Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-01
West Paris.


Lewis n. Mann q Son have placed
contract with the Rhode Island Supply
Sprinkler Co., Of Providence, &. l.. for
the installation OF an automatic sprinkler
system for their plant.
"The Old Folks" will hold another OF
their enjoyable balls ct Centennial Hall
May Sd. Music by True's orchestra.
Mrs. Vernal Bates OF New Haven,
Conn.,, 10 the guest of bis parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Bates.
D. b. Fif1eld has recently purchased .
moe mahogany cssed Victrola which the
family are enjoying very much In their
home.
Mrs. Ora Marston 10 recovering from
william r. Willis arrived home last
week from the Central Maine General
Hospital, and 10 much improved in
health.
T. 8. Briggs Of Portland recently Wis
tied relatives here.
DR.. W. E. Weber was In town recent
~, and assisted by DR.. Wheeler per.
formed an operation upon q. D. McAlis-
ter Of North Paris for internal hernia.
At latest reports Mr.. McAlister was do
ing we'll.
Mrs. L. G. Bates is suffering from q
severe cold, and is confined to her room.
Mrs. Kelly and little grandson, Parker
N. Allen, and Mrs. Annie Day were
guests Tuesday OF Mrs. L. n. Mann.
Miss Jennie Bradbury of Lewiston was
the recent guest of her mother, Mrs. NJ {.
G. Bradbury. Miss Bradbury is having
extensive repairs made on her home at
Trap Corner.
Mrs. C. P. Durham of South Paris was
q recent guest at Il. W. Dunham's.
Mrs. j. b. Durham was called to Bid
deford Tuesday by the death OF her
brothers. wife, Mrs. George Durham.
Mr.. Durham is In hospital, where he
recently underwent an operation.
Mrs. Dexter W Gray Is recovering from
a severe illness from measles.
Several families are afflicted with
whooping cough, and others with
measles.
There was an all-day session of West
Paris Grange Saturday, the Burnham &
Morrill, Co. furnished part of the din
ner 20 members of the grange and boys
and girls who cared to become members
of corn clubs and canning clubs and men
who raise corn for factory. Miss Mary
Haskell, state organizer, was present and
reorganized the Boys Corn Club and Or
ganized a Girls Canning Club. Miss
Haskell spoke in the afternoon, and the
meeting was open to visitors. b. W.
WEIGH, manager of corn shop, had charge
of inviting visitors and the dinner.
On Friday evening, April 20, the Eva
E. Locke Memorial Class entertained the
men of the Universalist church at Good
Will Hall. After bountiful supper the
men withdrew to the church psrlor and
organized a class, voting to accept the
challenge of their hostess for member
ship contest to close June 1st. After
business most delightful social time
was enjoyed. Over fifty men were in at.
tendance. At the regular Sunday School
hour details of organization were com
pleted. The new class is to be known
as the D. A. Ball Bible Glass, with off.
GERS as follows:
Pres.-H. d. wardwell.
Vice Pree.-F. z. Wheeler, NJ. D.
Sea-. II. Mann.
Treas.-F. r. Penley.
Membership Conn.,. r. Penley.
INTERCHANGEABLE j. Mann.
Reception-C. A. Bacon.
The initiation of this splendid move
ment was given by j. j. Hull, state su
perintendent of adult class work, In two
recent addresses to the women Of The
community and the men OF the Univer
salist church. Although no special Len
ten services were held as usual in thil
church on account of illness and Other
intervening circumstances, yet there
seems to be great forward movement
10 all of the departments. Large con
gregations at morning and evening ser
vices, and an attendance OF nearly ont
hundred members in the Sunday School
At Easter four were received into full
mem bersbip, three of whom received tht
right Of baptism. The church choir hal
been augmented by chorus of youul
iris. Miss Alice E. Barden is singing
at the Sunday evening services, and II
training chorus Of young men who ar
to assist in the evening service.
A daughter was born Thursday morn
ing to John and Hazel (Bacon) Estes o.
North Paris, weighing s pounds. Mr.
and Mrs. Estes moved from here to Nortl
Paris short time ago.
The popular drama, my Sons Sweet
heart" with vocal, piano and violin sc
lections by Mechanic Falls talent, will
be presented under the auspices of th'
Good Will Society at Grange Hall, Mon
day evening, April 30.
r. F. Themes has sold bis meat marke
to Eugene Haines.
The ground in L. NJ. Mann & Son.
field which Ia to be used by the yount
people for sports has been put In excel
lent condition by the boys and interested
citizens, who have turned out with worl
teams to assist. The boys also have hat
q good sum given them by popular sub
scription. There are base ball, tenni
and croquet grounds. L. c. Bates hal
caused bridge to be built across tn
river near G. A. Smiths store, that Their,
may be no danger in getting to tht
grounds. A small house Is to be built II
house games and paraphernalia.
Mrs. G. A. Smith is visiting he
brother at Oakland, and will also visit II
Fairfield and other places.
Miss Helen q. Dexter Is at home from
Florida, where she has spent the winter
Lendall Yates Is soon to move his fam
lily from the upstairs rent in the Look
house to the L. C. Bates rent recent,
vacated by Harrington Mann's family.
The remains of Mrs. George Dunbar
were brought here from Biddeford Fri
day for interment In the family lot II
West Paris cemetery. Mr.. Durham is II
iu q hospital. he is the son of the lat
James Durham, resident OF this vii
lsge.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Lurvey have NOV
ed to South Paris. Mr.. and Mrs. Lur
vey were helpful in church work and or
ganizations and the village will regre
the loss of another good family.
Wright Flavin and Roy Perham are q
homo from work on the Grand Trunl
Railway. Mr.. Flavin has a position OF
the Portland electrics for the summer.
Frank Reed of Locke's Mills has SOLE
bis land on Greenwood Street to B. N
Richardson.
Mrs. Maria johnson is i'll from erysipe
las. She expects to 60 to Massachusett
soon to live with her friends, tn
Stacys.
Albert Bowker has finished work II
g. A. Smiths store, and returned to bill
work as usual during the summer season
for the Berlin Mills Company. He ha
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