Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-27

frank .. Clark haa completad h,
engagement - clerk In the atore ~ r
Merchant q Co. as Norway.
Waddy, Jr., haa arrived n tovn .,d
~ sala to b. the counterpart Of hi,
'amensed predecessor and godisthsr.
Professor Hsrtslle Of Batss Collsr.
nsa supplied the pulpit at the Consrs.
gssional church for the last two Sundsvs
Newton Stanley OF south Portland !.
IN town TO spend his two veeks' vsc.-
tion, and Mrs. Stanley will join him hsre
within day or two. '
Mrs. n. v. McAlistsr and tvo ch,,a,.,
OF Pelham. N. H., are with hsr parsnt.
M. and Mrs. o. e. Barrova And ~,
AcAiister will be here for Thanksgiviue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C. Fernald Of Port.
iand were guests at Alton c. Maxim,s
iass week, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fernald and
Mr. ana Mrs. Maxim spent few DAYS in
camp at Gilead.
The annual union Thankseiving .a,.
vice OF the churches will be held Wed.
nesday evening at 7:S0, at the Conere-
gafionai church The sermon win be
given BY Rev. D. r. Faulkner.
Mrs. Ida Titcomb 10 taking . tvo
months vacation from her work A cook
ct Hotel Andrews. She IN spsndine !.
month in Peabody, Mas, and viii
spend the second month ct her former
home In Stow.
Hamiin Lodge, x. of p, at It's meeting
Friday evening, appropriated fifty dol
lars for the benefit of the South Paris
branch of the Service League. This In
one OF the largest gifts, II not the largest,
that the League has yet had.
Remember the Congregational Christ.
mas sale 10 on Thursday, Dec. 9th. In
the evening fine entertainment will be
given which will include the pleasInc
farce, Sewing for tho Reathen." The
cast will DO given next week.
A burning chimney at the homo of J.
q. Stuart on High Street Sunday after
noon made quite q spectacular appear.
ance, shooting Q solid volume Of flame
into the air several feet, but q close
watch was kept, and no damage was
lone.
Following the regular meeting of
aamlin Temple, Pythian Sisters, on this
Tuesday evening there will be . re-
,earsal Of the degree staff. The Grand
Chief, Katherine Sobel, will visit and
inspect this Temple at o special meeting
% be held Thursday evening, Dec. 8.
Mrs. Lucy z. Pratt and SON Albert.
Who have been In Iowa for some months,
have returned 10 South Paris, arriving
here Thursday morning. They were
by Mrs. Pratt's brother-in-
aw, William b. Pratt, with whom they
AVE been In Iowa, who expects to re-
main here.
At the suggestion Of interested parties,
! meeting Of the directors Of several
ocsl telephone companies has been
allied at the assessors Office at p. II.
lext Saturday, TO discuss the advisa-
,ility of forming union telephone GEN.
raj 10 accommodate the various indie
'endent lines now using several small
In this territory; and secure
'etter connections with long distance
ervice.
A number of ladies met at the home
Il Mrs. Chas. Bowker Tuesday after.
loon and organized the Ladies' Sewing
,lub. The object of the club IL to sew
or the Augusta Children's Home and
,eedy families In town. They will meet
Il their room every Tuesday afternoon
e 2:30. The officers are:
Pres.-Mrs. Lena Porter.
Vice. res.-Mrs. Lucinda Bean.
Sec.-Miss Carrie Hall.
Treas.-Mrs. J. D. Haynes.
lowers. Mrs. Elizabeth Edserly, Mrs. Archie
,ole, Miss Hattie Burnell.
Press Reportar-Mrs. c. W. Bowker.
A fair audience attended the annual
concert ut the Congre-
RATIONAL church Sunday evening. The
program opened with organ voluntary
~ Mrs. Cora 8. Briggs, who was at the
,rgan throughout the evening. There
we're selections by . double quartette,
'ocal solos by Miss Eva Andrews, Miss
Mash OF Norway, violin solo
" DR.. Carl 8. Briggs, Q solo By Mrs. b.
.. Wilson with violin obligsto by DR..
3riggs, Q duet by Misses Barnes and
Graves, and trio By Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Barnes and Ralph Edwards. A poem
vas read by Mrs. Alta Rankin. Inc
,ffering amounted to over $1,000, which
will be used to provide Thanksgiving
,heer where It IL needed.
Mrs. Sadie L.. Silver has recently re-
,eived letter from her son Albert Sill
,er, q member of Co. d, portion OF
y hich Ia here given. The letter is writ
an on stationery of the American 7. n.
}. A., and what be has to say about that
IL especially to DO noted.
Omitting the purely personal matter IN
he letter, It Is as follows:
Somewhere In France,
Oct. 81, 1917.
Dear Mother and oil:
Received your card of Sept. 18th yes.
erday. and was glad 10 hear q word
rom home, even II it was . month old.
Am feeling fine % usual, and am
,pjoying life pretty fair.
Have just bad dandy Dinner, 20 sw
ceiling pretty veil satisfied, % yoq PROD
.bly know BY this time. When l nave
|, full stomach am usually good for
almost anything.
I rot . nice letter from Anna, also
,ome stamped envelopes and postai
Ards. but can't use them from here.
Ann writing in the Y. n. G. A., and IL
certainly 10 great to have . place IKE
his along with as all the time. They
,lso furnish paper and envelopes for
everybody, 90 there 10 no reason for NOT
writing, Ia theres -.
Avn we'll and like here fine, 20 don't
worry. -
Co. d, 10Sd Inf,
26th Div.
American Expsditionary Forces.
KING DISTRICT.
Mrs. Amos Canwsll is In very poor
health.
Emil whitman has purchased . new
Mr. and Mrs. 81. L. Allen and MISS
Rnhv Hall and r. w. Allen we're sun
law guests at T. r. Thibodeau's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Thibodsau OF
N. a., have recently 0een
,;sitors ne the homo Of their Dsosoer'
rsiiss Tbibodeau, also Mr.. and hrs'
Hsrrv Bisbee Of Harrison.