Gently before the Norway Municipal
Court, on complaint of the Children's
Protective Society Of Maine, charged
with cruelty to Hazel Hicks, an orphan,
twelve years Of age, who bad her home
With him. The court ordered the girl
placed In the custody OF the society, and
owing to the age and feeble condition Of
Jones, the case was filed.
On complaint Of Game Warden W. 81.
Barker of West Paris, W. Il. Cummings,
Newton A.. Cummings and Arthur G.
Cox Of Paris Hill appeared In the Nor.
way Municipal Court and paid fines of
ten dollars each for having short trout 10
possession.
The Memorial sermon was given at
the Baptist church Sunday afternoon by
the pastor, Rev. G.. q. Newton. On
Wednesday, Memorial Day, the parade
will form at Woodman Hall at $50, and
march to Pine Grove and Rustfleld Gene.
teries, where the decorating OF the
graves will be done. The children and
all orders of the town are invited to par
ticipate. Dinner will be served at Wood.
man Hall to the veterans and others.
The afternoon exercises will be held at
the Opera House at 2:30. The address
will be given by Donald Partridge, prin-
cipal of Canton High School. There
will be music by Kimball's Orchestra,
and singing by the scnool children.
Members of Co. D who 20 to the off.
GERS training camp at Plstts burg, n. Y,
include Ssrgt. Bendix L. Peterson. Sergt.
Eugene P. Lowell and Private Charles
A. Smith.
Mrs. Charles q. Sargent, Miss Emma
j. Smith and Mrs. Cyrus s. Tucker start
cd west Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Tucker will visit her sister, Mrs. Frank
A Noble, and family, formerly of South
Waterford, now living In Detroit. Mich.
Mrs. Sargent and Miss Smith 60 to Min.
nespolis, where they will visit Mrs. Ssr-
gents sister, Mrs. Inez (O'Briop) Merrill,
and family. They will be gone month
or more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Demiok and
daughter Dorothy of Newton Highlands,
Mass, spent the week with Mrs. DEM
ick's aunt, Mrs. Ernest G. Murch.
Frank w. Faunce returned the first OF
last week to his work In the store OF the
e. N, SWEET Shoe Co., after being out
some weeks on account Of illness. Dur
inc this time Ralph G. Andrews OF South
Paris hes been clerking In the store. &.
N. SWEET is now visiting bis son Francis
In Providence, r. for few days, and
Mr. Andrews will remain In the store
until his return.
Fair Street, . very sandy thoroughfare,
has been improved by hauling In some
of the gravel taken out OF Main Street,
also by raising the grade Of the sidewalk.
Francis G. Wilson and family have
moved from Pleasant Street to farm
they have purchased In the town OF
Baldwin.
Mrs. Florence Fuller of Bridgton is
the guest for few weeks OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Shedd of Water Street.
The high school suspended after the
openipe exercises last Monday, and the
teachers and senior class went In . body
20 attend the funeral OF Peter William
Klain In Portland. Mr.. Klsin, who was
member of the senior class, enlisted To
Co. D. and was killed by train while
guarding railroad bridge at Biddeford,
as already related. Flags on private
residences and public buildings were at
hslf.mast Monday.
Dr.. B. r. Bradbury has been commits
missioued first lieutenant In the Reserve
Corps, medical department..
E. e. Andrews 10 In charge OF the
work OF assembling 120 horses to be sent
| to England with O. dozen portable saw
mill outfits which are to be sent to Fog
land Immediately to cut lumber on Fog
| lish estates for war purposes. The out.
fitting will also include what harness OF
the proper kind j. N. Favor can spare
from the stock In his store.
Harry Lasselle, who recently enlisted
iu the navy, was rejected because OF q
minor ear trouble. BE 10 to 60 to the
Maine Eye and Ear In6rmsry for slight
operation which will remove the impedi'
meut to service.
Rev. Edward E. Bacon, who died In
Arlington, Mass, last Tuesday, Ut the
i ana al ~ 1aa.a had hia frat paatorAte at