Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-01-23

Auxoii OF turner ID "a
guest OF her sisssr, Mrs. Percy p. Ana.
Mrs. Louise J. Briees has returpe
home after visit of some weeks in Por,
land. W.
Mrs. w. A. Mitchell of Ansop IN v,t
her daughter, Ars. Sherman T. Olivs,
for abort time.
A sociable under the suspios. of n
senior class Was held ct the high sohoo
/. building Friday evening.
}. Mr.. and Nrs. A. NJ. Ryerson sssisss
very acceptably Ut the ius tallation of Off
GERS OF Oxford Grange last Saturday.
Mr.. Mcwhorter's subisct NJ thu Con
!; greganopal church next Sunday morniu
wiii De from the TAFT: HE healed thsi
. diseases."
r The reception by the junior class Z,
the senior class ct the high school vii
! oe given at the high school building neg
=; Friday evening, the Goth.
!. The years increase of population i,
Paris began on Saturday, when twins,
: boy and girl, arrived at the home O
MI. and Mrs. Winslow G. Thayer.
Il. At the meeting of Mt. Pleasant Re
oekah Lodge next Friday evening, the
officers will be installed by D. D. p,
Mrs. Sophia Clark, and assistants.
r Percy P. Allen was called to his former
home at Sandy Creek, Bridgton, abou
! ten days ago by the serious illness of hi,
. father, Abnsr Allen, who died last Wed
nesday night.
Mrs. r. w. Bonney returned home
, Thursday from the Central Maine Gen
} eral Hospital, where she had been fol
surgical treatment, and is making !
good recovery.
Miss Grace A. Thayer concluded her
engagement as cashier in the store of the
N. Dayton Bolster Co. Saturday night.
Miss Ruth Bolster Is there in the place
for the present.
Mrs. E. N. Anderson was in Gorham,
N. a., Thursday and Friday, to visit
friends at her former home and attend
the exercises at the rededication of the
Universalist church in that place.
The Ladies' Social Union will hold
their regular monthly supper Tuesday,
Feb. 8. The entertainment accompany
ing will be furnished by the children
and young people Of the parish and
schools.
81. N. Brsgdon lost moving picture
machine in the fire which burned the
opera house at Gorham, N. H., last
Monday. Gorhsm Is one Of the places
in which Mr.. Brsgdon runs . chain Of
moving picture houses.
On the occasion of Mr.. Chapman's
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Millett
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Dudley at
dinner Friday evening, and q pleasant
social evening was spent.
DR.. c. L. Buck was st Yarmouth We'd
nesdsy to attend the funeral of L. r.
Cook of that town, prominent citizen.
Mr.. Cook was interested In the Sunday
School work of the state, In which DR..
Buck had been associa lated with him.
Mrs. Clarence G.. Morton and SON
Hugh have been at Crystal, n. H., for
the past week, with Mr.. Morton, and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert D. Park have joined
them there for q stay of q few days, to
enjoy snowshoe trips and other winter
| festivities.
Rev. G. G. Miller has purchased
through the Charles z. Merrill real es-
tate agency an eleven-acre tract of Geo.
Z. Twitchell and . nine.scre tract Of
Lewis L. Jackson. Both lots being on
the East side of High Street above
Swift's Crossing.
Mrs. Alton c. Wheeler and Mrs. b. R.
Carter entertained the Married Ladies'
Whist Club Thursday afternoon ct the
home of Mrs. Wheeler on Porter Street.
Neither of the bostesses is q regular
member of the club, but both have fire.
quently played as substitutes.
Rev. C.. d. Crane of Saylesville, r. J.,
some time in the near future will give q
lecture in the Congregational church on
"Tbe Land of the Midnight Sum-" Mr..
Crane has some fine slides, and no doubt
the lecture will be instructive and inter-
esting. More announcements later.
The Delta Alphas were pleasantly en-
tertained at the home of Miss Nora Dun
ham Thursday evening. Officers for the
coming year were chosen ss follows:
Pres.-Miss Nora Dunbar.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. Mildred Cole.
4 sec.-Miss Rena Tribou.
Treas.-Mrs. Helen Briggs.
Miss Marion Everett has returned
from Boston, and will spend q few
months here. Miss Everett has grad
uated from the nurses training school at
the Tslitha Cumi Hospital, which isa
maternity hospital. After taking . rest
at home, she expects to enter q general
hospital for full course of training.
AT. Goldsmith Is circulating . petit
| ton to the selectmep to lay out new
road from the street near Z. Z. Torrey's
along the top Of the ridge across the
! Shurtleff lots and land OF 4. U. McAroie
TO land of 81. A. Morton. MI. COLO.
smith some time since bought lot OF
Mr.. McArdle, and purposes to build a
house on it this year.
Among measures introduced IN the
legislature last week was one by Repre-
sentative Hutchins of Mexico, In the
form of resolve, sppropriating $500 for
each of the years 1917 and 1918 for the
benefit of Mrs. Rachel Stanley Of Paris,
widow of John r. Stanley. for twenty
wears superintendent of the Lake An.
4 Ouru QSu u8tCuoEys "oe 49, a,
of November from injuries received ID
an attack by q captive deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Cole have re-
ceiyed word from Ottawa that their son,
In. Guy Cole, who 10 Ut the front ID
France with Canadian regiment, was
Won ndsd In the knee on the Esd OF De-
CEN Der, and Is now in hospital, "some.
where in France" This is the extent OF
their information at this time, though
they are making strenuous endeavors 20
secure more particulars II such . thing -
possible. The last they heard directly
| from him was q brief letter dated rev
DAYS before the 2Sd, which also gave but
little information. Not much IL allowed
to get by the censors.
The laymen's letters In reply to tne
oues lions sent TO men in regard 70 the
relation of men to the church drew
large number to the service at the Deer
ing Memorial Church last night. AZ
there was not sufficient time to read al
the letters, the pastor will continue TO
read the remainder next Sunday night,
when he will also preach the hrst OF
series of sermons suggested by the lex
ters ON SThe Whirl Of the World" Mrs:
ISmiley and Mrs. Wilson sang duet and
| nr;.. 90. naan plaved \ violin solo