Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DolNOs OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris RIM.

First Bsprss Church. Rsv. g. ". =. I'm. pas-
tor. Preaching every Sunday e @ao A. -
a Isl. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening g
7O. Covenant Meeting tia Last Friday oe1o -
The lst Sunday Of the month Is Q 80 p. =. Al
NOS osherWise connected arc cordially mv'sed.
Mrs. E. b. Guyer OF Rock Island, ILL.,,
was . recent guest OF her brother,
Admiral w. w. Kimball, at Old Brick.
The remains Of Charles 81. Clark,
former resident of this village, who died
at the National Soldiers Home at Togus,
were brought here for interment In Hill
side Cemetery last week. A more ex-
tended notice appears In another column:
Miss Cara D. Cooper, Who submitted
to critical surgical operation In Port
land the past week, Ia reported making
good recovery.
A number of the children and few
"prown-ups" enjoyed the Baptist Sun
day School picnic at Mount Mica last
CLAYTON x. Brooks and family closed
their summer home here and returned
10 Cambridge, Mass, Friday, except
Miss Gertrude Brooks, who will remain
here with relatives until after the coun-
ty fair.
The Pine Tree Tea Room, after Q sue
eeasful season under the management OF
Miss Elizabeth Scribner, closed Satur-
day; q little early but the date OF closing
was made necessary In order to allow
Miss Scribner to return to her profession
| as teacher.
DR.. and Mrs. William p. Thompson of
New York are the guests OF DR.. Thomp-
sons mother and sister, Mrs. j. n.
Thompson and Mrs. Geo. Lunt, at their
home here.
Reginald Cummings has purchased .
Stanley steam stage car for use on the
mail route between Paris Hill and the
railroad station ut South Paris.
Mrs. Georgia s. Andrews, who has
recently sold her home in South Paris to
Clarence G.. Morton, has moved her
household goods to this village, where
she will make her home with her son,
Charles B. Andrews.
Miss Phebe Rogers was taken suddenly
and seriously i'll last week and 10 under
the care of q trained nurse. Her many
friends will be glad to know that she Is
recovering rapidly.
A most generous gift of thirty volumes
has been presented to Hsmlin Memorial
Library by Mrs. NJ. B. Wright. This 10
a gift greatly appreciated BY the officers
and patrons.
Miss JEANNE Hubbard has gone to Bos-
ton for q few days.
Miss Marion Hallstt, who has been
with Mrs. E. Fl. Jackson several weeks,
returned to her home In Boston Sunday.
Miss Dorothea Mason and Donald
Mason spent the weekend with relatives
in Bethel.
Hugh Dewey of Rochester, N. Y,
now enlisted In the U. 8. Navy, was the
guest of Mrs and Miss Davies Saturday
aud Sunday.
Hon. Prentiss Cummings has sold the
IClementine Cushman place, until recent
ly occupied by the late Miss Ellen c.
Ford, to Mr.. and Miss Winslow. 1t ID
understood that the purchasers will
Improve and occupy the property.
Miss Harriette 81. Winslow returned
Monday to her teaching In Newark
Delaware.
Death has claimed In 1917 three men
who as children were near neighbors al
Paris Hill, and each of whom was born
in 1916. Joseph Child who died last
winter in Livermore, Me-, lived In boy
hood In the old Stage House which
stood in the north end of what is now
Mrs. Shows garden. Fred Merrill who
died early In the year in Kansas, grew
to young manhood In the house now
Occupied by the Curtis family, next the
academy, and Charles Clark spent bis
childhood in the house now owned by
The Paris Hill Country Club.
Henry D. Hammond has recently
completed the construction Of one oil
the best barns in the County at his f1ne
farm near this village. This barn 10 9
hundred feet long with . large wing and
basement and is arranged and finished fol
convenience in every way. Mr.. Hammond
is q most successful farmer and has the
unique distinction of living on q farm
that was ''cleared" by his ancestors and
has been occupied and carried on fol
Ave generations by the Hammond family
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Merrill and SOM
from New Hampshire, Mrs. Florence
Rawson and Miss Fannie Harlow from
Massachusetts, and Mrs. Maud Phinney
and son from Buckfisld have returned tc
their homes after a few weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Harlow and son,
Miss Wilma Mason has returned home
after few weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. A. Guy Cushman of Bethel.
Mrs. Fremont Field has recently visit
cd her daughter, Mrs. Frank Lowering
in the Central Maine General Hospital
where Mrs. Lowering Is recovering from
an operation.
A large crowd attended the dance al
Will Parlin's Wednesday, the 5th, and
there will be another Friday evening
the 2Sth, instead Of the 21st a. was giver
out at the dance.
Mrs. Roscoe Slsttery has returned from
her visit TO Portland.
Albert Hamblin is making extensive
repairs to the Partridge school house.
Miss Zilpha Sla,tsry Of Mechanic Falls
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bennett